It’s win-or-go-home time for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup .

Eight teams have advanced from Group Play to reach the Knockout Rounds. The six Group winners (Thunder, Lakers, Spurs, Magic, Raptors and Knicks) and one wild card from each conference (Suns and Heat) who finished with the best records and point differentials among teams that finished second in Group Play standings .

The quarterfinals will be hosted by the four teams with the top seeds (OKC, Los Angeles, Orlando and Toronto), before the tournament shifts to Las Vegas for the semifinals (Dec. 13) and championship (Dec. 16).

The single-elimination stakes are clear. Win, and punch your ticket to Vegas. Lose, and it’s back to business in the regular season. But it’s not all about the Cup results. For every team at this stage, th

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