Headed to the Semis

Your Atlanta Hawks are Vegas bound! With tonight's NBA Cup win against the New York Knicks, we are an NBA Cup Semifinalist and will play in Las Vegas on December 14th vs the Bucks.

About The NBA Cup

30 teams compete in a league-wide tournament for the championship trophy, the NBA Cup. Only 8 teams advance to the single-elimination Knockout Rounds. 4 teams advance to a neutral site in Vegas where a champion is crowned. This exciting new proving ground will raise the stakes for early season matchups. Make sure you're in the house at State Farm Arena this November!

How It Works

Schedule & Results

@ Celtics

Tue, Nov 12

W 117 - 116

VS Wizards

Fri, Nov 15

W 129 - 117

Presented By

@ Bulls

Fri, Nov 22

L 122 - 136

VS Cavaliers

Fri, Nov 29

W 117 - 101

Presented By

@ Knicks

Wed, Dec 11

W 108 - 100

@ Bucks

Sat, Dec 14

L 102 - 110

Key Dates

Tue, Nov 12

Cup Nights Begin

Tue, Dec 3

Cup Nights Conclude

Tue, Dec 10 - Wed, Dec 11

Quarterfinals

Sat, Dec 14

Semifinals

Tue, Dec 17

Championship

Collectible Pin Giveaways

The Court

How It Works

Group Play | Nov 12 - Dec 3

The winner of each group advances, plus one Wild Card

Knockout Rounds | Dec 10 - 16

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FAQs

What is the NBA Cup?

Previously known as the NBA In-Season Tournament, the NBA Cup is a new annual competition for all 30 teams.

What is Group Play?

All 30 teams will be randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games - one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road. Group Play games will be played on “NBA Cup Nights,” which will take place every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 12 – Dec. 3 (with the exception of Election Day on Nov. 5). The only NBA games played on Cup Nights will be Group Play games.

How were the groups determined?

Before the Group Play draw, each team was placed into a “pot” based on its record from the prior regular season (2023-24). In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference. Pot 1 had the teams with the three best prior-season records in a conference, Pot 2 had the teams with the fourth- through sixth-best prior-season records and so on through Pot 5.

What are the Knockout Rounds?

The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the NBA Cup Quarterfinals (Dec. 10-11), Semifinals (Dec. 14) and Championship (Dec. 17).

Which teams advance to the Knockout Rounds?

Eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds: the team with the best standing in Group Play games in each of the six groups and one “wild card” team from each conference. The wild card will be the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group.

How does the NBA Cup affect the regular season?

Every team will still play an 82-game regular season. All NBA Cup games will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship, which will sit outside the regular season.