National Basketball Association
Memphis 115, Houston 110
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 21, 2011
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#46 Matt Boland, #43 Dan Crawford, # James Williams
Attendance:
13458
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Zach Randolph had 29 points and 19 rebounds as the host Memphis Grizzlies snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Houston Rockets with a 115-110 victory Friday.
Randolph scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a short jumper with 20.9 seconds left to make it 113-110 and help seal the victory. Marc Gasol’s basket with 1:18 to go gave Memphis the lead for good at 109-108.
Rudy Gay scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Grizzlies (20-23), who improved to 3-16 when their opponent scores 100 or more points.
Kevin Martin scored 32 points, including 12 for 12 from the free-throw line, for the Rockets (20-24), who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Luis Scola had 19 points while Shane Battier had 15 points and eight rebounds.
Memphis trailed by 12 early in the second half, but Mike Conley scored 11 points in the third quarter to help get the Grizzlies back in it.
Randolph had already recorded his ninth straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the first half.
Martin, who had 19 points in the first half, has scored 20 or more points in seven of his last eight games.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Memphis |
|
Kevin Martin 32 |
Scoring |
Zach Randolph 29 |
|
Kyle Lowry 8 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 5 |
|
Shane Battier 8 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 19 |
|
Kevin Martin 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Rudy Gay 4 |
|
Kevin Martin 2 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 2 |
|
Chuck Hayes 1 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gay 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
110 |
45.8 |
8-23 |
26-31 |
20 |
37 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| Memphis
|
115 |
53.3 |
0-4 |
17-21 |
16 |
45 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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