After a disastrous third quarter saw Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors get away from them, the Milwaukee Bucks will have to enter Saturday’s game with the Washington Wizards fully aware of just how quickly things can turn around in the Eastern Conference.
With the East so hotly contested between positions 4-9 at the moment, consecutive losses can be a real killer, particularly when they may double up to hurt in tiebreaker situations with conference rivals later in the season.
A loss to the Wizards could see the Bucks separated from the ninth spot by just one game in the loss column by the end of play on Saturday, while a win could see Milwaukee tying the fifth placed record of the Miami Heat.