The Oklahoma City Thunder have needed to go deep into their bench recently. They are dealing with a number of injuries across the roster, and they have reached the portion of the regular season where otherwise sidelined players need to step up.
Against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, they were missing Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Aaron Wiggins. Ajay Mitchell was sidelined with a hip contusion late in the third quarter.
The Thunder won in dominant fashion, and they were supplemented by extensive minutes from Brooks Barnhizer (who played 13) and Branden Carlson (who played 16).