The Indiana Pacers made this one interesting, climbing back to within 10 points in the final quarter, but a final surge of offense from Cleveland put this one to bed. Four Cavaliers topped 20 points tonight, while Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard scored a collective 79 points. Mitchell 3. Mobley 3. Hunter 3.

If Portland wins, Denver has to run up the score on the Spurs on Friday to advance as the top second-place team. The Nuggets currently have a better point differential than the Clippers and Suns, but they trail the Wolves and Thunder in the tiebreaker.

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost an eight-point lead in the final 50 seconds Friday night in Phoenix during a 114-113 NBA Cup loss to the upstart Suns. They lost something else over the final minute and a half, too, according to Wolves head coach Chris Finch.

Minnesota had the game in the bag until two turnovers and a pair of missed free throws killed them in Phoenix.

With their sixth straight win, Toronto also advanced to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup for the first time in its history.

Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett scored 24 points each as the Toronto Raptors dominated the visiting Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday for their sixth straight win.

Here are a few things to watch for in the Rockets-Nuggets matchup: Last season, the Rockets faced Nikola Jokic only once, and in that game, he logged 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.

For the third consecutive year, the NBA will host the NBA Cup (remember, it was formerly the in-season tournament), where all 30 teams are separated into different groups within their respective conferences and participate in group play, seeing which squads can qualify for the knockout rounds.

On Tuesday, November 25, NBC Sports presents a doubleheader of Emirates NBA Cup 2025 games featuring the Orlando Magic vs. the Philadelphia 76ers in an East Group B matchup at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, followed by the LA Clippers vs. the LA Lakers in a West Group B tournament game at 8 p.m. ET.

The race to the top of the East Group A NBA Cup Standings continued with a much-needed Cavs win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday.