The Minnesota Timberwolves played a special game against the Indiana Pacers at the Hilton Coliseum on the Iowa State campus as former Cyclone Tyrese Haliburton got his first game action in over 600 days. He addressed the crowd before tip-off, leaving a buzz circulating through the arena. Many were excited to see Hali’s first action at his alma mater, but just a three-hour and 15-minute drive north will bring you to Minneapolis and the Target Center. Timberwolves jerseys littered throughout the crowd to see Ball and Edwards put on a show. They did not disappoint. 

Breaking Down the Starters

Minnesota ultimately lost the matchup 123-11, but there was plenty to take away from a second game of these new-look Wolves as the starters played the entire first half and nearly half of the third quarter.

The Wolves jumped out to a quick 10-point lead early in the contest through smooth ball movement and exceptional defense from both McDaniels and Gobert, but quickly realized that this Pacers team is no Milwaukee Bucks, especially with the return of their star floor general in Haliburton. 

Things got ugly fast, though, as Minnesota went into the half with 13 turnovers, leading to some quick, easy looks for Indiana. The Pacers lit up the scoreboard early as well, shooting 62% from the field and 50% from three after the first quarter.

Sloppy rotations, lack of urgency to close out, and general confusion smothered the Wolves’ defense against a much smoother Pacers team. However, Minnesota was able to reel the troops in and grab 18 points off turnovers from Indiana to close the half. 

All while that was happening on the defensive end of the floor, LaMelo Ball was showing what he brings to this Minnesota team on the offensive end. He finished his evening with seven assists, all in the first half, 14 points on 5-9 from the field, and 4-6 from three. That includes one cold-blooded three to tie the bow on quarter one. What Ball was able to do on the floor, manipulating defenders, was on display, especially for his running mates, Anthony Edwards (19 PTS, 5-10 from the field, 4-5 on threes) and Jaden McDaniels (16 PTS, 6-10 and 4-6 from the same distances). 

Edwards found himself with more space to shoot than he had at any point last season. He started off the game deferring to his teammates, which allowed Ball to get his game going before a detonation happened in the second quarter from the three-point line. One of those shots was an electric back-and-forth between Ball and Edwards.

LAMELO BALL AND ANTHONY EDWARDS ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EcS6HsM7V9

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 7, 2026

Not many shots felt forced from Edwards, who seemed to play at his own pace rather than trying to make something happen. That will be huge for the superstar, who was so often overtasked and can now expend more energy on the defensive side of the floor.

McDaniels had a signature quietly efficient game. Sprinkle in a couple of easy looks courtesy of Ball, and it’s starting to feel like McDaniels may put up his most efficient offensive year yet, as hard as that is to believe. The offensive barrage Minnesota laid on Indiana in the second quarter propelled them to a four-point lead at half. 

Out of all the starters, it was apparent that Jonathan Kuminga is still figuring out his role in the offense and even on defense. The Wolves’ abysmal first quarter defensively was due in part to confusion on defensive rotations leading to wide open looks. A handful of contested looks and poor shot selection led to a two point night and 1-for-9 from the field. He was provided a couple of open looks from three-point range, but ended up missing all three attempts.

There weren’t as many impressive flashes as Monday’s game in Milwaukee, but there is still plenty of intrigue that Kuminga will be an effective player for this team at the power forward position. 

Who Stood Out?

With the preseason being a time to get a look at some of the young talent, tons of eyes were following Joan Beringer, who was looking to build on an impressive performance in Milwaukee. He was able to match up against one of the league’s best bigs in Ivica Zubac.

Just like many young players in their sophomore season, it was up and down for Beringer, who went to the bench after his first stint with a -11 plus-minus. He was able to grab eight rebounds, but he is one of the most raw prospects in the league right now. You can see the development happening on the floor with each minute, but you also realize there is still so much work to do with his game. 

As preseason games go, it comes down to the guys who are fighting for the final spots on the roster. When the Wolves made the deal to trade established veteran Josh Green for former 10th overall pick Cody Williams and journeyman John Konchar (who they later cut), eyebrows were raised.

His first two years in the NBA have been rocky, to say the least, but he’s far from a lost cause. He’s gone from sub-40% from inside the three-point arc to making a huge leap to 56% from two in year two. Although he only shot 2-for-7 from the field tonight, he showed characteristics that may give him the chance to stick in the league. 

Anthony Edwards gushed about his defensive potential, which showed on Wednesday through tipped passes, physical defense, and shot contesting.

His offense was also impressive. Nearly all of his passes were led with anticipation and rarely put the ball in danger of a turnover. He only finished with one assist, but could’ve easily had three, producing wide-open looks for Bones Hyland. A Beringer block would lead to a Williams fast break, who proceeded to posterize Quenton Jackson with a two-hand slam.

CODY WILLIAMS PUT QUENTON JACKSON ON A POSTER, THEN JACKSON PUSHED HIM IN THE FACE FOR A TECHNICAL! 😳🍿 pic.twitter.com/y7gnJaRwGd

— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) October 8, 2026

It’s not likely Williams sees a consistent role for this specific Wolves team, but there are some real NBA tools he has in his bag, and I will be intrigued by his development this season. 

So far, after two games, this team has been pleasant on the eye. Edwards seems to be reaping the benefits of having a de facto ball handler. We don’t know how much more the starters will play as four preseason games remain.

Game highlights

Up next

The Wolves fly down to South Beach to visit the Giannis-led Miami Heat on Saturday, 10/10 at 7:00pm CT. The game will be on DAZN-MIN.

The Knicks (0-1) host the Wizards (0-0) tonight in their first return to the court at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza since sinking the Spurs in June. New York seeks to rebound from a 97-120 loss in Philadelphia, where the starters played around 15 minutes each and Mike Brown fielded 20 players. For the Wiz, it will be their inaugural preseason game and their first chance to see how Trae Young, Anthony Davis and the top draft pick AJ Dybantsa fare against the defending champs.

The last meeting between these two came March 22 at MSG. New York won 145-113. Karl-Anthony Towns posted 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson added 23. Jaden Hardy led Washington with 25 points, including seven threes. The Knicks’ second-half shooting (62%) buried a Wizards team that already had 15 straight losses.

Last season, Washington finished with a league-worst record of 17-65. Their defensive rating was dead last, and their offensive rating was close to it. They averaged 112.9 points and allowed 124.9. Cheer up, Wizards fans; we remember those days. The club has upgraded their talent pool with Young, Davis, and, of course, Dybantsa, but the supporting staff remains a work in progress.

Dybantsa, the number one pick out of BYU, joins the Wizards’ rebuild as a 6’9” scoring wing with elite athleticism, three-level scoring, and physicality. Davis has called him a special talent, and scouts see the 19-year-old as a new messiah for the D.C. gym, with potential to be a high-usage, two-way star. That’s a tough load for a youngster to carry. Alex Sarr (second pick, 2024) has been unable to lead the team out of the desert; neither has Tre Johnson (sixth pick, 2025). The club is rich with young talent, and eventually ownership might decide that Brian Keefe is not the coach to maximize it. Now where did I leave Thibodeau’s phone number. . . .

Projected Wizards starters: Young (PG), Kyshawn George (SG), Dybantsa (SF), Davis (PF), and Sarr (C). Off the bench, look for Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Khris Middleton, and Deandre Ayton (totally forgot he landed there).

New York’s starters looked sharp in limited minutes Monday before the bench lost the second half with simply atrocious shooting (finishing around 8-of-40 from deep). Mike Brown cited a lack of physicality across the board, so the ‘Zards should expect more chests and elbows. The third center position is still up for grabs, so you’ll see more of James Wiseman and Drew Eubanks off the bench.

For the Knicks: Jose Alvarado is day-to-day with a knee contusion. Wizards: Alex Sarr (foot) is a game-time decision; Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Jamir Watkins (knee) are out.

The Knicks have won 12 straight regular-season games against the Wizards and 18 of the last 20 meetings. This scrimmage won’t count in the record books, but we predict the same result. Knicks by 10.

I’ll miss the game because of NYC Comic Con commitments, but will catch the rerun. Look for me in the crowd if you’re at Javits; I’ll be the good-looking one. On a personal note, today’s my 20th anniversary of sobriety. ODAT. If you think you can’t stop, drop me a line. And go Knicks.

Game Details

Who: New York Knicks (0-1) vs. Washington Wizards (0-0)
Date: Friday, October 5, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM ET
Place: Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY
TV: MSG
Follow: @ptknicksblog and bsky

Forgive me for the early preview, but since this matchup between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks is tipping off at 7am CT, I figured it would be best to get this out there the day before.

The game is starting at an ungodly hour for Central Time denizens because it’s taking place in Macau, China, at Venetian Arena. A quick Wiki search says that it’s an arena with a capacity of 14,000 and has hosted several NBA preseason games, Celine Dion (twice), a Manny Pacquiao fight, BTS, and Hong Kong musician “Tari” Eason Chan. Okay fine he doesn’t go by Tari. But it was too neat of a coincidence.

This is a preseason game, so who knows how the teams will play it. Ime Udoka generally gives his rotation a decent number of minutes in preseason and the league will definitely want the stars to play in these international contests. Dusty May is coaching the Dallas Mavericks so there’s no data on how he’ll utilize his rotation. Again, I expect to see Kyrie Irving (back for the first time since March 2025) and Cooper Flagg get some real run just because the league doesn’t want these games to be played between guys who will be in the G-League and Europe when the actual season begins.

These teams will play each other again Sunday morning. That game starts two hours earlier than this one, which means you can start your morning with the Rockets, switch over the London NFL game, and then go straight into the early NFL window which features the 0-4 Houston Texans heading to Nashville to take on the 0-4 Tennessee Titans in a game the Weather Channel doesn’t even want to broadcast.

Tip-off

7am CT

How To Watch

NBA TV and Space City Home Network

Injury Report

Rockets

No one yet, but undoubtedly there will be some

Mavericks

Do you really care?

The Line (as of this post)

I can’t find one and honestly, if you really need this line, please get some help.

Check here for updates

Looking ahead because we can

Sunday morning (5am CT) against the Mavericks

Bucks win! In their second preseason game, the Milwaukee Bucks secured a road W against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Myles Turner had a monster game for Milwaukee, scoring a team-high 19 points in 22 minutes. However, it was Brayden Burries who starred late, closing out the game in clutch fashion. Aday Mara led the Thunder with 22 points. AJ Green, Kyle Kuzma, Caris LeVert, Kevin Porter Jr., and Gary Trent Jr. were all inactive for the Bucks.

NBA.com Box Score

Game Recap

The Bucks actually began the first quarter with a strong pace. Jaime Jaquez Jr. started with a couple of threes and scored eight points in the first few minutes. However, after jumping out to an 18-13 lead, the misses quickly stacked up for the Bucks as they continued their barrage from deep. After a Herro missed three, OKC answered with their own bomb to take the lead, and would not look back for the rest of the half. About midway through the first, we got to see both Kasparas Jakucionis and Ousmane Dieng check in for their first minutes of the preseason, and both got to work quickly; Dieng was able to dribble to his spot in the paint and hit a floater, and then on the next possession was able to find Jakucionis behind the arc for his first bucket in a Milwaukee jersey. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder were rolling, though, and closed the quarter up 44-35.

The Bucks then seemed to have one of those classic stretches where they could not buy a bucket, but this time it was not for lack of effort, but for lack of cohesion. While Milwaukee went cold, OKC swiftly built a 24-point edge, but instead of folding, the Bucks kept the energy high—even if it was chaotic. Dieng fed Ament on the backdoor cut for a yam, and Ament seemed particularly set on attacking the rim and having his presence felt in the paint. But then came bad news: Ament extended at the rim, landed awkwardly, and twisted his ankle while drawing the foul; he was promptly taken out of the game and did not return. Moving on, the Bucks closed out the half decently, with Herro finally getting on the scoreboard and Rollins hitting a sweet teardrop—Bucks down 82-64 at the half.

OKC, like Minnesota, rested all of their starters except Mara for the second half. The Bucks, meanwhile, kept their starters in a bit longer and began to turn the game because of it, outscoring the Thunder 33-20 in the third to cut the deficit to five at the end of the quarter. The Bucks began moving the ball more easily. As the third quarter carried on, the starting lineup was subbed out entirely except for Kel’el Ware, who feasted on the Thunder’s bench for the rest of his minutes. The Bucks were down just five, 102-97, after three.

The fourth quarter saw more Bucks get their first preseason minutes: Bogoljub Markovic, Kameron Jones, and Cormac Ryan all finally got some run; those three closed it out with Pete Nance and Brayden Burries. The game was tight throughout the final quarter, with Burries giving the Bucks their first lead of the game with about four minutes on the clock. After OKC reclaimed the lead, Burries drew a foul and tied it up with under two minutes left. Fellow first-round draft pick Bennet Stirtz took the lead back with a triple of his own, only for Burries to finish through double coverage at the rim and pull the Bucks within one. On the ensuing possession, after a made OKC free throw, Burries hammered home a dunk to tie the game and went on to dominate the final minutes of play with composure beyond his years. Bucks win!

Stat That Stood Out

31: the number of rebounds the Bucks secured in the first half while OKC were playing their starters. The Bucks rebounded the Thunder 31-24, a disparity that grew even larger on the offensive glass: 12-3. Very on-brand for a Taylor Jenkins’ team, the Bucks shot five more times than the Thunder in the first half.

Obscene Overreaction

The Milwaukee Bucks will be hanging their next banner in 2027… OK, maybe that is a little too obscene of an overreaction, but how about this one instead: Ousmane Dieng needs to start at power forward. He tied Ryan Rollins with a team-high seven assists and logged just one turnover, and it was clear from the jump that his court vision and awareness were locked in. The best versions of Turner and Ware will be unlocked with steady playmaking around them, as both had over 80% of their shots assisted last season. With Dieng able to switch and cover multiple positions on defense, he could be the glue guy Milwaukee is looking for.

For the second straight preseason game, the Suns could not finish the job, falling 124-117 to the Bulls. They built a lead of as many as 15 points mid-second quarter, and had good defensive energy described by color commentator Rex Chapman as “it looks like the Suns are playing with eight players out there”. This intensity and focus did not sustain going into the locker room up just two. The final score involved a late crumbling by the back end of Phoenix’s roster, but this was mostly a tight game throughout the second half.  

Free throw shooting was improved over game one at 76%. Turnovers tied directly to the loss, and tonight’s 26 were not much better than the last game. Some of this ties to all the rotation mixing and it being preseason, but I see it also as a loss of focus.

Some positives include Dillon Brooks playing with a somewhat controlled intensity (aka no technicals, at least) and being an efficient scorer, getting 24 points on only 9 shots. Is Jordan Goodwin the best ever “second stint with the Suns” player? The lineup with him, Maluach, and Dunn was stifling. Gillespie was solid all around.

Several concerns surface from this outing. The core rotation can play like a top 4 seed and then fall apart, same as preseason game one. There are no indications Bridges’ ankle injury is serious, but that will be something to monitor as the preseason continues.  Book’s three-point shot was not falling, finishing 0-8 from the arc, and the team needs that to be a rarity when the games count.

Devin Booker shot 33% from 3 last season.

His percentage has dropped in each of the last two seasons.

Through two preseason games: 1-of-12 (0-for-8 tonight vs. Bulls). #Suns

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) October 8, 2026

Of players with roles to be determined:

Impressed…Ryan Dunn provided solid defense without much fouling until the closing minutes.  He passed the eye test. Jamaree Bouyea scored 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting.

Did not impress…Rasheer Fleming didn’t show the intensity needed to take his next steps, finishing 1-of-4 with three fouls and no steals or blocks. Khaman Maluach: While there were some highlight blocks, his overall strength in the paint both offensively and defensively was underwhelming. Keep in mind Chicago was missing their first- and second-string centers.

Game Flow

First Half 

Phoenix opened with a slow start, down 10-3 in the first two minutes – including two turnovers and allowing two open threes (which Norm Powell and Jalen Smith converted). Multiple plays at the rim in the first few minutes had me thinking how Khaman Maluach may have made a difference with that. 

Coach Jordan Ott successfully challenged an inbound pass, and Miles Bridges immediately converted an and-1 to close the gap to 13-17. Jalen Green showed a nicely paced mid-range and an alley-oop to Oso on back-to-back plays – things he worked on this summer. 

We got to see Maluach with the starters at the 6:25 mark of Q1 down 3.

Dillon Brooks made his third three-pointer to give Phoenix a lead. Jordan Goodwin started doing Jordan Goodwin things, and then Ryan Dunn successfully forced an 8-second count for back-to-back turnovers forced, immediately followed by a Collin Gillespie three turned 4-point play with Man Man converting the free throw on an away-from-the-ball foul. A Collin three opened up a 14-point lead. 40-29 Purple Gang after Q1.

Bridges turned an ankle and came out at the 11:01 mark. He did not return. A very durable player – but so was Jalen Green before last year! Fingers crossed.

Oso Ighadaro converted an alley-oop from Kennard and two fast-break visits at the boom room in the preceding 90 seconds of game play. Overall, the Suns are looking sharp and playing with good intensity. 

Caleb Wilson went on a mini run to cut the deficit to 9. Phoenix seemed to lose focus; Norman Powell (a focus of our preview article) made back-to-back threes, and the Bulls closed the half down only two, 66-62.

Second Half

Rasheer Fleming opened with the second-half starting unit in place of Bridges. Back-to-back Brooks baskets opened the half. Things got sloppy with the team, up to 15 turnovers at the midpoint of Q3.  

While Brooks has kept his composure and toed the edge in terms of technicals, he was already up to 4 personal fouls and got a fifth pushing off on an inbound. He and Buddy Hield had to be separated at 4:55, and Dillon came out.

Huge block at the rim on rookie Noa Essengue by Maluach at 4:30.  

MAN MAN SAYS N🚫 pic.twitter.com/c0K0ZLoPRY

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) October 8, 2026

A review reversed a foul on Gillespie and put him at the line (make that 2 for 2 on reviews).

More sloppy play and a Patrick Williams three put the Bulls up 3 to end the third.

Q4 opened with Jamaree Bouyea, Pat Spencer, Dunn, Fleming and Maluach – the first four of which are fighting for their place on the roster. 

Spencer tied it up with a three at 5:25, then made a steal and took it the distance for a dunk and the lead at 4:42. Another game headed for crunch time. Tobe Awaka went for 14 and 11 in 21 minutes, and the Suns could not get it done.

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Up Next

Spurs at Suns, Saturday, October 10, 7:30pm! We’ll see you then!

The Washington Wizards play the New York Knicks tomorrow to start the preseason. Let’s get to it.

Game Info

When: Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET

Where: Madison Square Arena, New York, NY

How to watch: Monumental Sports Network

Injury Report

Wizards: Jamir Watkins and Tristan Vukcevic are out.

What to watch for

Washington will begin the preseason tomorrow on the road to play the defending NBA champions. The Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, 120-97. Tomorrow, all I care about is seeing how rotations look in limited minutes as opposed to how AJ Dybantsa does in 35 minutes of action. Either way, hopefully, the Wizards win!

The five siblings of longtime Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss filed an opposition Wednesday, Oct. 7 to her attempt to block selling their shares of the team, according to ESPN.

The opposition was filed on behalf of the siblings seeking to sell their shares of the team to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, who agreed to buy the team from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion.

ESPN's Shams Charania published a statement on X from the siblings, which read, “Jimmy, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss, the five of six siblings who voted to sell the Trust’s shares in the Lakers, today filed their formal opposition, demonstrating that Jeanie Buss’s petition is legally and factually baseless.

"While discussions among the siblings continue, their focus remains on facilitating the proposed transaction and the Trust’s participation in it, while ensuring that all beneficiaries, including Jeanie, are treated equally. Today’s filing is a necessary step to protect those interests and ensure the transaction proceeds on schedule."

Jeanie Buss needs her siblings to retain at least 15% of the team for her to continue to serve as governor and controlling owner.

Kushner and Iger agreed to the purchase in mid-August.

USA TODAY Sports could not immediately obtain the court filing.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Latest in Lakers legal saga: Jeanie Buss' siblings file opposition

No one can ever say that Anne Hathaway isn’t an OG Knicks fan. 

The same isn’t true for Dakota Johnson.

The stars of the new film “Verity” appeared on the online show “First We Feast” with co-star Josh Hartnett. Johnson revealed on the show that she had no clue who Knicks star OG Anunoby was. 

The trio was playing a game called “Wildcard,” in which the person holding a card to their forehead has to guess whose name is on it. That’s when Hathaway pulled Anunoby’s name. 

Not Dakota Johnson thinking OG Anunoby wasn’t a real person I love Anne Hathaway pic.twitter.com/q2sThEHX1A

— Lisha (@batghouls) October 7, 2026

Both Hartnett and Johnson were dumbfounded by the name when Johnson blurted out, “That’s not real,” in a hilarious moment before jokingly accusing the crew of putting in a fake name to stump them. 

Hartnett was able to give Hathaway a clue, and she figured out it was the Knicks star before explaining to the pair who Anunoby is. 

“That’s a real person?” Johnson then asked the people off camera, to the shock of her co-star. 

After the shock left Hathaway, she launched right into an excited explanation of Anunoby. 

“Game 4 of the NBA championship, one of the greatest baskets ever scored by a player is OG Anunoby, and you just have to watch it,” she said, explaining his heroic tip-in basket that helped the Knicks win that game. 

“It’s poetry in motion. It’s divine.” 

Hathaway, “The Odyssey” star, is a New York native and a lifelong Knicks fan, and has talked about her fandom on numerous occasions. 

She was recently gifted a signed jersey from Anunoby, she revealed while on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Hathaway said she would rather have a second Knicks title over a second Oscar.

During the “First We Feast” episode, Hathaway said she always asks for courtside seats to a Knicks game for her birthday.

“It’s like one of those things where when I was a kid, I would go to games, I would be in the nosebleeds, and I would always wonder who was lucky enough to sit courtside,” she said before retelling the story of when Anunoby spilled her son’s popcorn during a game in 2024. 

Granny always cautioned me: if you go on enough rides with the devil, eventually he’s going to drive. That’s what happened the second time Denver took Utah’s hand and led her to the dance floor.

The final leg of Utah’s double-date with the Denver Nuggets was much less friendly as the Western Conference contenders wrestled away the series lead in the Delta Center from the rising Jazz. Yes, Utah’s starters took an early lead once again in the rematch — even without the services of Lauri Markkanen or Jusuf Nurkic — but a dominant second quarter gave way to a double-digit lead Denver maintained through each layer of the depth chart.

But this is still the preseason. Win or lose, we really shouldn’t take too much stock of what we see on the court before the results matter.

Unless, of course, what we see on the court makes us clasp our hands together and shout: “Let ‘em know, DP!” without a living soul in earshot. In that case, shout your observations from the rooftops.

Here I sit upon my digital shingles. Notebook in hand, illegible scribbles lining the pages, I’ve got some takeaways from Utah’s first two preseason appearances. For once and only once, I’m sharing a private diary entry for anyone with internet access to read.

This had better not come back to haunt me.

4 notes from the Utah Jazz’s first 2 preseason games

Peterson is assembling the shelf

We’ve all been there. Handiwork to complete, grown adult human in the home, just finished googling the difference between a socket and an Allen wrench. Before you sits the box of disassembled parts that Ikea sold to you at a premium. Free labor; free money. Now the onus is on you; you possess the wherewithal to construct your home’s furniture. You, the competent human person who can read and understand an instruction manual and does not need to pester the YouTube search bar to complete this elementary task.

Before assembling an Ikea shelf, you’ve got to take a second to assess the situation — take a quick scan, gather your temporary tools, and focus on getting the simple steps completed first. Just like when you built the 9,000-piece LEGO Death Star, you’ve got to start brick by brick.

Darryn Peterson spent his first preseason game reading the room. Scanning, deliberating, he wasn’t especially aggressive in his first 19 minutes, scoring 3 points on 5 shots, but that was the recon mission — game 2 was the real deal. For Peterson, assembling the shelf begins via searching for rhythm in the midrange first, and letting the ink bleed into the corners of his stat sheet.

And there ain’t nothing broken about his midrange jumper, that’s for certain. The midrange is making a comeback despite the 3-point revolution’s bloodlust to demolish an institution in the game of basketball. Though these player comparisons are still very premature, Peterson hunts midrange jumpers much like the great shooting guards of old (MJ, Kobe, etc.), and he had his way with the Denver defense there.

DARRYN PETERSON TONIGHT:

23 POINTS
3 REBOUNDS
3 ASSISTS
10/18 FGM
29 MINUTES

🔥🔥🔥. (via @ESPNNBA)

pic.twitter.com/g3KAX20Zia

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 7, 2026

He still needs to see more three-pointers fall through the cylinder (he’s 1-8 from 3 through two preseason games), but Darryn Peterson is already acclimating to the cadence of the NBA game. And while his rim pressure leaves some room for improvement, Peterson’s shot-making gift is translating gloriously to the Utah Jazz. He finds and reaches his spots with ease, gingerly flicking his wrist and floating the ball through the nylon irrespective of any contesting hands in the vicinity.

23 points on 10-for-18 shooting is stunning for a player with Peterson’s shot diet, and even more so when considering he was just 1-for-6 from distance. His three-point shooting will recover — most misses seem to be more of a mental block, as he’s still visibly thinking about each attempt as he loads up — I’m confident he’ll recapture his mojo from beyond the arc. He appeared very comfortable knocking through his first successful attempt behind the arc after opening the game 0-5 from distance.

Keep it clean, Key

Keyonte George has gotten even better over the offseason, which is a massive development for those keeping stock in his All-Star candidacy. Confident, steady, mature, Keyonte didn’t force the issue in either of his first two games against Denver and shot the ball with trademark confidence, hitting 3 of his 5 looks from beyond the arc.

Keyonte’s extension was a sign of confidence that the Jazz believed their young point guard would be a foundational piece of their future, and he’s reaffirming their belief. It’s a beautiful thing.

And he’s clearly putting much more attention into evolving as a defender. He addressed his own shortcomings during Media Day, and it’s obvious that he values being an asset, not a liability.

But more effort on the defensive end has created a new problem: foul magnetism.

George collected 4 fouls in 21 minutes in Boulder.

Then 5 fouls in just 13 minutes in the Delta Center.

Utah’s budding star is no good to the team if he’s bound to the bench with foul trouble, and I’m certain Utah’s staff is addressing this issue as we speak.

Ace to the hole

Ace Bailey is primed to make a leap in his second season, thanks in no small part to his effort as a defender. The intangibles and non-stat-stuffing aspects of his game drew immense praise from Will Hardy, who insisted that the first game against Denver was Bailey’s best in a Jazz uniform.

Will Hardy said Sundays preseason game against the Nuggets was Ace Bailey’s best game as a member of the Jazz.#TakeNote | @kslsports

— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) October 6, 2026

Agree to disagree, with his 37-point eruption in mind, but I understand what his coach is getting at. Praise players for doing the little things, because they pay hefty dividends.

Bailey put on some muscle over the offseason and is playing with immense confidence as the team’s 6th man.

Have we ever seen a player so poorly evaluated in the pre-draft period as Ace Bailey? He dropped from the projected 2nd pick and was projected to plummet even further than 5, where the Jazz picked him up. The reasons for his fall? Selfishness, ego, stubbornness, poor shot selection, and that’s just scratching the surface. Misled media cycles perpetuated the notion that Bailey did not want to play in Utah, and the narrative quickly became that he could never be happy with the Jazz.

They couldn’t have been further from the truth.

Blame his representation, which he’s since severed ties with, because the Jazz and Ace have been a match made in heaven, and I’m very optimistic about his developmental trajectory.

Hayes fever

Jaxson Hayes has been more than serviceable at the center spot. As a rim protector, he’s been exceptional.

He’s blocked four shots through two games — a big need for this team in the vacuum left by Kessler — and has been poised and confident in his role with a new team. Some chemistry wrinkles still need to be ironed out when it comes to timing in the pick-and-roll with his guards, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see how well he’s played through two games.

And he’ll see plenty more minutes in the early season.

Will Hardy has made it fairly clear through his lineup constructions that he views JJJ as a power forward, not a center. Now with Jusuf Nurkic out with a toe injury for the next month or so, that means Hayes will see plenty of reps as the starting 5, with apologies to my Mo Bamba truthers out there (Mo Bamba, no problems).

NEWS: Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkić will be sidelined for at least 4 weeks after suffering a partial plantar plate tear of second toe in right foot, league sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/4OGln9UHfl

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 7, 2026

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Jeanie Buss’ siblings are formally opposing the Lakers governor’s stance that they can’t sell the family’s ownership stake of the franchise without her permission. 

Five of the siblings that make up the Buss Family Trust — Johnny (69), Jim (66), Janie (62), Joey (41) and Jesse (37) — are filing a case against their sister, who’s attempting to block her siblings from selling the remainder of the family’s ownership shares of the Lakers.

“Jimmy, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss, the five of six siblings who voted to sell the Trust’s shares in the Lakers, [on Wednesday] filed their formal opposition, demonstrating that Jeanie Buss’s petition is legally and factually baseless,” the siblings said in a statement issued to ESPN. “While discussions among the siblings continue, their focus remains on facilitating the proposed transaction and the [Buss family] trust’s participation in it, while ensuring that all beneficiaries, including Jeanie, are treated equally.

“[Wednesday’s] filing is a necessary step to protect those interests and ensure the transaction proceeds on schedule.”

The five-non Jeanie Buss siblings voted to sell the rest of the family’s 17.8% ownership stake of the Lakers to soon-to-be majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger.

Kushner and Iger agreed to purchase the majority shares of the Lakers from Mark Walter for a valuation of $12.5 billion, less than a year after Walter bought the Lakers from the Buss family at a valuation of $10 billion. 

Jeanie Buss originally filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court in late August to block her siblings’ attempted sale of their minority ownership stake of the franchise. 

Jeanie, the third-oldest child of the late Dr. Jerry Buss, first made it clear she opposed her siblings’ vote to sell the family’s share of the Lakers, according to a letter from her lawyer, Adam Streisand, that was obtained by The Post, arguing her siblings can’t legally execute a sale without her approval and that any vote of the Buss family selling would be “void.”

To remain the Lakers governor, Jeanie or the Buss family would need to maintain control of at least 15% of the franchise, per NBA rules.

Jeanie has been the team’s governor since 2013 after Jerry’s death. When Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family, the league announced that Buss would remain the team’s governor for at least five years (through 2030).

Streisand filed a continuation (postponement) in Jeanie’s petition in Los Angeles Superior Court after the hearing was initially scheduled for Nov. 5. The continuation request was granted, with the hearing being rescheduled for Dec. 8.

The Spurs’ first preseason game is almost here. What are you looking forward to seeing the most?

Mark Barrington: I’m mostly looking forward to having basketball in my life again. It was a short offseason, but it feels like forever since I’ve been able to watch Spurs basketball. But I want to see if Tarris Reed is going to be able to contribute right away, and I want to see the development of the other young players. Will Dylan Harper take another leap in his skills? [yes!] Will Stephon Castle’s outside shooting improve? [I hope so.] What new unbelievable skills will Victor Wembanyama bring this season? [Prepare to be awed.]

Devon Birdsong: Well, I was going to say Tobias Harris, but uh…well, there goes that dream. Outside of that, though, I’m really looking forward to seeing how the young bigs perform. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always jazzed to see what’s going to happen with Dylan Harper, but I already know that he’s great regardless of what lineup he’s in and this backup big-man thing might end up mattering more, especially considering recent big-man injury history. *knocks on wood*

Jeje Gomez: I’m really looking forward to watching how Carter Bryant looks. He played in Summer League but only two games, and he was asked to do more than he’s likely able to right now. I’m interested to see if the shot falls and whether the defense can be less chaotic while keeping the physicality, since those are the two things the 2026/27 Spurs will need from him. There are a lot of interesting storylines to follow, from what happens in the backcourt to how the rookies fare. Wembanyama is always a pleasure to watch, and he’s so spectacular that it’s impossible not to pay attention to him. But in preseason and early in the regular season, I think one of the most interesting arcs to follow will be the battle for power forward minutes and whether Bryant can take advantage of Harris’ absence to carve out a role for himself.

Tobias Harris is expected to miss preseason with a calf injury and might not be ready for opening night. How big of a problem is that for the Spurs?

Barrington: Not a problem at all. He’s there to provide playoff toughness and as long as he’s 100% by midseason, he’ll be there when they need him.

Birdsong: I mean, on-court chemistry-wise it might have some kind of limited and/or brief effect, but it’s so early in the season that I can’t see it being much of a problem. Regular-season matchups will be just fine running Champagnie back out there instead, since that was one of last season’s best lineups in the entire NBA. The Spurs really need Harris for the postseason, so if they take their time bringing him back, it’ll be with that in mind. Bear in mind that even without Harris, this is still a team that won 62 games last year, and there’s still growth worth projecting. The kids will be fine for a bit. 

Gomez: It can be seen as a problem or an opportunity. It’s a problem in the sense that the newcomer won’t be able to develop chemistry with his new teammates, which could cause his performance to suffer early in the season. The good news is Harris is a proven commodity, so even if it takes him a while to get going, the Spurs can afford to be patient with him, since they know what he brings to the table and they probably don’t need him to win regular season games.

I’m more interested in the opportunity it presents for the other forwards, as I mentioned before. Minutes will be scarce at the four even with Harris out, and while Julian Champagnie should have a big role locked down, Keldon Johnson, Carter Bryant, and even Harrison Barnes are battling for minutes. Keldon should have the inside track, but Bryant’s defense and Barnes shooting could entice Mitch Johnson if the second-year player and the veteran get playing time to show off their skills. With Harris out, they should get that chance.

What do you want to see change, if anything, from a coaching/system perspective heading into the new season?

Barrington: Billy Donovan will unlock a lot of different offensive sets that the Spurs didn’t have last year. I feel like a lot of the Spurs’ success last year was due to them just out-talenting the opposition. They will still do that against most teams, but in the later rounds of the playoffs when they’re facing elite opposition, they will need a strategic edge, and Donovan can give them that.

Birdsong:Wemby already brought it up this offseason, but the Spurs really need to work on utilizing him as a go-to offensive weapon, especially in isolation. And if they’re going to do that, that means they’ll need to unleash him in the post. The Spurs had their biggest issues in both the regular season and the postseason when Wemby got turned into just a jump-shooter instead of also feasting inside. That’ll be something that both team strategy and Wemby himself will have to emphasise and actively pursue. The game has slowed down for him enough, and the team is deep and talented enough, that Wemby has learned how to let the game come to him. Now they all have to learn how to most effectively impose his will on it as needed, and perhaps, in the process, help Wemby find a go-to move. 

Gomez: How the three guard lineups fare will be fascinating, but I think the biggest question mark for the Spurs is their halfcourt offense. There’s so much talent in the roster that they got away with not having a plan or not executing even simple plays quickly and efficiently for long stretches last season, but that needs to change. Whether Donovan or Johnson gets the credit doesn’t really matter as long as the Spurs have an offensive system in place that allows them to create ways to score when games slow down.

The Houston Rockets had two constants during several seasons of their rebuild. Multiple seasons of losing a lot and drafting near the top, thanks to those losing seasons. After the Rockets traded away their franchise star, James Harden, in 2021, they knew they had to tear down the entire roster and start from scratch.

That meant a lot of losses and multiple years drafting in the top ten to hopefully get back to contention soon as possible. Since 2021 the Rockets drafted in the top five four different times starting with Jalen Green in the first draft post Harden. The Rockets would go onto draft three other players Jabari Smith, Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard.

For the most part, the Rockets have had success in those drafts, even though the only All-Star from the group has been Alperen Sengun, who wasn’t drafted in the lottery. Green was part of the Rockets’ blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant; the jury is still out on Sheppard going into his third season; and Smith has improved each season, but the improvement has been slower than some hoped. The one player drafted in the top five who has a chance to become a star in the league is Thompson.

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Thompson came into the league known for his athleticism, and at 6’7 while playing point guard, he was seen as the type of big, playmaking guard every team would love to have. After his first season, he had transformed into one of the NBA’s best defensive players. With the Rockets already having Fred VanVleet, Thompson adjusted his game to fit what the Rockets needed.

After Smith’s injury sidelined him for an extended period, the Rockets had Thompson play at the dunker spot from the power forward position. That is when Thompson’s game took off, as he could play around the basket where his athleticism was on full display. Thompson also showed he was already one of the league’s better defenders.

The rest of the NBA took notice as Thompson made the All NBA Defensive team in only his second season. Even with the Rockets having Dillon Brooks on the roster Thompson took over as the teams primary defender for the opposing teams best perimiter player. Even though Thompson did not make an All NBA Defensive team his third season he did improve across the board on the offensive end.

The rest of the NBA took notice when Thompson made the All-NBA Defensive Team in only his second season. Even with the Rockets having Dillon Brooks on the roster, Thompson took over as the team’s primary defender against the opposing team’s best perimeter player. Even though Thompson did not make an All-NBA Defensive Team in his third season, he improved across the board on the offensive end.

Even though Thompson took a step back on the defensive end last season, he finished with career highs in points, assists, and even free-throw shooting. Now, going into his fourth season on a new five-year, $ 208 millon contract, Thompson hopes to keep building on his offensive success while returning to the All-Defensive Team accolades he earned in his second season.

From day one, Thompson understood he had to improve his offensive game, especially as a jump shooter, and it has become even more evident going into season four. The Rockets brought in renowned shot specialist Chip Engelland, who has built a career improving players on the offensive end, especially as shooters. Now he is tasked with helping Thompson, who has struggled to score away from the basket, add a consistent jump shot that could open up his entire offensive game.

Teams have made it a point to pack the paint against Thompson and force him into that jump shot. If Thompson can add not just a three-point shot but a midrange shot, he could go from an elite two-way young star to a superstar in the league. Thompson has the ability, and now it is about putting it all together in year four.

Brandon Williams takes advantage of opportunity in Warriors' short-handed loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

There will be plenty of opportunities for Warriors role players to go around in the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season. 

Steph Curry will miss a handful of games, as will fellow veterans Draymond Green and Al Horford. The Warriors hope the reason is for rest, not injury. They’ll have the same hope that De’Anthony Melton can play most back-to-backs, too. 

Anybody can play the guessing game of Kristaps Porziņģis and his availability. The Warriors already are in their own game of it right now before the real games begin. 

This isn’t even including the injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody. Golden State is down to a 12-man team two weeks ahead of the regular-season opener in Los Angeles. On Wednesday night in Portland, the Warriors were a nine-man team against the Trail Blazers’ regulars. 

After playing the night before at Chase Center in San Francisco, which followed a week of NBA training camp in Hawaii, the Warriors opened the floor to players on the bench, on two-way contracts and in the G League to have the stage and give a show. Brandon Williams grabbed the lead role and never let go of it in the Warriors’ super short-handed 123-118 loss to Damian Lillard, Ja Morant and the Blazers at Moda Center.

Williams scored 17 points in 17 minutes on 7-of-11 shooting with four rebounds and three assists. His plus-1 was the only positive plus/minus among Warriors starters.

With Curry, Melton and Brandin Podziemski not even traveling, the ball instantly was in Williams’ hands. Keeping Yaxel Lendeborg back home gave Williams even more chances to be a lead playmaker and a top scoring option. He did both from the opening tip. 

A full picture of a Williams-led offense was painted. He scored 10 points in the first quarter and was up to 15 at halftime. Williams was a perfect 4 of 4 on 2-pointers in the first quarter and missed his two 3-point attempts. The first missed the rim completely and hit the bottom right side of the backboard, and then the second barely pecked the front of the rim. 

He was wide-open each time, especially the second. But he also hit a pull-up jumper from the free throw line, a fadeaway from the left baseline, a floater on the right side of the paint and a three in the first half. 

Speed is the name of Williams’ game, and he used that to his advantage too, getting downhill and to the rim. The new wrinkle to the Warriors is being talked about by everyone. Fans also have taken quick notice of it. 

B-Will speeds through for two 💨 pic.twitter.com/nTnl89fE2l

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) October 8, 2026

His quickness isn’t solely a scoring weapon. Williams repeatedly got two feet into the teeth of the defense and made a play for a teammate. He set up multiple threes that way, and the Warriors already are benefitting from Williams having something that has been lacking lately on their roster. 

SPLASH from the sophomore, Will Richard ☔️

📺 @NBATVpic.twitter.com/7TVCasHWsj

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) October 8, 2026

While Williams did have three turnovers, two in the second quarter and one in the third after none in the first, he should have had far more than four assists if his teammates converted pinpoint passes. 

Williams wasn’t the only Warrior to capitalize on a big chance. Miles Kelly scored a game-high 24 points and was 6 of 11 from 3-point range. The 23-year-old 6-foot-4 guard also had seven rebounds and six assists as the most impressive stat line of the night. Dalen Terry was right behind him. 

Terry, 24, scored 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting and was 4 of 5 from deep. The 6-foot-6 wing nearly had a triple-double, adding eight rebounds and nine assists. He and Kelly will be names to watch in Santa Cruz as part of the Warriors’ G League affiliate. 

These kinds of games are great to see players like Kelly and Terry catch some eyes. They’re just much more about players like Williams. Through training camp and three preseason games, Williams has shown how he can be the microwave scorer off the bench when the Warriors need to get hot in an instant. 

That’s still going to be a must on nights when the Warriors are healthy, and Williams already is earning his way up the pecking order in games where the main names aren’t on the court. 

A competitive loss where the Warriors didn’t have Williams in the fourth quarter, and more of their players were in the Bay Area than the Pacific Northwest, was another example of his importance.

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Mark my words: This is going to be the best NBA season yet for Luka Doncic.

He should win the MVP award. Or be the runner-up if the Lakers can’t make enough noise in the very- crowded Western Conference. 

The pathway is primed. Let’s break it down. 

Doncic is mad. 

He’s still reeling from the shock of being traded by the Mavericks to the Lakers in February 2025. He was stunned. Humiliated. What other top-four player has been dealt in their prime? He has a vendetta. Something to prove to the league. 

He has a sense of ownership. 

The Lakers are now his team. LeBron James left in free agency for the 76ers. The success or failure of a 17-time championship franchise now rests squarely on his shoulders. That means something. 

He has his fingerprints on everything. 

During the offseason, he put his stamp on the squad. He had a big say in who he wanted to play alongside, including the Lakers re-signing Austin Reaves and acquiring center Walker Kessler in a sign-and-trade from Utah. 

He’s ready. 

He’s arguably in the best shape of his career. Lakers coach JJ Redick recently said he “worked his butt off all summer,” adding that he “actually did sprints and stuff.” He’s noticeably slimmer. 

He’s acting like a leader. 

Doncic recently hosted a four-day minicamp in Slovenia to help build chemistry. He has never done anything like that before in his career. He paid for everyone on the roster to fly to his home country. He really wants this to work. 

And in many ways, he was spurned last season. 

Let’s not forget that Doncic actually fell in NBA.com’s MVP Ladder in late March from No. 2 to No. 4 following a six-game stretch in which he averaged 40.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.6 steals, becoming the first player to average 40 points over six road games since Michael Jordan in 1986. 

“The better I play, the more I go down in ratings,” Doncic said at the time. “So I don’t know what more I can do.”

Over the month of March? 

Doncic averaged 37.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7.4 assists, leading the Lakers to a 15-2 record before suffering a strained hamstring on April 2. 

And yet, Doncic finished fourth in MVP voting behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic. 

The case could’ve been made for him to finish higher. Voters knew that. It was an impossible task trying to rank those guys for the league’s most prestigious individual award, especially considering there are no distinct specifications for it. The bar keeps endlessly moving for how voting is justified. 

So, all of this to say, Doncic is next. 

The kindling is on the floor. The logs have been stacked. Gasoline has been poured over it all. A lit match is about to be dropped. 

Right now, basketball is everything for Doncic. His daughters are in Slovenia. He’s engaged in an ongoing custody battle with his ex-fiancée over them. Pouring himself into his sport is the only thing that’s going to keep him sane. 

That’s powerful. 

Last season, Doncic declined to advocate for himself to win the MVP award, something Wembanyama successfully did to his advantage. 

Doncic led the league in scoring (33.5 points) and finished third in assists (8.3). The only things that could be held against him in such a tight race? The Lakers finished fourth in the West behind the Thunder, Spurs and Nuggets. And Doncic’s defense lags behind Gilgeous-Alexander’s stellar two-way play and Wembanyama’s wizardry on the less glamorous end of the court. 

But standings aren’t always taken into consideration for the MVP award. For example, Russell Westbrook won MVP in 2017 even though the Thunder finished sixth in the West. Jokic won the award in 2021 even though the Nuggets finished third in the conference. 

Defense isn’t always taken into consideration, either. See guys such as Jokic, Steph Curry and James Harden winning MVP. 

In other words, it’s all subjective. 

Voters do the best they can, including this one, who voted for Doncic to finish fourth for MVP last season. But we all know when our decision was decided by millimeter margins. 

Doncic is primed to have an explosive season. 

All of the ingredients are in the pot. We’re all waiting to see how the dish turns out. 

But really, we know what to expect. 

And it’s going to be nothing short of incredible.

No rest for the weary, even in the preseason, as the Golden State Warriors travel up north to play against the Portland Trail Blazers for Wednesday’s second night of a back-to-back. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM PT in Portland and can be watched on NBA TV.

Previously with the Warriors:

The Warriors showcased another starting lineup in Tuesday night’s 124-98 blowout victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. With center Al Horford a late scratch, Golden State opted for size and versatility around guards Steph Curry and Brandin Podziemski, with Draymond Green starting at center alongside rookie Yaxel Lendeborg and Gui Santos to round out the rest of the front court.

Lendeborg impressed once again, leading the team with 17 points in 21 minutes on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting from the field. His nine rebounds also led the Warriors for the second game in a row. After the game, Lendeborg discussed why he believes he’s having so much success crashing the boards in the NBA.

“I feel like it’s a lot easier to get rebounds here (NBA). In college, the paint was always packed… These guys, I feel like, they’re more lazy to get the rebound.”

Yaxel has high expectations for himself when it comes to rebounding in the NBA 💯 pic.twitter.com/kLajtqdYoe

— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) October 7, 2026

What to watch for tonight:

In perhaps one of the strangest scheduling quirks in recent preseason memory, tonight’s game wraps up a busy stretch of three games in four days for the Warriors, one that began Sunday in Hawaii before taking them back to San Francisco on Tuesday and now up to Portland for the second night of a back-to-back.

If this were the regular season, the Warriors would almost certainly rest several of their veteran players. Given that this is only the preseason, that’s expected to be the case tonight, with a long list of players not even making the trip to Portland. That’s good news for the bottom half of the roster, which should get plenty of opportunities to showcase themselves, but bad news for anyone hoping to see the Warriors’ stars on the court.

LONG list of Warriors not traveling to Portland for tomorrow’s game @NBCSWarriors

Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Yaxel Lendeborg
Al Horford
Brandin Podziemski
De'Anthony Melton
Gui Santos
Georges Niang
Gary Payton II

— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October 7, 2026

Regardless of who’s playing, enjoy the game Dub Nation. GO WARRIORS!!! 

Projected Starters

Warriors: Brandon Williams, LJ Cryer, Will Richard, Malevy Leons, Charles Bassey

Blazers: Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, Donovan Clingan

How to watch Preseason Game 3

Who: Golden State Warriors (1 – 1) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (0 – 0)

When: Wednesday, October 7th, at 7:00 p.m. PT

Where: Moda Center — Portland, Oregon

TV and Streaming: NBA TV