Uneven Bucks poised for turnaround vs. visiting Thunder

So far this season, the Milwaukee Bucks haven't exactly looked like a defending NBA champion on course to make a serious run at repeating.

"We definitely started way slower than I think we all wanted to," Khris Middleton said. "But it happens. It has happened. So we've just got to find a way to get ourselves out of this rut."

Heading into Friday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Milwaukee, the Bucks are