{"id":662157,"date":"2026-10-30T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662157\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:36:12","slug":"emirates-nba-cup-live-updates-top-moments-from-first-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/662157\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates NBA Cup: live updates, top moments from first night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EMIRATES<\/p>\n

What we know about the first night of Emirates NBA Cup<\/p>\n

Group play starts October 30th with 20 teams in action
\nDoubleheader on Prime Video, with the New York Knicks visiting the Philadelphia 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET), followed by the Los Angeles Lakers traveling to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors (10 p.m. ET)\u00a0
\nCurrent champions New York Knicks will have a rematch from Opening Night when they visit LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers
\nLuka Don\u010di\u0107 has led the Lakers with 36.0 points per game. He notched the first 50-point game of the season with 52 points vs. the Utah Jazz on Sunday, Oct. 25.<\/p>\n

7:29 PM \/ OCT. 30<\/p>\n

Hornets take the early lead<\/p>\n

The Charlotte Hornets take the first punch as they lead 22-14. They\u2019ve already made four 3-pointers, including a moon-ball 3-pointer from Dennis Schr\u00f6der to open the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every member of the Hornets starting five has scored, while the Wizards are still waiting for Alex Sarr and Trae Young to join the scoring party. <\/p>\n

7:14 PM \/ OCT. 30\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wall\u2019s Advice Pays Off<\/p>\n

Dybantsa scored his first points in front of the DC home crowd after grabbing a defensive rebound and going coast-to-coast for a layup.<\/p>\n

Wall told him pregame to do just that, and Dybantsa delivered.<\/p>\n

6:57 PM \/ OCT. 30\u00a0<\/p>\n

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, greets John Wall, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, as the Washington Wizards take on the Charlotte Hornets to open their Emirates NBA Cup run.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wizards have had seven No. 1 overall picks throughout their history, and the past two share a connection already.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dybantsa made his NBA debut on Wednesday, Oct. 28 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he led the Wizards with 19 points, despite the 121-111 loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cVery excited, very mature. Fits in with the team. He didn\u2019t try to do too much. He let the game come to him.\u201d \u2013 Wall said on Dybantsa\u2019s NBA debut.<\/p>\n

AJ Dybantsa \ud83e\udd1d John Wall<\/p>\n

The last two Wizards #1 overall picks chat pregame before Dybantsa’s Wizards home debut \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udd9a CHA-WAS \u2022 East Group C
\ud83c\udfc6 @emirates<\/a> NBA Cup I 7pm\/et, NBA League Pass pic.twitter.com\/w9kbdl0q0A<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

6:30 PM \/ OCT. 30<\/p>\n

The Champ Is Here<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson touches down in Philadelphia for an Opening Night rematch.<\/p>\n

Last season, he and the New York Knicks became the first team in NBA history to win an Emirates NBA Cup trophy and the NBA Finals in the same season. Can they do it again? Or will another follow the same pattern?<\/p>\n

Brunson and Maxey arrive for tonight’s showdown \ud83d\ude24<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udd9a NYK-PHI \u2022 East Group B
\ud83c\udfc6 @emirates<\/a> NBA Cup I 7:30pm\/et, Prime pic.twitter.com\/y35lM7flkM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

5:26 PM \/ OCT. 30<\/p>\n

Doubleheader on Prime<\/p>\n

The 2026 Emirates NBA Cup begins with the reigning NBA Cup and NBA champion New York Knicks visiting LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and the new-look Philadelphia 76ers in a rematch of their season-opening matchup on Oct. 20.<\/p>\n

In the second half of the doubleheader, Don\u010di\u0107 and Austin Reaves lead the Lakers into the Bay Area to take on Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the Warriors for the second time in the early season.<\/p>\n

2:35 PM \/ OCT. 30<\/p>\n

EMIRATES NBA CUP: 101<\/p>\n

Before we tip things off, catch up with the latest<\/a> on rules, format and how the NBA Cup works.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Charlotte at Washington (East Group C) \u2014 7 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nNew York at Philadelphia (East Group B) \u2014 7 p.m. ET, Prime<\/a>
\nChicago at Boston (East Group C) \u2014 7 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nDetroit at Brooklyn (East Group A) \u2014 7 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nOrlando at Toronto (East Group A) \u2014 7 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nIndiana at Miami (East Group B) \u2014 8 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nHouston at Dallas (West Group A) \u2014 8 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nLA Clippers at Minnesota (West Group B) \u2014 8 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a>
\nLos Angeles Lakers at Golden State (West Group C) \u2014 10 p.m. ET, Prime<\/a>
\nDenver at Phoenix (West Group A) \u2014 10 p.m. ET, League Pass<\/a><\/p>\n