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'He's been playing his role perfectly': Why Khris Middleton is the Bucks' third key to success

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MILWAUKEE -- KHRIS MIDDLETON was having a quiet evening.

Through three quarters against the Houston Rockets, he'd scored just eight points -- including none in the third quarter. Middleton faded into the background as the Milwaukee Bucks' superstar duo cooked. Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 22 points, while eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard topped that with 32 of his own.

But what had been a 14-point Bucks lead late in the third quarter quickly was cut to six less than three minutes into the final frame.