Astros' outfielder weighs in on crazy finish to Tuesday night's game
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11 July 2018
The Astros' win on Tuesday night featured one of the strangest endings to a game in recent memory. Photo by Joshua Jordan/SportsMap
Astros outfielder Tony Kemp joins The Charlie Pallilo Show in studio and talks about the dramatic ending to Tuesday night's game against the A's. Kemp discusses Ken Giles exiting the game after struggling to get several hitters out, and mentions that Giles was cheering hard from the dugout for his teammate Hector Rondon to get out of the inning.
Tony also talks about playing several positions in the field, and how he prefers to play center field because he doesn't have to worry about the ball being fair or foul. Kemp continues and discusses the significant amount of talent the Astros have on the roster, how loaded their minor league system is, and talks about how hitting for contact and getting on base are the strengths of his game.
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Rockets advance to NBA Cup semifinals after thrilling win over Warriors
Dec 11, 2024, 11:50 pm
Jalen Green made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.
Houston snapped a 15-game skid against the Warriors, winning for the first time in the series since Feb. 20, 2020. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City, which beat Dallas in the other West quarterfinal game on Tuesday night, in the semifinals on Saturday.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points.
Houston led by 14 before falling behind late to set up the thrilling finish.
Houston trailed by six with about 1 1/2 minutes left before Fred VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Sengun added a layup with 27 seconds to go to cut the lead to one.
Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Gary Payton II grabbed the rebound, but Green intercepted his pass and was fouled by Jonathan Kuminga to set up the winning free throws.
The Warriors had a chance to win it at the buzzer but Smith blocked Brandin Podziemski’s 3-point attempt.
Takeaways
Warriors: Golden State beat the Rockets twice this season without Curry before losing Wednesday in a game where he had 19 points.
Rockets: This young team showed poise in finishing this one after squandering a double-digit lead.
Key moment
Green’s hustle on getting the ball late to draw the foul to set up the winning free throws.
Key stat
Houston won despite making just 6 of 27 3-pointers.
Up next
While Houston heads to Las Vegas this weekend, the Warriors will return to regular-season play Sunday at Dallas.
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