Friday, October 9, 2026Preseason · 2 games

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Final

Rockets135

Mavs117

Final

Grizzlies104

Bulls100

The lead · Grizzlies-Bulls

No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson goes from 1 point at the half to 21, with all 5 threes after the break

Sengun posts a triple-double

Final

Grizzlies 104 · Bulls 100

Who led

Ty JeromeMEM16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST

GG JacksonMEM14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST

Caleb WilsonCHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST

Norman PowellCHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Top-scorer duel · Grizzlies-Bulls

Sengun tops the night at 43.0 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

SengunHOU · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL

43.0

EasonHOU · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

40.8

FVVHOU · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL

37.4

FlaggDAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

35.2

Leonard MillerCHI · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

29.7

SmallMEM · 9 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST

29.0

Caleb WilsonCHI · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL

27.3

PowellCHI · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

27.1

The night in charts

Rockets-Mavs combined for 252, 48 more than any other game

Points by game

Rockets-MavsRockets 135, Mavs 117

252

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 104, Bulls 100

204

MEM won the closest game by 4

Closest finishes

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 104, Bulls 100

+4 MEM

Rockets-MavsRockets 135, Mavs 117

+18 HOU

Eason shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

EasonHOU · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL

60% (6-10)

SheppardHOU · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL

60% (6-10)

KDHOU · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 BLK

58% (7-12)

MarshallDAL · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB

50% (7-14)

FlaggDAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL

50% (7-14)

Final · Grizzlies-Bulls

Grizzlies 104Bulls 100

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Grizzlies	30	30	25	19	104
Bulls	27	23	32	18	100

The story

No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson flipped a switch after halftime

Went 5-of-10 from deep in the second half, the last a 26-footer that cut it to 2 at 0:55. 21 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST · 7-17 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Memphis built a 14-point lead, Chicago went up 6 in the 3rd, and Javon Small hit the 102-97 bucket at 1:07, then iced it with two free throws at 0.7.

MEM lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Leonard Miller went 12-11-2 off the bench for 29.7 FPTS, the game high.

How it happened4 lead changes

MEM margin, every score

1
Biggest lead · MEM +14, 51-37
A 14-point cushion in the second, and the Bulls still clawed all the way back.
2
The swing · Bulls 13-0, Q3 8:23 to 5:52
The Bulls go 13-0 and turn 60-67 into 73-67.
3
The finish · CHI within 2, Q4 55.2
The Bulls get it to 102-100. That's as close as it gets. 104-100 final.

Final · Rockets-Mavs

Rockets 135Mavs 117

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Rockets	27	38	34	36	135
Mavs	19	26	35	37	117

The story

Tari Eason came off the bench for 20 PTS and 9 REB as Houston won by 18

Kevin Durant added 15 PTS on 7-of-12.

The swing

A 38-26 second quarter turned an 8-point lead into 20 at the break. Dallas won the second half 72-70 but never got closer than 18 at a quarter's end.

HOU lead by quarter

How it happened0 lead changes

HOU margin, every score

1
The run · Rockets 10-0, Q2 9:01 to 7:04
A 10-0 burst from the Rockets makes it 44-26.
2
Biggest lead · HOU +28, 111-83
28 points clear in the fourth. The closest the Mavs got after was 17.
3
The finish · Rockets 135-117 final
The Rockets never trailed. Wire to wire, 135-117.

Second story · the whole slate

2 finals, widest margin 18

The whole night · final margins

Top performances

Caleb WilsonBulls-Grizzlies · L21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST

Tari EasonRockets-Mavs · W20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST

Cooper FlaggMavs-Rockets · L19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST

Fred VanVleetRockets-Mavs · W17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST

Norman PowellBulls-Grizzlies · L17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST

Alperen SengunRockets-Mavs · W16 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST

Box scores

Rockets 135 @ Mavs 117 · Final

Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT	TOV	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr.	22:00	12	4	1	1	0	4-8	2-3	2-4	0	+12
Kevin Durant	23:00	15	0	2	0	1	7-12	1-1	0-1	1	+11
Alperen Sengun	22:00	16	10	10	1	0	6-9	0-2	4-5	3	+22
Amen Thompson	24:00	8	7	2	1	1	4-8	0-0	0-0	6	+7
Fred VanVleet	24:00	17	2	7	2	0	5-12	5-12	2-3	1	+15
Steven Adams	14:00	2	3	1	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	-3
Bogdan Bogdanovic	16:00	4	2	4	0	0	1-4	0-3	2-2	1	+16
Quadir Copeland	9:00	3	1	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	3-4	2	-8
Isaiah Crawford	12:00	4	1	0	1	1	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	+7
Tari Eason	24:00	20	9	2	2	0	6-10	2-2	6-7	0	+17
Sean Pedulla	4:00	0	0	2	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-4
Julian Phillips	7:00	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-5
Reed Sheppard	19:00	16	1	1	1	0	6-10	4-7	0-0	1	+12
Bruce Thornton	9:00	13	0	2	0	1	4-6	3-3	2-2	2	-8
Oscar Tshiebwe	12:00	5	3	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	-1
Total		135	43	36	11	4	47-86	18-36	23-32	21

Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT	TOV	+/-
Cooper Flagg	19:00	19	6	3	1	1	7-14	1-5	4-4	2	-15
Zaccharie Risacher	24:00	9	8	1	1	0	4-9	1-3	0-0	1	-13
Morez Johnson	12:00	4	2	1	1	0	1-3	1-3	1-2	0	-7
Max Christie	24:00	14	2	2	1	0	5-12	4-11	0-0	0	-12
Naji Marshall	24:00	16	2	3	0	0	7-14	1-5	1-2	2	-13
Tarik Biberovic	19:00	9	2	2	0	0	3-9	3-8	0-0	0	-3
Moussa Cisse	14:00	0	6	3	2	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	-8
Daniel Gafford	8:00	7	3	0	1	0	3-4	1-1	0-0	1	-3
Jett Howard	16:00	8	1	3	2	0	3-6	1-3	1-2	1	-2
Tobi Lawal	15:00	13	1	0	2	0	5-6	0-1	3-3	2	+2
Seth Lundy	14:00	3	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-2	1	-8
John Poulakidas	14:00	3	0	2	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	-5
Dwight Powell	13:00	1	1	8	0	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	0
Sergio De Larrea	24:00	11	2	6	1	0	4-6	3-3	0-0	4	-3
Total		117	37	34	12	2	44-94	18-51	11-17	18

Grizzlies 104 @ Bulls 100 · Final

Grizzlies
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT	TOV	+/-
Jaylen Wells	14:00	8	2	1	1	0	3-5	2-2	0-0	1	-8
Cameron Boozer	12:00	10	4	3	0	0	3-5	0-1	4-4	0	+17
Zach Edey	16:00	10	5	0	2	1	3-3	0-0	4-6	3	+15
Cedric Coward	12:00	2	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	+19
Ty Jerome	14:00	16	1	4	0	0	5-8	4-6	2-2	0	+16
Walter Clayton Jr.	15:00	2	1	3	0	0	1-6	0-4	0-0	3	-11
Carson Cooper	4:00	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-3
Jerami Grant	12:00	9	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	7-8	0	-10
Taylor Hendricks	11:00	5	2	1	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	+6
GG Jackson	17:00	14	4	1	0	1	5-9	1-3	3-4	1	0
Karim Lopez	14:00	4	6	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	+10
Jahmai Mashack	7:00	0	0	2	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	+3
Kris Murray	16:00	3	3	3	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0
Scotty Pippen Jr.	12:00	2	0	0	3	0	1-6	0-1	0-0	1	-6
Quinten Post	17:00	4	1	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	-11
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	16:00	2	1	0	1	0	1-5	0-4	0-0	4	-22
Javon Small	14:00	9	5	3	4	0	3-8	1-2	2-2	3	+3
Cam Spencer	16:00	4	2	4	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	+2
Total		104	40	25	13	2	36-76	10-31	22-26	21

Bulls
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT	TOV	+/-
Matas Buzelis	12:00	6	0	0	0	1	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	-19
Caleb Wilson	32:00	21	4	0	1	0	7-17	5-11	2-6	4	-18
Tobe Awaka	24:00	0	7	2	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	-4
Norman Powell	19:00	17	3	2	1	0	3-6	1-2	10-12	0	+3
Josh Giddey	23:00	13	3	3	0	1	3-7	1-3	6-7	2	-7
Brandon Boston Jr.	4:00	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0
Jalen Bridges	8:00	4	0	0	1	1	1-1	1-1	1-2	0	+3
Noa Essengue	19:00	5	2	0	0	0	1-6	0-2	3-4	0	+3
Buddy Hield	17:00	5	2	2	0	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	-6
Leonard Miller	23:00	12	11	2	1	0	5-11	1-3	1-3	2	0
Isaac Okoro	23:00	5	3	3	1	0	1-4	0-0	3-4	1	+25
Drew Peterson	7:00	3	2	0	2	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	+2
Dailyn Swain	18:00	6	2	4	2	0	2-6	0-2	2-2	2	+1
Patrick Williams	10:00	3	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	-3
Total		100	43	19	9	4	30-80	12-34	28-40	16

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