NBA Cup 2025 schedule, standings, results

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The Emirates NBA Cup 2025third edition NBA The season tournament is officially underway. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s competition, including the full schedule, standings and how to watch live.

NBA Cup 2025 schedule

Knockout Rounds

All times Eastern

Friday, November 7

Friday, November 14

Friday, November 21

Tuesday, November 25

Wednesday, November 26

Friday, November 28

Knockout Rounds

9–10. December: quarter finals

  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)
  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)
  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)
  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)

Saturday, December 13: Semi-finals

  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)
  • TBD vs. TBD (Prime)

Tuesday, December 16: Championship

NBA Cup 2025 standings

East group A

  1. Atlanta Hawks (1-0) +20
  2. Toronto Raptors (1-0) +11
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) -11
  4. Indiana Pacers (0-1) -20
  5. Washington Wizards (0-0) 0

Eastern group B

  1. Boston Celtics (1-0) +1
  2. Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) -1
  3. Detroit Pistons (0-0) 0
  4. Orlando Magic (0-0) 0
  5. Brooklyn Nets (0-0) 0

Eastern group C

  1. Chicago Bulls (1-0) +10
  2. New York Knicks (0-1) -10
  3. Milwaukee Bucks (0-0) 0
  4. Miami Heat (0-0) 0
  5. Charlotte Hornets (0-0) 0

Western group A

  1. Phoenix Suns (1-0) +22
  2. Utah Jazz (0-1) -22
  3. Oklahoma City Thunder (0-0) 0
  4. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0) 0
  5. Sacramento Kings (0-0) 0

Western group B

  1. Los Angeles Lakers (1-0) +5
  2. LA Clippers (1-0) +2
  3. New Orleans Pelicans (0-1) -2
  4. Memphis Grizzlies (0-1) -5
  5. Dallas Mavericks (0-0) 0

Western group C

  1. Portland Trail Blazers (1-0) +2
  2. Denver Nuggets (0-1) -2
  3. Houston Rockets (0-0) 0
  4. Golden State Warriors (0-0) 0
  5. San Antonio Spurs (0-0) 0

* Eliminated from discussion
** Final group
*** Wildcard received

NBA Cup 2025 results

Group game

Friday, October 31

Where will Emirates NBA Cup 2025 be held?

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

How to watch the Emirates NBA Cup

The 2025 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 not broadcast nationally can be viewed 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 will feature all 30 NBA teams competing for the championship title. The goal is to provide additional excitement and engagement for fans, especially during the early part of the regular season that has suffered in recent years, as well as create new revenue streams for the league. Last year, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the second year of the tournament.

What is the format?

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

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

Each team will have 80 games in their initial regular season schedule, while those who do not qualify for the tournament’s elimination games will have two more games added. The two teams competing for the championship will play a total of 83 regular season games. In addition, game statistics will count toward the regular season total, except for the championship game.

How are groups determined?

Before the start of the group stage, on Wednesday, July 9, the group stage draw was held. Each team is placed in a “pot” based on its record from the previous regular season (2024-25). In each conference, one team from each pot is randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.

Pot 1 features the teams with the three best records from the previous season in the conference. Pot 2 has teams from 4th-6th. best results at the conference. This system of three groups continues until all 5 pots are filled.


2025-11-07 15:31:00

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