22 October 2025
NBA Opening Night Reaction: Thunder-Rockets and Lakers-Warriors W/ Jason Timpf | Beyond The Block
Buha's Block with Jovan Buha
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In the first episode of Beyond The Block, a new weekly national NBA show from Jovan Buha, Jovan is joined by Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight to break down the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors opening-night matchups.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:57 OKC-Houston recap
2:34 What did we learn about the Thunder?
14:51 What were the early returns on the Rockets' offense? Change their standing in the West?
24:38 Lakers-Warriors recap
25:44 First impression of the Warriors?
36:44 How does this version of Luka Doncic impact LA's short- and long-term ceiling?
45:30 Areas of improvement and silver linings for the Lakers
1:02:20 Outro
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If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing.
YouTube memberships are live! Join here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join
Join our new Buha's Block Discord: https://discord.gg/xFaPWsQFYr
Follow Jovan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/
Follow Jovan on X: https://x.com/jovanbuha
Follow Jovan on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha
Watch Jason here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCw8h_jH2gB20wcZTJiaQNCA
Subscribe to Jovan and Jason’s new Lakers podcast, The Lakers Collective, with Trevor Lane: https://www.youtube.com/@UCMmMELqjHukM5hyQ2E1PZ8A
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:57 OKC-Houston recap
2:34 What did we learn about the Thunder?
14:51 What were the early returns on the Rockets' offense? Change their standing in the West?
24:38 Lakers-Warriors recap
25:44 First impression of the Warriors?
36:44 How does this version of Luka Doncic impact LA's short- and long-term ceiling?
45:30 Areas of improvement and silver linings for the Lakers
1:02:20 Outro
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