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Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards, Oct 21, 2026

NBA · 2026-27Oct 21, 2026 · FinalRegular season

Milwaukee Bucks

116AT

Washington Wizards

128
Wizards vs Bucks: every meeting
STORY

Final

From the verified box score; records count this game

The BreakdownGrind

Wizards miss threes, beat Bucks inside and at the line

Washington made 6 of 28 threes and still won by 12, with 39 baskets inside the arc and 32 free throws.

NightlyHoops desk · The BreakdownWritten by AI (Claude Opus 5.5) from the box score and play-by-play. Every number and name was checked against them.

Washington made six of its 28 three-point attempts on Wednesday and beat Milwaukee 128-116. The Bucks made 15 threes. The Wizards scored closer to the basket and at the free-throw line, and the margin opened in a fourth quarter Washington won 38-23.

Through three quarters it was close. There were 7 lead changes and 9 ties. Milwaukee led 56-51 at the half and by eight, 74-66, with 6:04 left in the third. Brayden Burries scored six straight Bucks points late in that quarter, and Milwaukee led 93-90 after three.

Side by side
MILStatWAS
45.1FG%52.3
36.63PT%21.4
41Rebounds44
13Off. rebounds12
91FG attempts86
16Turnovers11
From the box score. A dot marks a row where the teams are far apart.

Washington lived at the line

The Wizards went 32 of 41 on free throws. The Bucks went 19 of 23.

Anthony Davis finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 11-of-20 shooting, and made 11 of his 14 free throws. Trae Young made 12 of 16 from the line on a night he went 0 for 6 from three. He finished with 20 points and 13 assists.

Inside the arc, the gap was wide

Washington shot 39 of 58 on two-point attempts, 67.2%. Milwaukee shot 26 of 50, 52.0%.

Deandre Ayton made 5 of 6 shots off the bench. Bilal Coulibaly made 4 of 6. Kyshawn George scored eight in the fourth, all on four baskets inside the final 4:59: a driving dunk, an 11-foot pullup, an alley-oop dunk and a running dunk with 0:48.5 left.

The three-point line belonged to Milwaukee

The Bucks made 15 of 41 threes, 36.6%. The Wizards made 6 of 28, 21.4%.

Tyler Herro made 4 of 11 from deep and led Milwaukee with 24 points and nine assists. AJ Green and Burries each made both of their three-point tries. Myles Turner hit a 24-footer with 5:56 left that made it 111-104.

The fourth quarter

The other columns sat beside those three. Milwaukee committed 16 turnovers to Washington's 11, and the Wizards had 11 steals to the Bucks' 5. Coulibaly had four of them.

Tre Johnson's driving floater with 9:49 left put Washington ahead for good, 99-98. It came inside a 14-0 run that went from 98-97 to 98-111 by 7:26, the Wizards' largest lead. Johnson and Ayton scored four apiece in it, and Justin Champagnie and Coulibaly three each.

Milwaukee scored in the last minutes. Ousmane Dieng hit a three at 2:10, and Herro scored twice inside the final 1:32. Washington kept answering at the rim and the line, and Young's free throw with 0:38.7 left made it 128-116.

Who led, and by how much Hover or tap for the score at any moment

MIL ahead above the line · WAS ahead below

101020Q1Q2Q3Q4MIL by 8WAS by 13
The margin through the game, from the play-by-play. Above the line MIL leads; below it, WAS.
Sources: the fact sheet this story was written from
  • GAME: Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) at Washington Wizards (WAS), Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Washington. NBA regular season.
  • FINAL: Wizards 128, Bucks 116. (MIL 116, WAS 128.) Final margin: 12.
  • POINTS BY QUARTER: MIL 23 33 37 23; WAS 25 26 39 38.
  • SCORE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD (MIL-WAS): Q1 23-25, Q2 56-51, Q3 93-90, Q4 116-128.
  • HALVES: first half, Bucks 56, Wizards 51; second half, Bucks 60, Wizards 77.
  • LARGEST LEADS: MIL 8 (74-66, 6:04 left in the 3rd quarter); WAS 13 (98-111, 7:26 left in the 4th quarter). Scores are MIL-WAS.
  • LEAD CHANGES: 7. TIES: 9.
  • Wizards went ahead for good with 9:49 left in the 4th quarter, at 98-99 (Tre Johnson, driving floating Jump Shot).
  • RUNS (8 or more unanswered points; each scorer's points in the run):
  • - WAS 8-0 from 6:54 left in the 1st quarter to 5:45 left in the 1st quarter, 13-8 to 13-16 (Kyshawn George 3, Alex Sarr 2, unnamed 3)
  • - MIL 9-0 from 8:04 left in the 2nd quarter to 6:10 left in the 2nd quarter, 30-34 to 39-34 (Kasparas Jakučionis 3, Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2, Kel'el Ware 2, Tyler Herro 2)
  • - WAS 14-0 from 9:49 left in the 4th quarter to 7:26 left in the 4th quarter, 98-97 to 98-111 (Tre Johnson 4, Deandre Ayton 4, Justin Champagnie 3, Bilal Coulibaly 3)
  • STRAIGHT TEAM POINTS BY ONE PLAYER (the other team may score in between):
  • - Myles Turner scored 6 straight Bucks points, from 1:31 left in the 2nd quarter to 1:01 left in the 2nd quarter (47-45, 48-45, 51-45).
  • - Brayden Burries scored 6 straight Bucks points, from 1:02 left in the 3rd quarter to 0:30.6 left in the 3rd quarter (90-85, 93-87).
  • DROUGHT: Wizards went 4:16 of game clock without a field goal in the 1st quarter, from 4:16 to 0:00 left.
  • TIMELINE (the facts above in game order, each at the moment it began; a later line began later; scores MIL-WAS):
  • - 6:54 to 5:45 left in the 1st quarter: WAS 8-0 run, 13-8 to 13-16.
  • - 4:16 to 0:00 left in the 1st quarter: Wizards go without a field goal (4:16).
  • - End of the 1st quarter: 23-25.
  • - 8:04 to 6:10 left in the 2nd quarter: MIL 9-0 run, 30-34 to 39-34.
  • - 1:31 to 1:01 left in the 2nd quarter: Myles Turner scores 6 straight Bucks points (47-45 after the first, 51-45 after the last).
  • - End of the 2nd quarter: 56-51.
  • - 6:04 left in the 3rd quarter: MIL leads by 8, its largest lead (74-66).
  • - 1:02 to 0:30.6 left in the 3rd quarter: Brayden Burries scores 6 straight Bucks points (90-85 after the first, 93-87 after the last).
  • - End of the 3rd quarter: 93-90.
  • - 9:49 left in the 4th quarter: Wizards go ahead for good, 98-99.
  • - 9:49 to 7:26 left in the 4th quarter: WAS 14-0 run, 98-97 to 98-111.
  • - 7:26 left in the 4th quarter: WAS leads by 13, its largest lead (98-111).
  • - End of the 4th quarter: 116-128.
  • TEAM TOTALS:
  • - MIL: FG 41-91 (45.1%), 3PT 15-41 (36.6%), FT 19-23, 41 rebounds (13 offensive), 28 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 45 bench points
  • - WAS: FG 45-86 (52.3%), 3PT 6-28 (21.4%), FT 32-41, 44 rebounds (12 offensive), 28 assists, 11 turnovers, 11 steals, 7 blocks, 39 bench points
  • TWO-POINT SHOOTING (inside the arc: FG less 3PT):
  • - MIL: 2PT 26-50 (52.0%)
  • - WAS: 2PT 39-58 (67.2%)
  • PLAYERS, Milwaukee Bucks:
  • - Tyler Herro (starter, 32 min): 24 pts, 2 reb (0 off), 9 ast, FG 9-21, 3PT 4-11, FT 2-2, 1 stl, 0 blk, 4 tov, 1 foul, +/- -6 | points by period 7-7-3-7
  • - Jaime Jaquez Jr. (starter, 31 min): 22 pts, 7 reb (2 off), 2 ast, FG 8-12, 3PT 1-3, FT 5-6, 0 stl, 0 blk, 2 tov, 2 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 7-4-10-1
  • - Kasparas Jakučionis (bench, 26 min): 15 pts, 3 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 4-7, 3PT 1-3, FT 6-6, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 5 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 0-3-8-4
  • - Brayden Burries (bench, 16 min): 12 pts, 5 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 2-2, FT 4-5, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -12 | points by period 0-5-7-0
  • - Myles Turner (starter, 32 min): 11 pts, 5 reb (1 off), 3 ast, FG 4-7, 3PT 2-5, FT 1-1, 0 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 0-6-2-3
  • - Ryan Rollins (starter, 24 min): 9 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 4-14, 3PT 1-5, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 2-2-0-5
  • - Kel'el Ware (bench, 14 min): 7 pts, 3 reb (2 off), 1 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 0-2, FT 1-3, 1 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 6 fouls, +/- -10 | points by period 0-6-1-0
  • - AJ Green (bench, 15 min): 6 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 2-3, 3PT 2-2, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -10 | points by period 3-0-3-0
  • - Kyle Kuzma (starter, 27 min): 5 pts, 6 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 2-9, 3PT 1-4, FT 0-0, 3 stl, 0 blk, 3 tov, 3 fouls, +/- -10 | points by period 2-0-3-0
  • - Ousmane Dieng (bench, 21 min): 5 pts, 4 reb (2 off), 3 ast, FG 2-6, 3PT 1-4, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- -4 | points by period 2-0-0-3
  • - Jericho Sims (bench, 2 min): 0 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 0-0, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +4
  • PLAYERS, Washington Wizards:
  • - Anthony Davis (starter, 34 min): 34 pts, 12 reb (3 off), 4 ast, FG 11-20, 3PT 1-3, FT 11-14, 2 stl, 1 blk, 3 tov, 2 fouls, +/- +6
  • - Trae Young (starter, 38 min): 20 pts, 0 reb (0 off), 13 ast, FG 4-13, 3PT 0-6, FT 12-16, 2 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 2-9-4-5
  • - Kyshawn George (starter, 29 min): 18 pts, 5 reb (0 off), 3 ast, FG 8-14, 3PT 1-6, FT 1-1, 1 stl, 1 blk, 4 tov, 4 fouls, +/- +13 | points by period 7-0-3-8
  • - Bilal Coulibaly (starter, 29 min): 11 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 1 ast, FG 4-6, 3PT 1-3, FT 2-3, 4 stl, 2 blk, 0 tov, 3 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 2-0-4-5
  • - Deandre Ayton (bench, 15 min): 11 pts, 4 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 5-6, 3PT 0-0, FT 1-2, 0 stl, 2 blk, 0 tov, 0 fouls, +/- +6 | points by period 0-5-0-6
  • - Bub Carrington (bench, 19 min): 10 pts, 1 reb (1 off), 4 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 2-3, FT 2-2, 2 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 2 fouls, +/- 0 | points by period 0-8-2-0
  • - Justin Champagnie (bench, 21 min): 8 pts, 8 reb (0 off), 1 ast, FG 3-4, 3PT 1-2, FT 1-1, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- +17 | points by period 0-0-2-6
  • - Tre Johnson (bench, 19 min): 8 pts, 1 reb (0 off), 0 ast, FG 3-6, 3PT 0-2, FT 2-2, 0 stl, 1 blk, 1 tov, 5 fouls, +/- +12 | points by period 2-0-2-4
  • - Alex Sarr (starter, 24 min): 6 pts, 9 reb (5 off), 2 ast, FG 3-9, 3PT 0-3, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 0 tov, 1 foul, +/- -4 | points by period 2-2-2-0
  • - Khris Middleton (bench, 12 min): 2 pts, 2 reb (1 off), 0 ast, FG 1-2, 3PT 0-0, FT 0-0, 0 stl, 0 blk, 1 tov, 1 foul, +/- -2 | points by period 0-0-2-0
  • PLAYER FACTS:
  • - Trae Young made 0 of 6 three-point attempts.
  • SCORING PLAYS IN THE LAST 6:00 OF THE 4TH QUARTER (MIL-WAS after the play):
  • - 5:56 MIL +3 Myles Turner (24' 3PT) -> 104-111
  • - 4:59 WAS +2 Kyshawn George (driving DUNK) -> 104-113
  • - 4:31 MIL +2 Kasparas Jakučionis (tip Layup) -> 106-113
  • - 4:31 WAS +1 unnamed -> 106-114
  • - 4:31 WAS +1 unnamed -> 106-115
  • - 3:55 WAS +2 Bilal Coulibaly (putback DUNK) -> 106-117
  • - 3:19 WAS +2 unnamed -> 106-119
  • - 2:42 MIL +1 Kasparas Jakučionis (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 107-119
  • - 2:42 MIL +1 Kasparas Jakučionis (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 108-119
  • - 2:23 WAS +2 Kyshawn George (11' pullup Jump Shot) -> 108-121
  • - 2:10 MIL +3 Ousmane Dieng (3PT) -> 111-121
  • - 1:32 MIL +2 Tyler Herro (cutting Layup) -> 113-121
  • - 1:22 WAS +2 Kyshawn George (alley-oop DUNK) -> 113-123
  • - 1:13 MIL +1 Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 114-123
  • - 0:57.7 WAS +1 Trae Young (Free Throw 1 of 2) -> 114-124
  • - 0:57.7 WAS +1 Trae Young (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 114-125
  • - 0:48.5 WAS +2 Kyshawn George (running DUNK) -> 114-127
  • - 0:39.6 MIL +2 Tyler Herro (driving Layup) -> 116-127
  • - 0:38.7 WAS +1 Trae Young (Free Throw 2 of 2) -> 116-128
  • SEASON LINES THE GAME'S PREVIEW STATED (before this game):
  • - AJ Green averaged 10.4 points in 78 games last season.
  • - Bub Carrington averaged 10.8 points in 81 games last season.
  • - Will Riley averaged 10.5 points in 73 games last season.
  • ANGLE: Grind. VOICE: The Breakdown.
PREVIEW

Before tip

As it stood at tip · open to read

The Bucks play at the Wizards on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 7:00 PM EDT. Last season, the Bucks went 32-50, and the Bucks' confirmed starters are Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Ryan Rollins, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyler Herro (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT). Last season, the Wizards went 17-64 in the games the source holds (1 left out: score not verified), and the Wizards' confirmed starters are Alex Sarr, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT). The Wizards won the last meeting with the Bucks 109-99 on Jan 29, at home, and since 2019-20, the Wizards are 6-17 against the Bucks in the regular season.

Written by AI (Claude Haiku 5.5) from the facts below; every name and number is filled in from the data, not by the model.

Facts as of 10:52 AM EDT

  • The Bucks play at the Wizards on Wednesday, Oct 21, at 7:00 PM EDT.
  • Last season, the Bucks went 32-50.
  • Cormac Ryan averaged 14.3 points in 11 games last season.
  • AJ Green averaged 10.4 points in 78 games last season.
  • The Bucks' confirmed starters are Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Ryan Rollins, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyler Herro (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT).
  • Last season, the Wizards went 17-64 in the games the source holds (1 left out: score not verified).
  • Bub Carrington averaged 10.8 points in 81 games last season.
  • Will Riley averaged 10.5 points in 73 games last season.
  • The Wizards' confirmed starters are Alex Sarr, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Bilal Coulibaly and Kyshawn George (NBA official lineups, 2:36 PM EDT).
  • The Wizards won the last meeting with the Bucks 109-99 on Jan 29, at home.
  • Since 2019-20, the Wizards are 6-17 against the Bucks in the regular season.

Starting fives

Confirmed by the league’s official lineups. Until then: in the NBA, the five those lineups list as expected; otherwise, the five each team started in its last game.

Milwaukee Bucks

Confirmed · 2:36 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. RR
    Ryan RollinsPG · 17.3 PTS · 4.6 REB · 5.6 AST · 74 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. TH
    Tyler HerroSG · 20.5 PTS · 4.8 REB · 4.1 AST · 33 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  3. JJ
    Jaime Jaquez Jr.SF · 15.4 PTS · 5.0 REB · 4.7 AST · 75 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. KK
    Kyle KuzmaPF · 13.0 PTS · 4.5 REB · 2.7 AST · 69 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  5. MT
    Myles TurnerC · 11.9 PTS · 5.3 REB · 1.5 AST · 71 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Washington Wizards

Confirmed · 2:36 PM EDT

NBA Official Lineups API

  1. TY
    Trae YoungPG · 17.9 PTS · 2.0 REB · 8.0 AST · 15 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  2. KG
    Kyshawn GeorgeSG · 14.8 PTS · 5.1 REB · 4.5 AST · 48 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  3. BC
    Bilal CoulibalySF · 11.7 PTS · 4.3 REB · 2.6 AST · 56 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  4. AD
    Anthony DavisPF · 20.4 PTS · 11.1 REB · 2.8 AST · 20 GP · 2025-26 regular season
  5. AS
    Alex SarrC · 16.2 PTS · 7.5 REB · 2.7 AST · 47 GP · 2025-26 regular season

Injury report

The league’s official report: each listed player’s status and reason as reported, in report order.

Milwaukee Bucks

Checked 6:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

Washington Wizards

Checked 6:47 PM EDT

Not available from the sourceThe latest report does not cover this game.

SELECTED PLAYER
AD

Anthony Davis

WAS · Starter · 33:47 MIN

BOX SCORE

Player contributions

Choose any row to inspect

Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards: one row per player, by points, highest first. Team totals add up the player rows.
PLAYERMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFFG3PTFT+/-
33:4734124213211–201–311–14+6
31:55242910419–214–112–2-6
31:23227200228–121–35–60
38:232001320144–130–612–16+6
28:42185311448–141–61–1+13
26:11153301154–71–36–6-4
15:30125000133–62–24–5-12
28:59112142034–61–32–3+6
15:07114002005–60–01–2+6
32:15115301344–72–51–1-4
18:30101420123–62–32–20
23:3496300034–141–50–0-4
20:4288100013–41–21–1+17
19:1881001153–60–22–2+12
13:4473110163–60–21–3-10
15:2360100012–32–20–0-10
24:1869200013–90–30–0-4
27:0556330332–91–40–0-10
21:0454300142–61–40–0-4
12:1222000111–20–00–0-2
1:5200000000–00–00–0+4
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MIL totalsSum of 11 player lines116412852163241–9115–4119–23
WAS totalsSum of 10 player lines1284428117112345–866–2832–41

Team totals add up the player rows above. DNP: did not play. —: not recorded. Quarter scores are not shown.

SURPRISES

Against their usual

Regular season · Game Score against each player's usual line

MILMilwaukee Bucks

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.

WASWashington Wizards

Every scored player stayed within the usual range.