National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Phoenix 92, Milwaukee 77
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #12 Violet Palmer, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 16422

Marcin Gortat had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Channing Frye added 14 and 13 as the Phoenix Suns continued their home mastery of the Milwaukee Bucks with a 92-77 victory on Wednesday.

The Suns (23-24) have defeated the Bucks 23 consecutive times in Phoenix, the second-longest current streak behind San Antonio’s 25 straight home victories over Golden State.

Grant Hill scored 16 points and Jared Dudley added 15 for Phoenix, which won its third straight game. Steve Nash had 13 assists but committed nine turnovers.

Corey Maggette and Ersan Ilyasova scored 15 points apiece for Milwaukee (19-28), which has not won in Phoenix since the 1986-87 season. Ilyasova is one of four Bucks who had not been born the last time the team won here.

Earl Boykins added 14 points for shorthanded Milwaukee, which shot just 31 percent from the field. Bucks guard Brandon Jennings started for the first time since returning from a broken foot three games ago and had six points on 2-of-10 shooting with five assists in his alloted 24 minutes.

The Bucks were without center Andrew Bogut, who was a late scratch with a knee injury; guard John Salmons, who sat out his ninth straight game with a hip ailment; and forward Drew Gooden, who will miss at least four weeks with a recurring foot injury.

Top Game Performances
 
Milwaukee   Phoenix
Ersan Ilyasova 15 Scoring Marcin Gortat 19
Brandon Jennings 5 Assists Steve Nash 13
Ersan Ilyasova 9 Rebounds Channing Frye 13
Chris Douglas-Roberts 5 Free Throws Made Grant Hill 6
Ersan Ilyasova 4 Steals Marcin Gortat 1
Jon Brockman 1 Blocks Channing Frye 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Milwaukee 77 31.1 5-23 16-20 13 39 3 12 8
Phoenix 92 50.0 3-13 17-23 20 54 11 4 15
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Suns have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .480 after a loss.
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Bucks have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .393 after a loss.