The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a deep playoff run that saw the team make it all the way to the Western Conference Finals. With Rob Pelinka and the front office bringing back last year’s core, there are high expectations for this year’s team.
Thus, unlike last season, the 2023-24 schedule release is actually an anticipated moment in time for Lakers fans. Instead of trying to figure out how many games the Lakers will lose, fans can piece together how many wins the team will finish with and whether or not that will be enough to top the Western Conference.
The Lakers have to play all 29 other teams anyway but the construction of the schedule certainly does matter. Here is everything you need to know about the team’s 2023-24 schedule.
Los Angeles Lakers NBA regular-season schedule:
- OCTOBER:
- October 24, 2023 (Opening Night): at Denver Nuggets
- October 26, 2023 (Home Opener): vs Phoenix Suns
- October 29, 2023: at Sacramento Kings
- October 30, 2023: vs Orlando Magic
- NOVEMBER:
- November 1, 2023: vs Los Angeles Clippers
- November 4, 2023: at Orlando Magic
- November 6, 2023: at Miami Heat
- November 8, 2023: at Houston Rockets
- November 10, 2023: at Phoenix Suns (In-Season Tournament)
- November 12, 2023: vs Portland Trail Blazers
- November 14, 2023: vs Memphis Grizzlies (In-Season Tournament)
- November 15, 2023: vs Sacramento Kings
- November 17, 2023: at Portland Trail Blazers (In-Season Tournament)
- November 19, 2023: vs Houston Rockets
- November 21, 2023: vs Utah Jazz (In-Season Tournament)
- November 22, 2023: vs Dallas Mavericks
- November 25, 2023: at Cleveland Cavaliers
- November 27, 2023: at Philadelphia 76ers
- November 29, 2023: at Detroit Pistons
- November 30, 2023: at Oklahoma City Thunder
- DECEMBER:
- December 2, 2023: vs Houston Rockets
- December 12, 2023: at Dallas Mavericks
- December 13, 2023: at San Antonio Spurs
- December 15, 2023: at San Antonio Spurs
- December 18, 2023: vs New York Knicks
- December 20, 2023: at Chicago Bulls
- December 21, 2023: at Minnesota Timberwolves
- December 23, 2023: at Oklahoma City Thunder
- December 25, 2023: vs Boston Celtics
- December 28, 2023: vs Charlotte Hornets
- December 30, 2023: at Minnesota Timberwolves
- December 31, 2023: at New Orleans Pelicans
- JANUARY:
- January 3, 2024: vs Miami Heat
- January 5, 2024: vs Memphis Grizzlies
- January 7, 2024: vs Los Angeles Clippers
- January 9, 2024: vs Toronto Raptors
- January 11, 2024: vs Phoenix Suns
- January 13, 2024: at Utah Jazz
- January 15, 2024: vs Oklahoma City Thunder
- January 17, 2024: vs Dallas Mavericks
- January 19, 2024: vs Brooklyn Nets
- January 21, 2024: vs Portland Trail Blazers
- January 23, 2024: at Los Angeles Clippers
- January 25, 2024: vs Chicago Bulls
- January 27, 2024: at Golden State Warriors
- January 29, 2024: at Houston Rockets
- January 30, 2024: at Atlanta Hawks
- FEBRUARY:
- February 1, 2024: at Boston Celtics
- February 3, 2024: at New York Knicks
- February 5, 2024: at Charlotte Hornets
- February 8, 2024: vs Denver Nuggets
- February 9, 2024: vs New Orleans Pelicans
- February 13, 2024: vs Detroit Pistons
- February 14, 2024: at Utah Jazz
- February 22, 2024: at Golden State Warriors
- February 23, 2024: vs San Antonio Spurs
- February 25, 2024: at Phoenix Suns
- February 28, 2024: at Los Angeles Clippers
- February 29, 2024: vs Washington Wizards
- MARCH:
- March 2, 2024: vs Denver Nuggets
- March 4, 2024: vs Oklahoma City Thunder
- March 6, 2024: vs Sacramento Kings
- March 8, 2024: vs Milwaukee Bucks
- March 10, 2024: vs Minnesota Timberwolves
- March 13, 2024: at Sacramento Kings
- March 16, 2024: vs Golden State Warriors
- March 18, 2024: vs Atlanta Hawks
- March 22, 2024: vs Philadelphia 76ers
- March 24, 2024: vs Indiana Pacers
- March 26, 2024: at Milwaukee Bucks
- March 27, 2024: at Memphis Grizzlies
- March 29, 2024: at Indiana Pacers
- March 31, 2024: at Brooklyn Nets
- APRIL:
- April 2, 2024: at Toronto Raptors
- April 3, 2024: at Washington Wizards
- April 6, 2024: vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
- April 7, 2024: vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
- April 9, 2024: vs. Golden State Warriors
- April 12, 2024: at Memphis Grizzlies
- April 14, 2024: at New Orleans Pelicans
- November 10, 2023: at Phoenix Suns
- November 14, 2023: vs Memphis Grizzlies
- November 17, 2023: at Portland Trail Blazers
- November 21, 2023: vs Utah Jazz
- October 7: at Golden State Warriors
- October 9: vs Brooklyn Nets (Las Vegas)
- October 11: vs Sacramento Kings (Anaheim)
- October 13: vs Golden State Warriors
- October 15: vs Milwaukee Bucks
- October 17: vs Phoenix Suns (Palm Springs)
The gap between December 2 and December 12 is to make space for the knockout rounds of the In-Season Tournament. The gap between February 14 and 22 is for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.
Lakers’ full schedule: pic.twitter.com/NRRh8wvwg3
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) August 17, 2023Los Angeles Lakers NBA In-Season Tournament schedule:
For the first time in league history, there will be an in-season tournament similar to that of different cups in various soccer leagues throughout the world. However, unlike competitions like the FA Cup, the NBA In-Season Tournament will count toward a team’s regular-season record.
The tournament starts with group play before entering the knockout round. Everything except the championship game of the tournament will count toward the teams’ regular-season record. Here are the scheduled tournament games for the Lakers:
It is not going to be easy for the purple and gold to get out of the group stage. Los Angeles will be playing two potential playoff opponents in the Suns and Grizzlies. This will be a great test to see where the Lakers are at compared to their peers.
Lakers preseason schedule:
Before kicking off the 2023-24 season against the Denver Nuggets, the Lake Show will get several tune-ups in the preseason. All in all, there are six preseason games that the purple and gold will play before the outcomes really start to matter.
Any game that does not have the location specified is played at the home arena of the home team.