{"id":400670,"date":"2024-08-13T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=400670"},"modified":"2024-08-13T21:58:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:58:11","slug":"nba-announces-group-play-schedule-for-emirates-nba-cup-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-announces-group-play-schedule-for-emirates-nba-cup-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA announces Group Play schedule for Emirates NBA Cup 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA today released<\/a> its\u00a0complete game schedule<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0national television schedule<\/a>\u00a0for Group Play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024.\u00a0 The complete game schedule and national broadcast schedule for the 2024-25 regular season will be unveiled on Thursday, Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

Group Play games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 \u2013 Dec. 3.\u00a0 On these \u201cCup Nights,\u201d the only NBA games scheduled will be Group Play games.\u00a0 TNT and ESPN will combine to air 14 games and NBA TV will televise three games in this first stage of the Emirates NBA Cup, previously named the NBA In-Season Tournament.<\/p>\n

The first Cup Night (Tuesday, Nov. 12) will feature a doubleheader on TNT, beginning with the Philadelphia 76ers hosting the New York Knicks in a rematch of a first-round playoff series from last season in which the Knicks outscored the 76ers by one point over six games (East Group A; 7:30 p.m. ET).\u00a0 In the second game, the defending Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks will visit the Golden State Warriors as five-time NBA All-Star Klay Thompson<\/a> of Dallas returns to Chase Center to face the team with whom he won four NBA championships and spent the previous 13 seasons (West Group C; 10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

ESPN will tip off its Group Play coverage with a doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 15, when the defending Emirates NBA Cup champion Los Angeles Lakers \u2013 who went 7-0 and defeated the Indiana Pacers in the Championship in last season\u2019s tournament \u2013 visit the San Antonio Spurs (West Group B; 7:30 p.m. ET) and the Warriors host the Memphis Grizzlies (West Group C; 10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, TNT\u2019s doubleheader will open with the Cleveland Cavaliers visiting the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in a rematch of an Eastern Conference Semifinals series from last season (East Group C; 7 p.m. ET).\u00a0 Next, the Spurs, with 2023-24 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama, will host the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was the top playoff seed in the Western Conference last season (West Group B; 9:30 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

After facing each other in the NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals and the first round of the NBA Playoffs last season, the Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks will meet in Group Play in the first game of ESPN\u2019s doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 22 at Fiserv Forum (East Group B; 7:30 p.m. ET).\u00a0 Then, the two most recent Western Conference champions will go head-to-head when the 2022-23 NBA champion Denver Nuggets host the Mavericks (West Group C; 10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

Two Group Play rematches from last season will highlight TNT\u2019s doubleheader on Tuesday, Nov. 26, with the Bucks visiting the Miami Heat (East Group B; 7:30 p.m. ET) and the Phoenix Suns hosting the Lakers (West Group B; 10 p.m. ET).\u00a0 The Suns also faced the Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals last season.<\/p>\n

The Group Play schedule will feature five nationally televised games on Friday, Nov. 29, beginning with a tripleheader on NBA TV: \u00a0New York at Charlotte Hornets (East Group A; noon ET), Cleveland at Atlanta Hawks (East Group C; 2:30 p.m. ET) and the NBA In-Season Tournament 2023 semifinalist New Orleans Pelicans at Memphis (West Group C; 5 p.m. ET).\u00a0 Later, ESPN will conclude its Group Play telecasts with a doubleheader as the LA Clippers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (West Group A; 7:30 p.m. ET) and the Lakers host the Thunder (West Group B; 10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

On the final day of Group Play (Tuesday, Dec. 3), TNT will present a doubleheader with the Knicks taking on the Orlando Magic in New York (East Group A; 7:30 p.m. ET) and the Warriors meeting the Nuggets in Denver in a matchup of NBA champions from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, respectively (West Group C; 10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

Each NBA team will play four designated Group Play games \u2013 one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two games on the road.\u00a0 As\u00a0previously announced<\/a>, all 30 teams were randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season.\u00a0 The groups are below, with teams listed by seed number:<\/p>\n

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Eight teams (four per conference) will advance from Group Play into the second and final stage of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, the Knockout Rounds:\u00a0 the six group winners and two \u201cwild cards.\u201d\u00a0 The wild cards will be the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group.<\/p>\n

The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the Emirates NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 11), Semifinals (Saturday, Dec. 14) and Championship (Tuesday, Dec. 17).\u00a0 The national broadcast schedule for the Knockout Rounds will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

The higher-seeded teams will host the Quarterfinals.\u00a0 The Semifinals and Championship will take place at a neutral site, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.\u00a0 Fans can purchase tickets and NBA Experiences packages for the Semifinals and Championship games at\u00a0NBAEvents.com\/cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, visit\u00a0NBA.com\/nbacup<\/a>\u00a0or the NBA App.<\/p>\n

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The NBA today released its complete game schedule and national television schedule for Group Play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. These games will be played on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 \u2013 Dec. 3.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Schedule by day\/team: https:\/\/t.co\/yDYpnkpsSK<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Press release:\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/NuSvQpkurR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n