Thunder notebook: Cole Aldrich moves over for Byron Mullens

/> Both are listed as day-to-day, and neither will be rushed back into the lineup.

“You want all of our guys to be able to compete and see if we’re better than the team we’re playing that night,” Brooks said. “But if they’re not healthy, we don’t want to jeopardize a lasting effect of his ankle sprain.”

The Thunder set a new opponent low for scoring in the first half when it held the Bucks to 37 points. Milwaukee’s 19 first-quarter points and 18 second-quarter points also set a new opponent low for the Thunder. … James Harden went a perfect three-for-three on 3-pointers in the first quarter. It set a season-high for 3s for Harden. … For the second straight game, the Thunder played against a team with more players on the All-Star ballot. Boston and Milwaukee each have five players on the ballot. The Thunder has four.

By Darnell Mayberry