The game wasn’t over, though the outcome was decided. Milwaukee’s Myles Turner took a pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo and let fly with a 3-pointer from the corner with about six seconds remaining.

It connected — for a 17-point lead.

In 78 of 82 games on the Bucks’ schedule this season, they certainly wouldn’t be racing downcourt to get an open 3-pointer in the final seconds of a game that they were winning by double digits. They would have just dribbled out the clock, flipped the ball to the referee and headed to the locker room.

But this is NBA Cup time, and one of the quirks in the four-game group stage portion of the tournament is a point-differential tiebreaker. Every point might make a difference and cash is on the line for teams that advance in the tournament. That’s why teams are

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