Rockets vs Grizzlies: head-to-head
42 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets23wins
Memphis Grizzlies19Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Grizzlies have met 42 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 23-19, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 5 and the Grizzlies won 1. The most recent game, on April 12, 2026, ended Rockets 132-101.
The home team won 24 of the 42 games (57%). These matchups averaged 220.7 total points, with a typical winning margin of 15.0 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Rockets in 2025-26, Grizzlies in 2022-23. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 18, 2026 in Memphis.
Next meetings
| Dec 18, 2026 | Rockets @ Grizzlies | 8:00 PM EST | HOU 68% |
| Jan 7, 2027 | Grizzlies @ Rockets | 8:30 PM EST | |
| Jan 18, 2027 | Rockets @ Grizzlies | 7:30 PM EST | |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Grizzlies @ Rockets | 8:30 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Rockets | MEM 81 – 130 HOU · 2016-03-14 |
| Grizzlies | MEM 133 – 84 HOU · 2021-02-28 |
2025-26 HOU 4 – 0 MEM
| 2026-04-12 | MEM 101 – 132 HOU | Final |
| 2026-03-27 | HOU 119 – 109 MEM | Final |
| 2026-01-26 | MEM 99 – 108 HOU | Final |
| 2025-11-05 | HOU 124 – 109 MEM | Final |
2024-25 HOU 3 – 1 MEM
| 2025-01-30 | HOU 119 – 120 MEM | Final |
| 2025-01-13 | MEM 118 – 120 HOU | Final |
| 2025-01-09 | HOU 119 – 115 MEM | Final |
| 2024-10-25 | MEM 108 – 128 HOU | Final |
2023-24 HOU 3 – 1 MEM
| 2024-02-14 | HOU 113 – 121 MEM | Final |
| 2023-12-15 | HOU 103 – 96 MEM | Final |
| 2023-12-13 | MEM 104 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2023-11-22 | MEM 91 – 111 HOU | Final |
2022-23 HOU 0 – 4 MEM
| 2023-03-24 | HOU 114 – 151 MEM | Final |
| 2023-03-22 | HOU 125 – 130 MEM | Final |
| 2023-03-01 | MEM 113 – 99 HOU | Final |
| 2022-10-21 | MEM 129 – 122 HOU | Final |
2021-22 HOU 1 – 3 MEM
| 2022-03-20 | MEM 122 – 98 HOU | Final |
| 2022-03-06 | MEM 112 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2021-12-11 | HOU 106 – 113 MEM | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | HOU 102 – 136 MEM | Final |
2020-21 HOU 1 – 2 MEM
| 2021-03-29 | MEM 120 – 110 HOU | Final |
| 2021-02-28 | MEM 133 – 84 HOU | Final |
| 2021-02-04 | HOU 115 – 103 MEM | Final |
2019-20 HOU 2 – 1 MEM
| 2020-02-26 | MEM 112 – 140 HOU | Final |
| 2020-01-14 | HOU 110 – 121 MEM | Final |
| 2019-11-04 | HOU 107 – 100 MEM | Final |
2018-19 HOU 3 – 1 MEM
| 2019-03-20 | HOU 125 – 126 MEM | Final/OT |
| 2019-01-14 | MEM 94 – 112 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-31 | MEM 101 – 113 HOU | Final |
| 2018-12-15 | HOU 105 – 97 MEM | Final |
2017-18 HOU 2 – 2 MEM
| 2017-11-18 | HOU 105 – 83 MEM | Final |
| 2017-11-11 | MEM 96 – 111 HOU | Final |
| 2017-10-28 | HOU 89 – 103 MEM | Final |
| 2017-10-23 | MEM 98 – 90 HOU | Final |
2016-17 HOU 2 – 2 MEM
| 2017-03-04 | MEM 108 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2017-01-21 | HOU 119 – 95 MEM | Final |
| 2017-01-13 | MEM 110 – 105 HOU | Final |
| 2016-12-23 | HOU 109 – 115 MEM | Final |
2015-16 HOU 2 – 2 MEM
| 2016-03-14 | MEM 81 – 130 HOU | Final |
| 2016-01-12 | HOU 107 – 91 MEM | Final |
| 2015-11-25 | MEM 102 – 93 HOU | Final |
| 2015-11-20 | HOU 84 – 96 MEM | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.