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2024 NBA Cup: Celtics’ schedule, updated Group C standings and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Can the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics add another trophy to their mantel?
The Emirates NBA Cup — known as the In-Season Tournament in Year 1 — is back for a second season, with 30 teams divided into six groups of five (three in the Eastern Conference; three in the Western Conference) to compete in Group Stage action.
The Celtics are in Group C — along with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards — and begin Group Stage play Tuesday night against the Hawks at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston.)
Here’s everything you need to know about the Celtics in the NBA Cup, from how the tournament works to Boston’s Group Stage schedule to up-to-date standings for Group C:
How does the NBA Cup work?
The tournament begins with the Group Stage. All 30 teams will compete in group play, having been placed into six groups of five teams within their conference. Teams face each of their group opponents once for a total of four group play games (two at home and two on the road).
Eight teams advance to the single-elimination knockout rounds: the top team in each of the six groups and a wild-card team in each conference that’s awarded to the second-place finisher with the best overall record.
If two or more teams are tied within a group, the following tiebreakers are used:
Head-to-head record in group play
Point differential in group play
Total points scored in group play
Record from the 2023-24 NBA regular season
Random drawing
The knockout rounds begin with quarterfinal games hosted by the higher seed, and then the semifinals and finals, which will be held in Las Vegas.
All Group Stage games count toward teams’ regular-season records. Teams entered the season with only 80 scheduled games, and the 22 teams that don’t advance to the knockout round will play two regular-season games during tournament off nights on Dec. 12/13 and Dec. 15/16. The four teams that lose in the quarterfinals will play a regular-season game on Dec. 15 or 16.
Celtics’ Group C schedule
Boston’s four Group Stage…
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Publish date : 2024-11-12 20:42:00
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