The Bucks entered Sunday night’s contest against the Hawks fresh off a 34-point victory in the game prior. They had completely embarrassed their opponent and it was unclear how Atlanta would respond.
Back on home court for the first time since June 18, the Hawks jumped out to an early lead, up by as many as 15 points. But the Bucks evened the score by the halftime break and then dominated the fourth quarter behind the efforts of Khris Middleton to capture a 113-102 victory.
Here are three takeaways from Game 3.
Khris Middleton was sensational
Through the first two games of this series, Khris Middleton had been fairly quiet.