February 27, 2019 at Sacramento Kings
Nearly 11 months later, Bledsoe was up to the same heroics in Milwaukee’s 141-140 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on February 27 midway through the 2018-19 season.
As Antetokounmpo was limited due to a knee ailment and a minutes restriction and both Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton combined to go 11-for-35 from the field (2-for-12 from three), Bledsoe did more than his fair share to prop up the Bucks, along with help of both Malcolm Brogdon and Nikola Mirotic.
It was Bledsoe’s entire command of the game that was simply remarkable as he hit all of the right notes to lead the Bucks on that night en route to his second triple-double in a Bucks uniform.
And the amazing sequence that Bledsoe had to tie up the game at 126 with a tough, contested layup at 11.6 seconds to go in regulation and completely shutting down Kings guard De’Aaron Fox on the other end to force a turnover and overtime stands as one of his very best plays while in Milwaukee.
Bledsoe’s triple-double effort came in the form of 26 points on 11-for-20 shooting (4-for-7 from beyond the arc), 13 assists, 12 rebounds, four turnovers, one steal in 35-and-a-half minutes on the court.