Brandon Knight scores 20, Bucks sneak past Suns
The Milwaukee Bucks had an impressive game shooting the ball in this one, going 35-73 (47.9%) from the field, including 8-16 (50.0%) from three-point range, to sneak by the Phoenix Suns, 96-94. Milwaukee (13-12) has now won back-to-back games after defeating Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
Brandon Knight scored 20 points on 7-18 shooting. Zaza Pachulia contributed 13 points and five assists for Milwaukee as well. Markieff Morris had another big game for Phoenix in the loss, putting up 25 points on 9-13 shooting (2-3 on 3-point attempts), in addition to going 5-5 from the free throw line. He also registered seven rebounds. Gerald Green added 12 points and eight rebounds and Eric Bledsoe finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
The Suns dished out 17 assists versus 20 turnovers, a ratio of just .85. They are 1-4 on the season when committing more errors than assists in a game. The Bucks, on the other hand, are undefeated (2-0) when forcing opponents beneath 1.00 in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Phoenix (12-14) has now lost six in a row.
Coming up, the Bucks square off against the Portland Trail Blazers, who are 18-6 on the season. The Suns match up with the Charlotte Bobcats, currently sitting at 6-18 this year. The Suns have a 0-1 record against Charlotte this season.
