Memphis Grizzlies vs. Houston Rockets
November 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Grizzlies 124-109 on 2025-11-05 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jock Landale, Ja Morant, and Jaylen Wells. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 14 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Jaylen Wells as his primary defender. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) scored 15 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Tari Eason as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
109
Did not play: John Konchar (DNP - Coach's Decision)
HOU
Houston Rockets
124
Lineups
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Ja Morant · Jaylen Wells Starter 7.9 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Charles Bassey · Cam Spencer 8.2 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 7.0 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Ja Morant · Santi Aldama · Cedric Coward 5.4 min
- Ja Morant · Charles Bassey · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Cedric Coward 3.0 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 14.3 min
- Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 7.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason 4.0 min
- Clint Capela · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Grizzlies defense
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Kevin Durant 14 pts (5/13) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (27 %, 3 pts) · Cedric Coward (22 %, 2 pts) · Santi Aldama (12 %, 2 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 27 pts (11/27) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Jock Landale (21 %, 6 pts) · Charles Bassey (18 %, 2 pts) · Jaren Jackson Jr. (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ja Morant | Amen Thompson: 29 poss., 7 pts (2/6) · Tari Eason: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cedric Coward | Kevin Durant: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Alperen Sengun: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Okogie: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Santi Aldama | Tari Eason: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Okogie: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Jabari Smith Jr.: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jock Landale | Alperen Sengun: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Amen Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Spencer | Tari Eason: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Reed Sheppard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jaylen Wells | Kevin Durant: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Amen Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Charles Bassey | Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Clint Capela: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tari Eason: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| GG Jackson | Reed Sheppard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · JD Davison: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| PJ Hall | Jeff Green: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper | Aaron Holiday: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jae'Sean Tate: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Javon Small | Jeff Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Reed Sheppard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Ja Morant 15 pts (6/11) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Tari Eason (28 %, 5 pts) · Josh Okogie (24 %, 0 pts) · Reed Sheppard (14 %, 4 pts)
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 pts (7/18) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (49 %, 6 pts) · Alperen Sengun (14 %, 1 pts) · Clint Capela (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 30 poss., 6 pts (3/9) · Santi Aldama: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Alperen Sengun | Jock Landale: 21 poss., 9 pts (4/6) · Charles Bassey: 16 poss., 6 pts (1/2) |
| Kevin Durant | Jaylen Wells: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Vince Williams Jr.: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/6) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 29 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Cedric Coward: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tari Eason | Ja Morant: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Cam Spencer: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Josh Okogie | Ja Morant: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cedric Coward: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Reed Sheppard | Cam Spencer: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Ja Morant: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Clint Capela | Charles Bassey: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | PJ Hall: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Javon Small: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | GG Jackson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Wells: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Javon Small: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Aaron Holiday | Jaylen Wells: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Olivier-Maxence Prosper: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |