Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Key Thunder Players to Watch vs. the Bucks - April 12

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Thunder vs. Bucks: Players to Watch

Thunder Key Players

Gilgeous-Alexander averages 30.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.3 assists.

Chet Holmgren averages 16.5 points, 7.9 boards and 2.5 assists.

Jalen Williams is averaging 19.3 points, 4.1 boards and 4.6 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Josh Giddey's numbers on the season are 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 47.8% from the floor and 34% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.1 made treys.

Luguentz Dort is averaging 11 points, 3.6 boards and 1.4 assists.

Bucks Key Players

Lillard averages 24.5 points for the Bucks, plus 4.4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Bobby Portis' numbers on the season are 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. He is draining 50.8% of his shots from the floor and 40.1% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.2 treys.

Brook Lopez averages 12.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He is making 48.5% of his shots from the field and 36.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 treys per contest.

Khris Middleton averages 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists. He is draining 49.1% of his shots from the floor and 38.4% from 3-point range, with 1.7 triples per game.

The Bucks are receiving 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Malik Beasley.

Thunder vs. Bucks Stat Insights

Oklahoma City Key Stats

The Thunder are outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game with a +541 scoring differential overall. They put up 119.8 points per game (third in the NBA) and allow 113.1 per contest (12th in the league).

Oklahoma City falls short in the rebound battle by an average of 2.9 boards. It is recording 41.9 rebounds per game (27th in the league) compared to its opponents' 44.8 per contest.

The Thunder make 13.3 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.5. They shoot 38.9% from deep while their opponents hit 36.3% from long range.

Oklahoma City ranks third in the NBA with 116.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and fourth in the league defensively with 109.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Milwaukee Key Stats

The Bucks put up 119.5 points per game (fourth in league) while allowing 116.3 per contest (21st in NBA). They have a +258 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 3.2 points per game.

The 44.3 rebounds per game Milwaukee accumulates rank eighth in the league. Their opponents grab 44.1.

The Bucks knock down 14.3 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league) at a 37.4% rate (10th in NBA), compared to the 12.6 per game their opponents make, at a 35.7% rate.

Milwaukee ranks fourth in the NBA with 116.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 15th defensively with 112.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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