NBA Cup scenarios: Where the Celtics stand heading into their final group stage game

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On Friday night, the Celtics will conclude NBA Cup group stage play with a road contest against the Chicago Bulls.

In the NBA Cup, a team plays each of the other four teams in its group once during group stage play.

The team with the best record advances to the knockout rounds. There will be six group winners and two wild card teams (one per conference) that advance to the quarterfinals. From there, it’s a single elimination tournament to decide the NBA Cup champion.

The Celtics and…