Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 140-131 loss to Phoenix Suns

A. As if it wasn’t made clear with the late season surge he’s been on, <a rel=. Guard. Milwaukee Bucks. DONTE DIVINCENZO

C+. Seeing the most minutes in his growing Bucks stint, <a rel=. Forward. Milwaukee Bucks. MARVIN WILLIAMS

Milwaukee Bucks. PAT CONNAUGHTON. D+. Initially seeing the floor to give the Bucks more defensive steel with their poor first quarter, <a rel=. Wing

GEORGE HILL. D. After missing the last two games with a groin contusion, <a rel=. Guard. Milwaukee Bucks

C. Certainly the game flow dictated how <a rel=. Center. Milwaukee Bucks. ROBIN LOPEZ

KYLE KORVER. A-. <a rel=. Wing. Milwaukee Bucks

MIKE BUDENHOLZER. C+. As the night couldn’t have gotten off to a more disastrous start, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer had to have been proud of his team’s competitive spirit as they tried to dig themselves out of such a massive hole from the moment the ball tipped. But considering the Bucks have now fallen in two straight games and are without their superstar in Giannis Antetokounmpo for at least one more night, this Bucks team is certainly heading towards uncharted waters by their standards as Budenholzer and his staff try to pinpoint what is causing some of their more significant issues at the moment. They’ll have to do so one more time on the road and hopefully the Bucks can reverse course from the concerning direction they have taken over the last week.. Head Coach. Milwaukee Bucks