Coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder fell to a Milwaukee Bucks team without Giannis Antetokounmpo, losing 110-93 at home on Thursday. The Thunder were missing key players as well, with Jalen Williams and All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sidelined, the latter missing his fifth straight game due to an abdominal injury.
Just days ago, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to be staring at a sweeping rebuild as trade speculation around Giannis Antetokounmpo intensified, yet the organization once again kept its franchise cornerstone beyond the deadline.
These days, the Oklahoma City Thunder are like an elite college basketball program. The Thunder have layers and layers of talent, due to all of their high draft choices, and only so many spots available in their rotation.
The Milwaukee Bucks took down the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder 110-93 in what might have been their best team performance of the year. Granted, this was nowhere near OKC’s best team, missing a bunch of guys, including their two initiators in SGA and Jalen Williams, but the Thunder are tough to beat with whoever they’ve got.
With the Milwaukee Bucks' 17-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, they are officially entering the All-Star break at 23-30! While it's been marred by chaos surrounding superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, how would our team grade their season up to this point?
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The Milwaukee Bucks’ front office must be feeling good of late, as the team’s recent acquisitions have been performing well. While the sample size is still small, what Cam Thomas and Ousmane Dieng have shown since their respective trades to Milwaukee can’t be ignored.
In one of the more surprising upsets this season in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks made short work of the Oklahoma City Thunder as they cruised to a 110-93 win over the defending NBA champions on the road.
The Milwaukee Bucks continue to reap the dividends of their recent acquisition of Ousmane Dieng. Dieng had quite a night on Thursday against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he led the Bucks with 19 points on 7/12 shooting from the field with three 3-pointers, 11 rebounds and six assists.
Ousmane Dieng scored a season-high 19 points while leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-93 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Dieng was playing for the first time as a visitor in Oklahoma City after being dealt by the Thunder at last week's trade deadline.
The Milwaukee Bucks just keep on surprising, beating the (admittedly bruised) Oklahoma City Thunder 110-93. Ousmane Dieng led the Bucks with 19 points, six assists, 11 rebounds, and four blocks!
Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to be going through a rough patch at the moment. As the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been playing up to the mark, rumors about the big man opting for a trade are becoming more and louder.
Assistant Darvin Ham will coach the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night against the host Oklahoma City Thunder while head coach Doc Rivers is away from the team to attend a funeral.
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic during Wednesday's game at the Kia Center, 116-108. Cam Thomas, in just his second game with the Bucks after being released by the Brooklyn Nets, exploded with 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting off the bench.
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In his second game with the Milwaukee Bucks, Cam Thomas poured in 34 points in 25 bench minutes to will them over Orlando in a 116-108 victory Wednesday night.