Through the game’s first nine minutes, the Thunder scored only nine points. Through 12, the teams combined to shoot 13-for-47, including 4-for-22 on 3-pointers. They had nine turnovers, which weren’t debilitating to either squad because nobody was capable of turning even the mistakes into easy points.

The Milwaukee Bucks are the only team in the NBA to make back-to-back trips to Las Vegas for the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals, and they advanced to the final for the first time as they beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on the neutral court of T-Mobile Arena on ...

The Milwaukee Bucks advanced to the finals of the NBA Cup with a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday — the first of two back-to-back Cup semifinal games being played in Las Vegas.

Atlanta’s road to Las Vegas has been impressive, securing wins over two elite Eastern Conference squads – the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers during Group Play. In the Quarterfinals, they went into Madison Square Garden and topped the Knicks with a dominant third-quarter performance that powered a 108-100 victory.

A dominating performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) led the Milwaukee Bucks into the NBA Cup final, where they will face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for the title.

The OKC Thunder handled their business by taking apart the Houston Rockets in the semifinal to progress to the NBA Cup Final, where they will face the Milwaukee Bucks.

After coming up short in last season's NBA Cup semifinals, the Milwaukee Bucks got over the hump on Saturday and advanced to the final after a 110-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The win for Milwaukee improved its record to 14-11 and continues its red-hot stretch as of late.

The Milwaukee Bucks were able to come up with clutch plays in impressive victory against the Atlanta Hawks in the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals.