Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Houston Rockets host the Memphis Grizzlies at Toyota Center on Friday.

The Grizzlies played the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 115-112 in their last contest. Memphis finished with a 38.9% FG percentage (42 of 108) and knocked down 17 of 50 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Grizzlies buried 14 of 23 shots for a rate of 60.9%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 64 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 27 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defending, Memphis let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 44 out of 109 shooting. New York doled out 28 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, New York collected 54 rebounds (18 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. New York ended up going 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 18 tries. They knocked down 9 of 37 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 17 and the Knicks racked up 26 fouls.

Ja Morant is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He played 38 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. Morant walked away from this one shooting 45.8% from the field and also totaled 9 dimes.

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Memphis enters this one after finishing with a record of 56-26 last season. They had an average of 115.6 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Grizzlies shot 35.3% on three-point shots (945 of 2,679) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis grabbed 49.2 rebounds per game and accumulated 2,131 dimes throughout last season, which was 6th in basketball in terms of passing. They gave up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a team committed 19.8 personal fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Grizzlies were able to force their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They surrendered 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 12th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.9). The Grizzlies gave up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (3,305 of 7,269) and they conceded 43.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They were 16th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,047 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 117-107 against the Hawks. The Rockets pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Hawks committed 18 fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 93.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Houston converted 9 of 35 attempts (25.7%). Overall, the Rockets went 42 for 98 from the floor which had them at 42.9%. The Rockets permitted the Hawks to bury 45 of their 90 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.0% in this game. They finished 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 out of 25 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In regard to rebounding, Houston permitted Atlanta to snag 38 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Rockets for the contest. He made 9 of 19 in this game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Porter Jr. tallied 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 7 assists in this matchup.

Houston had a mark of 20-62 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets connected on 45.6% from the field, which ranked 24th in basketball. Houston earned 8,997 pts last year (109.7 per game) and they averaged 42.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 23.6 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they turned it over 16.5 times per game. The Rockets committed 20.6 fouls per game and they went 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense gave up 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,048 of 2,966) and their opposition knocked down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 25.6 assists and 45.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 24th and 21st in those categories on the defensive end. The Rockets on defense were ranked 30th in basketball in points given up per game with 118.2. They were able to force 14.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (29th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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