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Skip Bayless has strong reaction after Jalen Green, Rockets win 10 straight
Mar 28, 2024, 3:54 pm
The Rockets are firing on all cylinders. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images.
Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets did it again, as they won their tenth straight game on Wednesday night. The Rockets are currently 1 game behind the Warriors with 10 games left in the season. So there's a real chance Houston could pass the Warriors and make the Play-In.
Jalen Green dropped 37 points in the win against OKC, and has been performing like a superstar ever since Alperen Sengun went down with an ankle injury.
Which begs the question, has Jalen Green already achieved superstardom, or should we expect him to show some regression before the season concludes?
Skip believes Green has already achieved “star” status, but superstardom appears right around the corner. He went as far to compare him to Anthony Edwards.
Plus, will the Rockets and Green be able to maintain this level of success when Sengun returns, whether it's this year or next?
Be sure to watch the video below as Skip Bayless, Keyshawn Johnson, and Rachel Nichols share their thoughts on the Rockets' budding superstar, Coach Ime Udoka, and much more!
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Oswald Peraza hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to help the Los Angeles Angels snap a three-game losing skid by beating the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday night.
Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.