NBA Cup 2024: How does it work, schedule, format, bracket, odds, location for NBA’s in-season tournament

The NBA Cup is back — the specialized courts, the Statement Edition uniforms, the fretting over point differential (and a few teams running up the score), and eventually a champion crowned in Las Vegas.

After a successful first season, the NBA’s in-season tournament returns, rebranded as the NBA Cup. It tips off Tuesday night and runs every Tuesday and Friday into December. Here is everything you need to know about the NBA Cup 2024.

What’s the format for the NBA Cup 2024?

All 30 NBA teams were drawn into six groups of five teams each (three East and three West). Each team plays the other teams in its group once — four total games, and those games count double as both regular season games and NBA Cup games. Fans will know these are NBA Cup games because they are played on uniquely designed courts with the home team wearing their Statement Edition uniforms — these games stand out from other regular season games.

The six group winners plus a wild card from each conference — determined by head-to-head record and point differential, which is why fans may see some teams run up the score — go into the eight-team knockout round bracket (East vs. East, West vs. West until the NBA Cup Finals). The knockout round games are single-elimination.

The final four teams left standing head to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup championship rounds on December 14 and 17.

What are the groups for the NBA Cup 2024?

Here’s a look at the NBA Cup 2024 groups (with some analysis at the end).

The #EmiratesNBACup 2024 Group Draw results!

Starting November 12, all 30 teams will compete for the NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas, December 14 and 17! pic.twitter.com/K9BT9b1wT2

— NBA (@NBA) July 12, 2024

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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
Analysis: Group C drew the only two teams in the…

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Publish date : 2024-11-11 20:11:00

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