The Warriors opened their 2026-27 regular season Wednesday night at Lakers territory, with a nationally televised game at Crypto.com Arena. Golden State of Mind's Ricko Mendoza put tip-off at 7:00 PM PT and said it would air on ESPN. Yahoo Sports ran a where-to-watch-for-free piece on the game. Its summary says the season tips off "without LeBron." The feeds we have don't say why he is absent, so we won't guess.
The feed summaries carry no injury report or lineup news, and Sportsnet's listing came with no text at all. Yahoo's second item is a game-thread post for Warriors fans.
The game was tight early. Our box score had the Lakers up 45-43 with 6:35 left in the second quarter. The teams had traded the lead 10 times, and the Warriors had just used a coach's challenge. Stephen Curry had 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 11 minutes, including 2-of-3 from three. Brandon Williams added 8 off the bench. For the Lakers, Luka Doncic had 13 points with three turnovers, and Walker Kessler was 5-of-5 for 10. Lakers starters played only a few more minutes than Golden State's, so this snapshot says little about how the night ended.
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The two teams have met recently. Golden State won 101-89 at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 13, a result that stands out given how each side finished the stretch before the opener. The Warriors followed it with a 128-118 win over Portland on Oct. 16 and had beaten Sacramento 111-106 on Oct. 10, so they went in on a three-game winning streak. The Lakers lost that Oct. 13 game and then lost 121-106 to Denver on Oct. 16, after a 114-110 win over Sacramento on Oct. 8. They went in on a two-game skid.
Both clubs are back on the floor Friday, Oct. 23. The Warriors host Memphis, and the Lakers host the Clippers.
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