National Basketball Association
Houston 127, Memphis 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 3, 2010
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, # James Williams, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
14577
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Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin scored 28 points apiece and the Houston Rockets shot 69.6 percent from 3-point range while posting a 127-111 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.
Brad Miller added 23 points on 7-for-7 shooting as Houston (7-12) recorded its second-highest scoring output of the season. The Rockets made 16-of-23 3-point attempts, with Martin going 5-for-6 and Lowry 4-for-5. The 7-foot Miller made all three of his 3-point attempts while tying his season-high for points.
Lowry had a season-best point total and tied his top assist performance of the campaign as Houston shot 59.5 percent from the field. Lowry made 11-of-15 field-goal attempts.
Rudy Gay scored 29 points for Memphis (8-12), while Marc Gasol had 20 points and Mike Conley added 19 points and eight assists. Gay made 9-of-13 shots and Gasol was 7-of-9 for Memphis, which shot 51.9 percent.
Courtney Lee added 16 points and Luis Scola scored 15 for Houston.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Memphis |
|
Kyle Lowry 28 |
Scoring |
Rudy Gay 29 |
|
Kyle Lowry 12 |
Assists |
Mike Conley 8 |
|
Brad Miller 7 |
Rebounds |
Zach Randolph 8 |
|
Kevin Martin 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Rudy Gay 9 |
|
Shane Battier 3 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 3 |
|
Shane Battier 1 |
Blocks |
Marc Gasol 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
127 |
59.5 |
16-23 |
23-26 |
26 |
32 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
| Memphis
|
111 |
51.9 |
3-12 |
28-33 |
18 |
28 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Memphis will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.