The Milwaukee Bucks have encountered many challenges in this NBA postseason, including a feisty Heat team, a very talented and overpowered Nets squad, and most recently, a versatile Hawks team that refuses to back down.
So far, the Bucks are looking like solid locks to advance to the NBA Finals, and much of that has to do with Khris Middleton.
While Giannis is the leader of the crew, Middleton has had a couple of explosive performances over the past few weeks, including Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday, where he dropped 38 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists on 57% shooting.
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After the game, even Giannis was stunned over the performance of his teammate:
“It was unbelievable, carrying the team in the end. He turned the ball over two times and, after that, he was locked in, he was like ‘pass me the ball’ and we gave him the ball… like I told him in the locker room, what I saw today was unbelievable. It was greatness.”
"What I saw today was unbelievable. It was greatness." @Giannis_An34 on @Khris22m.#ThatsGame #NBAECF presented by AT&T pic.twitter.com/bPqdoCNQT7
— NBA (@NBA) June 28, 2021
Amazingly, Middleton outscored the entire Hawks team in the fourth quarter, dropping 20 to their 17.
Needless to say, it was an absolute monster game for Khris and exactly the type of performance that the Bucks need if they are going to win the title this year.
Milwaukee now leads 2-1 with Game 4 happening Tuesday, in Atlanta.
