All 30 NBA teams are randomly drawn into groups of six with other teams in their conference based on win/loss records from the previous season. The NBA Cup consists of two primary stages, group play and the knockout round.

Stephen Curry notched his 44th game of 40+ points since his 30th birthday. The 37-year-old is now tied with Michael Jordan for the most in NBA history after turning 30. Wednesday and Friday’s performances represent his first back-to-back 40-point games since 2022.

The Brooklyn Nets took a trip to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Wizards. Both teams are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, but the Nets were the better team on Sunday evening as they cruised to a 23 point victory. This will come in handy later, but the Nets lead the season series 1-0.

Stephen Curry scored 49 points, including two free throws with 6.4 seconds left, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 109-108 over the San Antonio Spurs on Fr

With the Lakers up comfortably against the New Orleans Pelicans, Ayton found himself near the basket with just 30 seconds left. The unspoken rules of basketball often dictate that if a team is up, they need to refrain from running up the score. However, that goes out of the window during the NBA Cup.

Off to its best start since 2005-06, first-place Detroit (10-2) seeks a league-best 9th straight win. Along the way, Detroit is 1-0 in Cup play, while Philly enters 0-1 after losing to Boston on the season’s first Cup Night.

The Detroit Pistons put their eight-game winning streak on the line against the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game tonight at Little Caesars Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Philadelphia 76ers, even with all of their difficulties, have been surprisingly good. Tyrese Maxey is going berserk with rookie VJ Edgecombe playing a two-way role.

Here is an updated look at the NBA Cup Group B standings after the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

The Clippers went on to win 133-127 in double OT, so the call probably didn't change the end result. But it demonstrates the early stages of the arrival of automated officiating in the NBA — and in other pro sports as well, with robot umpires set to join MLB next season.