Terry Rozier And Khris Middleton Traded Crazy Threes To Send Bucks-Celtics Game 1 To Overtime

The Boston Celtics were in control of Game 1 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks well into the fourth quarter on Sunday afternoon, but a late Bucks rally made things close late.

Neither team was especially efficient on offense for the majority of the game, but they came alive late to hit big shot after big shot, ultimately sending the game to overtime at 99-99. The first big three of the final 30 seconds came courtesy of Malcolm Brogdon, as Milwaukee took advantage of poor rotation decisions from Boston to create a clean look for him on the wing.

That tied the game at 96, but Boston appeared set to have the final possession of the game with Terry Rozier dribbling the clock down before putting poor Eric Bledsoe on skates with some filthy dribble moves that left him wide open for a stepback three of his own with 0.5 seconds to go.

At that point, the celebration was on in Boston, but the Bucks called timeout to advance the ball up court to leave themselves with a chance for a catch-and-shoot three to tie. Giannis Antetokounmpo inbounded the ball and couldn’t find anyone open near the three-point line, so he dropped it off to Khris Middleton who hoisted a crazy deep three that found nothing but net.

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That three was upheld in a video review and sent the game to overtime while also giving Middleton 31 points on the afternoon to lead all scorers in regulation.