The Suns led by as many as 25 points in the first half. The Kings (5-14) pulled within eight points in the third quarter and fourth quarter, but Phoenix answered their latest surge with an 8-0 run to take a 102-86 lead with 5:53 left in the game.

Brandon Ingram hit a game-winner to lift the Raptors over the Pacers, extending their winning streak to nine games. Enjoy the best of Wednesday’s 9-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.

We've reached the final day of the NBA Cup's group stage, and six of the eight spots in the knockout round are still up for grabs. The Raptors and Lakers are the only teams to have punched a ticket to the tournament's quarterfinals,

The Cleveland Cavaliers can advance in the NBA Cup despite their loss to the Toronto Raptors in group play. They are currently holding the Eastern Conference wildcard spot heading into the final day of group stage action on Friday. But a lot can change between now and the end of play on Friday.

The Washington Wizards aim to build on their best performance of the season when they face the Indiana Pacers in the final NBA Cup game for both teams on Friday in Indianapolis.

This week's Cup schedule is loaded with playoff rematches and style clashes, featuring the defending champs and the current leading scorer.

The Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night to advance to 13-6. And furthermore, finish their in-season tournament group play games at 3-1 with a

Twelve teams head into the final day of NBA Cup group-stage games with a chance to join the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers in the knockout round.

The Brooklyn Nets have been eliminated from contention in the NBA Cup after the New York Knicks and Miami Heat won their games on Wednesday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks travel to face the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The Heat have gone 7-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Miami scores 123.9 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.

The Denver Nuggets are sitting at 2-1 in the NBA Cup, and with just one game left, they are tied at the top of West Group C with the Portland Trail Blazers. Unf