Rudy Gay added 21 points and seven boards, while Mike Conley chipped in 14 points for Memphis, which has won four straight on the heels of its season- opening loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Chandler Parsons tallied 19 points, while James Harden registered 18 points, but on just 4-of-18 shooting for the Rockets, who dropped their first road game in three chances.

Omer Asik recorded 10 points and 13 boards and Jeremy Lin had 15, including a fast break layup which pulled the visitors within 87-85 with 2:23 to play, in defeat.

Memphis, though, netted the final six points of the contest.

Conley nailed a 3-pointer following the Lin layup, and after Parson's runner clanked off the rim, Gay's putback made it 92-85 with 1:03 to go.

The Grizzlies snatched three offensive rebounds on the possessions with Gay tallying the last two.

Gay then split a pair from the line with 20.9 left to account for the final margin.

The Rockets led 24-17 after a quarter of play and took a 46-42 advantage into the break.

Memphis outscored Houston, 27-22, in the third and held a slim 69-68 edge going into the fourth.

Jerryd Bayless' layup capped 16-4 Grizzlies run, which gave the hosts an 87-75 margin midway through the final frame, before Houston countered with a 10-0 spurt to get within two.

Game Notes

Memphis held a 48-34 points in the paint advantage ... The Grizzlies had a 21-5 lead in fast break points ... Houston turned the ball over 20 times, which led to 27 points for Memphis ... The Grizzlies committed just nine turnovers.