The 2025 NBA Cup schedule is announced: The powerful are competing for the ups and downs?

On August 14, the highly anticipated 2025 NBA Cup group stage schedule officially surfaced. As an event created by the league to increase mid-season attention and compete against NFL competition, this mid-season tournament has entered its third year, once again igniting the enthusiasm of fans.

The schedule is compact and exciting, with "Cup Night" set up every Saturday from November 1 to November 29, with additional extra matches on November 26 and 27. On the start week of October 25, Prime platform will conduct NBA events for the first time. The double game of the day is full of highlights. At 7:30, the Celtics and the Knicks started first, and then at 10 o'clock, the Timberwolves challenged the Lakers away.

The first "Cup Night" is Halloween, and the schedule is even more star-studded. At 7 o'clock, the Celtics in Group B of the East fought fiercely with the 76ers; at 9:30, in Group B of the West, Doncic and James, the Lakers will meet Morant and Jaren Jackson, led by Grizzlies. The subsequent "Cup Night" of Prime Platform also has a focus matchup. On November 8, the Rockets vs. Spurs and Warriors vs. Nuggets on November 15; on November 22, the Pacers vs. Cavaliers and Nuggets vs. Rockets on November 29, the Bucks vs. Knicks and Mavericks vs. Lakers, each game is a collision of strength and passion.

NBC will bring a double game on November 26, with the 8-point Magic's focus match against the 76ers, and the 11-point Clippers' match against the Lakers, which will surely attract a lot of attention. ESPN broadcasts three games live on Thanksgiving Eve (November 28), with the Pistons vs. the Celtics; the Timberwolves and the Thunder reenacting the 2025 Western Conference Finals; the Rockets and the Warriors reappearing the first round of the 2025 playoff showdown, evoking fans' memories and expectations for classic events. The

group stage will end on November 29, with the quarter-finals held from December 10 to 11, the semi-finals kick off in Las Vegas on December 14, and the finals will be grandly kicked off at the T-Mobile Stadium in Las Vegas on December 17. Looking back at the previous two events, the Lakers defeated the Pacers to win the championship in 2023, and the Bucks defeated the Thunder to win the Cup in 2024.

Now, based on the latest championship odds, the Thunder became the No. 1 favorite for the 2025 NBA Cup champion with +350, followed by the Knicks (+600), Cavaliers (+700) and Rockets (+1000). The Nuggets, Magic, Timberwolves, Hawks and Lakers are also eyeing them. In this basketball feast where the powerful are competing for the strong, which team can break through the siege and win the 2025 NBA Cup championship trophy? Let us wait and see together and witness the birth of a new basketball legend.