15/10/2023 and las 19:27 CEST
The best basketball league in the world incorporates the new format this year for the first time in its history
At SPORT we tell you everything you need to know about the new NBA ‘cup’
The 2023/24 NBA season The great novelty will be the inclusion of a tournament in the middle of the regular season, a format similar to what we know in Europe as a domestic cup and that will surely help give dynamism to a competition that has had problems attracting new audiences in recent years. At SPORT we tell you everything you need to know sobre este ‘In Season Tournament’.
HOW DOES THE NEW NBA ‘CUP’ WORK?
At the tournament All 30 league franchises will participatestarting the next November 3 to December 9, date on which the grand final will take place in Las Vegas.
Divided into their respective conferences, East and West, theys 30 teams are divided into 6 groups of 5 teams each. These groups have been determined by draw and according to the balance of victories and losses of the teams in the last regular season. Something similar to the coefficients used in the Champions League to determine the group stages. This is how they turned out:
Oeste A: Grizzlies, Suns, Lakers, Jazz y Trail BlazersOeste B: Nuggets, Clippers, Pelicans, Mavericks y RocketsOeste C: Kings, Warriors, Timberwolves, Thunder y SpursEste A: 76ers, Cavaliers, Hawks, Pacers y PistonsEste B: Bucks, Knicks, Heat, Wizards y HornetsEste C: Celtics, Nets, Raptors, Bulls y Magic
The matches corresponding to this tournament will be played every Tuesday and Friday, with the exception of November 7, and the victories and losses will count towards the overall balance of the regular season, minus the grand final. cEach team will play a match against each of the 4 teams in its group, and In total they will play 4 at home and 4 as visitors.
The NBA launches a new tournament within the regular season
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RONDAS DE ‘KNOCKOUT’
Once this group stage ends, the knockout rounds will begin. Of the 30 franchises, 8 will go to the next round: the 6 leaders of their group and 2 as wild cards‘, the best second of each conference.
First of all, the quarterfinals will be played, and thenThe 4 qualified teams will participate in a Final Four similar to the one held in the NCAA, but this time at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The semifinals will be on December 7 and the final on December 9. All these ‘face to face’ will be a match, unlike the traditional playoff format in the NBA.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
The winner of this new tournament will receive the champion’s cup. An MVP will also be delivered as well as a quintet will be designated with the best players from the group stage and the knockout rounds.
The economic compensation of the champion team will be of $500,000, while the runner-up will receive $200,000.
2023-10-15 17:42:48
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