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2023 NBA In-Season Tournament
A colorful basketball court with a large-screen television display hanging above it
In-Season Tournament court of the Los Angeles Lakers
Tournament information
Location
  • Local NBA cities (group stage and quarterfinals)
  • Las Vegas Strip (semifinals and championship game)
DateNovember 3 – December 9, 2023
Venue(s)
  • Local NBA arenas (group stage and quarterfinals)
  • T-Mobile Arena (semifinals and championship game)
Teams30
PurseSee prize money
Final positions
ChampionsLos Angeles Lakers (1st title)
Runner-upIndiana Pacers
MVPLeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
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The 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament was a multi-stage basketball tournament that played during the 2023–24 NBA season. It was the first edition of the NBA Cup, then under the working name NBA In-Season Tournament. All 30 teams participated, each playing four regular season games that count towards the tournament's group stage standings. All games in the knockout round, except for the championship game, also counted towards the regular season standings. The tournament's semifinals and championship game were played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers in the championship game, and Los Angeles' LeBron James was named the Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

Format

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Main article: NBA In-Season Tournament § Format

The tournament's format was similar to in-season, multi-stage tournaments in European soccer.[1]

In the group stage, each conference was divided into three groups with five teams each, for a total of six groups. Regular season games played on Tuesdays and Fridays between November 3 and November 28 counted in the regular season standings and the In-Season Tournament standings. Each team played one game against each of the other teams in its group, for a total of four games (two at home and two on the road).[1]

If two or more teams in a group had equal records upon completion of group play, the following tiebreakers were applied in this order:[1]

  1. Head-to-head record in the group stage
  2. Point differential in the group stage
  3. Total points scored in the group stage
  4. Regular season record from the 2022–23 regular season
  5. Random drawing
A photo of the arena at day
T-Mobile Arena in 2020

Each group's winner then advanced to the knockout stage, as did one wild card from each conference—the group runner-up with the best group stage record. The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament. Quarterfinal games were played in local NBA markets on December 4 and 5, with the teams with the top two group stage records in each conference hosting, and the best team in group-play games would host the wild-card team. The semifinals were played on December 7, and the championship was on December 9. The final two rounds were played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.[1]

Quarterfinal and semifinal games counted as regular season games, affecting teams' positions in league standings, but the championship game did not. Statistics from the championship game are also not counted in regular season totals.[1]

To balance the regular season, the four teams that lost in the quarterfinals played one additional game on December 8, against each other in the same conference.[1]

While the knockout stage was played, the 22 teams that did not qualify for the knockout stage each played two additional regular season games, one home and one away, to complete each team's 82 game regular season schedule. Among these 22 total matchups, 20 were intra-conference games, with an attempt by the league to schedule as many pairs of teams which were originally scheduled to only play each other three times during the regular season. The other two matchups were interconference games, as there was an odd number of teams in each conference (11). These two interconference matchups featured four of the six teams that finished last in their respective group.[1]

Prize money

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Players on teams advancing to the knockout stage will receive prize money as follows:[2]

  • Players on teams that lose in the quarterfinals: $50,000 each
  • Players on teams that lose in the semifinals: $100,000 each
  • Players on the tournament runner-up team: $200,000 each
  • Players on the tournament championship team: $500,000 each

Draw

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Pots

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Teams were allocated into five pots per conference based on the 2022–23 regular season standings. Pot 1 contained the teams with the top three regular season records in each conference, while Pot 2 contained the teams with the fourth- to sixth-best records and so forth, concluding with Pot 5, which contained the teams with the bottom three (thirteenth through fifteenth) records.[1][3]

Draw results

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The initial groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 8, 2023.[4] The five teams in each group were selected by a draw of one team from each of the five pots for the conference in question.

Eastern Conference
                 Group A                                   Group B                                   Group C                 
Philadelphia 76ers (3)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
Atlanta Hawks (8)
Indiana Pacers (11)
Detroit Pistons (15) 		Milwaukee Bucks (1)
New York Knicks (5)
Miami Heat (7)
Washington Wizards (12)
Charlotte Hornets (14) 		Boston Celtics (2)
Brooklyn Nets (6)
Toronto Raptors (9)
Chicago Bulls (10)
Orlando Magic (13)
Western Conference
                 Group A                                   Group B                                   Group C                 
Memphis Grizzlies (2)
Phoenix Suns (4)
Los Angeles Lakers (7)
Utah Jazz (12)
Portland Trail Blazers (13) 		Denver Nuggets (1)
Los Angeles Clippers (5)
New Orleans Pelicans (9)
Dallas Mavericks (11)
Houston Rockets (14) 		Sacramento Kings (3)
Golden State Warriors (6)
Minnesota Timberwolves (8)
Oklahoma City Thunder (10)
San Antonio Spurs (15)

Group stage

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East group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification IND CLE PHI ATL DET
1 Indiana Pacers 4 4 0 546 507 +39 Advance to knockout stage — 121–116 132–126 157–152 136–113
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 3 1 474 445 +29 116–121 — 122–119 (OT) 128–105 108–100
3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 2 2 485 476 +9 126–132 119–122 (OT) — 126–116 114–106
4 Atlanta Hawks 4 1 3 499 531 −32 152–157 105–128 116–126 — 126–120
5 Detroit Pistons 4 0 4 439 484 −45 113–136 100–108 106–114 120–126 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
7:00 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Indiana Pacers 121
Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 27–34, 34–18, 29–33
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 38
Rebs: Evan Mobley 10
Asts: Donovan Mitchell 9		 Pts: Myles Turner 27
Rebs: Myles Turner 9
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 13
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,744
Referees:
  • No. 45 Brian Forte
  • No. 36 Brent Barnaky
  • No. 82 Suyash Mehta
November 10
7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers 114, Detroit Pistons 106
Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 27–23, 35–21, 31–29
Pts: Joel Embiid 33
Rebs: Joel Embiid 16
Asts: Tyrese Maxey 10		 Pts: Killian Hayes 23
Rebs: Ausar Thompson 12
Asts: Cade Cunningham 7
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,902
Referees:
November 14
7:00 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks 126, Detroit Pistons 120
Scoring by quarter: 38–29, 26–31, 33–31, 29–29
Pts: Dejounte Murray 32
Rebs: Onyeka Okongwu 9
Asts: Dejounte Murray 9		 Pts: Marvin Bagley III 22
Rebs: Marvin Bagley III 10
Asts: Cade Cunningham 12
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 16,963
Referees:
November 14
7:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers 132, Philadelphia 76ers 126
Scoring by quarter: 36–30, 27–24, 32–40, 37–32
Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 33
Rebs: Isaiah Jackson 9
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 15		 Pts: Joel Embiid 39
Rebs: Joel Embiid 12
Asts: Joel Embiid 6
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,774
Referees:
  • No. 61 Courtney Kirkland
  • No. 35 Jason Goldenberg
  • No. 31 Scott Wall
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers 126, Atlanta Hawks 116
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 27–32, 37–31, 32–29
Pts: Joel Embiid 32
Rebs: Tobias Harris 10
Asts: Embiid, Maxey 8 each		 Pts: Trae Young 22
Rebs: Clint Capela 11
Asts: Trae Young 13
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,067
Referees:
  • No. 46 Ben Taylor
  • No. 51 Aaron Smith
  • No. 83 Andy Nagy
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Detroit Pistons 100, Cleveland Cavaliers 108
Scoring by quarter: 26–35, 19–24, 28–21, 27–28
Pts: Cade Cunningham 20
Rebs: Kevin Knox II 11
Asts: Cade Cunningham 8		 Pts: Darius Garland 28
Rebs: Evan Mobley 10
Asts: Mobley, Porter 5 each
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432
Referees:
  • No. 14 Ed Malloy
  • No. 33 Sean Corbin
  • No. 20 Jenna Schroeder
November 21
7:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers 157, Atlanta Hawks 152
Scoring by quarter: 34–40, 39–46, 46–28, 38–38
Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 37
Rebs: Myles Turner 9
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 16		 Pts: Trae Young 38
Rebs: Saddiq Bey 10
Asts: Trae Young 8
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,162
Referees:
November 21
7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Philadelphia 76ers 119 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 38–29, 23–26, 22–31, Overtime: 12–9
Pts: Darius Garland 32
Rebs: Jarrett Allen 13
Asts: Craig Porter Jr. 9		 Pts: Joel Embiid 32
Rebs: Joel Embiid 13
Asts: Tyrese Maxey 6
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 20,565
Referees:
November 24
8:00 p.m.
Detroit Pistons 113, Indiana Pacers 136
Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 37–28, 33–36, 17–39
Pts: Cade Cunningham 31
Rebs: Jalen Duren 13
Asts: Cade Cunningham 5		 Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 26
Rebs: Myles Turner 10
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 10
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,274
Referees:
  • No. 39 Tyler Ford
  • No. 44 Brett Nansel
  • No. 70 Phenizee Ransom
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 128
Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 28–35, 29–38, 15–26
Pts: Bogdanović, Hunter 18 each
Rebs: Capela, Okongwu 9 each
Asts: Trae Young 10		 Pts: Donovan Mitchell 40
Rebs: Evan Mobley 19
Asts: Darius Garland 8
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432
Referees:
  • No. 15 Zach Zarba
  • No. 83 Andy Nagy
  • No. 70 Phenizee Ransom

East group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification MIL NYK MIA CHA WAS
1 Milwaukee Bucks 4 4 0 502 456 +46 Advance to knockout stage — 110–105 131–124 130–99 131–128
2 New York Knicks 4 3 1 440 398 +42 105–110 — 100–98 115–91 120–99
3 Miami Heat 4 2 2 454 450 +4 124–131 98–100 — 111–105 121–114
4 Charlotte Hornets 4 1 3 419 473 −54 99–130 91–115 105–111 — 124–117
5 Washington Wizards 4 0 4 458 496 −38 128–131 99–120 114–121 117–124 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central)
New York Knicks 105, Milwaukee Bucks 110
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–35, 30–26, 29–28
Pts: Jalen Brunson 45
Rebs: Mitchell Robinson 15
Asts: Hart, Randle 5 each		 Pts: Damian Lillard 30
Rebs: Khris Middleton 9
Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 6
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,717
Referees:
  • No. 60 James Williams
  • No. 39 Tyler Ford
  • No. 63 Derek Richardson
November 3
8:00 p.m.
Washington Wizards 114, Miami Heat 121
Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 20–26, 27–41, 33–20
Pts: Kyle Kuzma 22
Rebs: Daniel Gafford 5
Asts: Jordan Poole 6		 Pts: Tyler Herro 24
Rebs: Tyler Herro 11
Asts: Tyler Herro 9
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,660
Referees:
  • No. 15 Zach Zarba
  • No. 33 Sean Corbin
  • No. 56 John Conley
November 10
7:00 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets 124, Washington Wizards 117
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 35–36, 31–34, 36–20
Pts: Gordon Hayward 27
Rebs: Mark Williams 20
Asts: Gordon Hayward 9		 Pts: Kyle Kuzma 17
Rebs: Daniel Gafford 8
Asts: Jordan Poole 6
Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,602
Referees:
  • No. 74 Curtis Blair
  • No. 70 Phenizee Ransom
  • No. 40 Leon Wood
November 14
7:00 p.m.
Miami Heat 111, Charlotte Hornets 105
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 33–16, 30–32, 24–25
Pts: Jimmy Butler 32
Rebs: Bam Adebayo 11
Asts: Josh Richardson 6		 Pts: P. J. Washington 32
Rebs: Nick Richards 11
Asts: LaMelo Ball 11
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 15,673
Referees:
  • No. 15 Zach Zarba
  • No. 21 Dedric Taylor
  • No. 53 Matt Kallio
November 17
7:00 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks 130, Charlotte Hornets 99
Scoring by quarter: 28–37, 31–20, 33–24, 38–18
Pts: Damian Lillard 27
Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8
Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9		 Pts: LaMelo Ball 37
Rebs: Mark Williams 16
Asts: LaMelo Ball 5
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19,258
Referees:
  • No. 45 Brian Forte
  • No. 68 Jacyn Goble
  • No. 31 Scott Wall
November 17
7:00 p.m.
New York Knicks 120, Washington Wizards 99
Scoring by quarter: 35–25, 30–29, 24–30, 31–15
Pts: Jalen Brunson 32
Rebs: Hartenstein, Robinson 8 each
Asts: Julius Randle 8		 Pts: Kyle Kuzma 19
Rebs: Daniel Gafford 7
Asts: Jones, Kuzma 5 each
Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 16,886
Referees:
November 24
7:30 p.m.
Miami Heat 98, New York Knicks 100
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 22–26, 37–20, 11–29
Pts: Jimmy Butler 23
Rebs: Bam Adebayo 12
Asts: Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4		 Pts: Jalen Brunson 24
Rebs: Hart, Randle 8 each
Asts: Julius Randle 7
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
Attendance: 19,812
Referees:
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
  • No. 36 Brent Barnaky
  • No. 49 Tom Washington
November 24
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Washington Wizards 128, Milwaukee Bucks 131
Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 26–26, 28–32, 39–39
Pts: Jordan Poole 26
Rebs: Daniel Gafford 9
Asts: Jones, Poole 7 each		 Pts: Brook Lopez 39
Rebs: Malik Beasley 11
Asts: Damian Lillard 10
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,880
Referees:
  • No. 4 Sean Wright
  • No. 37 Eric Dalen
  • No. 67 Brandon Adair
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks 131, Miami Heat 124
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 28–40, 34–35, 38–27
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 33
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo, Beasley 10 each
Asts: Damian Lillard 9		 Pts: Bam Adebayo 31
Rebs: Adebayo, Love 10 each
Asts: Josh Richardson 7
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,691
Referees:
  • No. 16 David Guthrie
  • No. 68 Jacyn Goble
  • No. 32 Marat Kogut
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Charlotte Hornets 91, New York Knicks 115
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 28–24, 22–27, 25–35
Pts: Brandon Miller 18
Rebs: Mark Williams 12
Asts: Gordon Hayward 6		 Pts: Julius Randle 25
Rebs: Julius Randle 20
Asts: Jalen Brunson 7
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
Attendance: 19,111
Referees:
  • No. 61 Courtney Kirkland
  • No. 44 Brett Nansel
  • No. 43 Matt Myers

East group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification BOS ORL BKN TOR CHI
1 Boston Celtics 4 3[a] 1 449 422 +27 Advance to knockout stage — 96–113 121–107 108–105 124–97
2 Orlando Magic 4 3[a] 1 446 424 +22 113–96 — 104–124 126–107 103–97
3 Brooklyn Nets 4 3[a] 1 455 435 +20 107–121 124–104 — 115–103 109–107
4 Toronto Raptors 4 1 3 436 457 −21 105–108 107–126 103–115 — 121–108
5 Chicago Bulls 4 0 4 409 457 −48 97–124 97–103 107–109 108–121 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Brooklyn Nets 109, Chicago Bulls 107
Scoring by quarter: 35–30, 24–28, 19–22, 31–27
Pts: Dorian Finney-Smith 21
Rebs: Day'Ron Sharpe 10
Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 9		 Pts: DeRozan, LaVine 24 each
Rebs: Nikola Vučević 13
Asts: Zach LaVine 5
United Center, Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,645
Referees:
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
  • No. 54 Ray Acosta
  • No. 72 J. T. Orr
November 10
7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets 107, Boston Celtics 121
Scoring by quarter: 33–38, 21–28, 30–27, 23–28
Pts: Lonnie Walker IV 20
Rebs: Walker, Watford 7 each
Asts: Dennis Smith Jr. 7		 Pts: Jaylen Brown 28
Rebs: Jrue Holiday 12
Asts: Jrue Holiday 9
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156
Referees:
  • No. 15 Zach Zarba
  • No. 33 Sean Corbin
  • No. 35 Jason Goldenberg
November 14
7:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic 104, Brooklyn Nets 124
Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 36–24, 26–31, 18–36
Pts: Franz Wagner 21
Rebs: Franz Wagner 8
Asts: Franz Wagner 5		 Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 29
Rebs: Day'Ron Sharpe 10
Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 9
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,361
Referees:
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics 108, Toronto Raptors 105
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 39–17, 19–32, 24–24
Pts: Jaylen Brown 23
Rebs: Kristaps Porziņģis 12
Asts: Holiday, Porziņģis, White 5 each		 Pts: Schröder, Siakam 23 each
Rebs: Precious Achiuwa 9
Asts: Barnes, Schröder 6 each
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800
Referees:
November 17
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Orlando Magic 103, Chicago Bulls 97
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 25–17, 29–32, 26–32
Pts: Franz Wagner 21
Rebs: Jonathan Isaac 9
Asts: Cole Anthony 7		 Pts: Zach LaVine 34
Rebs: Nikola Vučević 10
Asts: Nikola Vučević 6
United Center, Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,235
Referees:
  • No. 39 Tyler Ford
  • No. 77 Karl Lane
  • No. 87 Danielle Scott
November 21
7:00 p.m.
Toronto Raptors 107, Orlando Magic 126
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 33–37, 26–33, 25–26
Pts: Dennis Schröder 24
Rebs: Jakob Pöltl 10
Asts: Pascal Siakam 8		 Pts: Paolo Banchero 25
Rebs: Goga Bitadze 7
Asts: Cole Anthony 10
Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846
Referees:
  • No. 60 James Williams
  • No. 72 J. T. Orr
  • No. 28 Mousa Dagher
November 24
2:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics 96, Orlando Magic 113
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 26–29, 18–29, 22–36
Pts: Jayson Tatum 26
Rebs: Luke Kornet 6
Asts: Derrick White 4		 Pts: Moritz Wagner 27
Rebs: Paolo Banchero 8
Asts: Anthony, F. Wagner 6 each
Amway Center, Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846
Referees:
  • No. 16 David Guthrie
  • No. 22 JB DeRosa
  • No. 35 Jason Goldenberg
November 24
7:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls 108, Toronto Raptors 121
Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 26–26, 29–31, 31–28
Pts: Zach LaVine 36
Rebs: Nikola Vučević 8
Asts: Nikola Vučević 5		 Pts: O.G. Anunoby 26
Rebs: Barnes, Pöltl 10 each
Asts: Pascal Siakam 8
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800
Referees:
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Chicago Bulls 97, Boston Celtics 124
Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 30–38, 18–28, 29–27
Pts: DeRozan, White 19 each
Rebs: Nikola Vučević 8
Asts: Demar DeRozan 6		 Pts: Jaylen Brown 30
Rebs: Sam Hauser 10
Asts: Jrue Holiday 9
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156
Referees:
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
  • No. 64 Justin Van Duyne
  • No. 38 Michael Smith
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Toronto Raptors 103, Brooklyn Nets 115
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 23–30, 31–24, 28–39
Pts: Barnes, Siakam 17 each
Rebs: Scottie Barnes 11
Asts: Dennis Schröder 9		 Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 23
Rebs: Mikal Bridges 10
Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 8
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 15,844
Referees:

West group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification LAL PHX UTA POR MEM
1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 4 0 494 420 +74 Advance to knockout stage — 122–119 131–99 107–95 134–107
2 Phoenix Suns 4 3 1 480 446 +34 119–122 — 131–128 120–107 110–89
3 Utah Jazz 4 2 2 469 482 −13 99–131 128–131 — 115–99 127–121
4 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1 3 416 455 −39 95–107 107–120 99–115 — 115–113 (OT)
5 Memphis Grizzlies 4 0 4 430 486 −56 107–134 89–110 121–127 113–115 (OT) —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Memphis Grizzlies 113, Portland Trail Blazers 115 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 27–21, 24–22, 25–26, Overtime: 11–13
Pts: Desmond Bane 33
Rebs: Jaren Jackson Jr. 10
Asts: Desmond Bane 7		 Pts: Jerami Grant 26
Rebs: Deandre Ayton 12
Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 10
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,592
Referees:
  • No. 19 James Capers
  • No. 44 Brett Nansel
  • No. 83 Andy Nagy
November 10
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Utah Jazz 127, Memphis Grizzlies 121
Scoring by quarter: 34–32, 42–31, 27–32, 24–26
Pts: Clarkson, Markkanen 26 each
Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 8
Asts: Keyonte George 11		 Pts: Desmond Bane 37
Rebs: Bismack Biyombo 14
Asts: Bane, Gilyard 8
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Attendance: 16,977
Referees:
  • No. 77 Karl Lane
  • No. 30 John Butler
  • No. 11 Derrick Collins
November 10
10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain)
Los Angeles Lakers 122, Phoenix Suns 119
Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 30–29, 34–33, 33–23
Pts: LeBron James 32
Rebs: Davis, James 11 each
Asts: D'Angelo Russell 9		 Pts: Kevin Durant 38
Rebs: Allen, Durant, Nurkić 9 each
Asts: Jusuf Nurkić 7
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071
Referees:
  • No. 24 Kevin Scott
  • No. 68 Jacyn Goble
  • No. 37 Eric Dalen
November 14
9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Mountain)
Portland Trail Blazers 99, Utah Jazz 115
Scoring by quarter: 28–36, 30–31, 28–28, 13–20
Pts: Jerami Grant 26
Rebs: Deandre Ayton 10
Asts: Skylar Mays 10		 Pts: Jordan Clarkson 30
Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 12
Asts: George, Sexton 7 each
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,206
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 36 Brent Barnaky
  • No. 56 John Conley
November 14
10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific)
Memphis Grizzlies 107, Los Angeles Lakers 134
Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 25–37, 35–33, 21–27
Pts: Santi Aldama 24
Rebs: Bismack Biyombo 8
Asts: John Konchar 6		 Pts: D'Angelo Russell 24
Rebs: Austin Reaves 12
Asts: Austin Reaves 7
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,430
Referees:
  • No. 46 Ben Taylor
  • No. 54 Ray Acosta
  • No. 76 Sha'Rae Mitchell
November 17
10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain)
Phoenix Suns 131, Utah Jazz 128
Scoring by quarter: 41–38, 34–37, 27–24, 29–29
Pts: Kevin Durant 38
Rebs: Kevin Durant 9
Asts: Devin Booker 15		 Pts: Jordan Clarkson 37
Rebs: John Collins 14
Asts: Kelly Olynyk 7
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,206
Referees:
  • No. 55 Bill Kennedy
  • No. 38 Michael Smith
  • No. 70 Phenizee Ransom
November 17
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Los Angeles Lakers 107, Portland Trail Blazers 95
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 30–27, 22–25, 25–20
Pts: LeBron James 35
Rebs: Anthony Davis 14
Asts: LeBron James 9		 Pts: Jerami Grant 24
Rebs: Deandre Ayton 12
Asts: Skylar Mays 8
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,570
Referees:
November 21
9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Mountain)
Portland Trail Blazers 107, Phoenix Suns 120
Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 30–22, 31–38, 25–26
Pts: Jerami Grant 26
Rebs: Deandre Ayton 8
Asts: Jerami Grant 6		 Pts: Kevin Durant 31
Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 12
Asts: Kevin Durant 9
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071
Referees:
  • No. 4 Sean Wright
  • No. 64 Justin Van Duyne
  • No. 91 Che Flores
November 21
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Utah Jazz 99, Los Angeles Lakers 131
Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 24–30, 34–40, 24–29
Pts: Ömer Yurtseven 18
Rebs: Lauri Markkanen 8
Asts: Talen Horton-Tucker 7		 Pts: Anthony Davis 26
Rebs: Anthony Davis 16
Asts: LeBron James 9
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,997
Referees:
  • No. 61 Courtney Kirkland
  • No. 34 Kevin Cutler
  • No. 78 Evan Scott
November 24
5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. Central)
Phoenix Suns 110, Memphis Grizzlies 89
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 33–22, 19–24, 29–16
Pts: Devin Booker 40
Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 10
Asts: Jusuf Nurkić 6		 Pts: Santi Aldama 21
Rebs: Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Asts: Desmond Bane 10
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Attendance: 17,794
Referees:
  • No. 46 Ben Taylor
  • No. 38 Michael Smith
  • No. 96 Intae Hwang

West group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification NOP HOU DAL DEN LAC
1 New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 1 463 430 +33 Advance to knockout stage — 101–104 131–110 115–110 116–106
2 Houston Rockets 4 2[a] 2 424 414 +10 104–101 — 115–121 105–86 100–106
3 Dallas Mavericks 4 2[a] 2 489 497 −8 110–131 121–115 — 114–125 144–126
4 Denver Nuggets 4 2[a] 2 432 442 −10 110–115 86–105 125–114 — 111–108
5 Los Angeles Clippers 4 1 3 446 471 −25 106–116 106–100 126–144 108–111 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain)
Dallas Mavericks 114, Denver Nuggets 125
Scoring by quarter: 24–40, 31–30, 32–32, 27–23
Pts: Luka Dončić 34
Rebs: Luka Dončić 10
Asts: Luka Dončić 8		 Pts: Nikola Jokić 33
Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14
Asts: Jamal Murray 13
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,729
Referees:
  • No. 14 Ed Malloy
  • No. 50 Gediminas Petraitis
  • No. 31 Scott Wall
November 10
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
New Orleans Pelicans 101, Houston Rockets 104
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 17–28, 31–16, 22–34
Pts: Brandon Ingram 31
Rebs: Dyson Daniels 10
Asts: Brandon Ingram 5		 Pts: Jalen Green 25
Rebs: Eason, Şengün 8 each
Asts: Fred VanVleet 8
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,236
Referees:
November 10
8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Central)
Los Angeles Clippers 126, Dallas Mavericks 144
Scoring by quarter: 33–30, 18–47, 38–38, 37–29
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26
Rebs: Moussa Diabaté 10
Asts: Bones Hyland 6		 Pts: Luka Dončić 44
Rebs: Derrick Jones Jr. 10
Asts: Dončić, Exum 6 each
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,377
Referees:
  • No. 29 Mark Lindsay
  • No. 23 Tre Maddox
  • No. 38 Michael Smith
November 14
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Dallas Mavericks 110, New Orleans Pelicans 131
Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 28–37, 31–44, 25–17
Pts: Hardaway, Irving 17 each
Rebs: Dereck Lively II 9
Asts: Kyrie Irving 6		 Pts: Hawkins, Ingram 25 each
Rebs: Brandon Ingram 9
Asts: Brandon Ingram 7
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,354
Referees:
November 14
10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain)
Los Angeles Clippers 108, Denver Nuggets 111
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 26–32, 32–24, 24–27
Pts: Paul George 35
Rebs: Ivica Zubac 13
Asts: Terance Mann 5		 Pts: Nikola Jokić 32
Rebs: Nikola Jokić 16
Asts: Nikola Jokić 9
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,661
Referees:
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
  • No. 9 Natalie Sago
  • No. 18 Matt Boland
November 17
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Denver Nuggets 110, New Orleans Pelicans 115
Scoring by quarter: 28–36, 25–33, 33–26, 24–20
Pts: Nikola Jokić 26
Rebs: Nikola Jokić 16
Asts: Nikola Jokić 18		 Pts: Zion Williamson 26
Rebs: Dyson Daniels 9
Asts: Brandon Ingram 8
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,278
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 21 Dedric Taylor
  • No. 11 Derrick Collins
November 17
10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific)
Houston Rockets 100, Los Angeles Clippers 106
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 27–19, 27–31, 23–27
Pts: Alperen Şengün 23
Rebs: Şengün, VanVleet 8 each
Asts: Fred VanVleet 10		 Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26
Rebs: James Harden 9
Asts: James Harden 7
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 19,370
Referees:
November 24
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Denver Nuggets 86, Houston Rockets 105
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 24–31, 26–24, 17–21
Pts: Nikola Jokić 38
Rebs: Nikola Jokić 19
Asts: Nikola Jokić 8		 Pts: Jalen Green 25
Rebs: Şengün, Smith 14 each
Asts: Fred VanVleet 11
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055
Referees:
  • No. 77 Karl Lane
  • No. 68 Jacyn Goble
  • No. 89 Dannica Mosher
November 24
10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific)
New Orleans Pelicans 116, Los Angeles Clippers 106
Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 20–32, 29–28, 31–23
Pts: Zion Williamson 32
Rebs: Daniels, Valančiūnas 8 each
Asts: Daniels, Ingram, Williamson 5 each		 Pts: Paul George 34
Rebs: Paul George 8
Asts: James Harden 10
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 19,370
Referees:
  • No. 48 Scott Foster
  • No. 52 Scott Twardoski
  • No. 41 Nate Green
November 28
8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Central)
Houston Rockets 115, Dallas Mavericks 121
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 28–25, 38–30, 27–37
Pts: Alperen Şengün 31
Rebs: Şengün, Smith 9 each
Asts: Fred VanVleet 12		 Pts: Luka Dončić 41
Rebs: Luka Dončić 9
Asts: Luka Dončić 9
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,103
Referees:

West group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification SAC MIN GSW OKC SAS
1 Sacramento Kings 4 4 0 482 452 +30 Advance to knockout stage — 124–111 124–123 105–98 129–120
2 Minnesota Timberwolves 4 3 1 438 438 0 111–124 — 104–101 106–103 117–110
3 Golden State Warriors 4 2 2 483 479 +4 123–124 101–104 — 141–139 118–112
4 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 1 3 463 439 +24 98–105 103–106 139–141 — 123–87
5 San Antonio Spurs 4 0 4 429 487 −58 120–129 110–117 112–118 87–123 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Games
Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
November 3
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Golden State Warriors 141, Oklahoma City Thunder 139
Scoring by quarter: 38–33, 31–34, 37–39, 35–33
Pts: Stephen Curry 30
Rebs: Stephen Curry 8
Asts: Chris Paul 13		 Pts: Luguentz Dort 29
Rebs: Chet Holmgren 8
Asts: Jalen Williams 8
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 16,827
Referees:
November 10
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Minnesota Timberwolves 117, San Antonio Spurs 110
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 34–27, 34–19, 27–37
Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 29
Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 12
Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 6		 Pts: Vassell, Wembanyama 29 each
Rebs: Victor Wembanyama 9
Asts: Collins, Sochan 5 each
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,354
Referees:
November 10
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Sacramento Kings 105
Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 22–19, 28–22, 28–30
Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33
Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren 7 each
Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6		 Pts: Kevin Huerter 28
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 12
Asts: Domantas Sabonis 13
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,097
Referees:
  • No. 46 Ben Taylor
  • No. 51 Aaron Smith
  • No. 54 Ray Acosta
November 14
7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central)
San Antonio Spurs 87, Oklahoma City Thunder 123
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 23–30, 18–33, 21–32
Pts: Champagnie, Collins 13 each
Rebs: Victor Wembanyama 14
Asts: Devonte' Graham 7		 Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 28
Rebs: Giddey, Holmgren 7 each
Asts: Josh Giddey 7
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203
Referees:
  • No. 74 Curtis Blair
  • No. 22 JB DeRosa
  • No. 70 Phenizee Ransom
November 14
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Golden State Warriors 101
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 32–29, 22–24, 28–18
Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 33
Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13
Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 8		 Pts: Brandin Podziemski 23
Rebs: Kevon Looney 12
Asts: Brandin Podziemski 5
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064
Referees:
  • No. 39 Tyler Ford
  • No. 51 Aaron Smith
  • No. 28 Mousa Dagher
November 17
7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central)
Sacramento Kings 127, San Antonio Spurs 120
Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 33–31, 33–32, 34–26
Pts: De'Aaron Fox 43
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 14
Asts: Malik Monk 8		 Pts: Zach Collins 28
Rebs: Johnson, Wembanyama 9 each
Asts: Keldon Johnson 7
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,354
Referees:
  • No. 60 James Williams
  • No. 44 Brett Nansel
  • No. 28 Mousa Dagher
November 24
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Sacramento Kings 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 111
Scoring by quarter: 38–31, 32–33, 22–15, 32–32
Pts: De'Aaron Fox 36
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 11
Asts: De'Aaron Fox 12		 Pts: Anthony Edwards 35
Rebs: Gobert, Towns 11 each
Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 9
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,024
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 30 John Butler
  • No. 53 Matt Kallio
November 24
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
San Antonio Spurs 112, Golden State Warriors 118
Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 20–27, 26–27, 31–32
Pts: Devin Vassell 24
Rebs: Keldon Johnson 12
Asts: Zach Collins 6		 Pts: Stephen Curry 35
Rebs: Looney, Šarić 8 each
Asts: Chris Paul 10
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064
Referees:
November 28
8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central)
Oklahoma City Thunder 103, Minnesota Timberwolves 106
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 32–34, 17–23, 25–30
Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 32
Rebs: Chet Holmgren 8
Asts: Chet Holmgren 6		 Pts: Anthony Edwards 21
Rebs: Rudy Gobert 16
Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 8
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,024
Referees:
  • No. 46 Ben Taylor
  • No. 52 Scott Twardoski
  • No. 20 Jenna Schroeder
November 28
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Golden State Warriors 123, Sacramento Kings 124
Scoring by quarter: 37–29, 35–26, 32–40, 19–29
Pts: Curry, Wiggins 29 each
Rebs: Curry, Thompson 10 each
Asts: Stephen Curry 6		 Pts: De'Aaron Fox 29
Rebs: De'Aaron Fox 10
Asts: Domantas Sabonis 10
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,039
Referees:
  • No. 60 James Williams
  • No. 27 Mitchell Ervin
  • No. 72 J. T. Orr

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 B New York Knicks 4 3 1 440 398 +42 Advance to knockout stage
2 A Cleveland Cavaliers 4 3 1 474 445 +29
3 C Orlando Magic 4 3 1 446 424 +22
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Western Conference

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 A Phoenix Suns 4 3 1 480 446 +34 Advance to knockout stage
2 C Minnesota Timberwolves 4 3 1 438 438 0
3 B Houston Rockets 4 2 2 424 414 +10
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Qualified teams

[edit]

Bracket

[edit]

Home team listed first (quarterfinals only).

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship game
 
          
 
December 5 – Milwaukee, WI
 
 
Milwaukee146
 
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV
 
New York122
 
Milwaukee119
 
December 4 – Indianapolis, IN
 
Indiana128
 
Indiana122
 
December 9 – Las Vegas, NV
 
Boston112
 
Indiana109
 
December 5 – Los Angeles, CA
 
LA Lakers123
 
LA Lakers106
 
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV
 
Phoenix103
 
LA Lakers133
 
December 4 – Sacramento, CA
 
New Orleans89
 
Sacramento117
 
 
New Orleans127
 

Source:[5]

Quarterfinals

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Note: Times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
December 4
7:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics 112, Indiana Pacers 122
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 31–26, 23–37, 34–37
Pts: Jayson Tatum 32
Rebs: Jayson Tatum 12
Asts: Derrick White 8		 Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 26
Rebs: Haliburton, Turner 10 each
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 13
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,693
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 26 Pat Fraher
  • No. 64 Justin Van Duyne
December 4
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
New Orleans Pelicans 127, Sacramento Kings 117
Scoring by quarter: 35–36, 34–25, 31–30, 27–26
Pts: Brandon Ingram 30
Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 11
Asts: CJ McCollum 7		 Pts: De'Aaron Fox 30
Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 13
Asts: Domantas Sabonis 10
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 18,048
Referees:
December 5
7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central)
New York Knicks 122, Milwaukee Bucks 146
Scoring by quarter: 35–37, 37–38, 24–37, 26–34
Pts: Julius Randle 41
Rebs: RJ Barrett 8
Asts: Jalen Brunson 6		 Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 35
Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo, B. Lopez 8 each
Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,448
Referees:
December 5
10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)
Phoenix Suns 103, Los Angeles Lakers 106
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 24–26, 35–24, 21–23
Pts: Kevin Durant 31
Rebs: Devin Booker 11
Asts: Devin Booker 6		 Pts: LeBron James 31
Rebs: Anthony Davis 15
Asts: LeBron James 11
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,664
Referees:
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
  • No. 37 Eric Dalen
  • No. 49 Tom Washington

During the Kings-Pelicans game on December 4, a 34-year-old Kings fan named Gregorio "Greg" Florez Breedlove had a medical emergency during the first quarter of that game and died 20 minutes after emergency medical services arrived to try and help him out.[6][7] A day later, during the Suns-Lakers game on December 5, the game's conclusion was met with serious controversy due to a controversial timeout that was given to the Lakers by the referees near the end of the game despite the Lakers not holding possession of the ball at the time the timeout was called.[8][9][10] However, according to commissioner Adam Silver, it was considered the right call by the notion that Austin Reaves had his left hand on the ball while pinned under his left leg before it got loosened up again.[11]

Semifinals

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December 7
5:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. Pacific)
Indiana Pacers 128, Milwaukee Bucks 119
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–22, 28–43, 37–25
Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 27
Rebs: Buddy Hield 11
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 15		 Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 37
Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10
Asts: Damian Lillard 7
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 16,837
Referees:
  • No. 60 James Williams
  • No. 50 Gediminas Petraitis
  • No. 22 JB DeRosa
December 7
9:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Pacific)
New Orleans Pelicans 89, Los Angeles Lakers 133
Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 24–38, 17–43, 18–23
Pts: Trey Murphy III 14
Rebs: Dyson Daniels 8
Asts: Brandon Ingram 7		 Pts: LeBron James 30
Rebs: Anthony Davis 15
Asts: LeBron James 8
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,017
Referees:

Championship game

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Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game
December 9
8:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Pacific)
Indiana Pacers 109, Los Angeles Lakers 123
Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 31–31, 22–25, 27–33
Pts: Haliburton, Mathurin 20 each
Rebs: Myles Turner 7
Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 11		 Pts: Anthony Davis 41
Rebs: Anthony Davis 20
Asts: D'Angelo Russell 7
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 19,021
Referees:
  • No. 16 David Guthrie
  • No. 39 Tyler Ford
  • No. 27 Mitchell Ervin

Awards

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The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Cup. LeBron James was the inaugural MVP and was given the award after the championship game on December 9. On December 11, the NBA announced the All-Tournament Team.[12]

All-NBA In-Season Tournament Team[12]
Pos. Player Team
G Tyrese Haliburton Indiana Pacers
F Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks
F Kevin Durant Phoenix Suns
F LeBron James (MVP) Los Angeles Lakers
C Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers

Marketing

[edit]

The Heist

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On October 25, one week before the start of group play the NBA debuted "The Heist" a series of short films used to promote the tournament.[13]"The Heist" features seven NBA all-stars-Anthony Davis, Demar Derozan, Darius Garland, Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard, Julius Randle, Trae Young and Emmy winning actor Michael Imperioli attempting to take the NBA Cup trophy from a Las Vegas casino.

Anthem

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The official anthem for the tournament was a re-recorded version of "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J combined with The Roots "Here I Come".[14][15] The song was prominently featured in promotional videos for the tournament. The Anthem was played before the start of each game throughout the group stage and knockout rounds.

Media coverage

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The group stage of the tournament was covered by the NBA's existing broadcasters.

In national linear television broadcasts in the United States, TNT had selected Tuesday games, ESPN aired selected Friday games, and NBA TV had two on Friday, November 24.[16] Most group stage games were instead only televised locally by the teams' regional broadcasters.[17][18][19] During the knockout stage, TNT aired all four quarterfinals in prime time[20] on December 4 and 5. For the semifinals on December 7, ESPN televised the early game and TNT had the late game. The championship game aired on ABC in prime time on December 9.[21][22]

TruTV also aired three alternative telecasts of quarterfinal and semifinal games that air on TNT during the knockout round.

ESPN2 also aired an alternate telecast for the championship game on December 9.[23]

All TNT's games were streamed on Max including two exclusive alternate telecast of quarterfinal games on December 5.[18] NBA League Pass offered out-of-market group stage games, as well as live access to NBA TV's games.[19]

In Canada, national coverage of all Toronto Raptors games and other selected games were split between TSN, Sportsnet, and NBA TV Canada.[24][25]

Semifinal ESPN/TNT broadcast collaboration

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Ahead of the semifinals, ESPN and TNT announced that their broadcast teams would collaborate on each other's coverage. For ESPN, TNT's Reggie Miller joined Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters, while on TNT, ESPN's Doc Rivers joined Kevin Harlan, Candace Parker and Allie LaForce. TNT's Inside the NBA (including NBA Tip-off) studio team of Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal also collaborated with their ESPN counterparts, the NBA Countdown studio team of Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Bob Myers and Adrian Wojnarowski, during the other network's coverage. Specifically, it was announced that the Inside the NBA team would appear on NBA Countdown while Smith and Wilbon would appear on Inside the NBA.[26][27]

References

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