California's NBA opening week: Lakers, Warriors, Clippers and Kings
Warriors at Lakers and Kings at Clippers opened California's NBA season on 21 October. Opening-week results and the markets you can trade from California.
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California's four NBA teams all opened on Wednesday, 21 October 2026: the Lakers beat the Warriors 127-105 and the Clippers beat the Kings 121-96. From California you can trade NBA game and season markets on CFTC-regulated apps such as Kalshi and Polymarket US.
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Last checked October 27, 2026
Opening week (through 25 October): Lakers 3-0, Clippers 1-2, Warriors 0-3, Kings 0-3. The Lakers also beat the Clippers 125-117 on 23 October. Results from ESPN's scoreboard, checked 26 October 2026.
Opening week, team by team
Date
Game
Where
Wed 21 Oct
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 7 p.m. PT
Crypto.com Arena
Wed 21 Oct
Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers
Intuit Dome, Inglewood
Fri 23 Oct
LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers
Crypto.com Arena
Fri 23 Oct
Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors (Warriors home opener)
Chase Center, San Francisco
Fri 23 Oct
Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings (Kings home opener)
Golden 1 Center
Tue 27 Oct
Sacramento Kings at San Antonio Spurs
Frost Bank Center
After their home opener the Warriors go on a three-game road trip to Phoenix, Denver and Minnesota.
What you can trade on opening week
Single games: who wins a given night, for example Warriors at Lakers.
Season markets: championship, conference winner and season win totals. These can move when the first real results arrive.
These apps are available to eligible California residents (court disputes pending over sports contracts; status re-checked 16 October 2026). The platforms' minimum age is 18; we recommend 21+. Trading involves risk; you can lose what you put in.
How a game contract settles
A "Yes, Lakers win" contract pays $1 if the Lakers win, including in overtime, and $0 if they lose. Where the app allows it, you can sell before the end of the game at the current price. Read each market's rules for postponed games.
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