{"id":106339,"date":"2024-11-11T12:29:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=106339"},"modified":"2024-11-12T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:51:00","slug":"celtics-nba-cup-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/11\/celtics-nba-cup-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the Celtics’ 4 NBA Cup Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA Cup returns for the second year on Tuesday, November 12th. The first year of the tournament<\/a> was by all accounts a success; it added some extra excitement to the regular season and gave us some great moments. This year should be more of the same. As a refresher, the tournament is broken up into two stages: group play and knockout rounds. For the group play portion, teams are broken up into six groups of five teams each team plays everyone in their group once. From there, the winner of each group and one wildcard from each conference enters the knockout round of the tournament, with the semifinals and finals taking place in Las Vegas. <\/span><\/p>\n

After winning the NBA Championship in June, the Boston Celtics<\/a> are looking to continue their dominance by winning the NBA Cup. Last year, the Celtics lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the knockout stage. Nevertheless, the Celtics’ incredible talent and dominance give them a good chance to win the tournament this time. The Celtics are in East Group C. Let\u2019s examine and rank the four teams in Boston\u2019s group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Presenting East Group C for the #EmiratesNBACup<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Starting November 12, all 30 teams will compete for the NBA Cup with 8 teams advancing out of groups into the knockout rounds, with the semifinals and championship held in Las Vegas, December 14 and 17! pic.twitter.com\/R7AnifxTND<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n