Houston’s rise began late last season as the Rockets made a push for the SoFi Play-In Tournament. Since March 1, Houston (30-13) has the third-best record in the NBA behind only Boston (34-9) and their opponent tonight – OKC (31-11)

Sunday night in the NBA world featured a battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference ladder — the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. The

Milwaukee and New York are back in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, just like they were a year ago. The other six remaining Cup contenders — Oklahoma City, Golden State, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando — are heading there for the first time.

Thanks to Denver’s comeback over Golden State, the Rockets (15-7, 3-1) will host the Warriors (12-8, 3-1) in next week’s NBA Cup quarterfinal round.

Following their loss to the Denver Nuggets in the final game of the NBA Cup group stage, the bracket is officially set for the quarterfinals. While the Warriors already had their ticket to the quarterfinals punched,