2025 Emirates NBA Cup: How they clinched to advance out of Group Play

Emirates NBA Cup Group Play closes with the Magic, Knicks, Heat, Thunder, Spurs & Suns claiming the remaining quarterfinal spots.

From NBA.com Staff

Updated on November 29, 2025 7:33 AM

Below is a roundup of the final clinching, seeding and elimination scenarios for the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup Group Play.

Clinched:

Toronto clinched East Group A on Nov. 21 with win over Washington AND Indiana’s loss
Orlando clinched East Group B on Nov. 28 with win over Detroit.
New York clinched East Group C on Nov. 28 with win over Milwaukee.
Miami clinched Wild Card on Nov. 28 with Detroit loss AND Cleveland loss.

Eliminated:

Indiana was eliminated on Nov. 21 from East Group A with loss to Cleveland AND Toronto’s win
Philadelphia was eliminated on Nov. 25 from East Group B with loss to Orlando
Atlanta was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group A with wins by New York over Charlotte AND Miami over Milwaukee.
Washington was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group A with wins by New York over Charlotte AND Miami over Milwaukee.
Boston was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group B with wins by New York over Charlotte AND Miami over Milwaukee.
Brooklyn was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group B with wins by New York over Charlotte AND Miami over Milwaukee.
Charlotte was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group C with loss to New York.
Chicago was eliminated on Nov. 26 from East Group C with wins by New York over Charlotte AND Miami over Milwaukee.
Cleveland was eliminated on Nov. 28 from East Group A with loss to Atlanta.
Detroit was eliminated on Nov. 28 from East Group B with loss to Orlando.
Milwaukee was eliminated on Nov. 28 from East Group C on Nov. 28 with loss to New York.

EAST GROUP A

CLEVELAND clinches wild card if one of the following occurs:

~~Cleveland win + ~~Detroit~~ loss + ~~Cleveland~~ wins tiebreaker over second-place team in East Group C~~
~~~~Cleveland~~ win + ~~Cleveland~~ wins tiebreaker over Orlando and second-place team in East Group C~~

EAST GROUP B

ORLANDO clinched group with a win. ✅

ORLANDO clinches wild card if one of the following occurs:

~~~~Cleveland~~ loss + ~~Orlando~~ wins tiebreaker over second-place team in East Group C~~
~~~~Orlando~~ wins tiebreaker over ~~Cleveland~~ and second-place team in East Group C~~

DETROIT clinches group with a win.

EAST GROUP C

MIAMI clinches group with a New York loss.

MIAMI clinched wild card:

NEW YORK clinched group with a win. ✅

MILWAUKEE clinches wild card if one of the following occurs:

~~Milwaukee win + ~~Cleveland~~ loss + ~~Detroit~~ loss~~
~~Milwaukee~~ win + ~~Cleveland~~ loss + ~~Milwaukee~~ wins tiebreaker over ~~Orlando~~
~~Milwaukee~~ win + ~~Detroit~~ loss + ~~Milwaukee~~ wins tiebreaker over ~~Cleveland~~
~~Milwaukee~~ win + ~~Milwaukee~~ wins tiebreaker over ~~Cleveland~~ and ~~Orlando~~

Clinched:

Los Angeles Lakers clinched West Group B on Nov. 25 with win over Clippers
Oklahoma City clinched West Group A on Nov. 28 with win over Suns
San Antonio clinched West Group C on Nov. 28 with win over Nuggets
Phoenix clinched Wild Card on Nov. 28 with tiebreaker over Memphis

Eliminated:

Dallas was eliminated from West Group B on Nov. 25 with win by Lakers
Utah was eliminated from West Group A on Nov. 21 with loss to Oklahoma City
New Orleans was eliminated from West Group B on Nov. 21 with loss to Dallas
Minnesota was eliminated from West Group A on Nov. 26 with loss to Oklahoma City AND Memphis’ win
Sacramento was eliminated from West Group A on Nov. 26 with win by Memphis
Golden State was eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 26 with win by Memphis
Houston was eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 26 with win by Memphis
Portland was eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 26 with loss to San Antonio AND Memphis’ win
Denver was eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 28 with loss to San Antonio
Memphis was eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 28 on tiebreaker vs. Phoenix
LA Clippers were eliminated from West Group C on Nov. 28 with loss to Memphis