The 2025 Emirates NBA Cup’s first stage is nearly complete. This week, NBA teams around the league will compete in their final group stage games. Once it’s all

Tonight (7:30 ET, Prime), a new run begins for the Thunder against the Suns at Paycom Center in the Cup Quarterfinals. Since that defeat nearly one year ago, Oklahoma City is 71-10 in the regular season, defending NBA champs and the hottest team in the league right now.

The third edition of the NBA Cup’s knockout round is set get underway on Tuesday night, as eight teams will play for a shot at in-season glory. The fateful eight was assembled through group play staged on the early regular season schedule, which carries a small shot of adrenaline as it competes with the final stages of the national football tours.

After imploding in the NBA Cup group stage, the Minnesota Timberwolves missed the third annual in-season tournament and have instead been given two additional regular-season games that will be played during next week's Cup playoffs.

NBA Playoffs Picture. The NBA Play-In Tournament will include teams with the 7th through 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference and take place April 11-14. Here is a look at the latest bracket based on the current standings.

Most of the time in the NBA Playoffs, the team expected to win does, especially if it's the heavy favorite. Fortunately for the underdog, though, games aren't played on paper, and on the court, a number of variables can lead to surprising results. These are the biggest upsets in league history.

NBA Cup 2025: Quarterfinals preview, format, how much money players can win in NBA's in-season tournament We have reached the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the eight-team knockout round — now things get serious. Especially for the players on those teams, because the money is now very real.