Khris Middleton was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th pick in the second round of 2012 and was traded to the Bucks the following season. In the second year, he scored 12.1 points and a 41.4% three-point shooting rate, and has since become the most important player in the Bucks. A small forward, he has averaged around 20-5-5 per game and 40% three-point shooting percentage in recent seasons. He is the most important 3D forward player of the Milwaukee Bucks. His shooting skills are known as the successors of Ray Allen. , and became the team's second scoring point behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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In the final 40 minutes, honey bean soup helped the team equalize the game.
- Season:2020-21 Championship G4
- result:Buck 109-103 Sun
- data:40 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
After returning to Milwaukee, the Bucks, who were trailing 1-2 in the series, had to avoid falling into a draw. Devin Booker and Khris Middleton scored 20 and 16 points respectively in the first half, and the score reached 52 after two quarters. : 52 ties. In the third quarter, Booker continued his hot touch, scoring 18 points on 7 shots in a single quarter and helping the Suns take a 6-point lead.
However, the players on the Suns side except Booker didn't feel good. After he received the fifth foul, the Bucks recovered. In the last 2 and a half minutes, Middleton stepped up and took control of the game. He hit 2 consecutive goals to let the Bucks equalize the game. , Giannis Antetokounmpo then sent a key block, Middleton succeeded in a fast break layup, and steadily scored 4 free throws, helping the team secure the key victory.
Middleton and Booker also became the first pair of opponents to score 40+ points against each other in the Finals since the 2001 Finals between the Lakers and the 76ers (Iverson vs Shaq).
Middleton scored 23 points in a single quarter to advance to the championship game
- Season:2020-21CF2G6
- result:Bucks 118-107 Eagles
- data:32 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
In the sixth game of the 2021 Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to be exempt from the game due to a knee injury. The Hawks coach Trae Young was in a stalemate in the first half, with poor shooting percentages on both sides, and Young failed to score a three-pointer.
In the second half, Khris Middleton showed off his power and scored 23 points on 8 of 12 shots in a single quarter. He led the team to score 44 points in a single quarter and widened the point difference to double digits. Although the Hawks were led by the rookie Cam Reddish in the second half who made 6 of 7 three-pointers. At one point, they were within 10 points, but under the combined efforts of Jrue Holiday, Middleton and Brooks Lopez, the Bucks returned to the championship game for the first time in 47 years.
20 points in the fourth quarter for Middleton to secure victory
- Season:2020-21CF2G3
- result:Bucks 113-102 Eagles
- data:38 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 12-6 three-pointers
The Eagles launched a fierce 25-10 offensive in the 2021 Eastern Conference Championship. However, the Bucks changed the rhythm of the game after replacing Bobby Portis on the bench. At the end of the quarter, they responded with a 17:7 wave, chasing the score to only 5 points behind. , the two teams were tied at 56:56 after halftime.
The two sides struggled until the last 5 minutes. The Bucks relied on Middleton's three-pointer to break the deadlock, and then relied on jump shots and layups to score consecutively. 20 points in a single quarter helped the team take a 7-point lead. On the other hand, the Hawks fell into a scoring drought. Only 2 points were scored in nearly 3 and a half minutes, and Giannis Antetokounmpo also scored 33 points and 11 rebounds, and could only let the Bucks take away the victory.
This is also the second time in the past 25 years in the playoffs that a Bucks player has scored more than 20 points in a single quarter. This record was also set by Middleton, who faced the Heat in the second round of 2020 and faced a 0-3 deficit. , soared by 21 points in the 3rd quarter, helping the Bucks win the only win in the series.
In this campaign, Middleton scored 20 points in the final quarter and finished the game with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. In this way, he became the first player since Allen Iverson on April 20, 2003 to score 20 points in the final quarter of a playoff game without taking a single free throw.
Middleton scored 20 points without free throws in the fourth quarter, becoming the first player to set this record in the playoffs since Allen Iverson on April 20, 2003. He is also the third player in the past 25 years to score 20 points in a single quarter and score more than his opponent's team in a single quarter. The other two are Joe Johnson in 2008 and Dirk Nowitzki in 2006.
