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After a somewhat surprisingly thrilling group stage that left even some of the most alternate-court-hating traditionalists in our midst looking like the Alonzo Mourning GIF, the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament now moves on to the knockout rounds. Eight teams, four from each conference, will compete in quarterfinal contests on Monday and Tuesday for the right to move on to the semifinals in Las Vegas, where they’ll have the chance to compete for the NBA Cup, for the bragging rights that go with being the first squad ever to win it and, of course, for large stacks of cold, hard cash.