Both teams now get to meet in Las Vegas as the culmination of both teams' ideologies will face off in the NBA Cup. The connections run deep between both teams, but the history of their respective ...

They find themselves in the NBA Cup semifinals as the top seed in the West draw, having gone 3-1 in group play. They beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday to advance to Las Vegas.

These odds very clearly reflect who oddsmakers believe will advance out of the semis, and the Thunder would likely be favored against the Bucks or Hawks in the NBA Cup Final -- if they advance.

LAS VEGAS -- Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder may not have been the marquee NBA Cup semifinal the league was hoping for, but it might just be the best window into the future of the ...