The Milwaukee Bucks are back in action Friday, up against a confusing Houston Rockets team that’s rattled off seven consecutive wins, but has a record of just 8-16.
Before those seven wins, the Rockets had lost 15 in a row.
FRIDAY: Bucks at Rockets at 7 p.m. — pregame on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM beginning at 6:30 p.m.
They’re led by Christian Wood, who had a short stint with the Bucks a few years ago, before breaking out and making everyone wish maybe Milwaukee should have kept him.
Wood was with the Bucks for just a few games back in 2018-19, playing just over 4 minutes and averaging 2.8 points. He was let go and then signed by New Orleans where he averaged 16.9 points over just 23.6 minutes a game.
Three seasons later, he’s thriving in Houston, averaging a double-double at 16.3 points, 11.3 rebounds.
He’ll likely match up some with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who’s coming off one of his worst performances of the season — a 15-point effort in a loss to Miami, which also hit a franchise-record 22 3-pointers in beating the Bucks.
Antetokounmpo, who just turned 27, is averaging 27.0 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.7 combined blocks/steals.
No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft, Jalen Green, won’t play for the Rockets.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Bucks’ Jrue Holiday (21) looks to pass the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. The Bucks won 112-100. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)