A spirited second-half effort wasn't enough, as the Wizards fell to the Milwaukee Bucks, 148-129 on Wednesday night.
It was the second meeting in less than a week between the two teams, with the Bucks also reigning victorious last Friday in D.C.
Despite the final score, the Wizards kept pace in the early going. The two teams traded buckets and the Wizards managed to grab a one-point lead. However, it didn't last long, as Milwaukee jumped ahead by 10 in surprisingly quick fashion. The hot-shooting, impressively efficient Bucks ended the first quarter up 50-35.
The momentum continued in the second frame for Milwaukee, as the Bucks closed out the first half up 85-65.