WASHINGTON _ The late-game woes continue for the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks set themselves up in a winnable game at the Verizon Center on Saturday, only to break down in the final 3 minutes as Washington seized a 110-105 victory.
John Wall led the Wizards (9-13) down the stretch and finished with 24 points and 11 assists, while Bradley Beal added 20 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had a career-high 19 points and nine rebounds.
Wall drove for the go-ahead basket as he got past Greg Monroe to give Washington a 101-100 lead with 3 minutes 3 seconds remaining.
The Bucks' Tony Snell lost the ball on the next possession, leading to a dunk by Oubre. Milwaukee had four empty possessions down the stretch, including a missed 3-pointer by Snell, a miss by Matthew Dellavedova and a travel called on Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Milwaukee (11-11) lost it second game in as many nights before heading to Toronto to face the Raptors on Monday night.
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and Mirza Teletovic contributed 25 points off the bench. John Henson had 14 points and Malcolm Brogdon 11.
Teletovic sank a long 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to bring the Bucks within 108-105, forcing a Wizards timeout.
Thon Maker entered to guard the inbound pass but the Bucks had to foul and Beal hit two clinching free throws.
The teams were tied at 52 at halftime. Milwaukee took a nine-point lead after the first quarter but the Wizards outscored the Bucks, 29-20, in the second quarter.
Henson scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the half and Antetokounmpo had 10 points.
Milwaukee went on a 10-2 run to open the third quarter but the Wizards responded with an 11-0 surge before Dellavedova ended it by hitting a 3-pointer.
