Milwaukee hosts Oklahoma City following Gilgeous-Alexander’s 48-point performance

By Canadian Press on March 16, 2025.

Oklahoma City Thunder (55-12, first in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (38-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -4; over/under is 231.5

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City faces the Milwaukee Bucks after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 48 points in the Thunder’s 113-107 victory against the Detroit Pistons.

The Bucks have gone 24-11 at home. Milwaukee has a 17-15 record against teams over .500.

The Thunder have gone 26-7 away from home. Oklahoma City ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 33.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Isaiah Hartenstein averaging 8.1.

The Bucks average 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 13.1 per game the Thunder allow. The Thunder score 7.1 more points per game (119.6) than the Bucks give up to opponents (112.5).

TOP PERFORMERS: Damian Lillard is shooting 45.1% and averaging 25.2 points for the Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.6 points over the last 10 games.

Jalen Williams is scoring 21.3 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Thunder. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 6-4, averaging 118.9 points, 46.8 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.

Thunder: 9-1, averaging 125.9 points, 44.5 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 9.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.4 points.

INJURIES: Bucks: None listed.

Thunder: Chet Holmgren: day to day (rest), Jalen Williams: day to day (hip), Ousmane Dieng: day to day (calf), Aaron Wiggins: out (illness), Luguentz Dort: day to day (groin), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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