Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Match Player Stats On Nov 20, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 20, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Bradley Beal scored 23 points and John Wall added 15 as the Washington Wizards halted their losing streak at two games with a 99-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night at the Bradley Center.

Beal hit 10 of 16 shots, including two 3-pointers, to pace the Wizards, who shot 53.4 percent from the field and made 9 of 23 3-pointers.

All five Bucks starters scored in double figures. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 21 points, Khris Middleton added 15 and Eric Bledsoe finished with 14.

But Milwaukee's bench couldn't keep up with the Wizards' second unit, which outscored Milwaukee 28-16.

The Bucks were also doomed by an inability to shoot from distance, making only 4 of 22 3-point attempts while shooting 44.3 percent overall.

Milwaukee missed 10 of 12 from beyond the arc in the first half but only trailed by one at the break because Washington, which shot 50 percent from the floor, went 4 of 13 from distance and gave up nine points on nine turnovers.

But the long balls started going in for Washington in the third quarter as Beal hit two and scored 10 points in the quarter. The Wizards sank 4 of 7 3-pointers to take a 73-66 lead into the fourth quarter.

Beal and Wall were on the bench to open the fourth quarter as the Wizards extended their lead to 83-69 when Jodie Meeks completed a three-point play with 9:56 to play.

The Wizards led by as many as 15 points down the stretch.

NOTES: G John Wall was back in the Wizards' starting lineup after missing a game Sunday at Toronto because of a sore left knee that had bothered him for the last week. ... G Matthew Dellavedova (left knee tendinitis) and F Mirza Teletovic (left knee soreness) were out again for the Bucks, who were also without coach Jason Kidd, whose wife Porschla gave birth to the couple's second child earlier in the day. Assistant coach Joe Prunty ran the team in Kidd's place. ... Washington won for the first time this season when scoring less than 100 points. ... Beal's two 3-pointers gave him 701 for his career, making him the youngest player in NBA history to make 700 3-pointers. ... Milwaukee has lost two in a row and six of its last 10 games overall.