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Green ties career high with 42 points as Rockets rally for 120-118 victory over Grizzlies
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green tied his career high with 42 points, capped by a layup that gave Houston the lead late, and the Rockets rallied for a 120-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
The Grizzlies were down by four before Jaylen Wells made a 3-pointer followed by a steal and layup from Brandon Clarke that put them up 115-114 with just under a minute left.
Green’s layup put the Rockets on top 116-115 before a turnover by Ja Morant gave Houston the ball back. Amen Thompson was fouled and made two free throws with 8.1 seconds left to make it 118-115.
Morant missed two free throws after that and Fred VanVleet added two free throws for Houston with 2.1 seconds left to make it 120-115 and secure the victory.
It was Houston’s fourth straight win overall and second in a row over Memphis after beating the Grizzlies 119-115 on Thursday night.
Morant swished a 38-footer to put the Grizzlies up by 12 with about eight minutes to go.
The Rockets went on a 16-2 run after that to take a 107-105 lead with 4 1/2 minutes remaining. Green and VanVleet had 3-pointers during that stretch and Thompson added six points to help Houston erase the deficit.
Morant had 29 points for the Grizzlies, and Desmond Bane scored 25.
Grizzlies: They need to do a better job of finishing after leading by 12 in the fourth quarter.
Rockets: Green delivered the kind of dominant performance the Rockets need from him on occasion as they look to remain among the top teams in the Western Conference.
Houston’s 16-2 run that erased the double-digit deficit.
Houston had 15 offensive rebounds to just eight by Memphis.
Houston visits Denver on Wednesday night, and the Grizzlies play the first of consecutive games at San Antonio that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Zach Edey vs. Alperen Sengun (Jaren Jackson Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | +3 | Ja Morant makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:23 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point running jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 6-0 |
| 11:02 | | Zach Edey personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 6-3 |
| 10:32 | | Zach Edey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:11 | | Ja Morant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-5 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-5 |
| 9:27 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running layup | 10-5 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-7 |
| 8:58 | | Desmond Bane turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 10-9 |
| 8:43 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 13-9 |
| 8:28 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Desmond Bane personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-11 |
| 7:47 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving reverse layup | 15-11 |
| 7:23 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Santi Aldama steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | +3 | Ja Morant makes three point running jump shot | 18-11 |
| 6:56 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 18-14 |
| 6:37 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Ja Morant's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Brandon Clarke misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 18-17 |
| 6:02 | | Amen Thompson blocks Desmond Bane's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 18-19 |
| 5:39 | | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Brandon Clarke personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Santi Aldama misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 18-21 |
| 4:41 | | Ja Morant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point turnaround hook shot | 20-21 |
| 3:56 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-21 |
| 3:06 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Ja Morant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Desmond Bane misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Brandon Clarke defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Ja Morant steals) | ||
| 2:17 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:58 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 24-21 |
| 1:32 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:14 | | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 27-21 |
| 0:55 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Grizzlies defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Zach Edey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 27-23 |
| 0:37 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Steven Adams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | Steven Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:37 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 30-23 |
| 0:05 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson blocks Ja Morant's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Steven Adams turnover (bad pass) (Jake LaRavia steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | Luke Kennard turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Brooks steals) | ||
| 11:33 | | Zach Edey blocks Dillon Brooks's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:29 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 30-26 |
| 11:16 | | Steven Adams blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Luke Kennard offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-26 |
| 11:07 | | Steven Adams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:57 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:55 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-26 |
| 10:26 | | Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:26 | | Dillon Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:26 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-27 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Luke Kennard makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-27 |
| 9:54 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 9:32 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 36-30 |
| 9:29 | | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Cam Whitmore steals) | ||
| 9:22 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (bad pass) (Zach Edey steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Luke Kennard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Grizzlies offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:48 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Zach Edey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running finger roll layup | 36-32 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point floating jump shot | 38-32 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 38-34 |
| 7:51 | | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Ja Morant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Santi Aldama misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +2 | Jake LaRavia makes two point tip layup | 40-34 |
| 6:54 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Santi Aldama steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Santi Aldama assists) | 42-34 |
| 6:31 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Santi Aldama personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 44-34 |
| 5:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:21 | | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 5:16 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point running jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 44-37 |
| 5:01 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Ja Morant's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 44-39 |
| 4:48 | | Brandon Clarke turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 4:40 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot |