The NBA Cup quarterfinals are here. Seven teams remain in the battle to win the league’s in-season tournament, and that number will be cut to four by the end of Wednesday night. The East side of the bracket is up first. The Magic took down the Heat in Tuesday’s opener, and the Raptors are hosting the Knicks for a spot in the semifinals. On Wednesday, the Thunder will host the Suns before the Lakers and Spurs meet up.
The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.
NBA Cup knockout stage schedule
Tuesday, Dec. 9
- Magic 117, Heat 108
- Knicks at Raptors (+5.5) | 8:30 p.m. ET | Amazon Prime Video
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- Suns at Thunder (-14.5) | 7:30 p.m. ET | Amazon Prime Video
- Spurs at Lakers (-4.5) | 10 p.m. ETÂ | Amazon Prime Video
Saturday, Dec. 13
- Heat/Magic vs. Knicks/Raptors | 5:30 p.m. ET | Amazon Prime Video
- Suns/Thunder vs. Spurs/Lakers | 9 p.m. ET | Amazon Prime Video
Tuesday, Dec. 16
- TBD vs. TBD | 8:30 p.m. ET | Amazon Prime Video
The Heat, Magic, Knicks, Raptors, Suns, Thunder, Spurs and Lakers made the knockout stage by going 3-1 or better in group play. The Thunder, Lakers, Raptors and Magic all went unbeaten in the group stage. Our Sam Quinn has winners and losers of the group play stage.
The quarterfinal games are all being played in home markets of the higher seeds, but the semifinals on Saturday and the finals on Dec. 16 will be held in Las Vegas.
2025 NBA Cup bracket
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NBA Cup group play standings
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