It’s day two of the NBA’s schedule drop for the 2026-27 season (why is that this crucial?), with the Emirates NBA Cup teams being introduced at present. The Spurs wound up in Group C, together with the Lakers, Warriors, Kings and Path Blazers. After seemingly all the time ending up within the “Group of Demise” in previous years, this can be a comparatively pleasant one which the Spurs ought to be favored to advance out of.
As a reminder, every workforce will play one another as soon as through the common season between October 30 and November 27, and the winners of every group will advance, together with a wildcard workforce from every convention. As all the time, the quarterfinals and semifinals depend as common season video games, whereas the ultimate doesn’t depend in any approach aside from in sport depend in direction of the 65-game rule. (Defensive Participant of the Yr Victor Wembanyama thanks you!) The 22 non-qualifying groups play two customary regular-season video games through the knockout rounds to meet the 82-game schedule, and losers of the quarterfinals play one common season sport.
A brand new change this season is just like the quarterfinals, the semifinals will likely be hosted by the higher-seeded workforce, whereas the Remaining will happen at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on December 11. Prior to now, the semifinals and ultimate have been held in Las Vegas, however comparatively low attendance because of quick turnaround discover for followers to journey performed a task in transferring the occasion again to dwelling arenas.
Final yr was the primary time the Spurs received their group and superior, they usually surprisingly beat the Lakers in Los Angeles within the quarterfinals with out Victor Wembanyama to advance to Vegas. Wemby then returned from his 12-game absence because of a calf pressure however performed restricted minutes off the bench because the Spurs received their first of what would grow to be three stunning beatdowns of the Thunder throughout 12 days earlier than falling to the Knicks within the ultimate: a stunning precursor to what would come within the playoffs. (This was additionally the primary time the Cup winner went on to win the NBA Championship.)
Beneath is the Spurs’ Cup schedule. You may as well click on right here to get extra details about the Cup itself. Are you beginning to like this occasion now that the Spurs are extra aggressive?
The NBA will announce all 30 groups’ full common season schedule tomorrow at 2:00 PM CT.
