Following the conclusion of the group play games in the NBA Cup on Tuesday, the eight teams advancing to the knockout round have been set, and the quarterfinal games have been scheduled.
After the Warriors, Rockets, and Hawks previously clinched spots in the knockout round, the Thunder, Mavericks, Bucks, Knicks, and Magic joined them as a result of Tuesday’s outcomes. The quarterfinal matchups are as follows, per the NBA (Twitter links):
Eastern Conference:
- Orlando Magic (No. 4) at Milwaukee Bucks (No. 1): Tuesday, December 10 (7 pm ET)
- Atlanta Hawks (No. 3) at New York Knicks (No. 2): Wednesday, December 11 (7 pm ET)
Western Conference:
- Dallas Mavericks (No. 4) at Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1): Tuesday, December 10 (9:30 pm ET)
- Golden State Warriors (No. 3) at Houston Rockets (No. 2): Wednesday, December 11 (9:30 pm ET)
While those four games will be played in the home team’s arena, the winners will advance to a neutral site for the final four. The semifinals (Dec. 14) and final (Dec. 17) will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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The quarterfinal and semifinal results will count toward each team’s regular season record, whereas the final won’t. A team that loses in the quarterfinals will play the other quarterfinal loser in its conference in newly scheduled regular season games to make sure those clubs get the full 82.
Meanwhile, the 22 teams who did not advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup have each had two regular season games added to their initial 80 to fill that mid-December gap on their schedules.
Here are the newly added games for those clubs, according to the league (Twitter link):
Thursday, December 12:
- Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics (7:30 pm ET)
- Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat (7:30 pm ET)
- Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans (8 pm ET)
Friday, December 13:
- Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers (7 pm ET)
- Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers (7 pm ET)
- Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves (8 pm ET)
- Brooklyn Nets at Memphis Grizzlies (8 pm ET)
- Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls (8 pm ET)
- Los Angeles Clippers at Denver Nuggets (9 pm ET)
- Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz (9:30 pm ET)
- San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers (10 pm ET)
Sunday, December 15:
- New Orleans Pelicans at Indiana Pacers (5 pm ET)
- Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards (6 pm ET)
- Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs (7 pm ET)
- Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns (8 pm ET)
- Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers (9:30 pm ET)
Monday, December 16:
- Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets (7 pm ET)
- Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons (7 pm ET)
- Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors (7:30 pm ET)
- Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets (7:30 pm ET)
- Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings (10 pm ET)
- Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 pm ET)