Houston Rockets @ Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN | Game ID: 22400676
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 33 23 36 28 120HOU 38 28 30 23 119
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Bane scores 24 points, Jackson hits go-ahead free throws as Grizzlies beat Rockets 120-119
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr . made the go-ahead free throws with 8.6 seconds left and scored 21, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied past the Houston Rockets 120-119 on Thursday night.
Luke Kennard added 21 points and Santi Aldama had 15 for Memphis, which has won six of seven.
Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points. Dillon Brooks had 22 points and Amen Thompson finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Houston's four-game winning streak ended.
Memphis (32-16) moved within one-half game of Houston for second in the Western Conference.
Both teams were without key players. Houston's Alperen Sengun , who was announced as a Western Conference All-Star reserve earlier Thursday, was out with a left calf contusion, and Memphis guard Ja Morant sat out with right shoulder soreness.
Takeaways Rockets: Houston built an 11-point first-half lead on the strength of its 3-point shooting, but couldn't hold off Memphis down the stretch.
Grizzlies: Memphis finally got past Houston after losing the teams' previous three meetings this season.
Key moment WIth 13 seconds left, the Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells was driving for a go-ahead, fast-break layup when official Marat Kogut called timeout. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was livid, saying he never called timeout, and it appeared he was motioning for Wells to drive to the basket rather than signaling to stop the clock. However, Jackson drove into the paint and was fouled after the timeout, setting up the go-ahead free throws.
Key stat The Rockets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, leading to 30 points.
Up next The Rockets host Brooklyn on Saturday. The Grizzlies play at Milwaukee on Sunday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
MEMBC B. Clarke
DB D. Bane
GJ G. Jackson
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. LaRavia
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
ZE Z. Edey
HOU/MEM the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur