The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies
9Belt meetings
4Rockets wins
5Grizzlies wins
4Title changes
Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies have met 9 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 13, 2002 to January 14, 2020. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Memphis Grizzlies lead the belt series 5–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,137 | Dec 13, 2002 | Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 114–109 | Title change |
| 5,264 | Mar 13, 2004 | Houston Rockets beat Memphis Grizzlies 88–80 | Defense |
| 5,627 | Nov 13, 2007 | Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 105–99 | Title change |
| 5,673 | Feb 29, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Memphis Grizzlies 116–95 | Defense |
| 6,082 | Mar 30, 2012 | Houston Rockets beat Memphis Grizzlies 98–89 | Title change |
| 6,628 | Oct 23, 2017 | Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 98–90 | Title change |
| 6,631 | Oct 28, 2017 | Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 103–89 | Defense |
| 6,769 | Dec 31, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat Memphis Grizzlies 113–101 | Defense |
| 6,875 | Jan 14, 2020 | Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston Rockets 121–110 | Defense |