"I thought our force on offense in the second half was much better," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "We kind of relied on ju

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was midway through the third quarter of the Oklahoma City-Houston NBA Cup semifinal matchup on Saturday night. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just made a short jumper in the lane and, to his delight, a time-out was immediately called. He needed it.

With 26 teams eliminated and three still standing in the second annual NBA Cup, the festivities have moved to the league's unofficial western headquarters for semifinal games on Saturday and a winner-take-all title bout between Saturday's winners on Tuesday.