Today! NBA game 7 games, CCTV5 no live broadcast, Lakers VS Warriors, James + Li Kyle and other appearances
On October 16 (today, Wednesday), Beijing time, the 2024-2025 NBA (United States Professional Basketball League) preseason will continue to be staged, and seven matchups will be played. CCTV's major sports platforms, including CCTV5, will not broadcast live on TV, and local stations such as Guangdong Sports and Shanghai Five Star Sports have no broadcast plans.
At 10 a.m., the Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors.
In the Western Conference standings in the regular season last season, the Lakers led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis ranked eighth, the Warriors led by the Splash Brothers Curry, Klay Thompson and Chris Paul ranked tenth, and in the playoffs, the Warriors lost to the Kings and went out early, and the Lakers frustrated the Pelicans, but lost 1-4 to the Denver Nuggets led by Jokic in the Western Conference quarterfinals. In this season's summer league and preseason, the Lakers have a 4-7 record, and the Warriors with the Chinese men's basketball team's naturalized player Li Kaier have a 11-1 record.
At 7 a.m., defending champion Green Army Boston travels to Toronto Raptors.
Tatum-led Boston won the Eastern Conference last season with a league-best record of 64-18. After that, he went all the way and won the 18th NBA championship in team history.
At 9:30 a.m., two NBA preseason games kicked off at the same time.
The Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished second in the West in the regular season last season, beat the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, and lost 4-3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. Alexander's Thunder won the Western Conference last season, swept the New Orleans Pelicans 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs, and lost 4-2 to the Dallas Mavericks led by Doncic and Irving in the Western Conference semifinals.
In the other game, the Utah Jazz host the Sacramento Kings.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the Houston Rockets, the old club of Chinese basketball helmsman Yao Ming, hosted the New Orleans Pelicans. The Rockets improved last season, finishing 11th in the West in the regular season, missing out on a playoff spot. The Pelicans, led by Zion Williamson, McCollum, Ingram and others, finished seventh in the West in the regular season last season and lost to the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. In this season's summer league and preseason, the Rockets have a 3-4 record, while the Pelicans have a 1-6 record.
At 7:30 a.m., two NBA preseason games jumped at the same time.
The Miami Heat host the San Antonio Spurs coached by veteran coach Popovich.
The Heat, led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, finished eighth in the East in the regular season last season, losing to Boston in the first round of the playoffs. The Spurs finished second from bottom in the West (14th) in the regular season last season, and have a 7-4 record in this summer league and preseason games with Wembanyama and Chris Paul.
In the other game, the New York Knicks host the Charlotte Hornets.
What are the results of today's 7 NBA preseason games? Let's wait and see!