The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in heartbreaking fashion Sunday evening in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, unable to close out a win despite leading 95-88 with 7:32 left in the fourth quarter. Milwaukee took home the 113-102 win behind 38 points from Khris Middleton (20 in the fourth).
“Middleton got hot and made some tough shots,” said Hawks coach Nate McMillan. “We had open looks in that fourth quarter and just didn’t knock down those shots.”
The Hawks suffered some tough luck to say the least when Trae Young had to go to the locker room with an ankle issue after stepping on an official’s foot late in the third quarter when backpedaling towards the end of a possession near the sideline.