Milwaukee Bucks Grades and Reactions From 105-94 Victory Over the Phoenix Suns
Led by nine fourth quarter points from Khris Middleton, the Milwaukee Bucks surged past the Phoenix Suns en route to a 105-94 victory.
It almost makes you feel bad for Brandon Knight. After one year of hapless (15-67) play with the Bucks and another half year of moderate success, Knight is back in the dumps playing for the 20-55 Suns.
Ouch.
Bucks fans remember Knight as a turnover-prone gunner who taunts a low field goal percentage, with a solid three-point shot.
In his return to Milwaukee we saw the Knight of old. 17 points on 5-16, 2-8 from three.
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Credit the Suns (whose bench makes the Bucks bench look stout) for staying with the Bucks the entire way. But in the end there was nothing Knight could do to stop Middleton, who took advantage of the bewildering mismatch scoring a pair of baseline jumpers to give the Bucks much-needed breathing room in the fourth quarter.
Middleton was joined by his two amigos Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo who both had strong efforts with a +11 and +19, respectively.
This victory also marks the return of Greivis Vasquez. He played 13 scoreless minutes, but did notch three rebounds and three assists. Welcome back.
It was a game that nobody really wanted to win, but seeing the Bucks make key plays down the stretch is always a welcome sign–draft position be damned.
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