With a strong contest from Kyle Kuzma, Middleton missed the off-balance 3-pointer that would have tied the game, just as Antetokounmpo — for the first time in his NBA career — had hoped and Milwaukee pulled out a 104-101 victory over Washington. The Bucks’ third consecutive win moved them within a half-game of the Pacers for the East’s No. 4 seed.

Nine-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out late into the fourth quarter of his team's road tilt against the lowly Washington Wizards. The 6-foot-11 big man was given the axe after recording his sixth foul with less than four minutes left in regulation.