Memphis Grizzlies 112, Houston Rockets 123 — Recap

March 6, 2022 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 112, Houston Rockets 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 34-27 HOU; Q2 MEM 28-25 HOU; Q3 MEM 30-40 HOU; Q4 MEM 20-31 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Porter Jr. (HOU) 29 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Christian Wood (HOU) 28 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 28 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Steven Adams (MEM) 23 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists on 9-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Kevin Porter Jr.

29 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · HOU

Christian Wood

28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 8-12 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

28 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 11-22 FG

Season highs

Steven Adams · Season-high 23 points

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
MEM	34	28	30	20		112
HOU	27	25	40	31		123

🧮 How They Scored

MEMHOU

72Points in the paint56

17Fast-break points10

13Second-chance points22

24Points off turnovers19

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.9%Effective FG%60.4%

9.2%Turnover %14.8%

24.5%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.278Free-throw rate0.439

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Steven Adams C	37	23	12	5	1	3	0	9-11	0-0	5-9	-13
Desmond Bane G	36	28	2	3	2	1	1	11-22	4-9	2-2	+1
Ja Morant G	35	22	4	6	2	0	5	7-20	0-3	8-8	-12
Brandon Clarke F	27	8	5	1	0	1	0	3-5	0-1	2-2	-11
De'Anthony Melton G	26	5	2	3	1	1	2	2-8	0-3	1-2	-12
Tyus Jones G	20	9	3	6	2	0	0	4-11	1-4	0-0	-5
Kyle Anderson F	18	3	5	2	2	1	0	1-6	0-2	1-4	+1
Ziaire Williams G-F	18	2	1	1	1	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	-2
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	13	8	3	0	1	1	2	4-8	0-1	0-0	+1
John Konchar G-F	10	4	3	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	-3

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Porter Jr. G	37	29	2	5	0	1	4	11-21	4-10	3-5	+13
Christian Wood F	37	28	13	1	1	2	1	8-12	4-7	8-11	+13
Jalen Green G	35	24	8	4	0	0	2	8-17	2-7	6-9	+7
Eric Gordon G	31	12	6	2	0	0	3	4-10	1-5	3-4	+5
Jae'Sean Tate F	27	4	7	3	1	0	1	2-6	0-1	0-0	+4
Garrison Mathews G	25	10	3	1	2	0	2	3-3	2-2	2-3	+4
Alperen Sengun F-C	22	6	1	4	0	2	0	2-4	0-1	2-4	+2
Josh Christopher G	17	8	4	2	0	0	4	4-6	0-0	0-0	+4
Kenyon Martin Jr. F	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Desmond Bane	Bench	36	28	61.2	26.7	-0.3	11.8
Steven Adams	Bench	37	23	76.9	15.6	-19.1	20.7
Ja Morant	Bench	35	22	46.8	31.9	-17.1	9.5
Tyus Jones	Bench	20	9	40.9	22.4	-11.9	13.7
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	13	8	50.0	31.3	-0.9	1.9
Brandon Clarke	Bench	27	8	68.0	9.0	-15.1	8.5
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	26	5	28.2	16.2	-27.5	-0.5
John Konchar	Bench	10	4	66.7	12.5	-15.8	11.1
Kyle Anderson	Bench	18	3	19.3	15.6	+4.8	3.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	18	2	33.3	8.5	-4.7	-1.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	37	29	62.5	29.3	+17.3	12.3
Christian Wood	Bench	37	28	83.1	19.6	+17.3	20.7
Jalen Green	Bench	35	24	57.3	26.4	+9.1	13.4
Eric Gordon	Bench	31	12	51.0	20.3	+9.3	7.4
Garrison Mathews	Bench	25	10	115.7	10.2	+5.3	10.4
Josh Christopher	Bench	17	8	66.7	25.6	+14.4	5.4
Alperen Sengun	Bench	22	6	52.1	11.5	+1.5	5.6
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	27	4	33.3	10.1	+6.7	5.4
Kenyon Martin Jr.	Bench	10	2	33.3	13.6	+9.4	2.7