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Paul Pierce on Lakers' basketball IQ in crunch time of Sunday's game
Former NBA star Paul Pierce didn't hold back when he described the Lakers' poor decision-making in the final minutes of Sunday's win over the Suns.
The NBA’s three-year old gimmick was manufactured to give players extra incentive to compete during the early weeks of the regular season with extra holiday cash going in the winning players pockets – each member of the Cup winning team earns an additional $530,933. The runners up earn an extra $212,373.
The San Antonio Spurs are rising in this week's NBA power rankings after becoming just the second team this season to beat the OKC Thunder.
The NBA is considering options beyond Vegas, but changing locations might not do much for an event that is growing anyway.
The Spurs and Knicks battle for the NBA Cup Final! Check our NBA Cup odds series for the Spurs-Knicks prediction and pick.
The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.