The Nets beat the Celtics 113-105 in Friday's NBA Cup game and while the first three quarters look eerily similar to Tuesday, Brooklyn made sure that the end of the game was a different story. Forward Michael Porter Jr.

The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

For the third consecutive year, the NBA will host the NBA Cup (remember, it was formerly the in-season tournament), where all 30 teams are separated into different groups within their respective conferences and participate in group play, seeing which squads can qualify for the knockout rounds.

The Pacers' starters are returning and playing better but there's still not enough of them. Cavs win 120-109 in NBA Cup game