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Jennings didn't take issue with it, acknowledging that Westbrook was hitting tough shots but also noting that "he still took a lot of shots at the same time."
"All the taunting, it's all right," Jennings said. "It's cool with me."
Then Ibaka and Dunleavy got tangled up after a shot clock violation, with Ibaka standing over Dunleavy and keeping him down as he tried to get up off the floor. The two were separated and both assessed technicals -- although Bucks fans booed loudly after a replay of the incident on the stadium video board, judging Ibaka to be the main aggressor.
"I think they saw my reaction to the guy grabbing me, but hopefully they'll understand and take it back," Dunleavy said.
The incidents didn't do much to slow down the Thunder, who led 35-18 going into the second quarter and 61-47 at the half after Westbrook hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
With Milwaukee trailing by 12, Westbrook appeared to carry the ball right in front of the bench but it wasn't called. Skiles appeared to complain and received a technical -- as did Jennings immediately afterward.
"Point-blank, he carried," Jennings said.
Durant hit both foul shots, Westbrook scored and the Thunder led 82-66 with just over three minutes left in the third quarter.
Sanders also received a technical late in the third quarter after he stormed toward a referee and Jennings tried to hold him back. Oklahoma City closed the quarter on an 11-2 run and led 87-68 going into the fourth.
Sanders then was called for his second technical at the 9:18 mark in the fourth, high-fiving fans as he walked to the locker room.
"I don't think I responded very well, but I think it's just an emotional game," Sanders said.
NOTES: The Bucks gave out miniature statues of former Bucks center Andrew Bogut to fans as originally planned, despite having traded Bogut to Golden State last month. The team polled fans through social media, and said more than 65 percent of them wanted the team to go through with the giveaway despite the trade. ... Jennings appeared to tweak his left knee in a collision with Thabo Sefolosha in the third quarter but was able to keep playing.
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