Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards
April 4,2023 at 7:00 PM
Bucks Top Wizards, Move Closer To East Top Seed
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards, 140-128, at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Bucks (57-22) secured a comfortable victory over the Wizards (34-45) despite playing on the road, and Milwaukee moved close to claiming the top seed in the East with only three games left in the regular season. The Bucks took control of the game early and raced out to a 32-29 lead in the first quarter, and they made it a double-digit contest with a 43-33 score in the second quarter. Milwaukee closed things out with a 39-35 score in the third quarters. The Wizards won the final 12 minutes by a 31-26 score, but that was not enough to mount a comeback. The Bucks moved to 26-14 on the road with the win, while the Wizards fell to 18-21 at home.

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and his triple-double in 33 minutes led Milwaukee to victory. Jrue Holiday also came close to a triple-double and notched 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 20 points, and even though he didn’t grab rebounds, he ended with five blocks. Jae Crowder notched 19 points and nine rebounds. Bobby Portis had 19 points, 20 rebounds and four assists off the bench.

Johnny Davis led the way for the Wizards with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Kendrick Nunn posted 24 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals off the bench. Corey Kispert delivered 12 points and four boards. Daniel Gafford recorded 15 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Goodwin finished with 14 points and nine assists as well.
Posted on: 4/4/2023 9:00 PM
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