Semi-finals day for the NBA Cup, with Knicks-Magic at 11.30pm Italian time and followed by Thunder-Spurs (03.00am) who will battle to reach the final act.
Orlando won 2 out of 3 games against New York in the regular season, but comes to Las Vegas with Banchero still far from his best form, and without the injured Wagner. The ‘Brown cure’ is showing its first benefits in the Big Apple, especially when it comes to shot selection and turnover control.
KNICKS vs. MAGIC for an @emirates NBA Cup Championship berth! πΏ
π #2 vs. #4 in the East
π NYK: #1 NBA Cup Off. RTG (129.4)
π ORL: #3 NBA Cup Def. RTG (104.6)Tipoff: 5:30 PM ET on Prime pic.twitter.com/uOT8YSDDRJ
β NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2025
In the other semi-final there will be the long-awaited return to the field of Victor Wembanyama, who has been absent for about a month. Despite this and other injuries, the Texas team has won 9 of their last 12 games and is 4th in the West. The problem is that they will have to deal with a team that is literally dominating any type of opponent. SGA and his teammates scored something like 437 points more than they conceded in 25 games. This is by far the best data in NBA historyβ¦
WEMBY RETURNING.
THUNDER ROLLING.@emirates NBA Cup championship berth on the line!π OKC: 24-1, 16-game win streak
π SAS: 17-7, best start since 2016-17
π Shai: 96 straight games w/ 20+ points
π Wemby: 97 straight games w/ a blockTipoff: 9pm/et on Prime pic.twitter.com/I6MCXrX12a
β NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2025
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