The Milwaukee Bucks (8-0, 6-0 Home) welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-4, 1-2 Away) Saturday in a game that may see lower point totals. Oklahoma City lost to the Denver Nuggets 122-110 at Paycom Center on Thursday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the key player in the losing effort with 37 points. The Thunder are 10th in the Western Conference.
Milwaukee is playing on back-to-back days after winning their eighth in a row yesterday at Target Center, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-102. Jrue Holiday had 29 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, leading the team. The Bucks are the first seed in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Milwaukee won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 142-115 triumph at Paycom Center on March 8, their third straight head-to-head victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 39 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 14 assists, and eight rebounds in defeat.
Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.3 points per game, third-highest in the NBA, to lead the Thunder in scoring this season. Gilgeous-Alexander also has dished 6.3 assists per game. Meanwhile, Jaylin Williams is grabbing 6.0 rebounds.
Antetokounmpo (32.6 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Bucks on offense. He ranks as the second-highest scorer in the league. Antetokounmpo also has posted 12.9 rebounds per game, second-most in the league. Holiday has tallied 7.4 assists per game.
The Bucks and the Thunder rank as two of the top defenses in the NBA, first and fifth in defensive efficiency, respectively.The Thunder are 1-3 in four games at Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee is looking to remain undefeated at home this season. Meanwhile, the Bucks won the only prior game this season when playing two days in a row and 0-0 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest. The Thunder are 0-1 with a rest advantage.
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