The eight-team knockout phase of the NBA Cup 2024 The group stage of the league’s seasonal tournament is scheduled to conclude Tuesday night. The Bucks, Knicks, Magic, Thunder and Mavericks clinched the final five spots in the knockout stage on Tuesday, joining the Warriors, Rockets and Hawks in the quarterfinals. The knockout phase begins next week and the NBA Cup title game is scheduled for December 17 in Las Vegas.
The Knicks crushed the Magic to win their group on Tuesday, and the Bucks also went 4-0 in group play by defeating the Pistons. There were no undefeated teams in the West, as both the Rockets and Warriors fell on Tuesday. The Thunder will be the first seed in the Western Conference thanks to their +45 point differential.
With eight teams advancing, here’s a brief summary of how the tournament has worked so far:
- The 30 NBA teams were divided into six groups of five teams: three groups in the Eastern Conference and three groups in the Western Conference.
- The teams played the other four teams in their group in round-robin games on Tuesdays and Fridays. The 2024 NBA Cup began on November 12 and group play ended on Tuesday (December 3). Each team played four NBA Cup games in the group stage.
- Eight teams (the six group winners plus one wild card team from each conference) advanced to the knockout round. Qualification was determined by overall record, head-to-head record, and point difference if a tiebreaker was necessary.
- The elimination round will be single elimination. The four East teams will be on one side of the draw, the four West teams will be on the other. The quarterfinals are on December 10 and 11. The semifinals are on December 14 in Las Vegas, and the final between the East and West winners will take place on December 17 (also in Las Vegas).
Below are the NBA Cup standings.
NBA Cup standings
X – Insured group
O – Eliminated from contention by knockout
WC – Guaranteed wildcard
This Group A
This Group B
This Group C
West Group A
West Group B
West Group C
NBA Cup 2024 odds
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- Knicks: +450
- Rockets: +500
- Thunder: +550
- Warriors: +650
- Dollars: +700
- Magic: +850
- Mavericks: +1200
- Celts: +1800
- Soles: +2000
- Falcons: +2200
