The matchup for the 2024 NBA Cup Final is set. The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas for the opportunity to be crowned the second-ever champions of the NBA's in-season tournament.

In a quarterfinal elimination match of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, the Rockets showed why they have the league's second-rated defense in Wednesday's thrilling 91-90 victory (box score) at Toyota Center against the visiting Golden State Warriors.

The league has gone out of its way for two decades now to assert a commitment to Las Vegas, ever since the start of the locally based NBA Summer League. It’s not ending any time soon.