The 2025 NBA Cup offers major financial incentives, with players earning over $530,000 each for winning the tournament.

On the Eastern Conference side of the bracket on Tuesday, the Orlando Magic came back from a 15-0 deficit to defeat their in-state rivals, the Miami Heat, while the surging New York Knicks used a dominant second quarter to race past the Toronto Raptors and win for the eighth time in their last nine games.

The NBA Cup has a tiered prize money system that starts with each of the eight teams that reach the quarterfinal round. Every player on a quarterfinalist receives $50,000. The exact numbers beyond that are related to a formula called Basketball-Related Income.

The NBA schedule on December 11 brought action from start to finish as four games delivered clear winners and tough losses. Each matchup had its own story as teams tried to build momentum in a long season.

The top moments, highlights from the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas between the Magic and Knicks, then Spurs and Thunder.

Victor Wembanyama headlines the Spurs' Saturday night injury report for their NBA Cup semifinal matchup against the Thunder

The Phoenix Suns face the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Dec. 10.

Last night, Kevin Harlan — a known subscriber to The Bounce, which makes him an official Bouncer — mentioned me during the NBA on Prime broadcast and shouted out the great work The Athletic did with our front-office rankings. Is this insufferable for me to point out? Probably! But he’s my favorite announcer of all time, so I’m going with it.

See how far ahead of the pack the red-hot Thunder sit on the NBA title oddsboard, along with the rest of the field.

Knicks face the Magic in the NBA Cup semifinals amid key injury reports as Jalen Brunson leads New York into a high-stakes showdown.

Spurs 111, Thunder 109. Jalen Williams misses his second free throw. Alex Caruso has his hands on the ball to try and get a shot up but misses. The Spurs advance to the