Pelicans eliminate Nuggets; Bucks and Kings go first

The NBA’s first In-Season tournament has officially reached the halfway point of the group stage of the event. With three games still in hand Friday night, nine teams remain undefeated, but the reigning NBA champion Nuggets are no longer in this club after the host Pelicans beat Denver. New Orleans improved to 2-1, but the Houston Rockets (1-0) still own first place in West Group B.

With a monstrous 31-point victory over the Hornets, the Bucks (2-0) are ahead of the Heat (2-0) to take control of East Group A, relying on a point differential of +36 for Milwaukee at + 13 for Miami. . If the two teams reach a score of 3-0, the November 28 head-to-head in Miami would determine who wins this group. Another team that rose to first place is that of the Kings (2-0), who have a differential of +16 points compared to the +10 of the Timberwolves (2-0). These two teams will face off in a West C battle on November 24 in Minnesota.

Here’s a quick reminder of what to expect in the tournament in season. The league divided each conference into three groups of five teams. These teams will play group stage matches on Tuesdays and Fridays in November. THE teams launch this season’s urban edition uniforms and the games will be played on specially designed grounds.

Once the five teams in each group have played each other, the top eight will advance to the knockout stage in early December. These eight teams will include the six group winners as well as one wild-card team in each conference.

Below you will find the 2023 season tournament schedule, scores, rankings and more. All games on ESPN and NBA TV are streamed on fubo (try it for free).

NBA tournament schedule in season

(All times Eastern)

Tuesday November 21
Raptors at Magic, 7 p.m.
Pacers at Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
Cavaliers at 76ers, 7:30 p.m.
Trail Blazers at Suns, 9 p.m.
Jazz at the Lakers, 10 p.m.

Friday November 24
Celtics at Magic, 2:30 p.m.
Suns at the Grizzlies, 5 p.m.
Heat at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Bulls at Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
Pistons at Pacers, 8 p.m.
Nuggets at Rockets, 8 p.m.
Wizards at Bucks, 8 p.m.
Kings at Timberwolves, 8 p.m.
Spurs at Warriors, 10 p.m.
Pelicans at Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday November 28
Bulls at Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
Raptors at Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Hawks at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
Bucks at Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Hornets at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Thunder at the Timberwolves, 8 p.m.
Rockets at Mavericks, 8:30 p.m.
Warriors at Kings, 10 p.m.

Monday December 4
Quarter-final: to be determined at to be determined
Quarter-final: to be determined at to be determined

Tuesday December 5
Quarter-final: to be determined at to be determined
Quarter-final: to be determined at to be determined

Thursday December 7
Semi-final: TBD versus TBD in Las Vegas
Semi-final: TBD versus TBD in Las Vegas

Saturday December 9
Final: to be determined against to be determined in Las Vegas

Scores and results from in-season NBA tournaments

Friday November 17
Bucks 130, Hornets 99
Knicks 120, Wizards 99
76ers 126, Falcons 116
Riders 108, Pistons 100
Celtics 108, Raptors 105
Kings 129, Spurs 120
Magic 103, Bulls 97
Pelicans 115, Nuggets 110
Suns at Jazz, in progress
Lakers at Trail Blazers, in progress
Rockets at Clippers, in progress

Tuesday November 14
Heat 111, hornets 105
Falcons 126, Pistons 120
Pacers 132, 76ers 126
Nets 124, Magic 104
Thunder 123, Spurs 87
Pelicans 131, Mavericks 110
Jazz 115, Trail Blazers 99
Nuggets 111, Clippers 108
Timberwolves 104, Warriors 101
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 107

Friday November 10
76ers 114, Pistons 106
Hornets 124, Wizards 117
Celtics 121, Nets 107
Rockets 104, Pelicans 101
Jazz 127, Grizzlies 121
Timberwolves 117, Spurs 110
Mavericks 144, Clippers 126
Kings 105, Thunder 98
Lakers 122, Suns 119

Friday November 3
Pacers 121, Cavaliers 116
Bucks 110, Knicks 105
Heat 121, Wizards 114
Nets 109, Bulls 107
Warriors 141, Thunder 139
Nuggets 125, Mavericks 114
Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 113 (OT)

Eastern Conference Group A Standings

Eastern Conference Group B standings

Eastern Conference Group C standings

Western Conference Group A standings

Western Conference Group B standings

Western Conference Group C standings