The Milwaukee Bucks (9-1, 2-1 Away) travel to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-6, 3-2 Home) Wednesday in a game that could see a lot of points. Milwaukee was blown out by the Atlanta Hawks 117-98 at State Farm Arena on Monday. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way in the loss with 25 points and seven rebounds.
The Bucks are one game ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in first. Oklahoma City lost their third in a row on Monday at Little Caesars Arena, falling to the Detroit Pistons 112-103.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks in the losing effort to lead the team. The Thunder are the 11th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season.
Milwaukee will be seeking a season sweep against Oklahoma City after coming out on top in the only previous meeting 108-94 at Fiserv Forum on Saturday, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 25 points. Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 points in the loss. Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.8 points per game, second-highest in the NBA, to lead the Bucks in scoring this season.
Antetokounmpo also has grabbed 12.2 rebounds per game, third-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday is dishing 7.9 assists. Gilgeous-Alexander has supplied much of the Thunder’s offense, averaging 30.8 points per game. He has the sixth-highest scoring average in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander also has tallied 5.8 assists per game. Josh Giddey has pulled down 5.6 rebounds per game.
The Bucks and the Thunder are averaging 111.4 and 109.7 points per game, respectively, ranking second and third in the league in scoring. The Bucks have come up short more often than not in recent trips to Paycom Center, losing six of the last 10.
Milwaukee is 9-1 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.7 (111.4-102.7). Oklahoma City has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 111.8 points per game on average while scoring only 109.7 (-2.1 margin).
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Tre Mann: 6.6 | 10.7 | -4.1
Rebounds per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 6.7 | 5.0 | +1.7
Josh Giddey: 3.5 | 5.6 | -2.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Milwaukee Bucks -6.5 (-110)
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