Suns’ 116-100 win over the Bucks: By the numbers
Jan 5, 2014, 5:49 AM | Updated: 5:50 am
The Phoenix Suns rebounded from a tough 99-91 loss Thursday night with a convincing 116-100 victory over the hapless Milwaukee Bucks at US Airways Center. Here’s a look back at the 16-point rout by the numbers.
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With the win, Phoenix moved to 3-1 at home in 2013-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. It’s only loss came in a 100-98 heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets.
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Gerald Green started for the second consecutive game and recorded a career-high five steals. Green also had a season-high 24 points.
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Suns forward Channing Frye knocked down a season-high six three-point shots. He finished with 22 points and seven rebounds.
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Eric Bledsoe missed his eighth game of the season Saturday night due to a right knee sprain. The Suns announced that Bledsoe would undergo further evaluation later in the week.
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Marcus Morris had seven points off the bench for Phoenix, but still continues to be in a little bit of a shooting slump from the field. In his last three games, Morris has shot just 13 percent (3-of-23).
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Saturday’s 16-point win marks the 20th of the season for Phoenix. Last season, the Suns didn’t reach the 20-win mark until Feb. 27.
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Point guard Goran Dragic contributed to the win with 15 points and six assists, but didn’t score his first basket until the final 45 seconds of the first half.
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The Suns forced a season-high 25 turnovers against the Bucks. The 26 giveaways were also a season-high for Milwaukee.
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If there was a negative in Phoenix’s victory Saturday, it was how Jeff Hornacek’s squad closed quarter. In the last two minutes of each frame, the Bucks outscored the Suns 33-14.
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With 116 points against the Bucks, the Suns have now scored at least 100 points in each of their last nine home wins.
