The Detroit Pistons didn't miss injured forward Blake Griffin in their season opener as Andre Drummond and Luke Kennard put on a stellar two-man show. The duo looks to follow up its strong first act when the Pistons host the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets both fell short of high expectations last season and are determined to make 2019-20 the year they advance to the NBA Finals. Both teams will be trying to start off on the right foot when the last three NBA MVPs square off with the Bucks visiting the Rockets on Thursday.

For the first time since before Stephen Curry led the team to the NBA championship in 2014-15, the Golden State Warriors enter a regular season without being the favorites in the Western Conference. Curry, Draymond Green and a different-looking Warriors roster will open the 2019-20 campaign by hosting the team that most predict to take over their perch atop the West, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Thursday.