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The tournament, which begins Nov. 3, now has a
full game schedule including ESPN, TNT and NBA-TV matchups for
group play, which comprises the first two stages of the event.
The NBA is calling the group play games, scheduled for Tuesdays
and Fridays in November, "Tournament Nights." Those nights only
will consist of group play tourney games.
The Nov. 3 schedule is led by an ESPN doubleheader capped by the
Dallas Mavericks at the champion Denver Nuggets. The New York
Knicks visit the Milwaukee Bucks in the first game.
Each team will play four group games from Nov. 3-28, two games
at home and two games on the road.
All 30 teams were randomly drawn into six groups of five within
their conference, based on win-loss records from the 2022-23
regular season.
The NBA announced the groups last month:
Group 1: Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks,
Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons
Group 2: Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat,
Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets
Group 3: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Chicago
Bulls, Orlando Magic
Group 4: Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers,
Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers
Group 5: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans
Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets
Group 6: Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota
Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs
Eight teams (four per conference) will advance to the knockout
rounds. Those teams will be the six group winners along with two
wild cards, earned by bring the team from each conference with
the best record in group games that finished second in its
group.
The Dec. 4-5 knockout rounds will be held in NBA team markets,
with the Dec. 7 semifinals and Dec. 9 championship games at
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
With the exception of the championship game, all tourney games
count toward the regular-season standings.
The complete schedule, as well as the national TV lineup, will
be announced Thursday.
- Field Level Media
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