It just felt like it. In the NBA Cup spotlight against the suffocating defense of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Rockets’ offense broke down until their defense could hold off the OKC charge no longer. The Thunder pulled away in the fourth quarter and ...

CST. The matchup will not count as a regular season game.Alperen Sengun and Cason Wallace got into a minor scuffle with 40 seconds left in the game — and the result sealed — resulting in double technical fouls.

But a semifinal win and NBA Cup finals appearance comes at a price. They'd play the Milwaukee Bucks or Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and extend their stay in Las Vegas for three more days. The NBA Cup finals game itself not counting towards the standings also deflates some of the excitement, as it'd be an 83rd game for both squads.