No Indian player has ever taken part in an NBA game and although NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that he hopes to see that change within five years, few are holding their breath.

The upcoming season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) commences on October 22.

The second pre-season game of the tour will be played on Saturday, while the regular season begins on October 22.

Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA, handed over the basketball to Nita Ambani and she passed it on to the officials to kick-start the game.

NBA Games India: Sacramento Kings will take on Indiana Pacers in the first NBA game in India.

A struggling and bickering Miami Heat squad lacking injured Chris Bosh fell behind the Indiana Pacers in their second-round NBA playoff series with a woeful 94-75 loss on Thursday.

The San Antonio Spurs handed Utah their second-heaviest playoff loss, beating the Jazz 114-83 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA first-round series.

Tony Parker scored 28 points as San Antonio beat Utah to win their playoff opener for the first time in four years.

Kyle Korver scored 20 points and Carlos Boozer added 16 for the Bulls, who need just a win over Cleveland on Thursday or a loss by the San Antonio Spurs to clinch the league's top spot, as Chicago beat Indiana Pacers.

Devin Harris scored 25 points, including 11 straight in the fourth quarter, and the Utah Jazz halted the San Antonio Spurs' 11-game winning streak and boosted their own playoff hopes with a 91-84 victory on Monday.

Lou Amundson scored a career-high 21 points to help Indiana beat the Portland Trail Blazers 92-75 on Tuesday, snapping the Pacers' four-game losing streak.

Danny Granger scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, and Darren Collison had 25 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 104-99 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

Paul Millsap scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to power the Utah Jazz past the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-98 on Saturday night.

Paul Millsap had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Al Jefferson added 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 106-96 on Sunday night.

Derrick Favors scored a career-high 20 points and added 11 rebounds in his first start for Utah, and the Jazz beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-99 in their home opener on Friday night to avoid their first 0-3 start in 32 years.