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Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

April 12, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the Grizzlies 132-101 on 2026-04-12 at home. The Rockets started Clint Capela, Josh Okogie, Jae'Sean Tate, Tari Eason, and Reed Sheppard. The Grizzlies started Taj Gibson, Rayan Rupert, Dariq Whitehead, Jahmai Mashack, and Toby Okani. Javon Small (Grizzlies) scored 13 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Jae'Sean Tate as his primary defender. Reed Sheppard (Rockets) scored 11 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Jahmai Mashack as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 132

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jae'Sean Tate GS 26:13 13 6 2 1 0 3 1 6-9 1-2 0-1 +11
Reed Sheppard GS 25:52 19 4 3 1 1 0 0 7-18 4-12 1-2 +18
Tari Eason GS 23:48 20 8 3 0 0 2 1 8-17 1-5 3-3 +20
Clint Capela GS 22:58 23 13 1 1 3 0 3 9-11 1-2 4-7 +24
Josh Okogie GS 21:53 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 1-6 1-3 0-0 +21
JD Davison 26:27 9 10 7 1 2 0 0 2-9 0-4 5-6 +21
Jeff Green 24:11 6 5 1 1 1 3 2 2-8 0-4 2-2 +7
Dorian Finney-Smith 20:59 9 2 1 1 0 0 1 3-8 1-5 2-2 +22
Aaron Holiday 19:48 7 3 2 2 0 1 1 2-4 2-4 1-2 +17
Isaiah Crawford 15:51 11 6 1 0 0 1 1 4-6 1-3 2-2 -8
Tristen Newton 12:00 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 4-9 2-5 2-3 +2
Totals 132 64 23 10 8 11 10 48-105 14-49 22-30

Did not play: Amen Thompson (DND - Rest)

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies 101

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Rayan Rupert GS 41:38 21 12 5 2 1 6 4 8-15 2-5 3-3 -24
Toby Okani GS 40:53 6 7 1 1 2 0 4 3-10 0-4 0-0 -24
Dariq Whitehead GS 39:15 26 4 1 0 0 0 2 11-21 4-11 0-0 -13
Jahmai Mashack GS 38:22 11 1 11 0 2 3 6 4-12 2-9 1-1 -32
Taj Gibson GS 19:08 4 4 1 0 0 0 3 1-4 0-0 2-2 -7
Lucas Williamson 34:55 15 6 3 3 1 2 5 5-14 3-10 2-2 -31
Javon Small 25:49 18 3 1 2 0 2 0 7-19 2-10 2-2 -24
Totals 101 37 23 8 6 13 24 39-95 13-49 10-10

Did not play: Adama Bal (DND - Injury/Illness), Cedric Coward (DND - Injury/Illness), GG Jackson (DND - Injury/Illness), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Spencer (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Rockets defense

  • Javon Small 13 pts (5/10) in 55 possessions

    Guarded by: Jae'Sean Tate (17 %, 0 pts) · Aaron Holiday (14 %, 0 pts) · JD Davison (13 %, 0 pts)

  • Jahmai Mashack 9 pts (2/14) in 80 possessions

    Guarded by: JD Davison (19 %, 4 pts) · Reed Sheppard (19 %, 0 pts) · Jeff Green (11 %, 2 pts)

Defender Guarded most
JD Davison Jahmai Mashack: 15 poss., 4 pts (0/1) · Lucas Williamson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Tari Eason Toby Okani: 24 poss., 9 pts (4/7) · Rayan Rupert: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Jae'Sean Tate Rayan Rupert: 17 poss., 11 pts (5/5) · Toby Okani: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Reed Sheppard Jahmai Mashack: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/7) · Toby Okani: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jeff Green Rayan Rupert: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Jahmai Mashack: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Clint Capela Taj Gibson: 19 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Rayan Rupert: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Josh Okogie Dariq Whitehead: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Javon Small: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dorian Finney-Smith Lucas Williamson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jahmai Mashack: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Aaron Holiday Dariq Whitehead: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Javon Small: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Crawford Lucas Williamson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dariq Whitehead: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tristen Newton Lucas Williamson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dariq Whitehead: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/3)

Grizzlies defense

Defender Guarded most
Rayan Rupert Jae'Sean Tate: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jeff Green: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Toby Okani Tari Eason: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jae'Sean Tate: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jahmai Mashack JD Davison: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dariq Whitehead Josh Okogie: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Aaron Holiday: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Lucas Williamson JD Davison: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jeff Green: 9 poss., 8 pts (2/3)
Javon Small JD Davison: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jeff Green: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/4)
Taj Gibson Clint Capela: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Dorian Finney-Smith: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)