The Oklahoma City Thunder extended their stay in Las Vegas by three days. They advanced to the 2024 NBA Cup finals with a semifinal win over the Houston Rockets. They will face the Milwaukee Bucks with the financial grand prize on the line.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline the NBA Cup finals. Both MVP candidates can utilize the national platform to boost their MVP cases. While the Thunder have been the league's best team, the Bucks are always a viable title threat and have recently played better.

The Thunder are among the top tier of NBA title contenders, racing out to an early lead in the Western Conference despite dealing with a litany of injuries in the frontcourt. The Bucks started the season wobbling on the edge of true disaster before Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard dragged them back from the abyss by,