- The NBA released its official In-Season Tournament schedule
- The Nuggets and Mavericks open the tourney in the West
- The Bucks and the Knicks face off on opening day in the East
The NBA unveiled the schedule for its first-ever in-season tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The inaugural edition of the In-Season tournament tips off on November 3, 2023.
The first tournament night will be a doubleheader contest on ESPN between the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks, followed by defending champions Denver Nuggets taking on the Dallas Mavericks.
TNT will begin its Group Play broadcasts on November 14, when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Nuggets take on the LA Clippers.
Below are the schedules:
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You can view the full schedule here.
For those unaware, the in-season tournament is an annual competition that’s set to take place in the upcoming 2023-24 season featuring all 30 NBA teams for the Cup. The format is very similar to the international soccer competitions.
The NBA in-season tournament will be played in two stages. The first group involves each team, followed by a knockout round where the final result sees just eight teams.
The groups are as below:
West Group A: Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and Portland Trail Blazers
West Group B: Denver Nuggets, LA Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Rockets
West Group C: Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs
East Group A: Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons
East Group B: Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Washington Wizards, and Charlotte Hornets
East Group C: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic
The group-stage games will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays this November. The teams will be split into six groups of five teams each, and the winners and second-place teams from each group will move to the next stage.
The quarterfinals will be a two-day affair and are scheduled for December 4 and 5 on a team’s home court. The semi-finals will be played on December 7, followed by the final on December 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
There is a financial benefit involved as well with the In-Season tournament. The winners will rake in $500,000, while runners-up get $200,000 each. The semifinalists get $100,000 each, and the team of players who make the quarters will pull in $50,000 per player.
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