Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton says he doesn't feel physically tired after playing two overtimes on Sunday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors.
However, Middleton did admit the loss was “emotionally draining.”
Khris Middleton said he didn’t feel physically tired after playing 2OT, but described it as “emotionally draining.”
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 20, 2019
The Bucks lost Game 3 by a final score of 118-112. Middleton had his worst game of the 2019 playoffs. The swingman scored just nine points in 44 minutes while shooting a woeful 3-of-16 from the field and 1-of-6 from beyond the arc.
The good news for the Bucks is that they almost won Game 3 despite Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Eric Bledsoe all having subpar games. Odds are those three players won't play poorly in Game 4, which bodes well for Milwaukee.
Overall in this year's postseason, Middleton is averaging 17.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He's shooting 40.2 percent overall, 42.7 percent from the 3-point line and 88.9 percent from the charity stripe. The Bucks are counting on Middleton to have a bounce back Game 4. The 27-year-old is expending a lot of energy on defense guarding Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard, so his numbers on offense have taken a dip in this series.
Milwaukee lost two games in a row during the regular season just once. This is a team which responds to losses very well.
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