The second edition of the NBA Cup has already defined the eight teams that survive and that they are installed in the quarterfinals, where the defending champion no longer appears.
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After the coronation of the Los Angeles Lakers in the debut tournament in 2023, for this year the quintets gave more importance to a Cup that reaches its final part. And just before heading to Las Vegas for the semifinals and championship game, The previous round will still be played on their respective courts.
At the top of the bracket, the Orlando Magic will visit the Milwaukee Bucks. While the Atlanta Hawks will do the same against the New York Knicks. These are the four remaining representatives of the Eastern Conference.
In turn, in the lower sector, the Oklahoma Thunder will host Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks, while the Houston Rockets will face the Golden State Warriors. These will be the four matches for the next round.
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It should be noted that the quarterfinal matches are scheduled for next week, two on December 10 and a couple more on the 11th. The semifinals of the contest will take place on December 14, already in Las Vegas, Nevada, same city where the final will be played on December 17.
Of the eight teams that remain alive, only two repeat last year’s quarterfinals. Both are from the Eastern Conference. The Knicks, who stayed in that same round, while the Bucks advanced one more before falling in the semifinals.
In performance within the 2024-2025 NBA season. The representatives of the East are very well positioned as they are between third and seventh place. In the Western Conference, the matchup is even better between their top three teams and #5.
This is how it will be disputed the next week the final part of the second edition of the NBA Cup. It should be noted that each member of the tournament’s winning quintet receives a prize of half a million dollars. While the runners-up are entitled to 200 thousand dollars, 100 thousand for the semifinalists and 50 thousand for those who reached the quarterfinals.
How will the NBA Cup quarterfinal matches be played?
-EASTERN CONFERENCE
Bucks vs. Magic
Knicks vs. Hawks
-WEST CONFERENCE
Thunder vs. Mavericks
Rockets vs. Warriors
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2024-12-06 20:49:00