As dominant as the Oklahoma City Thunder has been in the first quarter of the 2024-25 season, one might've expected a better showing than what it gave in the NB

After all the glitz and glamour, the Oklahoma City Thunder ended their 2024 NBA Cup run with a dud. They lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the finals and only mustered 81 points. The good news is the 83rd game doesn't count toward the standings.

Alexander, who finished 8-of-24 from the floor, and the Thunder were off their game Tuesday night, posting a season low in points during a 97-81 loss to the resurgent Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas.

Oklahoma City had one of those nights. It was a bad night for it to happen on too, as the Thunder slumped and struggled versus the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cu

The Thunder didn't do much of anything well in its NBA Cup loss to the Bucks. It's disappointing now, but it could be something else in the future.

Tournament MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard shine as the Bucks clamp down on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to win the Emirates NBA Cup.

Brook Lopez and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 13 for the Bucks, who joined the Los Angeles Lakers as the only champions of the 2-year-old event. A 19-5 Milwaukee run in the second half turned what was a five-point game into a 19-point game early in the fourth, and the Bucks kept control the rest of the way.

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Tuesday night’s championship between Milwaukee and Oklahoma City didn’t quite have the intensity of a playoff game, but the high energy that has typified the second version of the NBA Cup was ratcheted up.