The Wizards played hard and hung tough against Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Milwaukee Bucks before fading in the fourth quarter and suffering a 14th consecutive defeat.
The veterans — Malcolm Brogdon, Jordan Poole, Corey Kispert, and Jonas Valanciunas — did much of the work in this one. The four combined to use 69 of Washington’s 100 possessions and produced 88 of their 114 points. That’s 69% of the possessions and 77% of the points. It’s also a combined offensive rating (ortg) of 128, which is very good.
The team’s future — Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George — combined to produce 22 points in 29 possessions used.