Phoenix Suns Continue Domination of Milwaukee Bucks at Home
Sports can be a strange thing at times. In certain circumstances, one team can simply own another for whatever reason.
That has exactly been the case with the Suns against the Bucks in Phoenix since 1987. Milwaukee hasn’t beat Phoenix on their home floor since that year and that long streak would continue on Sunday night as the Suns would cruise to an easy 109-93 victory. With the win, Phoenix has won two games in a row and have even up their record on the season at .500.
Here are some of the things that I saw from the Suns blowout win.
The Good
There was so much to like from this game if you were a Suns fan. On the offensive end, the Suns were lights out and put together their best effort on the young season. Phoenix shot just under 56 percent from the field and knocked down 10-of-22 jumpers from three-point land. All five starters and two guys off the bench had double-digit point totals.
Marcin Gortat was the game’s leading scorer with 18 points and missed only one shot on the evening. The Suns big man also had seven board, three assists, three blocked shots and a pair of steals. If you take away the Dallas game, it was Gortat’s second best game of the season.
The two guys that I was really impressed with was the combination of Channing Frye and Markieff Morris at power forward. The lid on the hoop finally fell off for Frye. He only missed one shot and knocked down all his attempts from behind the arc. Morris wasn’t quite as efficient shooting the basketball, but he finally got his double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The pair was a perfect 7-of-7 shooting three’s until Morris missed one late in the game.
You can’t mention how good the Suns offense was without forgetting about Steve Nash. Nash had 10 assists in the first quarter and finished up the game with 17 dishes on the evening. He also made 5-of-7 shots for 10 points. The two-time MVP got off to a rough start in the beginning of the season, but he has come on as of late.
Phoenix’s offense will get all the pub, but the Suns defense was pretty darn good as well. For most of the game, the Suns D held the Bucks to shooting around the 40-41 percent mark until they got hot during garbage time. Milwaukee was ice cold shooting the three going 2-of-15 and they also committed 13 miscues.
The Bad
There isn’t much to find bad about this Suns win. The only thing that you could realistically whine about was the Bucks on the offensive glass. Milwaukee had 15 offensive boards on the evening with starting center Andrew Bogut. Of course, the Bucks failed to convert on a lot of those second chances. Still, the Suns must clean that up heading into their next game.
Next Up
After two straight home wins, the Suns will head to Los Angeles to face the Lakers. The Lakers are 6-4 on the season heading into Tuesday’s matchup and will be coming off of a win against the Grizzilies.
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