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,

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 –

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 ):

The 2024 NBA Cup quarterfinals are set, and the Thunder will host the Dallas Mavericks in the first knockout round. Five spots in the eight-team bracket were clinched Tuesday as group play concluded, and the Knicks, Bucks, and Thunder were among the night's notable winners.

The final day of the NBA Cup group stage is complete. The quarterfinal matchups: Magic at Bucks, Hawks at Knicks, Mavericks at Thunder and Warriors at Rockets

The NBA Cup is back for Year 2, and the group stage schedule concludes Tuesday night with a busy slate of 11 games -- eight of which have some bearing on who will reach the knockout stage. The biggest matchups will be Bucks vs.