Anthony Edwards didn’t play in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 115-116 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center.

The Golden State Warriors have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a 119-109 win on the road over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 31 points, 16 of which came from a perfect free-throw shooting performance, while Steph Curry added 23 points.

Bronny James is slated to join the G League's South Bay Lakers soon, but he remained with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night for a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He got just over a minute of playing time after Lakers coach JJ Redick emptied the bench late in a 116-106 win over the Sixers.

Bronny James played 18 minutes against the Heat, contributing two points and two assists while shooting 1-for-4 from the field.

Austin Reaves averaged a career-best 20.2 points per game last season, and he ramped it up to 22.8 points per game from February 1 through the end of the regular season. In three games played with Luka and without LeBron, he posted totals of 28, 30, and 22.

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.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard made a buzzer-beater and finished with 34 points to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 126-124 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the first game of the NBA Cup group stage for both teams.