Memphis Grizzlies 99, Houston Rockets 108 — Recap

January 26, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 99, Houston Rockets 108. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 24-23 HOU; Q2 MEM 30-28 HOU; Q3 MEM 23-25 HOU; Q4 MEM 22-32 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 33 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists on 15-of-17 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 33 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Santi Aldama (MEM) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

33 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 15-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · HOU

Tari Eason

17 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 6-17 FG

Season highs

Amen Thompson · Season-high 14 assists

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

📊 Game Flow

MEM 10 largest lead Q3 4:38 (MEM 72, HOU 62) · 8-0 run, Q2 8:50–Q2 7:53

HOU 11 largest lead Q4 5:36 (MEM 86, HOU 97) · 10-0 run, Q4 10:58–Q4 9:19

Swings 12 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists) (Q4 10:58, MEM 79, HOU 81).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	24	30	23	22		99
HOU	23	28	25	32		108

🧮 How They Scored

MEMHOU

62Points in the paint56

18Fast-break points7

17Second-chance points17

19Points off turnovers18

40Bench points9

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

40.5%Effective FG%50.5%

10.4%Turnover %13.7%

33.9%Offensive rebound %34.0%

0.162Free-throw rate0.217

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	32	17	7	1	1	2	1	8-17	1-5	0-0	-10
Cedric Coward G	30	8	7	2	1	1	2	3-13	0-2	2-3	-14
Santi Aldama F	27	17	7	2	0	0	1	7-12	1-2	2-3	-5
GG Jackson F	27	14	3	1	1	0	0	6-16	0-6	2-3	-4
Cam Spencer G	27	5	5	13	1	1	3	1-5	0-3	3-3	-5
Jaylen Wells F	26	12	6	0	1	0	2	4-13	1-6	3-3	-9
Vince Williams Jr. G	21	7	8	5	2	0	2	3-15	1-6	0-0	-4
John Konchar G-F	20	0	3	1	2	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	18	11	3	1	0	0	0	5-9	1-4	0-0	+5
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	11	8	3	0	0	1	2	2-4	2-2	2-2	+1

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	42	8	8	14	1	0	4	3-10	0-1	2-2	+11
Kevin Durant F	37	33	8	2	0	1	2	11-24	4-9	7-9	+1
Alperen Sengun F-C	34	33	9	6	1	0	5	15-17	0-1	3-4	+12
Jabari Smith Jr. F	34	8	8	2	2	0	0	2-6	2-6	2-2	+6
Tari Eason F	26	17	7	0	2	1	3	6-17	4-8	1-2	+10
Josh Okogie G	25	2	7	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-1	+7
Dorian Finney-Smith F	16	3	2	2	2	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	+9
Reed Sheppard G	15	4	4	0	0	1	2	2-11	0-7	0-0	-2
Clint Capela C	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7
Jae'Sean Tate F	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Starter	32	17	50.0	20.7	-14.1	10.3
Santi Aldama	Starter	27	17	63.8	18.8	-7.0	14.3
Jaylen Wells	Starter	26	12	41.9	25.4	-12.8	2.6
Cedric Coward	Starter	30	8	27.9	19.8	-19.6	1.3
Cam Spencer	Starter	27	5	39.6	11.4	-8.8	12.8
GG Jackson	Bench	27	14	40.4	23.6	-3.3	5.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	18	11	61.1	21.4	+24.2	14.8
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	11	8	82.0	28.0	+4.5	20.0
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	21	7	23.3	30.9	-9.1	2.8
John Konchar	Bench	20	0	0.0	1.9	0.0	2.3
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Javon Small	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Starter	37	33	59.0	31.9	0.0	17.8
Alperen Sengun	Starter	34	33	88.0	30.4	+13.3	27.8
Tari Eason	Starter	26	17	47.5	30.4	+18.8	8.3
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	34	8	58.1	8.5	+4.2	10.9
Amen Thompson	Starter	42	8	36.8	13.8	+10.2	9.3
Reed Sheppard	Bench	15	4	18.2	28.9	-11.8	-6.9
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	16	3	37.5	7.8	+22.3	7.4
Josh Okogie	Bench	25	2	29.1	5.2	+16.5	8.2
Clint Capela	Bench	07	0	0.0	0.0	-39.2	9.8
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	04	0	0.0	0.0	-47.5	6.3