After a thrilling 2024 Paris Olympics for men’s basketball, the 2024-25 NBA season is approaching, and so is the second edition of the in-season tournament.
The league announced the full schedule for the Emirates NBA Cup on Tuesday, which will run from Nov. 12 to the final on Dec. 17. The format for the tournament stays the same: there are three groups in each conference consisting of five teams. Each team will play every other squad in its group, with the winner of each group plus the team with the best record that finished second in its group advancing to the knockout round. In total, 67 games will be played that all matter toward the regular season standings.
Emirates NBA Cup groups
Eastern Conference
Group A: New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets
Group B: Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons
Group C: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards
Western Conference
Group A: Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
Group B: Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs
Group C: Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies
Emirates NBA Cup group play schedule
Nov. 12
Knicks at 76ers
Mavericks at Warriors
Hawks at Celtics
Heat and Pistons
Hornets at Magic
Raptors at Bucks
Suns at Jazz
Timberwolves at Trail Blazers
Nov. 15
Lakers at Spurs
Grizzles at Warriors
Heat at Pacers
76ers at Magic
Pistons at Raptors
Wizards at Hawks
Bulls at Cavaliers
Nets at Knicks
Clippers at Rockets
Nuggets at Pelicans
Suns at Thunder
Timberwolves at Kings
Nov. 19
Cavaliers at Celtics
Thunder at Spurs
Hornets at Nets
Nuggets at Grizzlies
Pelicans at Mavericks
Jazz at Lakers
Nov. 22
Pacers at Bucks
Mavericks at Nuggets
Nets at 76ers
Celtics at Wizards
Hawks at Bulls
Trail Blazers at Rockets
Warriors at Pelicans
Kings at Clippers
Nov. 26
Bucks at Heat
Lakers at Suns
Bulls at Wizards
Rockets at Timberwolves
Spurs at Jazz
Nov. 29
Knicks at Hornets
Cavaliers at Hawks
Pelicans at Grizzlies
Clippers at Timberwolves
Thunder at Lakers
Magic at Nets
Pistons at Pacers
Raptors at Heat
Celtics at Bulls
Kings at Trail Blazers
Dec. 3
Magic at Knicks
Warriors at Nuggets
76ers at Hornets
Wizards at Cavaliers
Bucks at Pistons
Pacers at Raptors
Jazz at Thunder
Grizzlies at Mavericks
Spurs at Suns
Rockets at Kings
Trail Blazers at Clippers
Emirates NBA Cup knockout round schedule
Quarterfinals: Dec. 10-11 at team arenas
Semifinals: Dec. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
Finals: Dec. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
