Milwaukee Bucks: Grades From 116-100 Win Over Indiana Pacers

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Feb 11, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) draws a blocking foul against Indiana Pacers forward Glenn Robinson III (40) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

It took the Milwaukee Bucks a game, but the team regrouped and played fantastic basketball to beat the Indiana Pacers at home on Saturday night.

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	1	2	3	4	T
Pacers	22	30	22	26	100
Bucks	29	33	26	28	116

The Milwaukee Bucks were thirsty for a win. Milwaukee has obviously struggled lately, and a match-up with the playoff-bound Indiana Pacers seemed like it would end in another loss for the Bucks.

Jason Kidd‘s tinkering continued from the last game into this one, and that tinkering ended up paying off on Saturday. Kidd rolled with a new starting five, one without John Henson or Greg Monroe (or the two centers obtained from the Charlotte Hornets, thankfully) and that new group did well!

The Bucks won all four quarters, which is usually a pretty sound strategy to employ. Both the bench and the starters played well, and although nobody was watching because of the game between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder there was some good basketball going on in Indianapolis.

Here’s a grade ahead of time for free–this Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk gets an A++.

https://twitter.com/AdamMcGee11/status/830590692703473664

Now, let’s get to the real grades. As usual, we’ll go through and grade each player in the starting lineup, each player who came off the bench, Kidd’s performance, and finally the opposing team as a whole.

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