A pair of 25-win Western Conference squads take the court on Monday, Jan. 13 when the Houston Rockets host the Memphis Grizzlies at the Toyota Center in Houston.

The Houston Rockets (25-12) host the Memphis Grizzlies (25-14) on Monday at Toyota Center, the second game in four days between the two teams. On Thursday in Memphis, Alperen Şengün's double-double and Fred VanVleet's clutch play helped the Rockets hold off the Grizzlies in a 119-115 win.

The Houston Rockets (25-12) and Desmond Bane’s Memphis Grizzlies (25-14) square off at Toyota Center on Monday, January 13, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.In their most recent matchup on Thursday,

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The third-seeded Memphis Grizzlies suffered a very important loss against the second-seeded Houston Rockets on Monday night. To make matters worse, it looks like a big reason for the loss could be attributed to a costly mistake by the NBA officials.

This was the third meeting between the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets. Memphis needed things to be differently, and it felt that way for a lot of Monday's game. Ja Morant and Desmond Bane came right out of the gates and knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to put Memphis on the board.

The Houston Rockets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 120-118 behind a big performance from Jalen Green that came down to the wire.