After the Phoenix Suns defeated the Bucks in their two home games, the critics were quick to jump on the bandwagon and count Milwaukee out. But the following two games showed them the mirror and proved that Giannis Antetokounmpo and men are as clutch as it gets.

The Bucks, in the presence of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, won Game 4 and kept their championship dream very much alive. Did they have a flawless game? Certainly not, but it was good enough to drill a hole in the Suns’ boat. 

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The Suns saw Devin Booker going crazy from the very first minute. The star scored 38 points in the first three quarters with 18 points in Q3 at 7/7 from the field. In just 38.5 minutes, Book scored 42 points at 60.7% shooting and took 28 of the team’s 78 FG attempts. 

The visitors went 51.3% from the field as opposed to the home team’s 40.2%. This massive gap in efficiency and still a winner in the poorly scoring squad got the Suns a unique record – 

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But interestingly, the field shooting percentage does not reveal the entire story. Turns out the Suns were pathetic in terms of their offensive rebounding and their turnovers. The Phoenix squad registered just 5 offensive rebounds against the Bucks’ 17 and also invited 17 turnovers to Milwaukee’s 5. 

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Khris Middleton and those final minutes that inflicted all the harm

With over five minutes remaining into the game, the Suns were 95-90 ahead. However, an insane defense from the Bucks and a dominant offensive game from Khris Middleton led to Downtown enjoying a 19-8 run. It’s true that Devin Booker did not play for five middle minutes in that quarter but he was present when Khris was generating ‘Khash Money’.

In the final 28 seconds, Middleton dragged the 2-point game into a victorious lead with six impressive clutch points. In fact, he was the only player from the Bucks’ starting five who could convert three-pointers. Him and Giannis Antetokounmpo combined 66 points and that made all the difference.

Do you see the Suns bouncing back after such poor defeats and a struggling Chris Paul? Help us know in the comments.

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