Game time is 6:00 PM CT, with no national TV coverage.
Bucks look to be 6.5 point favorites. But, Dame, Prince and of course Portis are out, and Giannis is a game time decision.
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Bucks down 9 early. Bucks on a back-to-back without Dame, Prince, and (obviously) Portis.
Giannis and Kuzma both pick up 2 fouls early.
Bucks down 32-19 after one. This would be an ugly loss, but they played extended minutes with a Connaughton, Jackson Jr., Sims, Trent, and Porter Jr.
Bucks now down 14. Missing a lot of guys and the Wizards are playing on 8 days rest at home and the Bucks are playing a back-to-back on the road. Stupid scheduling by the NBA.
Giannis now with 3 fouls and his leg just gave out a little bit.
Yep, Bucks down 50-56 at the half. They need to get their turds in a herd in the 2nd half.
Bucks get a lead, but Giannis just picked up his 4th foul on a charge. Doc challenges.
Bucks may be wearing them down in the 3rd, currently lead 69-62
Bucks get up by 7, but Giannis picks up his 5th foul on an absolutely BS call from Scott Foster (Bucks already used up their challenge).
Bucks up 84-75 as the 3rd is about to end. Get the WIN Bucks!
Bucks up 9 going to the 4th. If Giannis didn't have 5 fouls, it would be a pretty high probability.
Bucks currently 92-78 with about 9 minutes left.
Now 99-86, 6:12 left. Take the win home Bucks!
A couple of those bullshit Scott Foster calls on Giannis caught up to them.
No Giannis, Dame, Portis, or Prince. Can they hold on?
Down to 2. Not looking good. This will be a tough loss given they were up by 15 in the 4th.
Bucks hold on to win by 3. Middleton misses a tying 3 badly at the buzzer.
Bucks win despite not hitting a FG for the last 7 minutes of the game.
Even though the Wizards suck, it's still a good win considering they were missing Dame, Prince, Portis, and Giannis (for the last 4 minutes).
Way to hang tough Bucks for a sweet win against an inferior team, even though we were missing several players. 
They just need to survive and advance - or at least maintain their playoff position. 4 seed or better would be ideal to get a home slot in R1. I doubt they can catch the top 3.
That was a really impressive 3 game stretch for Doc Rivers.
Beat the Wolves on the road without Giannis and Dame.
Beat the Clippers at home with Giannis on a minutes restriction and Dame 2 for 12 from the field.
Beat the Wizards without Dame, Prince, Portis, and Giannis only playing 18 minutes. I don't care if it's just the Wizards.
@Tschmack posted:They just need to survive and advance - or at least maintain their playoff position. 4 seed or better would be ideal to get a home slot in R1. I doubt they can catch the top 3.
They just need to stay in the top 6. An extra home game in Round 1 would be nice, but it's not like the Pacers or Pistons (currently 4th and 6th right now) would scare me. The Knicks (3#) are also a much better matchup for them now that they have Porter Jr. and Kuzma as wing defenders.
I hate to say it given the domestic violence incident that Porter Jr. has been linked to, but getting Porter Jr. for Beauchamp is like getting free money. Porter Jr. has done more to contribute to these last 3 wins than Beauchamp contributed to wins his entire time as a Buck.
Also, Sims is a tremendous defensive player. Getting him for Wright is also a nice trade. He's switchable on almost everyone. He can't shoot at all, but he's a better option right now than Jackson Jr. (who also can't shoot, but doesn't give you the rim protection Sims does).
Horst has screwed up a lot recently, but getting Sims and Porter Jr. and giving up nothing that was going to contribute were good moves, even if nothing else happens from here on out. They probably don't win any of these last 3 games without making those moves.
Porter Jr has always had elite level talent. He was a 5 star guy coming out of high school but had injury and personal issues his one and only year at USC.
Guy was a 1st round pick but honestly with more development he could have easily have been a lottery pick.
His last few years in Houston he was a 15-20PPG guy.
I don’t like for one moment that he’s kind of of a scumbag, but clearly he’s got skills and can play and contribute at this level. He’s a significant upgrade over Marlon Beauchamp.