2024 NBA Cup Schedule, Standings, Scores

The second edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament, now known as the Emirates NBA Cup, is underway. Check out everything you need to know about the schedule and how to watch below.

2024 NBA Cup Schedule

Knockout Rounds

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, December 10

• (1) Bucks 114, (4) Magic 109
• (1) Thunder 118, (4) Mavericks 104

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, December 11

• (3) Hawks 108, (2) Knicks 100
• (2) Rockets 91, (3) Warriors 90

Semifinals - Saturday, December 14

• (1) Bucks 110, (3) Hawks 102
• (1) Thunder 111, (2) Rockets 96

Finals - Tuesday, December 17

• (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (1) Oklahoma City Thunder

2024 NBA Cup Standings

East Group A

1. New York Knicks (4-0) +30**
2. Orlando Magic (3-1) +45***
3. Philadelphia 76ers (2-2) -3*
4. Brooklyn Nets (1-3) -39*
5. Charlotte Hornets (0-4) -33*

East Group B

1. Milwaukee Bucks (4-0) +50**
2. Detroit Pistons (3-1) +7*
3. Miami Heat (2-2) +20*
4. Toronto Raptors (1-3) -17*
5. Indiana Pacers (0-4) -60*

East Group C

1. Atlanta Hawks (3-1) +15**
2. Boston Celtics (3-1) +23*
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2) +30*
4. Chicago Bulls (2-2) +6*
5. Washington Wizards (0-4) -74*

West Group A

1. Houston Rockets (3-1) +40**
2. LA Clippers (2-2) +16*
3. Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) -13*
4. Portland Trail Blazers (2-2) -27*
5. Sacramento Kings (1-3) -16*

West Group B

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

West Group C

1. Golden State Warriors (3-1) +8**
2. Dallas Mavericks (3-1) +46***
3. Denver Nuggets (2-2) +6*
4. Memphis Grizzlies (1-3) -11*
5. New Orleans Pelicans (1-3) -49*

* Eliminated from contention
** Clinched group
*** Clinched wild card

2024 NBA Cup Scores

Group Play

Tuesday, December 3

• 76ers 110, Hornets 104
• Cavaliers 118, Wizards 87
• Bucks 128, Pistons 107
• Knicks 121, Magic 106
• Raptors 122, Pacers 111
• Thunder 133, Jazz 106
• Mavericks 121, Grizzlies 116
• Suns 104, Spurs 93
• Nuggets 119, Warriors 115
• Kings 120, Rockets 111
• Clippers 127, Trail Blazers 105

Friday, November 29

• Knicks 99, Hornets 98
• Hawks 117, Cavaliers 101
• Grizzlies 120, Pelicans 109
• Magic 123, Nets 100
• Timberwolves 93, Clippers 92
• Celtics 138, Bulls 129
• Pistons 130, Pacers 106
• Heat 121, Raptors 111
• Trail Blazers 115, Kings 106
• Thunder 101, Lakers 93

Tuesday, November 26

• Bulls 127, Wizards 108
• Bucks 106, Heat 103
• Rockets 117, Timberwolves 111
• Spurs 128, Jazz 115
• Suns 127, Lakers 100

Friday, November 22

• 76ers 113, Nets 98
• Celtics 108, Wizards 96
• Bucks 129, Pacers 117
• Warriors 112, Pelicans 108
• Rockets 116, Trail Blazers 88
• Bulls 136, Hawks 122
• Mavericks 123, Nuggets 120
• Clippers 104, Kings 88

Tuesday, November 19

• Celtics 120, Cavaliers 117
• Nets 116, Hornets 115
• Nuggets 122, Grizzlies 110
• Mavericks 132, Pelicans 91
• Spurs 110, Thunder 106
• Lakers 124, Jazz 118

Friday, November 15

• Magic 98, 76ers 86
• Pistons 99, Raptors 95
• Heat 124, Pacers 111
• Knicks 124, Nets 122
• Cavaliers 144, Bulls 126
• Hawks 129, Wizards 117
• Lakers 120, Spurs 115
• Pelicans 101, Nuggets 94
• Thunder 99, Suns 83
• Rockets 125, Clippers 104
• Warriors 123, Grizzlies 118
• Timberwolves 130, Kings 126

Tuesday, November 12

• Magic 114, Hornets 89
• Pistons 123, Heat 121 (OT)
• Hawks 117, Celtics 116
• Knicks 111, 76ers 99
• Bucks 99, Raptors 85
• Suns 120, Jazz 112
• Trail Blazers 122, Timberwolves 108
• Warriors 120, Mavericks 117

Where will the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup take place?

Group play will take place in normal NBA arenas depending on who is home and away. Once play reaches the semifinals and finals, play will take place in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena.

How to watch the Emirates NBA Cup

The 2024 NBA Cup will be shown on various TV networks, including nationally on ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. Local Regional Sports Networks will also have coverage. Out-of-market games that are not broadcast nationally can be watched on NBA League Pass.

What is the Emirates NBA Cup?

The Emirates NBA Cup is a tournament that will take place during the regular season and feature all 30 NBA teams competing for a championship title. The goal is to provide additional excitement and engagement for fans, especially during the early part of the regular season which has suffered in recent years, as well as create new revenue streams for the league. In the first year, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers in the finals.

What's the format?

The tournament will be divided into six pools with five teams apiece, and pools will consist of teams within the same conference, but not necessarily the same division. Teams will play four group games, matching up with each team in their pool once, with winners advancing to a single-elimination stage.

Eight teams advance to the knockout rounds: the six group winners and two wild card teams. Knockout rounds consist of single-elimination games.

Each squad will have 80 games on their initial regular-season schedule, while those who don't qualify for elimination games in the tournament will have two more games added. The two teams who compete for the championship will play 83 total regular-season games. In addition, statistics for the games will count towards regular season totals, aside from the championship game.

How are groups determined?

Before group play begins, a group play draw took place on Friday, July 12. Each team was placed into a "pot" based on its record from the prior regular season (2023-24). In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.

Pot 1 has the teams with the three best prior-season records in a conference. Pot 2 has the teams with the 4th-6th best records in a conference. This three-group system continues until all 5 Pots are full.