The 2025 NBA season tips off with an incredible doubleheader with the Houston Rockets vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder followed by the Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. Opening night airs on Tuesday, Oct. 21 on NBC, which can be streamed online with Peacock.

Follow all of the live action on a Saturday night across the NBA. The Bucks shot 60 percent and scored 133 points, but were unable to prevail in the Kings 135-133 victory. Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schroder and Domantas Sabonis all scored at least 24 points apiece while Giannis Antetokounmpo fell just shy of a triple-double.

Watching the NBA is more challenging than in the past. You'll need Prime Video to watch the NBA Cup tonight and two other streaming services to watch games this season. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on ...

Michael Jordan is back in the NBA with NBC, and that network brought the sounds of “Roundball Rock” back as well. Amazon Prime is entering the league after hiring many broadcasters who were with Turner Sports in recent years. ESPN acquired “Inside ...

Jalen Johnson drops triple-doubles back-to-back, James Harden joins the NBA's top 10 scorers & big upsets hit on a Saturday slate. Upsets across the NBA tonight Sacramento pulled off an upset in Miami. Dallas snagged a win against Houston. Golden State pulled off the biggest stunner with a win in Cleveland.

The Detroit Pistons had the NBA’s 14th-best record last season at 44-38. Doesn’t sound all that impressive until you remember that they won only 14 games — total — during the 2023-24 season. Those Pistons, you’ll remember, lost a league-record ...

If you trust recent NBA history, there are only three viable candidates to win the 2025-26 MVP award. The first is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, which obviously makes sense as he's the reigning MVP winner on the reigning NBA champion. The second is Anthony Edwards.