Overview
- Quarterfinal matchups are Miami at Orlando, New York at Toronto, Phoenix at Oklahoma City, and San Antonio at the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Toronto and Orlando topped East groups at 4-0, the Knicks won Group C at 3-1 on a head-to-head tiebreak over Miami, Oklahoma City won its West group, San Antonio took Group C by beating Denver, and Phoenix advanced as the West wild card.
- Cup quarterfinals and semifinals count as regular-season games, with semifinals on Dec. 13 in Las Vegas and the final on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas not counting toward the standings.
- The 22 teams that did not advance will be assigned two additional regular-season games, slated for Dec. 11, 12, 14 or 15, to reach 82 games.
- The format creates five-game season series for Heat–Magic, Knicks–Raptors, and Thunder–Suns, a rarity highlighted by Miami–Orlando meeting five times for the first time since 1993-94.