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.

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.

Sheppard and the Houston Rockets walked away with the 117-111 overtime win over Dillingham and the Minnesota Timberwolves to clinch West Group A in the NBA Cup. The third pick recorded one rebound and one assist in nearly nine minutes of work off the bench.