With Group Play of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup tipping off Oct. 31, we’re breaking down each group as they prepare for opening night, beginning with West Group C.

When comparing the six groups in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup, no single group averaged more regular-season wins (44), had a smaller gap in regular-season wins between its top and bottom teams (16), or had a smaller gap in head-to-head wins between its top and bottom teams (4) than West Group C.

The group features three 2024 Playoff teams – the 2-seed Rockets, the 4-seed Nuggets and the 7-seed Warriors – along with two lottery teams in the Blazers and Spurs that finished 12th and 13th, respectively, in the conference last season.

This group also features two teams that won their respective groups in last year’s NBA Cup –

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