2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

The 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament was a multi-stage basketball tournament that played during the 2023–24 NBA season. It was the first edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament. All 30 teams participated, each playing four regular season games that count towards the tournament's group stage standings. All games in the knockout round, except for the championship game, also counted towards the regular season standings. The tournament's semifinals and championship game were played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

In-Season Tournament court of the Los Angeles Lakers
Tournament information
Location	Local NBA cities (group stage and quarterfinals) Las Vegas Strip (semifinals and championship game)
Date	November 3 – December 9, 2023
Venue(s)	Local NBA arenas (group stage and quarterfinals) T-Mobile Arena (semifinals and championship game)
Teams	30
Purse	See prize money
Final positions
Champions	Los Angeles Lakers (1st title)
Runner-up	Indiana Pacers
MVP	LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers in the championship game, and Los Angeles' LeBron James was named the Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

Format

Main article: NBA In-Season Tournament § Format

The tournament's format is similar to in-season, multi-stage tournaments in European soccer.^[1]

In the group stage, each conference was divided into three groups with five teams each, for a total of six groups. Regular season games played on Tuesdays and Fridays between November 3 and November 28 counted in the regular season standings and the In-Season Tournament standings. Each team played one game against each of the other teams in its group, for a total of four games (two at home and two on the road).^[1]

If two or more teams in a group had equal records upon completion of group play, the following tiebreakers were applied in this order:^[1]

1. Head-to-head record in the group stage
2. Point differential in the group stage
3. Total points scored in the group stage
4. Regular season record from the 2022–23 regular season
5. Random drawing

 

T-Mobile Arena in 2020

Each group's winner then advanced to the knockout stage, as did one wild card from each conference – the group runner-up with the best group stage record. The knockout stage will be a single-elimination tournament. Quarterfinal games were played in local NBA markets on December 4 and 5, with the teams with the top two group stage records in each conference hosting, and the best team in group-play games will host the wild-card team. The semifinals will be played on December 7, and the championship will be on December 9. The final two rounds will be played at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.^[1]

Quarterfinal and semifinal games also count as regular season games, affecting teams' positions in league standings, but the championship game does not. Statistics from the championship game are not counted in regular season totals.^[1]

The four teams that lose in the quarterfinals will play one additional game on December 8, against each other in the same conference.^[1]

While the knockout stage is concluding, the 22 teams that did not qualify for the knockout stage play two additional regular season games in order to make sure each team plays 82 total regular season games, one at home and one on the road, based on the group stage standings, but also subject to travel constraints. Among these 22 total matchups, 20 will be intra-conference games, with an attempt by the league to schedule as many teams that were originally scheduled to only play each other three times during the regular season. The other two matchups will be interconference games, since there will be an odd number of teams in each conference (11). These two interconference matchups will feature four of the six teams that finished last in their respective group.^[1]

Prize money

Players on teams advancing to the knockout stage will receive prize money as follows:^[2]

• Players on teams that lose in the quarterfinals: $50,000 each
• Players on teams that lose in the semifinals: $100,000 each
• Players on the tournament runner-up team: $200,000 each
• Players on the tournament championship team: $500,000 each

Draw

Pots

Teams were allocated into five pots per conference based on the 2022–23 regular season standings. Pot 1 contained the teams with the top three regular season records in each conference, while Pot 2 contained the teams with the fourth to sixth best records and so forth concluding with Pot 5, which contained the teams with the bottom three (thirteenth through fifteenth) records.^[3][1]

Eastern Conference in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Pot # Team Record W L 1 1 Milwaukee Bucks 58 24 2 Boston Celtics 57 25 3 Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 2 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 51 31 5 New York Knicks 47 35 6 Brooklyn Nets 45 37 3 7 Miami Heat 44 38 8 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 9 Toronto Raptors 41 41 4 10 Chicago Bulls 40 42 11 Indiana Pacers 35 47 12 Washington Wizards 35 47 5 13 Orlando Magic 34 48 14 Charlotte Hornets 27 55 15 Detroit Pistons 17 65

Western Conference in the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Pot # Team Record W L 1 1 Denver Nuggets 53 29 2 Memphis Grizzlies 51 31 3 Sacramento Kings 48 34 2 4 Phoenix Suns 45 37 5 Los Angeles Clippers 44 38 6 Golden State Warriors 44 38 3 7 Los Angeles Lakers 43 39 8 Minnesota Timberwolves 42 40 9 New Orleans Pelicans 42 40 4 10 Oklahoma City Thunder 40 42 11 Dallas Mavericks 38 44 12 Utah Jazz 37 45 5 13 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 14 Houston Rockets 22 60 15 San Antonio Spurs 22 60

Draw results

The initial groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 8, 2023.^[4] The five teams in each group were selected by a draw of one team from each of the five pots for the conference in question.

Eastern Conference

Group A	Group B	Group C
Philadelphia 76ers (3) Cleveland Cavaliers (4) Atlanta Hawks (8) Indiana Pacers (11) Detroit Pistons (15)	Milwaukee Bucks (1) New York Knicks (5) Miami Heat (7) Washington Wizards (12) Charlotte Hornets (14)	Boston Celtics (2) Brooklyn Nets (6) Toronto Raptors (9) Chicago Bulls (10) Orlando Magic (13)

Western Conference

Group A	Group B	Group C
Memphis Grizzlies (2) Phoenix Suns (4) Los Angeles Lakers (7) Utah Jazz (12) Portland Trail Blazers (13)	Denver Nuggets (1) Los Angeles Clippers (5) New Orleans Pelicans (9) Dallas Mavericks (11) Houston Rockets (14)	Sacramento Kings (3) Golden State Warriors (6) Minnesota Timberwolves (8) Oklahoma City Thunder (10) San Antonio Spurs (15)

Group stage

East group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		IND	CLE	PHI	ATL	DET
1	Indiana Pacers	4	4	0	546	507	+39	Advance to knockout stage		—	121–116	132–126	157–152	136–113
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	474	445	+29			116–121	—	122–119 (OT)	128–105	108–100
3	Philadelphia 76ers	4	2	2	485	476	+9			126–132	119–122 (OT)	—	126–116	114–106
4	Atlanta Hawks	4	1	3	499	531	−32			152–157	105–128	116–126	—	126–120
5	Detroit Pistons	4	0	4	439	484	−45			113–136	100–108	106–114	120–126	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. NBA League Pass November 3 7:00 p.m. Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Indiana Pacers 121 Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 27–34, 34–18, 29–33 Pts: Donovan Mitchell 38 Rebs: Evan Mobley 10 Asts: Donovan Mitchell 9 Pts: Myles Turner 27 Rebs: Myles Turner 9 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 13 Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,744 Referees: No. 45 Brian Forte No. 36 Brent Barnaky No. 82 Suyash Mehta NBA League Pass November 10 7:00 p.m. Recap Philadelphia 76ers 114, Detroit Pistons 106 Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 27–23, 35–21, 31–29 Pts: Joel Embiid 33 Rebs: Joel Embiid 16 Asts: Tyrese Maxey 10 Pts: Killian Hayes 23 Rebs: Ausar Thompson 12 Asts: Cade Cunningham 7 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI Attendance: 18,902 Referees: No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 64 Justin Van Duyne No. 32 Marat Kogut NBA League Pass November 14 7:00 p.m. Recap Atlanta Hawks 126, Detroit Pistons 120 Scoring by quarter: 38–29, 26–31, 33–31, 29–29 Pts: Dejounte Murray 32 Rebs: Onyeka Okongwu 9 Asts: Dejounte Murray 9 Pts: Marvin Bagley III 22 Rebs: Marvin Bagley III 10 Asts: Cade Cunningham 12 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI Attendance: 16,963 Referees: No. 77 Karl Lane No. 3 Nick Buchert No. 85 Robert Hussey NBA League Pass November 14 7:00 p.m. Recap Indiana Pacers 132, Philadelphia 76ers 126 Scoring by quarter: 36–30, 27–24, 32–40, 37–32 Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 33 Rebs: Isaiah Jackson 9 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 15 Pts: Joel Embiid 39 Rebs: Joel Embiid 12 Asts: Joel Embiid 6 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Attendance: 19,774 Referees: No. 61 Courtney Kirkland No. 35 Jason Goldenberg No. 31 Scott Wall NBA League Pass November 17 7:30 p.m. Recap Philadelphia 76ers 126, Atlanta Hawks 116 Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 27–32, 37–31, 32–29 Pts: Joel Embiid 32 Rebs: Tobias Harris 10 Asts: Embiid, Maxey 8 each Pts: Trae Young 22 Rebs: Clint Capela 11 Asts: Trae Young 13 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA Attendance: 17,067 Referees: No. 46 Ben Taylor No. 51 Aaron Smith No. 83 Andy Nagy NBA League Pass November 17 7:30 p.m. Recap Detroit Pistons 100, Cleveland Cavaliers 108 Scoring by quarter: 26–35, 19–24, 28–21, 27–28 Pts: Cade Cunningham 20 Rebs: Kevin Knox II 11 Asts: Cade Cunningham 8 Pts: Darius Garland 28 Rebs: Evan Mobley 10 Asts: Mobley, Porter 5 each Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH Attendance: 19,432 Referees: No. 14 Ed Malloy No. 33 Sean Corbin No. 20 Jenna Schroeder NBA League Pass November 21 7:30 p.m. Recap Indiana Pacers 157, Atlanta Hawks 152 Scoring by quarter: 34–40, 39–46, 46–28, 38–38 Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 37 Rebs: Myles Turner 9 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 16 Pts: Trae Young 38 Rebs: Saddiq Bey 10 Asts: Trae Young 8 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA Attendance: 17,162 Referees: No. 68 Jacyn Goble No. 37 Eric Dalen No. 7 Lauren Holtkamp TNT November 21 7:30 p.m. Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Philadelphia 76ers 119 (OT) Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 38–29, 23–26, 22–31, Overtime: 12–9 Pts: Darius Garland 32 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 13 Asts: Craig Porter Jr. 9 Pts: Joel Embiid 32 Rebs: Joel Embiid 13 Asts: Tyrese Maxey 6 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Attendance: 20,565 Referees: No. 29 Mark Lindsay No. 9 Natalie Sago No. 43 Matt Myers NBA League Pass November 24 8:00 p.m. Recap Detroit Pistons 113, Indiana Pacers 136 Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 37–28, 33–36, 17–39 Pts: Cade Cunningham 31 Rebs: Jalen Duren 13 Asts: Cade Cunningham 5 Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 26 Rebs: Myles Turner 10 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 10 Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 17,274 Referees: No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 44 Brett Nansel No. 70 Phenizee Ransom NBA League Pass November 28 7:30 p.m. Recap Atlanta Hawks 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 128 Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 28–35, 29–38, 15–26 Pts: Bogdanović, Hunter 18 each Rebs: Capela, Okongwu 9 each Asts: Trae Young 10 Pts: Donovan Mitchell 40 Rebs: Evan Mobley 19 Asts: Darius Garland 8 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH Attendance: 19,432 Referees: No. 15 Zach Zarba No. 83 Andy Nagy No. 70 Phenizee Ransom

East group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		MIL	NYK	MIA	CHA	WAS
1	Milwaukee Bucks	4	4	0	502	456	+46	Advance to knockout stage		—	110–105	131–124	130–99	131–128
2	New York Knicks	4	3	1	440	398	+42			105–110	—	100–98	115–91	120–99
3	Miami Heat	4	2	2	454	450	+4			124–131	98–100	—	111–105	121–114
4	Charlotte Hornets	4	1	3	419	473	−54			99–130	91–115	105–111	—	124–117
5	Washington Wizards	4	0	4	458	496	−38			128–131	99–120	114–121	117–124	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. ESPN November 3 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central) Recap New York Knicks 105, Milwaukee Bucks 110 Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–35, 30–26, 29–28 Pts: Jalen Brunson 45 Rebs: Mitchell Robinson 15 Asts: Hart, Randle 5 each Pts: Damian Lillard 30 Rebs: Khris Middleton 9 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI Attendance: 17,717 Referees: No. 60 James Williams No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 63 Derek Richardson NBA League Pass November 3 8:00 p.m. Recap Washington Wizards 114, Miami Heat 121 Scoring by quarter: 34–34, 20–26, 27–41, 33–20 Pts: Kyle Kuzma 22 Rebs: Daniel Gafford 5 Asts: Jordan Poole 6 Pts: Tyler Herro 24 Rebs: Tyler Herro 11 Asts: Tyler Herro 9 Kaseya Center, Miami, FL Attendance: 19,660 Referees: No. 15 Zach Zarba No. 33 Sean Corbin No. 56 John Conley NBA League Pass November 10 7:00 p.m. Recap Charlotte Hornets 124, Washington Wizards 117 Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 35–36, 31–34, 36–20 Pts: Gordon Hayward 27 Rebs: Mark Williams 20 Asts: Gordon Hayward 9 Pts: Kyle Kuzma 17 Rebs: Daniel Gafford 8 Asts: Jordan Poole 6 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 17,602 Referees: No. 74 Curtis Blair No. 70 Phenizee Ransom No. 40 Leon Wood NBA League Pass November 14 7:00 p.m. Recap Miami Heat 111, Charlotte Hornets 105 Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 33–16, 30–32, 24–25 Pts: Jimmy Butler 32 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 11 Asts: Josh Richardson 6 Pts: P. J. Washington 32 Rebs: Nick Richards 11 Asts: LaMelo Ball 11 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC Attendance: 15,673 Referees: No. 15 Zach Zarba No. 21 Dedric Taylor No. 53 Matt Kallio NBA League Pass November 17 7:00 p.m. Recap Milwaukee Bucks 130, Charlotte Hornets 99 Scoring by quarter: 28–37, 31–20, 33–24, 38–18 Pts: Damian Lillard 27 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Pts: LaMelo Ball 37 Rebs: Mark Williams 16 Asts: LaMelo Ball 5 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC Attendance: 19,258 Referees: No. 45 Brian Forte No. 68 Jacyn Goble No. 31 Scott Wall NBA League Pass November 17 7:00 p.m. Recap New York Knicks 120, Washington Wizards 99 Scoring by quarter: 35–25, 30–29, 24–30, 31–15 Pts: Jalen Brunson 32 Rebs: Hartenstein, Robinson 8 each Asts: Julius Randle 8 Pts: Kyle Kuzma 19 Rebs: Daniel Gafford 7 Asts: Jones, Kuzma 5 each Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 16,886 Referees: No. 24 Kevin Scott No. 3 Nick Buchert No. 56 John Conley ESPN November 24 7:30 p.m. Recap Miami Heat 98, New York Knicks 100 Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 22–26, 37–20, 11–29 Pts: Jimmy Butler 23 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 12 Asts: Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4 Pts: Jalen Brunson 24 Rebs: Hart, Randle 8 each Asts: Julius Randle 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY Attendance: 19,812 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 36 Brent Barnaky No. 49 Tom Washington NBA League Pass November 24 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Washington Wizards 128, Milwaukee Bucks 131 Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 26–26, 28–32, 39–39 Pts: Jordan Poole 26 Rebs: Daniel Gafford 9 Asts: Jones, Poole 7 each Pts: Brook Lopez 39 Rebs: Malik Beasley 11 Asts: Damian Lillard 10 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI Attendance: 17,880 Referees: No. 4 Sean Wright No. 37 Eric Dalen No. 67 Brandon Adair TNT November 28 7:30 p.m. Recap Milwaukee Bucks 131, Miami Heat 124 Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 28–40, 34–35, 38–27 Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 33 Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo, Beasley 10 each Asts: Damian Lillard 9 Pts: Bam Adebayo 31 Rebs: Adebayo, Love 10 each Asts: Josh Richardson 7 Kaseya Center, Miami, FL Attendance: 19,691 Referees: No. 16 David Guthrie No. 68 Jacyn Goble No. 32 Marat Kogut NBA League Pass November 28 7:30 p.m. Recap Charlotte Hornets 91, New York Knicks 115 Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 28–24, 22–27, 25–35 Pts: Brandon Miller 18 Rebs: Mark Williams 12 Asts: Gordon Hayward 6 Pts: Julius Randle 25 Rebs: Julius Randle 20 Asts: Jalen Brunson 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY Attendance: 19,111 Referees: No. 61 Courtney Kirkland No. 44 Brett Nansel No. 43 Matt Myers

East group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		BOS	ORL	BKN	TOR	CHI
1	Boston Celtics	4	3^[a]	1	449	422	+27	Advance to knockout stage		—	96–113	121–107	108–105	124–97
2	Orlando Magic	4	3^[a]	1	446	424	+22			113–96	—	104–124	126–107	103–97
3	Brooklyn Nets	4	3^[a]	1	455	435	+20			107–121	124–104	—	115–103	109–107
4	Toronto Raptors	4	1	3	436	457	−21			105–108	107–126	103–115	—	121–108
5	Chicago Bulls	4	0	4	409	457	−48			97–124	97–103	107–109	108–121	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. NBA League Pass November 3 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Brooklyn Nets 109, Chicago Bulls 107 Scoring by quarter: 35–30, 24–28, 19–22, 31–27 Pts: Dorian Finney-Smith 21 Rebs: Day'Ron Sharpe 10 Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 9 Pts: DeRozan, LaVine 24 each Rebs: Nikola Vučević 13 Asts: Zach LaVine 5 United Center, Chicago, IL Attendance: 20,645 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 54 Ray Acosta No. 72 J. T. Orr ESPN November 10 7:30 p.m. Recap Brooklyn Nets 107, Boston Celtics 121 Scoring by quarter: 33–38, 21–28, 30–27, 23–28 Pts: Lonnie Walker IV 20 Rebs: Walker, Watford 7 each Asts: Dennis Smith Jr. 7 Pts: Jaylen Brown 28 Rebs: Jrue Holiday 12 Asts: Jrue Holiday 9 TD Garden, Boston, MA Attendance: 19,156 Referees: No. 15 Zach Zarba No. 33 Sean Corbin No. 35 Jason Goldenberg NBA League Pass November 14 7:30 p.m. Recap Orlando Magic 104, Brooklyn Nets 124 Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 36–24, 26–31, 18–36 Pts: Franz Wagner 21 Rebs: Franz Wagner 8 Asts: Franz Wagner 5 Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 29 Rebs: Day'Ron Sharpe 10 Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 9 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY Attendance: 17,361 Referees: No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 32 Marat Kogut No. 78 Evan Scott NBA League Pass November 17 7:30 p.m. Recap Boston Celtics 108, Toronto Raptors 105 Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 39–17, 19–32, 24–24 Pts: Jaylen Brown 23 Rebs: Kristaps Porziņģis 12 Asts: Holiday, Porziņģis, White 5 each Pts: Schröder, Siakam 23 each Rebs: Precious Achiuwa 9 Asts: Barnes, Schröder 6 each Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON Attendance: 19,800 Referees: No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 7 Lauren Holtkamp No. 41 Nate Green NBA League Pass November 17 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Orlando Magic 103, Chicago Bulls 97 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 25–17, 29–32, 26–32 Pts: Franz Wagner 21 Rebs: Jonathan Isaac 9 Asts: Cole Anthony 7 Pts: Zach LaVine 34 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 10 Asts: Nikola Vučević 6 United Center, Chicago, IL Attendance: 20,235 Referees: No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 77 Karl Lane No. 87 Danielle Scott NBA League Pass November 21 7:00 p.m. Recap Toronto Raptors 107, Orlando Magic 126 Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 33–37, 26–33, 25–26 Pts: Dennis Schröder 24 Rebs: Jakob Pöltl 10 Asts: Pascal Siakam 8 Pts: Paolo Banchero 25 Rebs: Goga Bitadze 7 Asts: Cole Anthony 10 Amway Center, Orlando, FL Attendance: 18,846 Referees: No. 60 James Williams No. 72 J. T. Orr No. 28 Mousa Dagher NBA TV November 24 2:30 p.m. Recap Boston Celtics 96, Orlando Magic 113 Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 26–29, 18–29, 22–36 Pts: Jayson Tatum 26 Rebs: Luke Kornet 6 Asts: Derrick White 4 Pts: Moritz Wagner 27 Rebs: Paolo Banchero 8 Asts: Anthony, F. Wagner 6 each Amway Center, Orlando, FL Attendance: 18,846 Referees: No. 16 David Guthrie No. 22 JB DeRosa No. 35 Jason Goldenberg NBA League Pass November 24 7:30 p.m. Recap Chicago Bulls 108, Toronto Raptors 121 Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 26–26, 29–31, 31–28 Pts: Zach LaVine 36 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 8 Asts: Nikola Vučević 5 Pts: O.G. Anunoby 26 Rebs: Barnes, Pöltl 10 each Asts: Pascal Siakam 8 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON Attendance: 19,800 Referees: No. 24 Kevin Scott No. 9 Natalie Sago No. 78 Evan Scott NBA League Pass November 28 7:30 p.m. Recap Chicago Bulls 97, Boston Celtics 124 Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 30–38, 18–28, 29–27 Pts: DeRozan, White 19 each Rebs: Nikola Vučević 8 Asts: Demar DeRozan 6 Pts: Jaylen Brown 30 Rebs: Sam Hauser 10 Asts: Jrue Holiday 9 TD Garden, Boston, MA Attendance: 19,156 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 64 Justin Van Duyne No. 38 Michael Smith NBA League Pass November 28 7:30 p.m. Recap Toronto Raptors 103, Brooklyn Nets 115 Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 23–30, 31–24, 28–39 Pts: Barnes, Siakam 17 each Rebs: Scottie Barnes 11 Asts: Dennis Schröder 9 Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 23 Rebs: Mikal Bridges 10 Asts: Spencer Dinwiddie 8 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY Attendance: 15,844 Referees: No. 14 Ed Malloy No. 13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich No. 18 Matt Boland

West group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		LAL	PHX	UTA	POR	MEM
1	Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	0	494	420	+74	Advance to knockout stage		—	122–119	131–99	107–95	134–107
2	Phoenix Suns	4	3	1	480	446	+34			119–122	—	131–128	120–107	110–89
3	Utah Jazz	4	2	2	469	482	−13			99–131	128–131	—	115–99	127–121
4	Portland Trail Blazers	4	1	3	416	455	−39			95–107	107–120	99–115	—	115–113 (OT)
5	Memphis Grizzlies	4	0	4	430	486	−56			107–134	89–110	121–127	113–115 (OT)	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. NBA League Pass November 3 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Memphis Grizzlies 113, Portland Trail Blazers 115 (OT) Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 27–21, 24–22, 25–26, Overtime: 11–13 Pts: Desmond Bane 33 Rebs: Jaren Jackson Jr. 10 Asts: Desmond Bane 7 Pts: Jerami Grant 26 Rebs: Deandre Ayton 12 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 10 Moda Center, Portland, OR Attendance: 18,592 Referees: No. 19 James Capers No. 44 Brett Nansel No. 83 Andy Nagy NBA League Pass November 10 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Utah Jazz 127, Memphis Grizzlies 121 Scoring by quarter: 34–32, 42–31, 27–32, 24–26 Pts: Clarkson, Markkanen 26 each Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 8 Asts: Keyonte George 11 Pts: Desmond Bane 37 Rebs: Bismack Biyombo 14 Asts: Bane, Gilyard 8 FedExForum, Memphis, TN Attendance: 16,977 Referees: No. 77 Karl Lane No. 30 John Butler No. 11 Derrick Collins ESPN November 10 10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Los Angeles Lakers 122, Phoenix Suns 119 Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 30–29, 34–33, 33–23 Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: Davis, James 11 each Asts: D'Angelo Russell 9 Pts: Kevin Durant 38 Rebs: Allen, Durant, Nurkić 9 each Asts: Jusuf Nurkić 7 Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 17,071 Referees: No. 24 Kevin Scott No. 68 Jacyn Goble No. 37 Eric Dalen NBA League Pass November 14 9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Portland Trail Blazers 99, Utah Jazz 115 Scoring by quarter: 28–36, 30–31, 28–28, 13–20 Pts: Jerami Grant 26 Rebs: Deandre Ayton 10 Asts: Skylar Mays 10 Pts: Jordan Clarkson 30 Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 12 Asts: George, Sexton 7 each Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 18,206 Referees: No. 8 Marc Davis No. 36 Brent Barnaky No. 56 John Conley NBA League Pass November 14 10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific) Recap Memphis Grizzlies 107, Los Angeles Lakers 134 Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 25–37, 35–33, 21–27 Pts: Santi Aldama 24 Rebs: Bismack Biyombo 8 Asts: John Konchar 6 Pts: D'Angelo Russell 24 Rebs: Austin Reaves 12 Asts: Austin Reaves 7 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 18,430 Referees: No. 46 Ben Taylor No. 54 Ray Acosta No. 76 Sha'Rae Mitchell ESPN November 17 10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Phoenix Suns 131, Utah Jazz 128 Scoring by quarter: 41–38, 34–37, 27–24, 29–29 Pts: Kevin Durant 38 Rebs: Kevin Durant 9 Asts: Devin Booker 15 Pts: Jordan Clarkson 37 Rebs: John Collins 14 Asts: Kelly Olynyk 7 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 18,206 Referees: No. 55 Bill Kennedy No. 38 Michael Smith No. 70 Phenizee Ransom NBA League Pass November 17 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Los Angeles Lakers 107, Portland Trail Blazers 95 Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 30–27, 22–25, 25–20 Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: Anthony Davis 14 Asts: LeBron James 9 Pts: Jerami Grant 24 Rebs: Deandre Ayton 12 Asts: Skylar Mays 8 Moda Center, Portland, OR Attendance: 18,570 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 52 Scott Twardoski No. 17 Jonathan Sterling NBA League Pass November 21 9:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Portland Trail Blazers 107, Phoenix Suns 120 Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 30–22, 31–38, 25–26 Pts: Jerami Grant 26 Rebs: Deandre Ayton 8 Asts: Jerami Grant 6 Pts: Kevin Durant 31 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 12 Asts: Kevin Durant 9 Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 17,071 Referees: No. 4 Sean Wright No. 64 Justin Van Duyne No. 91 Che Flores TNT November 21 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Utah Jazz 99, Los Angeles Lakers 131 Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 24–30, 34–40, 24–29 Pts: Ömer Yurtseven 18 Rebs: Lauri Markkanen 8 Asts: Talen Horton-Tucker 7 Pts: Anthony Davis 26 Rebs: Anthony Davis 16 Asts: LeBron James 9 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 18,997 Referees: No. 61 Courtney Kirkland No. 34 Kevin Cutler No. 78 Evan Scott NBA TV November 24 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. Central) Recap Phoenix Suns 110, Memphis Grizzlies 89 Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 33–22, 19–24, 29–16 Pts: Devin Booker 40 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 10 Asts: Jusuf Nurkić 6 Pts: Santi Aldama 21 Rebs: Jaren Jackson Jr. 7 Asts: Desmond Bane 10 FedExForum, Memphis, TN Attendance: 17,794 Referees: No. 46 Ben Taylor No. 38 Michael Smith No. 96 Intae Hwang

West group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		NOP	HOU	DAL	DEN	LAC
1	New Orleans Pelicans	4	3	1	463	430	+33	Advance to knockout stage		—	101–104	131–110	115–110	116–106
2	Houston Rockets	4	2^[a]	2	424	414	+10			104–101	—	115–121	105–86	100–106
3	Dallas Mavericks	4	2^[a]	2	489	497	−8			110–131	121–115	—	114–125	144–126
4	Denver Nuggets	4	2^[a]	2	432	442	−10			110–115	86–105	125–114	—	111–108
5	Los Angeles Clippers	4	1	3	446	471	−25			106–116	106–100	126–144	108–111	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. ESPN November 3 10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Dallas Mavericks 114, Denver Nuggets 125 Scoring by quarter: 24–40, 31–30, 32–32, 27–23 Pts: Luka Dončić 34 Rebs: Luka Dončić 10 Asts: Luka Dončić 8 Pts: Nikola Jokić 33 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Jamal Murray 13 Ball Arena, Denver, CO Attendance: 19,729 Referees: No. 14 Ed Malloy No. 50 Gediminas Petraitis No. 31 Scott Wall NBA League Pass November 10 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap New Orleans Pelicans 101, Houston Rockets 104 Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 17–28, 31–16, 22–34 Pts: Brandon Ingram 31 Rebs: Dyson Daniels 10 Asts: Brandon Ingram 5 Pts: Jalen Green 25 Rebs: Eason, Şengün 8 each Asts: Fred VanVleet 8 Toyota Center, Houston, TX Attendance: 16,236 Referees: No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 9 Natalie Sago No. 18 Matt Boland NBA League Pass November 10 8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Central) Recap Los Angeles Clippers 126, Dallas Mavericks 144 Scoring by quarter: 33–30, 18–47, 38–38, 37–29 Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26 Rebs: Moussa Diabaté 10 Asts: Bones Hyland 6 Pts: Luka Dončić 44 Rebs: Derrick Jones Jr. 10 Asts: Dončić, Exum 6 each American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX Attendance: 20,377 Referees: No. 29 Mark Lindsay No. 23 Tre Maddox No. 38 Michael Smith NBA League Pass November 14 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Dallas Mavericks 110, New Orleans Pelicans 131 Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 28–37, 31–44, 25–17 Pts: Hardaway, Irving 17 each Rebs: Dereck Lively II 9 Asts: Kyrie Irving 6 Pts: Hawkins, Ingram 25 each Rebs: Brandon Ingram 9 Asts: Brandon Ingram 7 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA Attendance: 16,354 Referees: No. 24 Kevin Scott No. 7 Lauren Holtkamp No. 83 Andy Nagy TNT November 14 10:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. Mountain) Recap Los Angeles Clippers 108, Denver Nuggets 111 Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 26–32, 32–24, 24–27 Pts: Paul George 35 Rebs: Ivica Zubac 13 Asts: Terance Mann 5 Pts: Nikola Jokić 32 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 16 Asts: Nikola Jokić 9 Ball Arena, Denver, CO Attendance: 19,661 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 9 Natalie Sago No. 18 Matt Boland NBA League Pass November 17 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Denver Nuggets 110, New Orleans Pelicans 115 Scoring by quarter: 28–36, 25–33, 33–26, 24–20 Pts: Nikola Jokić 26 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 16 Asts: Nikola Jokić 18 Pts: Zion Williamson 26 Rebs: Dyson Daniels 9 Asts: Brandon Ingram 8 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA Attendance: 15,278 Referees: No. 8 Marc Davis No. 21 Dedric Taylor No. 11 Derrick Collins NBA League Pass November 17 10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific) Recap Houston Rockets 100, Los Angeles Clippers 106 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 27–19, 27–31, 23–27 Pts: Alperen Şengün 23 Rebs: Şengün, VanVleet 8 each Asts: Fred VanVleet 10 Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26 Rebs: James Harden 9 Asts: James Harden 7 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 19,370 Referees: No. 61 Courtney Kirkland No. 13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich No. 63 Derek Richardson NBA League Pass November 24 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Denver Nuggets 86, Houston Rockets 105 Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 24–31, 26–24, 17–21 Pts: Nikola Jokić 38 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 19 Asts: Nikola Jokić 8 Pts: Jalen Green 25 Rebs: Şengün, Smith 14 each Asts: Fred VanVleet 11 Toyota Center, Houston, TX Attendance: 18,055 Referees: No. 77 Karl Lane No. 68 Jacyn Goble No. 89 Dannica Mosher NBA League Pass November 24 10:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Pacific) Recap New Orleans Pelicans 116, Los Angeles Clippers 106 Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 20–32, 29–28, 31–23 Pts: Zion Williamson 32 Rebs: Daniels, Valančiūnas 8 each Asts: Daniels, Ingram, Williamson 5 each Pts: Paul George 34 Rebs: Paul George 8 Asts: James Harden 10 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 19,370 Referees: No. 48 Scott Foster No. 52 Scott Twardoski No. 41 Nate Green NBA League Pass November 28 8:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Central) Recap Houston Rockets 115, Dallas Mavericks 121 Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 28–25, 38–30, 27–37 Pts: Alperen Şengün 31 Rebs: Şengün, Smith 9 each Asts: Fred VanVleet 12 Pts: Luka Dončić 41 Rebs: Luka Dončić 9 Asts: Luka Dončić 9 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX Attendance: 20,103 Referees: No. 48 Scott Foster No. 50 Gediminas Petraitis No. 9 Natalie Sago

West group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		SAC	MIN	GSW	OKC	SAS
1	Sacramento Kings	4	4	0	482	452	+30	Advance to knockout stage		—	124–111	124–123	105–98	129–120
2	Minnesota Timberwolves	4	3	1	438	438	0			111–124	—	104–101	106–103	117–110
3	Golden State Warriors	4	2	2	483	479	+4			123–124	101–104	—	141–139	118–112
4	Oklahoma City Thunder	4	1	3	463	439	+24			98–105	103–106	139–141	—	123–87
5	San Antonio Spurs	4	0	4	429	487	−58			120–129	110–117	112–118	87–123	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

Note: Times are Eastern Time (UTC−4 or UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given. NBA League Pass November 3 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Golden State Warriors 141, Oklahoma City Thunder 139 Scoring by quarter: 38–33, 31–34, 37–39, 35–33 Pts: Stephen Curry 30 Rebs: Stephen Curry 8 Asts: Chris Paul 13 Pts: Luguentz Dort 29 Rebs: Chet Holmgren 8 Asts: Jalen Williams 8 Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK Attendance: 16,827 Referees: No. 27 Mitchell Ervin No. 3 Nick Buchert No. 91 Che Flores NBA League Pass November 10 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Minnesota Timberwolves 117, San Antonio Spurs 110 Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 34–27, 34–19, 27–37 Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 29 Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 12 Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 6 Pts: Vassell, Wembanyama 29 each Rebs: Victor Wembanyama 9 Asts: Collins, Sochan 5 each Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 18,354 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 7 Lauren Holtkamp No. 12 CJ Washington NBA League Pass November 10 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Sacramento Kings 105 Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 22–19, 28–22, 28–30 Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33 Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren 7 each Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Pts: Kevin Huerter 28 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 12 Asts: Domantas Sabonis 13 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA Attendance: 18,097 Referees: No. 46 Ben Taylor No. 51 Aaron Smith No. 54 Ray Acosta TNT November 14 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central) Recap San Antonio Spurs 87, Oklahoma City Thunder 123 Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 23–30, 18–33, 21–32 Pts: Champagnie, Collins 13 each Rebs: Victor Wembanyama 14 Asts: Devonte' Graham 7 Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 28 Rebs: Giddey, Holmgren 7 each Asts: Josh Giddey 7 Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK Attendance: 18,203 Referees: No. 74 Curtis Blair No. 22 JB DeRosa No. 70 Phenizee Ransom NBA League Pass November 14 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Golden State Warriors 101 Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 32–29, 22–24, 28–18 Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 33 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13 Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 8 Pts: Brandin Podziemski 23 Rebs: Kevon Looney 12 Asts: Brandin Podziemski 5 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA Attendance: 18,064 Referees: No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 51 Aaron Smith No. 28 Mousa Dagher ESPN November 17 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central) Recap Sacramento Kings 127, San Antonio Spurs 120 Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 33–31, 33–32, 34–26 Pts: De'Aaron Fox 43 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 14 Asts: Malik Monk 8 Pts: Zach Collins 28 Rebs: Johnson, Wembanyama 9 each Asts: Keldon Johnson 7 Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 18,354 Referees: No. 60 James Williams No. 44 Brett Nansel No. 28 Mousa Dagher NBA League Pass November 24 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Sacramento Kings 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 111 Scoring by quarter: 38–31, 32–33, 22–15, 32–32 Pts: De'Aaron Fox 36 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 11 Asts: De'Aaron Fox 12 Pts: Anthony Edwards 35 Rebs: Gobert, Towns 11 each Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 9 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 18,024 Referees: No. 8 Marc Davis No. 30 John Butler No. 53 Matt Kallio ESPN November 24 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap San Antonio Spurs 112, Golden State Warriors 118 Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 20–27, 26–27, 31–32 Pts: Devin Vassell 24 Rebs: Keldon Johnson 12 Asts: Zach Collins 6 Pts: Stephen Curry 35 Rebs: Looney, Šarić 8 each Asts: Chris Paul 10 Chase Center, San Francisco, CA Attendance: 18,064 Referees: No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 64 Justin Van Duyne No. 40 Leon Wood NBA League Pass November 28 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central) Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 103, Minnesota Timberwolves 106 Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 32–34, 17–23, 25–30 Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 32 Rebs: Chet Holmgren 8 Asts: Chet Holmgren 6 Pts: Anthony Edwards 21 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 16 Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 8 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 18,024 Referees: No. 46 Ben Taylor No. 52 Scott Twardoski No. 20 Jenna Schroeder TNT November 28 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific) Recap Golden State Warriors 123, Sacramento Kings 124 Scoring by quarter: 37–29, 35–26, 32–40, 19–29 Pts: Curry, Wiggins 29 each Rebs: Curry, Thompson 10 each Asts: Stephen Curry 6 Pts: De'Aaron Fox 29 Rebs: De'Aaron Fox 10 Asts: Domantas Sabonis 10 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA Attendance: 18,039 Referees: No. 60 James Williams No. 27 Mitchell Ervin No. 72 J. T. Orr

Ranking of second-placed teams

Eastern Conference

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	B	New York Knicks	4	3	1	440	398	+42	Advance to knockout stage
2	A	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	474	445	+29
3	C	Orlando Magic	4	3	1	446	424	+22

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Western Conference

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	A	Phoenix Suns	4	3	1	480	446	+34	Advance to knockout stage
2	C	Minnesota Timberwolves	4	3	1	438	438	0
3	B	Houston Rockets	4	2	2	424	414	+10

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

Eastern Conference Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 Milwaukee Bucks 4 4 0 502 456 +46 2 Indiana Pacers 4 4 0 546 507 +39 3 Boston Celtics 4 3 1 449 422 +27 4 New York Knicks 4 3 1 440 398 +42 Source: NBA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Western Conference Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 4 0 494 420 +74 2 Sacramento Kings 4 4 0 482 452 +30 3 New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 1 463 430 +33 4 Phoenix Suns 4 3 1 480 446 +34 Source: NBA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Bracket

Home team listed first (quarterfinals only).

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship game
	December 5 – Milwaukee, WI
	Milwaukee	146
					December 7 – Las Vegas, NV
	New York	122
					Milwaukee	119
	December 4 – Indianapolis, IN
					Indiana	128
	Indiana	122
									December 9 – Las Vegas, NV
	Boston	112
									Indiana	109
	December 5 – Los Angeles, CA
									LA Lakers	123
	LA Lakers	106
					December 7 – Las Vegas, NV
	Phoenix	103
					LA Lakers	133
	December 4 – Sacramento, CA
					New Orleans	89
	Sacramento	117
	New Orleans	127

Source:^[5]

Quarterfinals

Note: Times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

TNT

December 4 7:30 p.m.

Recap

Boston Celtics 112, Indiana Pacers 122
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 31–26, 23–37, 34–37
Pts: Jayson Tatum 32 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 12 Asts: Derrick White 8		Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 26 Rebs: Haliburton, Turner 10 each Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 13

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 16,693 Referees: No. 8 Marc Davis No. 26 Pat Fraher No. 64 Justin Van Duyne

TNT

December 4 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 127, Sacramento Kings 117
Scoring by quarter: 35–36, 34–25, 31–30, 27–26
Pts: Brandon Ingram 30 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 11 Asts: CJ McCollum 7		Pts: De'Aaron Fox 30 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 13 Asts: Domantas Sabonis 10

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA Attendance: 18,048 Referees: No. 25 Tony Brothers No. 4 Sean Wright No. 30 John Butler

TNT

December 5 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. Central)

Recap

New York Knicks 122, Milwaukee Bucks 146
Scoring by quarter: 35–37, 37–38, 24–37, 26–34
Pts: Julius Randle 41 Rebs: RJ Barrett 8 Asts: Jalen Brunson 6		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 Rebs: G. Antetokounmpo, B. Lopez 8 each Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI Attendance: 17,448 Referees: No. 15 Zach Zarba No. 77 Karl Lane No. 9 Natalie Sago

TNT

December 5 10:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Pacific)

Recap

Phoenix Suns 103, Los Angeles Lakers 106
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 24–26, 35–24, 21–23
Pts: Kevin Durant 31 Rebs: Devin Booker 11 Asts: Devin Booker 6		Pts: LeBron James 31 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: LeBron James 11

Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 18,664 Referees: No. 58 Josh Tiven No. 37 Eric Dalen No. 49 Tom Washington

Semifinals

ESPN

December 7 5:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. Pacific)

Recap

Indiana Pacers 128, Milwaukee Bucks 119
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 36–22, 28–43, 37–25
Pts: Tyrese Haliburton 27 Rebs: Buddy Hield 11 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 15		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 37 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 Asts: Damian Lillard 7

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 16,837 Referees: No. 60 James Williams No. 50 Gediminas Petraitis No. 22 JB DeRosa

TNT

December 7 9:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Pacific)

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 89, Los Angeles Lakers 133
Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 24–38, 17–43, 18–23
Pts: Trey Murphy III 14 Rebs: Dyson Daniels 8 Asts: Brandon Ingram 7		Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: LeBron James 8

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 18,017 Referees: No. 48 Scott Foster No. 34 Kevin Cutler No. 13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich

Championship game

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament championship game

ABC

December 9 8:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Pacific)

Recap

Indiana Pacers 109, Los Angeles Lakers 123
Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 31–31, 22–25, 27–33
Pts: Haliburton, Mathurin 20 each Rebs: Myles Turner 7 Asts: Tyrese Haliburton 11		Pts: Anthony Davis 41 Rebs: Anthony Davis 20 Asts: D'Angelo Russell 7

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 19,021 Referees: No. 16 David Guthrie No. 39 Tyler Ford No. 27 Mitchell Ervin

Awards

The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Cup. LeBron James was the inaugural MVP and was given the award after the championship game on December 9. On December 11, 2023, the NBA announced the All-Tournament Team.^[6]

All-NBA In-Season Tournament Team^[6]

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Tyrese Haliburton	Indiana Pacers
F	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks
F	Kevin Durant	Phoenix Suns
F	LeBron James (MVP)	Los Angeles Lakers
C	Anthony Davis	Los Angeles Lakers

Media coverage

The group stage of the tournament was covered by the NBA's existing broadcasters.

In national linear television broadcasts in the United States, TNT selected Tuesday games, ESPN selected Friday games, and NBA TV had two on Friday, November 24.^[7] Most group stage games were instead only televised locally by the teams' regional broadcasters.^[8][9][10] During the knockout stage, TNT aired all four quarterfinals in primetime^[11] on December 4 and 5. For the semifinals on December 7, ESPN televised the early game and TNT had the late game. The championship game aired on ABC in primetime on December 9.^[12][13]

TruTV also aired three alternative telecasts of Quarterfinal and Semifinal games that air on TNT during the knockout round.

ESPN2 also aired an alternate telecast for the Championship game on December 9.^[14]

All TNT's games were streamed on Max including two exclusive alternate telecast of quarterfinal games on December 5.^[9] NBA League Pass offered out-of-market group stage games, as well as live access to NBA TV's games.^[10]

In Canada, TSN, Sportsnet, and NBA TV Canada show selected games nationally, including all Toronto Raptors games.^[15][16]

Semifinal ESPN/TNT broadcast collaboration

Ahead of the semifinals, ESPN and TNT announced that their broadcast teams would collaborate on each other's coverage. For ESPN, TNT's Reggie Miller would join Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters, while on TNT, ESPN's Doc Rivers would join Kevin Harlan, Candace Parker and Allie LaForce. TNT's Inside the NBA (including NBA Tip-off) studio team of Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal would also collaborate with their ESPN counterparts, the NBA Countdown studio team of Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Bob Myers and Adrian Wojnarowski, during the other network's coverage. Specifically, it was announced that the Inside the NBA team would appear on NBA Countdown while Smith and Wilbon would appear on Inside the NBA.^[17][18]

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