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Let the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 games begin!

Below you will find the latest updates, standings and a simple reminder on how it works:

Tonight’s games

Here’s the list for the first night of NBA Cup action.

• East A: Magic 114, hornets 89 – Franz Wagner scores a season-high 32 points in three quarters and Orlando goes on a 30-6 run in the second half to pull away from Charlotte.
• East B: Pistons 123, Heat 121 (OT) – Jalen Duren flushes an inbound alley-oop with 1.1 seconds left and Malik Beasley takes the green free throw after Miami gets a technical for calling a timeout they didn’t have.
• East C: Hawks 117, Celtics 166 – Without Trae Young, Atlanta overcomes Jaylen Brown’s 37 points and drives Jalen Johnson’s triple-double (18 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) past Boston.
• East A: Knicks 99, 76ers 85 – Karl-Anthony Towns delivers a double-double (21 points, 13 rebounds) and New York spoils the season debut of Joel Embiid, who finishes with 13 points in 26 minutes.
• East B: Bokken 99 Raptors 85 – Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way with 23 points and Milwaukee gets a much-needed win over Toronto despite a career-high 32 points from Gradey Dick.
• West B: Suns 120, Jazz 112 – Devin Booker scores 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and Mason Plumlee fills in nicely for Jusuf Nurkic with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
• West A: Blazers 122, Wolves 108 – Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points and Portland fired up from 3-point range (18-for-32) as they rolled past Minnesota.
• West C: Warriors 110, Mavericks 105 – Stephen Curry scores 37 points, including Golden State’s last 12, to rally the Warriors in Klay Thompson’s emotional return to Chase Center.

Interpreter

When it comes to the NBA Cup, all you need to know are these two terms: group play and knockout rounds.

Group game: All 30 teams were drawn at random in groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2023-2024 regular season. Each team plays four designated Group Play matches: one match against each opponent in its group, with two at home and two on the road.

Knockout rounds: Eight teams advance to this stage: the six teams with the best record from their Group Play matches and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best result in Group Play matches but finished second in its group ). This phase is single elimination: Quarter-finals > Semi-finals > Championship.

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Groups

West group A

• Minnesota Timberwolves
• LA Clippers
• Sacramento Kings
• Houston Rockets
• Portland Trail Blazers

Western Group B

• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Phoenix suns
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Utah Jazz
• San Antonio Spurs

West Group C

• Denver Nuggets
• Dallas Mavericks
• New Orleans Pelicans
• Warriors of the Golden State
• Memphis Grizzlies

Eastern group A

• New York Knicks
• Orlando magic
• Philadelphia 76ers
• Brooklyn Nets
• Charlotte Hornets

Eastern group B

• Milwaukee Bucks
• Indiana Pacers
• Miami heat
• Toronto Raptors
• Detroit Pistons

Eastern group C

• Boston Celtics
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Chicago Bulls
• Atlanta Hawks
• Washington Wizards

Group game rankings

A complete overview of the rankings, including the points difference, can be found here.

Group play schedule

Group Play matches will be played on “Cup Nights”, which take place every Tuesday and Friday from November 12 to December 3. The only NBA games played on Cup Nights are Group Play games.

Knockout round schedule

The matchups for the knockout round will be revealed on December 3.

Quarterfinals

• Tuesday, December 10
• Wednesday December 11th

Semi-finals

Finals

Knockout Round bracket

The eight-team bracket will be determined based on the results of the group play phase.

NBA Cup statistical leaders

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