The NBA in-season event — formally the Emirates NBA Cup — is winding down with the semifinals slated for Saturday and the finals set for Tuesday.
It will all go down on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
What is the NBA Cup and the way does it work?
The second annual in-season event kicked off Nov. 12 with group play, through which all 30 NBA groups had been randomly positioned into teams of 5 inside their convention based mostly on their win-loss report from final common season, according to the NBA.
Until Dec. 3, every crew performed 4 group play video games on designated “Cup Nights” — one recreation in opposition to every of its group opponents, with two video games at residence and two away.
Eight groups then moved on to the knockout rounds — the crew with the most effective standing in every of the six group play teams and one wild card from every convention. This stage of play started with the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
The eight groups that superior had been the Milwaukee Bucks, the Orlando Magic, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Dallas Mavericks, the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks, the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors.
Each of the video games performed for the Cup will rely towards the regular-season standings, save for the Championship, the NBA said.
Who will play within the semifinals and the way can I watch?
The Hawks will face the Bucks within the first spherical of the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday. The recreation will air on TNT.
At 8:30 p.m. ET, the Rockets will go up in opposition to the Thunder. The recreation will likely be on ABC.
Who will play within the finals and the way do I watch?
The closing recreation will characteristic the winner of every of the semifinal video games: Atlanta or Milwaukee vs. Houston or Oklahoma City.
The recreation will air at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday on ABC.
What does the profitable crew get?
The champion crew will get a trophy — the eponymous NBA Cup — along with a prize pool that the NBA stated will likely be allotted to gamers on groups that certified for the knockout rounds, with these allocations rising relying on how far a crew went within the event.
After the championship recreation, a media panel will choose a MVP of the event. An All-Tournament Team may also be named.
