Group play for the 2025 NBA Cup ended Friday, with the knockout round matchups set to begin next week.

As we wait to crown a champion for the third annual in-season tournament, the regular season pushes on with teams surging and falling as we enter the holiday season.

In the East, three teams have been battling it out toward the top of the standings -- the New York Knicks , Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors -- all under 3.5 games back from the Detroit Pistons , who have continued their dominating start to the season.

The Western Conference has also been a gauntlet so far for everyone but the defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder . Since LeBron James ' return, the Los Angeles Lakers have surged back to No. 2 in the West with a 5-1 record. However, their crosstown rivals, t

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