The Bucks would go an 20-8 run to start the third, and pulled within 72-66 midway through the quarter.
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To oversimplify things-the Bucks played bad basketball Tuesday night.
ABOUT THE BUCKS (5-5): Parker, who is coming off a knee surgery that ended his promising rookie campaign last season, is gradually seeing his minutes increase and played a season-high 30 in Saturday’s triumph.
“When we made the decision to trade [Knight], it gave us the opportunity to not only look at [Carter-Williams], but also flexibility going into the summer”, Kidd said after Tuesday’s loss. “You have to go through being on the scouting report … previous year we weren’t, and we surprised a lot of people”. “We communicated on pick and rolls a lot better”, Washington point guard John Wall told reporters. “We’re the second youngest team in the league”.
Guard Jerryd Bayless added 13 points for the Bucks. The team’s co-leading scorers – forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and center Greg Monroe – were held to nine and four points, respectively.
“It’s team defense. We’re going to make mistakes, it’s just covering for each other”, Porter said.
It was the Wizards’ second win over Milwaukee this season, including a 118-113 victory on October 30.
Milwaukee forward Jabari Parker is not traveling with the team during its three-game road trip due to a sprained right foot.
While Beal’s injury isn’t now serious doctors have reportedly recommended that he take it easy with the injury because it can turn into something more serious if he hurts it again. Mayo practiced on Monday but was sent back to Milwaukee for an examination. Kidd hopes Mayo, sidelined all season with a strained right hamstring, will play Thursday at Cleveland. But coach Randy Wittman said Beal isn’t being rested to prepare him for next week’s four games in five nights.
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WASHINGTON – Porter 7-11 4-5 19, Humphries 2-4 4-4 9, Gortat 4-9 4-6 12, Wall 7-10 3-6 19, Temple 3-9 2-2 10, Sessions 2-5 3-4 7, Neal 4-6 0-0 10, Nene 2-6 4-6 8, Dudley 4-6 2-2 13, Oubre Jr. His 16.5 points, 1.2 steals, 1.0 block, 3.2 assists, and 53.2% shooting are all upgrades. Washington hit 52.9 percent against a soft Milwaukee defense, sinking 37 of 70 shots, including 12 of 22 from 3-point range. In the two games Beal has missed the Wizards were 1-1 as they were blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder but were able to rebound against the Orlando Magic.
