{"id":438299,"date":"2026-01-26T09:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/438299\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:37:07","slug":"memphis-plays-houston-on-4-game-road-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/438299\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis plays Houston on 4-game road slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> (18-25, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (27-16, fourth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Rockets -10.5; over\/under is 222.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits Houston looking to break its four-game road losing streak.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 15-14 in conference matchups. Houston ranks seventh in the NBA with 52.9 points in the paint led by Alperen Sengun<\/a> averaging 13.7.<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies are 5-4 against opponents from the Southwest Division. Memphis is fifth in the Western Conference with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Zach Edey<\/a> averaging 3.9.<\/p>\n

The Rockets average 11.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 fewer makes per game than the Grizzlies allow (14.4). The Grizzlies average 13.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 12.4 per game the Rockets allow.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the second time this season. The Rockets won the last matchup 124-109 on Nov. 6. Amen Thompson<\/a> scored 28 points to help lead the Rockets to the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant<\/a> is scoring 26.3 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Rockets. Thompson is averaging 19.7 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jaren Jackson Jr<\/a>. is scoring 18.9 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Grizzlies. Jock Landale<\/a> is averaging 13.9 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 55.6% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 5-5, averaging 108.8 points, 48.8 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points per game.<\/p>\n

Grizzlies: 3-7, averaging 114.4 points, 46.4 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Aaron Holiday<\/a>: day to day (back), Steven Adams<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Grizzlies: Scotty Pippen Jr<\/a>.: out (toe), Ja Morant<\/a>: out (elbow), Zach Edey: out (ankle), Ty Jerome<\/a>: out (calf), Brandon Clarke<\/a>: out (calf), Santi Aldama<\/a>: out (knee).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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