{"id":269591,"date":"2021-06-08T22:58:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bucks-badly-need-a-khris-middleton-resurgence-against-nets\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T22:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:58:30","slug":"bucks-badly-need-a-khris-middleton-resurgence-against-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bucks-badly-need-a-khris-middleton-resurgence-against-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bucks badly need a Khris Middleton resurgence against Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Bucks badly need a Khris Middleton resurgence against Nets<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Through nearly the first six quarters of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Khris Middleton made as much of an impact for the Bucks as counterpart star James Harden made for the Nets.<\/p>\n

Of course, Harden re-injured his hamstring in the opening minute of Game<\/a> 1 and hasn\u2019t played since for Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Looking to bounce back from a wretched offensive performance in the opener, Middleton was hounded by Harden\u2019s replacement, Bruce Brown, into missing his first eight shot attempts Monday night. He didn\u2019t net his first bucket in Game 2 until 2:35 remained in the first half, with his team already trailing by 25 in what ended up being a disastrous 39-point defeat.<\/p>\n

Middleton did connect on six shots in a row on either side of intermission, but the two-time All-Star forward finished 7-for-20 from the field, and he\u2019s shooting just 30.2 percent in the series<\/a> entering Game 3 on Thursday in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer even pulled Middleton, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of his starters for nearly all of the fourth quarter \u2013 after also doing so late in the opener. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Khris Middleton during the Bucks\u2019 loss against the Nets.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter in the playoffs if we finish the game or not,\u201d Middleton said after the game. \u201cThey won two games. Just because you lose by 40 doesn\u2019t mean the series was over or they get an extra win because of it. It\u2019s just one game that they won. They\u2019re up 2-0 right now and we gotta find a way to win our first one at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

With two days off before Game 3, the Bucks suddenly have plenty of issues to fix at both ends of the floor. Middleton acknowledged he needs \u201cbetter shot selection,\u201d while point guard Jrue Holiday offered that the Nets\u2019 hot shooting from the start made the Bucks too single-minded at the offensive end.<\/p>\n