Suns 102, Bucks 96
Markieff Morris had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points off the bench as visiting Phoenix upended Milwaukee.
Goran Dragic added 16 points for the Suns, who overcame a slow start to improve to 12-9 on the road. Eric Bledsoe added 10 points and 10 assists but committed seven turnovers.
Brandon Knight scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks. John Henson and Khris Middleton scored 13 points apiece and Jared Dudley added 10.
Phoenix possessed a 91-84 lead after two free throws by Gerald Green with 3:06 remaining before Milwaukee moved within 94-92 on a 3-pointer by Middleton with 1:49 left. Dragic answered with a basket and Morris drained a 3-pointer to make it a seven-point margin and the Bucks couldn’t recover.
The Suns only scored 15 first-quarter points and trailed the Bucks 44-43 at the break. Milwaukee led by seven points late in the third quarter before Phoenix scored the final six to trail 72-71 entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Suns have scored 100 or more points in nine consecutive games. … Milwaukee was 3-of-20 from 3-point range. … Phoenix committed 20 turnovers and the Bucks had 17 miscues.