National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 102, Milwaukee 96
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #58 Josh Tiven, # Eric Dalen
Attendance: 12311

Suns 102, Bucks 96: Markieff Morris had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points off the bench as visiting Phoenix upended Milwaukee.

Goran Dragic added 16 points for the Suns, who overcame a slow start to improve to 12-9 on the road. Eric Bledsoe added 10 points and 10 assists but committed seven turnovers.

Brandon Knight scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks. John Henson and Khris Middleton scored 13 points apiece and Jared Dudley added 10.

Phoenix possessed a 91-84 lead after two free throws by Gerald Green with 3:06 remaining before Milwaukee moved within 94-92 on a 3-pointer by Middleton with 1:49 left. Dragic answered with a basket and Morris drained a 3-pointer to make it a seven-point margin and the Bucks couldn’t recover.

The Suns only scored 15 first-quarter points and trailed the Bucks 44-43 at the break. Milwaukee led by seven points late in the third quarter before Phoenix scored the final six to trail 72-71 entering the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Suns have scored 100 or more points in nine consecutive games. … Milwaukee was 3-of-20 from 3-point range. … Phoenix committed 20 turnovers and the Bucks had 17 miscues.
Top Game Performances
 
Phoenix   Milwaukee
Markieff Morris 26 Scoring Brandon Knight 26
Eric Bledsoe 10 Assists Brandon Knight 4
Markieff Morris 10 Rebounds Giannis Antetokounmpo 12
Isaiah Thomas 7 Free Throws Made Jared Dudley 4
Eric Bledsoe 2 Steals Brandon Knight 3
Alex Len 5 Blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Phoenix 102 45.7 7-25 21-27 19 46 6 7 20
Milwaukee 96 42.0 3-20 19-22 22 44 5 9 17
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Bucks have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .611 after a loss.
  • Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Suns have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .438 after a loss.