Houston Rockets 119, Memphis Grizzlies 115 — Recap

January 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 119, Memphis Grizzlies 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 45-36 MEM; Q2 HOU 23-27 MEM; Q3 HOU 33-29 MEM; Q4 HOU 18-23 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 32 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

32 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 12-20 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 9-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

27 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	45	23	33	18		119
MEM	36	27	29	23		115

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.5%Effective FG%56.0%

9.5%Turnover %16.4%

32.7%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.427Free-throw rate0.357

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	41	22	1	4	4	—	3	8-13	3-7	3-3	+2
Jalen Green G	38	27	2	3	3	1	3	11-21	4-8	1-2	-1
Amen Thompson G-F	36	10	7	5	1	1	—	2-6	—	6-7	-4
Alperen Sengun F-C	35	32	14	5	—	1	3	12-20	1-1	7-15	+2
Dillon Brooks G-F	35	5	5	4	1	—	—	2-15	1-8	—	+5
Jae'Sean Tate F	18	12	4	—	1	—	—	3-6	2-3	4-8	+5
Cam Whitmore F	15	9	2	—	3	—	1	3-14	2-6	1-2	+4
Steven Adams C	12	—	9	—	—	—	2	—	—	0-2	—
Aaron Holiday G	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	2-2	+7

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	34	21	8	4	2	6	3	9-15	1-4	2-3	+6
Ja Morant G	29	27	3	3	1	—	4	9-22	1-5	8-11	-7
Desmond Bane G	27	16	4	4	2	—	4	6-10	2-5	2-3	-6
Luke Kennard G	25	11	—	2	—	—	—	4-7	3-5	—	+13
Santi Aldama F	23	12	9	—	1	—	2	4-12	2-6	2-5	-2
Jaylen Wells F	23	4	3	1	—	—	2	1-5	0-3	2-2	-20
Jake LaRavia F	20	4	5	2	—	1	—	2-4	0-2	—	+9
Zach Edey C	18	4	3	—	—	1	—	1-1	1-1	1-2	-4
Brandon Clarke F	17	8	4	1	2	—	—	4-5	—	—	+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	13	—	2	2	1	—	2	—	—	—	-1
Jay Huff F-C	10	8	2	1	—	—	2	2-3	0-1	4-4	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alperen Sengun	Bench	35	32	60.2	34.1	+2.6	18.6
Jalen Green	Bench	38	27	61.7	25.0	-1.2	14.3
Fred VanVleet	Bench	41	22	76.8	15.0	+2.2	12.8
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	18	12	63.0	18.2	+15.1	8.9
Amen Thompson	Bench	36	10	55.1	9.9	-5.3	11.1
Cam Whitmore	Bench	15	9	30.2	33.3	+11.4	1.1
Dillon Brooks	Bench	35	5	16.7	17.6	+8.3	-2.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	10	2	53.2	6.9	+35.6	0.0
Steven Adams	Bench	12	—	0.0	8.1	0.0	3.7
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	29	27	50.3	39.5	-12.1	9.6
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	34	21	64.3	22.4	+7.8	18.8
Desmond Bane	Bench	27	16	70.7	23.4	-10.2	11.3
Santi Aldama	Bench	23	12	42.3	25.8	-10.1	9.9
Luke Kennard	Bench	25	11	78.6	11.1	+20.4	13.4
Brandon Clarke	Bench	17	8	80.0	11.9	+13.0	16.5
Jay Huff	Bench	10	8	84.0	25.9	-45.8	12.2
Jake LaRavia	Bench	20	4	50.0	8.3	+21.4	14.3
Zach Edey	Bench	18	4	106.4	4.8	-13.1	2.1
Jaylen Wells	Bench	23	4	34.0	14.5	-34.0	0.5
John Konchar	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	13	—	0.0	5.7	-6.2	0.0
Colin Castleton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yuki Kawamura	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0