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McCollum’s Last-Second Jumper Lifts Wizards Over Bucks, 114-113

Washington’s bench outclassed Milwaukee’s during Giannis Antetokounmpo’s limited return.

Overview

  • CJ McCollum scored the Wizards’ final four points, burying a baseline jumper with one second left after Alex Sarr blocked Giannis Antetokounmpo’s putback attempt.
  • Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points in about 28 minutes as he continues a managed return from a calf strain, but Milwaukee’s reserves were outscored 52-23.
  • Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington led Washington with 20 points each, with Sarr adding 11 rebounds and four blocks and Carrington hitting three straight threes to open the fourth quarter.
  • Rookie Tre Johnson extended his franchise rookie mark to nine consecutive made three-pointers by sinking his first four from deep in the first half.
  • McCollum surpassed 16,000 career points as Washington notched a second win over Milwaukee this season and denied the Bucks their first three-game winning streak of the year.