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

The third edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament kicks off in November. Here's a guide to the action in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup.

If Portland wins, Denver has to run up the score on the Spurs on Friday to advance as the top second-place team. The Nuggets currently have a better point differential than the Clippers and Suns, but they trail the Wolves and Thunder in the tiebreaker.

The NBA Western Conference Cup standings have now been altered after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

Contenders like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the 2025 NBA Cup.

At the midpoint of group-stage play, the Rockets are alone in first place in their NBA Cup group. They can clinch it by defeating Minnesota next week.

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 four Eastern Conference teams that have qualified for the NBA Cup quarterfinals are confirmed now that group play has concluded.

The NBA Cup 2025 returns to center stage with a format that blends the intensity of the regular season with the atmosphere of a knockout tournament. As teams move through the grou

After the group stage standings are finalized, the six group winners and two wildcard teams. The 2025 NBA Cup semifinals and championship will be played in Las Vegas from Dec. 13-16. A financial bonus for the entire roster is on the line. Here's a look at the 2025 NBA Cup standings for West Group A with one week left of group play:

Editor's note: Check out updated NBA Cup scores and standings below: Group play for the third annual NBA Cup continues with 18 teams playing games Friday night. The tournament's inaugural champion, the Los Angeles Lakers, are in a good position heading ...

Standings are updated with the completion of each game. Teams seeded 7-10 in each conference will compete in a play-in tournament at the end of the regular season.