Here's how the Magic, Bucks, Hawks, Knicks, Mavericks, Thunder, Warriors and Rockets measure up to each other, and how the NBA Cup could go.

The field is set for the knockout round of the 2024 NBA Cup. Eight teams will compete in the single-elimination tournament. The action begins on Tuesday with the quarterfinals and will conclude on Dec.

Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic are among those who reached the quarterfinals of the NBA’s second annual in-season tournament.

Milwaukee and Detroit play each other on Tuesday night, and the winner will officially take Group B. Both are still alive as potential wild cards with a loss, too, but need a better overall point differential than the Celtics and the loser of New York and Orlando.

With the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup all set, there will be a new champion as well as an almost entirely different field than last year's inaugural version. In again this year are the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks,

After the Warriors, Rockets, and Hawks previously clinched spots in the knockout round, the Thunder, Mavericks, Bucks, Knicks, and Magic joined them as a result of Tuesday’s outcomes. The quarterfinal matchups are as follows, per the NBA ( Twitter links ):

Tonight, the Mavericks got their ninth victory in 10 games and fifth in a row in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies, but the game had other implications as well –

With Tuesday’s 128-107 victory against the Detroit Pistons, the Bucks secured a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 record in Eastern Conference Group B play. They moved to 11-9 overall. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard have found offensive compatibility,