Houston Rockets 119, Memphis Grizzlies 109 — Recap

March 27, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 119, Memphis Grizzlies 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 32-30 MEM; Q2 HOU 24-19 MEM; Q3 HOU 31-33 MEM; Q4 HOU 32-27 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Olivier-Maxence Prosper (MEM) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-15 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 21 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Olivier-Maxence Prosper

31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 12-15 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

25 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jabari Smith Jr.

21 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 7-16 FG

Season highs

Olivier-Maxence Prosper · Season-high 31 pointsJabari Smith Jr. · Season-high 16 rebounds

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

📊 Game Flow

HOU 14 largest lead Q4 4:19 (HOU 110, MEM 96) · 8-0 run, Q1 3:05–Q1 1:34

MEM 7 largest lead Q1 4:49 (HOU 11, MEM 18) · 7-0 run, Q4 7:28–Q4 6:48

Swings 3 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: Tari Eason makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists) (Q1 2:44, HOU 24, MEM 22).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	32	24	31	32		119
MEM	30	19	33	27		109

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMEM

62Points in the paint40

14Fast-break points19

16Second-chance points6

10Points off turnovers16

26Bench points23

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%52.5%

11.8%Turnover %9.4%

48.8%Offensive rebound %21.7%

0.280Free-throw rate0.173

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	39	18	8	3	2	1	2	7-15	1-2	3-3	+3
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	21	16	4	0	1	5	7-16	2-7	5-8	+8
Kevin Durant F	35	25	6	10	1	0	3	8-14	3-7	6-7	+8
Alperen Sengun F-C	33	14	8	7	1	2	1	6-13	0-0	2-4	-1
Tari Eason F	29	16	7	1	1	0	0	6-14	1-6	3-4	+11
Reed Sheppard G	28	15	5	5	4	1	1	6-15	3-7	0-0	+5
Aaron Holiday G	15	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	+4
Clint Capela C	15	2	5	0	0	2	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Jae'Sean Tate F	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	+3

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
GG Jackson F	30	14	4	0	0	1	3	5-14	2-7	2-2	0
Taylor Hendricks F	30	5	7	1	2	0	2	2-11	0-5	1-2	-1
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	29	31	7	2	2	0	0	12-15	4-5	3-3	-4
Cam Spencer G	29	11	3	10	3	1	1	4-7	3-4	0-0	-16
Javon Small G	25	14	3	5	1	0	2	6-9	2-3	0-0	+1
Cedric Coward G	25	10	4	2	1	0	0	4-7	1-2	1-1	+7
Tyler Burton F	25	5	2	1	1	0	0	2-10	1-7	0-0	-14
Walter Clayton Jr. G	23	7	2	1	0	1	1	1-8	0-2	5-6	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Starter	35	25	73.2	21.7	+9.1	18.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	37	21	53.8	26.6	+9.1	12.3
Amen Thompson	Starter	39	18	55.1	17.1	+3.7	9.6
Reed Sheppard	Starter	28	15	50.0	22.5	+8.9	12.9
Alperen Sengun	Starter	33	14	47.4	18.2	-3.1	9.9
Tari Eason	Bench	29	16	50.8	21.3	+18.3	7.6
Aaron Holiday	Bench	15	6	100.0	8.8	+6.4	8.1
Clint Capela	Bench	15	2	100.0	5.7	+27.3	8.1
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	09	2	50.0	14.3	+12.1	3.9
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	00	0	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
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Starter	29	31	95.0	21.9	-6.3	23.9
GG Jackson	Starter	30	14	47.0	26.5	+1.9	3.3
Javon Small	Starter	25	14	77.8	20.4	+8.7	15.0
Cedric Coward	Starter	25	10	67.2	11.5	+17.0	11.4
Taylor Hendricks	Starter	30	5	21.0	20.3	+2.0	0.8
Cam Spencer	Bench	29	11	78.6	12.9	-28.6	17.3
Walter Clayton Jr.	Bench	23	7	32.9	21.1	-22.4	-0.8
Ty Jerome	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylen Wells	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0