Basketball

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late Saturday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-96 and advance to the NBA Cup championship.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Diving for loose balls. Blocking dunk attempts. Getting tackled by airborne teammates. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a very eventful final few minutes of the NBA Cup semifinals. He shrugged it all off, too.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The chances were there for the Hawks to continue their unanticipated run in the NBA Cup and make Tuesday night's final. Just 12 strong minutes were what Atlanta needed.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain has a meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery and is expected to be out indefinitely.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-87 on Friday night.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored a game-high 20 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-98 on Friday night despite a quiet game from Nikola Jokic.

Dallas Mavericks (16-9, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (14-10, fifth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Sunday, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (18-8, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (13-12, 10th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (13-11, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (13-12, 11th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Minnesota in a matchup of Western Conference teams.