Thunder-Bucks Preview

Posted Mar 30 2013 12:36AM

No team has allowed fewer opposing players to reach 30 points than the Milwaukee Bucks, and Kevin Durant's third-lowest career average is against them.

The Bucks and Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder also lead the NBA in blocks as they meet for the first time Saturday night in Milwaukee.

Only six times has a player scored 30 in a game this season against Milwaukee (35-36), which joins Indiana and San Antonio as teams to allow that few 30-point performances.

Now the Bucks will get their first look this season at Durant, averaging a league-best 28.3 points. The superstar, however, has averaged 23.3 points against Milwaukee in eight games.

Durant enters off a spectacular 36-point effort on 13-of-19 shooting in Friday's 101-93 loss at Minnesota.

The Thunder's lead over Denver in the Northwest Division was cut to 3 1/2 games and they fell 2 1/2 games behind San Antonio for the Western Conference's best record.

"We'll be fine," Durant said. "You know, just a little bump in the road."

This matchup features the league's top shot-blocking teams, with Oklahoma City (53-20) averaging 7.5 and Milwaukee 7.0.

The Thunder's Serge Ibaka and Bucks' Larry Sanders are in a tight race to finish first in the NBA in blocks. Ibaka blocked five shots Friday and is averaging 3.00 to take a slight lead over Sanders, who is at 2.98 per game.

Sanders helped key Thursday's 113-103 victory over the Lakers. He had a career-high 21 points and 13 rebounds for his team-best 23rd double-double.

"Larry was great, really active," coach Jim Boylan said. "There was a lot of communicating going on."

The Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak. They are in good shape to reach the playoffs as they hold the East's eighth-best record, but want to be on the upswing entering the postseason.

"I've never been in the playoffs, it would be a great experience for me," said Sanders, who is averaging 11.7 rebounds over his last 10 games. "But from all the experience we have here, you want to gain momentum for the playoffs."

Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points and the backcourt of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings combined for 38 as the Bucks placed all five starters in double figures in that category.

Marquis Daniels scored 16 and defended Kobe Bryant for large stretches. Bryant joined the list of rare 30-point scorers with 36.

How the Bucks approach Durant remains to be seen, with the versatile Sanders likely to see some time defending the Thunder star.

Russell Westbrook had 18 points and nine assists Friday and Ibaka added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, who will try to improve to 8-5 in the second half of back-to-back contests.

"If we want to get to where we want to get to, we've got to get up for every game," Durant said. "And I think we were up for tonight, but we just ran into a team that played better."

The Bucks have taken five of the last eight meetings, with the Thunder winning 109-89 on the road in the lone matchup last season.

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Durant, Westbrook lead Thunder past Bucks, 109-99

Posted Mar 31 2013 12:52AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) Down five early in the fourth quarter, it was time for the Oklahoma City Thunder to take pride in their defense.

They did just that.

Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Russell Westbrook had a triple-double to lead the Thunder to a 109-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

The Thunder used a 19-2 run in the fourth quarter for their fourth win in five games. Instead of their top-scoring offense being the reason for that game-clinching run, it was the defense that got the final charge going.

"I told them we had to take some pride in our defensive possessions," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "It was an individual effort by a lot of guys. Serge Ibaka did a phenomenal job protecting the basket and blocking and altering their shots. Russell and Kevin did a good job defending their players."

They did more than just a good job.

Milwaukee held a five-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Bucks would only manage to score seven points down the stretch and commit six turnovers. In addition, the Bucks' best offensive weapon, Monta Ellis, was held to just nine points.

The Thunder are two games back of the San Antonio Spurs for the top spot in the Western Conference playoff race.

"We just put our defense mentality to be aggressive and try to score off our defense," Ibaka said

Westbrook finished with 23 points, 10 assists and 13 rebounds. Kevin Martin added 17 points.

Durant shot 10 of 19 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line in becoming the seventh player this season to score 30 points against the Bucks.

Durant is on pace to join Larry Bird in 1986-87 as the only players to average more than 28 points while shooting over 50 percent from the field, 90 percent from the line and 40 percent from 3-point range.

Ersan Ilyasova had 29 points and 14 rebounds for Milwaukee. Epke Udoh had his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Milwaukee has lost five of its last six and missed a chance to gain ground on the idle Boston Celtics in the East. Milwaukee is now three games back of the Celtics for the seventh seed.

The Bucks battled back from a horrible first-half shooting performance to go into the final quarter tied at 83. Milwaukee hit five 3-pointers in the third to battle back from a 10-point, first-half deficit.

Marquis Daniels' jumper with 8:39 left gave the Bucks that five-point lead that would be wiped out by the Thunder's closing run. Durant put the game out of reach with a 3-pointer with 2:47 remaining to put the Thunder up 10. Durant scored 11 points down the stretch.

"They took advantage of a couple miscues on our part," Bucks coach Jim Boylan said. "You can't fault our effort. My guys played hard."

Oklahoma City made 13 of its first 19 shots to go ahead 32-28 at the end of the first quarter. The Bucks kept the game tight in the second quarter until the Thunder went on an 11-2 run to lead by 11 with 3:28 left in the half. The Thunder went into the break with a 56-46 lead, with Durant, Westbrook and Martin combining for 41 points.

"It's just maturity," Westbrook said. "Our team did a great job of playing our game the right way."

Notes: Oklahoma City is 20-7 against the Eastern Conference. The Thunder went 12-5 in March, while Milwaukee finished with a 7-9 record. ... Larry Sanders picked up his league-leading 14th technical foul in the third quarter. ... Former 90's rap star Vanilla Ice performed at halftime. ... Milwaukee Brewers All-Stars Ryan Braun and Rickie Weeks were attendance.

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Notebook: Thunder 109, Bucks 99

Rick Braun, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:29 AM - Updated Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:29 AM

THE FACTS: Down five points to a feisty Milwaukee Bucks squad, the Oklahoma City Thunder didn't panic. Kevin Durant scored nine of his 30 points in the final eight minutes as the Thunder used a late run to take a 109-99 victory Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Russell Westbrook added a triple-double of 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, while Serge Ibaka had 16 points and eight blocked shots for the Thunder (54-20).

Ersan Ilyasova had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks (35-37), who saw their magic number to clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff spot remain at four with 10 games to play.

QUOTABLE: "I wish I could take credit for [the late defense]. Our guys did a good job of just getting after it. They had a mentality not to be the one to get scored on. We talk about that during our timeouts, and that was well-executed by our guys. Not one player on the court was going to let their guy have an easy bucket."

-- Thunder coach Scott Brooks on his team's defense the final eight minutes

THE STAT: The Bucks committed just three turnovers in the first 40 minutes of the game. After a timeout while trailing 97-92, the Thunder came out and forced five turnovers in a span of 4:40 during the run that turned the game around.

TURNING POINT: A 3-pointer and a 15-foot jumper by Marquis Daniels gave the Bucks a 92-87 lead with 8:39 left. After a timeout, the Thunder scored the next 12 points -- six by Nick Collison -- and eventually made it a 19-2 run to completely turn the game in its favor.

QUOTABLE II: "It's not just about that. We lost a tough game last night and I wanted to just try to play hard tonight and help my team get the win."

-- Serge Ibaka (four blocks), who took the league lead in blocks per game over Milwaukee's Larry Sanders

HOT: Ibaka made 7 of his 8 shots after going 6-for-18 in the previous two games.

NOT: J.J. Redick made just 4-for-12 shots and is now 75-for-184 (40.8 percent) since coming to the Bucks Feb. 22. He's 29-for-91 on 3-pointers (31.9 percent) with the Bucks, more than seven points below his career average of 39.3 percent.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Westbrook's triple-double also included three steals and a blocked shot.

INSIDE THE ARENA: During a timeout in the first quarter, U.S. Army SPC Nicholas Neumuth was brought out for a surprise reunion with his daughter Alexa, 12, and son Max, 5, who did not know he was back from a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan. ... Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun and Rickie Weeks were in the stands. The Brewers open their season on Monday.

GOOD MOVE: Brooks called a timeout with 8:39 left as the Thunder fell behind 92-87. Oklahoma City owned the action the rest of the way.

NOTABLE: Epke Udoh recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. ... Ilyasova has now topped 20 points in five of his last seven games. ... Ibaka now has 27 blocks over his last five games.

UP NEXT: For the Thunder, Thursday vs. San Antonio, Friday @ Indiana, Sunday vs. New York. For the Bucks, Monday vs. Charlotte, Wednesday vs. Minnesota, Friday @ New York.

• Thunder: Liggins, Orton
• Bucks: Ayon, Przybilla

• Thunder: --
• Bucks: Ellis, Sanders

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• Officials: #36 David Jones, #45 Brian Forte, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 17578
• Duration: 2:10

Oklahoma City Thunder (54-20)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-37)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Sanders vs Ibaka (Jennings gains possession)
	11:47 [MIL 2-0]	Jennings Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	11:31 [OKC 3-2]
	11:17 [MIL 4-3]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)
	11:09	Ilyasova Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:09
Team Rebound	11:09
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:09
	11:07	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:52	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:35 [OKC 5-4]
Ibaka Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:20
	10:20 [MIL 5-5]	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:20 [MIL 6-5]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:01
	09:59	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:47 [MIL 9-5]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	09:32 [OKC 7-9]
	09:15	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	09:05 [OKC 9-9]
	08:47	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:46
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:41 [OKC 11-9]
	08:21 [MIL 11-11]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:51 [OKC 13-11]
	07:25	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
	07:24	Daniels Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:13	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:12
	07:04	Daniels Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	07:04	Daniels Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
	06:59	Ellis Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:59 [OKC 14-11]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:59 [OKC 15-11]
	06:34	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:33
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	06:21 [OKC 18-11]
	06:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:06	Ilyasova Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Perkins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	05:50 [OKC 20-11]
	05:37	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	05:24
	05:22	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Perkins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:16
	05:16 [MIL 12-20]	Sanders Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:16 [MIL 13-20]	Sanders Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Perkins Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:55 [OKC 22-13]
	04:44	Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	04:35
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:34
Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (1 ST)	04:32
	04:24 [MIL 16-22]	Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ilyasova (1 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (2 AST)	04:09 [OKC 24-16]
	04:09	Mbah a Moute Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Martin	04:09
Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:09
	04:06	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:57	Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:55
	03:49	Sanders Substitution replaced by Udoh
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison	03:49
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:28	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:26
	03:24	Jennings Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	03:24 [OKC 25-16]
	03:24	Jennings Substitution replaced by Redick
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:24 [OKC 26-16]
	03:09	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
	03:08	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:08 [MIL 18-26]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Perkins Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	03:08
	03:08 [MIL 19-26]	Ilyasova Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:05
Perkins Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:05
Durant Substitution replaced by Fisher	03:05
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:50	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:37 [MIL 21-26]	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Udoh (1 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	02:22 [OKC 28-21]
	02:13 [MIL 24-28]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)
Collison Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	01:58 [OKC 30-24]
	01:44 [MIL 26-30]	Udoh Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mbah a Moute (1 AST)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:15	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	01:14	Udoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:13 [MIL 28-30]	Udoh Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Martin Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:53.9 [OKC 32-28]
	00:39.9	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed
	00:38.8	Udoh Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:33.9	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:32.7
Westbrook Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	00:29.1
Westbrook Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:29.1
	00:29.1	Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Jackson	00:29.1
Collison Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:14.1
	00:00.0	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (54-20)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-37)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Mbah a Moute Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Jackson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)	11:37 [OKC 34-28]
	11:21	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	11:19	Udoh Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	11:17	Udoh Layup Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
Martin Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	11:05 [OKC 36-28]
	10:50	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:49
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:41	Udoh Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	10:27	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:26
	10:21	Mbah a Moute Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:21
Team Rebound	10:21
	10:21	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Daniels
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:21 [OKC 37-28]
	10:00	Udoh Jump Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)
	09:58	Redick Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:55 [MIL 31-37]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:41	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:32	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed
	09:30	Udoh Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	09:30 [MIL 33-37]	Udoh Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	09:09 [OKC 39-33]
	08:54 [MIL 35-39]	Redick Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Martin Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)	08:35 [OKC 41-35]
Martin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:22
	08:22
Brewer Substitution replaced by Durant	08:22
	08:22 [MIL 36-41]	Udoh Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:22 [MIL 37-41]	Udoh Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:02	Udoh Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	07:42	Dunleavy Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:41
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	07:20
	07:18	Udoh Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	07:11 [MIL 39-41]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)
Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (1 ST)	06:57
	06:52	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:50
Durant Layup Shot: Missed	06:44
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:42
Durant Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:42 [OKC 43-39]
	06:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:35	Udoh Substitution replaced by Sanders
Collison Substitution replaced by Westbrook	06:35
Jackson Substitution replaced by Ibaka	06:35
	06:22 [MIL 41-43]	Daniels Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Sanders (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)	06:05 [OKC 46-41]
Martin Foul: Personal (2 PF)	05:54
	05:54	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Ellis
	05:44	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:42
Durant Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)	05:39 [OKC 48-41]
	05:23	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	05:22
Westbrook Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:09	Sanders Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:02	Redick Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
	05:00	Redick Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:54	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:52
	04:38	Daniels Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:38 [OKC 49-41]
	04:38	Redick Substitution replaced by Ilyasova
Fisher Substitution replaced by Perkins	04:38
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:38 [OKC 50-41]
	04:27	Daniels 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:26
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:04	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:49	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:48
Perkins Layup Shot: Missed	03:29
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	03:27
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:26 [OKC 52-41]
	03:15	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Missed
	03:13	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:13 [MIL 43-52]	Sanders Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:58	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:51	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)
	02:50	Daniels Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:47	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (4 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:46
Durant Layup Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:42	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:31 [MIL 46-52]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Daniels (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:25
	02:25	Ellis Technical
Martin Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	02:25
Durant Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	02:25 [OKC 53-46]
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:56	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:55
Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:32	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:30	Daniels Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	01:29	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed
	01:28	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	01:28	Ilyasova Tip Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:27
Durant Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (3 AST)	01:22 [OKC 55-46]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	01:20
	01:00	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:59.5
Ibaka Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:51.0
	00:51.0	Ellis Substitution replaced by Redick
	00:34.9	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (5 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:32.9
	00:18.3	Jennings Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:18.3
Team Rebound	00:18.3
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:18.3 [OKC 56-46]
	00:01.9	Ilyasova Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:00.9
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (54-20)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-37)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	11:22 [MIL 48-56]	Daniels Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	11:07	Daniels Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:59 [OKC 58-48]
Westbrook Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:49
	10:49	Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:49	Team Rebound
	10:49 [MIL 49-58]	Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Sefolosha Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	10:38
Sefolosha Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:38
	10:24 [MIL 52-58]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	09:53	Sanders Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (6 BLK)
	09:51	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	09:47	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	09:46
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:41 [OKC 60-52]
Perkins Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:26
	09:26 [MIL 53-60]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:26	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:25
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ilyasova (1 ST)	09:09
	09:02 [MIL 55-60]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Daniels (2 AST)
Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)	08:36 [OKC 62-55]
Perkins Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:25
	08:25 [MIL 57-62]	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)
Ibaka Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:04 [OKC 64-57]
	07:52 [MIL 60-64]	Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	07:37	Ilyasova Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:37 [OKC 65-60]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	07:37 [OKC 66-60]
Perkins Foul: Personal (4 PF)	07:28
Perkins Substitution replaced by Collison	07:28
	07:17 [MIL 63-66]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)
Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	07:02 [OKC 68-63]
Collison Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:53
	06:42 [MIL 65-68]	Sanders Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)
Ibaka Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)	06:29 [OKC 70-65]
	06:19	Jennings Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (7 BLK)
	06:19	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:19 [MIL 67-70]	Sanders Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)	06:02 [OKC 72-67]
	05:43 [MIL 70-72]	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Jennings (4 AST)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	05:21
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:20
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Daniels (2 ST)	05:17
	05:07	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	05:06
Westbrook Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	05:04
Westbrook Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	05:04
	05:04	Team Timeout : Regular
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Martin	05:04
	04:52	Daniels Layup Shot: Missed Block: Westbrook (1 BLK)
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	04:49
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	04:34
	04:32	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	04:14	Ilyasova Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	04:13	Sanders Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	04:06	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:04
	04:00	Ilyasova Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	04:00	Daniels Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
	04:00	Jennings Substitution replaced by Redick
	03:50	Sanders Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:50 [OKC 73-70]
Durant Substitution replaced by Jackson	03:50
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:50 [OKC 74-70]
	03:36 [MIL 73-74]	Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Redick (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Sanders Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:11	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
	03:10	Sanders Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	03:10 [MIL 75-74]	Sanders Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	03:10	Sanders Technical
Martin Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)	03:10 [OKC 75-75]
	03:10	Sanders Substitution replaced by Udoh
Ibaka 3pt Shot: Missed	02:51
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:50
Collison Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:48 [OKC 77-75]
	02:32	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	02:31	Udoh Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
Jackson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:31
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
	02:31 [MIL 76-77]	Udoh Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:31 [MIL 77-77]	Udoh Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	02:09
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:08
Martin Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:08
	01:47	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:46
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:37
	01:37	Udoh Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:37 [OKC 78-77]
Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:37 [OKC 79-77]
	01:23 [MIL 79-79]	Mbah a Moute Running Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ilyasova (2 AST)
Martin Layup Shot: Missed Block: Udoh (1 BLK)	01:06
	01:04	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:57.9	Ellis Dunk Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)	00:55.9
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	00:51.9
	00:50.9	Udoh Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	00:45.6 [MIL 81-79]	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Redick (2 AST)
	00:35.8	Ellis Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:35.8 [OKC 80-81]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:35.8 [OKC 81-81]
Westbrook Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:22.6
	00:22.6 [MIL 82-81]	Udoh Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Collison Substitution replaced by Durant	00:22.6
	00:22.6	Ilyasova Substitution replaced by Daniels
	00:22.6 [MIL 83-81]	Udoh Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:00.2	Ellis Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:00.2 [OKC 82-83]
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Fisher	00:00.2
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:00.2 [OKC 83-83]
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (54-20)		Milwaukee Bucks (35-37)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:52 [MIL 85-83]	Ellis Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mbah a Moute (2 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	11:33 [OKC 85-85]
	11:13	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:13
	11:13	Udoh Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	10:57
Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	10:56
Jackson Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:51 [OKC 87-85]
	10:35	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	10:35	Team Rebound
	10:13 [MIL 87-87]	Udoh Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Daniels (3 AST)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)	09:52
Fisher Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:52
	09:36 [MIL 90-87]	Daniels 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Redick (3 AST)
Jackson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Udoh (2 BLK)	09:18
	09:15	Udoh Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	09:09	Ellis Hook Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:08
	09:00	Ellis Substitution replaced by Jennings
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	Udoh Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	08:39 [MIL 92-87]	Daniels Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:39
Collison Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (5 AST)	08:27 [OKC 89-92]
	08:08	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:06
Durant Running Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS)	07:58 [OKC 91-92]
	07:46	Redick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)
Martin Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)	07:42 [OKC 93-92]
	07:19	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:18
	07:07	Udoh Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	07:07 [OKC 94-92]
Jackson Substitution replaced by Westbrook	07:07
	07:07	Redick Substitution replaced by Ellis
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	07:07 [OKC 95-92]
	06:56	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:55
Collison Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (8 AST)	06:33 [OKC 97-92]
	06:15	Udoh Substitution replaced by Sanders
	06:14	Daniels Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
Collison Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (9 AST)	06:10 [OKC 99-92]
	06:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:10	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Ilyasova
	06:00	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed Block: Fisher (1 BLK)
	06:00	Team Rebound
	05:51	Daniels Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Daniels (3 ST)	05:28
	05:09	Daniels Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	05:08
Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)	04:57
	04:39 [MIL 94-99]	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Ellis (7 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Westbrook Violation:Kicked Ball	04:11
Collison Substitution replaced by Ibaka	04:11
	03:59	Daniels Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:46
Ibaka Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:46 [OKC 101-94]
	03:33	Ilyasova 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:32
Fisher Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	03:21
Fisher Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:21
	03:21	Daniels Substitution replaced by Redick
Fisher Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:15
	03:06	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (10 AST)	02:48 [OKC 104-94]
	02:47	Team Timeout : Short
	02:47
Fisher Foul: Personal (4 PF)	02:28
	02:20	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
	02:19	Ilyasova Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	02:19	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)
	02:16	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:13	Ilyasova Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (8 BLK)
	02:12	Team Rebound
	02:08	Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:06
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (22 PTS)	01:53 [OKC 106-94]
Martin Foul: Personal (3 PF)	01:36
	01:25 [MIL 96-106]	Ilyasova Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Redick (4 AST)
	01:09	Sanders Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 3 (29 PTS)	01:09 [OKC 107-96]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed	01:09
Team Rebound	01:09
Durant Free Throw 3 of 3 (30 PTS)	01:09 [OKC 108-96]
	01:09	Team Timeout : Short
	01:04 [MIL 99-108]	Ellis 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	00:47.8
Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:45.9
	00:26.9	Sanders Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:26.9
Team Rebound	00:26.9
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:26.9 [OKC 109-99]
	00:26.9	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:20.8	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (3 ST)
End of 4th Quarter