The Thunder were without Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso. The absences took a bit of the shine off the rematch of December's NBA Cup final, which Milwaukee won in Las Vegas.

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, showed no mercy. He scored 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting in the first quarter as the Thunder took a 39-22 lead. He scored 30 in the first half as the ...