Not that his new team is doing so well.
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The event was part of the Suns’ “Season of Giving” campaign. They’re tall and big but when they close out, they have to close out harder than another 6-8 guy who has that long wingspan.
This is his first matchup with Milwaukee since a three-team deal that sent him to Phoenix on February 19. “We’re getting there. We’re just not there enough and they’re shooting over us”. “I don’t know very many people that say “no” to Jerry.”… I thought that helped us, it carried over. He was 12-of-17 from the field and basically did whatever he wanted.
Anthony Davis had the best game for the Pelicans, turning in a stat sheet of 16 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks in 42 minutes.
Eric Bledsoe scored 29 points and the Suns led almost the entire way in a 104-88 victory Friday night.
New Orleans’ visit to Phoenix on Friday was reminder of the trade rumors that have swirled for Suns power forward Markieff Morris to the Pelicans, particularly for Ryan Anderson. As a team, the Pelicans are shooting just 37.1 percent for the half.
“We can’t have teams outhustle us to 50-50 balls, and we just act like we don’t care”, Davis said. It takes a lot of effort.
Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd was similarly pleased Friday. The Warriors rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final eight minutes to win 121-112. We want to win; we’ve got to be better in all those categories. “We just gotta go out there and play”. Top scorer Greg Monroe missed both of those games with a sprained knee and returned Friday but had only 10 points. The Milwaukee Bucks have lost 12 straight road games.
– The Suns improved to 12-7 this season when scoring at least 100 points and 5-3 when allowing under 100 points.
ABOUT THE BUCKS (10-18): Milwaukee has dropped five of its last six games and needs a win over the Suns to avoid a 0-4 road trip. Bledsoe start the run with a 3-pointer and Morris – playing for the first time since December 7 – finished it with a 3-pointer right before the buzzer to make it 28-17 Suns.Davis missed the only shot he took in the quarter and had two free throws for the Pelicans, who missed 15 of 21 shots and seven of nine 3-pointers.
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“Typically, all the teams I’ve been on in the past that have been good, you lose a couple games and get your butt kicked and you come in the enext day for practice, there’s usually a fight”, Hornacek said.
