Kelly Oubre Jr. and Devin Booker lead Phoenix Suns to upset win over the Milwaukee Bucks

Benyam Kidane

Kelly Oubre Jr. and Devin Booker lead Phoenix Suns to upset win over the Milwaukee Bucks image

The Phoenix Suns shocked the Milwaukee Bucks with an impressive performance on their home floor to secure a 114-105 win, their second win in a row after beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

It's the first time the Suns have won two games in a row in over two months, since beating the Boston Celtics on December 20, meanwhile for the Bucks, it's the first time they've lost consecutive games this season.

The Suns trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half and 10 in the fourth quarter to fight back and secure their 14th win of the season.

Kelly Oubre Jr. led the way with 27 points and 13 rebounds, while Devin Booker added 22 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Rookie Deandre Ayton finished with a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds, finishing the tough bucket over Giannis Antetokounmpo with 35.8 seconds remaining to put the Suns up four.


Oubre Jr., who scored 11 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, then came up with the clutch play on the defensive end, forcing a turnover from Brook Lopez with 31.5 seconds left as the Suns crowd showered him with MVP chants. 


After the Bucks built an 11-point lead after the first qaurter, their offensive production faded as they went on to put in one of their worst shooting performances of the season. 

The Bucks shot just 36.8% from the floor and 28.6% from the three-point line, with Khris Middleton (1-of-7), Eric Bledsoe (0-of-6), Brook Lopez (2-of-9) and Nikola Mirotic (3-of-10) all struggling from deep.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 21 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, adding six turnovers as he fouled out  in the dying seconds of the game.

Milwaukee finish their five-game road trip at 3-2 after losing to the Utah Jazz on Sunday, while the Suns are looking to make it four wins from five games when they take on the New York Knicks at home on Wednesday.

Benyam Kidane

Benyam Kidane Photo

Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.