NBA Cup 2024: Full schedule, results and format as Bucks and Thunder reach semis ahead of Vegas showdown

The Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder are the first teams to advance to the semi-finals of the NBA Cup, which is currently nearing its conclusion.

The Los Angeles Lakers emerged victorious last year after LeBron James and company defeated Indiana 123-109 to win the inaugural in-season tournament.

However, after two victories and two losses in West Group B, the defending champions will not be keeping the trophy this year. They are unable to place higher than third.

With the 2024 NBA Cup poised to award new winners in December, SunSport has all the information you need.

How does the NBA Cup work?

30 teams are randomly assigned to groups of five within their conference based on their won-loss records from the 2023–24 regular season, and the NBACup starts with the ‘Group Play’ round.

Each squad will play two home games and two away games against each of the four teams in their group.

The six teams with the highest standing from their Group Play games and two extra wild cards—the club from each conference with the best record in Group Play games but placed second in its group—will advance to the Knockout Rounds once all 30 teams have finished their group matches.

The quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship match are the first three stages of the single-elimination knockout rounds, which are contested by eight teams.

With the exception of the championship game, all 67 games played in the NBA Cup’s two stages will be included in the regular-season rankings.

NBA Cup 2024 schedule and results

Playing Together

November 12Boston Celtics 116, Atlanta Hawks 117Miami Heat 121 (OT), Detroit Pistons 123, Orlando Magic 114, and Charlotte Hornets 89Knicks 111, 76ers 99, New YorkLos Angeles Raptors 85, Milwaukee Bucks 99120 Phoenix Suns, 112 Utah JazzDallas Mavericks 117, Golden State Warriors 120Minnesota Timberwolves 108, Portland Trail Blazers 122

November 15: Indiana Pacers 111, Miami Heat 124Philly 76ers 86, Orlando Magic 98Toronto Raptors 95, Detroit Pistons 99Washington Wizards 117, Atlanta Hawks 129Cleveland Cavaliers 144, Chicago Bulls 126New York Knicks 124, Brooklyn Nets 122San Antonio Spurs 115, Los Angeles Lakers 120Los Angeles Clippers 104, Houston Rockets 125Nuggets 94, New Orleans Pelicans 101Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Phoenix Suns 83Golden State Warriors 123, Memphis Grizzlies 118Minnesota Timberwolves 130, Sacramento Kings 126 (OT)

November 19.Boston Celtics 120, Cleveland Cavaliers 117Brooklyn Nets 116, Charlotte Hornets 115Denver Nuggets 122, Memphis Grizzlies 110Dallas Mavericks 132, New Orleans Pelicans 91San Antonio Spurs 110, Oklahoma City Thunder 104Los Angeles Lakers 124, Utah Jazz 118

November 22Philadelphia 76ers 113, Nets 98Boston Celtics 108, Washington Wizards 96Milwaukee Bucks 129, Indiana Pacers 117Chicago Bulls 136, Atlanta Hawks 122Houston Rockets 116, Portland Trail Blazers 88Golden State Warriors 112, New Orleans Pelicans 108Dallas Mavericks 123, Denver Nuggets 120LA Clippers 104, Sacramento Kings 88

November 26Chicago Bulls 127, Washington Wizards 108Milwaukee Bucks 106, Miami Heat 103Houston Rockets 117, Minnesota Timberwolves 111 (OT)San Antonio Spurs 128, Utah Jazz 115Phoenix Suns 127, Los Angeles Lakers 100

November 29New York Knicks 99, Charlotte Hornets 98Atlanta Hawks 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 101Memphis Grizzlies 120, New Orleans Pelicans 109Orlando Magic 123, Brooklyn Nets 100Minnesota Timberwolves 93, LA Clippers 92Detroit Pistons 130, Indiana Pacers 106Miami Heat 121, Toronto Raptors 111Boston Celtics 138, Chicago Bulls 129Oklahoma City Thunder 101, Los Angeles Lakers 93Portland Trail Blazers 115, Sacramento Kings 106

December 3Philadelphia 76ers 110 Charlotte Hornets 104Washington Wizards 87 Cleveland Cavaliers 118Milwaukee Bucks 128 Detroit Pistons 107Orlando Magic 106 New York Knicks 121Indiana Pacers 111 Toronto Raptors 122Utah Jazz 106 Oklahoma City Thunder 133Memphis Grizzlies 116 Dallas Mavericks 121San Antonio Spurs 104 Phoenix Suns 93Golden State Warriors 115 Denver Nuggets 119Houston Rockets 111 Sacramento Kings 120Portland Trail Blazers 105 LA Clippers 127

Knockout Round

December 10

• Orlando Magic 109 Milwaukee Bucks 104
• Dallas Mavericks 104 Oklahoma City Thunder 118

December 11

• Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks – 7pm ET
• Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets – 9.30pm ET

December 14

• West Semi-final: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Warriors / Rockets – 4.30pm
• East semi-final: Milwaulkee Bucks vs Hawks / Knicks – 8.30pm ET

December 17

• Championship Match – 8.30pm ET

NBA Cup Group Play final standings

East Group A

• 1. New York Knicks (4-0, +30 point differential) advanced
• 2. Orlando Magic (3-1, +45 point differential) advanced
• 3. Philadelphia 76ers (2-2, -3 point differential) eliminated
• 4. Brooklyn Nets (1-3, -39 point differential) eliminated
• 5. Charlotte Hornets (0-4, -33 point differential) eliminated

East Group B

• 1. Milwaukee Bucks (4-0, +50 point differential) advanced
• 2. Detroit Pistons (3-1, +7 point differential) advanced
• 3. Miami Heat (2-2, +20 point differential) eliminated
• 4. Toronto Raptors (1-3, -17 point differential) eliminated
• 5. Indiana Pacers (0-4, -60 point differential) eliminated

East Group C

• 1. Atlanta Hawks (3-1, +15 point differential) advances
• 2. Boston Celtics (3-1, +23 point differential) eliminated
• 3. Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2, -1 point differential) eliminated
• 4. Chicago Bulls (2-2, +6 point differential) eliminated
• 5. Washington Wizards (0-4, -74 point differential) eliminated

West Group A

• 1. Houston Rockets (3-1, +40 point differential) advanced
• 2. LA Clippers (2-2, +16 point differential) eliminated
• 3. Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2, -13 point differential) eliminated
• 4. Portland Trail Blazers (2-2, -27 point differential)
• 5. Sacramento Kings (1-3, -16 point differential) eliminated

West Group B

• 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (3-1, +45 point differential) advanced
• 2. Phoenix Suns (3-1, +30 point differential) eliminated
• 3. Los Angeles Lakers (2-2, -24 point differential) eliminated
• 4. San Antonio Spurs (2-1, +3 point differential) eliminated
• 5. Utah Jazz (0-4, -54 point differential) eliminated

West Group C

• 1. Golden State Warriors (3-1, +8 point differential) advanced
• 2. Dallas Mavericks (3-1, +46 point differential) advanced
• 3. Denver Nuggets (2-2, +6 point differential) eliminated
• 4. Memphis Grizzlies (1-3, -11 point differential) eliminated
• 5. New Orleans Pelicans (1-3, -49 point differential) eliminated

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