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These teams clashed on Monday, and they'll do it again on Friday night. The Washington Wizards (2-12; 6-8-0 ATS) are on the road this time, taking their talents to Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks (10-5; 6-8-1 ATS) are continuing their Eastern Conference ascent. This edition of Wizards vs. Bucks is also an In-Season Tournament game, but Washington is already eliminated. Milwaukee can push themselves to 3-0 and coupled with a Miami loss, solidify an advancement. The Bucks have the best In-Season Tournament point differential in the Eastern Conference, which is a tiebreaker. Will the Wizards deny the Bucks a golden opportunity?
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The Wizards are spiraling, only 14 games into the season, as they bring a seven-game losing streak with them into Wisconsin. Kyle Kuzma's 28 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds were not enough to prevent the team from blowing a 19-point lead. Of course, the burden of that collapse began on the other end of the floor, where Washington is 28th in defensive rating per NBA.com. They allow 67.3% shooting at the rim (29th), 47.1% on midrange attempts (28th), and 36.3% shooting on triples (18th). Washington also has the worst defensive rebounding percentage in the NBA. Don't expect many stops from this Wizards team.
That puts a lot of pressure on an offense that's only 22nd in offensive rating. The NBA's worst offensive rebounding pe rcentage and a free throw rate (ratio of free throws to field goal attempts) that's 27th don't help. Washington is also among the league's 10 least efficient teams on threes (35.1%) and midrange attempts (39.5%). Fortunately, 38.1% (6th) of their shots come at the rim, and 66.3% (4th) are made. If they want to snap their losing streak, it'll hinge on attacking the rim and knocking down their open three-pointers.
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