The Houston Rockets got stuck in a tough group in the NBA Cup, which means Wednesday night could be their final game of this year's in-season tournament.

The Rockets’ early success comes with warning signs that could impact their long-term championship hopes in 2025-26.

Here's where things stand in the NBA Gold Cup ahead of Friday's game. The knockout stage quarterfinals run from Dec. 9-10 with two games on each day. The semifinals will commence three days later on Saturday, Dec. 13 and the Finals will be on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

The Houston Rockets (11-4) travel to Chase Center to face the Golden State Warriors (10-9) in this Wednesday night NBA matchup.

The Houston Rockets remain on the road as they head to San Francisco this evening to face off against the Golden State Warriors in each team's third NBA Cup gam

Nobody else has dove in on offensive rebounding to the extent the Rockets have, with their massive 38.5 percent offensive rebound rate after an offseason spent adding ever more size to go with their already formidable frontcourt. But in a copycat NBA, this could be the latest Houston-initiated math hack that ends up widely imitated.

Jimmy Butler called out the Golden State Warriors after they struggled against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

The Houston Rockets are proving that they firmly belong in the title conversation after weeks of elite two-way basketball. Most recently, they proved they could without their star scorer in Kevin Durant, defeating a hot Phoenix Suns team 114-92 on Monday night.