{"id":471984,"date":"2025-11-29T07:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T06:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=471984"},"modified":"2025-11-29T07:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T06:55:15","slug":"nba-cup-quarterfinals-set-heat-magic-knicks-raptors-suns-thunder-spurs-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-cup-quarterfinals-set-heat-magic-knicks-raptors-suns-thunder-spurs-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Cup quarterfinals set: Heat-Magic, Knicks-Raptors, Suns-Thunder, Spurs-Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1663\">The <strong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1341\">NBA Cup<\/strong> quarterfinal bracket is locked in, with the <strong data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1400\">Miami Heat<\/strong> visiting the <strong data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1431\">Orlando Magic<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1459\">New York Knicks<\/strong> traveling to the <strong data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1496\">Toronto Raptors<\/strong> in the East.<br data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1512\" \/>In the West, it will be an <strong data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1577\">Oklahoma City Thunder\u2013Phoenix Suns<\/strong> rematch and a clash between the <strong data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1631\">San Antonio Spurs<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1662\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1993\">The <strong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1679\">Knicks<\/strong> claimed the final Eastern quarterfinal spot by beating the defending <strong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1760\">NBA Cup<\/strong> champions, the <strong data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1795\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong>, 118-109 to win East Group C.<br data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1828\" \/>That loss eliminated Milwaukee from contention for a back-to-back run in Las Vegas, while <strong data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"1929\">Toronto<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1945\">Orlando<\/strong> topped Groups A and B with perfect 4-0 records.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2361\">New York finished 3-1 and edged <strong data-start=\"2027\" data-end=\"2036\">Miami<\/strong> for first place in Group C thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker, with the <strong data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2120\">Heat<\/strong> taking the East wild card at 3-1.<br data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2157\" \/>Out West, the <strong data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2182\">Thunder<\/strong>, reigning NBA champions now 19-1 this season, held off <strong data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2249\">Phoenix<\/strong> to win Group A, and the <strong data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2283\">Spurs<\/strong> beat <strong data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2299\">Denver<\/strong> in a tight finish to clinch Group C and a quarterfinal berth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2426\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"1157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471978\" src=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/G65pQdoXIAA8csd-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-471980\" src=\"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/G65lxtUWAAAWxwK-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1232\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA Cup quarterfinal bracket is locked 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