Warriors win NBA Cup Group C with Mavs’ victory over Nuggets

Warriors win NBA Cup Group C with Mavs’ victory over Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Warriors have officially punched their NBA Cup quarterfinal ticket thanks to Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets on Friday night at the Ball Arena, allowing Warriors to win Group C. Despite Dallas’ win, Thompson went 0-of-8 from the field and didn’t score in 23 minutes of action. He was a plus-9.

After beat the New Orleans Pelicans earlier in the night, the Warriors are 3-0 in group play with one game remaining against the Nuggets on Dec. 3.

Andrew Wiggins, who scored a season-high 30 points in the Warriors’ win over the Pelicans, was asked about Golden State’s desire to win its second NBA Cup ever.

“That’s our goal,” Wiggins told reporters in New Orleans. “That’s what we want to do. We want to win it all. We think we have a good chance. We have the squad to do it. So we’re hopeful.”

By winning Group C, the Warriors are guaranteed one of them top three Western Conference seeds.

The Warriors and Mavericks could finish with the same Group C record, but Golden State has the head-to-head tiebreaker because of their 120-117 win on Nov. 12.

The quarterfinals of the 2024 NBA Cup will take place on Tuesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 13 on the home courts of the higher seeds.

Las Vegas will host the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday, November 14th and the championship on Tuesday, November 17th.

Each player on the team that wins the NBA Cup receives $500,000 in prize money.

“Hell yeah,” Brandin Podziemski said on “Warriors Postgame Live” when asked if Golden State plays with extra intensity in the NBA Cup games. “We want that money.”

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