The Magic, Heat, Raptors, Suns and Spurs will round out the mini-tournament. It seems like Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the NBA Cup, but MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be back for Oklahoma City soon.

The NBA Cup moved into the quarterfinal rounds with two games in the East Tuesday and two in the West on Wednesday.

NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday, led by flexing the Dec. 30 Lakers-Pistons game into primetime.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick knows the team has a tough challenge ahead of them with this road trip.

The NBA Cup is entering its knockout stages. Here's what to know for the eight remaining teams vying to get to Las Vegas.

In the quarterfinals Wednesday night, the Thunder easily handled the Suns 138–89 on an efficient night from reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who tallied 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting in 27 minutes. In the other matchup, Stephon Castle posted 30 points—his third career game with 30+ points—to help the Spurs take down the Lakers 132–119.

LeBron James kicked off the scoring and then found Deandre Ayton for a midrange shot to take an early lead. De’Aaron Fox responded with five straight points for the Spurs, although Luka Doncic then matched him with a layup and three-point play.

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NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday. In a move made in primetime heaven, Lebron James, Luke Dončić, and the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons in a game flexed into NBC Sports’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday timeslot on Dec.