The NBA Cup has come down to the final four teams, with games now set to be played in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks are the four teams left standing in this tournament, with three out of these four teams being potential NBA title contenders along with being in contention to win the second NBA Cup in <a href="https://sports-info.online/2025/01/16/nba/klay-thompson-made-nba-history-on-wednesday/” title=”Klay Thompson Made NBA History On Wednesday”>league history.
Ahead of the semifinals set to be played on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, the Thunder are heavily favored to come out on top and lift the NBA Cup when it is all said and done in Las Vegas.
On Saturday, the Thunder will go head-to-head against the upstart Houston Rockets at T-Mobile Arena in the late game, with few believing Ime Udoka’s squad can come out on top against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company.
Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins thinks there’s no way Houston will be able to contend with Oklahoma City on Saturday via NBA on ESPN.
“OKC is going to smoke Houston,” Perkins said. “Because they are just too good defensively, and I’m talking about Oklahoma City. It’s a reason why they’re number one in everything.”
“OKC is going to smoke Houston.” 😳 @KendrickPerkins believes the Thunder will dominate the Rockets and advance to the NBA Cup Finals 👀 pic.twitter.com/Yg7zotJDBo
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 12, 2024
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Rockets, the Thunder are tied for the second-best record in the league with the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at 19-5 while also sitting atop the Western Conference standings, winning eight out of their last 10 games.
It’ll be interesting to see if the Thunder can continue to play at a high level during the rest of this tournament and give the Rockets a run for their money this weekend.
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