On Tuesday, each side of the Western Conference quarterfinal matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder got good news. The OKC Thunder saw Super

As Suns-Thunder and Spurs-Lakers loom tonight, here's what to watch for in each matchup in the Emirates NBA Cup.

Spurs' David Jones Garcia led the Austin Spurs (10-1) with a season-high 33 points, shooting 9-of-18 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line versus the Mexico City Capitanes (6-7), helping Austin hand Mexico City their first home loss of the season, 110-107, on Monday night at Arena CDMX.

The defending NBA MVP is certainly in the running to win the NBA Cup MVP. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is somehow even better than he was last year. His 34.5 points per game are the fourth most in NBA Cup games this year. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten off to one of the best starts in NBA history.

The Emirates NBA Cup has thrown the Week 8 schedule for a loop, with Indiana, Minnesota and Sacramento having excellent schedules.

Welcome back to the world's most accurate power rankings, where this week we will place the eight NBA Cup quarterfinalists into so perfect an order they barely even have to play the tournament to sort it out.

NBA Cup knockout stage games start on Dec. 9. So, who is playing for the in-season tournament title, and how will the games pan out?

The 2025 NBA Cup offers major financial incentives, with players earning over $530,000 each for winning the tournament.