Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 104-95 win over Washington Wizards
By Adam McGee
Dominating the boards
As the Bucks have often struggled against the Wizards in recent years, rebounding has been a key component of Washington’s success in the matchup.
Milwaukee consistently find themselves among the NBA’s worst rebounding teams, ranking as the very worst this year, and with a good rebounding backcourt paired with the size of Otto Porter, Markieff Morris and Marcin Gortat, it’s not difficult to see why they’d cause the Bucks problems.
Yet for the second time in nine days, the Bucks didn’t just come to the nation’s capital and win the game, but they also won the rebounding battle. Those two things likely aren’t a coincidence.
Antetokounmpo’s 20 rebounds obviously made up for the bulk of the Bucks’ efforts on the glass, but John Henson and Khris Middleton also chipped in with eight and six rebounds respectively.
When the Bucks do rebound well, it generally comes from boxing out as a team. They executed effectively in that regard on Monday an reaped the rewards.