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The Warriors ran away with a 16-4 third-quarter run, eventually beating Luka Dončić (43 points) and the Lakers 119-109 to cap our opening night doubleheader.
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.
Jimmy Butler led the Golden State Warriors to a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers on opening night while the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Houston Rockets on opening night.
Khris Middleton has been part of Opening Night in Milwaukee for more than a decade. But Wednesday marks the first time he'll be in something other than a Bucks uniform.
The Phoenix Suns outscore the Lakers 33-17 in the third quarter and finish off Los Angeles for their third preseason win of 2025.
Top pick Cooper Flagg got the start and played 28 minutes in Wednesday's preseason game between the Mavericks and Lakers.
After exactly 173 days since being kicked out by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Lakers are finally back to playing meaningful basketball again. This time,
Watch preseason highlights as the Devin Booker'led Phoenix Suns square off against the Los Angeles Lakers in Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.