The defending NBA champion Thunder take on one of their biggest adversaries in the Western Conference, as Oklahoma City will raise a banner before facing Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on opening night. Follow along below for live updates and analysis from before the opening tip through the final whistle.

The NBA has returned. Basketball is back with an opening night doubleheader on Tuesday: the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder host Kevin Durant and the new-look Houston Rockets before the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Dončić face the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry. Both games are streaming on fubo (Try for free).

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets in the first matchup of tonight's doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.

This marks the first night of NBA games aired live on NBC since the 2002 NBA Finals. After 23 years away, NBC re-entered a broadcast rights deal with the NBA in July 2024, set to take effect at the beginning of the 2025-26 regular season — which is tonight.

Stay updated with live highlights from NBA Opening Night 2025, featuring a thrilling double-header: Rockets vs. Thunder and Lakers vs. Warriors