Milwaukee Bucks finished a road trip in Oklahoma City on Sunday evening. Milwaukee had their issues at Oklahoma City. They had lost five of their last six games against the Thunder before last night. But this is a different team. No Russell Westbrook. Kevin Durant is long gone. And while this new-look Oklahoma City team might not be a playoff team, they’re a scrappy team that will give you fits. They gave the Bucks everything they could handle but at the end of the day, Milwaukee was the better team. Brook Lopez hit a huge three late that helped Milwaukee pulled away as the Bucks win 121-119.

Splash Mountain rains down on the Thunder!!@HarleyDavidson | #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/IbwzZv9J4L

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 11, 2019

Player of the Game: Giannis Antetokounmpo – Here’s the thing, Giannis is going to usually win this part of the recaps. It is hard for him not to, right? Giannis is a machine. He finished with 35 points and 16 rebounds. Danillo Gallinari is an awful matchup for Antetokounmpo. He ate his breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the game. Giannis played his ass off in the second half yet again. The emerging trend this season for Giannis I’m seeing is he comes at people like a bowling ball in the second half, and he’s running dudes over. They have no answer for him.

Honorable Mention: Eric Bledsoe – I talked about this on my podcast today, but Bledsoe is the second banana of the team. He scored 25 points and nine assists. The national media likes to clown him, but he’s been honestly great in the last few weeks. Bledsoe is a good, possibly great regular season player. He needs to shake off whatever he is going through in the playoffs.

One Thing I Liked: Third quarter dominance by the Bucks – Milwaukee did not look sharp to start this game. They turned that light in the second half. Antetokounmpo and Bledsoe teamed up for a huge third quarter. Milwaukee flipped the game. I hate that it happens like that sometimes for this team and other pro basketball teams. Bucks are better than most of them, so, they can come back. They never let the Oklahoma City lead grow past nine points.

Next up: Milwaukee gets a break which is rare in the NBA regular season. They have a three-day break before Milwaukee strapped in to take on the Chicago Bulls at home. Chicago is off to a rough start going 3-7, and they’ve played a weak schedule in those 10 games. When they have played elite teams – Toronto, Houston, and Los Angeles Lakers, they’ve struggled a bit. Bucks dominated the Bulls last season as Milwaukee won three of their four games last season by 10 or more points.

Charlie.