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It’s the Thunder vs. Jazz tonight in Salt Lake City. Here’s how to watch the NBA game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.
The Emirates NBA Cup has thrown the Week 8 schedule for a loop, with Indiana, Minnesota and Sacramento having excellent schedules.
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NBA Cup knockout stage games start on Dec. 9. So, who is playing for the in-season tournament title, and how will the games pan out?
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.
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.
The New Orleans Pelicans now know the two games that have been added to their schedule after going 0-4 in West Group B of the Emirates NBA Cup.
With their NBA Cup run officially over, the Cavs (12-8) won’t be packing for Las Vegas, but they did get clarity on what their rearranged schedule will look like next week.
After failing to advance in the Emirates Cup, the NBA has added two additional regular-season games for the Detroit Pistons.
With Inside the NBA still being produced by Turner Sports, those fears disappeared immediately after the first show of the 2025–26 season aired on opening night, when everyone saw that the show featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal was the same as it had always been.