Kendrick Perkins Says 1 Team Is Gonna Get ‘Smoked’ In NBA Cup Game

The NBA Cup has come down to the final four teams, with games now set to be played in Las Vegas, Nevada, over the weekend.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks are the four teams left standing in this tournament, with three out of these four teams being potential NBA title contenders along with being in contention to win the second NBA Cup in league history.

Ahead of the semifinals set to be played on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, the Thunder are heavily favored to come out on top and lift the NBA Cup when it is all said and done in Las Vegas.

On Saturday, the Thunder will go head-to-head against the upstart Houston Rockets at T-Mobile Arena in the late game, with few believing Ime Udoka’s squad can come out on top against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company.

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins thinks there’s no way Houston will be able to contend with Oklahoma City on Saturday via NBA on ESPN.

“OKC is going to smoke Houston,” Perkins said. “Because they are just too good defensively, and I’m talking about Oklahoma City. It’s a reason why they’re number one in everything.”

"OKC is going to smoke Houston."