(Basketball news) Phoenix Suns snapped the 2 match winning streak of the Los Angeles Lakers as they won 130-104. For the Suns, Chris Paul scored a season-high 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds as Tony Craig scored 17 points on his 32nd birthday. For the Lakers, Dennis Schroder led the scoring with a season-high 30 points as he shot 12 of 19 from the field while Kendrick Nunn scored 17 points off the bench, Lonnie Walker IV and Thomas Bryant both added 16 points. The Lakers were missing their All-Star trio of LeBron James (left ankle soreness), Anthony Davis (right foot soreness) and Russell Westbrook (left foot soreness). With this result the Suns moved to 3rd in the Western Conference standings with a record of 19-12.

”When we play like that, it’s tough to stop us,” Paul said.

”I was happy to see him aggressive, knocking down shots and taking shots,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. ”Everyone on the team, we tell Chris to shoot the ball. It’s the most unbelievable thing ever – having to tell a Hall of Fame player to shoot.”

”That is a well-oiled machine over there,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. ”They took care of business over there tonight and I felt that our guys competed to best of their ability.”

”End of the day, it is the next man up mentality,” Schroder said. ”Everybody has to be ready to play and compete at the highest level. You can’t control if someone is going to be out.”

The Milwaukee Bucks got a huge win against the in-form New Orleans Pelicans as they beat them 128-119. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 42 points and 10 rebounds, Holiday capped his 18-point with 11-assists while Brook Lopez mixed in four 3-pointers with opportunistic play in the paint to score 30 points as Pat Connaughton scored 11 points. For the Pelicans, Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 18 rebounds while McCollum scored 31 points . With this result the Bucks moved to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 22-8.

”There’s something about being in this gym,” Holiday said of his decisive 3, which Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer called ”probably the biggest shot of the game.’

”The moment we decided to pick it up in the fourth quarter, we’re right back in the game,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. ”I didn’t think we sustained it for 48 minutes.”

”We know he is such a big part of their offense that if he’s not scoring, we have a good chance,” Holiday said. ”I feel like we kind of frustrated him.”

”Jrue, in a kind of subtle, understated way is very, very strong and I think he loved the challenge, beating him to a spot, having the strength to kind of take a hit, pressuring him a little bit,” Budenholzer said. ”There’s probably only a handful of guards, if even that many, like Jrue that could maybe pick him up higher, pick him up earlier, do some different things to him.”

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(Basketball news) Phoenix Suns snapped the 2 match winning streak of the Los Angeles Lakers as they won 130-104. For the Suns, Chris Paul scored a season-high 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds as Tony Craig scored 17 points on his 32nd birthday. For the Lakers, Dennis Schroder led the scoring with a season-high 30 points as he shot 12 of 19 from the field while Kendrick Nunn scored 17 points off the bench, Lonnie Walker IV and Thomas Bryant both added 16 points. The Lakers were missing their All-Star trio of LeBron James (left ankle soreness), Anthony Davis (right foot soreness) and Russell Westbrook (left foot soreness). With this result the Suns moved to 3rd in the Western Conference standings with a record of 19-12.

”When we play like that, it’s tough to stop us,” Paul said.

”I was happy to see him aggressive, knocking down shots and taking shots,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. ”Everyone on the team, we tell Chris to shoot the ball. It’s the most unbelievable thing ever – having to tell a Hall of Fame player to shoot.”

”That is a well-oiled machine over there,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. ”They took care of business over there tonight and I felt that our guys competed to best of their ability.”

”End of the day, it is the next man up mentality,” Schroder said. ”Everybody has to be ready to play and compete at the highest level. You can’t control if someone is going to be out.”

The Milwaukee Bucks got a huge win against the in-form New Orleans Pelicans as they beat them 128-119. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 42 points and 10 rebounds, Holiday capped his 18-point with 11-assists while Brook Lopez mixed in four 3-pointers with opportunistic play in the paint to score 30 points as Pat Connaughton scored 11 points. For the Pelicans, Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 18 rebounds while McCollum scored 31 points . With this result the Bucks moved to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 22-8.

”There’s something about being in this gym,” Holiday said of his decisive 3, which Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer called ”probably the biggest shot of the game.’

”The moment we decided to pick it up in the fourth quarter, we’re right back in the game,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. ”I didn’t think we sustained it for 48 minutes.”

”We know he is such a big part of their offense that if he’s not scoring, we have a good chance,” Holiday said. ”I feel like we kind of frustrated him.”

”Jrue, in a kind of subtle, understated way is very, very strong and I think he loved the challenge, beating him to a spot, having the strength to kind of take a hit, pressuring him a little bit,” Budenholzer said. ”There’s probably only a handful of guards, if even that many, like Jrue that could maybe pick him up higher, pick him up earlier, do some different things to him.”

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(Basketball news) Phoenix Suns snapped the 2 match winning streak of the Los Angeles Lakers as they won 130-104. For the Suns, Chris Paul scored a season-high 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds as Tony Craig scored 17 points on his 32nd birthday. For the Lakers, Dennis Schroder led the scoring with a season-high 30 points as he shot 12 of 19 from the field while Kendrick Nunn scored 17 points off the bench, Lonnie Walker IV and Thomas Bryant both added 16 points. The Lakers were missing their All-Star trio of LeBron James (left ankle soreness), Anthony Davis (right foot soreness) and Russell Westbrook (left foot soreness). With this result the Suns moved to 3rd in the Western Conference standings with a record of 19-12.

”When we play like that, it’s tough to stop us,” Paul said.

”I was happy to see him aggressive, knocking down shots and taking shots,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. ”Everyone on the team, we tell Chris to shoot the ball. It’s the most unbelievable thing ever – having to tell a Hall of Fame player to shoot.”

”That is a well-oiled machine over there,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. ”They took care of business over there tonight and I felt that our guys competed to best of their ability.”

”End of the day, it is the next man up mentality,” Schroder said. ”Everybody has to be ready to play and compete at the highest level. You can’t control if someone is going to be out.”

The Milwaukee Bucks got a huge win against the in-form New Orleans Pelicans as they beat them 128-119. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 42 points and 10 rebounds, Holiday capped his 18-point with 11-assists while Brook Lopez mixed in four 3-pointers with opportunistic play in the paint to score 30 points as Pat Connaughton scored 11 points. For the Pelicans, Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 18 rebounds while McCollum scored 31 points . With this result the Bucks moved to the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 22-8.

”There’s something about being in this gym,” Holiday said of his decisive 3, which Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer called ”probably the biggest shot of the game.’

”The moment we decided to pick it up in the fourth quarter, we’re right back in the game,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. ”I didn’t think we sustained it for 48 minutes.”

”We know he is such a big part of their offense that if he’s not scoring, we have a good chance,” Holiday said. ”I feel like we kind of frustrated him.”

”Jrue, in a kind of subtle, understated way is very, very strong and I think he loved the challenge, beating him to a spot, having the strength to kind of take a hit, pressuring him a little bit,” Budenholzer said. ”There’s probably only a handful of guards, if even that many, like Jrue that could maybe pick him up higher, pick him up earlier, do some different things to him.”

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