Grizzlies stay hot in win over Rockets

Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 25 points, Desmond Bane added 19 points as the host Memphis Grizzlies built an early advantage and held on late to beat the Houston Rockets 113-106 on Saturday.

The Grizzlies, playing without Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., have won 7 of 8 since Morant was sidelined.

They shot 50 percent from the floor, turned 16 Houston turnovers into 21 points and overcame woeful free-throw shooting t