NBA Cup final: It's the Bucks and Thunder in Las Vegas for the title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA Cup championship game is Tuesday night in Las Vegas, with the Milwaukee Bucks taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It’s a game that only counts for tournament purposes. There’s about $300,000 in additional bonus money for players on the winning team, but the win, the loss and the statistics from the game won’t count toward the regular season.

Each of the other 66 games played during the tournament counted in the standings and stats. The reason that the championship game does not is that it would become an 83rd game for the Bucks and Thunder — while all other teams are scheduled to play the conventional 82-game slate.

Oklahoma City (20-5) has the best record in the Western Conference and the third-best record in the NBA behind only Cleveland and Boston. The Thunder have also won five straight games, the longest current winning streak in the league.





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