After a thrilling 2024 Paris Olympics for men's basketball,Rubypoint Trading Center the 2024-25 NBA season is approaching, and so is the second edition of the in-season tournament.

The league announced the full schedule for the Emirates NBA Cup on Tuesday, which will run from Nov. 12 to the final on Dec. 17. The format for the tournament stays the same: there are three groups in each conference consisting of five teams. Each team will play every other squad in its group, with the winner of each group plus the team with the best record that finished second in its group advancing to the knockout round. In total, 67 games will be played that all matter toward the regular season standings.

Emirates NBA Cup groups

Eastern Conference

• Group A: New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets
• Group B: Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons
• Group C: Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards

Western Conference

• Group A: Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
• Group B: Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs
• Group C: Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies

Emirates NBA Cup group play schedule

Nov. 12

• Knicks at 76ers
• Mavericks at Warriors
• Hawks at Celtics
• Heat and Pistons
• Hornets at Magic
• Raptors at Bucks
• Suns at Jazz
• Timberwolves at Trail Blazers

Nov. 15

• Lakers at Spurs
• Grizzles at Warriors
• Heat at Pacers
• 76ers at Magic
• Pistons at Raptors
• Wizards at Hawks
• Bulls at Cavaliers
• Nets at Knicks
• Clippers at Rockets
• Nuggets at Pelicans
• Suns at Thunder
• Timberwolves at Kings

Nov. 19

• Cavaliers at Celtics
• Thunder at Spurs
• Hornets at Nets
• Nuggets at Grizzlies
• Pelicans at Mavericks
• Jazz at Lakers

Nov. 22

• Pacers at Bucks
• Mavericks at Nuggets
• Nets at 76ers
• Celtics at Wizards
• Hawks at Bulls
• Trail Blazers at Rockets
• Warriors at Pelicans
• Kings at Clippers

Nov. 26

• Bucks at Heat
• Lakers at Suns
• Bulls at Wizards
• Rockets at Timberwolves
• Spurs at Jazz

Nov. 29

• Knicks at Hornets
• Cavaliers at Hawks
• Pelicans at Grizzlies
• Clippers at Timberwolves
• Thunder at Lakers
• Magic at Nets
• Pistons at Pacers
• Raptors at Heat
• Celtics at Bulls
• Kings at Trail Blazers

Dec. 3

• Magic at Knicks
• Warriors at Nuggets
• 76ers at Hornets
• Wizards at Cavaliers
• Bucks at Pistons
• Pacers at Raptors
• Jazz at Thunder
• Grizzlies at Mavericks
• Spurs at Suns
• Rockets at Kings
• Trail Blazers at Clippers

Emirates NBA Cup knockout round schedule

Quarterfinals: Dec. 10-11 at team arenas

Semifinals: Dec. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Finals: Dec. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas