NBA Playoffs Bucks-Hawks: Twitter Reacts To Khris Middleton's Big Night

Khris Middleton had 38 points and 11 rebounds in Game 3.

Khris Middleton had 38 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists on Sunday night in the Milwaukee Bucks Game 3, 113-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

The series is now 2-1 in their favor.

Here is what Twitter was saying about Middleton's big night for the Bucks in Atlanta.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are the first pair of teammates to each record 30 points and 10 rebounds in 3 games within a single postseason h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/zprZsQIMkq

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 28, 2021

Points in the 4th quarter:

20 — Khris Middleton
17 — Atlanta Hawks pic.twitter.com/uS07R2vfeF

— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 28, 2021

Khris Middleton tonight pic.twitter.com/KlPmokk0n2

— Ben Stinar (@BenStinar) June 28, 2021

Khris Middleton in the 4Q pic.twitter.com/5yIXryWzW9

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 28, 2021

MIDDLETON HAS 18 PTS IN THE 4Q.

He's like THAT. pic.twitter.com/bZFii0bBAm

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 28, 2021

Bucks take down the Hawks in Game 3 😤

Middleton: 38 PTS | 11 REB | 7 AST

Giannis: 33 PTS | 11 REB | 4 AST

Milwaukee leads series 2-1 pic.twitter.com/CyI62nqILf

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 28, 2021

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE. pic.twitter.com/LAVrUc9roX

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 28, 2021

Do you agree with this take from @KendrickPerkins? pic.twitter.com/R8rQxFOrnF

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 28, 2021

Giannis on Khris Middleton, the closer, in part: “I want to be a winner. I have the whole game to be ‘the guy.’ I don't care about being the guy in the fourth quarter. I trust Khris to death. If Khris asks for the ball, better give him the ball.”

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) June 28, 2021

Brothers from day one. pic.twitter.com/BZdHwSFCPz

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) June 28, 2021

The Milwaukee Bucks were 4.5-point favorites over the Atlanta Hawks for Game 3 in Atlanta, according to FanDuel.

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