Grizzlies 130-125 Rockets (23 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

18-55, 6-29 away

125

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	34	30	32	29	125
MEM	37	38	26	29	130

Memphis Grizzlies

45-27, 31-5 home

130

Xavier Tillman makes 3-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
David Roddy misses 23-foot three point jumper
Desmond Bane makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Tyus Jones makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
David Roddy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot
Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving dunk (Desmond Bane assists)
Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot
Desmond Bane misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point shot
David Roddy makes 2-foot layup (Xavier Tillman assists)
David Roddy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Xavier Tillman misses two point shot
Luke Kennard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Tyus Jones makes driving floating jump shot
Tyus Jones makes 24-foot three pointer
David Roddy misses three point jumper
Santi Aldama misses 24-foot three point jumper
David Roddy misses two point shot
David Roddy makes tip shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Ja Morant assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists)
Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot
Usman Garuba blocks Desmond Bane 's 3-foot two point shot
Ja Morant makes layup (Desmond Bane assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses tip shot
Ja Morant makes 1-foot driving dunk (Desmond Bane assists)
Ja Morant misses two point shot
Ja Morant misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup
Ja Morant makes 1-foot two point shot
Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes dunk (Ja Morant assists)
Desmond Bane misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
John Konchar misses running pullup jump shot
Kenneth Lofton Jr. makes two point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot (Ja Morant assists)
Desmond Bane makes 24-foot three point shot (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists)
John Konchar makes two point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes alley oop dunk shot (Desmond Bane assists)
Ja Morant misses 7-foot two point shot
Desmond Bane makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists)
Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Roddy assists)
Tyus Jones misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Tyus Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Santi Aldama makes 25-foot three pointer (Tyus Jones assists)
Luke Kennard makes 24-foot three point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyus Jones makes 25-foot three pointer
Luke Kennard makes 25-foot three pointer (Tyus Jones assists)
David Roddy makes layup (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving layup (Desmond Bane assists)
Desmond Bane misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Xavier Tillman makes 10-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving dunk (Desmond Bane assists)
Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point shot
Ja Morant misses layup
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes dunk
Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ja Morant makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Tyus Jones makes 23-foot three point shot (Santi Aldama assists)
Ja Morant makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Santi Aldama makes 4-foot layup (Ja Morant assists)
Santi Aldama misses 4-foot two point shot
John Konchar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Bane misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Ja Morant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks David Roddy 's 28-foot step back jumpshot
Tyus Jones misses two point shot
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point shot
Ja Morant makes 5-foot two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)
Santi Aldama misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Ja Morant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 6-foot two point shot
Luke Kennard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Desmond Bane makes tip shot
Desmond Bane makes 6-foot two point shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)
Desmond Bane makes driving layup
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point shot
Jalen Green makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes driving layup
Jalen Green misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk
Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes layup (Jalen Green assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Usman Garuba misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ja Morant blocks Tari Eason 's 2-foot two point shot
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tari Eason makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses dunk
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes layup (Usman Garuba assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Tari Eason assists)
Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)
Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses dunk
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Daishen Nix misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Christopher misses 13-foot two point shot
Tari Eason makes three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot (Josh Christopher assists)
Daishen Nix misses 26-foot three point jumper
Daishen Nix misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Christopher assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses layup
Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot dunk (Josh Christopher assists)
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes tip shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Alperen Sengun makes layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
Jalen Green misses driving layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jalen Green makes 5-foot two point shot
Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaren Jackson Jr. blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 5-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot hook shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Green misses two point shot
Alperen Sengun makes tip shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
David Roddy blocks Tari Eason 's 5-foot driving layup
Jalen Green makes 9-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses layup
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Christopher makes 5-foot two point shot
Daishen Nix misses two point shot
Josh Christopher misses two point shot
Usman Garuba misses tip shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes alley oop layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes alley oop dunk shot (Daishen Nix assists)
Josh Christopher misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 15-foot two point shot
Jalen Green misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point shot
Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot
Jalen Green makes driving dunk

ROCKETS

GRIZZLIES

TIME		HOU	MEM
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Alperen Sengun gains possession)	0	0
11:55	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk	2	0
11:37	Xavier Tillman makes 3-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)	2	2
11:17	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	5	2
11:03	David Roddy misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	2
11:00	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	5	2
10:56	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 28-foot three point shot	5	2
10:53	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	5	2
10:48	Desmond Bane makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)	5	5
10:32	Jalen Green makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)	7	5
10:23	Tyus Jones makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	7	7
10:23	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	7	7
10:23	Tyus Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	7	8
10:13	Alperen Sengun offensive foul	7	8
10:13	Alperen Sengun turnover	7	8
9:57	David Roddy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	7	11
9:43	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	10	11
9:24	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot	10	13
9:09	Jalen Green makes driving layup	12	13
8:59	Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot	12	13
8:56	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	12	13
8:53	Xavier Tillman shooting foul	12	13
8:53	Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	12	13
8:53	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	13
8:53	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
8:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes driving dunk (Desmond Bane assists)	13	15
8:17	Jalen Green misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	13	15
8:13	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	13	15
8:10	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals)	13	15
8:04	Desmond Bane misses running pullup jump shot	13	15
8:01	Tyus Jones offensive rebound	13	15
8:00	Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul	13	15
8:00	David Roddy makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
8:00	David Roddy makes free throw 2 of 2	13	17
7:46	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	17
7:42	Xavier Tillman defensive rebound	13	17
7:35	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	13	17
7:31	Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive rebound	13	17
7:30	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point shot	13	19
7:16	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists)	15	19
6:57	David Roddy makes 2-foot layup (Xavier Tillman assists)	15	21
6:42	Desmond Bane personal foul	15	21
6:42	Grizzlies Full timeout	15	21
6:42	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	15	21
6:42	Luke Kennard enters the game for Desmond Bane	15	21
6:32	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk	17	21
6:17	David Roddy misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	21
6:14	Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound	17	21
6:04	Alperen Sengun makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	19	21
5:47	Xavier Tillman misses two point shot	19	21
5:44	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	19	21
5:33	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	19	21
5:33	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	19	21
5:28	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	19	21
5:28	David Roddy makes free throw 1 of 2	19	22
5:28	David Roddy makes free throw 2 of 2	19	23
5:15	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Jalen Green assists)	21	23
5:05	Luke Kennard misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	21	23
5:01	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	21	23
4:57	Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	23	23
4:46	Tyus Jones makes driving floating jump shot	23	25
4:30	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer	26	25
4:12	Tyus Jones makes 24-foot three pointer	26	28
4:01	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	28
3:59	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	26	28
3:48	David Roddy misses three point jumper	26	28
3:45	Jalen Green defensive rebound	26	28
3:40	Jalen Green makes 4-foot two point shot	28	28
3:19	Santi Aldama misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	28
3:16	David Roddy offensive rebound	28	28
3:14	David Roddy misses two point shot	28	28
3:12	David Roddy offensive rebound	28	28
3:12	David Roddy makes tip shot	28	30
3:05	Rockets Full timeout	28	30
3:05	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Xavier Tillman	28	30
3:05	Ja Morant enters the game for Tyus Jones	28	30
3:05	Tari Eason enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr.	28	30
2:59	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive foul	28	30
2:59	Jabari Smith Jr. turnover	28	30
2:49	Luke Kennard bad pass (Alperen Sengun steals)	28	30
2:31	Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul	28	30
2:31	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	29	30
2:31	Desmond Bane enters the game for David Roddy	29	30
2:31	Usman Garuba enters the game for Alperen Sengun	29	30
2:31	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	30	30
2:20	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Ja Morant assists)	30	32
2:04	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	30	32
2:01	Usman Garuba offensive rebound	30	32
1:55	Usman Garuba misses 22-foot three point jumper	30	32
1:50	Tari Eason offensive rebound	30	32
1:49	Ja Morant blocks Tari Eason 's 2-foot two point shot	30	32
1:49	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound	30	32
1:45	Tari Eason traveling	30	32
1:35	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Ja Morant assists)	30	34
1:15	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	32	34
1:02	Ja Morant misses driving floating jump shot	32	34
1:02	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	32	34
1:00	Jabari Smith Jr. lost ball turnover (Ja Morant steals)	32	34
51.2	Usman Garuba blocks Desmond Bane 's 3-foot two point shot	32	34
48.0	Luke Kennard offensive rebound	32	34
44.2	Ja Morant makes layup (Desmond Bane assists)	32	36
44.2	Tari Eason shooting foul	32	36
44.2	Kenneth Lofton Jr. enters the game for Santi Aldama	32	36
44.2	Daishen Nix enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	32	36
44.2	Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	32	36
44.2	Ja Morant makes free throw 1 of 1	32	37
31.1	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	37
28.1	Usman Garuba offensive rebound	32	37
21.1	Tari Eason makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	34	37
2.1	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	34	37
2.1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. offensive rebound	34	37
0.0	Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses tip shot	34	37
0.0	Daishen Nix defensive rebound	34	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	37

Regular Season Series

MEM leads 3-0

Grizzlies
129
Rockets
122

Game 1

22/10

Grizzlies
113
Rockets
99

Game 2

2/3

Rockets
125
Grizzlies
130

Game 3

23/3

Rockets
114
Grizzlies
151

Game 4

25/3

FedExForum

12:00 AM, 23 March 2023

Memphis, TN

Attendance: 17,794

Referees:
Pat Fraher
Sean Corbin
Nate Green

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	21	9	.700	-	W4
Memphis	21	10	.677	0.5	W1
Dallas	19	11	.633	2	L1
San Antonio	15	15	.500	6	L2
New Orleans	5	26	.161	16.5	L8

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