Overview
- The Rockets, who won 119-109 in Memphis on Friday, rode Kevin Durant's 25 points and 10 assists to a fourth-quarter burst that put the game out of reach.
- Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and 16 rebounds, including a late dunk that helped seal the result.
- Houston shot 52.4% from the field and 50% from three in the fourth quarter to pull away from a one-possession game.
- Memphis had 10 players on the injury list, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper led the Grizzlies with a career-high 31 points in the loss.
- The result kept Houston in sixth in the West, one game behind Minnesota and four games ahead of Phoenix, with the trip closing at New Orleans on Sunday and Memphis hosting Chicago on Saturday.