WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall and forward Otto Porter scored 19 points apiece to lead six Wizards in double figures and Washington ran past the Milwaukee Bucks 115-86 on Tuesday night.
Reserve forward Jared Dudley added 13 points, and center Marcin Gortat scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wizards (5-4), who were without leading scorer Bradley Beal (sore shoulder) for the third straight game.
Forward Khris Middleton led Milwaukee (5-6) with 14 points, but was limited to 28 minutes due to early foul trouble.
Guard Jerryd Bayless added 13 points for the Bucks. The team’s co-leading scorers — forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and center Greg Monroe — were held to nine and four points, respectively.
Washington shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from 3-point range, and collected 25 assists to just 12 turnovers. The Bucks turned the ball over 19 times.
The shooting of guard Michael Carter-Williams (12 points) helped Milwaukee erase most of an 18-point halftime deficit as he hit a pair of 3-pointers and followed the second one with a dunk to cut the Wizards lead to 72-66 midway through the third quarter.
But Porter hit a jumper and Wall added a 3-pointer as part of a 13-0 Wizards run that pushed the Washington lead to 85-66 after three, and increased the margin to as many as 34 in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards trailed 38-36 with 8:09 left in the first half, but then outscored the Bucks 28-8 to halftime.
Dudley had eight points during the run, including a pair of 3-pointers, the second of which made it 54-44.
Milwaukee went over four minutes without a point as Washington extended the lead. Wall (nine assists) scored layups on consecutive trips under two minutes, then fed Gortat off a pick-and-roll for a driving slam that capped a 13-0 run with 15 seconds left.
The Wizards shot 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the field in the quarter and Milwaukee committed five turnovers.
NOTES: Wizards G Garrett Temple started in place of injured G Bradley Beal (shoulder), who missed his third game. … Bucks F Jabari Parker (sprained right foot) was not with the team for the start of a three-game road trip. G Jerryd Bayless moved into the starting lineup. … Bucks coach Jason Kidd said G O.J. Mayo (right hamstring strain), who practiced with the team on Monday, has been sent back to Milwaukee to see the doctor and is expected to rejoin the team on Thursday in Cleveland. … Washington won the teams’ first meeting of the season, 118-113 on Oct. 30 at Milwaukee. … The Wizards are the only team in the league yet to play 10 games.