The Rockets and Thunder may have just given us the best season opener in NBA history. Houston controlled most of regulation, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got hot in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.

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 NBA makes its triumphant return to NBC and its debut on Peacock tonight, Tuesday, October 21 with a jaw-dropping double-header. After the Oklahoma City Thunder raise their championship banner in front of Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets,

Golden State's season opener at the Los Angeles Lakers was the second game of a doubleheader on NBC. When the first game, the Houston Rockets at the Oklahoma City Thunder, went to overtime, NBC decided not to find a second network to air the Warriors-Lakers game on,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in 2 OTs as the Thunder opened its NBA title defense with a 125-124 win against the Rockets.

Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry led four Warriors in double figures as Golden State took down the Lakers in Los Angeles on NBA opening night.

After the Warriors' 119-109 opening night win against the Lakers on Tuesday, ESPN reporter Anthony Slater asked Butler what he wants his free-throw percentage to be this season. The 36-year-old forward smiled and said he wants to be better than Steph Curry.

The 80th NBA season tips off tonight, Oct. 21, with a doubleheader featuring the Houston Rockets vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets vs.