Emirates NBA Cup Tracker: Latest Updates, Schedule, Standings and Explanation

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Here’s what you need to know for this year’s Emirates NBA Cup.

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Find the latest updates, standings and a simple reminder of how it works below:

Tonight’s matches

Here’s the slate 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 second-half run to pull away from Charlotte.
  • East B: Pistons 123, Heat 121 (OT) – Jalen Duren drains an inbound alley-oop with 1.1 seconds left and Malik Beasley hits the 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 37 points from Jaylen Brown and rides 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: Bucks 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: Wolves vs. Blazers – LIVE on NBA League Pass
  • West C: Mavericks vs. Warriors – LIVE on TNT

Explains

When it comes to the NBA Cup, you only need to know these two terms: Group Stage and Knockout Rounds.

Group games: All 30 teams are drawn at random in groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season. Each team will play four designated group stage matches – one match against each opponent in its group, with two matches at home and two away.

Knockout Rounds: Eight teams advance to this stage: the six teams with the best standings from their group stage play and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best record in group stage play but finished second in its group). This step is single-elimination: Quarterfinals > Semifinals > Championship.

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Groups

West group A

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

West 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
  • Golden State Warriors
  • Memphis Grizzlies

East group A

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

East group B

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

East group C

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

Group play position

A full breakdown of the standings, including point difference, can be found here.

Group play schedule

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

Knockout Round Schedule

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

Quarterfinals

  • Tuesday 10 Dec
  • Wednesday 11 December

Semifinals

Finals

Knockout round bracket

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

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