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Mike Bundenholzer’s players, who were … useless in the first half, made a deposit of soul and personality, took the game to the extra five minutes thanks to a shot from Dode Di Vincenzo and finally got the victory with Chris Middleton being determinant.
The MVP
Until Giannis Antitokoumbo’s injury, Chris Middleton was present at the game. But suddenly, he flipped the switch. The Deer guard / forward was impressive for the remainder of the game, leading his team to victory. He scored 21 points in the third period and two big shots in overtime to ensure Milwaukee gets another straight shot at Miami. In total, he was on the field 47’59 ” and had 36 points (with 9/21 two points, 3/7 three points, 9/9 shots), 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 errors.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
Giannis Antetokounbo managed to play 11’29 ” before leaving with a right ankle problem. Even so, he was the second scorer for his team in the game, a sign of nervousness and stress in the others. Brooke López scored 14 points in 41’40 ” of participation, while Eric Blencho stopped at 14 points with 6/7 two points, 0/6 three points (two of which were airball) and 2/3 shots in 39 ‘ 42 ” presence on the parquet.
THE RACE
The image of the Milwaukee Bucks in the first period was heartbreaking, lacking consistency in defense and hasty decisions in attack. Eric Spoelstra’s players quickly found the opportunity to take the lead with a double-digit difference (27-15 in 10 ‘), and if it weren’t for Giannis Antitokoumbo, things would have gone even further. Greek Freak was in a terrible state, go with … the accelerator and with 15 points in the first twelve minutes, it was he who kept his team on their feet. Almost alone, he put Milwaukee at shooting distance (31-29) before leaving the game with an injury problem.
The Most Valuable Player of the NBA turned his right ankle again, fell to the ground and, after executing his pair of shots, left the game permanently.
At that moment, instead of Miami taking advantage of the situation and stepping on the gas again, he saw Milwaukee standing tall. With George Hill coming off the bench and scoring in a row and Chris Middleton stepping forward, the Deer found a way to take matters into their own hands and go to the locker room with a slight lead (50-48). .
From there, the game was fun. Lots of great fights on both rackets, with Bam Adebayo standing out and Ja Crowder continuing to do a lot of damage to the Milwaukee defense from the periphery. But as long as Chris Middleton felt good, Mike Budenholzer’s team didn’t leave Miami alone. Thanks to 21 of their own points in the third period, the Milwaukee Bucks managed to stay within shooting distance (86-88), maintaining hopes of the first consecutive victory.
Drive and psychology were on their side, even if they didn’t have Giannis Antetokoumbo on the floor together. Something that was reflected in his excellent outburst in the middle of the twelve minutes. -6 became +4 (100-104) with three minutes to go, to see a true thriller from there. Tyler Herrow declared himself “present” at the most critical point for Miami, putting his first three points in the game with 58.6 ‘for the final and giving his team a one-point lead (107-106).
But Eric Spoelstra and his players did not celebrate the victory! Dode DiVincenzo was fouled by Goran Dragic at 1.9 ” by the end of the match, made the second shot and took it into extra time – the Slovenian missed the victory shot – qualifying on the exhale.
There, in the extra five minutes, Chris Middleton was decisive. He took critical possessions and hit big baskets, with the biggest triple to +4 (112-116) at 6.9 ” for the final. This was followed by a triple: Tyler Herrow’s response at 3 ” but thanks to their 2/2 shots, the Milwaukee Bucks sealed the victory (118-115), keeping them upright in the series.
The Deer dropped to 3-1 and Game 5 will take place in two nights, with the Milwaukee Bucks hoping to have their leader, Giannis Antitokoumbo, with them.
The twelve minutes: 31-22, 48-50, 88-86, 107-107 and following, 115-118.
MIAMI SUCCESS (Spoelstra): Butler 17 (6/15 shots, 5 rebounds), Crowder 18 (6/12 triples), Adebayo 26 (10/13 2-point shots, 6/6 shots, 12 rebounds, 8 assists), Robinson 20 (6/12 triples), Dragic 17 (1/9 triples, 8 assists), Iguodala, Girou 11 (3), Olinick 3, Jones J., Nan 3 (1).
BUKS MILGUAKI (Budenholzer): Middleton 36 (9/21 two points, 3/7 three points, 9/9 shots, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 4 errors), Giannis Antetokounbo 19 (8/10 shots, 4 rebounds), López 14 (2), Matthews 3 (1), Blencho 14 (0/6 triples, 10 rebounds, 6 assists), Hill 12 (2), Williams 5 (1), DiVincenzo 10 (5 rebounds), Corver 3 (1 ), Conaton 2.
AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill
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