The Lakers lead the all-time series 265-177, including wins in three of four games last season. Golden State is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Lakers vs. Warriors odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 225.

Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.

The NBA season opens Tuesday, and the league's opening night rosters show a record 135 players who were born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries — tying a record — and 71 are from Europe, the most ever from that continent.

Inside The NBA has long held center stage and has remained unchanged for many years. ESPN rotates analysts pretty regularly and long had a set-in-stone broadcast team. Those will still be around this season, but the NBC and Prime Video rosters will have fresh faces.

NBC is carrying NBA games for the first time since 2002. Here's how to watch the season-opening doubleheader on Tuesday.

NBA rosters are locked for the 2025-26 season, which opens Tuesday on NBC & Peacock: The Rockets visit the champion Thunder & the Lakers host the Warriors.

The defending champs always start the season on top of these NBA Power Rankings (unless someone goes full Mark Cuban and blows up a champ for no good reason), but it almost feels like the Thunder should be on their own tier to start this campaign. It’s OKC and everyone else is chasing. Let’s break it all down by tiers.

In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles. The league completely eschewed the Eastern Conference on its first showcase night in four months, indicating it understands something many fans have felt for some time now: The West is the far better conference.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the season as defending champions. Here are five teams that can deny them a repeat title.

The five most likely winners of the Most Valuable Player award, based on betting odds, are all from outside the US.