The quarterfinals are behind us. Only four teams remain. Here's the full schedule for the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals.

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,

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.

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

In the quarterfinals Wednesday night, the Thunder easily handled the Suns 138–89 on an efficient night from reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who tallied 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting in 27 minutes. In the other matchup, Stephon Castle posted 30 points—his third career game with 30+ points—to help the Spurs take down the Lakers 132–119.

This quirk in the schedule is a great chance for teams to lick their early-season wounds. Nick Nurse has said this break comes at a good time as the Sixers are not only getting injured players back on the court, but newly returning players are seeing their minutes restrictions increase.

The NBA hit back at a prominent journalist who criticized the way the NBA Cup has seemingly increased the number of games.

As a reminder, the game will not count toward official league records or statistics, which also removes the contest from fantasy basketball leagues. As for the rest of the NBA, things will pick up on the back end of Week 9,

NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday, led by flexing the Dec. 30 Lakers-Pistons game into primetime.