There's much more room for Cinderellas, and with group play nearing its conclusion in the 2024 NBA Cup, this year's Cinderella has emerged in the form of the Houston Rockets, who clinched the West's Group A with a 117-111 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped below .500 on Tuesday night, losing in overtime to the Houston Rockets in an NBA Cup group-play matchup at Target Center, 117-111. The game was a back-and-forth affair, as every time the Timberwolves seemed to go on a run, the Rockets would answer.

Rockets very impressive winning at T’Wolves, 117-111, in OT. Rockets had several cold spells, but went 6-9 FG in OT, held Wolves to 3-11. Held Wolves to 9-38 from 3, while HOU