Bucks play without four injured starters, lose to Suns

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MILWAUKEE - A run of 19 straight points powered the Phoenix Suns to an easy 102-88 win over Milwaukee Friday.

Corey Maggette's 21 points led the Bucks, who were playing without four starters. Injuries have been a big problem for Milwaukee in a disappointing season. The Suns played without Vince Carter.

Milwaukee had a 53-45 lead when the game got away from them. A few moments later they were trailing 64-53 and never were able to catch up the rest of the way. The Bucks are 14 games under .500 at 23-37, but are still just three games down in the loss column in the race for the final playoff position from the Eastern Conference.

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