Rockets 117-111 Grizzlies (27 Dec, 2014) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

21-7, 11-2 away

117

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
HOU	24	26	29	25	13	117
MEM	31	26	24	23	7	111

Memphis Grizzlies

21-8, 12-4 home

111

Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Marc Gasol misses layup
Marc Gasol makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Jon Leuer makes two point shot (Tony Allen assists)
Marc Gasol misses 21-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes layup (Courtney Lee assists)
Marc Gasol misses 6-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
Marc Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Tony Allen misses driving layup
Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jon Leuer makes two point shot (Tony Allen assists)
Marc Gasol misses 9-foot
Tony Allen misses tip shot
Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marc Gasol assists)
Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 13-foot two point shot
Marc Gasol makes 7-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih makes 14-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih misses 26-foot three point jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
Corey Brewer blocks Vince Carter 's 27-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih misses two point jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Beno Udrih makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes 19-foot two point shot
Quincy Pondexter makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Quincy Pondexter misses layup
Quincy Pondexter makes dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Kosta Koufos misses 11-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 13-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos makes dunk (Beno Udrih assists)
Kosta Koufos misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 21-foot jumper
Quincy Pondexter makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
Mike Conley misses three point jumper
Mike Conley makes 21-foot two point shot
Mike Conley misses 13-foot two point shot
Quincy Pondexter misses layup
Marc Gasol misses 8-foot running hook shot
Courtney Lee misses 16-foot two point jumper
Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Marc Gasol makes 20-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Courtney Lee misses 14-foot
Tony Allen misses layup
Mike Conley misses 22-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes 18-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
Donatas Motiejunas blocks Mike Conley's shot
Marc Gasol makes 15-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Marc Gasol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Mike Conley misses 13-foot two point jumper
Jon Leuer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 10-foot
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Marc Gasol assists)
Marc Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes 9-foot two point shot (Beno Udrih assists)
Beno Udrih makes jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 22-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot two point jumper
Quincy Pondexter misses three point jumper
Kosta Koufos misses 9-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza blocks Quincy Pondexter's layup
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mike Conley makes two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 24-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih makes two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
James Harden blocks Mike Conley 's 2-foot layup
Marc Gasol misses 9-foot
Vince Carter misses layup
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Beno Udrih makes three point jumper (Marc Gasol assists)
Donatas Motiejunas blocks Mike Conley's shot
Mike Conley misses 14-foot jumper
Marc Gasol makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Marc Gasol makes 5-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Marc Gasol assists)
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Vince Carter makes 29-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Marc Gasol misses 16-foot jumper
Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol misses 6-foot Running Jumper
James Harden blocks Vince Carter 's 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen makes layup (Mike Conley assists)
James Harden blocks Tony Allen's layup
Tony Allen misses layup
Vince Carter misses 21-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes 5-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol blocks Dwight Howard 's 10-foot jumper
James Harden misses jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith misses driving layup
James Harden makes layup
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Josh Smith makes 10-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Smith makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Alexey Shved misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
Josh Smith misses two point shot
James Harden makes layup
Josh Smith misses 7-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joey Dorsey misses 4-foot hook shot
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Smith misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Corey Brewer misses layup
Donatas Motiejunas misses 6-foot two point shot
Donatas Motiejunas misses jumper
Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 4-foot two point shot
James Harden makes 20-foot two point shot
Tony Allen blocks Patrick Beverley's layup
Dwight Howard misses tip shot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 5-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Josh Smith misses driving layup
James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
Josh Smith makes layup (Patrick Beverley assists)
Josh Smith makes 3-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
Dwight Howard makes dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas makes layup
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Josh Smith misses step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley misses 22-foot jumper
Josh Smith makes two point shot
James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
Joey Dorsey makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes 4-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Josh Smith makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Corey Brewer makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 27-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
Kosta Koufos blocks Corey Brewer 's 2-foot layup
Josh Smith makes 13-foot two point shot
Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Corey Brewer misses 13-foot two point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Smith misses 7-foot Running Jumper
Josh Smith makes two point shot
Josh Smith misses layup
James Harden makes driving layup
Josh Smith misses 7-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
James Harden misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Gasol blocks Josh Smith 's 7-foot shot
James Harden makes dunk (Josh Smith assists)

ROCKETS

GRIZZLIES

TIME		HOU	MEM
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Marc Gasol (Mike Conley gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	James Harden defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Donatas Motiejunas makes 5-foot two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)	2	0
10:59	Marc Gasol misses layup	2	0
10:59	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	2	0
10:56	Dwight Howard bad pass (Tony Allen steals)	2	0
10:55	Marc Gasol makes layup (Tony Allen assists)	2	2
10:55	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	2	2
10:55	Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 1	2	3
10:41	Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:41	Mike Conley defensive rebound	2	3
10:30	Jon Leuer makes two point shot (Tony Allen assists)	2	5
10:15	Tony Allen defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	2	5
10:15	James Harden makes technical free throw	3	5
10:08	James Harden bad pass (Tony Allen steals)	3	5
9:57	Marc Gasol misses 21-foot jumper	3	5
9:56	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	3	5
9:42	Marc Gasol blocks Dwight Howard 's 10-foot jumper	3	5
9:41	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	3	5
9:36	Tony Allen makes layup (Courtney Lee assists)	3	7
9:11	James Harden misses jumper	3	7
9:11	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	3	7
9:11	Dwight Howard loose ball foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	3	7
9:11	Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)	3	7
9:11	Josh Smith enters the game for Dwight Howard	3	7
9:11	Courtney Lee makes technical free throw	3	8
8:49	Marc Gasol misses 6-foot jumper	3	8
8:48	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	3	8
8:41	Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	6	8
8:30	Marc Gasol makes two point shot (Mike Conley assists)	6	10
8:22	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	10
8:21	Courtney Lee defensive rebound	6	10
8:10	Marc Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)	6	12
7:54	Josh Smith misses driving layup	6	12
7:50	Jon Leuer defensive rebound	6	12
7:39	Tony Allen misses driving layup	6	12
7:37	Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound	6	12
7:33	James Harden makes layup	8	12
7:11	Donatas Motiejunas shooting foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)	8	12
7:11	Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2	8	13
7:11	Marc Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2	8	14
6:58	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup	10	14
6:43	Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
6:41	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	10	14
6:35	Josh Smith makes 10-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	12	14
6:20	Courtney Lee lost ball turnover	12	14
6:20	Courtney Lee loose ball foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	12	14
6:07	Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper	12	14
6:07	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	12	14
6:01	Jon Leuer makes two point shot (Tony Allen assists)	12	16
5:58	Rockets Full timeout	12	16
5:45	Josh Smith makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	14	16
5:28	Marc Gasol misses 9-foot	14	16
5:26	Tony Allen misses tip shot	14	16
5:26	Tony Allen offensive rebound	14	16
5:26	Rockets defensive team rebound	14	16
5:13	Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	16
5:13	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	14	16
5:05	Patrick Beverley kicked ball violation	14	16
5:05	Tayshaun Prince enters the game for Jon Leuer	14	16
5:01	Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marc Gasol assists)	14	19
4:45	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	16	19
4:26	Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	19
4:26	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	16	19
4:20	Joey Dorsey enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas	16	19
4:20	Beno Udrih enters the game for Mike Conley	16	19
4:18	Josh Smith bad pass	16	19
4:05	Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	19
4:05	James Harden defensive rebound	16	19
3:59	Tony Allen shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	17	19
3:59	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
3:59	Alexey Shved enters the game for Patrick Beverley	17	19
3:59	Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza	17	19
3:59	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
3:44	Beno Udrih makes 13-foot two point shot	18	21
3:44	Alexey Shved shooting foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)	18	21
3:44	Beno Udrih misses free throw 1 of 1	18	21
3:43	Josh Smith defensive rebound	18	21
3:31	Alexey Shved misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	21
3:30	James Harden offensive rebound	18	21
3:21	James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot	20	21
3:21	Tony Allen shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	20	21
3:21	Quincy Pondexter enters the game for Tony Allen	20	21
3:21	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	21	21
3:04	Marc Gasol makes 7-foot two point shot	21	23
2:56	Josh Smith misses two point shot	21	23
2:54	Marc Gasol defensive rebound	21	23
2:49	Beno Udrih makes 14-foot two point shot	21	25
2:38	James Harden makes layup	23	25
2:15	Beno Udrih misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	25
2:14	Quincy Pondexter makes two point shot	23	27
2:14	Quincy Pondexter offensive rebound	23	25
1:54	Josh Smith misses 7-foot two point shot	23	27
1:52	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	23	27
1:34	Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper	23	27
1:32	James Harden defensive rebound	23	27
1:29	Beno Udrih shooting block foul (Alexey Shved draws the foul)	23	27
1:29	Grizzlies Full timeout	23	27
1:29	Jason Terry enters the game for James Harden	23	27
1:29	Kosta Koufos enters the game for Marc Gasol	23	27
1:29	Vince Carter enters the game for Courtney Lee	23	27
1:29	Alexey Shved misses free throw 1 of 2	23	27
1:29	Rockets offensive team rebound	23	27
1:29	Alexey Shved makes free throw 2 of 2	24	27
1:17	Corey Brewer personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	24	27
1:17	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	24	28
1:17	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	24	29
1:02	Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	29
1:01	Alexey Shved offensive rebound	24	29
52.0	Joey Dorsey misses 4-foot hook shot	24	29
52.0	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	24	29
52.0	Joey Dorsey loose ball foul (Kosta Koufos draws the foul)	24	29
52.0	Kosta Koufos makes free throw 1 of 2	24	30
52.0	Kosta Koufos makes free throw 2 of 2	24	31
32.0	Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	31
30.0	Grizzlies defensive team rebound	24	31
8.0	Corey Brewer blocks Vince Carter 's 27-foot three point jumper	24	31
6.0	Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound	24	31
4.0	Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot two point shot	24	31
1.0	Josh Smith defensive rebound	24	31
0.0	Josh Smith misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	31
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	24	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	31

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-1

Rockets
93
Grizzlies
119

Game 1

18/11

Grizzlies
96
Rockets
105

Game 2

4/12

Rockets
117
Grizzlies
111

Game 3

27/12

Grizzlies
102
Rockets
100

Game 4

5/3

FedExForum

1:00 AM, 27 December 2014

Memphis, TN

Attendance: 18,119

Referees:
James Williams
John Goble
Kane Fitzgerald

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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