The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

The Magic, Heat, Raptors, Suns and Spurs will round out the mini-tournament. It seems like Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the NBA Cup, but MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be back for Oklahoma City soon.

December 13 delivers quality over quantity on the NBA calendar. With just two games scheduled, every possession carries weight, and every mistake gets punished. The Emirates NBA Cup semifinals take center stage in Las Vegas,

What channel is Lakers vs. Spurs on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch NBA Cup quarterfinal game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers will host the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena in an NBA Cup Quarterfinals game on Wednesday night.

It’s the Thunder vs. Spurs tonight in Las Vegas. Here’s how to watch the NBA Cup game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.

Dec. 9 How they got here: Orlando clinched East Group B and the No. 1 overall seed with a win over Detroit on Friday. That Pistons loss, plus a Cavaliers loss, opened the door and Miami walked through it to advance as the Wild Card with a 3-1 record.

NBA Cup games in the group stage, the quarterfinal round and the semifinal round all count as regular season games. That means that teams who don't make the quarterfinal or semifinal actually have a couple new games added to their schedule to make sure everyone plays the same 82 games.

The Rockets have the league’s easiest December schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage (.405), though it includes two games against Denver. They were the only team that, prior to Sunday, hadn’t played a back-to-back. Their first was a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 back-to-back in Utah, and their first rest-disadvantage game isn’t until Jan. 16.

The Spurs' upset of the Thunder in the NBA Cup has put Victor Wembanyama's squad back into the top of the NBA power rankings.

Thunder vs. Suns will not air on traditional broadcast television. Instead, viewers can stream the game live with Amazon Prime Video. Tip-off of Thunder vs. Suns is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The game will be played at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Calf strains are up some this season, but time missed to calf strains is way up as teams are being more conservative.