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Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup championship game.
There is only one game on the NBA schedule for Tuesday, Dec. 16 and it is the NBA Cup Championship between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
In the Las Vegas semifinals, the Knicks beat the Magic and the Spurs pulled off a major upset by eliminating the Thunder, who had only lost once.
Cleveland shocked the NBA world when they had a 64-18 record last season, but this season has been a bumpier ride to this point. The Cavs already have 10 losses, entering this matchup losing four of their last six fixtures.
The Detroit Pistons (20-5) travel to TD Garden for a matchup on Peacock with the Boston Celtics (15-10). This is third meeting of the season between the teams as they split the series one apiece. Both meetings have come by six or fewer points,