2026 NBA Cup: Schedule, scores, standings

October 31, 2026 - 1:11am

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic meets with the media ahead of his team's NBA Cup game against the Orlando Magic and discusses what changes when playing an NBA Cup game and the opportunity that the team has in front of them.

The NBA Cup is back for a fourth year as all 30 teams compete for early-season glory.

The New York Knicks are the reigning champions after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the final last December, in what turned out to be a preview of the NBA Finals.

All 30 teams have been drawn into six random groups, three per conference, based on their records from last season. Each team will play four games, two home and two away, with each group winner and two wild-card teams advancing to the knockout round.

The quarterfinals (Dec. 4 and 5) and semifinals (Dec. 8 and 9) will be one-game knockouts played at the higher-seeded team's home arena. The final will be played on Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

All games except the finals will count in the regular season standings. Teams that don't reach the knockout round will have two more regular season games added to their schedule.

Below is the full schedule and standings from the 2026 NBA Cup.

East Group A

	W	L	Diff.
Detroit Pistons	1	0	+16
Orlando Magic	1	0	+7
Milwaukee Bucks	0	0	0
Toronto Raptors	0	1	-7
Brooklyn Nets	0	1	-16

East Group B

	W	L	Diff.
Miami Heat	1	0	+20
Philadelphia 76ers	1	0	+5
Cleveland Cavaliers	0	0	0
New York Knicks	0	1	-5
Indiana Pacers	0	1	-20

East Group C

	W	L	Diff.
Washington Wizards	1	0	+16
Boston Celtics	1	0	+14
Atlanta Hawks	0	0	0
Chicago Bulls	0	1	-14
Charlotte Hornets	0	1	-16

West Group A

	W	L	Diff.
Denver Nuggets	1	0	+7
Dallas Mavericks	1	0	+5
Utah Jazz	0	0	0
Houston Rockets	0	1	-5
Phoenix Suns	0	1	-7

West Group B

	W	L	Diff.
Minnesota Timberwolves	1	0	+26
Oklahoma City Thunder	0	0	0
New Orleans Pelicans	0	0	0
Memphis Grizzlies	0	0	0
Los Angeles Clippers	0	1	-26

West Group C

	W	L	Diff.
Golden State Warriors	1	0	+17
Sacramento Kings	0	0	0
Portland Trail Blazers	0	0	0
San Antonio Spurs	0	0	0
Los Angeles Lakers	0	1	-17

Full NBA Cup Schedule
All times Eastern

Friday, Oct. 30
Wizards 95, Hornets 79
Celtics 125, Bulls 111
Pistons 110, Nets 94
76ers 98, Knicks 93
Magic 121, Raptors 114
Heat 145, Pacers 125
Mavericks 116, Rockets 111
Timberwolves 127, Clippers 101
Warriors 112, Lakers 95
Nuggets 127, Suns 120

Friday, Nov. 6
Wizards at Hawks, 7 p.m.
Celtics at Hornets, 7 p.m.
76ers at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz at Mavericks, 8 p.m.
Thunder at Grizzlies, 8 p.m.
Raptors at Bucks, 8 p.m.
Timberwolves at Pelicans, 8 p.m.
Trail Blazers at Lakers, 10 p.m.
10:00 PM ET
Spurs at Kings, 10 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 13
Knicks at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Bucks at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Cavaliers at Heat, 8 p.m.
Hawks at Bulls, 8 p.m.
Grizzlies at Pelicans, 8 p.m.
Jazz at Rockets, 8:30 p.m.
Warriors at Spurs, 9:30 p.m.
Trail Blazers at Kings, 10 p.m.
Thunder at Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 20
Hornets at Hawks, 7 p.m.
Magic at Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Pacers at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
Raptors at Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
Wizards at Bulls, 8 p.m.
Pelicans at Thunder, 8 p.m.
Suns at Jazz, 9:30 p.m.
Rockets at Nuggets, 10 p.m.
Kings at Lakers, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 24
Pistons at Magic, 7 p.m.
Celtics at Wizards, 8 p.m.
Mavericks at Nuggets, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 25
Heat at 76ers, 5 p.m.
Bulls at Hornets, 7 p.m.
Cavaliers at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Timberwolves at Thunder, 7:30 p.m.
Clippers at Grizzlies, 8 p.m.
Nets at Bucks, 8 p.m.
Suns at Rockets, 8:30 p.m.
Kings at Warriors, 10 p.m.
Spurs at Trail Blazers, 10 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 27
Heat at Knicks, 7 p.m.
Bucks at Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
76ers at Pacers, 7:30 p.m.
Nets at Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
Hawks at Celtics, 8 p.m.
Grizzlies at Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m.
Mavericks at Suns, 9 p.m.
Lakers at Spurs, 9:30 p.m.
Nuggets at Jazz, 9:30 p.m.
Pelicans at Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Warriors at Blazers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 4
Quarterfinal 1, TBD
Quarterfinal 2, TBD

Saturday, Dec. 5
Quarterfinal 3, TBD
Quarterfinal 4, TBD

Tuesday, Dec. 8
Semifinal 1, TBD
Semifinal 2, TBD

Friday, Dec. 11
NBA Cup Final at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.