Cutting their magic number to two (possibly one, pending the result of Sixers-Celtics), the Milwaukee Bucks took down a depleted Washington Wizards team behind a three-point barrage and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s sixth triple-double of the season.
A very back-and-forth first ended with the Bucks up 32-29, though Pat Connaughton sprained his ankle going for a rebound and left the game. It remained close until midway through the second when Milwaukee really began to dial it in from behind the arc, hitting 8 of their 13 three-point attempts. That resulted in a 43-point quarter and a 75-62 edge at intermission.