The Rockets (17-9) enter this week having lost three of their last five games, overall, including last Saturday's loss to those same Thunder in the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 semifinal in Las Vegas.

The Houston Rockets are heading home after a 111-96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The loss officia

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was midway through the third quarter of the Oklahoma City-Houston NBA Cup semifinal matchup on Saturday night. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just made a short jumper in the lane and, to his delight, a time-out was immediately called. He needed it.