The Phoenix Suns , look to extend their winning streak to four games Tuesday night when they visit the Bradley Center in Milwaukee for an 8 p.m. game with the Bucks, losers in their last 5-of-6 games SU and 3-of-5 ATS. The Pacific Division leading Suns are favored by oddsmakers (Sportsbook.com) by 8-points with a 215 total.
Phoenix (16-25) has won 29 of its 33 meetings in the series since March 1991 including winners in 12-of-16 in Milwaukee.
The Suns have struggled through some chemistry problems this season, but that hasn't stopped them from claiming the Western Conference's best record.
The Suns will have a good chance to widen the gap as they try to continue their dominance of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday when the clubs meet at the Bradley Center.
Phoenix (29-12) has had its ups and downs this season, including an uncharacteristic 3-5 stretch in December and an ugly 97-90 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers last Tuesday.
Since that defeat, however, the Suns are averaging 112.3 points and shooting 51.2 percent from the field during a three-game win streak which has moved them to the top spot in the West, one-half game ahead of second-place New Orleans.
Phoenix has had no problem finding the right energy to beat Milwaukee (16-25) lately. The Suns have won 29 of 33 meetings in the series since March 28, 1991, including 12 of 16 in Milwaukee. They extended their home win streak against the Bucks to 20 games with a 122-114 victory on Jan. 12.
Phoenix is also 15-2 against teams from the Eastern Conference this season, while Milwaukee fell to 5-13 against Western Conference opponents after Monday's 106-92 loss at New Orleans.
Michael Redd scored 17 of his team-high 19 points in the first half as the Bucks took a four-point lead into intermission. Redd, though, missed all seven of his field-goal attempts in the second half as the Bucks were outscored 56-38 after the break.
"We were missing open shots," Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "To survive and win games, when you're open you need to make shots. As simple as it sounds, that's something we didn't do in the second half."
The Bucks had a similar breakdown against the Suns last week. They led by seven at halftime before Nash led Phoenix's comeback, scoring 26 of his season-high 35 points in the final two quarters.
Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut had a season-high 29 points and added 11 rebounds while shooting 14-for-16 from the field in that game. He's averaging 20.2 points and 11.2 rebounds while shooting 59.8 percent during a streak of six consecutive double-doubles.
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