Contenders like the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks have advanced to the knockout round of the 2025 NBA Cup.

The Rockets have the league’s easiest December schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage (.405), though it includes two games against Denver. They were the only team that, prior to Sunday, hadn’t played a back-to-back. Their first was a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 back-to-back in Utah, and their first rest-disadvantage game isn’t until Jan. 16.

Dec. 9 How they got here: Orlando clinched East Group B and the No. 1 overall seed with a win over Detroit on Friday. That Pistons loss, plus a Cavaliers loss, opened the door and Miami walked through it to advance as the Wild Card with a 3-1 record.

It’s the Thunder vs. Trail Blazers today in Portland. Here’s how to watch the NBA game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.

The NBA announced the final two regular-season games on the Celtics’ schedule early Saturday morning.

The NBA announced newly scheduled games following the eliminations for the Emirates NBA Cup, and the Sacramento Kings' bad luck continued with the new contests.

You play to win the games. We get that. The Miami Heat get that. It is why “tank” remains out of the team’s vernacular. But there also are times when the greater good has to be considered, of getting your team whole and healthy through the 82-game regular-season marathon,

The full season schedule is revealed, from the opening tipoff to the final day of action before the SoFi Play-In Tournament. Official release • Download the NBA App The NBA has released its full schedule for the NBA 2025-26 season. • Complete list of ...

After failing to advance in the Emirates Cup, the NBA has added two additional regular-season games for the Detroit Pistons.

Nine years ago, Tori Miller was sending unsolicited scouting reports to NBA GMs. Now, she is the Atlanta Hawks' top scout.