Deni Avdija had 26 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 139-119 in Tiago Splitter’s first game as interim head coach.

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.

15 MINS AGO • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM Brandin Podziemski - Moving to bench role Podziemski is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Trail Blazers. Impact Podziemski started the Warriors' first two games of the season, but he'll slot back to ...

The Golden State Warriors began their regular season with a decisive 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 31 points, supported by strong performances from Jonathan Kuminga and Stephen Curry.

Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones break down the Warriors OT win over the Nuggets, Thunder-Pacers 2OT thriller, other games in the NBA and WNBA coaching hires.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers open the 2025-26 season without a familiar face in the lineup. LeBron James (sciatica) has been ruled out for the Lakers