Kevin Durant's baseline jumper swished through the net just barely too late, and the Houston Rockets rallied in the fourth to beat Golden State 122-121 on the first night of the NBA season.
The Warriors had one last chance with 10.6 seconds left and Durant came up with the ball after Stephen Curry had missed.
Durant and the Warriors thought they'd won and confetti began to fall when the two remaining officials - the third got hurt in the fourth quarter - reviewed the play and said Durant's shot was after the buzzer.
It came on a night when the Warriors received their championship rings for beating Cleveland Cavliers in the 2016/2017 NBA finals.
Nick Young came off the bench to hit six three-pointers and score 23 points in a brilliant Warriors debut, Curry scored 22 points and Durant had 20 after a slow start. Klay Thompson added 16 points.
Chris Paul had four points on 2-for-9 shooting in his Rockets debut, while James Harden scored 27 points and Eric Gordon 24 for the Rockets. Houston opened the fourth with a 9-0 run to get back in it.
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