The Clippers will open play in the second annual Emirates NBA Cup Nov. 15 at Houston and face the Sacramento Kings Nov. 22 in their first tournament home game at the Intuit Dome.
The Clippers’ other group play games will be Nov. 29 at Minnesota that will be televised by ESPN and Dec. 3 against Portland at the Intuit Dome, the NBA announced Tuesday.
Group play games will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 to Dec. 3. On these “Cup Nights,” the only NBA games scheduled will be group play games.
All 30 teams were randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season. Each team will play four designated group play games — one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two games on the road.
The six group winners and two wild cards — the team from each conference with the best record in group play games that finished second in its group will advance to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals will be played Dec. 10 and Dec. 11 on the home court of the higher seeded team. The Clippers are seeded second in West Group A.
The semifinals will be played Dec. 14 and finals Dec. 17, all in Las Vegas.
The Clippers were last in the five-team West Group B with a 1-4 record in what was then known as the NBA In-Season Tournament in 2023.
The remainder of the NBA schedule will be released Thursday.