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The Oklahoma City Thunder now know which teams they’ll square off against during group play of the 2025 NBA Cup. | RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Oklahoma City Thunder to play Christmas Day game against San Antonio SpursThe NBA Cup, which is the league’s annual in-season tournament, separates each team into different groups within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2024-25 season. The Thunder have been grouped with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz. Oklahoma City will play each team once, with two games on the road and two at home. The schedule is: at Sacramento Kings, 9 p.m. on Nov. 7at Utah Jazz, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21versus Minnesota Timberwolves, 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 versus Phoenix Suns, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 28 The defending NBA champion Thunder almost won the NBA Cup last season. They reached the finals but fell to the Milwaukee Bucks. So, how does the NBA Cup work? Each team will play four designated group play games, and the best team from each of the six groups will automatically advance. Then, the two best teams from each conference that didn’t win their group will reach the knockout rounds. The knockout rounds consist of single-elimination games in the quarterfinals and semifinals before a champion is crowned on Dec. 16. Video Below: Oklahoma City Thunder’s Cason Wallace reflects on championship win early in his career The knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy. The full 2025 NBA Cup schedule can be found here. Top HeadlinesConsumer prices rose 2.7% in July. See how your grocery item prices have changed over the past yearScheels announces location and opening date for Oklahoma City storeOklahoma City Zoo announces birth of Plains zebra foalOHP: 28-year-old man dies after being hit by vehicle on I-40 in Oklahoma CountyPolice identify man shot and killed over weekend at northeast Oklahoma City apartment complex
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The Oklahoma City Thunder now know which teams they’ll square off against during group play of the 2025 NBA Cup.
| RELATED VIDEO ABOVE | Oklahoma City Thunder to play Christmas Day game against San Antonio Spurs
The NBA Cup, which is the league’s annual in-season tournament, separates each team into different groups within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2024-25 season. The Thunder have been grouped with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings and the Utah Jazz.
Oklahoma City will play each team once, with two games on the road and two at home. The schedule is:
at Sacramento Kings, 9 p.m. on Nov. 7at Utah Jazz, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21versus Minnesota Timberwolves, 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 versus Phoenix Suns, 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 28
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The defending NBA champion Thunder almost won the NBA Cup last season. They reached the finals but fell to the Milwaukee Bucks.
So, how does the NBA Cup work?
Each team will play four designated group play games, and the best team from each of the six groups will automatically advance. Then, the two best teams from each conference that didn’t win their group will reach the knockout rounds.
The knockout rounds consist of single-elimination games in the quarterfinals and semifinals before a champion is crowned on Dec. 16.
Video Below: Oklahoma City Thunder’s Cason Wallace reflects on championship win early in his career
The knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the NBA Cup championship trophy.
The full 2025 NBA Cup schedule can be found here.
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