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Davis scores 34 as Wizards pull away from Bucks 128-116

Washington broke the game open with a fourth-quarter run and took 41 free throws to Milwaukee's 23, while Trae Young handed out 13 assists.

Davis: 34 points, 11 of 20 shooting, 12 rebounds
Young: 13 assists, 12 of 16 on free throws
Wizards: 41 free throws, Bucks: 23

Published October 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Anthony Davis scored 34 points and the Washington Wizards pulled away with a fourth-quarter 12-0 run to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-116 on Wednesday, October 21.

Davis shot 11 of 20, made 11 of 14 free throws and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double. He also had two steals.

The game was tied nine times and the lead changed hands seven times. Milwaukee (0-1) led 74-66 in the third quarter, its biggest lead of the night. Washington (1-0) opened the fourth with 12 straight points while the Bucks went scoreless, took a 109-98 lead and reached 111-98 with 7:26 left, its largest at 13.

Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 24 points and nine assists on 9-of-21 shooting, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 22 points on 8 of 12. The Bucks scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to Washington's 38 and never got closer than nine after the run.

Washington went to the line 41 times to Milwaukee's 23, and the Bucks turned the ball over 16 times. Trae Young scored 20 points with 13 assists and made 12 of 16 free throws, though he shot 4 of 13 from the field and missed all six of his threes.

Young's two free throws made it 125-114, and KyShawn George's running dunk with 48.5 seconds left made it 127-114. Herro answered with a driving layup, and Young's free throw with 38.7 seconds left set the final at 128-116.