National Basketball Association
Memphis 82, Houston 78
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 12, 2013
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #30 John Goble, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
18163
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Grizzlies 82, Rockets 78: Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph had 15 points apiece as visiting Memphis withstood a furious second-half comeback by Houston.
Gasol added 12 rebounds and Jerryd Bayless chipped in 13 points for the Grizzlies, who remained in the race for home-court advantage in the first round of the postseason. Memphis kept pace with the fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers and pulled into a tie with third-place Denver, while the Rockets remain a half-game behind sixth-place Golden State.
James Harden led Houston with 30 points, but he missed an open 19-foot jumper that would have tied the game with two seconds left. Memphis snapped a 13-game road losing streak against the Rockets despite going the final 5:33 without a field goal.
Houston trailed by 19 points late in the first half before outscoring Memphis 23-15 in the third quarter. Jeremy Lin had 17 points and Terrence Jones grabbed 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who used a 14-2 run to tie the game at 64 with 9:22 left.
The Grizzlies overcame a poor shooting game to win the season series against Houston for the first time since 2005-06. Memphis, which shot 34.9 percent and missed nine of their 28 shots from the foul line, was held to 33 points in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rockets F Chandler Parsons (strained right calf) missed his fourth consecutive game. … The Grizzlies host the Clippers on Saturday. … Houston shot 31.1 percent, including 11-of-32 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Memphis |
|
Houston |
|
Marc Gasol 15 |
Scoring |
James Harden 30 |
|
Mike Conley 5 |
Assists |
James Harden 6 |
|
Marc Gasol 11 |
Rebounds |
Terrence Jones 12 |
|
Marc Gasol 5 |
Free Throws Made |
James Harden 11 |
|
Marc Gasol 3 |
Steals |
James Harden 2 |
|
Marc Gasol 3 |
Blocks |
James Harden 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Memphis
|
82 |
34.9 |
5-17 |
19-28 |
18 |
44 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
| Houston
|
78 |
31.1 |
11-32 |
21-28 |
18 |
51 |
7 |
4 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Memphis will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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