Warriors 2026-27 schedule: Breaking down the biggest dates

The Stephen Curry show has its tour dates.

After a steady drip of marquee games earlier this week, the NBA released the full regular season schedule for the Golden State Warriors and the rest of the league Thursday.

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The Warriors will play their first home game Oct. 23 against the Memphis Grizzlies, and it will be the only time they play inside their own arena for the first five games on their schedule.

They also close the season with seven of their final nine games on the road, a stretch that includes two dates with LeBron James and the 76ers as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

The Stephen Curry show has its tour dates. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

The veteran roster will have to travel approximately 46,000 miles and navigate 15 back-to-backs. As long as Curry’s around, so will be the spotlight: Golden State will be featured on national television 28 times, including games on Christmas and Presidents Day.

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These are the biggest dates on the Warriors’ 2026-27 schedule:

Oct 21: Opening Night

It’s practically becoming a tradition.

For the second year in a row and the third time since 2021, the Warriors will open their season against the Lakers in Los Angeles. They also hosted their Western Conference rivals to begin the 2022 season. But this year, the matchup comes with a twist.

It won’t involve LeBron James.

These are Luka Doncic’s Lakers now.

Curry went 7-9 in regular-season matchups against the Lakers during James’ run starting in 2018. Now he’ll have a different kind of test in a team built around Doncic and Austin Reaves.

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Golden State started strong last season, beating the Lakers on Opening Night and winning four of their first five. It will be more difficult this year for the same reason things fell apart last year.

While all indications are Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are doing well in their recoveries from knee surgeries, the Warriors won’t have either wing for at least the first portion of their schedule.

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