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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For a night, the Houston Rockets new defensive mindset was blown up completely, leading to a blowout by the Memphis Grizzlies.The Grizzlies dominated a showdown between the teams with the NBAs best records, running away from the Rockets in a 119-93 victory on Monday night.They just beat the hell out of us, Rockets coach Kevin McHale said.While the Rockets struggled, Memphis put together its best all-around performance of the season.This team could easily come in and beat us by 30, and we came in and stayed focused, said point guard Mike Conley, who led the Grizzlies with 19 points and six assists. I thought it was a good statement to the rest of the league that were one of the teams to be reckoned with.Whatever showdown was expected from the two 9-1 teams and among the best defensive squads in the league never materialized as Memphis took a 16-point lead in the first quarter and extended it in each of the remaining periods, until it reached 36 points in the fourth.Memphis coach Dave Joerger said it was nice to come out and throw the first punch.We played with force and quick attacks in the paint, he said.Seven players finished in double figures for Memphis, which won its fourth straight overall. Courtney Lee finished with 15 points, while Zach Randolph added 14. Quincy Pondexter, Beno Udrih and Jon Leuer had 13 points each.Trevor Ariza led the Rockets with 16 points, while Dwight Howard had 15 points and nine rebounds. Patrick Beverly managed 10 points. James Harden had six points, going 1 of 8 from the field.The Rockets, who entered the game allowing a league-low 89 points a game, had given up that many by the end of the third quarter.Houston, which was coming off a 69-65 win Sunday night at Oklahoma City, was a step off all night. Through three quarters, Harden, having to deal with Tony Allen, was misfiring and appeared frustrated. Turnovers plagued the Rockets from the start and the shooting hovered around 40 per cent as Memphis took the lead to as many as 31 in the third quarter.McHale considered it pointless after three with Memphis leading 97-66 and sat his key players for the fourth.When we made mistakes, they capitalized on them, Ariza said. Take no credit away from them. They just straight beat us. Thats the truth.______TIP-INS:Rockets: The Rockets have two former University of Memphis post players - rookie Tarik Black and Joey Dorsey. Black, who left Memphis for one year at Kansas, was booed when he entered in the first quarter. Dorsey received a nice ovation when he came in ...The loss was the Rockets first on the road this season after winning their first six.Grizzlies: Memphis 10-1 record marked its franchise-best start to a season. Memphis also extended its regular season home winning streak to 20 straight — the last loss coming in February to Dallas.. .The 26-point winning margin was the largest of the season for Memphis. The previous best was 12 over New Orleans on Nov. 3.CONLEY BANGED UP - Conley left the game in the third with a sore left shoulder, and didnt return, although the Grizzlies lead at time also contributed to the end of his night. I got a hit underneath the rim laying it up in the third quarter. Its just a little sore. It should be all right, Conley said as he headed to the training room for treatment.UNAPPEALING APPEAL: The Grizzlies are confident the NBA will uphold Memphis 111-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings from last Thursday. The Kings appealed the result, saying Lee did not get the winning shot off in time. Memphis coach Dave Joerger said the replay system worked at every level, and the officiating crew made the right call.HE SAID IT: The good thing about this, it is only one loss. Now we will take it out on the Lakers, but we wont forget this one. - Rockets guard Jason Terry.UP NEXT:Rockets: Host Lakers on Wednesday night.Grizzlies: Visit Toronto on Wednesday night. Wholesale Chiefs Jerseys . The Brazilian heads into Saturday afternoons race coming off a close runner-up finish to Ryan Hunter-Reay in the Indianapolis 500. Cheap Chiefs Jerseys China . 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The Riders acquired the veteran slotback from the B.C. Lions in January 2013 to provide veteran leadership for a squad looking to make a successful Grey Cup run on home soil. After enduring one of the worst seasons statistically of his illustrious CFL career, Simon stood tall in the title game, registering three catches for 67 yards and two TDs in leading Saskatchewan to a 45-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Field. However, Brendan Taman, the Riders general manager and vice-president of football operations, couldnt guarantee Simons return during a CFL conference call Tuesday. "Geroy and I have, obviously, a pretty good relationship so when we made this deal last year to acquire him we knew at the end of the first year he played for us that wed sit down and talk about his role," Taman said. "Obviously we have a contract issue were going to have to talk about, too, so that plan is ongoing ... those talks are progressing, you could say, one way or the other. "Hes got as good a chance of not being back as he will be back." The six-foot 198-pound Simon, who turns 39 in September, had just 40 catches for 565 yards and three TDs last year, missing the first three regular-season games due to injury. The native of Johnstown, Pa., is the most prolific receiver in CFL history with 1,029 receptions for 16,352 yards -- both all-time records -- with 103 TDs ovver 15 seasons.dddddddddddd "Obviously he had a good year for us and did a good job for us," Taman said. "His status for 14 is to be determined and were still in talks about that." At the root of the talks, not surprisingly, is money. Simon was reportedly set to earn $205,000 with B.C. heading into the 2013 season. But the Lions were prepared to pay roughly half that while giving Simon a reduced role. When Simon and the Lions couldnt reach an agreement, GM Wally Buono, out of respect for the veteran, gave Simon permission to seek a trade rather than release him outright. When the Riders acquired Simon, they signed him to a one-year deal, plus an option, that reportedly called for a $170,000 base salary that, with bonuses, could increase to about $200,000. "There was an agreement in place that after the first year we would talk about a second year going forward," Taman said. "That was mainly, obviously, financial related. "Right now hes still on the same contract that he was on and if we can work that out and (it) stays that way well see. But we have some discussions we still have to do with him." Given the off-season departures of running back Korey Sheets (Oakland, NFL) and Weston Dressler (Kansas City, NFL), Simon was expected to be a key figure in the Riders offence this season. Also gone from Saskatchewans Grey Cup-winning squad are safety Craig Butler (free agent, Hamilton), defensive linemen Keith Shologan (Ottawa expansion draft) and Jermaine McElveen (free agent, Montreal) as well as linebacker Diamond Ferri (free agent, Montreal). 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