Here are the major ramifications of the Astros trading Kyle Tucker
RIPPLE EFFECT
18 December 2024
RIPPLE EFFECT
With Kyle Tucker officially a member of the Cubs, the Astros still have some burning questions to address. Does the decision to move Tucker mean the championship window is closed?
And if that is indeed the case, would the Astros be better off trading Framber Valdez before the season starts? Or should they hold onto to Framber considering the team is currently favored to win the AL West once again?
Which begs the question. Is it possible to have a soft rebuild while also contending?
Don't miss the video above as ESPN Houston's John Granato and Lance Zierlein share their thoughts on the state of the organization, and how they should proceed this offseason.
Jalen Green had 25 points and Alperen Sengun added 23 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 100-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night in a game where Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The game was tied at 95-all when Sengun made 1 of 2 free throws to put Houston on top. He made two more free throws with 30 seconds left to make it 98-95.
Brook Lopez missed a 3-pointer, but a turnover by Sengun gave the Bucks the ball back and a dunk by Antetokounmpo cut the lead to one with 8.1 seconds to go.
Green added two free throws to make it 100-97 and Damian Lillard was fouled and missed the first free throw before a double lane violation on the second one triggered a jump ball.
Lillard came away with the ball and his 3-point attempt bounced off the rim.
The Bucks were down by 2 with about 4 1/2 minutes left when Thompson pulled Antetokounmpo down from behind by the head and neck as he went up for a shot in the lane. The play was reviewed and determined to be a flagrant foul 2 and Thompson was ejected.
Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bucks, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Bucks: Milwaukee needs to work on offensive consistency after failing to score in the fourth quarter until Lillard made two free throws with about six minutes to go.
Rockets: Houston needs to do a better job of capitalizing on offense when its defense shuts teams down. They only scored seven points in the first six minutes of the fourth when they held Milwaukee scoreless.
Sengun’s free throws that put the Rockets up for good.
Milwaukee scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets host San Antonio on Wednesday night and the Bucks host Denver on Thursday night.