The Milwaukee Bucks (23-12, 15-3 Home), one of the league’s top shooting defenses, play host to the Washington Wizards (16-21, 6-14 Away) on Sunday. Washington dominated the Orlando Magic 119-100 at Amway Center on Friday, their fourth win in a row.
With 30 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks, Kristaps Porzingis had a standout performance. The Wizards are 12th in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee won their fourth home game in a row on Friday at Fiserv Forum, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-114. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points, 20 rebounds, and five assists, carrying the team.
The Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference, 2.5 games behind the Boston Celtics. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Milwaukee won two out of three games between the teams last season, including a 114-102 triumph in their last meeting at Fiserv Forum in March 2022.
Jrue Holiday led the Bucks with 24 points and 10 assists. Ish Smith had 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and one steals in the losing effort. Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma, averaging 22.2 and 21.7 points per game, respectively, have led the Wizards in scoring this season. Porzingis also has grabbed 9.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Monte Morris is dishing 5.4 assists per game.
Antetokounmpo (32.1 ppg) has supplied much of the Bucks’ offense. He has the third-highest scoring average in the NBA. Antetokounmpo also has posted 11.8 rebounds per game, fifth-most in the NBA. Holiday has tallied 7.5 assists per game.
Holding opponents to only 45.4% from the field, the Bucks are one of the toughest FG% defenses in the NBA (2nd). The Wizards have not yet found any success at Fiserv Forum, winless in five games.
Washington is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.2 (115.0-112.8). Milwaukee has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 117.0 points per game on average while scoring only 113.2 (-3.8 margin). The Bucks are averaging 112.9 ppg for the full season while allowing 110.5.
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Will Barton: 4.0 | 13.6 | -9.6
Points per game:
Rui Hachimura: 17.6 | 13.0 | +4.6
Assists per game:
Monte Morris: 6.8 | 5.4 | +1.4
BUCKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Grayson Allen: 7.4 | 10.2 | -2.8
Rebounds per game:
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 15.6 | 11.8 | +3.8
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