John Wall had 19 points, nine assists and six rebounds as the Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 115-86, on Tuesday night.
Otto Porter also scored 19 points to help the Wizards (5-4) win by double digits for the first time this season. Washington had six players in double figures.
Milwaukee (5-6) was led by Khris Middleton, who scored 14 points in the team’s worst loss of the season.
In the last eight minutes of the second quarter, Washington outscored Milwaukee, 28-8, to take a 64-46 lead into halftime.
The Bucks went on a 20-8 spurt of their own in the first seven minutes of the third quarter to cut the Wizards’ lead to 72-66, but got no closer.
It was the Wizards’ second win over Milwaukee this season, including a 118-113 victory on Oct. 30.
Shooting guard Bradley Beal missed his third consecutive game with a sore left shoulder, but coach Randy Wittman said Beal isn’t being rested to prepare him for next week’s four games in five nights.
“We would do that anyway. If a guy’s hurt, you’ve got to make sure he’s ready before he comes back,” Wittman said.
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