Bucks, Thunder dispute NBA Cup
Los Angeles – A dominating performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday led the Milwaukee Bucks into the NBA Cup final, where they will face Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder for the title.
Greek star Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to spark the Bucks over the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 while Canadian guard Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 32 points to lead the Thunder over Houston 111-96 in the semifinals at Las Vegas.
The Bucks and Thunder will meet for the crown on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
“I just wanted to be aggressive through all the ups and downs, highs and lows, and it paid off,” said Gilgeous-Alexander. “Hopefully we can do the same thing on Tuesday.
“If we play defense, we give ourselves a chance every night. We just have to play hard, play together and have fun.”
NBA scoring leader Antetokounmpo also added nine assists, four blocks and a steal while shooting 10-of-15 from the floor and 12-of-18 from the free-throw line.
“We got stops. That was the most important thing,” Antetokounmpo said.
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