FINALS REMATCH: Champion Bucks head to Phoenix in first matchup of season; Suns have NBA’s best record
An NBA championship rematch Thursday night, for the first time this season, between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns.
Pregame on WKTY begins at 8:30 p.m. Tipoff at 9 p.m. on 96.7 FM / 580 AM.
It’s the first of two games this season against the teams that met in the NBA Finals — won, of course, by the Bucks in six games.
Milwaukee comes in riding high on a four-game winning streak.
The last of those wins, a big one over the LA Lakers with both LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the lineup. Giannis Antetokounmpo only scored 44 points, missing three shots, in that one.
The Suns have the best record in the league at 44-10. They are exactly the same both home and away —22-5.
Milwaukee has the fifth best record in the league (35-21) but is only 16-12 on the road.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) shoots past Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges (25) during Game 6 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (Mark J. Rebilas/Pool Photo via AP)