Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks

Mar 6, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	33	30	27	32	122
MIL	30	30	31	41	132

Game Recap

Led by Khris Middletons season-high 44 points (16 in the 4th quarter), along with eight rebounds and five assists, the Bucks defeated the Suns, 132-122. Giannis Antetokounmpo (19 points, 13 rebounds, six assists) and Jrue Holiday (24 points, nine assists, four steals) added a combined 43 points for the Bucks in the victory, while Deandre Ayton (season-high 30 points) and Cameron Payne (23 points, eight assists) paved the way for the Suns in the losing effort. The Bucks improve to 40-25 on the season, while the Suns fall to 51-13.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	42	6-14	2-5	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	3	-11	14
99Jae CrowderPF	34	7-12	4-8	1-1	5	7	0	0	1	3	-7	19
22Deandre AytonC	32	14-19	1-1	1-2	8	2	1	0	2	2	-11	30
14Landry ShametSG	34	5-12	3-6	4-6	1	5	1	1	0	4	-4	17
15Cameron PaynePG	35	9-19	3-7	2-2	2	8	0	1	3	2	-17	23
0Torrey Craig	20	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	1	2	3	+1	5
4Aaron Holiday	17	4-7	0-0	0-0	3	4	2	0	1	1	-3	8
18Bismack Biyombo	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	1	1	2	-3	0
00JaVale McGee	8	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5	6
2Elfrid Payton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-9353.8%	14-3145.2%	8-1172.7%	27	33	8	4	11	20	-	122

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Khris MiddletonSF	35	16-27	5-9	7-7	8	5	1	0	3	2	+21	44
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	31	8-13	0-1	3-6	13	6	1	3	3	6	-8	19
9Bobby PortisC	32	2-8	2-5	3-4	6	0	0	0	2	2	+11	9
7Grayson AllenSG	31	3-5	2-3	2-2	1	6	2	0	1	3	+17	10
21Jrue HolidayPG	38	7-13	4-5	6-6	2	9	4	1	4	4	+14	24
5Jevon Carter	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	0	-8	0
25Serge Ibaka	21	6-10	1-2	1-3	10	1	0	2	0	0	+8	14
13Jordan Nwora	26	5-10	1-6	1-1	5	0	1	0	0	1	+6	12
95DeAndre' Bembry	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-11	0
28Lindell Wigginton	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8754.0%	15-3246.9%	23-2979.3%	48	31	9	6	14	19	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIL

(12:00) Jump Ball Portis vs. Ayton: Tip to Crowder
(11:47) MISS Ayton 2' Alley Oop Layup
(11:46) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:37) G. Antetokounmpo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:21) Crowder 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
+3 (11:04) Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
33
+3 (10:47) Ayton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
63
(10:29) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Portis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:21) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
65
+3 (10:03) Payne 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Crowder 2 AST)
95
+2 (9:49) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Middleton 1 AST)
97
(9:35) MISS Payne 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:20) Portis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
910
(9:10) Payne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:10) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(9:06) Shamet P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
(8:57) MISS Middleton 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:52) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:42) MISS Ayton 18' Jump Shot
(8:40) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
(8:27) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:27) BUCKS Rebound
+1 (8:27) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
911
+2 (8:17) Shamet 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Crowder 3 AST)
1111
+2 (8:04) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1113
(7:57) MISS Payne 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:54) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:50) Middleton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:39) Crowder 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1313
(7:39) Portis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+1 (7:39) Crowder Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1413
(7:24) MISS Portis 3PT Jump Shot
(7:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:02) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:02) G. Antetokounmpo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:01) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Dunk (9 PTS)
1415
(7:01) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:45) MISS Shamet 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:42) Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:27) Carter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:27) Shamet STEAL (1 STL)
(6:21) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
(6:10) MISS Ayton 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:07) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:01) MISS Middleton 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:58) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:51) Payne 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1615
(5:36) Suns T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Ayton ) (E.Malloy)
+1 (5:36) Middleton Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1616
(5:26) MISS Middleton 3' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot
(5:25) Suns Rebound
+2 (5:12) Ayton 13' Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1816
+3 (4:57) Ibaka 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Middleton 2 AST)
1819
+2 (4:36) Ayton 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Crowder 4 AST)
2019
(4:15) MISS Ibaka 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:12) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:05) Allen P.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Malloy)
+3 (3:49) Craig 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
2319
(3:39) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:39) Biyombo STEAL (1 STL)
(3:31) MISS Craig 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:27) Carter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:21) Middleton 16' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carter 1 AST)
2321
+2 (3:06) Holiday 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2521
(3:02) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (2:56) Middleton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
2524
(2:40) MISS Shamet 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:35) Nwora REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:28) Middleton 21' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2526
+2 (2:09) Craig 10' Step Back Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2726
+2 (1:52) Ibaka 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Carter 2 AST)
2728
(1:40) MISS Holiday 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:40) Holiday BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:35) Ibaka REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:26) Middleton Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(1:26) Middleton Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:15) Holiday P.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Wright)
+2 (1:07) Holiday 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2928
(0:50) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:50) Biyombo STEAL (2 STL)
(0:48) G. Antetokounmpo C.P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
+1 (0:48) Shamet Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3028
+1 (0:48) Shamet Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3128
(0:38) MISS McGee 6' Layup
(0:34) Bembry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:27) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T7)
(0:27) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(0:09) MISS Holiday 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:07) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:07) Holiday 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
3328
+2 (0:01) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Running Layup (11 PTS)
3330
(0:01) MISS Craig 55' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIL

122Points132

50-93(53.8%)Field Goal(%)47-87(54.0%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)15-32(46.9%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

27(6)Rebounds(Offensive)48(14)

33Assists31

8Steals9

4Blocks6

11Turnovers14

20Fouls19

50Pts In The Paint46

7Fast Break Pts16

27Pts Off Turnovers24

19Bench Pts26

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

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