Grizzlies
Memphis
Western Conference
Southwest
21
8
29
261
345
24
7
29
104
43
41
23
18
78
29
15
44
4
31
8
6
23
111
4
64
11
17
2524
1112
44
91
81
89
88
33
121
11
76
23
11
3126
6060
38
13
34
2027
99
5
65
52
80
36
08
44
01
97
30
12
2423
6060
6
1
17
25
11
44
9
8
89
8
3
11
1
7
2
1
31
60
4
1
25
24
12
50
1
1
100
8
3
11
1
6
3
1
26
60
3
1
33
20
9
45
6
5
83
3
0
3
0
9
3
1
24
60
8
3
38
27
9
33
5
2
40
6
8
14
1
7
0
2
23
60
3
1
33
8
2
25
2
2
100
4
1
5
1
2
0
1
7
20
Courtney
Lee
Courtney Lee
True
39
1
6
17
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
2
2
5
0
0
1
2
4
-3
none
Marc
Gasol
Marc Gasol
True
38
12
21
57
1
1
100
4
4
100
0
8
8
4
0
2
0
2
29
-8
none
Mike
Conley
Mike Conley
True
37
4
15
27
2
5
40
1
2
50
1
3
4
7
2
0
2
3
11
-10
none
Tony
Allen
Tony Allen
True
26
4
11
36
0
1
0
2
2
100
2
1
3
6
2
1
1
6
10
4
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
True
16
2
3
67
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
-4
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
29
4
12
33
0
2
0
0
2
0
6
3
9
4
1
0
0
0
8
-11
none
Vince
Carter
Vince Carter
False
22
3
10
30
2
5
40
2
2
100
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
4
10
6
none
Beno
Udrih
Beno Udrih
False
20
7
12
58
1
4
25
2
3
67
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
3
17
-1
none
Quincy
Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter
False
19
5
10
50
0
2
0
4
5
80
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
14
-5
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
False
14
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
5
6
0
1
1
1
2
4
2
none
Jordan
Adams
Jordan Adams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nick
Calathes
Nick Calathes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jarnell
Stokes
Jarnell Stokes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2014
Saturday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
21
7
28
917
958
34
14
41
91
41
45
28
21
75
41
13
54
7
25
2
14
23
117
4
88
13
15
2323
99
4
610
55
9
118
26
144
10
47
01
33
2426
6060
69
45
65
1918
129
7
22
12
55
99
21
120
13
75
01
62
2925
6060
8
1
12
23
9
39
6
5
83
11
2
13
1
4
0
3
24
60
8
3
38
23
9
39
10
5
50
8
6
14
0
7
1
3
26
60
6
4
67
19
12
63
2
1
50
9
2
11
1
7
0
6
29
60
9
5
56
18
9
50
2
2
100
9
1
10
3
5
1
2
25
60
3
1
33
8
2
25
8
8
100
4
2
6
2
2
0
0
13
25
James
Harden
James Harden
True
41
10
17
59
2
4
50
10
11
91
1
7
8
10
0
3
2
1
32
9
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
40
5
13
38
4
10
40
1
2
50
1
9
10
1
2
1
2
4
15
16
double
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
34
5
12
42
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
2
4
5
0
0
1
3
12
6
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
30
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
0
2
2
1
4
-2
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
4
8
50
2
9
11
1
0
0
3
5
6
-2
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
31
9
21
43
0
2
0
3
3
100
4
4
8
3
0
0
2
3
21
15
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
22
5
10
50
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
3
13
-4
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
18
3
6
50
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
0
0
1
1
9
-2
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
9
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
6
0
2
0
0
2
0
3
4
75
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
-6
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
December
2014
Sunday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
The Houston Rockets ( 21 - 7 ) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies ( 21 - 8 ) 117 - 111 on Friday at Fed Ex Forum Arena in Memphis . In a meeting of Southwest Division foes , the Rockets were able to push past the Grizzlies in a tough overtime victory and move to the top of their division standings . Despite turning the ball over 14 times , the Rockets used a 54 - 44 rebounding advantage to secure the victory on the road . They also shot well from the floor , going 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from the three - point line . Continuing to build on a potential MVP season , James Harden again looked the part Friday . He went 10 - for - 17 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from the three - point line to score 32 points , while also nearing a triple - double with eight rebounds and 10 assists as well . Without anyone who could stop him , Harden was able to get to the free throw line over and over again , finishing the game 10 - for - 11 from the line . Harden has gone on a tear the last two games , combining for 76 points , 11 rebounds and 17 assists over that span . In his first game with the Rockets after signing only a day before , Josh Smith had a very successful debut , scoring 21 points ( 9 - 21 FG , 0 - 2 3Pt , 3 - 3 FT ) and grabbing eight rebounds . Although joining a crowded frontcourt , he still got off plenty of shots . Trevor Ariza also played well and recorded his second double - double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds . Despite the loss , Marc Gasol continued to have a fantastic season . He was able to shoot over 50 percent , going 12 - for - 21 from the floor and 1 - for - 1 from beyond the arc to score 29 points , while also grabbing eight rebounds . He 's now recorded at least 23 points in five of his last six games , as he 's one of the hottest centers offensively in the league at this moment . Coming off the bench , Beno Udrih also did everything he could to keep the Grizzlies in the game . In only 20 minutes he went 7 - for - 12 from the field to score 17 points . The 17 points were a season - high for him , as he 's only averaged 7 points per game up until this point . Also coming off the bench were Quincy Pondexter and Vince Carter who scored 14 and 10 points respectively . The Rockets ' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday , while the Grizzlies will travel to Miami to play the Heat on Saturday .
The Houston Rockets (21 - 7) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (21 - 8) 117 - 111 on Friday at Fed Ex Forum Arena in Memphis. In a meeting of Southwest Division foes, the Rockets were able to push past the Grizzlies in a tough overtime victory and move to the top of their division standings. Despite turning the ball over 14 times, the Rockets used a 54 - 44 rebounding advantage to secure the victory on the road. They also shot well from the floor, going 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from the three - point line. Continuing to build on a potential MVP season, James Harden again looked the part Friday. He went 10 - for - 17 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from the three - point line to score 32 points, while also nearing a triple - double with eight rebounds and 10 assists as well. Without anyone who could stop him, Harden was able to get to the free throw line over and over again, finishing the game 10 - for - 11 from the line. Harden has gone on a tear the last two games, combining for 76 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists over that span. In his first game with the Rockets after signing only a day before, Josh Smith had a very successful debut, scoring 21 points (9 - 21 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 3 - 3 FT) and grabbing eight rebounds. Although joining a crowded frontcourt, he still got off plenty of shots. Trevor Ariza also played well and recorded his second double - double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Despite the loss, Marc Gasol continued to have a fantastic season. He was able to shoot over 50 percent, going 12 - for - 21 from the floor and 1 - for - 1 from beyond the arc to score 29 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds. He's now recorded at least 23 points in five of his last six games, as he's one of the hottest centers offensively in the league at this moment. Coming off the bench, Beno Udrih also did everything he could to keep the Grizzlies in the game. In only 20 minutes he went 7 - for - 12 from the field to score 17 points. The 17 points were a season - high for him, as he's only averaged 7 points per game up until this point. Also coming off the bench were Quincy Pondexter and Vince Carter who scored 14 and 10 points respectively. The Rockets' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, while the Grizzlies will travel to Miami to play the Heat on Saturday.
The Houston Rockets (21 - 7) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (21 - 8) 117 - 111 on Friday at Fed Ex Forum Arena in Memphis. In a meeting of Southwest Division foes, the Rockets were able to push past the Grizzlies in a tough overtime victory and move to the top of their division standings. Despite turning the ball over 14 times, the Rockets used a 54 - 44 rebounding advantage to secure the victory on the road. They also shot well from the floor, going 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from the three - point line. Continuing to build on a potential MVP season, James Harden again looked the part Friday. He went 10 - for - 17 from the field and 2 - for - 4 from the three - point line to score 32 points, while also nearing a triple - double with eight rebounds and 10 assists as well. Without anyone who could stop him, Harden was able to get to the free throw line over and over again, finishing the game 10 - for - 11 from the line. Harden has gone on a tear the last two games, combining for 76 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists over that span. In his first game with the Rockets after signing only a day before, Josh Smith had a very successful debut, scoring 21 points (9 - 21 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 3 - 3 FT) and grabbing eight rebounds. Although joining a crowded frontcourt, he still got off plenty of shots. Trevor Ariza also played well and recorded his second double - double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Despite the loss, Marc Gasol continued to have a fantastic season. He was able to shoot over 50 percent, going 12 - for - 21 from the floor and 1 - for - 1 from beyond the arc to score 29 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds. He's now recorded at least 23 points in five of his last six games, as he's one of the hottest centers offensively in the league at this moment. Coming off the bench, Beno Udrih also did everything he could to keep the Grizzlies in the game. In only 20 minutes he went 7 - for - 12 from the field to score 17 points. The 17 points were a season - high for him, as he's only averaged 7 points per game up until this point. Also coming off the bench were Quincy Pondexter and Vince Carter who scored 14 and 10 points respectively. The Rockets' next game will be on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, while the Grizzlies will travel to Miami to play the Heat on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 December 2014 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> FedExForum <CITY> Memphis <HOME> <TEAM> Grizzlies <CITY> Memphis <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 111 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 8 <QTRS> 31 26 24 23 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 6 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 7 <QTRS> 24 26 29 25 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 54 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Marc Gasol <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 29 <FG> 12 21 57 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 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6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Courtney Lee <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarnell Stokes <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Calathes <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Adams <TEAM> Memphis Grizzlies <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 32 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 10 11 91 <REB> 8 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 21 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 8 50 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none