2025 NBA Cup Schedule Unveiled

The NBA released its in-season tournament pool play slate alongside a new television partner in Prime Video.

The NBA’s latest path to in-season glory has been paved. 

As it continues to release its schedule in increments, the Association unveiled each team’s four-game slate for group play for the 2025 NBA Cup. Things get underway on Halloween night, Oct. 31, before the group slate closes on Black Friday, Nov. 28.

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The knockout portion, featuring each of the three group winners in the conferences and one wild card each, gets under on Dec. 9 and 10 with quarterfinal stagings held at the home of the higher seeds on Dec. 9 and 10, with the semifinals and championship game, respectively, staged on Dec. 13 and 16 in Las Vegas.

The Milwaukee Bucks are the defending champions of the NBA Cup, defeating the future postseason victors from Oklahoma City in the Sin City-based final. Milwaukee is stationed in East Group C, where they’ll face Charlotte, Chicago, and New York on the road to a repeat.  

View the full groups and schedule below.

2025 NBA Cup: Eastern Conference

2025 NBA Cup: Western Conference

(All Times ET/TV Info Subject to Change)

 October 31

• Atlanta @ Indiana, 7 p.m.
• Boston @ Philadelphia, 7 p.m., Prime Video
• Toronto @ Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
• New York @ Chicago, 8 p.m.
• LA Lakers @ Memphis, 9:30 p.m., Prime Video
• Denver @ Portland, 10 p.m.
• Utah @ Phoenix, 10 p.m.
• New Orleans @ LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 November 7

• Boston @ Orlando, 7 p.m.
• Cleveland @ Washington, 7 p.m.
• Detroit @ Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
• Houston @ San Antonio, 7:30 p.m., Prime Video
• Toronto @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
• Charlotte @ Miami, 8 p.m.
• Chicago @ Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
• Dallas @ Memphis, 8 p.m.
• Utah @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
• Golden State @ Denver, 10 p.m., Prime Video
• Oklahoma City @ Sacramento, 10 p.m.

 Friday, November 14

• Brooklyn @ Orlando, 7 p.m.
• Miami @ New York, 7 p.m., Prime Video
• Philadelphia @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
• Charlotte @ Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
• LA Lakers @ New Orleans, 8 p.m.
• Portland @ Houston, 8 p.m.
• Sacramento @ Minnesota, 8 p.m.
• LA Clippers @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
• Golden State @ San Antonio, 9:30 p.m., Prime Video

Friday, November 21

• Indiana @ Cleveland, 7 p.m., Prime Video
• Brooklyn @ Boston, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
• Miami @ Chicago, 8 p.m.
• New Orleans @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
• Minnesota @ Phoenix, 9 p.m.
• Denver @ Houston, 9:30 p.m., Prime Video
• Oklahoma City @ Utah, 10 p.m.
• Portland @ Golden State, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, November 25

• Atlanta @ Washington, 7 p.m.
• Orlando @ Philadelphia, 8 p.m., NBC
• LA Clippers @ LA Lakers, 11 p.m., NBC

Wednesday, November 26

• Detroit @ Boston, 5 p.m., ESPN
• New York @ Charlotte, 7 p.m.
• Indiana @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
• Milwaukee @ Miami, 7:30 p.m.
• Minnesota @ Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
• Memphis @ New Orleans, 8 p.m.
• Houston @ Golden State, 10 p.m., ESPN
• Phoenix @ Sacramento, 10 p.m.
• San Antonio @ Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday, November 28

• Chicago @ Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
• Cleveland @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
• Milwaukee @ New York, 7:30 p.m., Prime Video
• Orlando @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
• Philadelphia @ Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
• Washington @ Indiana, 7:30 p.m.
• Phoenix @ Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
• Sacramento @ Utah, 9:30 p.m.
• San Antonio @ Denver, 9:30 p.m.
• Dallas @ LA Lakers, 10 p.m., Prime Video
• Memphis @ LA Clippers, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, December 9/Wednesday, December 10

• Quarterfinals (@ higher seed), TBD, Prime Video

Saturday, December 13

• Semifinals (@ Las Vegas, NV), TBD, Prime Video

Tuesday, December 16

• Championship Game (@ Las Vegas, NV), TBD, Prime Video

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