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Middleton goes off for 40 as Bucks even series with Suns

Porter Gaud product Khris Middleton gives Giannis the support he needs as Milwaukee holds serve at home.

Credit: AP

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton, center, drives to the basket between Phoenix Suns guard Cameron Payne, left, and forward Jae Crowder, right, during the second half of Game 4 of basketball's NBA Finals Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

MILWAUKEE — MILWAUKEE (AP) - Khris Middleton scored 40 points, including 10 straight for the Milwaukee Bucks down the stretch to send them past the Phoenix Suns, 109-103 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Middleton’s hot hand and a big block from Giannis Antetokounmpo gave the Bucks their second straight victory in the first close game of the series.

Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. His streak of two straight 40-point games ended but the only number that matters for the Bucks is on the series scoreboard. Devin Booker had 42 for Phoenix, which hosts Game 5 on Saturday.

Middleton is a Charleston native who played at Porter Gaud before his collegiate career at Texas A&M.