Game Day: Bucks (35-21) @ Suns (44-10), Thurs 2/10/22

[Flagrant Fowl]

The Bucks look tired and they've already lost Connaughton to an injury.

[Flagrant Fowl]

This had to be cathartic for Ayton.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Did Paul add tape to his left wrist? I don't remember seeing it in the first half.

[3rdside]

Did Paul add tape to his left wrist? I don't remember seeing it in the first half.

Oh no, put in elfriiid Payton … oh wait

[Flagrant Fowl]

A 20+ point lead isn't a license to let the Bucks start practicing layups.

[The Bobster]

Ayton - 27 min, 27 pts, 7 reb, 12/14 FG

[Flagrant Fowl]

Did Paul add tape to his left wrist? I don't remember seeing it in the first half.

Oh no, put in elfriiid Payton … oh wait

Right. You goofballs would try to say it's because he's played over 30 minutes.

[3rdside]

20 pts up get him out of there

[Flagrant Fowl]

I don't disagree with that. Defensive stops will win the game.

I went back and checked some highlights. I think Paul's been wearing some kind of white arm sleeve or something all game.

[Vladimir_Taltos]

That was a nice win...way cool...

[SunsRIt]

Dominating win. Ayton leads in scoring. Paul with 19 assists.

[The Bobster]

Suns now 4 up on the league.

[Wally_West]

This Suns team might be decent.

[3rdside]

Knicks just beat the warriors even after a Curry mega highlight reel play on Randle.

5 up, rest Paul as-m-ap

[MightyMoog]

Bismack remains undefeated as a Sun!

[Split T]

Had to watch the last 3 quarters late, but that was fun. I hate the whistle Giannis gets…he’s already one of the toughest covers in the league, he doesn’t need help from the officials.

Ayton won this game for us by the way. I have no idea why Milwaukee continued to switch little guys onto him, he absolutely abused them all game. Book didn’t have it going tonight and it didn’t matter.

[Split T]

[Nodack]

They are going to be pissed the next time we play them in Milwaukee after getting poached in Phoenix. I have been meaning to change my avatar after the Finals last year and haven’t gotten around to it. Today I’m glad I didn’t.

[Superbone]

This team shows every night why they’re the best team in the Association.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Had to watch the last 3 quarters late, but that was fun. I hate the whistle Giannis gets…he’s already one of the toughest covers in the league, he doesn’t need help from the officials.

Ayton won this game for us by the way. I have no idea why Milwaukee continued to switch little guys onto him, he absolutely abused them all game. Book didn’t have it going tonight and it didn’t matter.

I was also trying to figure this one out during the game. The Bucks are pretty shorthanded in the front court with Greg Monroe being their only real big guy on the bench, so maybe they were worried about Giannis or Portis picking up fouls? Then again, if they weren't switching smaller guys onto Ayton, the Suns wouldn't have force fed him post touches in the paint. I think it might've just be Budenholzer trying to Jedi mind trick the Suns or something. Seems like his gameplan was dead set against giving shooters good looks and at least that part worked decently well for them.

I really liked how comfortable Ayton and McGee looked in the short stretch of them playing together. Clearly that's been worked on in practice because no one seemed hesitant in what they were trying to do when that lineup was out there.