Rockets rout Grizzlies 132–101
Houston posted a 132–101 win over Memphis in a regular‑season contest that showed an unusually large margin of victory. The social recap published the score and highlighted Houston’s offensive efficiency that night (x.com). The post presented the result as one of the clearer blowouts among the recent slate of games (x.com).
Houston closed the regular season on April 12 with a 132-101 home win over Memphis, a 31-point margin in the teams’ final meeting of 2025-26. (nba.com) The Rockets shot 45.7% from the field, grabbed 64 rebounds, and outscored the Grizzlies by 27 points on the glass at Toyota Center. Memphis shot 41.1% and finished with 37 rebounds. (nba.com) Clint Capela led Houston with 23 points and 13 rebounds in 22:58, and Reed Sheppard added 19 points with four three-pointers. Tari Eason scored 20 points, giving Houston three players with at least 19. (nba.com) Dariq Whitehead scored 26 points for Memphis, and Rayan Rupert had 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Grizzlies listed 10 inactive players, including Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, Santi Aldama, Zach Edey, and Jaylen Wells. (nba.com) The result finished Houston’s regular season at 52-30, good for fifth place in the Western Conference. Basketball-Reference lists the Rockets with the league’s sixth-best net rating at plus-5.4 and the fourth-best points allowed per game at 110.0. (basketball-reference.com) Memphis ended 25-57 and 13th in the Western Conference after dropping its last five games. The Grizzlies’ team page on NBA.com shows losses by 16 points to Milwaukee on April 5, 16 to Cleveland on April 6, 17 to Denver on April 8, 46 to Utah on April 10, and 31 to Houston on April 12. (nba.com) Houston also won the earlier meeting in Memphis, 124-109 on November 5, giving the Rockets a 2-0 sweep of the season series. ESPN’s schedule page for Memphis lists that November loss and the April 12 defeat. (espn.com) The Rockets entered the postseason bracket as the West’s No. 5 seed, and NBA.com said on April 13 that the 2025-26 postseason field was set after the regular-season finale. The blowout over Memphis was Houston’s last game before the playoffs began. (nba.com)
