LAS VEGAS — The magic of the NBA Cup, for all the inner and exterior pushes to make this in-season match successful, lies within the significance of the insignificant.
As an example, current historical past signifies there isn’t a robust correlation between a deep match run and playoff success. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, winners of the 2023 and 2024 editions of the NBA Cup, respectively, had been eradicated within the first spherical of the postseason simply 5 months later.
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Nonetheless, Tuesday night time’s Spurs-Knicks tilt (8:30 p.m. ET, Prime Video) affords a singular mix of markets, approaches and general organizational objectives — and it ought to be a celebration of the range in groups that the league embraces.
Victor Wembanyama has returned from damage to guide the Spurs to the NBA Cup title sport. (Photograph by Ethan Miller/Getty Photographs)
(Ethan Miller through Getty Photographs)
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