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NEW YORK — The field for the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup is set, and there will be a new champion as well as an almost entirely different field than last year’s inaugural version.
By the time the dust settled Tuesday night, the eight teams were set: the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference; and the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference.
Last year’s NBA Cup champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, were eliminated from advancing to the knockout rounds with losses to the Phoenix Suns and the Thunder last week. The Bucks and the Knicks are only teams from the eight who also advanced to the in-season tournament last year.
The quarterfinal matchups next week will be the Magic at the Bucks and the Thunder hosting the Mavericks on Tuesday, with the Hawks at the Knicks and the Warriors visiting the Rockets on Wednesday.
Bucks, Knicks cruise, advance to NBA Cup’s knockout stage
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