Analysis & Game Reports
Read matchup analysis before tip-off and visual game reports after the final buzzer.
Pregame analysis
Research-driven matchup context and predictions, presented without image placeholders.
Haliburton's Return Headlines Pacers-Timberwolves Preseason Test
Indiana's preseason opener against Minnesota is mostly about Tyrese Haliburton's return and how the retooled roster fits together.
Read analysis →Suns Look to Spoil Splitter's Debut as Bulls Open Preseason
Chicago's new-look preseason opener against Phoenix is more about evaluation than results, but the Suns have the steadier footing.
Read analysis →Magic's Defensive Identity Meets a Banged-Up Grizzlies Frontcourt in Memphis
Orlando's defense-first camp work gives it the edge in a preseason opener in Memphis.
Read analysis →Thunder Bring Their Veterans Back as Bucks Visit for Preseason Test
Oklahoma City's rested core should give it the edge over Milwaukee on the second night of a back-to-back.
Read analysis →Preseason Preview: Shorthanded Warriors Visit a Blazers Team Eager to Debut a New Backcourt
Portland's new backcourt gets its first look against a Warriors team missing key players.
Read analysis →Nets Without Rookie Guard Mikel Brown Jr. as Preseason Opener Tests Charlotte's Youth Movement
Brooklyn opens its preseason in Charlotte without its top rookie guard against a Hornets team still finding its new identity.
Read analysis →Thunder Open Preseason in Tulsa With Youth and Unsettled Lineups
Oklahoma City's preseason opener against New Orleans looks more like a tryout than a title-contender showcase.
Read analysis →Nuggets Look for Rotation Answers in Preseason Rematch With Jazz
Denver should be sharper in a second look at Utah, even if the preseason rotations stay unsettled.
Read analysis →Lakers' Unsettled Rotation Meets Golden State in Preseason Opener
The Lakers' first game together raises more questions than answers, and that could tilt a choppy preseason night toward Golden State.
Read analysis →Lakers Open Preseason in Sacramento With Dončić's Return in Focus
Luka Dončić's return to live action gives the Lakers the edge in a preseason opener full of unknowns.
Read analysis →Postgame reports
Final scores, key performances and the stories behind each result.
Oct 7, 2026 at 4:53 AM UTC
Nuggets Fix the Shooting and Beat Jazz 117-106 in Preseason Rematch
A week after a 109-97 preseason opener loss to Utah, Denver found its offense and won 117-106 in Salt Lake City behind a 41-point second quarter.
Oct 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC
Pelicans Rally From 24 Down to Beat a Depleted Thunder in Tulsa
With Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the core resting, Oklahoma City led big early in its preseason opener before New Orleans' reserves took over for a 116-110 win.
Oct 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC
Nets run Hornets out of their own gym, 124-90, in preseason opener
Brooklyn beat a short-handed Charlotte by 34 in the Hornets' first game since the Play-In loss to Orlando.
Oct 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
Lakers Open Preseason With a 127-103 Rout of Kings
Luka Doncic scored 21 points in 16 minutes as the Lakers opened their preseason in Sacramento with a 24-point win over a Kings team that had few answers.
Oct 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
Timberwolves Pull Away From Bucks, 116-97, in Preseason Opener
Minnesota got scoring from all over its roster and beat Milwaukee by 19 in a preseason game in which Kel'el Ware had the Bucks' best line.
Oct 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC
Grizzlies Bury Hawks in a Second Quarter Blowout, Win Preseason Opener 132-123
Atlanta's new-look roster made its first appearance together Monday night, and Memphis used a 49-point second quarter to take the preseason game.
Oct 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC
Shorthanded 76ers rout the champion Knicks, 120-97, in preseason opener
Without LeBron James, Joel Embiid or Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia beat New York by 23 on Monday night.
Oct 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM UTC
Pistons Hold Off Suns, 109-107, in Preseason Opener
Detroit opened its preseason with a two-point win over Phoenix at Little Caesars Arena, getting 14 points from Ronald Holland II and a debut turn from rookie Ebuka Okorie, while Jalen Duren sat out.
Oct 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM UTC
Clippers Hold Off Warriors 104-101 in Preseason Meeting
LA beat Golden State by three on Oct. 4 in a preseason game, and the key plays are already up in highlight form.
Oct 5, 2026 at 5:14 AM UTC
Jazz Take Denver's Preseason Opener, 109-97
Utah beat the Nuggets by 12 in Denver on Sunday night, in the first preseason game of the year for the home team.
Oct 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM UTC
Heat run away from Raptors, 129-105, in preseason opener
Miami turned the league's first preseason night into a 24-point rout in Toronto, with its reserves scoring freely and Kawhi Leonard sitting out.