Suns beat Bucks 108-106, 4th straight win, Booker hits clutch jumper | FOX6 Milwaukee

Suns beat Bucks 108-106, 4th straight win, Booker hits clutch jumper

Gary Trent Jr. #5 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots a three-pointer over Kevin Durant #35 (Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images)

Devin Booker made a mid-range jumper with 2.4 seconds remaining to lift the Phoenix Suns over the Milwaukee Bucks 108-106 on Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Bucks vs. Suns

What we know:

It's a crucial victory for the Suns, who stayed in the final position for the Western Conference play-in tournament with 10 games remaining in the regular season. Kevin Durant scored 38 points, while Booker added 19, including the clutch 20-foot jumper after catching the in-bounds pass in the final moments.

Brook Lopez missed a turnaround jumper at the buzzer that could have tied it, ending a frantic final stretch. Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokoumpo, who scored 31 points. Lopez added 23.

Milwaukee's Kyle Kuzma hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:22 left while being fouled by Durant and completed the 4-point play for a 105-103 lead. Durant responded with a 3 with 26.2 seconds left to put the Suns up 106-105.

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Lopez made 1 of 2 free throws with 10.7 seconds left to tie it at 106, setting up Booker's winner.

Durant scored 13 points in the third quarter to help the Suns take an 81-78 advantage into the fourth.

Takeaways

Bucks: It's a tough loss for the Bucks, who are fighting for the No. 3 through No. 6 playoff positions in the Eastern Conference with the Knicks, Pacers and Pistons.

Suns: Coach Mike Budenholzer has tinkered with the playing rotation all season in an effort to find a competitive group to put around Booker and Durant. The current mix of Nick Richards, rookie Ryan Dunn and Collin Gillespie isn't perfect, but its been better than most.

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Key moment

Dunn threw down a huge one-handed jam over Antetokounmpo in the third quarter for a 68-67 lead.

Key stat

Phoenix had a 52-36 rebounding edge.

Up next

The Bucks are on the road against the Nuggets on Wednesday; The Suns host the Celtics on Wednesday.

The Source: The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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