NBA Cup 2024: How to watch the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game tonight

The NBA Cup Western Conference semifinals between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder take place this Saturday evening and bring us ever closer to the end of this year’s regular season tournament. The Eastern Conference semifinals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will take place earlier the same day; Both games will be played at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The winners of each of these games will then meet in the NBA Cup Championship Game on Tuesday, December 17th.

This weekend’s semifinal between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets takes place on Saturday, December 14th at 8:30 p.m. ET. Find out how to watch it and check out the full schedule of all remaining games in the NBA Cup below. For more information on the current season, be sure to check out our NBA Survival Guide, which includes power rankings, team-by-team outlooks, and more.

Here’s how to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets game in the 2024 NBA Cup Semifinals:

Date: Saturday December 14th

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

TV channels: ABC

Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV and more

What channel is the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets game on?

The Thunder vs. Rockets NBA Cup semifinals will air live on ABC this Saturday, December 14th at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s how to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets game without cable:

ABC is available on multiple streaming platforms including Fubo, DirecTV and Hulu with Live TV. You can also stream the game on ESPN+.

ESPN+

With an active ESPN+ subscription – through a standalone plan, add-on, or Disney Bundle plan – you can watch select NBA games, as well as a wide selection of NCAA sports, NFL and NHL games, and the entire library Watch original programming including shows like 30 for 30.

$11.99/month on ESPN+

Schedule for the 2024 NBA Cup:

Always east

Saturday December 14th

Semifinal #1 Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks: 4:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, Max)

Semifinal #2 Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: 8:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)

Tuesday, December 17th

Championship game (teams TBD): 8:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)

You can also check out the full NBA season schedule (including which channel each game will air on) here.

Here’s how to watch NBA Cup games live or stream NBA Cup games this week:

While we usually love Fubo the most Sports, there is one caveat to subscribing to Fubo specifically for NBA access, and that’s the fact that the platform doesn’t offer TNT, which will broadcast Saturday’s Bucks vs. Hawks game. Luckily, you can tune in to TNT as well as ESPN, ABC, NBA TV, and ESPN2 on DirecTV and Hulu with live TV. Saturday’s OKC-Houston game and Tuesday’s championship final will both be broadcast on ABC and ESPN+.

DIRECTV has the channels you need to watch live basketball games, including ABC, ESPN, TNT, FOX Sports, NBA TV and over 40 regional sports networks, making it one of the most comprehensive places to watch the NBA. You can also add an NBA League Pass subscription so you don’t have to miss a single out-of-market game. After a free trial, packages start at $74.99/month.

Try it for free at DirecTV

For entertainment fans, “Max” has been “the one to watch” for quite some time, but now it’s the turn of sports fans too. For an indefinite, limited period of time, Max subscribers can get the new B/R Sports add-on completely free. This means you can watch NBA games live on TBS, TNT and truTV included in your Max subscription!

$9.99/month at max

Here’s how to watch the 2024-2025 NBA season: