![]() 28, and Middleton has put a full-court press on the coaches who make those choices. Though his defensive rating has jumped from 102 last year to 111, the 6-foot-8 Middleton is still considered an above-average defender, especially at his position. He’s shot 51.5 percent from the field and 42.3 percent on 3-pointers during that time, while taking the most shots on the team in all but three games (once he was tied). 20, Middleton has averaged 23.1 points, 5.0 assists and 3.9 rebounds over 16 games. ![]() His overall performance was the most recent example in a month-long stretch during which Middleton has become the Bucks’ top dog and made a late, hard push to be named an All-Star. It wasn’t his best shooting night – it also wasn’t bad – but he found other ways to contribute, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out seven assists while picking up just one personal foul and not committing a turnover. Middleton would finish 8 for 20 from the field, scoring a team-high 22 points in the Bucks’ 91-79 road win. Then he missed his next six shots (one was blocked), as the Bucks were outscored 14-8 to end the first quarter up by one against the shorthanded Heat. On Tuesday night in Miami, Khris Middleton hit two of his first three shots, both of which were 3-pointers, and Milwaukee raced out to an early 11-4 lead.
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