The Milwaukee Bucks went on a brief one-game road trip after a dramatic victory on Sunday to face the host Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and had 14 rebounds as Milwaukee (56-22) defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 117-104 at home on Sunday.
In addition to Jrue Holiday (18 points), Bobby Portis (18 points), and Khris Middleton (19 points), Brook Lopez had 21 points and six rebounds. In the game, the Bucks shot 57.5 percent and connected on 10 of 28 (35.7 percent) 3-point attempts.
In the first quarter, Middleton scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and had a team-high nine assists.
Washington (34-44) is coming off a road loss to the New York Knicks, which eliminated the Wizards from contention for the postseason, by a score of 118-109. The Wizards were led by Corey Kispert, who scored 29, and rookie Johnny Davis, who scored 16.
Antetokounmpo drives Milwaukee with 31.1 places, shooting 55.3 percent from the field, while adding 11.8 bounce back per game. With 7.2 assists and 1.2 steals, Holiday leads the team, and Brook Lopez averages 2.5 blocks per game.
Kristaps Porzingis leads Washington with 23.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, but he has missed the last two games because of an illness that isn’t COVID.
Bradley Beal likewise midpoints 23.2 focuses however more than 50 games for Washington, contrasted with 65 for Porzingis. However, Beal hasn’t played in the beyond six games and there is hypothesis that he should be possible for the season with the Wizards out of postseason dispute. With 21.2 games per game, Kyle Kuzma is just behind those two.
Grayson Allen of Milwaukee has been ruled out of Tuesday’s match due to a right ankle sprain.
The Bucks hope to secure the season series against Washington. After the Wizards helpfully won the principal matchup of the time 118-95 on Jan. 1 at Milwaukee, the Bucks bounced back to win 123-113 at home two days after the fact. Antetokounmpo scored 23 points as Milwaukee defeated Washington on March 5 by a score of 117-111.
Since 2017-18, Milwaukee has won the series against the Wizards every time.
The Bucks needed three points to secure the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference going into NBA play on Monday. With four games remaining in the regular season, Milwaukee and Boston were two games ahead of each other. During the regular season, the Bucks and Celtics will not play again.
Because they are currently four games behind the Chicago Bulls for the 10th and final play-in spot, Washington will not make the playoffs for the second season in a row.
On Wednesday night, Milwaukee will play the Bulls in a game that could serve as a preview for a playoff series in the first round. To meet in the first round, the Bulls would still need to get through the play-in tournament.
