No Kyle Kuzma, no Tyus Jones, no G Leaguers, no problem. Last night the Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-113, in a sloppy, messy, competitive contest.
The Wizards won despite an outstanding performance from two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (35 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 71.4% effective field goal percentage, 143 offensive rating).
For the Bucks, Pat Connaugton had a good game, as did Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis. And it wasn’t enough.
Washington was led by efficient scoring from Corey Kispert (27 points on 18 shots, plus seven rebounds), a freakishly terrific performance from Jared Butler ( 17 points on 10 shots), and pretty solid games from Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija and rookie big Tristan Vukcevic.