Khris Middleton had 38 points (20 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 for a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Bucks trailed 25-10 with 5:14 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Hawks 103-77 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Hawks 6-2. Middleton scored 4 of the Bucks’ 6 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points (22 in the paint) and 11 rebounds. Middleton scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Hawks, Trae Young scored 35 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Hawks gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Bucks missed. The Bucks outscored the Hawks 56-34 in the paint. The Bucks outscored the Hawks 36-19 in 12 minutes with Tucker, Holiday, Middleton, Antetokounmpo and Connaughton on the floor together.