The Knicks outworked the Spurs most of the game and outrebounded them 67-56, and that was the difference in the game. This was a playoff game for New York, and the Spurs gave regular season effort, which wasn’t good enough to get a win.

The hard-earned victory over the league-leading Thunder sets up an NBA Cup championship game against the New York Knicks.

The Thunder obliterated the Phoenix Suns, 138-89, Wednesday, Dec. 10 in their NBA Cup West Quarterfinal game in Oklahoma City. This marked the largest margin of victory — 49 points — in the NBA thus far in the 2025-26 season.

Whether or not the "foul-up-three" strategy is employed correctly, it makes the product far less entertaining.

It was an odd week for fantasy basketball with the NBA Cup quarterfinals and semifinals taking place in Week 8. As a result, many fantasy managers had fewer games to work with. That definitely impacted the week's High Score fantasy basketball perfect lineup.