On January 10th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with the Rockets visiting the Grizzlies today. This game was a crucial battle for positioning, as the Rockets were second in the Western Conference before the game, while the Grizzlies were third, with only a 0.5-game difference between them. If the Grizzlies had won, the two teams' rankings would have switched. In the first half of the first quarter, the Rockets' offense was very fierce, with Shen Jing almost shooting without missing, and Green and VanVleet also contributing. In less than 7 minutes, the Rockets led by 12 points at 33-21; however, in the middle and later stages, the Rockets' shooting accuracy showed a noticeable decline, and the Grizzlies once reduced the gap to only 5 points. At the end of the quarter, Green's three-pointer and free throws helped the Rockets end the first quarter with a 9-point lead at 45-36. At the beginning of the second quarter, both teams had low offensive efficiency, with the score fluctuating around a 9-point difference; in the middle stage, Whitmore and Dilon's three-pointers and Shen Jing's inside scoring helped the Rockets take a 17-point lead; on the Grizzlies' side, Aldama and Huff's consecutive scores narrowed the gap; at the end of the period, it was Kennard's three-pointer and Little Jackson's inside scoring that narrowed the gap again. The first half ended with the Rockets leading by only 5 points at 68-63. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Grizzlies relied on the iron triangle of Little Jackson, Morant, and Bane to continuously…