While both teams were without their stars Ja Morant and Alperen Sengun, the Memphis Grizzlies played host to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The second a

The Memphis Grizzlies entered Thursday night with the hopes of preventing the Houston Rockets from sweeping them 4-0 in the regular season series. With Houston being the second seed and Memphis being the third seed,

The Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets matched up on Thursday night in a battle of two of the top three seeds in the Western Conference. Despite the Grizzlie

Ja Morant is on the injury report for this contest, listed as questionable for the Grizzlies with shoulder soreness. Morant had previously missed time this year due to a shoulder injury, as well as more games with various other ailments.

Ernie Johnson pointed out a mental error made by Shaquille O'Neal involving Grizzlies guard Ja Morant on Thursday night.

Morant will likely miss Thursday's game against Houston due to right shoulder soreness. Scotty Pippen will probably start in his place, and Luke Kennard may get more minutes off the bench for the Grizzlies. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.

The Memphis Grizzlies will host the Houston Rockets for the next matchup and fans are curious in particular for Ja Morant's availability.

In a crucial battle for the West’s No. 2 seed, Houston (32-14) visits Memphis (31-16) on Thursday night. The Grizzlies (-4.5) are slight favorites.

Desmond Bane had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21, including game-winning free throws with 8.6 second left and the Memphis Grizzlies came back for a 120-119 victory over the Houston Rockets.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

Jaren Jackson Jr. sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-119 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday.