Follow the action from a 10-game night in the NBA, featuring Cavaliers-Celtics, Lakers-Timberwolves and Nikola Jokić's quest for a triple-double milestone.

The Los Angeles Lakers went into Minnesota and took a 20 point second half lead over the Timberwolves, but needed a buzzer beater to hold on to the win.

Talk about a finish. Heart rates were at all-time highs. People lost a few strands of hair. The Oklahoma City Thunder survived with a 125-124 double overtime win over the Houston Rockets. NBC couldn't have asked for a more exciting outcome for its 2025-26 Opening Night.

The Thunder outlasted KD on ring night, while Luka and Steph battled in L.A. Here are the biggest takeaways from NBA opening night.

First, the Thunder played a double-overtime thriller against the new-look Houston Rockets, holding on to win 125-124 in an instant classic. And in California, the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers lost their home opener 119-109 to the Golden State Warriors.

The Los Angeles Clippers are just 1-4 ATS this season compared to a 4-2 mark for the Miami Heat. It’s tough to trust a team that got thrashed by the Utah Jazz in the opener and needed a Kawhi Leonard game-winner to get past the winless New Orleans Pelicans.

Austin Reaves averaged a career-best 20.2 points per game last season, and he ramped it up to 22.8 points per game from February 1 through the end of the regular season. In three games played with Luka and without LeBron, he posted totals of 28, 30, and 22.

The NBA’s return to NBC is part of an 11-year, $76 billion rights package spread across ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. NBC will air primetime games on Tuesdays throughout the season, and Sundays after its NFL commitments end, and Peacock will have streaming-exclusive games on Monday nights.