Three Takeaways from OKC's Controlled Win Over the Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks

Oklahoma City found their fourth win in a row over the Bucks, leaving one game left go before the postseason.

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered Friday night with a 55-25 record.

Following their 125-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City ecplised its third-best franchise record, having one game left to close the season versus the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. It also marked the youngest team in NBA history win 55 or more in a season, beating out the former record-holding 2010-11 Thunder squad.

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, it was a quick start and dominant half for the Thunder, who took advantage of nearly every transition opportunity and hinged on their stars. The Bucks would make a concerted run, but without its star dueo was too much to overcome a focused Oklahoma Ciy team.

Let's take a look at three takeaways from Oklahoma City's 125-107 win over Milwaukee:

Oklahoma City Sparks Early on the Break

One of the driving factors of the Thunder's high-scoring first half was because of their proficiency in creating turnovers and getting out in transition.

With 12 forced turnovers through the first two quarters and 19 by the end of the night, Oklahoma City eventually saw 27 points on the fast break to contribute to their high point total in the paint.

Eight Thunder players tallied at least one steal, with Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Lu Dort and Gordon Hayward all recording two or more. Oddly enough, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn't force one of Oklahoma City's 13 steals.

Chet, Shai and Jalen Share the Load

The load was shared between the Thunder's core three. Gilgeous-Alexander leading the team with 23 points, as Chet Holmgren followed with 22 and Jalen Williams added 17 of his own. A combined 23-of-46 from the field, Holmgren and Williams had a much more efficient game compared to their usual ultra-efficient counterpart in Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Thunder's superstar guard would only capitalize on 7 of his 21 attempts, but went 100% from the charity stripe to generate nine of his points.

But the trio's 62 combined points was enough to help Oklahoma City reach 125 points on the evening, but it wasn't without help from one of the league's most under the radar players in Wiggins.

An Aaron Wiggins Type of Night

Wiggins had one of his higher point totals on the season versus the Bucks, as he continues to look like an incredibly strong addition off the bench within a deep Thunder roster..

Several points in transition, an and-one and his typical gritty scores around the rim saw him with 19 on the night, shooting 8-for-12 from the field and adding a three, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 24 minutes.

Nights like these are what will be difficult for Daigneault to figure out how he'll delineate minutes to his plethora of valuable bench players into the playoffs, though I think it's safe to say Wiggins has carved out a significant cause for a pivotal postseason role.

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