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Suns grab game 1 of NBA finals

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Chris Paul poured in 32 points and Devin Booker added 27 to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 118-105 win in game one of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks in Phoenix.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the Bucks lineup after missing the previous two games with a hyperextended left knee.  Giannis had 20 points and 17 rebounds in 35 minutes.  Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 29 points.

The loss means the Bucks will have to play from behind after dropping Game 1 of their third straight series.

The series opener for the Suns was their first NBA Finals game in Phoenix since Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls won their third straight championship in six games in 1993.  The Suns made their only other finals appearance in 1976.

Prior to this year, the Suns hadn’t made the playoffs since 2010.  Just two years ago, the Suns were last in the Western Conference with a 19-63 record.

The Bucks are making their third finals appearance, having won their only title in 1971.  Their only other opportunity came in 1974.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suns battle back to beat the Bucks

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Devin Booker poured in 30 points and Chris Paul added 28 points and seven assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a come-from-behind 125-124 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in NBA action on Wednesday night.

The Suns extended their winning streak to four games, while the Bucks five game winning streak came to an end.  Phoenix (15-9) has now won seven of their last eight.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in a season-high 47 points, but his 20-foot jumper at the buzzer was off the mark as the Bucks (16-9) finished just short of their sixth straight win.  Giannis made 15 of 23 shots from the field and 17 of 21 from the free throw line on the night.

All five Suns starters finished in double figures, including former Badger Frank Kaminsky, who had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

The Bucks led by as many as 16 points before the Suns took the lead in the fourth quarter.  Khris Middleton added 18 points and Bryn Forbes had 17.  The Bucks played for the second straight game without Jrue Holiday, who is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.  Holiday started the Bucks first 23 games and is averaging 16.4 points a game.

The Bucks are now 3-1 on their 6-game road trip and will head to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Friday night.

 

Bucks fall to Suns, first back-to-back losses this season

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Playing without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Phoenix Suns 140-131 on Sunday night in Phoenix.  Khris Middleton scored 39 points and Eric Bledsoe added 28, but the Bucks dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Devin Booker led the Suns with 36 points, 28 of those in the first half.  Ricky Rubio added 25 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in the victory for Phoenix.

The Bucks trailed 77-59 at halftime, but they rallied in the second half to make a game of it.  They climbed to within six-points at 134-128 before the Suns hit six-straight free throws to close out the victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, after undergoing an MRI on his knee, was diagnosed with a sprained knee in the Lakers game on Friday night.  He didn’t play Sunday in Phoenix and won’t play Monday night in Denver either.

The Bucks will return home to host Boston on Wednesday and his status for the game will be updated then.

The Bucks fell to 53-11 with the loss.

Bucks use size to beat Suns

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Pat Connaughton File Photo: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

The Milwaukee Bucks returned to their winning ways on Sunday, knocking off the Phoenix  Suns 129-108 at Fiserv Forum.

The Bucks lost to Denver on Friday night but pushed their record to 42-7 with Sunday’s win.  They remain on pace to reach 70-wins.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and added 19 rebounds and nine assists to lead the way.  Khris Middleton added 25 points and Brook Lopez had 17 points to go along with nine blocked shots, which is a career high.

The Suns top offensive threat, Devin Booker, scored 32 points but hit just 2 of 5 from beyond the arc.  Deandre Ayton finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix, which has dropped five of their last seven.

The Bucks have won 15 of their last 17 and will return to action Tuesday night in New Orleans against the Pelicans.

Connaughton to dunk in Chicago

Bucks reserve guard Pat Connaughton has been selected to take part in the NBA’s dunk contest as a part of All-Star weekend in Chicago.  Connaughton is one of four players selected to participate so far.  He joins Lakers center Dwight Howard, as well as Orlando’s Aaron Gordon and Miami’s Derrick Jones Jr.

Connaughton will be just the fourth Bucks player to compete in the dunk competition and first since Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2015.  Paul Pressey and Ray Allen are the other two players to compete in that event.

The dunk contest is slated for Saturday night (8 p.m.), February 15 in Chicago.

 

Bucks drop two straight for first time this season

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The Phoenix Suns came from 10-points down in the fourth quarter to knock off the NBA leading Milwaukee Bucks 114-105 on Monday night.  It’s the first time all season that the Bucks have dropped back-to-back games.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Devin Booker added 22 points and Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Suns, who have the league’s worst record.  They’ve also beaten the Bucks in both meetings this season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 points for the Bucks.

Milwaukee led by as many as 16 points in the first half before falling behind by three points in the third quarter.  Another Bucks charge put them up 10, but they couldn’t hold it.

After losing 17 straight games, the Suns have now won three of their last four.

The Bucks return home to Milwaukee to host the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on Thursday.

 

Bucks outlast Suns in overtime

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Playing shorthanded, the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Phoenix Suns 113-107 in overtime on Wednesday night, ending a two game losing streak.

The Bucks played without starters Giannis Antetokounmpo and John Henson, as well as reserves Mirza Teletovic and Matthew Dellavedova.  Khris Middleton hit 14 of 26 from the field and finished with 40 points, while Eric Bledsoe returned to Phoenix and scored 30 points against his former team.

Thon Maker also added career highs of 16 points and eight rebounds.

DeAndre Liggins collected five of Milwaukee’s 16 steals on the night as the Suns turned it over 29 times.  It was Liggins, who scored his first basket on a shot clock buzzer beating jumper in the overtime to give the Bucks the lead for good.

Former Bucks big man, Greg Monroe finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds against his old team.

The win was the fifth straight for the Bucks over the Suns and third straight in Phoenix.  The Bucks are off until Saturday night when they take on the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

 

Former GB Phoenix big man, debuts in D-League tonight

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Alec Brown

Alec Brown

Former Green Bay Phoenix standout center Alec Brown will make his debut tonight when he suits up for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.  The Jam will play host to the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Brown is a 2014 graduate of UW-Green Bay and was drafted in the second round (50th overall) of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.  He appeared in five games for the Suns during the NBA Summer League before suffering a shoulder injury and underwent surgery. [Read more…]

GB’s Brown out 3-4 months

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Former UW-Green Bay center Alec Brown is expected to undergo surgery on Thursday to repair his dislocated shoulder.

Alec Brown

Alec Brown

Brown, who has battled shoulder problems during his collegiate career at UW-Green Bay, is expected to miss 3-4 months to rehab.

Brown suffered the injury last Friday in NBA Summer League play in Las Vegas.  He met with Phoenix Suns team doctors on Monday.  The Suns selected Brown in the second round (50th overall) of the recent NBA Draft.

Brown is expected to make a full recovery.