Six of the eight spots in the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage will be determined Friday night as group play wraps up in the league's third annual in-season tournament. The Lakers and Raptors are the only two teams to have clinched their groups so far, and 12 teams are still alive for the remaining spots in the eight-team knockout bracket.

Friday's 11-game schedule brings three win-and-in games: Magic vs. Pistons , Suns vs. Thunder and Nuggets vs. Spurs . Each of those winners will clinch their respective group and move on to the knockout stage. The Knicks also play a win-and-in game as they host the Bucks at Madison Square Garden. If New York loses, however, the team is eliminated from Cup contention.

There are three groups in each conference. Each group winner moves on

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