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

NBA Cup semifinal win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. The victory extended OKC's stay in Las Vegas for a few more days as it advanced to the NBA Cup finals. They will face the Milwaukee Bucks to determine who wins the NBA Cup grand prize.

Through the game’s first nine minutes, the Thunder scored only nine points. Through 12, the teams combined to shoot 13-for-47, including 4-for-22 on 3-pointers. They had nine turnovers, which weren’t debilitating to either squad because nobody was capable of turning even the mistakes into easy points.