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Houston Rockets<\/a> (4-2, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> (3-5, 12th in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston looks to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Rockets take on Memphis.<\/p>\n

Memphis finished 48-34 overall, 11-5 in Southwest Division games and 26-15 at home a season ago. The Grizzlies averaged 121.7 points per game while shooting 47.9% from the field and 36.7% from deep last season.<\/p>\n

Houston finished 52-30 overall and 13-3 in Southwest Division action during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets averaged 114.3 points per game last season, 51.5 in the paint, 17.6 off of turnovers and 17.0 on fast breaks.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Grizzlies: Zach Edey<\/a>: out (ankle), Scotty Pippen Jr<\/a>.: out (toe), Brandon Clarke<\/a>: out (knee), Ty Jerome<\/a>: out (calf).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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