Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 97-79 loss to Miami Heat

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MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 14: (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Starters

D-. While much of the conversation on social media after the game seemed to focus on <a rel=. Guard. Milwaukee Bucks. ERIC BLEDSOE

MALCOLM BROGDON. B. While it’s still very much up for debate as to whether the change that brought him into the starting lineup is to the benefit of the team overall, <a rel=. Guard. Milwaukee Bucks

Forward. Milwaukee Bucks. KHRIS MIDDLETON. D. At this point, bigger questions should not only be asked of Khris Middleton, but of the role he’s being asked to play within the team. Not for the first time lately, Middleton had nothing going for him in this game, yet the Bucks continued to lean on him in a role that asks him to do so much more than what he’s best at. Middleton got plenty of three-point shots up, but much like so many of his contributions on this occasion, they were forced. To his credit, he worked his way to the line with regularity and made 9-of-10 from the stripe, but both player and team would likely be best served by setting up in a way where Middleton can give them more by doing a little less.

A-. With a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line and 50 percent from the field, there was very little wrong with <a href=. Forward. Milwaukee Bucks. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

C. <a rel=. Center. Milwaukee Bucks. JOHN HENSON