Rockets 123-112 Grizzlies (7 Mar, 2022) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

44-22, 22-12 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	34	28	30	20	112
HOU	27	25	40	31	123

Houston Rockets

16-48, 9-21 home

123

Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot
Christian Wood misses three point jumper
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Christian Wood makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup
Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Christian Wood makes 3-foot driving dunk
Kyle Anderson blocks Jalen Green 's 9-foot driving layup
Jalen Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper
Josh Christopher misses 11-foot two point shot
Josh Christopher makes two point shot
Brandon Clarke blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Eric Gordon makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup
Josh Christopher makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point shot
Josh Christopher misses driving layup
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Christian Wood makes 7-foot two point shot
Christian Wood makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Christian Wood misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Christian Wood makes alley oop dunk shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Jalen Green misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Green makes tip shot
Christian Wood misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three pointer
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Jalen Green makes two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists)
Christian Wood makes layup (Jalen Green assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Jae'Sean Tate misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer
Garrison Mathews makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Eric Gordon misses 31-foot three point jumper
Garrison Mathews makes 31-foot three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Eric Gordon makes 30-foot three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Josh Christopher makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
Josh Christopher makes two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 5-foot two point shot
Desmond Bane blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup
Garrison Mathews makes alley oop layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 31-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Steven Adams blocks Jalen Green 's 3-foot layup
Jae'Sean Tate makes 3-foot driving dunk (Garrison Mathews assists)
Steven Adams blocks Christian Wood 's 3-foot driving dunk
Jae'Sean Tate makes two point shot
De'Anthony Melton blocks Eric Gordon 's 5-foot driving layup
Steven Adams blocks Jae'Sean Tate 's 4-foot layup
Jalen Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Jalen Green makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Eric Gordon misses two point shot
Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes 3-foot driving dunk
Ja Morant makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Steven Adams 's 9-foot hook shot
Desmond Bane makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Steven Adams assists)
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 2-foot two point shot
Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot
Ziaire Williams makes 3-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)
Steven Adams makes driving layup (Ziaire Williams assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Ziaire Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Steven Adams makes 3-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)
Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun blocks De'Anthony Melton 's 7-foot layup
Ja Morant makes two point shot
De'Anthony Melton makes two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones makes 11-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
Brandon Clarke makes 9-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Steven Adams makes layup (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Ja Morant misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
De'Anthony Melton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Clarke misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Tyus Jones misses 30-foot three point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)
Desmond Bane misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk (Desmond Bane assists)
Desmond Bane makes 26-foot three pointer
Brandon Clarke misses layup
John Konchar makes 2-foot layup (Tyus Jones assists)
Kyle Anderson makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
John Konchar makes two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)
Tyus Jones makes 26-foot three pointer
Desmond Bane makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Tyus Jones makes two point shot
Kyle Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones misses 10-foot two point shot
Tyus Jones misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Kyle Anderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Steven Adams makes layup (Ja Morant assists)
Kyle Anderson misses two point shot
Kyle Anderson misses two point shot
Steven Adams makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Brandon Clarke assists)
Ja Morant makes two point shot
Ja Morant misses 52-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ja Morant misses 14-foot two point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists)
Christian Wood blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup
Ja Morant makes driving layup
Desmond Bane makes alley oop layup (Ja Morant assists)
Ziaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Desmond Bane misses driving floating jump shot
Kyle Anderson misses driving floating jump shot
Desmond Bane makes 29-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Anderson assists)
Desmond Bane misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
De'Anthony Melton makes layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
Ja Morant makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Desmond Bane misses driving layup
Desmond Bane makes 5-foot two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses driving dunk
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Tyus Jones misses pullup jump shot
De'Anthony Melton misses driving floating jump shot
Desmond Bane makes 29-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)
Desmond Bane makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Tyus Jones misses driving layup
Steven Adams misses layup
Brandon Clarke makes alley oop dunk shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Tyus Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
John Konchar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 7-foot two point shot
Desmond Bane makes driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)
Desmond Bane makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Ja Morant misses 10-foot two point shot
Steven Adams makes two point shot
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Alperen Sengun blocks Desmond Bane 's 4-foot driving layup
Ja Morant misses two point shot
Steven Adams makes tip shot
Desmond Bane makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Ja Morant misses two point shot
Brandon Clarke makes 4-foot dunk
Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Desmond Bane misses 13-foot two point shot
Desmond Bane misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ja Morant misses two point shot
Desmond Bane misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Ja Morant makes two point shot (Steven Adams assists)
Christian Wood blocks Ja Morant 's 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Desmond Bane misses 23-foot three point jumper
De'Anthony Melton misses running pullup jump shot

GRIZZLIES

ROCKETS

TIME		MEM	HOU
12:00	Steven Adams vs. Christian Wood (Ja Morant gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Steven Adams makes 3-foot driving dunk	2	0
11:26	Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot	2	0
11:25	Steven Adams defensive rebound	2	0
11:11	Ja Morant makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
10:55	Steven Adams shooting foul	4	0
10:55	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
10:55	Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:45	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)	6	2
10:35	Christian Wood misses three point jumper	6	2
10:33	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	6	2
10:20	Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Steven Adams 's 9-foot hook shot	6	2
10:19	Steven Adams offensive rebound	6	2
10:13	Ja Morant out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	2
10:04	Jalen Green makes driving layup	6	4
9:49	Desmond Bane makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Steven Adams assists)	8	4
9:36	Christian Wood makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	8	7
9:24	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	8	7
9:24	Jalen Green defensive rebound	8	7
9:15	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	7
9:14	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	8	7
8:58	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 2-foot two point shot	8	7
8:58	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	8	7
8:45	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:44	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	8	7
8:37	Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot	8	7
8:36	Jalen Green defensive rebound	8	7
8:24	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	8	7
8:19	Ziaire Williams makes 3-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)	10	7
8:02	Desmond Bane personal foul	10	7
7:57	Christian Wood bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	10	7
7:50	Steven Adams makes driving layup (Ziaire Williams assists)	12	7
7:50	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	12	7
7:50	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 1	12	7
7:50	Rockets defensive team rebound	12	7
7:50	Jaren Jackson Jr. loose ball foul	12	7
7:42	Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup	12	7
7:42	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	7
7:39	Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	12	10
7:24	Jalen Green personal foul	12	10
7:18	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	10
7:18	Steven Adams offensive rebound	12	10
7:17	Steven Adams makes tip shot	14	10
7:03	Jalen Green misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	10
7:01	Jalen Green offensive rebound	14	10
6:57	Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	10
6:55	Steven Adams defensive rebound	14	10
6:45	Ziaire Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	10
6:44	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	14	10
6:25	Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Desmond Bane steals)	14	10
6:18	Steven Adams makes 3-foot dunk (Ja Morant assists)	16	10
6:18	Rockets Full timeout	16	10
6:18	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	16	10
6:18	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Eric Gordon	16	10
6:18	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	16	10
6:18	De'Anthony Melton enters the game for Desmond Bane	16	10
6:04	Kyle Anderson shooting foul	16	10
6:04	Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 3	16	11
6:04	Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 3	16	11
6:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	11
6:04	Christian Wood misses free throw 3 of 3	16	11
6:03	De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound	16	11
5:55	Ja Morant bad pass (Garrison Mathews steals)	16	11
5:47	Christian Wood makes 3-foot driving dunk	16	13
5:28	Ja Morant makes 2-foot two point shot	18	13
5:13	Kyle Anderson blocks Jalen Green 's 9-foot driving layup	18	13
5:10	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	18	13
5:08	Alperen Sengun blocks De'Anthony Melton 's 7-foot layup	18	13
5:08	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	18	13
4:57	Garrison Mathews bad pass (Ja Morant steals)	18	13
4:51	Ja Morant makes two point shot	20	13
4:43	Kyle Anderson personal foul	20	13
4:43	Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2	20	14
4:43	Tyus Jones enters the game for Ziaire Williams	20	14
4:43	Christian Wood makes free throw 2 of 2	20	15
4:30	Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul	20	15
4:30	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
4:30	Brandon Clarke enters the game for Kyle Anderson	21	15
4:30	Ja Morant makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
4:18	Jalen Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	15
4:17	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	22	15
4:11	De'Anthony Melton makes two point shot	24	15
3:57	Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup	24	17
3:43	Garrison Mathews shooting foul	24	17
3:43	De'Anthony Melton misses free throw 1 of 2	24	17
3:43	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	24	17
3:43	Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green	24	17
3:43	De'Anthony Melton makes free throw 2 of 2	25	17
3:43	Alperen Sengun lane violation	25	17
3:35	Brandon Clarke personal foul	25	17
3:35	Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2	25	18
3:35	Grizzlies Full timeout	25	18
3:35	Christian Wood makes free throw 2 of 2	25	19
3:11	De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	19
3:10	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	25	19
3:10	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	25	19
3:10	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	25	19
3:10	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	25	19
3:10	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
2:59	Garrison Mathews lost ball turnover (Ja Morant steals)	26	19
2:54	Tyus Jones makes 11-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)	28	19
2:38	Christian Wood makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	28	22
2:19	Brandon Clarke makes 9-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)	30	22
2:08	Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper	30	22
2:06	Brandon Clarke defensive rebound	30	22
1:58	Steven Adams makes layup (De'Anthony Melton assists)	32	22
1:32	Josh Christopher misses 11-foot two point shot	32	22
1:31	Josh Christopher offensive rebound	32	22
1:30	Josh Christopher makes two point shot	32	24
1:08	Ja Morant misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	32	24
1:07	Garrison Mathews defensive rebound	32	24
1:00	Brandon Clarke blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point shot	32	24
59.5	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	32	24
51.9	De'Anthony Melton misses 24-foot three point jumper	32	24
51.9	Steven Adams offensive rebound	32	24
44.7	Brandon Clarke misses 22-foot three point jumper	32	24
44.7	Garrison Mathews defensive rebound	32	24
32.4	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Wood assists)	32	27
17.6	Tyus Jones makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	34	27
3.0	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	34	27
2.0	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	34	27
0.0	Tyus Jones misses 30-foot three point shot	34	27
0.0	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	34	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	27

Regular Season Series

MEM leads 2-1

Rockets
102
Grizzlies
136

Game 1

16/11

Rockets
106
Grizzlies
113

Game 2

12/12

Grizzlies
112
Rockets
123

Game 3

7/3

Grizzlies
122
Rockets
98

Game 4

20/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:00 AM, 7 March 2022

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,055

Referees:
Dedric Taylor
Jason Goldenberg
Marc Davis

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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