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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork. Charles Barkley Jersey .com) - Khris Middletons prayer was answered, and the Suns were handed another heartbreaking loss. Middleton banked in a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 96-94 win in Phoenix on Monday. Zaza Pachulia gave the Bucks an 88-87 lead with 2:42 remaining with a layup, then both teams went scoreless until the final minute. Gerald Green put the Suns back in front with a corner 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds left, and former Sun Jared Dudley restored Milwaukees lead with a triple at the other end. Out of a timeout, Markieff Morris got free for a layup, and again the Bucks stole the lead back at the other end, this time with a Brandon Knight runner. Phoenix then took a timeout to advance the ball. It was inbounded to P.J. Tucker on the low block, and he found Morris near the free throw line for a jumper that gave Phoenix the lead back with 3.9 seconds to play. Milwaukee burned two timeouts before the final possession. Middleton came to the ball near the left sideline and let fly with a contested, off-balance trey that hit the backboard and every part of the rim before falling through. It wasnt pretty, but the guys kept fighting, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. We found a way to win. Brandon Knight scored 20 points to lead Milwaukee, which overcame the loss of star rookie Jabari Parker to a knee injury to rally to a win. Parker injured his left knee on a drive to the basket early in the third quarter. The No. 2 pick was helped off the court by teammates and was diagnosed with a sprain. As of right now, we dont know anything, Kidd said. Theyll do all the tests (Tuesday) and well be able to report something then. Phoenix lost its sixth straight game in eerily similar fashion to its game against the Clippers on Dec. 8. Blake Griffins game-winning 3 in that one bounced off the front of the rim before sneaking into the basket. Morris had 25 points and Isaiah Thomas gave 20 off the bench. O.J. Mayo opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and Giannis Antetokounmpo split a pair of free throws to get the Bucks within a point. The next three minutes belonged to Thomas. Thomas triple at 9:41 started a stretch of 11 of the next 13 points in the game scored by the diminutive guard. He followed his 3 with a layup, then canned two more contested shots from behind the arc out of a timeout to make it 83-73 in Phoenixs favor. Milwaukee scored the next nine points, however, to make it a game. Morris scored 10 points in the first quarter to help the Suns to a 26-14 lead. They held a 53-44 advantage at halftime and 72-67 lead through three. Game Notes The Bucks had lost three straight road games ... The Suns fell to 1-6 this season on the second game of a back-to-back ... Middleton and Pachulia both shot 6-for-9 and scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, off the bench ... Green shot 3-for-18, including 2-for-15 from 3-point range, in the loss. Robert Horry Jersey . In mens doubles, Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock reached the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Croatian Mate Pavic and Andre Sa of Brazil. Clint Capela Jersey . The right-hander said he threw about 30 pitches in a routine bullpen session Sunday at Yankee Stadium, his final hurdle before starting Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. http://www.therocketsofficial.com/Authentic-Austin-Rivers-Rockets-Jersey/ . Fielder ended 4-for-5 with a solo homer, while Avila was 4-for-4 with two runs scored for the Tigers, who put the brakes on a three-game skid and rebounded from a loss in Mondays opener. Victor Martinez and Austin Jackson both contributed two hits, an RBI and a run scored as Detroit maintained its healthy lead atop the AL Central.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Even with Lionel Hollins gone, the Memphis Grizzlies will always be more force than finesse as long as Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol are around to overpower opponents.Adding Jeff Green gives them a chance to be both.Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Grizzlies beat the slumping Brooklyn Nets 103-92 on Wednesday night in their first matchup against their former coach.It was good to beat him, honestly, Gasol said. I know how competitive he is and he knows how competitive I am.Hollins new team dropped its seventh straight since it was 16-16 after winning its first game of 2015.Theyre a very good defensive team, a very good rebounding team and thats why theyre one of the best teams in the league, Hollins said.Gasol and Courtney Lee added 18 points apiece for the Grizzlies (27-11), who began working newly acquired Green into one of the Western Conferences top teams. Green finished with 10 points in 26 1/2 minutes off the bench in his first game since his arrival from Boston.Were never going to be a small-ball team, but we do have to be able to match up small ball with all the teams in the West, Memphis coach Dave Joerger said.Mason Plumlee had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, playing without the suspended Kevin Garnett and still without the injured Deron Williams.That left Hollins without nearly enough experience against a veteran team that enjoyed its best success under him but might be on its way to even greater heights under Joerger, his former assistant.Hollins went 214-201 with the Grizzlies franchise and his last three teams made the playoffs, but he was let go after a 56-26 finish and a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2012-13 when ownership was looking for a change.It was different going against your old coach, Randolph said. Been through a lot, made history together, did stuff together in Memphis, turned the franchise around, so it was nice to see him out there.The Grizzlies are much more versatile offensively under JJoerger than Hollins rugged defensive clubs, and they got another scoring option when they acquired Green from Boston in a three-team deal with New Orleans. PJ Tucker Jersey. It wasnt approved by the league until Monday, leaving Green just one workout with Memphis, so Joerger wanted to ease him in.Averaging a career-best 17.6 points, Green was 3 of 11, missing all four 3-point attempts, but sees how he can be a perfect fit in Memphis.I mean, Im surrounded by threats, the 6-foot-9 forward said. Its a great feeling to have. Coach just wants me to go out there and just play my game and just be aggressive.Garnett was suspended by the NBA for head-butting Houstons Dwight Howard on Monday, and Williams is still unsure when he will return from fractured rib cartilage. The Nets still are in playoff position in the Eastern Conference, but that may not last much longer if they cant end this skid soon.Maybe weve maxed out, I dont know, Hollins said before the game, but thats what were striving for.Lee scored 15 points in the first quarter, going 6 for 7 and making all three 3-pointers, and Memphis led by as much as 19 in the second half.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Memphis snapped a three-game road losing streak. ... The Grizzlies are 19-2 when scoring 100 points. ... Randolph is 20 rebounds from passing Pau Gasol (4,096) for the franchise lead in rebounds.Nets: Hollins held a morning shootaround Wednesday, which the Nets havent been doing for home games. They worked out at their training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but Hollins said hed like to do it at the arena in hopes it could improve the Nets shooting at home. Just trying to think of things to help us be better, he said.THE INSIDE STORYThe Grizzlies were 3 for 17 from 3-point range — 0 for 13 not counting Lee. But with 66 points in the paint, outside shooting was secondary.Thats what we do, Randolph said. We play inside-out.UP NEXTGrizzlies: Visit Orlando on Friday night.Nets: Visit Washington on Friday night. ' ' '