Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: January 22 vs Phoenix Suns
By Adam McGee
Finale
The Bucks should still have enough talent to pick up a home win against the Suns without Antetokounmpo, but they’ll need to be on their game to make sure of it.
Khris Middleton will need a good performance, stellar contributions from Tony Snell and Sterling Brown wouldn’t go amiss, and Brogdon’s presence will be welcome if he does in fact return. Still, Eric Bledsoe is the key and Milwaukee will need more from him against his former team.
The Suns have the muscle to bully the Bucks inside and the shooting to punish them on the perimeter. In other words, if Milwaukee fails to be diligent, their long-running weaknesses could come back to bite them once again.
Predictions:
Ben Sewell: Bucks by 5 — 29-16, 430 point differential
Rohan Katti: Bucks by 7 — 27-18, 492 point differential
Tim Wray: Bucks by 11 — 26-19, 451 point differential
Adam Coffman: Bucks by 9 — 26-19, 459 point differential
Joe Osterndorf: Suns by 6 — 25-20, 458 point differential
Leander Wallace: Suns by 2 — 24-21, 489 point differential
Adam McGee: Bucks by 4 — 24-21, 516 point differential
Ti Windisch: Bucks by 8 — 23-22, 518 point differential
Zach Pellowski: — 23-22, 685 point differential
Jordan Treske: Suns by 3 — 22-23, 545 point differential
Will Wang: Bucks by 5 — 0-2, 42 point differential
Matthew Henriksen: Bucks by 14 — 0-0, 0 point differential
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The Bucks take on the Suns at 7pm CT from the Bradley Center on Monday night, and the game will be televised locally on Fox Sports Wisconsin.