NBA In-Season Tournament bracket, schedule: Pacers and Pelicans to advance to semifinals
Written by CBS SPORTS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED on December 5, 2023
The NBA’s In-Season Tournament has seen its first two knockout games. In Monday’s quarterfinal games, the Indiana Pacers sent the Boston Celtics home with a 122-112 victory in the first East game and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the host Sacramento Kings, 127-117. Both victors now head to Las Vegas for Thursday’s semifinal games.
The remainder of the semifinal bracket will be determined Tuesday night. In the opener, the East’s top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks will take on the conference’s wild card New York Knicks, and the West wild card Phoenix Suns will travel to Los Angeles to face the top-seeded Lakers in the nightcap.
On Monday night, the Pelicans erased a 15-point deficit in the first quarter, and went on to take a 69-61 lead at halftime. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points. “[Ingram] was incredible,” said coach Willie Green. “He put us on his shoulders and he carried us. He had big shot after big shot. Whenever we needed a big bucket, we put it in his hands.”
In the early game, the MVP candidate Tyrese Haliburton notched his first career triple double with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists. With the score knotted at 105, Haliburton converted a four-play with 93 second left in the game to put Pacers up for good. “The atmosphere was crazy,” he said. “We’re excited to be [going to Las Vegas], but we want to win.”
The In-Season Tournament culminates in Saturday’s championship for the NBA Cup. The title game will not count toward the league’s 82-game regular season standings, although each winning player will earn $500,000.
Meanwhile, the Celtics and Kings will now play next on Friday, Dec. 8, when they face the other quarterfinal loser from their conference.
Here’s a quick refresher on how the In-Season Tournament is working. The home teams have debuted this season’s city edition uniforms during games that have been played on specially designed courts.
NBA In-Season Tournament bracket
Below is the remaining In-Season Tournament schedule, scores, standings and more. All games on ESPN are streaming on Fubo (try for free). Fubo’s holiday offer just kicked off! For a limited time, new subscribers can save $40 on Fubo’s Pro, Elite and Premier plans ($20 off the first and second months).
NBA In-Season Tournament schedule
(All times Eastern)
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Quarterfinal: Knicks at Bucks, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Quarterfinal: Suns at Lakers, 10 p.m., TNT
Thursday, Dec. 7
East semifinal: Indiana Pacers vs. TBD at Las Vegas, 5 p.m., ESPN
West semifinal: TBD vs. TBD at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., TNT
Saturday, Dec. 9
Final: TBD vs. TBD at Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m., ABC/Fubo
NBA In-season Tournament scores, results
Monday, Dec. 4
Quarterfinal: Pacers 122, Celtics 112
Quarterfinal: Pelicans 127, Kings 117
Tuesday, Nov. 28
Celtics 124, Bulls 97
Nets 115, Raptors 103
Cavaliers 128, Hawks 105
Bucks 131, Heat 124
Knicks 115, Hornets 91
Thunder 106, Timberwolves 103
Mavericks 121, Rockets 115
Kings 124, Warriors 123
Friday, Nov. 24
Magic 113, Celtics 96
Suns 110, Grizzlies 89
Knicks 100, Heat 98
Raptors 121, Bulls 108
Pacers 136, Pistons 113
Rockets 105, Nuggets 86
Bucks 131, Wizards 128
Kings 124, Timberwolves 111
Warriors 118, Spurs 112
Pelicans 116, Clippers 106
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Magic 126, Raptors 107
Pacers 157, Hawks 152
Cavaliers 122, 76ers 119 (OT)
Suns 120, Trail Blazers 107
Lakers 131, Jazz 99
Friday, Nov. 17
Bucks 130, Hornets 99
Knicks 120, Wizards 99
76ers 126, Hawks 116
Cavaliers 108, Pistons 100
Celtics 108, Raptors 105
Kings 129, Spurs 120
Magic 103, Bulls 97
Pelicans 115, Nuggets 110
Suns 131, Jazz 128
Lakers 107, Trail Blazers 95
Clippers 104, Rockets 100
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Heat 111, Hornets 105
Hawks 126, Pistons 120
Pacers 132, 76ers 126
Nets 124, Magic 104
Thunder 123, Spurs 87
Pelicans 131, Mavericks 110
Jazz 115, Trail Blazers 99
Nuggets 111, Clippers 108
Timberwolves 104, Warriors 101
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 107
Friday, Nov. 10
76ers 114, Pistons 106
Hornets 124, Wizards 117
Celtics 121, Nets 107
Rockets 104, Pelicans 101
Jazz 127, Grizzlies 121
Timberwolves 117, Spurs 110
Mavericks 144, Clippers 126
Kings 105, Thunder 98
Lakers 122, Suns 119
Friday, Nov. 3
Pacers 121, Cavaliers 116
Bucks 110, Knicks 105
Heat 121, Wizards 114
Nets 109, Bulls 107
Warriors 141, Thunder 139
Nuggets 125, Mavericks 114
Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 113 (OT)
Eastern Conference Group A standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 546 | +39 | ||
3 | 1 | 474 | +29 | |
2 | 2 | 485 | +9 | |
1 | 3 | 499 | -32 | |
4 | 439 | -45 |
Eastern Conference Group B standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 502 | +46 | ||
3 | 1 | 440 | +42 | |
2 | 2 | 454 | +4 | |
1 | 3 | 419 | -54 | |
4 | 458 | -38 |
Eastern Conference Group C standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 449 | +27 | |
3 | 1 | 446 | +22 | |
3 | 1 | 455 | +20 | |
1 | 3 | 436 | -21 | |
4 | 409 | -48 |
Western Conference Group A standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 494 | +74 | ||
3 | 1 | 480 | +34 | |
2 | 2 | 469 | -13 | |
1 | 3 | 416 | -39 | |
4 | 430 | -56 |
Western Conference Group B standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 463 | +33 | |
2 | 2 | 424 | +10 | |
2 | 2 | 489 | -8 | |
2 | 2 | 432 | -10 | |
1 | 3 | 446 | -25 |
Western Conference Group C standings
| Wins | Losses | Points Scored | Point Differential | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 482 | +30 | ||
3 | 1 | 438 | ||
2 | 2 | 483 | +4 | |
1 | 3 | 463 | +24 | |
4 | 429 | -58 |
A = advances as group winner
W = advances on wild card berth
E = eliminated
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