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BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors in the season opener.
Los Angeles finished 50-32 overall, 36-16 in Western Conference play and 31-10 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Lakers averaged 7.7 steals, 4.5 blocks and 13.1 turnovers per game last season.
Golden State went 48-34 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Warriors averaged 113.8 points per game last season, 44.9 in the paint, 19.7 off of turnovers and 14.5 on fast breaks.
INJURIES: Lakers: LeBron James: out (nerve).
Warriors: De'Anthony Melton: out (knee), Moses Moody: out (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets in the season opener.
Oklahoma City went 68-14 overall and 39-13 in Western Conference play last season. The Thunder averaged 26.9 assists per game on 44.6 made field goals last season.
Houston finished 52-30 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets averaged 17.6 points off of turnovers, 18.1 second-chance points and 32.7 bench points last season.
INJURIES: Thunder: Jalen Williams: out (wrist), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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