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

The NBA Cup Western conference semifinal between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder is coming up this Saturday night, bringing us ever closer to the end of this year's in-season tournament. The Eastern conference semifinal between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks will be earlier the same day; both games will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The winners of each of those games will then meet for the NBA Cup championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

This weekend's semifinal between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets will be Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET, find out how to watch it, and check out the full schedule of all the remaining games in the NBA Cup below. And for more information about the current season, you can also check out our NBA Survival Guide which includes power rankings, team-by-team outlooks and much more.

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

Date: Saturday, December 14

Time: 8:30 p.m ET

TV channel: 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 semifinal will air live on ABC this Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets game without cable:

ABC is available on several 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, along with a vast selection of NCAA sports, NFL and NHL games, and the entire library of original programming including shows like 30 for 30. 

$11.99/month at ESPN+

2024 NBA Cup schedule:

All times Eastern

Saturday, Dec. 14

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, Dec. 17

Championship Game (Teams TBD): 8:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)

You can also check out the full NBA season schedule (complete with which channel every game is airing on) here.

How to watch NBA Cup games live or stream NBA Cup games this week:

While we typically love Fubo for most sports, there's one caveat when subscribing to Fubo specifically for NBA access, and that's the fact that the platform doesn't carry TNT, which is carrying Saturday's Bucks vs. Hawks game. Fortunately, 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 vs. Houston game as well as the championship final game on Tuesday, will both be carried on ABC and ESPN+.

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

Try free at DirecTV

Max has been "the one to watch" for entertainment fans for quite some time, but now it's got sports fans covered, too. For an unspecified limited time, Max subscribers can get the new B/R Sports add-on totally free. That means you can watch live NBA games on TBS, TNT, and truTV, included in your Max subscription!

$9.99/month at Max

Every way to watch the 2024-2025 NBA season: