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Bucks trim Suns鈥 lead in finals
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Chris Paul calls Deandre Ayton the anchor of the Phoenix Suns鈥 defense.
With Ayton on the bench for much of the second half, that defense sank.
The 6-foot-11 center鈥檚 inability to avoid foul trouble enabled Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks to have their way in a 120-100 Game 3 victory over the Suns on Sunday night.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a big part of our team,鈥 said Paul, the Suns鈥 All-Star point guard. 鈥淗e鈥檚 the anchor of our defense. I feel like any (opposing) team would love for him not to be on the court offensively and defensively.鈥
Phoenix also missed Devin Booker鈥檚 production, as he shot 3 of 14 and collected just 10 points after scoring 27 and 31 in games 1 and 2.
Ayton鈥檚 absence showed just how big his presence on the floor is for the Suns.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft scored 16 points in the first 14 minutes of Game 3 but picked up his fourth foul with 10:25 left in the third quarter and sat out the rest of the period. By the time he returned, the Bucks owned a 22-point lead.
Phoenix still owns a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series with Game 4 tomorrow night in Milwaukee. But the Suns must find a way to slow down Antetokounmpo.
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