The Golden State Warriors have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a 119-109 win on the road over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 31 points, 16 of which came from a perfect free-throw shooting performance, while Steph Curry added 23 points.

The Lakers and the Nuggets had some intense playoff battles this decade. First, the Lakers beat them in the bubble on their way to their NBA championship. Then the Nuggets beat them in back-to-back seasons, including in 2023 when they won it all.

Luka Doncic made his debut in Los Angeles and he had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in his first game as a Laker as LA eased past the Utah Jazz.

Rui Hachimura admitted the Los Angeles Lakers are still figuring out their rhythm as a team given their lack of preseason reps.

This will be the second straight game at Staples for the Warriors, who dominated the Clippers on Friday night and won 112-94 thanks in large part to a very impressive debut from DeMarcus Cousins, almost a year to the date after suffering a torn Achilles ...

Luka Doncic emphasizes physicality as the key to Lakers NBA Preseason and regular season success, revealing what LA must improve most.