Suns – Bucks 104-116: Another triumph with super Antetokounmpo and even closer to the championship

From triumph to triumph, the Bucks also went through Phoenix after the doubleheader in Sacramento over the Kings as they knocked the Suns to the canvas (116-104) to take another step toward their best regular-season record , which will exist it offers the ultimate home field advantage in the playoffs.

Milwaukee went up to 50-19 (28-6 at home and 22-13 at home), becoming the first team to end their postseason participation. Giannis Antetokounmpo again took everyone by storm, with Brook Lopez (21 points, 10/14 shots, 10 rebounds, 2 steals in 34 minutes) continuing his impressive performances and Holiday, Portis, Crowder following on the night Mike Budenholzer rested Khris Middleton and also had no Grayson Allen available.

Phoenix fell to 37-32 (22-12 home and 15-20 a) being chased by the Warriors and Suns for the Top 4 in the West and going on without the injured Kevin Durant. Devin Booker was writing numbers (30 points from 13/27 shooting) but no fuss, Ayton, Payne, Landall did a good job but the Bucks were in control and in the end they had the chemistry, the cohesiveness, the knowledge to give you the result.

Antetokounmpo’s account

The Suns objected to the many recordings he made, but they dealt with him very harshly. They fouled him 14 times and maybe their comments in the final were too much. Dominant, creatively great, he missed the triple-double by two assists and the truth is he could have easily written it if his team hadn’t shot 30.8% from the perimeter.

36 points
11/20 two points
14/24 shots
11 setbacks
8 assists
1 steal
1 block
3 errors
1 foul
14 earned fouls
+11 to +/-
46.8 USG%

36-54 racquet points, 12-4 surprise points, 33-30 substitute points, 14-12 opponent errors, 7-21 second chance points.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ next opponents are the Indiana Pacers on Friday night (2:00 a.m.) in the Fiserv Forum.

THE DODECALPTA: 24-29, 48-57, 84-85, 104-116

PHOENIX CHANCE (Monty Williams): Okogie 8 (6/8 shots, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals), Craig 6 (2), Ayton 16 (8/18 2-pointers, 8 rebounds), Booker 30 (12/24 2 -Pointers, 1/3 3-pointers, 3/3 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 5 turnovers), Paul 11 ​​(5/9 2-pointers, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals ), Bigiobo, Warren, Payne 13 (3), Ross, Wainwright 8 (2), Landal 12 (5/5 2-pointers, 2/2 shots)

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Connaughton 8 (2), Antetokounmpo 36 (11/20 2-pointers, 0/3 3-pointers, 14/24 shots, 11 rebounds, 8 assists), Lopez 21 (9/9 2-pointers, 1/5 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 2 steals), Carter 9 (3/5 3-pointers), Holiday 12 (4/14 shooting, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 turnovers), Ingles 6 (2 3-pointers , 3 rebounds, 7 assists), Portis 11 (1), Crowder 11 (3/4 3 points, 5 rebounds), Green, Matthews

Phoenix Suns team stats: 33/72 2-pointers, 8/23 3-pointers, 14/16 shots, 41 rebounds, 23 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 11 turnovers, 26 fouls

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 28/46 2-pointers, 12/39 3-pointers, 24/37 shots, 46 rebounds, 24 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 12 turnovers, 15 fouls