In 2023, the first year of the Cup, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to claim the league’s inaugural in-season trophy. The Pacers went on to make an Eastern Conference Finals appearance the following spring, and coming a Tyrese Haliburton Game 7 injury away from a Cinderella ending last season.

The New York Knicks face the Orlando Magic and the San Antonio Spurs battle the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 13.

No, the NBA Cup is not the same as the playoffs. But it provides the Knicks with an opportunity to gain more experience in playoff-like atmospheres.

The resilient Orlando Magic take a perfect NBA Cup record into the tournament's semifinals Saturday, while the New York Knicks roll into Las Vegas having feasted ever since Thanksgiving week.

The New York Knicks face the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 (12/13/25) in the NBA Cup semifinals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Closing out a series is the hardest thing to do. The 2024 NBA Finals is nearly the next series faster than expected, and that's due to two teams on the verge of closing out their respective conference finals matchups.

The New York Knicks have not been to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2000, keeping their drought alive after losing to the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Conference Semi-Finals on Sunday. Their 24-year absence is the third-longest active drought in ...

The OKC Thunder have entered rarified air at 23-1. We dig into the archives to find other NBA squads to burst out of the gates, and how their seasons ended.

See how far ahead of the pack the red-hot Thunder sit on the NBA title oddsboard, along with the rest of the field.

The Magic and Knicks square off first in a game that could provide fans a preview of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks and Magic are among the best teams in the East this season, with New York coming into the game on a four-game winning streak.