This Tuesday, the (17-21) Washington Wizards will travel to Milwaukee, WI to take on the (23-13) Milwaukee Bucks. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Fiserv Forum. This will be the second time that these two teams have played this season, as the Wizards won their first meeting 118-95 on Sunday night!
The Wizards are entering this game after defeating the Bucks, as they will have to stay aggressive on the defensive end of the court if they want to defeat Milwaukee in back-to-back games!
The Bucks are coming into this one after falling to the Wizards at home. They will have to be more efficient on both ends of the court in this one if they want to bounce back against the Wizards!
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Washington Wizards are currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 9.5 games back from the Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 112.1 points per game and they have shot 48.3% from the floor. This is the 20th most points scored per contest and the sixth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksankdthrees.com, the Wizards have an adjusted offensive rating of 113.5, which is the 16th-highest rating in the NBA. Kristaps Porzingis continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 22.2 points per game on 47.8% shooting from the field. Washington has also sown that they have more success when they are attacking the basket and scoring in the paint. They have only shot 34.5% from deep, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Wizards have also struggled to consistently knock down shots at the charity stripe. They have shot 76.7% from t he line, which is the 23rd-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA.
On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are surrendering 112.4 points per game and their opponents have shot 46% from the floor. This is the sixth-lowest shooting percentage allowed and the 14th-least amount of points allowed per contest. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Wizards have an adjusted defensive rating of 112.7, which is the 11th-lowest rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 36.4% from behind the arc, which is the 22nd-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the league. Washington has also snatched 43.9 rebounds per game, which is the 11th most. They have to crash the offensive and defensive glass if they want to keep the ball out of the Buck's hands.
Injury Report: Bradley Beal SG (Hamstring) and Taj Gibson PF (Groin) are questionable.
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