The NBA Cup moves to Las Vegas on Saturday with the semifinals set to begin at T-Mobile Arena.
The doubleheader begins at 5:30 p.m. ET new York Knicks facing orlando magicbefore oklahoma city thunder mail with San Antonio Spurs (9 p.m. ET). The winners of each matchup advance to the finals, which will take place on Tuesday at 8:30 pm ET.
magic defeated Miami Heat 117-108 In the quarterfinals, led by the guard’s season-high 37 points Desmond BainAlthough the Magic will be without their leading scorer franz wagner because of this left ankle sprain, paolo banchero Is back. He Was absent for almost a month due to a back injury And has appeared in Orlando’s last three games.
nix took down Toronto Raptors 117-101 A matchup on Wednesday saw 10 lead changes by the start of the second quarter before New York took the lead for good. It took a lead of 24 points and secured its fourth consecutive win. One notable reason for the Knicks’ recent strong performance? guard josh hartEntering the starting lineup – New York is 8-1 with Hart in the starting five.
In particular, there was a ban Fined $35,000 from the NBA to play basketball in New York OG Anunoby In an unsportsmanlike manner when the teams met on 7 December. The two were able to joke around on the court after the game.
Oklahoma City is the only team of this quartet with previous experience in Las Vegas. The Thunder reached the NBA Cup finals last season, losing milwaukee bucksHowever, Oklahoma City comes to Sin City as the defending NBA champions and in the midst of a historic run,
The Thunder are 24-1, matching 2015-16 Golden State Warriors For the best start in NBA history at 25 games, and won 16 consecutive games, a franchise record. he defeated phoenix sun 138-89 In the quarterfinals, the largest margin of victory in any NBA Cup game since the format was implemented in 2023–24.
San Antonio hasn’t faced a league-leading team yet, but it’s coming off a big performance 132-119 win against Los Angeles Lakers In the quarter finals. missing Victor Wembanyama Guard due to calf injury Stephen Castle Had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the win. Vembanyama has not played since November 14 – however, he is hope to play On Saturday.
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