All eight teams left in the running for the NBA Cup are now playing for a shot at going to Las Vegas for the tournament semifinals, along with a chance of picking up more than $500,000 per player as a reward for claiming the title.

And for the Oklahoma City Thunder, there's something more: History is at stake.

The NBA Cup quarterfinal games -- Miami at Orlando, New York at Toronto, Phoenix at Oklahoma City and San Antonio at the Los Angeles Lakers -- are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The winners will head to Vegas for semifinal games this weekend.

If the Thunder beat the Suns, they'll improve to 24-1 this season and tie Golden State for the best 25-game start in NBA history.

There are also cash incentives: Players on the quarterfinalist teams have already assured themselves of $

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