Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder advance to NBA Cup championship game

The Milwaukee Bucks advanced to the finals of the NBA Cup and will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the championship game.

LAS VEGAS — The Milwaukee Bucks advanced to the finals of the NBA Cup with a 110-102 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.

The Bucks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder — who beat the Houston Rockets 111-96 a few hours later— in the championship game Tuesday.

The semifinals were played back-to-back in Las Vegas, with the Eastern Conference teams squaring off first.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 32 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, while Damian Lillard added 25 points. Milwaukee avenged its loss from last year’s semis when they were beaten by the Indiana Pacers a game before the final.

“Accept the challenge, that’s all I’ve been talking about,” coach Doc Rivers said about his team’s approach to the Cup. “I think we run from challenges a lot, and we talked about it; Let’s accept it. Let’s put our name out there. We’re going to try to win it, and if we don’t win it, we don’t win it. But there’s nothing wrong with saying you want to win something, and if you win it, great, and if you don’t, at least you went for it.”

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