Houston Rockets (13-15) at Memphis Grizzlies (8-20), 8 p.m.

ODDS: CHI -120 vs STL OU:5.5u

(Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets close out a four-game road trip this evening against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. The Rockets are 1-2 on the trek and have lost six of their last eight games, including Sunday's 94-82 setback to the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Rockets stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming had early exits due to injury, hampering Houston's chances of winning. McGrady, who has been nursing a sore left knee, sat out most of the second half and is expected to miss at least two games. Yao was also out most of the second half against Detroit after sustaining a facial cut. Luis Scola had 18 points to lead the Rockets, while McGrady scored 14 points and Yao added 12 in a losing cause. Houston is 7-10 away from home this season. In injury news for the Rockets, Yao is probable for Friday's game and forward Bonzi Wells is questionable with flu-like symptoms. Memphis will conclude a three-game homestand tonight and has dropped three in a row. The Grizzlies fell to 0-2 on the stand after suffering a 116-98 setback to the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Mike Miller and Rudy Gay scored 19 points apiece for the Grizzlies, who have lost 10 of their last 12 games and fell to 5-10 as the host in 2007-08. Kyle Lowry finished with 15 points, eight assists and seven boards for Memphis. The 2007-08 season series between Houston and Memphis is tied at a game apiece. The Rockets have won five of the last six encounters. Houston, though, has lost four of its last six games at FedExForum. Eastern Atlantic W-L Pct. GB Boston 66-16 .805 --- Toronto 41-41 .500 25 Philadelphia 40-42 .488 26 New Jersey 34-48 .415 32 New York 23-59 .280 43 Central W-L Pct. GB Detroit 59-23 .720 --- Cleveland 45-37 .549 14 Indiana 36-46 .439 23 Chicago 33-49 .402 26 Milwaukee 26-56 .317 33 Southeast W-L Pct. GB Orlando 52-30 .634 --- Washington 43-39 .524 9 Atlanta 37-45 .451 15 Charlotte 32-50 .390 20 Miami 15-67 .183 37 Western Southwest W-L Pct. GB New Orleans 56-26 .683 --- San Antonio 56-26 .683 --- Houston 55-27 .671 1 Dallas 51-31 .622 5 Memphis 22-60 .268 34 Northwest W-L Pct. GB Utah 54-28 .659 --- Denver 50-32 .610 4 Portland 41-41 .500 13 Minnesota 22-60 .268 32 Seattle 20-62 .244 34 Pacific W-L Pct. GB LA Lakers 57-25 .695 --- Phoenix 55-27 .671 2 Golden State 48-34 .585 9 Sacramento 38-44 .463 19 LA Clippers 23-59 .280 34

Player Gm Min Pts FG % A Reb Stl Blk TO 3pt FT % R.Gay 81 37.0 20.1 .462 2.0 6.2 1.4 1.0 190 134 .785 P.Gasol 39 36.7 18.9 .501 3.0 8.8 0.4 1.4 80 4 .819 M.Miller 70 35.3 16.4 .502 3.4 6.7 0.5 0.2 182 155 .774 H.Warrick 75 23.4 11.4 .502 0.7 4.7 0.5 0.4 85 13 .704 J.Navarro 82 25.8 10.9 .402 2.2 2.6 0.6 0.0 134 156 .849 K.Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 .432 3.6 3.0 1.1 0.3 127 36 .698 M.Conley 53 26.1 9.4 .428 4.2 2.6 0.8 0.0 89 30 .732 J.Crittenton 28 18.1 7.4 .400 1.2 3.2 0.4 0.1 33 9 .697 D.Stoudamire 29 21.5 7.3 .397 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.0 50 36 .808 D.Milicic 70 23.8 7.2 .438 0.8 6.1 0.5 1.6 101 0 .554 S.Swift 35 15.7 6.8 .525 0.6 3.7 0.3 1.0 39 0 .642 B.Jones 9 15.1 4.4 .389 1.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 5 3 .900 K.Brown 15 13.6 3.5 .487 1.1 3.8 0.4 0.3 14 0 .412 B.Cardinal 37 11.9 3.4 .341 0.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 23 25 .684 A.Brown 33 8.7 3.0 .500 0.2 2.8 0.2 0.1 14 0 .449 J.Collins 31 15.7 2.6 .508 0.2 2.9 0.4 0.5 25 0 .526 C.Jacobsen 53 10.3 2.0 .339 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 16 16 .765 J.Richardson 3 4.7 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0 .000 Player Gm Min Pts FG % A Reb Stl Blk TO 3pt FT % Y.Ming 55 37.1 22.0 .507 2.3 10.8 0.5 2.0 183 0 .850 T.McGrady 66 37.0 21.6 .419 5.9 5.1 1.0 0.5 160 86 .684 R.Alston 74 34.1 13.1 .394 5.3 3.5 1.3 0.2 160 143 .715 L.Scola 82 24.7 10.3 .515 1.3 6.4 0.7 0.2 105 0 .668 S.Battier 80 36.3 9.3 .428 1.9 5.1 1.0 1.1 78 139 .743 B.Wells 51 22.0 9.2 .425 1.6 5.1 1.0 0.5 76 8 .638 B.Jackson 26 19.1 8.8 .419 2.4 2.7 0.5 0.1 28 28 .750 C.Landry 42 16.9 8.1 .616 0.5 4.9 0.4 0.2 26 0 .661 L.Head 73 18.9 7.6 .432 1.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 70 79 .815 M.James 33 16.2 6.5 .350 1.6 1.6 0.5 0.1 29 24 .786 S.Francis 10 19.9 5.5 .333 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.5 14 4 .565 A.Brooks 51 11.9 5.2 .413 1.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 44 36 .857 S.Novak 35 7.5 3.9 .480 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.1 4 34 .750 K.Snyder 9 8.9 3.8 .464 0.9 1.3 0.1 0.1 4 2 .545 M.Harris 17 9.4 3.6 .500 0.2 3.2 0.4 0.2 9 0 .615 D.Mutombo 39 15.9 3.0 .538 0.1 5.1 0.3 1.2 17 0 .711 C.Hayes 79 19.9 3.0 .511 1.2 5.4 1.1 0.5 62 0 .458 B.Jones 4 2.0 1.0 .500 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1 0 .000 L.Woods 7 2.3 0.9 .600 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 .000 No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB College 1 Lowry,Kyle G 6-0 175 3/25/86 Villanova 11 Conley,Mike G 6-1 180 10/11/87 Ohio State 21 Warrick,Hakim F 6-9 215 7/8/82 Syracuse 22 Gay,Rudy F 6-8 222 8/17/86 Connecticut 23 Jacobsen,C. G 6-6 215 3/19/81 Stanford 3 Crittenton,J. G 6-5 200 12/31/87 Georgia Tech 31 Milicic,Darko C 7-0 275 6/20/85 Serbia & Mon. 33 Miller,Mike G 6-8 218 2/19/80 Florida 34 Collins,Jason C 7-0 255 12/2/78 Stanford 35 Cardinal,B. C 6-8 245 5/2/77 Purdue 44 Brown,Andre C 6-9 245 5/12/81 DePaul 54 Brown,Kwame C 6-11 270 3/10/82 Glynn Academ. No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB College 0 Brooks,Aaron G 6-0 161 1/14/85 Oregon 1 McGrady,Tracy G 6-8 223 5/24/79 Mt. Zion Chr. 11 Ming,Yao C 7-6 310 9/12/80 China 12 Alston,Rafer G 6-2 175 7/24/76 Fresno State 14 Landry,Carl F 6-9 248 9/19/83 Purdue 19 Harris,Mike F 6-6 240 6/15/83 Rice 2 Head,Luther G 6-3 185 11/26/82 Illinois 20 Novak,Steve F 6-10 220 6/13/83 Marquette 3 Francis,Steve G 6-3 210 2/21/77 Maryland 31 Battier,Shane F 6-8 220 9/9/78 Duke 33 Woods,Loren C 7-2 260 6/21/78 Arizona 4 Scola,Luis F 6-9 245 4/30/80 Argentina 44 Hayes,Chuck F 6-6 238 6/11/83 Kentucky 55 Mutombo,D. C 7-2 260 6/25/66 Georgetown 8 Jackson,Bobby G 6-1 185 3/13/73 Minnesota Memphis CENTERS Kwame Brown Jason Collins POWER FORWARDS Darko Milicic* Hakim Warrick Andre Brown SMALL FORWARDS Rudy Gay Casey Jacobsen Brian Cardinal POINT GUARDS Mike Conley Jr. Kyle Lowry Javaris Crittenton SHOOTING GUARDS Mike Miller Juan Carlos Navarro Aaron McKie Coach Marc Iavaroni Houston CENTERS Dikembe Mutombo Loren Woods Yao Ming* POWER FORWARDS Luis Scola Carl Landry Chuch Hayes SMALL FORWARDS Tracy McGrady Shane Battier Steve Novak Mike Harris POINT GUARDS Rafer Alston* Bobby Jackson Aaron Brooks SHOOTING GUARDS Luther Head Steve Francis* Coach Rick Adelman