The biggest storylines for Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinals are injury related. Devin Booker was upgraded to questionable on Tuesday for the Phoenix Suns' clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Victor Wembanyama will not play for the San Antonio Spurs in their battle with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The early minutes of this game were competitive, but the Spurs went on a 19-6 run in the last 3:54 of the first quarter after the Lakers took a 24-20 lead. They held a 57-39 advantage with just under seven minutes left in the second period and extended it to 85-63 with 9:10 left in the third quarter,

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With Wembanyama out, the Spurs have won eight of 11 contests, including two NBA Cup games to help advance them to Wednesday’s quarterfinals. If San Antonio beats Los Angeles on Wednesday, then they’ll advance to the semifinals on Saturday against either the Suns or the Thunder. The NBA Cup final will be played next Tuesday.

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

The NBA regular season schedule continues on Wednesday with nine games on the slate, which begins at 7 p.m. ET and has the last tip at 8:30 p.m.

Rarely does a really good team outperform the point spread at a significant rate. Usually the betting market adjusts properly for the top teams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting starting center Isaiah Hartenstein back against the San Antonio Spurs after his six game absence. This will be the first game in which OKC will have their traditional starting lineup all season.