Scouting report: vs. Memphis Grizzlies
When/where: 7 p.m. today; Toyota Center. TV/radio: ATTSW; 790 AM, 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish), 101.7 FM (Spanish).
Rockets (24-18) update: They have won 15 of their last 17 home games and play six of their next eight games at Toyota Center. … The Rockets have won six of the past eight games against the Grizzlies, including four straight and both meetings this season. … The Rockets went into Sunday’s game second in offensive rating, one point per 100 possessions behind the Warriors. … James Harden had 43 points in the previous meeting with the Grizzlies, the first of his consecutive 40-point triple-doubles and a franchise record against the Grizzlies. On Friday, he became the first player in NBA history to have a 40-point tripledouble in fewer than 30 minutes … Center Clint Capela has averaged 22.5 points on 73.9 percent shooting and 11.5 rebounds against the Grizzlies this season … Guards Eric Gordon (bruised right knee) and Chris Paul (strained left hamstring) are out. Guard Brandon Knight (sore left knee) is questionable.
They snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over San Antonio but lost at Miami on Saturday. … The Grizzlies rank 26th in offensive rating but are sixth defensively. They allow the second-fewest points in the paint in the NBA. … Forward Kyle Anderson, who missed the first meeting with the Rockets and spent much of the second game between the teams assigned to defend James Harden, left Saturday’s game after eight minutes with a sprained ankle. He averages career highs for points (7.9), rebounds (5.9) and assists (three). … Guard Mike Conley is averaging 20.2 points, the second most in his 12-year career. … Rookie forward Jaren Jackson has made at least 50 percent of his shots in 13 of 15 games, sinking 55.4 percent in that stretch. … Forward Kyle Anderson (sprained left ankle) and guard/forward Dillon Brooks (right toe injury) are out..
Statistically speaking: 27 — free throws by James Harden in the previous Rockets game vs. the Grizzlies, breaking his record of 25 for the most against Memphis.