Overview
- Tip-off is 8 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum, with coverage on Monumental Sports Network, NBA League Pass and FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo will play under an approximately 25-minute cap after a calf strain and has averaged 26.5 points on 67% shooting in two games since returning.
- Milwaukee has won two straight and three of its past four but remains five games below .500 and is seeking its first three-game streak of the season.
- Injuries: Bucks wing Taurean Prince is out with a neck issue; the Wizards list Kyshawn George (hip) and Corey Kispert (hamstring) out, Malaki Branham (calf) questionable, and Cam Whitmore out with conflicting reports on the specific ailment.
- The season series is tied 1-1 after a Washington win on Dec. 1 and a Bucks victory on opening night, and the Wizards have dropped five straight in Milwaukee as rookie Tre Johnson enters off a career-high 24 and six consecutive double-figure games.