Rockets 121-96 Grizzlies (23 Dec, 2012) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

18-7, 6-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	32	22	24	18	96
HOU	33	31	30	27	121

Houston Rockets

14-12, 11-5 home

121

Chandler Parsons misses 16-foot jumper
Omer Asik makes two point shot (Marcus Morris assists)
Jeremy Lin misses layup
Mike Conley blocks Omer Asik 's 3-foot layup
Omer Asik misses layup
James Harden misses 3-foot Running Jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 19-foot two point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Omer Asik makes 3-foot jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Chandler Parsons makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin makes three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 6-foot two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Marreese Speights blocks Greg Smith 's 3-foot layup
Marcus Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Greg Smith makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses two point shot
Carlos Delfino misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino makes 25-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Jeremy Lin makes 22-foot jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
Toney Douglas misses driving layup
Omer Asik makes two point shot
Omer Asik makes two point shot (Carlos Delfino assists)
Omer Asik makes dunk (Carlos Delfino assists)
Carlos Delfino makes dunk
James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin makes 21-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
Jeremy Lin misses three point jumper
James Harden misses 6-foot jumper
Marcus Morris makes 4-foot two point shot
Tony Allen blocks Omer Asik 's 3-foot layup
James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 23-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
Marcus Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris misses 18-foot two point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden makes driving layup
Omer Asik misses 19-foot jumper
James Harden misses 21-foot jumper
Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Toney Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur blocks Toney Douglas 's 3-foot layup
Greg Smith makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 20-foot two point jumper
Marcus Morris makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Toney Douglas makes jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 24-foot Regular Jump Shot
Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greg Smith makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Toney Douglas misses 4-foot Running Jumper
Greg Smith makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Toney Douglas makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)
Greg Smith makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
Toney Douglas misses 11-foot Running Jumper
Cole Aldrich misses 6-foot hook shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Scott Machado makes layup
Donatas Motiejunas makes 6-foot two point shot (Scott Machado assists)
Daequan Cook makes 23-foot jumper (Scott Machado assists)
Zach Randolph makes 17-foot jumper (Marc Gasol assists)
Tony Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses two point shot
Tony Allen makes layup (Rudy Gay assists)
Tony Allen makes 11-foot jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Rudy Gay makes driving layup
Mike Conley makes driving layup
Omer Asik blocks Mike Conley 's 3-foot layup
Marcus Morris blocks Zach Randolph 's 7-foot 2-pt jumper
Rudy Gay misses 17-foot jumper
Marc Gasol misses tip shot
Zach Randolph makes 16-foot two point shot
Mike Conley makes 5-foot two point shot
Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol misses 14-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes 13-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
Mike Conley makes two point shot
Rudy Gay makes two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marreese Speights makes layup
Zach Randolph misses 20-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes three point jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Mike Conley makes 20-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Randolph assists)
Jerryd Bayless misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes layup
Quincy Pondexter misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Wayne Ellington makes driving layup
Darrell Arthur makes 20-foot jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Jerryd Bayless misses 20-foot two point jumper
Wayne Ellington misses 22-foot two point jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes driving layup
Quincy Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol misses jumper
Tony Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol makes jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Marc Gasol makes dunk (Mike Conley assists)
Marc Gasol makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
Mike Conley misses layup
Marcus Morris blocks Tony Allen's layup
Mike Conley makes driving layup
Jerryd Bayless makes 22-foot two point shot
Tony Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Rudy Gay makes 13-foot two point shot (Zach Randolph assists)
Tony Allen makes driving layup
Zach Randolph makes two point shot (Marc Gasol assists)
Mike Conley makes layup (Zach Randolph assists)
Mike Conley misses 12-foot Running Jumper
Mike Conley misses 10-foot Running Jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 19-foot two point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 20-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Conley makes driving layup
Darrell Arthur misses jumper
Marc Gasol makes layup (Quincy Pondexter assists)
Quincy Pondexter makes 13-foot jumper (Marc Gasol assists)
Quincy Pondexter makes layup
Jerryd Bayless misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Selby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph makes layup
Jeremy Lin blocks Josh Selby 's 5-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 17-foot jumper
Zach Randolph makes 5-foot two point shot (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses 3-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes driving dunk
Jerryd Bayless makes 15-foot jumper
Darrell Arthur misses jumper
Marreese Speights makes 18-foot two point shot (Jerryd Bayless assists)
Josh Selby makes 22-foot jumper (Hamed Haddadi assists)
Jerryd Bayless misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Selby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas blocks Marreese Speights 's 4-foot jumper
Hamed Haddadi makes 20-foot jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)

GRIZZLIES

ROCKETS

TIME		MEM	HOU
12:00	Marc Gasol vs. Omer Asik (Zach Randolph gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Zach Randolph makes 17-foot jumper (Marc Gasol assists)	2	0
11:22	James Harden bad pass	2	0
11:03	Rudy Gay bad pass	2	0
10:56	Chandler Parsons misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
10:56	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	2	0
10:41	Tony Allen misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
10:40	Omer Asik defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Tony Allen clear path foul (James Harden draws the foul)	2	0
10:37	James Harden makes free throw clear path 1 of 2	2	1
10:37	James Harden makes free throw clear path 2 of 2	2	2
10:26	Omer Asik makes two point shot (Marcus Morris assists)	2	4
10:04	Mike Conley misses two point shot	2	4
10:03	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	2	4
9:56	Jeremy Lin misses layup	2	4
9:56	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	2	4
9:52	Tony Allen makes layup (Rudy Gay assists)	4	4
9:45	Mike Conley blocks Omer Asik 's 3-foot layup	4	4
9:45	Omer Asik offensive rebound	4	4
9:45	Marc Gasol shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	4	4
9:45	Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
9:45	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	4
9:45	Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:29	Marcus Morris shooting foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	4	5
9:29	Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:29	Marc Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:19	Omer Asik misses layup	6	5
9:18	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	6	5
9:10	Tony Allen makes 11-foot jumper (Rudy Gay assists)	8	5
9:02	James Harden misses 3-foot Running Jumper	8	5
9:00	Rockets offensive team rebound	8	5
8:56	Jeremy Lin misses 19-foot two point jumper	8	5
8:55	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	8	5
8:34	Rudy Gay makes driving layup	10	5
8:29	Chandler Parsons makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)	10	7
8:18	Mike Conley makes driving layup	12	7
8:03	Omer Asik makes 3-foot jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)	12	9
7:54	Omer Asik blocks Mike Conley 's 3-foot layup	12	9
7:52	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	12	9
7:48	Chandler Parsons makes layup (Jeremy Lin assists)	12	11
7:22	Marcus Morris blocks Zach Randolph 's 7-foot 2-pt jumper	12	11
7:22	Omer Asik defensive rebound	12	11
7:18	Chandler Parsons out of bounds lost ball turnover	12	11
7:18	Grizzlies Full timeout	12	11
7:05	Rudy Gay misses 17-foot jumper	12	11
7:03	Marc Gasol offensive rebound	12	11
7:03	Marc Gasol misses tip shot	12	11
7:01	Zach Randolph offensive rebound	12	11
6:46	Zach Randolph makes 16-foot two point shot	14	11
6:18	Jeremy Lin makes three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)	14	14
5:54	Mike Conley makes 5-foot two point shot	16	14
5:39	Chandler Parsons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)	16	17
5:24	Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
5:24	Omer Asik defensive rebound	16	17
5:18	James Harden makes driving layup	16	19
4:48	Marc Gasol misses 14-foot jumper	16	19
4:48	Omer Asik defensive rebound	16	19
4:45	Omer Asik bad pass (Mike Conley steals)	16	19
4:39	Tony Allen makes 13-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)	18	19
4:24	Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	19
4:24	Mike Conley defensive rebound	18	19
4:15	Marc Gasol lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	18	19
4:11	Jeremy Lin makes layup (James Harden assists)	18	21
3:57	Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Tony Allen	18	21
3:57	Marreese Speights enters the game for Marc Gasol	18	21
3:57	Greg Smith enters the game for Omer Asik	18	21
3:46	Mike Conley makes two point shot	20	21
3:34	James Harden makes 6-foot two point shot	20	23
3:34	Quincy Pondexter shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	20	23
3:34	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	20	24
3:24	Jeremy Lin personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)	20	24
3:24	Toney Douglas enters the game for Jeremy Lin	20	24
3:14	Rudy Gay makes two point shot	22	24
2:49	Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals)	22	24
2:38	Quincy Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	24
2:36	Marreese Speights offensive rebound	22	24
2:32	Marreese Speights makes layup	24	24
2:29	Marreese Speights shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	24	24
2:29	Rockets Full timeout	24	24
2:29	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	24	25
2:29	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	24	26
2:09	Zach Randolph misses 20-foot jumper	24	26
2:08	James Harden defensive rebound	24	26
2:00	James Harden makes driving layup	24	28
1:45	Quincy Pondexter makes three point jumper (Rudy Gay assists)	27	28
1:21	Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	28
1:20	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	27	28
1:05	Mike Conley makes 20-foot jumper	29	28
59.0	Marcus Morris makes 1-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	29	30
42.0	Quincy Pondexter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Randolph assists)	32	30
29.0	Marreese Speights blocks Greg Smith 's 3-foot layup	32	30
28.0	Toney Douglas offensive rebound	32	30
27.0	Toney Doulas misses layup	32	30
26.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	32	30
25.0	Jerryd Bayless enters the game for Mike Conley	32	30
5.0	Marcus Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	32	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Rockets
85
Grizzlies
93

Game 1

10/11

Grizzlies
96
Rockets
121

Game 2

23/12

Rockets
94
Grizzlies
103

Game 3

30/3

Grizzlies
82
Rockets
78

Game 4

13/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 23 December 2012

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,029

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Karl Lane
Tony Brown

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	4	2	.667	-	W1
Memphis	4	3	.571	0.5	W2
San Antonio	3	3	.500	1	W2
Houston	3	3	.500	1	L1
New Orleans	3	4	.429	1.5	L1

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