MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. made the go-ahead free throws with 8.6 seconds left and scored 21, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied past the Houston Rockets 120-119 on Thursday night.

Luke Kennard added 21 points and Santi Aldama had 15 for Memphis, which has won six of seven.

Jalen Green led the Rockets with 25 points. Dillon Brooks had 22 points and Amen Thompson finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Houston's four-game winning streak ended.

Memphis (32-16) moved within one-half game of Houston for second in the Western Conference.

Both teams were without key players. Houston's Alperen Sengun, who was announced as a Western Conference All-Star reserve earlier Thursday, was out with a left calf contusion, and Memphis guard Ja Morant sat out with right shoulder soreness.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston built an 11-point first-half lead on the strength of its 3-point shooting, but couldn't hold off Memphis down the stretch.

Grizzlies: Memphis finally got past Houston after losing the teams' previous three meetings this season.

Key moment

WIth 13 seconds left, the Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells was driving for a go-ahead, fast-break layup when official Marat Kogut called timeout. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins was livid, saying he never called timeout, and it appeared he was motioning for Wells to drive to the basket rather than signaling to stop the clock. However, Jackson drove into the paint and was fouled after the timeout, setting up the go-ahead free throws.

Key stat

The Rockets grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, leading to 30 points.

Up next

The Rockets host Brooklyn on Saturday. The Grizzlies play at Milwaukee on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Steven Adams vs. Zach Edey (Jalen Green gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:39	Steven Adams offensive rebound	0	0
11:39	Steven Adams makes tip shot	0	2
11:31	Desmond Bane makes 2-foot two point shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	2	2
11:15	Dillon Brooks makes 14-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)	2	4
10:56	Zach Edey makes 9-foot two point shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	4	4
10:42	Steven Adams makes two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	4	6
10:32	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	4	6
10:31	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	4	6
10:24	Desmond Bane makes 2-foot two point shot (Zach Edey assists)	6	6
10:24	Amen Thompson shooting foul	6	6
10:24	Desmond Bane makes free throw 1 of 1	7	6
10:07	Steven Adams offensive foul	7	6
10:07	Steven Adams turnover	7	6
9:50	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	7	6
9:47	Steven Adams defensive rebound	7	6
9:36	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	7	9
9:20	Luke Kennard makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Zach Edey assists)	9	9
9:07	Steven Adams misses layup	9	9
9:06	Rockets offensive team rebound	9	9
8:59	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	9
8:56	Zach Edey defensive rebound	9	9
8:45	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot	11	9
8:25	Steven Adams makes 13-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	11	11
8:13	Dillon Brooks vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Jaylen Wells gains possession)	11	11
7:58	Jaylen Wells makes 9-foot two point shot	13	11
7:51	Dillon Brooks offensive foul	13	11
7:51	Dillon Brooks turnover	13	11
7:36	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	11
7:34	Grizzlies offensive team rebound	13	11
7:31	Desmond Bane misses 17-foot jumper	13	11
7:27	Jalen Green defensive rebound	13	11
7:17	Steven Adams misses 12-foot two point shot	13	11
7:13	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	13	11
7:09	Desmond Bane misses driving floating jump shot	13	11
7:04	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	13	11
7:00	Dillon Brooks misses two point shot	13	11
6:55	Jaylen Wells defensive rebound	13	11
6:50	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point shot	15	11
6:32	Jaylen Wells personal foul	15	11
6:32	Grizzlies Full timeout	15	11
6:32	Santi Aldama enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	15	11
6:32	GG Jackson enters the game for Luke Kennard	15	11
6:32	Jock Landale enters the game for Steven Adams	15	11
6:21	Jalen Green makes two point shot (Jock Landale assists)	15	13
6:05	GG Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	13
6:02	Zach Edey offensive rebound	15	13
6:01	Zach Edey makes two point shot	17	13
5:49	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot	17	15
5:34	Amen Thompson blocks GG Jackson 's 3-foot two point shot	17	15
5:31	Jalen Green defensive rebound	17	15
5:22	Dillon Brooks makes 9-foot two point shot (Jalen Green assists)	17	17
5:15	Desmond Bane bad pass (Jock Landale steals)	17	17
5:07	Amen Thompson misses 8-foot two point shot	17	17
5:04	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	17	17
5:00	Santi Aldama makes 25-foot three point shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	20	17
4:48	Fred VanVleet makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	20	19
4:36	Santi Aldama makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	22	19
4:21	Jalen Green makes 1-foot two point shot	22	21
4:10	Jaylen Wells makes two point shot	24	21
3:50	Jock Landale makes 10-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	24	23
3:39	Zach Edey misses 22-foot three point jumper	24	23
3:35	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	24	23
3:28	Zach Edey shooting foul	24	23
3:28	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	24	24
3:28	Brandon Clarke enters the game for Jaylen Wells	24	24
3:28	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Zach Edey	24	24
3:28	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	24	24
3:28	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	24	25
3:22	Desmond Bane offensive foul	24	25
3:22	Desmond Bane turnover	24	25
3:22	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jalen Green	24	25
3:04	Tari Eason misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	24	25
3:02	Santi Aldama defensive rebound	24	25
2:52	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	24	25
2:50	Desmond Bane offensive rebound	24	25
2:49	Desmond Bane makes two point shot	26	25
2:33	Dillon Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	26	28
2:22	Brandon Clarke makes 1-foot two point shot (Desmond Bane assists)	28	28
2:22	Rockets Full timeout	28	28
2:22	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Desmond Bane	28	28
2:22	Jalen Green enters the game for Fred VanVleet	28	28
2:22	Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks	28	28
2:12	Santi Aldama shooting foul	28	28
2:12	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	29
2:12	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	28	30
1:55	GG Jackson misses 22-foot three point jumper	28	30
1:52	Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound	28	30
1:43	GG Jackson misses driving floating jump shot	28	30
1:40	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	28	30
1:37	GG Jackson blocks Amen Thompson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	28	30
1:31	Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound	28	30
1:30	Santi Aldama misses 25-foot three point shot	28	30
1:25	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	28	30
1:19	Jalen Green misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	28	30
1:17	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	30
1:07	Cam Whitmore makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	33
51.0	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	31	33
32.1	Tari Eason makes 2-foot layup (Cam Whitmore assists)	31	35
22.1	Tari Eason shooting foul	31	35
22.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	32	35
22.1	Jaylen Wells enters the game for Santi Aldama	32	35
22.1	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Jock Landale	32	35
22.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	33	35
2.1	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Fred VanVleet assists)	33	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	38

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FedExForum

Memphis, TN

Date & Time

2:30 AM, January 31, 2025

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TNT, truTV, HBO Max, ERADM

Attendance

16,257

Referees

Marat Kogut, Ben Taylor, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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