The final day of NBA Cup group play is Friday, Nov. 28 and it features a meeting between the Milwaukee bucks and New York Knicks.

The Knicks can clinch their NBA Cup group on Friday night, and they’re treating it like something that matters. Beat Milwaukee and New York finishes on top of its bracket, becoming the only team to reach the knockout round in all three years of the tournament.

Six of the eight spots in the 2025 NBA Cup knockout stage will be determined Friday night as group play wraps up in the league's third annual in-season tournament. The Lakers and Raptors are the only two teams to have clinched their groups so far, and 12 teams are still alive for the remaining spots in the eight-team knockout bracket.

Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Landry Shamet and Mitchell Robinson have all missed multiple games, causing the Knicks to slip in NBA.com writer John Schuhmann's power rankings. The Knicks are clocking in at No. 10 after sitting at No. 4 last week.

There were 11 ties and 17 lead changes in this Knicks-Magic matchup, but Orlando rode a 69-55 second half to their victory. They got at least 25 points from Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane, which is the first time Orlando has had three 25-point scorers since 2019. The Magic have won six of their last seven outings.

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight loss 129-101 on Wednesday night.

Two Eastern Conference contenders go head-to-head on Saturday when the New York Knicks travel south to face the Orlando Magic. Orlando has been excellent at home this season, and my Knicks vs Magic predictions expect a win for the home underdog.

The New York Knicks (10-6) travel to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets (4-13) in this Wednesday night NBA matchup.

The Milwaukee Bucks try to snap a long losing streak while keeping their NBA Cup hopes alive in New York at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28.