Memphis narrowly held off Houston in Ja Morant’s long-awaited return game, but quite a few members of the young Rockets showed promise in Wednesday’s 130-125 road loss (box score).
KJ Martin scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting (66.7%), including 2-of-5 on 3-pointers (40%). Frontcourt mate Alperen Sengun returned after a one-game illness absence with 25 points and 8 rebounds on 11-of-15 shooting (73.3%), while Jabari Smith Jr. hit 4-of-9 on 3-pointers (44.4%) and scored 16 points.
