On Sunday, Khris Middleton recorded his second career triple-double, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and pulled down a season-high 19 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-93.

Middleton recorded his first triple-double since January 20, 2018, with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Oklahoma City (49-21) lost its lead in the Western Conference as Milwaukee broke open a close game in the second half. The Denver Nuggets (50-21), the defending NBA champions, pulled a half-game ahead of the Thunder despite not playing on Sunday.

Oklahoma City finished the season with its lowest point total and shooting percentage (.371) of the whole field. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City finished the fourth quarter without playing after the Bucks had taken a commanding lead. It was his 12th point of the game, his lowest since January 19.

This was the first time that Antetokounmpo, Middleton, and seven-time All-NBA guard Damian Lillard were on the court for the same game for the Bucks since a victory against Dallas on February 3. They started with their preferred lineup of Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Middleton, Brook Lopez, and Malik Beasley for the first time since a loss at Portland on January 31.

Because of her left ankle sprain, Middleton had missed 16 straight games. On Thursday, she also missed a game against the Brooklyn Nets because of injury management. Lillard missed two games in early February due to an injured left ankle as well. Due to a left hamstring injury, Antetokounmpo missed two games before making a comeback on Thursday.

Seven players from Milwaukee scored in double figures. Lillard, Pat Connaughton, and Bobby Portis each scored eleven, Lopez had fourteen, and Jae Crowder had ten.

For the Thunder, Josh Giddey scored 19 and Jalen Williams added 18.

After leading 48-47 at the half, the Bucks stormed ahead 18-2 in the first more than six minutes of the third quarter to take a commanding lead in the game. The first basket of the third quarter for Oklahoma City came from Williams, who with 5:38 remaining finished a 16-0 Milwaukee run with a layup.

After Williams scored, it looked as though Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort took a blow to the head beneath the hoop, forcing the swingman to leave the game.

The Thunder tied their lowest point total of the season in the third quarter, which the Bucks ultimately won 34–17.

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