Houston Rockets
2026-12-18
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Memphis Grizzlies
Biggest mismatches
A clash of tempos: MEM plays at the 11th-fastest pace, HOU at the 28th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (HOU 9 games, MEM 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
HOUMEMScoring
117.98th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
120.54th · Top 5
107.65th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
109.811th · Average
+10.34th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+10.83rd · Top 5
Efficiency
119.42nd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
116.35th · Top 5
107.47th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
106.66th · Above avg
+12.01st · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+9.75th · Top 5
99.528th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
103.311th
Shooting
56.6%2nd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
56.0%5th · Top 5
60.9%2nd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
59.7%5th · Top 5
13.017th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.82nd · Top 5
38.6%4th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
40.1%1st · Top 5
0.319th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2525th · Below avg
Defense
52.5%12th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
50.4%6th · Above avg
9.19th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
6.429th · Bottom 5
5.96th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.610th · Above avg
Possessions
14.9%17th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.0%18th · Average
31.8%4th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
29.4%10th · Above avg
43.817th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
49.21st · Top 5
28.14th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.57th · Above avg
Recent form
Houston RocketsWLWWL
Last 5: average margin +10.8 (season +10.3). Streak L1.
Memphis GrizzliesWWWLL
Last 5: average margin +10.4 (season +10.8). Streak L2.
Key players
Houston Rockets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen SengunF-C | 22.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 61.4 |
| Kevin DurantF | 20.8 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 66.1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 17.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 66.5 |
| Amen ThompsonG-F | 15.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 57.2 |
Memphis Grizzlies| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty JeromeG | 27.4 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 62.6 |
| Cameron BoozerF | 16.5 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 52.9 |
| Cedric CowardG | 14.3 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 61.4 |
| Isaiah StewartF-C | 11.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 78.5 |
Injury report
Memphis GrizzliesScotty Pippen Jr. G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Isaiah Stewart F-C · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.