NBA announces Emirates NBA Cup schedule

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The National Basketball Association today announced schedule dates for the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, the league’s second annual in-season competition for all 30 teams.The Emirates NBA Cup 2024 will tip off on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in team markets and culminate with the Semifinals (Saturday, Dec. 14) and Championship (Tuesday, Dec. 17) taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.The Emirates NBA Cup will consist of two stages: Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.All 30 teams were randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games – one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road – on “Cup Nights” which will take place every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 12 – Dec. 3. The only NBA games played on Cup Nights will be Group Play games. Group Play games will count as regular-season-games for all purposes.The New Orleans Pelicans, selected to West Group C, will match up against the Dallas Mavericks (away), Denver Nuggets (home), Golden State Warriors (home) and Memphis Grizzlies (away) in Group Play.New Orleans Pelicans NBA Cup Schedule – West Group CDATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (CT) Nov. 15 Fri. vs. Denver Nuggets Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA) 7:00 p.m. Nov. 19 Tue. at Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Fri. vs. Golden State Warriors Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA) 7:00 p.m. Nov. 29 Fri. at Memphis Grizzlies FedEx Forum (Memphis, TN) 4:00 p.m. Individual tickets for the Pelicans’ NBA Cup home games vs. Denver on Friday, Nov. 15 and vs. Golden State on Friday, Nov. 22 will go on sale to the general public starting at 2:30 p.m. CT today. Broadcast information for the Pelicans’ NBA Cup games will be announced at a later date.Upon completion of Group Play, eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds: the team with the best standing in Group Play games in each of the six groups and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group). The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals (played in NBA team markets on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 11) and Semifinals and Championship (played in Las Vegas on Dec. 14 and Dec. 17, respectively). The Knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy.During the Knockout Rounds on days when Emirates NBA Cup games are not scheduled (Dec. 12-13 and Dec. 15-16), the 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will each play two regular-season games.

NEW ORLEANS —

The National Basketball Association today announced schedule dates for the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, the league’s second annual in-season competition for all 30 teams.

The Emirates NBA Cup 2024 will tip off on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in team markets and culminate with the Semifinals (Saturday, Dec. 14) and Championship (Tuesday, Dec. 17) taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The Emirates NBA Cup will consist of two stages: Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.

All 30 teams were randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games – one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road – on “Cup Nights” which will take place every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 12 – Dec. 3. The only NBA games played on Cup Nights will be Group Play games. Group Play games will count as regular-season-games for all purposes.

The New Orleans Pelicans, selected to West Group C, will match up against the Dallas Mavericks (away), Denver Nuggets (home), Golden State Warriors (home) and Memphis Grizzlies (away) in Group Play.

New Orleans Pelicans NBA Cup Schedule – West Group C

DATE	DAY	OPPONENT	LOCATION	TIME (CT)
Nov. 15	Fri.	vs. Denver Nuggets	Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA)	7:00 p.m.
Nov. 19	Tue.	at Dallas Mavericks	American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX)	7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22	Fri.	vs. Golden State Warriors	Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA)	7:00 p.m.
Nov. 29	Fri.	at Memphis Grizzlies	FedEx Forum (Memphis, TN)	4:00 p.m.

Individual tickets for the Pelicans’ NBA Cup home games vs. Denver on Friday, Nov. 15 and vs. Golden State on Friday, Nov. 22 will go on sale to the general public starting at 2:30 p.m. CT today. Broadcast information for the Pelicans’ NBA Cup games will be announced at a later date.

Upon completion of Group Play, eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds: the team with the best standing in Group Play games in each of the six groups and two “wild cards” (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group). The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals (played in NBA team markets on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 11) and Semifinals and Championship (played in Las Vegas on Dec. 14 and Dec. 17, respectively). The Knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy.

During the Knockout Rounds on days when Emirates NBA Cup games are not scheduled (Dec. 12-13 and Dec. 15-16), the 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will each play two regular-season games.

NBA announces Emirates NBA Cup schedule

NBA announces Emirates NBA Cup schedule

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