• Emirates NBA Cup 2025: Complete coverage
The Emirates NBA Cup 2025 will tip off Friday, Oct. 31, in team markets and culminate with the Semifinals (Saturday, Dec. 13) and Championship (Tuesday, Dec. 16) taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The NBA revealed its Group Play schedule on Aug. 13. Below are the key dates for the Emirates NBA Cup in the 2025-26 season.
The groups are set and the schedule is OUT 👀
Starting October 31, all 30 teams will compete for the Emirates NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas, December 13 and 16!
See the FULL Cup… pic.twitter.com/NdMhLN8Rgv
— NBA (@NBA) August 13, 2025
> Group Play
Friday, Oct. 31
- East Group A: Hawks vs. Pacers (7 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: Celtics vs. 76ers (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group A: Raptors vs. Cavaliers (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Knicks vs. Bulls (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Lakers vs. Grizzlies (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Jazz vs. Suns (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Nuggets vs. Blazers (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Pelicans vs. Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
Friday, Nov. 7
- East Group B: Celtics vs. Magic (7 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group A: Cavaliers vs. Wizards (7 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group A: Raptors vs. Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: Pistons vs. Nets (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Rockets vs. Spurs (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group C: Hornets vs. Heat (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Mavericks vs. Grizzlies (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Bulls vs. Bucks (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Jazz vs. Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Warriors vs. Nuggets (10 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Thunder vs. Kings (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
Friday, Nov. 14
- East Group C: Heat vs. Knicks (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group B: Nets vs. Magic (7 ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: 76ers vs. Pistons (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Blazers vs. Rockets (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Hornets vs. Bucks (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Kings vs. Timberwolves (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Lakers vs. Pelicans (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Clippers vs. Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Warriors vs. Spurs (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
Friday, Nov. 21
- East Group A: Pacers vs. Cavaliers (7 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- East Group B: Nets vs. Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group A: Wizards vs. Raptors (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Heat vs. Bulls (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Pelicans vs. Mavericks (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Timberwolves vs. Suns (9 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Nuggets vs. Rockets (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Thunder vs. Jazz (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Blazers vs. Warriors (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
Tuesday, Nov. 25
- East Group A: Hawks vs. Wizards (7 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: Magic vs. 76ers (8 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
- West Group B: Clippers vs. Lakers (11 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)
Wednesday, Nov. 26
- East Group B: Pistons vs. Celtics (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- East Group C: Knicks vs. Hornets (7 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Bucks vs. Heat (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group A: Pacers vs. Raptors (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Timberwolves vs. Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- West Group B: Grizzlies vs. Pelicans (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Rockets vs. Warriors (10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- West Group C: Spurs vs. Blazers (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Suns vs. Kings (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
Friday, Nov. 28
- East Group A: Cavaliers vs. Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: 76ers vs. Nets (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Bulls vs. Hornets (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group B: Magic vs. Pistons (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group A: Wizards vs. Pacers (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- East Group C: Bucks vs. Knicks (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group A: Suns vs. Thunder (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group C: Spurs vs. Nuggets (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group A: Kings vs. Jazz (9:30 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
- West Group B: Mavericks vs. Lakers (10 p.m. ET, NBA on Prime)
- West Group B: Grizzlies vs. Clippers (10 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass)
Cup Nights
- Friday, Oct. 31
- Friday, Nov. 7
- Friday, Nov. 14
- Friday, Nov. 21
- Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Wednesday, Nov. 26
- Friday, Nov. 28
> Knockout Rounds
Quarterfinals
- Tuesday, Dec. 9
- Wednesday, Dec. 10
Semifinals
- Dec. 13 (Las Vegas)
Championship
- Dec. 16 (Last Vegas)
