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Last season’s NBA Champion and the defending NBA Cup champion — then called the In-Season Tournament — are both out.
After a dramatic final night of games — and plenty of fans trying to do the math to see if their team could qualify based on point differential — the fields are set for the Knockout Round of the 2024 NBA Cup.
The seeds for the Knockout Rounds are set!
(4) Mavericks at (1) Thunder
(3) Warriors at (2) Rockets
(4) Magic at (1) Bucks
(3) Hawks at (2) Knicks
Quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday, 12/10 on TNT and Wednesday, 12/11 on ESPN and TNT. #EmiratesNBACup
— NBA (@NBA) December 4, 2024
Let’s break it all down.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. New York Knicks
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Orlando Magic (Wild Card)
East NBA Cup quarterfinal games
Orlando at Milwaukee, Dec. 10, 7 pm ET (TNT)
Atlanta at New York, Dec. 11, 7 pm ET (ESPN)
Milwaukee advanced to the knockout round as the East Group B winners behind a comfortable 128-107 win in Detroit — a game that never felt in doubt.
Much the same was true in New York, where the Knicks raced out to an early lead on Orlando and cruised to a 121-106 Win to take Group A — but there was plenty of fourth quarter drama. New York led that game by as many as 37 points in the third quarter — if it had won by 37 or more Orlando would have been knocked out of the Wild Card spot, which would have gone to Boston. That had Orlando starters playing deeper into the fourth quarter of a blowout loss than would happen in a usual Tuesday night regular season game. Orlando made it close enough to survive, and Boston is out.
Atlanta had wrapped up Group C before the night even tipped off, but now it heads to New York City, where Trae Young has had some huge games and been public enemy No. 1.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Houston Rockets
3. Golden State Warriors
4. Dallas Mavericks (Wild Card)
West NBA Cup quarterfinal games (Dec. 10 or 11):
Dallas at Oklahoma City, Dec. 10, 9:30 pm ET (TNT)
Golden State at Houston, Dec. 11, 9:30 pm ET (TNT)
Golden State and Houston were already through to the Knockout Round, the winners of West Groups A and C, but they both lost…
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Publish date : 2024-12-04 06:25:00
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