Following a victory over the Houston Rockets, the OKC Thunder punched a ticket to the NBA Cup Championship against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was midway through the third quarter of the Oklahoma City-Houston NBA Cup semifinal matchup on Saturday night. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just made a short jumper in the lane and, to his delight, a time-out was immediately called. He needed it.

NBA Cup semifinal win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. The victory extended OKC's stay in Las Vegas for a few more days as it advanced to the NBA Cup finals. They will face the Milwaukee Bucks to determine who wins the NBA Cup grand prize.