Khris Middleton scored 40 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 137-134 in overtime.
It was tied 123-123 at the end of regulation.
The Wizards had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Troy Brown Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Wizards 22-19. Middleton scored 11 of the Bucks’ 22 on 3 for 9 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Eric Bledsoe had 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 10 assists, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 points (12 in the paint) and 14 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal scored a season-high 55 points with 8 3-pointers, and Shabazz Napier added a season-high 27 points and 7 assists off the bench. Beal scored 22 of his 55 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bucks shot 57.0% from the field and 45.9% from 3 to the Wizards’ 48.0% and 42.9%. The Wizards got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 33-18 in 11 minutes together. Antetokounmpo fouled out for the Bucks, and Moritz Wagner for the Wizards.