For an NBA team - especially one so entrenched in losing culture as the Washington Wizards - no better way exists to usher in a new year than with a cutthroat,

Tre Johnson can't stop hitting threes, and AJ Johnson played well against his former team as the Wizards beat the Bucks again on Wednesday.

Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, in particular, and Tre Johnson and Bub Carrington, of late — are starting to do things more consistently that actually win basketball games, including four of the team’s last eight contests.

The Washington Wizards ended the treacherous stretch that was 2025 on an extremely high note, upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks on the road 114–113. The win put a positive cap on what was a very rough season for Wizards fandom, possibly offering a flash of what’s to come in 2026.

Giannis Antetokounmpo opens up after the Bucks dropped a close game to the last place Wizards, and vows to help turn the team around.

There is, however, one area they are good at. It is not much, but the stats at NBA.com show that despite their poor overall defensive construction, the Wizards do in fact lead the league in one thing – defending isolation possessions.

The Milwaukee Bucks have won back-to-back games since Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup, and they’re favored by double digits at home on Wednesday ag

After making his fifth and sixth free throws of the night in the second quarter, Giannis passed big man Tom Chambers for 39th all-time in free throw makes. Giannis now has 5,071 and needs just nine more to pass Chet Walker on the list next, who has 5,079 makes.