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Only a handful of teams in NBA history have ever opened a season with this kind of dominance. Naturally, OKC's run begs a look back at other legendary squads to storm out of the gate, from the Wilt Chamberlain era to the height of the Bulls' dynasty.

Although he got cooked on social media for a free throw for which brick might be an understatement, former Auburn center Dylan Cardwell came out of his first NBA game with a surprising amount of playing time, praise from his coach and his first basket for ...

As every NBA season begins, rookies have their chance to make strong first impressions. There have been some high expectations placed on rookies right out the gate some years -- LeBron James, Zion Williamson and Victor Wembanyama are among the most highly ...

Pat Spencer scored a career-high 19 points in his first NBA start, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 99-94 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Basketball is back today, and the 2025-26 NBA season will see games playing on several new streaming services this year - including Amazon Prime and Peacock Watching all the NBA games this season could cost nearly $1,000. Here's how cord-cutters can catch ...

The Milwaukee Bucks host the East-leading Chicago Bulls in not only a rivalry game, but their NBA Cup pool play opener on Nov. 7.

What a start to the season. Since the 2025-26 NBA campaign tipped off on Tuesday, we've gotten two double OT thrillers from the Thunder--— including Thursday night's win over the Pacers in Indiana where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up a career-high 55 points.

Derrick White leads Boston to a 146-101 win over Washington by dropping 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes. Jordan Walsh (22 points) and Payton Pritchard (20 points) did their thing in the Celtics’ third straight dub.

Fans will still vote for the All-Star Game starters, but it will be positionless, and the players will land in an exciting new format.

The Thunder punched their ticket to Las Vegas with a 49-point blowout of the Suns in Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinals, matching the 2015-16 Warriors for the best 25-game start in NBA history at 24-1.