After suffering a three-game losing streak on the road to the Heat, Bucks, and Bulls — the Knicks bounced back with two dominant home victories versus the Bulls and Wizards by 12 and 17 points. New York has five straight home games on deck as apart of this seven-game home stand.

SportsLine's model simulated Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Opening Night

Lakers’ 7-foot center instantly floated as trade candidate after franchise debut vs. Warriors originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The pressure of playing under the bright lights in Los Angeles never lets up for anyone, even for former No. 1 overall NBA Draft picks.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Golden State Warriors on opening night without LeBron James due to sciatica. Luka Doncic, now settled with Lakers, expresses excitement for his first season opener. Doncic states, “I don’t know if it’s a rivalry…but…it for sure is an exciting game.”

The Lakers won't shy away from double teaming Steph Curry, but the future hall-of-famer will find his open teammates. The first night of this year’s NBA season will continue in L.A. when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Golden State Warriors.

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.

LeBron James showed rare detachment during the Lakers’ season opener against the Warriors, catching the attention of a team insider.

The Lakers put forth an uneven performance in their regular-season opener on Tuesday and fell to the Warriors by 10 points.

On Tuesday as they began their season, Luka Dončić greeted the crowd from midcourt pregame. He was easily the Lakers’ best and most important player — 43 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists in nearly 41 minutes to start a year in which plenty of people believe he can win his first Most Valuable Player.

Jimmy Butler III shows he's got it in Game 1, Luka Dončić begins to take the baton and Jonathan Kuminga slots right in.