NBA – At the heart of the Bucks’ big victory against the Thunder, Khris Middleton was able to treat himself to this little statistical pleasure.
The Fiserv Forum crowd reacted with enthusiasm when he grabbed his 10th rebound. With about 4 minutes remaining and a 21-point lead against the Thunder, Chris Middletonwho already had 10 assists on the clock, only needed one more point to reach the triple-double.
After this last rebound captured, the Bucks guard/winger thought he could continue with an action in transition. But he was stopped dead by… his coach who called a time-out. Khris Middleton then showed a little annoyance with the referees who had granted this stoppage of play to Doc Rivers. The latter probably did not realize what was happening statistically.
After an exchange on the bench with his coach, then the time-out, Khris Middleton was back in play and took charge of penalizing at mid-distance. The triple-double (11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) was validated, he could commit a voluntary foul to finally join his bench.
It must be said that his last triple-double, his only one in his career so far, dates back to January 2018. “ I know it was against Philly, that’s all I remember. I don’t know exactly how it happened, but I know we won », says the 32-year-old, who finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists that evening. But, contrary to what he says, his team lost by 22 points.
In good shape since returning from injury
Since then, despite his rather complete game, he had always lacked a few rebounds or assists to reach this symbolic bar. “ I don’t normally get it. But tonight it was. It was a lot of pressure on that last shot, I was happy to be able to convert it for them. I don’t chase stats too much, I felt it, so to speak.
», he continues.
Beyond his individual performance, he will especially remember the successful collective demonstration against the best team in the West. For the first time since the beginning of February, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and him were in fact together on the floor. “ With a full team on the ground, we realize what we can do collectively. We have so many guys, so many weapons that can carry us », he remarks.
Himself, who is coming off a month of inactivity due to a sprained ankle, is an additional weapon for the Bucks. Since his return from injury, in three outings, he has nearly 18 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds with very good percentages (57% overall success including 42% from distance).
Khris Middleton Percentage Rebounds Season Team MJ Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Tot Pd Fte Int Bp Ct Pts 2012-13 DET 27 18 44.0 31.1 84.4 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.0 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 6.1 2013-14 MIL 82 3 0 44.0 41.4 86.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.1 3.0 1.0 1.5 0.2 12.1 2014-15 MIL 79 30 46.7 40.7 85.9 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 2.3 1.5 1.4 0.1 13.4 2015-16 MIL 79 36 44.4 39.6 88.8 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 2.6 1.7 2.3 0.2 18.2 2016-17 MIL 29 31 45.0 43.3 88.0 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 2.7 1.4 2.2 0.2 14.7 2017-18 MIL 82 36 46.6 35.9 88.4 0.6 4.7 5.2 4.0 3.3 1.5 2.3 0.3 20.2 2018-19 MIL 77 31 44.1 37.8 83.7 0.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 2.2 1.0 2.3 0.1 18.3 2019-20 MIL 62 30 49.7 41.5 91.6 0.7 5.5 6.2 4.3 2.3 0.9 2.2 0.1 20.9 2020-21 MIL 68 33 47.6 41.4 89.8 0.8 5.2 6.0 5.4 2.4 1.1 2.6 0.1 20 .4 2021-22 MIL 66 32 44.3 37.3 89.0 0.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 2.4 1.2 2.9 0.3 20.1 2022-23 MIL 33 24 43.6 31.5 90.2 0.9 3.4 4.2 4.9 2.1 0.7 2.2 0.2 15.1 2023-24 MIL 45 26 49.3 38.5 83.7 0.6 3.6 4.3 5.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 0.3 15.1 Total 729 31 45.9 38.8 88.0 0.6 4.2 4.8 3.9 2.5 1.2 2.1 0.2 16.9
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
2024-03-25 12:04:00
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