Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 151-131 win over Washington Wizards

Led by a career night from Khris Middleton, the Milwaukee Bucks outgunned the Washington Wizards in a high octane shootout on Tuesday night.

Returning from their trip to Paris, the Milwaukee Bucks showed no signs of slowing down as they put together a truly phenomenal offensive showing in their win against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

The Bucks’ 151 points would have been impressive on any night, but to do it without Giannis Antetokounmpo was all the more striking.

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Being the Bucks’ first game since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, 24 seconds of silence were observed prior to tip at Fiserv Forum, with Eric Bledsoe then taking a 24-second violation to open the game, and Isaiah Thomas returning the favor with an 8-second backcourt violation for the Wizards.

Once the game got underway, both teams certainly paid tribute to Bryant with a phenomenal offensive battle where Middleton’s 51 points ultimately outdueled Bradley Beal‘s 47 points.

In spite of the ebbs and flows of the game, the Bucks took control early and never relinquished it, although the Wizards did manage to pull back close enough to make things interesting in the second half.

With all of that considered, let’s dive in and take a closer look at three of the leading takeaways from Tuesday’s Bucks win.