A strong showdown! Alexander scored 23 points, Antetokounmpo only scored 16 points, and the defending champion had the last laugh.

The NBA preseason continues, and the defending champion Thunder go to challenge the Bucks away from home. After the off-season rest, the Thunder basically maintain the lineup, while the Bucks have undergone earth-shaking changes. They first laid off starting guard 75-year-old Lillard, traded starting center Lopez to the Clippers, signed Turner, a powerful insider from the Pacers in the Finals, and then acquired Cole Anthony from the Magic through a trade to assist Giannis Antetokounmpo to complete the contract extension and stay on the team!

Alexander is still in hot form!

The starting lineups of the two teams for this game. The Thunder's Jaylen Williams and Holmgren are on a truce, and the lineup of Alexander, Hartenstein, Caruso, Dort, and Wallace is on a truce; the Bucks' new aid Turner is on a truce, and a combination of Antetokounmpo, Trent, Portis, Porter Jr., and Green are in the lineup!

In the first quarter of the game, the Thunder got off to a hot start. Alexander, Dort, and Hartenstein all made inside and outside shots. Antetokounmpo of the Bucks opened up the situation with consecutive inside scores. The Thunder led 12-7, and then Caruso, Alexander, Dort, and Hartenstein teamed up to hit 11 again. -4 climax, the team led 23-11. After the timeout, Antetokounmpo, Porter Jr., and Trent jointly responded with an 11-4 attack wave inside and outside, chasing the point difference to 25-27 behind. At the end of the quarter, the Bucks opened up from the outside. Kuzma and Prince hit consecutive three-pointers. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led 37-33!

Antetokounmpo performed all-around in this game!

In the second quarter, the Bucks took the lead in outside hits from Cole Anthony and Rollins. The Thunder responded with mid-range shots from Wallace and Caruso. The Bucks led 45-37. In the next five minutes, the Thunder, led by Alexander, launched a 14-0 attack wave, winning 51-45 in one fell swoop. To take the lead, Portis, Porter Jr., and Cole Anthony chased the points with three-pointers from the outside. Hartenstein, Wiggins, and Dort responded continuously inside. The Thunder led 68-60. Before halftime, Hartenstein made a sudden outside shot and scored 5 points in a row, helping the team to complete the lead 73-65 at halftime!

Easy side to fight again, Antetokounmpo took the lead and scored consecutive inside kills, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, the two teams tied the score at 74, Thunder teenagers Barnhizer and Youngblood made three-pointers from the outside, and the Bucks' Cole Anthony scored consecutively. Biao responded with two three-pointers, and the two sides were tied at 82 again. At the end of the quarter, the Thunder's Wallace and Carlson made consecutive free throws in the paint to increase the points. The Bucks' Rollins and Cole Anthony scored 5 points in a row inside and outside. After the third quarter, the Bucks led 90-87!

Jalen Williams is about to return!

In the final quarter of the game, the Thunder took the lead with Dieng, Wiggins, and Carlson hitting three-pointers from the outside. The Bucks Rollins and Sims broke through the inside to complete the scoring response. The Thunder led 98-95, and then the two sides gradually entered the training stage. The Bucks Kofi's consecutive shots and free throws helped the team chase the point difference to 103. The Thunder's Lyons and Dieng made consecutive three-pointers from the outside and took the lead again. The Bucks finally missed the chasing shot and unfortunately lost at home. The Thunder won 116-112 on the road!

In terms of scoring, the Bucks Antetokounmpo scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Porter Jr. scored 15 points and 4 assists, Trent scored 11 points, Cole Anthony scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Prince scored 13 points and 2 assists, and Portis scored 9 points and 8 rebounds!

For the Thunder, Alexander scored 23 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Hartenstein scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, Carlson scored 17 points and 9 rebounds, Barnhizer scored 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Caruso and Wiggins each scored 9 points!