With the 2025-26 NBA Schedule Release presented by Ticketmaster complete, it’s time to dig in and find the biggest storylines and most intriguing matchups to watch as a new season gets underway.

From a loaded opening week to the start of the third-annual Emirates NBA Cup and another star-studded slate of games on Christmas Day, here are 10 games before the close of 2025 that you simply can’t miss.

Rockets at Thunder

> Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock

The NBA returns to NBC for the first time since the 2001-02 season with an opening night doubleheader that begins with the first championship banner raising and ring night in Oklahoma City.

Before the new season tips off, the 2024-25 champion Thunder will celebrate last season one final time before beginning their title def

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