Middleton has 27 points and 5 steals as Bucks beat Wizards 99-92
Khris Middleton had 27 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 5 steals, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 99-92.
Middleton’s 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good with 5:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards got within 84-83 on Nene’s cutting layup with 5:24 to play, but Giannis Antetokounmpo answered with a cutting layup, and the Wizards got no closer than 89-87.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Wizards 12-4. In the fourth quarter, Middleton had 5 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Rashad Vaughn that tied the game.
Middleton scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. Middleton assisted on 5 of Antetokounmpo’s 6 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored 19 points.
The Bucks shot 43.9% from the field and 28.6% from 3 to the Wizards’ 38.6% and 18.8%. The Wizards gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Bucks missed. The Bucks outscored the Wizards 18-3 in 5 minutes with Bayless, Plumlee, Carter-Williams, Parker and Vaughn on the floor together.