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The Magic play the Pistons and the Thunder play the Suns in the night's biggest games, but more is at stake on final night of group play.

Here's where things stand in the NBA Gold Cup ahead of Friday's game. The knockout stage quarterfinals run from Dec. 9-10 with two games on each day. The semifinals will commence three days later on Saturday, Dec. 13 and the Finals will be on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

The Houston Rockets head to Phoenix for a showdown against the Suns tonight on Peacock. This will be the first of four meetings between the two teams this season. Tip-off is at 9:30 PM ET, following the Cavaliers vs. Raptors game at 7:30 PM.

The final day of group play in the 2025 NBA Cup began with six spots in the knockout rounds still up for grabs and three straight winner-take-all games to decide a group. It was as climactic a day as the NBA could have hoped for when instituting the in-season tournament.

Three winner-take-all showdowns, an elimination game at MSG and more mark the final night of NBA Cup Group Play.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will host Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in an NBA Cup group play game at 8:30 p.m. Friday. OKC (18-1) is 3-0 in group play following its 113-105 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Phoenix (12-7) also improved to 3-0 with a 112-100 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

The Phoenix Suns are massive underdogs to the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight, as the Thunder are 14-point favorites to bring home the win and officially stamp themselves as group winners in NBA Cup play. The Suns, hoping to pull the upset off, will roll with the following starting lineup tonight: