Associated Press
Phoenix Suns (39 wins, 28 losses, 7th place in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (43 wins, 24 losses, 2nd place in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Milwaukee welcomes Phoenix home and hopes to extend its three-game winning streak at home.
The Bucks are 26-7 in home games. Milwaukee scores him 120.4 points and he outscores opponents by 3.3 points per game.
The Suns won on the road, 18-14. Phoenix ranks ninth in the league with 44.3 rebounds per game, led by Jusuf Nurkic, who averages 11.1 rebounds.
The Bucks are scoring 120.4 points per game, which is 6.2 more points than the Suns are allowing (114.2 points). The Suns are shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 2.0 percentage points higher than the 47.2 percent of their Bucks opponents this season.
This will be the second time this season that the two teams will meet. The Suns won 114-106 in their last meeting on February 7th. Devin Booker led the Suns with 32 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 34 points.
Top performers: Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 23.1 points and 7.3 assists over the past 10 games.
Kevin Durant averages 28.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.4 assists for the Suns. Grayson Allen is averaging 3.7 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Bucks: 7-3, averaging 112.3 points, 43.8 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 6.2 steals, and 4.2 blocks per game, shooting 46.8 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 108.4 points per game.
Suns: 6-4, averaging 113.2 points, 49.1 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 5.6 steals, and 5.4 blocks per game, shooting 47.0% from the field. The opponent’s average score is 112.5 points.
Injuries: Bucks: Marjon Beachum: day-to-day (ankle), Malik Beasley: day-to-day (back), Khris Middleton: day-to-day (ankle).
Suns: Damion Lee: out (knee), Josh Okogie: out (hip).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
