The NBA Cup moved into the quarterfinal rounds with two games in the East Tuesday and two in the West on Wednesday.

The NBA Cup is winding down and the final four teams will meet in Las Vegas this weekend. Here’s the schedule for the knockout round.

December 12 brings a busy night of NBA action with several interesting matchups. Some teams look to extend their strong starts while others try to snap tough losing streaks. The odds give a clear picture of where each game might lean,

Wondering where to watch NBA basketball during the 2025-2026 season? On, ABC & ESPN will team up to nationally televise all five NBA games on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 – a slate that spans about 13 consecutive hours of marquee live event coverage.

NBA Cup games in the group stage, the quarterfinal round and the semifinal round all count as regular season games. That means that teams who don't make the quarterfinal or semifinal actually have a couple new games added to their schedule to make sure everyone plays the same 82 games.

The quarterfinals are behind us. Only four teams remain. Here's the full schedule for the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals.

Dec. 9 How they got here: Orlando clinched East Group B and the No. 1 overall seed with a win over Detroit on Friday. That Pistons loss, plus a Cavaliers loss, opened the door and Miami walked through it to advance as the Wild Card with a 3-1 record.

The Thunder and Spurs will meet in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday after winning their respective

The Rockets have the league’s easiest December schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage (.405), though it includes two games against Denver. They were the only team that, prior to Sunday, hadn’t played a back-to-back. Their first was a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 back-to-back in Utah, and their first rest-disadvantage game isn’t until Jan. 16.

Calf strains are up some this season, but time missed to calf strains is way up as teams are being more conservative.