Washington Wizards – Milwaukee Bucks: bottom-of-the-table clash
The Wizards and Bucks meet in what looks like a showdown between two squads whose ambitions have been scaled back this season. Washington sit rock-bottom in the Eastern Conference, while Milwaukee are in the messy middle of a rebuilding moment, not least because Giannis Antetokounmpo has asked for a trade.
Washington Wizards: why not keep the momentum at home? 
Before their win over Portland (115-111), the Wizards had lost nine straight, often by failing the closing-class test. Experience is thin on the ground, sure, but that’s the point: you throw young players into pressure spots and let them learn or you keep losing the same games next year.
Offense has been a slog — 112.3 points per game, the fourth-worst attack in the league this season. There are sparks — Alex Sarr, Tre Johnson, Kyshawn George can light it up — but there’s no true primary creator to run the show. Defensively it’s hardly better: they give up 122.8 points a game, the second-worst mark in the NBA.
INJURY REPORT : Marvin Bagley III (OUT) – Tristan Vukcevic (OUT) – Cam Whitmore (OUT) – Trae Young (OUT) – Alex Sarr (questionable)
Milwaukee Bucks: can they avoid a fourth straight loss? 
Milwaukee’s season is unraveling. Injuries and Giannis’s trade request have turned a once-stable franchise into a soap opera, and the form on the court has followed suit. Six defeats in seven games tell you everything — Doc Rivers’ side are sliding and now sit 12th in the East.
The numbers aren’t comforting either: 112.1 points scored (27th) against 116.0 conceded (16th). An anemic offense despite one of the best players in the league and a defense that’s merely average. There’s no obvious chemistry, no tactical fix that’s worked. This game against the Wizards should show what the rest of the season looks like: endless losses, or gritty scraps that keep hope alive?
INJURY REPORT : Giannis Antetokounmpo (OUT) – Taurean Prince (OUT) – Kevin Porter Jr (OUT)
NBA prediction Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks
Wizards to win
The mood in Milwaukee doesn’t scream “bounce back.” The Bucks look distracted and depleted. The Wizards, messy as they are, seem to enjoy playing together and learning on the fly. At home, Brian Keefe’s team will try to build off the Portland win. Against a weakened Bucks amid transfer gossip, this is a clear chance for Washington to take it.
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