The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA Cup game on Friday, November 29, 2024 (11/29/24) at the State Farm Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

How to watch: Fans can watch the game for free through a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch the show with a Sling TV subscription, which saves you half off your first month.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: NBA Cup game

WHO: Cavaliers vs. Hawks

When: Friday, November 29, 2024

Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

Where: State Farm Arena

TV: NBA TV

Live stream: DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial)

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Here’s an NBA story from the Associated Press:

The NBA Cup has its first quarterfinalist: Golden State is in the round of 16. And on Tuesday evening the tournament continues with five more group games as the title game draws closer on December 17 in Las Vegas.

The NBA Cup was designated an in-season tournament when it debuted last year after years of commissioner Adam Silver trying to add something special to the regular season. All 30 teams take part and play four group games.

From there, eight teams advance to the quarterfinals, and the winners of those games travel to the semifinals in Las Vegas on December 14th.

The Warriors are 3-0 in West Group C and have secured automatic entry into the quarterfinals of this group. New Orleans – a semifinalist in the tournament last year – has been eliminated from the competition. Everyone else still has a chance, at least mathematically.

All games in the tournament – ​​with the exception of the championship game – count towards the regular season standings and statistics. The championship game is considered an extra and is not part of the 82-game season of the two teams that reach the final.

Here’s how to watch

Next Friday’s “Black Friday” shopping holiday, ESPN and NBA TV will show five Cup games – totaling approximately 13 hours of coverage – with games starting at noon EST and lasting until 10 p.m

There will be quarterfinal doubleheaders, with two games on TNT on December 10; One will air on ESPN on December 11th, followed by another on TNT.

TNT will show the first Cup semifinal from Las Vegas on December 14 at 4:30 p.m., followed by the second semifinal at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.

The championship game takes place at 8:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ABC on December 17th.

As usual, local broadcasts will also be available when NBA rules allow.

Betting favorites

According to BetMGM Sportsbook, New York is the favorite to win the NBA Cup at +550. And if the NBA Cup MVP trophy were to be presented today, according to BetMGM, the favorite would be Jalen Brunson of the Knicks.

The Knicks are also the favorite to win East Group A (-300), Milwaukee is the slight favorite to win East Group B (+100, just ahead of +140 Detroit), Boston is the big favorite in the East Group C (-165) Houston (-130) has a slight lead over Minnesota (+125) in West Group A, and the Lakers (+130) are slightly ahead of Oklahoma City (+ 150).

Ranking and schedule

A breakdown of the groups and placements:

East Group A – Orlando 2-0, New York 2-0, Philadelphia 1-2, Brooklyn 1-2, Charlotte 0-2.

Schedule: New York 111, Philadelphia 99; Orlando 114, Charlotte 89; New York 124, Brooklyn 122; Orlando 98, Philadelphia 86; Brooklyn 116, Charlotte 115; Philadelphia 113, Brooklyn 98; New York at Charlotte, Tuesday; Orlando at Brooklyn, Tuesday; Philadelphia at Charlotte, December 3; Orlando in New York, December 3rd.

East Group B – Milwaukee 2-0, Detroit 2-0, Miami 1-1, Toronto 0-2, Indiana 0-2.

Schedule: Detroit 123, Miami 121;Milwaukee 99, Toronto 85;Miami 124, Indiana 111;Detroit 99, Toronto 95;Milwaukee 129, Indiana 117; Milwaukee at Miami, Tuesday; Toronto at Miami, Friday; Detroit, Indiana, Friday; Milwaukee at Detroit, December 3; Indiana in Toronto, December 3rd.

East Group C – Atlanta 2-1, Boston 2-1, Cleveland 1-1, Chicago 1-1, Washington 0-2.

Schedule: Atlanta 117, Boston 116; Cleveland 144, Chicago 126; Atlanta 129, Washington 117; Boston 120, Cleveland 117; Chicago 136, Atlanta 122; Boston 108, Washington 96; Chicago at Washington, Tuesday; Boston at Chicago, Friday; Cleveland at Atlanta, Friday; Washington in Cleveland, December 3rd.

West Group A – Houston 2-0, Los Angeles Clippers 1-1, Portland 1-1, Minnesota 1-1, Sacramento 0-2.

Schedule: Portland 106, Minnesota 98; Minnesota 130, Sacramento 126; Houston 125, LA Clippers 104; LA Clippers 104, Sacramento 88; Houston 116, Portland 88; Houston, Minnesota, Tuesday; LA Clippers at Minnesota, Friday; Sacramento at Portland, Friday; Houston at Sacramento, December 3; Portland at LA Clippers, December 3rd.

West Group B – Los Angeles Lakers 2-0, Oklahoma City 1-1, San Antonio 1-1, Phoenix 1-1, Utah 0-2.

Schedule: Phoenix 120, Utah 112; LA Lakers 120, San Antonio 115; Oklahoma City 99, Phoenix 83; San Antonio 110, Oklahoma City 104; LA Lakers 124, Utah 118; LA Lakers at Phoenix, Tuesday; San Antonio, Utah, Tuesday; Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, Friday; Utah at Oklahoma City, December 3; San Antonio at Phoenix, December 3rd.

West Group C – Golden State 3-0, Dallas 2-1, New Orleans 1-2, Denver 1-2, Memphis 0-2.

Schedule: Golden State 120, Dallas 117; New Orleans at Memphis, Friday; Memphis at Dallas, December 3; Golden State at Denver, December 3.

Performances with the highest points

The best single-game scoring performances in this season’s NBA Cup.

60 – De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento vs. Minnesota, November 15

43 – Cam Thomas, Brooklyn in New York, November 15

40 – Tyler Herro, Miami at Detroit, November 12

40 – Anthony Davis, LA Lakers at San Antonio, November 15

More triple doubles

Last season there were four triple-doubles in NBA Cup games (Domantas Sabonis had two, Nikola Jokic had one and Tyrese Haliburton had one). There have already been seven Cup games this season (Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Jalen Johnson, Josh Hart and Alperen Sengun all have one).

Bulls don’t wait any longer

Chicago picked up its first-ever NBA Cup win on Friday night, edging Atlanta to move to 1-5 in tournament play. This makes Washington and Memphis (both 0-6) the only clubs that have not yet won a cup game.

Warriors win close games

Golden State’s three closest wins this season: 120-117 over Dallas, 112-108 over New Orleans and 123-118 over Memphis. All three took part in NBA Cup games.

What is at stake?

To the winners: pride, a trophy and money.

Players on the winning team will each receive $514,971, while $205,988 will go to each player on the runner-up, $102,994 to players whose teams lost in the semifinals, and $51,497 to the players whose teams lost in the quarterfinals have lost.

What you should know

If teams are eliminated in group play, two additional games will be added to their schedule. If teams are eliminated in the quarterfinals, another game will be added to them.

All teams have only 80 games scheduled so far in the regular season, but will play 82. That’s why the title game doesn’t count; For these teams, it would be the 83rd game (the 80 games already scheduled, then the quarterfinals, then the semifinals, that’s their 82 games).

Not every game played over the next month will be a tournament game. This is how you can quickly tell whether it is a tournament game: Each team has a new, distinctive place for these games. When you see these pitches you will know it is a cup game.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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