Grizzlies drop preseason game to Rockets
Published
Oct. 9, 2014 11:52 p.m. ET
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HOUSTON -- James Harden scored 21 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 113-93 preseason victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night.
The All-Star guard was 6 for 12 from the field and added four assists. Center Dwight Howard was held out with a bruised knee.
Second-year forward Terrence Jones scored 15 points, while University of Memphis product Tarik Black pulled down 15 rebounds and added 10 points.
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Houston took a 27-point lead midway through the third quarter, then pulled away again after Memphis pulled within seven with 7:20 to play.
Jarnell Stokes led Memphis with 12 points. Zach Randolph played eight minutes for the Grizzlies, scoring two points.
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