Middleton sinks Suns
PHOENIX » Khris Middleton didn’t have a good feeling when the ball left his hand right before the final buzzer sounded. But the craziest shot of his career — as he called it — hit the backboard and hung on the rim momentarily before dropping into the net — a 3-pointer that gave the Milwaukee Bucks a 96-94 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
"I didn’t feel it at all," Middleton said. "It wasn’t the greatest look, but it fell for me. My first one in the league. It’s a great feeling, but you don’t want to be in that situation. You want to win games as easy as you can."
The Bucks trailed 94-93 after Markieff Morris knocked down a 14-foot jumper from inside the free-throw line with 3.9 seconds left. Morris led the Suns with 25 points, including two buckets in the last 24 seconds of a back-and-forth final five minutes.
"Lucky shot," Morris said, regarding Middleton’s game-winner. "We’ve just got to come together. Once we get one we’ll be OK. We’re just in a matrix. We have to fight our way out of this."
Suns guard Isaiah Thomas scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee rookie Jabari Parker suffered a left knee sprain early in the second half and did not return.
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