Had the Bucks lost this game, Booker's blatant foul on Jrue Holiday with 3:30 remaining would have been the story. Booker's foul troubleīoth fan bases have plenty to gripe about when it came to Devin Booker's whistle.
Middleton did a teensy bit more when it counted, and now, this series is tied at 2-2. Those same defenses took everything away from their teammates in Game 4, and it came down to these two superstars stepping up and carrying their offenses afterward. Unless you're named Michael Jordan, great defenses make your life more difficult.
Middleton scored only 11 points in Game 2. Middleton and Booker have both been derided for their inconsistency at points this postseason. He turned a six-point deficit into a six-point win in the fourth quarter. When Phoenix's incredible defense took away all of their team-based actions, Middleton stepped into pick-and-roll jumpers that could not be denied. With Booker relegated to the bench due to foul trouble, Middleton scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. At that point, it looked as if the night belonged to him. They then combined for 21 in the second before Booker erupted for a staggering 18 in the third without missing a shot. Neither was particularly impressive in a first quarter that included only 43 total points. If the game they played tonight is any indication, Middleton and Booker are headed down that same path. The first six were all obvious Hall of Famers. Those are the four sets of opposing players in NBA history to both score 40 points in an NBA Finals games. There was an error processing your subscription. Here are three takeaways from Milwaukee's Game 4 win.
With the win, the Bucks carry all the momentum into Game 5 in Phoenix on Saturday night as this is now, essentially, a best-of-three series. In the end, Booker's offensive explosion wasn't enough to overcome the Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton combined for 66 points to lead the charge for Milwaukee and, ultimately, help them even this series. He was also involved in one of the most controversial plays of the night as he appeared to foul Jrue Holiday late in the fourth quarter, a foul that would have been his sixth of the game, which the officials seemingly disregarded.
ĭevin Booker was phenomenal for the Suns as he finished with a game-high 42 points and made NBA history along the way as well. The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns treated fans to the most exciting matchup of the NBA Finals to this point in Game 4 as the Bucks ultimately came out on top with a 109-103 hard-fought win at Fiserv Forum Wednesday night.