Postgame Recap: Has Ousmane Dieng TRANSFORMED the Bucks and Their Playoff Hopes?
Milwaukee Bucks surge past Oklahoma City Thunder as Ousmane Dieng delivers a career performance. Can the Bucks sustain this momentum for a playoff push—even without Giannis and Damian Lillard on the floor?
Justin Garcia recaps Milwaukee’s dominant win, spotlighting Dieng’s 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks against his former team. Key topics include the Bucks’ upgraded rebounding strategy, the influence of Darvin Ham’s coaching, and the impact of recent roster changes like Cam Thomas and Jericho Sims. The show explores the importance of true shot attempts, defensive improvements, and the playoff implications of upcoming games versus rivals like the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic. With the All-Star break looming and Giannis expected back soon, the Bucks’ path to the play-in—and possibly beyond—gets dissected.
Will Milwaukee capitalize on their schedule and rising chemistry? Don’t miss this breakdown of how the Bucks are rewriting their season’s narrative.
00:00 – Bucks Dominate Thunder Without Stars
03:00 – Thunder’s Decision on Ousmane Dieng
11:05 – NBA Trend: Size Matters
14:10 – True Shooting Attempts Explained
18:04 – Bucks’ Improved Rebounding Performance
21:42 – Ousmane Dieng Breakout Performance
25:53 – Bucks Dominate with Team Effort
27:52 – Bucks’ Playoff Odds Breakdown
36:23 – Play-In Challenges and Outcomes
38:08 – All-Star Weekend & Team Boost
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21 Comments
with the return of Giannis, we are not afraid of any team. Go Bucks!
Say what you want about giannis but hes loyal
The bucks d was smothering. So good tonight
I want Dieng in the starting lineup especially with Giannis ..His game will mesh well with Giannis..
Honestly, as things look, if the 2026 pick falls out of top 8, I'd very much support bucks either trading up to get Caleb Wilson or trading the pick plus Kuz, Gary Trent and another pick for Trey Murphy
Fire Doc.
Finally a replacement for Kuzma bum azz
Who needs draft picks. Dieng (22), Rollins (23) and Thomas (24). Let’s try and develop what we have
We need to waive Gary Harris and put Pete nance in a standard contract so he can play in postseason
Ever since Khris displayed injury concerns and Brooks down play we knew we had to get the next SF and Center for the squad to pair well .We can possibly trade kuzma in the offseason and AJ green to make space for Thomas and Dieng
The fact that 4 teams have his contract in hand, in less than 3 days his crazy 😂
Ous has played well this year. I think Presti let him go to get the roster spot for Jared McCain. The ONLY knock against his game was lack of aggression on offense, never his ability or size. Never his defence. Presti kept him almost four seasons. I understand he was going to draft McCain 14th before Topic became available. No one but Presti had the foresight to go after McCain.
Ousmane was MVP for the Blue’s G-League championship two seasons ago. He was a champion last season. Prior to his buzzer beater three the last preseason game he was dancing like Shai.
Welcome to the world of Sam Presti.
How much did doc being out help us? Seriously, would we have see 3 minutes of Deng and 36 of Bobby? I happy for us winning. Im worried doc has another year with this roster winning.
Ous learned to block shots from Chet.
Don’t do this to me Justin, I had resigned myself to missing the playoffs. Oh hell, I’m back in! But also, can we please clear a spot to get Nance a real contract.
Ous was the 11th pick and Jalen (JDub) Williams 12th. There was a possibility the 11th pick would not convey. That’s why Presti took Ous before Ous. But he was high on Ous also.
I've always believed in Sims. ❤ Let's go bucks 🔥
Put some respect on Jon Horst name! Dieng and Thomas have saved the Milwaukee Bucks 🦌 Also think it’s hilarious Rivers doesn’t coach and we have our best game of the season by far and the flow and rotations were awesome.
that's the sound of the man.. workin' on the Dieng gang, that's the sound of the man, workin' on the dieng… gang.
He has to be the starter at three. He has to be. Ideal in starting lineup: Porter, Rollins, Dieng, Giannis, Turner. Thomas six man off the bench. Make it happen Doc.
As horrible as Horst has drafted and traded away future picks, his low cost moves to get Rollins, KPJ, Thomas and Dieng have infused hope for Bucks fans. Thomas is a bucket guy but the other 3 have youth, length and two way talent. These 4 should all play big minutes the rest of this season at the expense of players like GTJ, Harris. And no matter what happens the Bucks should get a good draft pick to add another young player. Now who is the coach next year? (Darvin did well last night!!)