By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Following the ending of the group stage of the inaugural edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament on Tuesday, the league set the schedule for the championship week.
The Quarterfinals will be played on December 4 and 5. The home-court advantage in a single-elimination affair went to the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers.
The rest of the tournament will be held in Las Vegas on December 7 and 9, concluding with the championship game to decide the first winner of the NBA Cup.
NBA In-Season Tournament
Quarterfinals
Monday, December 4
Indiana Pacers – Boston Celtics
Sacramento Kings – New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday, December 5
Milwaukee Bucks – New York Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns
Semifinals
Thursday, December 7
Pacers/Celtics – Bucks/Knicks
Kings/Pelicans – Lakers/Suns
Final
Saturday, December 9
Winners of Semifinals
Eliminated teams
Balancing the regular-season schedule for the team no longer in the running, the NBA scheduled two games for all 22 eliminated teams during the championship week of the In-Season Tournament.
Similar to the group stage, the Quarterfinals and Semifinals of the In-Season Tournament count toward the 2023-24 Regular Season. Therefore, the losing sides of the Quarterfinals will play each other on December 8.
Wednesday, December 6
Cleveland Cavaliers – Orlando Magic
Detroit Pistons – Memphis Grizzlies
Toronto Raptors – Miami Heat
Washington Wizards – Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks – Brooklyn Nets
Minnesota Timberwolves – San Antonio Spurs
Chicago Bulls – Charlotte Hornets
Houston Rockets – Oklahoma City Thunder
Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz
Golden State Warriors – Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets
Friday, December 8
Charlotte Hornets – Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic – Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets – Washington Wizards
Miami Heat – Cleveland Cavaliers
Memphis Grizzlies – Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder – Golden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs – Chicago Bulls
Denver Nuggets – Houston Rockets
Utah Jazz – Los Angeles Clippers
Portland Trail Blazers – Dallas Mavericks
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