2024 NBA Cup championship game

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Promotional material for the championship game

Event

2024 NBA Cup

Milwaukee Bucks	Oklahoma City Thunder



Head coach: Doc Rivers	Head coach: Mark Daigneault

Date

December 17, 2024

Venue

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada

Favorite

Thunder by 4.5 points

Referees

Josh Tiven
Karl Lane
Justin Van Duyne

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The 2024 NBA Cup championship game will be the final game of the second season of the NBA Cup. The game will be played on December 17, 2024, in the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The game will be contested by the Milwaukee Bucks of the Eastern Conference and the Oklahoma City Thunder of the Western Conference. Unlike other games, this game does not count towards the regular-season standings, nor affect the regular-season performances of the players.

Participants

Milwaukee Bucks

Main article: 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season

The Bucks advanced to the knockout round as the winners of East group B with a 4–0 group record. They defeated the Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and Detroit Pistons. In the knockout round, they defeated the Orlando Magic in the quarterfinals and the Atlanta Hawks in the semifinals. Before heading into the championship game, the Bucks were the 5th-placed team in the Eastern Conference with a 14–11 record.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Main article: 2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The Thunder advanced to the knockout round as the winners of West group B with a 3–1 group record. In the group stage, they defeated the Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, and Los Angeles Lakers, and lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In the knockout round, they eliminated the Dallas Mavericks in the quarterfinals and the Houston Rockets in the semifinals. Before heading into the championship game, the Thunder were the 1st-placed team in the Western Conference with a 20–5 record in the regular season.

Road to the championship game

Main article: 2024 NBA Cup

Milwaukee Bucks (Eastern Conference)

Round

Oklahoma City Thunder (Western Conference)

East group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Milwaukee Bucks	4	4	0	462	412	+50	Advance to knockout stage
2	Detroit Pistons	4	3	1	447	440	+7
3	Miami Heat	4	2	2	459	439	+20
4	Toronto Raptors	4	1	3	413	430	−17
5	Indiana Pacers	4	0	4	445	505	−60

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group stage

West group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	4	3	1	437	392	+45	Advance to knockout stage
2	Phoenix Suns	4	3	1	434	404	+30
3	Los Angeles Lakers	4	2	2	437	461	−24
4	San Antonio Spurs	4	2	2	446	443	+3
5	Utah Jazz	4	0	4	451	505	−54

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Defeated the Orlando Magic, 114–109

Quarterfinals

Defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 118–104

Defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 110–102

Semifinals

Defeated the Houston Rockets, 111–96

Game summary

ABC

December 17
8:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Pacific)

Preview

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Referees: Josh Tiven, Karl Lane, Justin Van Duyne

Rosters

Milwaukee Bucks

2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	34	Antetokounmpo, Giannis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1994-12-06	Greece
F	3	Beauchamp, MarJon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	2000-10-12	Yakima Valley
G	24	Connaughton, Pat	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1993-01-06	Notre Dame
G	20	Green, A. J.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-09-27	Northern Iowa
G	44	Jackson, Andre Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2001-11-13	Connecticut
G	77	Johnson, AJ	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2004-12-01	Southern California Academy (CA)
G	0	Lillard, Damian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1990-07-15	Weber State
F	7	Livingston, Chris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2003-10-15	Kentucky
C	11	Lopez, Brook	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	1988-04-01	Stanford
F	22	Middleton, Khris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1991-08-12	Texas A&M
F	9	Portis, Bobby	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1995-02-10	Arkansas
F	12	Prince, Taurean	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1994-03-22	Baylor
C	15	Robbins, Liam (TW)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1999-07-12	Vanderbilt
G	13	Rollins, Ryan (TW)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-07-03	Toledo
F	21	Smith, Tyler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	2004-11-02	George Bush HS (TX)
G	5	Trent, Gary Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1999-01-18	Duke
G	17	Umude, Stanley (TW)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-04-12	Arkansas
G	55	Wright, Delon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1992-04-26	Utah

Head coach

Doc Rivers

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 11, 2024

Oklahoma City Thunder

2024–25 Oklahoma City Thunder roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	15	Carlson, Branden	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1999-06-14	Utah
G	9	Caruso, Alex	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1994-02-28	Texas A&M
F	13	Dieng, Ousmane	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-05-21	France
G/F	5	Dort, Luguentz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1999-04-19	Arizona State
G/F	88	Ducas, Alex (TW)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2000-12-11	Saint Mary's
G	14	Flagler, Adam (TW)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-12-01	Baylor
G	2	Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-07-12	Kentucky
C	55	Hartenstein, Isaiah	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1998-05-05	Germany
F/C	7	Holmgren, Chet	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2002-05-01	Gonzaga
G	11	Joe, Isaiah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-07-02	Arkansas
G/F	3	Jones, Dillon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2001-10-29	Weber State
G	25	Mitchell, Ajay (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-25	UC Santa Barbara
G	44	Topić, Nikola	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2005-08-10	Serbia
G	22	Wallace, Cason	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2003-11-07	Kentucky
G	21	Wiggins, Aaron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-01-02	Maryland
G/F	8	Williams, Jalen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2001-04-14	Santa Clara
F/C	6	Williams, Jaylin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2002-06-29	Arkansas
G/F	34	Williams, Kenrich	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1994-12-02	TCU

Head coach

Mark Daigneault

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 10, 2024

References

"Bucks advance in NBA Cup as Antetokounmpo and Lillard key 128-107 win over Pistons". ESPN.com. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
"Thunder beat Jazz 133-106 and advance to the NBA Cup quarterfinals". ESPN.com. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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v t e Oklahoma City Thunder
Founded in 1967 Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008) Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Personnel	Owner(s) Professional Basketball Club (Clay Bennett, chairman) President Vacant General manager Sam Presti Head coach Mark Daigneault
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Retired numbers	1 4 10 19 24 32 43
NBA championships	1979
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