Bucks storm late to tie the NBA Finals at two games apiece

Khris Middleton (YouTube)

The Milwaukee Bucks have found a way to even their best out of seven series with the Phoenix Suns at two games apiece. In the process, the best out of seven series, is now a best out of three. On Wednesday, the Bucks won their second home game of the series, just like the Suns were able to accomplish on their home court, with a 109-103 win at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In the Bucks’s six point win, it was not Giannis Antetokounmpo, who led Milwaukee in scoring. Shooting guard Khris Middleton of Charleston, South Carolina led the Bucks attack with 40 points, a career-playoff high. The product of Texas A&M made 15 of his 33 field goal attempts, seven of eight free throws, and three of eight three-pointers. He also had six rebounds, four assists, two steals, and was a +10.

Middleton’s two key shots came late in the game. With two minutes and seven seconds left, he made a 15-foot field goal to tie the game at 99. Then with one minute and 28 seconds left, Middleton made a 19-foot jump shot to put the Bucks up 101-99. It would be a lead Milwaukee would not relinquish.

The Bucks meanwhile got exceptional production off their bench from shooting guard Pat Connaughton of Arlington, Massachusetts. Connaughton came very close to a double-double, as he had 11 points and nine rebounds. He was also an exceptional +21.

If Milwaukee hopes to win the NBA Finals, they will need better production from P.J. Tucker and Brook Lopez. Tucker fired a goose egg, as he had zero points in game four, while Lopez was a -13.

Even though Middleton led the Bucks in scoring, he did not have the most points in the game. Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns had the most points with 42. However, only four of those points came in the fourth quarter, a stanza where the Bucks outscored the Suns 33-21.

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