The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Golden State Warriors four times during October, following the NBA's announcement on Wednesday of the Lakers' NBA Cup Group Play schedule, which opens with a road game in San Francisco on Oct. 30.
Lakers to face Warriors four times in October as NBA Cup schedule is announced
The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Golden State Warriors four times during October, following the NBA's announcement on Wednesday of the Lakers' NBA Cup Group Play schedule, which opens with a road game in San Francisco on Oct. 30.
The NBA Cup Group Play game on Oct. 30 is the second half of an Amazon Prime doubleheader, preceded by a game in which the Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks, the defending NBA Cup and NBA champions.
The Lakers' four NBA Cup Group Play games are: Oct. 30 at the Warriors; Nov. 6 vs. the Trail Blazers; Nov. 20 vs. the Kings; and Nov. 27 at the Spurs. Group Play runs from Oct. 30 through Nov. 27.
Before the NBA Cup slate begins, the Lakers and Warriors are scheduled to meet in preseason exhibitions on Oct. 6 at Chase Center and Oct. 13 in Las Vegas, and then in both teams' regular season opener on Oct. 21.
The single-elimination NBA Cup knockout round is scheduled for Dec. 4–9, with the semifinals to be played in the participating teams' home markets. The NBA Cup final will be held on Dec. 11 at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis — the first time the final will be staged outside Las Vegas, which hosted the tournament's first three finals.
The Lakers' six known regular season games are: Oct. 21 vs. Warriors; Oct. 30 at Warriors; Nov. 6 vs. Trail Blazers; Nov. 20 vs. Kings; Nov. 27 at Spurs; and Dec. 25 vs. 76ers. The full NBA schedule is set to be released at noon on Thursday.
- No comment or reaction from the Lakers, Warriors, or NBA officials is included in the source.
- The source does not explain how the NBA Cup group assignments or opponent pairings were determined.
- Details of the full NBA schedule, to be released Thursday, are not available in the source.
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