Wednesday, November 11, 2026

NBA Cup

Emirates NBA Cup: each group winner and one wild card per conference reach the quarterfinals.

Knockout bracket

Emirates NBA Cup championsMilwaukee Bucks

Dec 10 and 11

Quarterfinals

Single game · higher seed hosts

  1. East 1 v 4Advanced
    1 Milwaukee Bucks114
    4 Orlando Magic109

    Final →

  2. East 2 v 3Advanced
    2 New York Knicks100
    3 Atlanta Hawks108

    Final →

  3. West 1 v 4Advanced
    1 Oklahoma City Thunder118
    4 Dallas Mavericks104

    Final →

  4. West 2 v 3Advanced
    2 Houston Rockets91
    3 Golden State Warriors90

    Final →

Dec 14

Semifinals

Single game

  1. East semifinalAdvanced
    1 Milwaukee Bucks110
    3 Atlanta Hawks102

    Final →

  2. West semifinalAdvanced
    1 Oklahoma City Thunder111
    2 Houston Rockets96

    Final →

Dec 17

Championship

Single game

  1. ChampionshipChampion
    Milwaukee Bucks97
    Oklahoma City Thunder81

    Final →

Eastern Conference

Group A

East Group A
TeamW-LDiff
KnicksNYKWon group4-0+30
MagicORLClinched wild card3-1+45
76ersPHIEliminated2-2−3
NetsBKNEliminated1-3−39
HornetsCHAEliminated0-4−33

Group B

East Group B
TeamW-LDiff
BucksMILWon group4-0+50
PistonsDETEliminated3-1+7
HeatMIAEliminated2-2+20
RaptorsTOREliminated1-3−17
PacersINDEliminated0-4−60

Group C

East Group C
TeamW-LDiff
HawksATLWon group3-1+15
CelticsBOSEliminated3-1+23
CavaliersCLEEliminated2-2+30
BullsCHIEliminated2-2+6
WizardsWASEliminated0-4−74

Tiebreak: ATL, BOS (3-1): head-to-head.

Wild-card race

Eastern Conference wild-card race
TeamGroupW-LDiff
MagicORLClinched wild cardGroup A3-1+45
CelticsBOSEliminatedGroup C3-1+23
PistonsDETEliminatedGroup B3-1+7

Tiebreak: ORL, BOS, DET (3-1): point differential.

Western Conference

Group A

West Group A
TeamW-LDiff
RocketsHOUWon group3-1+40
ClippersLACEliminated2-2+16
TimberwolvesMINEliminated2-2−13
Trail BlazersPOREliminated2-2−27
KingsSACEliminated1-3−16

Group B

West Group B
TeamW-LDiff
ThunderOKCWon group3-1+45
SunsPHXEliminated3-1+30
LakersLALEliminated2-2−24
SpursSASEliminated2-2+3
JazzUTAEliminated0-4−54

Tiebreak: OKC, PHX (3-1): head-to-head.

Group C

West Group C
TeamW-LDiff
WarriorsGSWWon group3-1+8
MavericksDALClinched wild card3-1+46
NuggetsDENEliminated2-2+6
GrizzliesMEMEliminated1-3−11
PelicansNOPEliminated1-3−49

Tiebreak: GSW, DAL (3-1): head-to-head.

Wild-card race

Western Conference wild-card race
TeamGroupW-LDiff
MavericksDALClinched wild cardGroup C3-1+46
SunsPHXEliminatedGroup B3-1+30
ClippersLACEliminatedGroup A2-2+16

Tiebreak: DAL, PHX (3-1): point differential.

What the columns mean
W-L
Record in this season's group games.
Diff
Point differential in group games, without overtime: a game that goes to overtime counts as 0 for both teams.
x-
Clinched whatever the remaining group games do; the tag says what: Won group (Clinched group while its games remain), Clinched wild card, or Clinched QF — a quarterfinal place as group winner or wild card, which one still open. A tie that point differential would settle stays open until every team in it has finished its group games, so it counts against a team's clinch and for it on elimination.
e-
Eliminated, and the row is greyed: cannot reach the quarterfinals whatever the remaining group games do.
Tiebreak
Teams level on record are ordered by head-to-head in group games, then point differential, then points scored (both without overtime), then last season's record, then a league drawing. The wild-card race skips head-to-head. Computed by Hoops Menu from final scores; live games are not counted.