Bucks silence Thunder

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04/11/2009 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Jefferson matched a season high with 35 points to go with nine rebounds, leading Milwaukee to a relatively easy 115-98 drubbing of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Luke Ridnour donated 18 points and eight assists, while Ramon Sessions finished with 10 and nine for the Bucks, who had dropped four straight.

Kevin Durant went for 19 points and Russell Westbrook added 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Thunder, who closed out their inaugural home slate in Oklahoma City with a victory over Charlotte on Friday.

The hosts extended their five-point halftime lead with an 11-2 run to open the third quarter. Jefferson hit two three-pointers during the spurt and capped it with a free throw for a 67-53 lead three minutes in.

A 12-2 run later in the frame pumped the margin even further and it was 93-72 in the Bucks' favor heading to the fourth, which was nothing more than a stat- boosting 12 minutes for both clubs.

The Thunder led 24-22 after the first but wound up trailing 56-51 at halftime.

Game Notes

The Bucks, who are 21-19 at home, will finish their home slate by facing Orlando on Monday before closing their season at Indiana on April 15...The Thunder will finish with road games against the Blazers and Clippers... Milwaukee has won three straight games over the Thunder franchise...Shaun Livingston went for 14 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting effort from the floor for the Thunder.

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As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

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