Memphis may have finally put an end to questions with a 106-95 win over Houston today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Whitfield was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Houston. Whitfield let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Memphis was led by Whitfield (24 points, 20 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Dimascio (24 points, 2 blocks), Chatman (5 points, 14 assists, 2 steals). Houston was led by James (18 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Joseph (19 points, 1 assists), Howard (12 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks).

Memphis have won their last 12 games and are now 46-15. They remain at #1 in the Southwest and remain at #1 overall in the Western Conference. Houston are now 28-33 and 15-15 at home with the defeat. They stay at #5 in the Southwest and remain at #8 overall in the Western Conference.

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