The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks were involved in a hard-fought game on Wednesday that ended with a miss from Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the Suns walking away with a victory, Devin Booker threw some shade at Antetokounmpo for his final shot, via Kellan Olson of 98.7 Arizona Sports.
Devin Booker's thoughts when he saw Giannis Antetokounmpo pulling up from the midrange area for the potential game-winner: "We're in good shape."
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) February 11, 2021
Late in Wednesday's game, Booker would make one of his two free throws with 33 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 125-124 lead. He would then miss a late three-point shot that would give the Bucks one more shot with three seconds remaining in the game.
Instead of driving toward the basket, Antetokounmpo would take a 20-foot shot that would fail to go in. While Booker was content with the shot that the Suns conceded to Antetokounmpo, he was glad that Phoenix didn't allow Antetokounmpo to get in the paint as he was able to do with ease during the game.
He went on to say that it was difficult to keep Giannis out of the paint and they had finally done it.
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) February 11, 2021
Antetokounmpo finished the game with a game-high 47 points while making 15 of his 23 field-goal attempts. For the most part, Antetokounmpo was able to get near the basket without any issues, allowing him to score easy points for the Bucks.
Of course, teams would prefer to have Antetokounmpo take a shot outside the paint despite his efforts to improve his shot. As of this moment, Antetokounmpo is shooting only 34.5 percent from 16-feet from the basket to the three-point line this season.
Wednesday's win over the Bucks was an impressive one for the Suns as they faced a double-digit deficit in the second half, which prompted Booker to credit Chris Paul for the difference he's made. There's no doubt that Antetokounmpo is going to use Booker's comments as motivation for the rest of the season.
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