The Los Angeles Lakers finished group play of the Emirates NBA Cup on a high note, beating the Dallas Mavericks 129-119. The Lakers had already clinched West Group B with their win against the L.A.

This guide breaks down the official competition format for Olympic basketball, detailing every step from the group phase to the finals. Learn how champions will be crowned in basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The final day of group play in the 2025 NBA Cup began with six spots in the knockout rounds still up for grabs and three straight winner-take-all games to decide a group. It was as climactic a day as the NBA could have hoped for when instituting the in-season tournament.

As the drama of EuroBasket unfolds and exceeds all expectations when it comes to entertainment value, the knockout stage format has delivered, and has proved extremely efficient at forcing the best basketball possible out of each team. That begs the ...

For the third time in as many years, the Knockout Rounds of the NBA Cup will not include the Sixers. Their loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday has officially eliminated the Sixers from contention to advance to the eight-team, single-elimination bracket, which will culminate in Las Vegas next month.

The knockout round of the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup begins on Wednesday. Find out how to watch Gamecocks Agot Makeer and Ayla McDowell at the tournament. The World Cup is played in Brno, Czechia. As a result, the first games of the day will have already ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mikel Brown Jr. and the USA Basketball Men’s U19 National Team is moving on in the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup. Matched up against Jordan in the opening round of the knockout stage, Team USA easily cruised to victory, capturing a ...

The Heat-Magic and Knicks-Raptors games will create a bit of a schedule quirk. The quarterfinal games count toward the regular season, so Miami and Orlando will wind up playing fi