The 10 focus matches of the new season: Yang Hansen s debut PK Gobert, and the Lakers final match left suspense

Below are the 10 key battles of the new season regular season carefully selected for you.

1. The Thunder opener PK Rockets (October 22, 2025)

The opening game of the new season, the Thunder will raise the first championship flag in the team's history at home (after relocating to Russia City). As a team that is only 27 years old, and the second and third-ranked team is a team that is 24 years old and 23 years old. In the new season, they are still regarded as super popular to win the championship.

But after the flag-raising ceremony, Thunder had to face an extremely powerful opponent. The Rockets have been rebuilding over the past few years, and after stocking up a lot of potential stocks, they also returned to the playoff stage last season. This summer, the Rockets' lineup has been greatly upgraded. Durant's joining and the joining of mercenaries such as Finney Smith and Capela have instantly become one of the strongest obstacles on the Thunder's road to defending their title. How strong is the Rockets? The opening match against the Thunder is the best touchstone, and not just this game, the open and secret battle between the two teams is likely to become the main line of the story throughout the season.

2. The opening battle of Huyong meets again (October 22, 2025)

The battle of Huyong appears on the opening night, which is no longer a strange thing. But the situation this year is still a little different. Judging from the various information revealed during the offseason, the new season may be the last season of James's career. If this is true, then the dialogue between Zhanku will have a special meaning. Perhaps, the Lakers and Warriors are no longer popular teams to compete for the championship. But every time, the dialogue between Hu Yong always creates fierce sparks, and there is no need for any doubt.

3. Yang Hansen's NBA career debut (October 23, 2025)

On the second day of the new season, Yang Hansen's NBA career debut will be performed at home in Portland. In the past few months, from joint trials before the draft, to being selected for the first round on the draft, and later making a brilliant performance on the stage of the summer league, Xiao Yang has been creating surprises for Chinese fans all the way. But the real challenge may not appear until the regular season officially starts. In his career debut, Yang Hansen will face the Timberwolves, the top Western Conference team. Facing the siege of Gobert and Randall, the game will definitely not be easy.

4. New atmosphere of the bull and horse war (October 23, 2025)

Also on the second day of the season, a Texas civil war will begin between the Spurs and the Mavericks. Once upon a time, the battle between the bull and horse has always been one of the most popular repertoire programs in the NBA. In the new season, this group of duels will also show a new atmosphere due to the addition of No. 1 pick Flag and No. 1 Harper, and the confrontation between Davis and Vinban Yama. In the next year, the Mavericks hope to return to the championship group after the lineup is renovated, and the Spurs will also return to the playoffs as a clear goal. In this context, the battle between the two sides is destined to be full of the intensity of the confrontation. Even to take this game as the starting point, they will also write a new chapter of each other's grudges...

5. The Los Angeles Derby is launched (November 26, 2025)

This summer, regardless of whether James is willing or not, the Lakers have completed the transfer of power within the team through a series of operations. Doncic has become the new king of the Purple and Gold Army after renewing the contract. In the new season, Doncic's ability to lead the team will withstand even more severe tests. Almost all bystanders will turn on the eight-fold mirror early to examine Luca's every move on the court in detail. In November, the first Los Angeles derby between the Lakers and the Clippers was one of the best samples to test Luca's leadership.

In the offseason, the Clippers made precise reinforcements, and the addition of Bill, Collins, Daluo and Paul made the team's lineup reach an unprecedented depth. For the new season, the Clippers still have the ambition to compete for the championship and want to suppress the Lakers in the civil war in Los Angeles City. Moreover, this game is still a group stage in the NBA Cup, so the game also has a special dual meaning...

6. Yang Hansen faces idols (November 1, 2025)

Previously, when facing the media, Yang Hansen said more than once that Jokic is his idol, and he even hopes to meet with the teacher when the two meet in the future. In fact, since the draft, the statement that Yang Hansen is "Little Jokic" has long appeared in reports from various media. Therefore, in the new season, Yang Hansen's first encounter with Jokic will definitely become the focus. According to the schedule, on November 1 this year, the Trail Blazers will face the Nuggets for the first time in the season. And then, in addition to signing, can Yang Hansen make Teacher Yo remember it deeply in actual combat and cause some trouble for him?

7. The Thunder touched the Nuggets again (February 2, 2026)

After winning the championship this year, Jaylen Williams, the second leader of the Thunder, believed that when reviewing the championship journey, the Timberwolves, the opponent in the Western Conference, was not the Timberwolves, the semi-finals, who caused the most trouble for them in the West. During the offseason, from the perspective of strengthening, after sending out Porter Jr., Huang Zhong, signing with Hardaway Jr., and signing Bruce Brown back, he did become the top team in the championship. Therefore, in the new season, the Thunder will definitely regard the Nuggets as one of its main imaginary enemies to defend their title, and the MVP battle between Alexander and Jokic will still be a main line of the season. However, according to the schedule, the first encounter between the Nuggets and the Thunder will not happen until February 2, 2026.

8. Cavaliers Knicks Fight to the Death (December 26, 2025)

It can be said that after the end of last season, due to the serious injuries of Halliburton and Tatum, the Pacers and Celtics have been forced to withdraw from the Eastern Conference championship map in a short time.. In the new season, if we only talk about the integrity and depth of the lineup, the Knicks and the Cavaliers are already the leaders of the East. Therefore, every conversation between the two teams may be considered a preview of next year's division final. In the first game of the season, the two teams will meet in a narrow road, and in the highly anticipated Christmas battle, the Cavaliers and the Knicks are also the only two teams to represent the East.

9. Doncic returns to Dallas again (January 25, 2026)

According to the schedule, Doncic's first return to Dallas next season will be on January 25 next year. As we all know, Luca misses the days of playing in the Mavericks, but due to the epic deal in February this year, Luca has formed a deep grudge with the Dallas management. Therefore, every time he returns to Dallas game, his mood is particularly complicated. In the new season, when Luca stands in the American Airlines Center Arena again, there is another young opponent in front of him - the new No. 1 pick Flag, and the dialogue between the two generations of Mavericks will make the game more dramatic.

10. Will the curtain call show come? (April 13, 2026)

April 13, 2026 will be the day when the Lakers will end the regular season next season. That day may become calm because the Purple and Gold Army has locked in the playoffs. But in the same way, that day could be the most watched day of the season. Because once James decides to retire, this game will be his last regular season game in his career, and even if James continues to compete, he may have finished his last regular season game in the Lakers. Coincidentally, in that game, the Lakers' opponent was the Jazz again. This coincidence can inevitably remind people of the moving and unforgettable night when Kobe Bryant's last dance 10 years ago...