All 30 NBA teams are randomly drawn into groups of six with other teams in their conference based on win/loss records from the previous season. The NBA Cup consists of two primary stages, group play and the knockout round.

Stephen Curry notched his 44th game of 40+ points since his 30th birthday. The 37-year-old is now tied with Michael Jordan for the most in NBA history after turning 30. Wednesday and Friday’s performances represent his first back-to-back 40-point games since 2022.

After the Brooklyn Nets lost 105-98 at the Orlando Magic on Friday, here is where the Nets stand in NBA Cup Group play after Nov. 14.

Before group play begins, a group play draw took place on Wednesday, July 9. Each team was placed into a "pot" based on its record from the prior regular season (2024-25). In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.

Off to its best start since 2005-06, first-place Detroit (10-2) seeks a league-best 9th straight win. Along the way, Detroit is 1-0 in Cup play, while Philly enters 0-1 after losing to Boston on the season’s first Cup Night.

While Oklahoma City wasn’t in action on Friday night, it benefited from the latest round of NBA Cup action. Over the first few weeks of the season, the Thunder

The Clippers went on to win 133-127 in double OT, so the call probably didn't change the end result. But it demonstrates the early stages of the arrival of automated officiating in the NBA — and in other pro sports as well, with robot umpires set to join MLB next season.

The Spurs aimed to restart their winning streak while the Warriors sought to silence their critics. Following Wednesday’s 125-120 Warriors victory, both teams met again at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center with their standings in West Group C on the line.