It was a nearly perfect tank loss. The Wizards sprinted to an early lead, faltered in the second quarter, cratered in the third, and then battled back in the fourth to lose by just three to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Wizards seemed to have a solid game plan against Giannis Antetokounmpo — playing with a sore calf — who bumbled his way to 7 turnovers and 6 fouls in just 19 minutes. Some of that seemed to just be “one of those nights” for Giannis. Much of it seemed to stem from timely double teams and traps that pushed the Greek Freak into some bad decisions or led to sloppy ball handling.