OKC Thunder face the Pacers while the Milwaukee Bucks gear up against the Nets, despite player injuries. Heat's uncertainty heightens with trade rumors.

The stage is set for the NBA Cup Final on Tuesday night, with the Oklahoma City Thunder set to face the Milwaukee Bucks at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's a meeting between one team seen as likely to reach this stage of the tournament and another that would have been

Oklahoma City leads the Western Conference and has a MVP candidate in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Milwaukee has the NBA’s leading scorer in Giannis Antetokounmpo. They were the teams that made their way to the NBA Cup final.

There are clearly more than 10 teams worthy of Christmas consideration. That said, the Thunder and Bucks certainly have the right to feel snubbed.