The Rockets dropped their record to 16-13 on the season while dropping their away record to 6-10 this season Tuesday. The team did some things good, but simply had little success on offense. They scored over 25 points in a quarter just once in the game and did not do themselves any favors gaining ground in the division. Currently, they have been trying to catch up with the Spurs who have led the division just above the Rockets and Mavericks. More work needs to be done if they plan on ever catching the Spurs this season, and as the Mavericks continue to keep winning they will find themselves in the basement. 

The Rockets got a big game from Kyle Lowry who led all scorers with 24. Samuel Dalembert led the team with 10 rebounds as well while Lowry added 6 assists. The team was simply pathetic from the field scoring just 17 in the first quarter and 19 in the fourth. The only glimpse of hope was in a 26 point 2nd quarter, but this was over shined by 31 from the Grizzlies. The team was outscored 52- 43 in the first half and this would prove to be the difference in the contest. The team will now try and rebound as they still hope to stay in the division race.

The Grizzlies improved to over .500 on the season with a 15-14 record now. They also improved their home record to a very good 10-5 mark. The team was led by Mike Conley who scored 21 points in the contest and also added 4 assists that led all. Rudy Gay led the team in rebounds with 8. The Grizzlies were also not pretty on offense, but at least scored over 20 in each quarter. Just when the Rockets began to make progress scoring points, Memphis responded. The teams are very close on paper, but on this day Memphis had enough to make the difference and get the win.