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USA Today
5 days ago
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NBA Cup 2025: Schedule released for Rockets' group stage games this fall
Over four dates between Nov. 7 and Nov. 26, the Rockets will play the Spurs, Trail Blazers, Nuggets, and Warriors in Emirates NBA Cup 2025 games. Group Play games in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 will take place on "Cup Nights" from Oct. 31 – Nov. 28.▪️ Group Play schedule by day: Group Play schedule by team: Schedule Release presented by @Ticketmaster. This fall, the NBA is set to play the third annual edition of the in-season tournament that it introduced in 2023. Each season, six five-team groups — three groups per conference — play a round-robin format. The winners of each group, along with one wild-card from each conference, advance to the eight-team knockout round. Each group features teams from the top, middle, and bottom of its respective conference, as determined by standings from last season. Now known as the Emirates NBA Cup 2025, this season's event tips off on Oct. 31 in team markets and culminates with the semifinals (Dec. 13) and championship (Dec. 16) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Nearly all Cup games also count toward the regular-season standings, with the championship the lone exception. On Wednesday, schedules for all group-stage games were released. For the Houston Rockets, who are in Western Conference Group C along with the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and Portland Trail Blazers, the schedule is as follows: On designated 'Cup Nights' between Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, each NBA team will play four group-play games, Teams will play one game versus each opponent in their group, with two games at home and two on the road. Four teams per conference will advance to the knockout rounds: each first-place team with the best standing in group games and two 'wild cards' (a second-place team from each conference with the best group-stage record). The knockout rounds consist of single-elimination games in the quarterfinals, which will be played in NBA team markets on Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 10. The winners advance to Las Vegas. In sequential order, tiebreakers include head-to-head record in group play, point differential in group play, total points scored in group play, and overall regular-season record. Overtime scoring does not count toward the point differential and total points tiebreakers. To ensure that all NBA teams play 82 regular-season games, teams who don't advance to the knockout rounds will have two games added to their 2025-26 schedule versus other teams from the same conference who also did not advance. The two teams who lose in the quarterfinal round will play each other in a regular-season contest a few days later, for the same reason. In the 2024 edition of the NBA Cup, the Rockets advanced to the semifinal in Las Vegas before bowing out to the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston defeated Golden State, now its 2025 group rival, in a knockout-round quarterfinal match last December. More: 2025 NBA Cup draw: Rockets grouped with Nuggets, Warriors, Trail Blazers, Spurs The 2025 #EmiratesNBACup Group Draw Results 🏆Cup Nights will take place every Friday from 10/31 - 11/28 on Prime Video.
USA Today
09-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nets NBA Cup schedule, matchups announced ahead of 2025-26 season
Nets will be competing in East Group B against the Celtics, Pistons, Magic, and 76ers in the NBA Cup next season. The Brooklyn Nets have been making some interesting moves during the 2025 NBA offseason to get ready for a 2025-26 season that is hopefully better than what the 2024-25 campaign was. Brooklyn is coming off a 26-56 record from last year, but this offseason represents some new life being injected into the organization along with another chance at winning a trophy. The NBA announced on Wednesday what the groups for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 will be for the 2025-26 season, a slate that the Nets could be looking forward to as a way to spice up their season. The NBA placed Brooklyn in East Group B, meaning that they will be facing the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, and Philadelphia 76ers as part of the NBA Cup. While the schedule for the 2025-26 season hasn't been released yet, the NBA noted that the Nets will be facing the Pistons and 76ers at home at Barclays Center, but will be taking on the Celtics and Magic on the road. Group Play games in the NBA Cup will take happen on "Cup Nights" from Oct. 31 to Nov. 28, according to what the NBA announced in its post on X. This group will be interesting for the Nets to compete in as each of the four teams they will face as part of the NBA Cup were in the playoffs this past season. Boston may not be as competitive as they would normally be given that forward Jayson Tatum is most likely going to miss most, if not all, of the 2025-26 campaign along with the team trading away players like Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to avoid luxury tax penalites. The 76ers are coming off an injury-riddled 2024-25 season, but they still have Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey while adding guard VJ Edgecombe, the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The Pistons will be a solid team led by guard Cade Cunningham and the Magic could be one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference after adding Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane to a roster led by forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Group Play games in the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 will take place on "Cup Nights" from Oct. 31 – Nov. team will play one game against each of the four opponents in its six group winners and one wild card from each conference will advance to the…
