Wizards 113 – Bucks 106: Sato Is Freed….Again

Sato has clearly been freed. You can all stop calling for his freeing.

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) January 12, 2019

One way or another, the Wizards were going to be tested against the Milwaukee Bucks.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo (who was listed as doubtful before the game) had played, the John Wall-less Wizards would have been tasked with beating a team with a an MVP candidate and the NBA’s best record. Without Giannis, the Wizards’ challenge would be to maintain focus and not suffer a letdown against a team that was still formidable (going into last night the Bucks were 2-0 without the services of Giannis).

Giannis did not play, the Wizards only trailed for a grand total of 42 seconds, they won the…