Opening Night on NBC & Peacock (Oct. 21):

Rockets at Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET): The 2024-25 season saw Oklahoma City set the record for regular-season point differential (+12.9), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win Kia NBA MVP and, ultimately, hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy. To open 2025-26, OKC will collect more hardware as it will receive championship rings and raise its title banner before tipping off the new season.

Waiting on the other side will be Kevin Durant and the new-look Rockets. Houston ended a four-year playoff drought last season by finishing right behind OKC as the No. 2 seed … and then traded for one of the league’s all-time great scorers this summer to take the next step. Can Gilgeous-Alexander and the champs pick up where they left off, or will Durant and the Rockets make an

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