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Lakers schedule

2-3preseason record
80 regular-season games ahead
80 regular season40 home · 40 road40 national TV5 preseason15 back-to-backs
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Home vsWarriorsWed, Oct 21 · 10:00 PM ET · 7:00 PM PT
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80 regular-season games (40 at home, 40 on the road), 40 on national TV, plus 5 preseason games. Next up: vs Warriors on Wed, Oct 21 at 10:00 PM ET. Times in ET and PT; local TV means the regional sports network in each market — see how to watch the Lakers for the streaming options.

October 2026

11 games · 6 home · 5 road · 1 B2B

November 2026

15 games · 7 home · 8 road · 4 B2B
Mon2NovHome · vsHeatMiami10:00 PMET · 7:00 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNetB2B5 in 7Less rest
Game preview →Lakers vs Heat →
Wed11NovAway · atBucksMilwaukee8:00 PMET · 5:00 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNet3 in 4Rest edge
Game preview →Lakers vs Bucks →
Sun15NovAway · atSunsPhoenix4:00 PMET · 1:00 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNetTrip game 4
Game preview →Lakers vs Suns →
Fri20NovHome · vs · Emirates NBA CupKingsSacramento10:00 PMET · 7:00 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNet3 in 4
Game preview →Lakers vs Kings →
Fri27NovAway · at · Emirates NBA CupSpursSan Antonio9:30 PMET · 6:30 PM PT
Prime Video2 time zones
Game preview →Lakers vs Spurs →

December 2026

11 games · 6 home · 5 road · 1 B2B

January 2027

17 games · 7 home · 10 road · 5 B2B
Fri22JanHome · vsKingsSacramento10:00 PMET · 7:00 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNetB2BLess rest
Game preview →Lakers vs Kings →

February 2027

10 games · 4 home · 6 road
Thu4FebAway · atNetsBrooklyn7:30 PMET · 4:30 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNetLess restTrip game 5
Game preview →Lakers vs Nets →
Mon8FebAway · atSunsPhoenix9:30 PMET · 6:30 PM PT
PeacockNBC Sports NetworkTrip game 7
Game preview →Lakers vs Suns →

March 2027

15 games · 8 home · 7 road · 3 B2B
Thu4MarAway · at76ersPhiladelphia7:00 PMET · 4:00 PM PT
Prime VideoRest edgeTrip game 4
Game preview →Lakers vs 76ers →
Sun7MarHome · vsNetsBrooklyn10:30 PMET · 7:30 PM PT
Spectrum SportsNetB2BLess rest
Game preview →Lakers vs Nets →

April 2027

6 games · 5 home · 1 road · 1 B2B
Sun4AprHome · vsSpursSan Antonio10:00 PMET · 7:00 PM PT
TelemundoNBCPeacock2 time zones
Game preview →Lakers vs Spurs →

Rest and travel

All 30 teams →
Miles43,718

between arenas · 40 time-zone changes · longest trip 7 games

Back-to-backs15

26 three-in-four · 3 five-in-seven

Rest edge17 / 19

games with more rest than the opponent / with less

The hard nights · 40
Tue, Oct 27vs Trail Blazersrest 1 · opp 3 · 581 miLess rest
Wed, Oct 28at Clippersrest 0 · opp 2 · 8 miB2BLess rest
Mon, Nov 2vs Heatrest 0 · opp 2 · 0 miB2B5 in 7Less rest
Sun, Nov 8at Pistonsrest 1 · opp 3 · 1,980 miLess rest3 time zones
Mon, Nov 9at Hawksrest 0 · opp 1 · 598 miB2BLess rest
Sun, Nov 15at Sunsrest 3 · opp 2 · 1,462 miTrip game 4
Wed, Nov 18vs Jazzrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B
Fri, Nov 27at Spursrest 3 · opp 1 · 1,206 mi2 time zones
Mon, Nov 30at Rocketsrest 0 · opp 1 · 484 miB2BLess rest
Wed, Dec 2at Pelicansrest 1 · opp 1 · 317 mi3 in 4Trip game 4
Mon, Dec 14vs Pelicansrest 11 · opp 0 · 1,670 miRest edge2 time zones
Wed, Dec 16at Timberwolvesrest 1 · opp 1 · 1,522 mi2 time zones
Sat, Dec 19at Nuggetsrest 0 · opp 1 · 698 miB2BLess rest
Thu, Dec 31at Pelicansrest 1 · opp 0 · 1,670 miRest edge2 time zones
Sat, Jan 2at Bullsrest 1 · opp 2 · 835 miLess rest
Sun, Jan 3at Raptorsrest 0 · opp 1 · 438 miB2BLess rest
Tue, Jan 5at Wizardsrest 1 · opp 1 · 350 mi3 in 4Trip game 4
Thu, Jan 7vs Celticsrest 1 · opp 2 · 2,297 miLess rest3 time zones
Fri, Jan 8vs Pistonsrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B5 in 7
Thu, Jan 14vs Magicrest 0 · opp 1 · 827 miB2BLess rest
Fri, Jan 22vs Kingsrest 0 · opp 1 · 345 miB2BLess rest
Thu, Jan 28at Pacersrest 1 · opp 1 · 1,807 mi3 time zones
Sun, Jan 31at Hornetsrest 0 · opp 1 · 533 miB2BLess rest
Tue, Feb 2at Celticsrest 1 · opp 1 · 721 mi3 in 4Trip game 4
Thu, Feb 4at Netsrest 1 · opp 2 · 190 miLess restTrip game 5
Sat, Feb 6at Spursrest 1 · opp 1 · 1,579 miTrip game 6
Mon, Feb 8at Sunsrest 1 · opp 1 · 850 miTrip game 7
Fri, Feb 26at Nuggetsrest 7 · opp 8 · 831 miLess rest
Thu, Mar 4at 76ersrest 1 · opp 0 · 861 miRest edgeTrip game 4
Sat, Mar 6vs Thunderrest 1 · opp 1 · 2,390 mi3 time zones
Sun, Mar 7vs Netsrest 0 · opp 2 · 0 miB2BLess rest
Fri, Mar 12vs Cavaliersrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B
Tue, Mar 16at Trail Blazersrest 1 · opp 2 · 827 miLess rest
Wed, Mar 17vs Sunsrest 0 · opp 1 · 827 miB2B5 in 7Less rest
Tue, Mar 23at Heatrest 1 · opp 1 · 2,337 mi3 time zones
Thu, Mar 25at Cavaliersrest 1 · opp 2 · 1,089 miLess rest
Tue, Mar 30at Grizzliesrest 1 · opp 1 · 484 miTrip game 4
Thu, Apr 1at Thunderrest 1 · opp 1 · 421 miTrip game 5
Sun, Apr 4vs Spursrest 2 · opp 1 · 1,180 mi2 time zones
Wed, Apr 7vs Timberwolvesrest 0 · opp 0 · 0 miB2B

Rest is full days without a game before tip-off (a back-to-back is 0). Miles are straight-line distances between the arenas of consecutive games, starting the season at home.