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Lakers and Clippers Home Games, October to December 2026

Both Los Angeles NBA teams open the 2026-27 season at home on Wednesday, October 21: the Lakers host Golden State at 7:00 PM at Crypto.com Arena, and the Clippers host Sacramento at 7:30 PM at Intuit Dome. Through December 29 the Lakers play 16 home games and the Clippers 15, and on six nights both teams are at home. This guide lists every home date with its Pacific tip time from the NBA's official schedule, gives each arena's own drop-off and pickup rule, and explains when a chauffeur by the hour beats two one-way rides.

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Quick answer

When are the Lakers and Clippers home games this fall, and where does a car drop you off?

Both teams open at home on Wednesday, October 21, 2026: the Lakers host Golden State at 7:00 PM at Crypto.com Arena and the Clippers host Sacramento at 7:30 PM at Intuit Dome. From then through December the Lakers have 16 home games and the Clippers 15, per the NBA schedule read on October 18, 2026. At Crypto.com Arena, ride shares must stop in the white zones on Chick Hearn Court or southbound Figueroa Street; at Intuit Dome, rideshare drop-off and pickup is the Mobility Hub on the first level of the East Garage. A chauffeur by the hour starts at $80 an hour in a Comfort Sedan, with a 4-hour minimum online.

Plan game night

Two arenas, 31 home dates and one stopping rule at each.

The NBA sets the tip times and the arenas set where a car may stop. Everything else about a game night, from the pickup time to the meeting point afterwards, follows from those two facts.

Lakers home games at Crypto.com Arena

Crypto.com Arena is at 1111 S. Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, next to L.A. Live. The times below are Pacific, read from the NBA's official 2026-27 schedule on October 18, 2026; the two Friday games in November marked NBA Cup are group-stage games. The league can move a tip time for television, so check the team schedule on game day.

  • Wed Oct 21 · 7:00 PM · Golden State Warriors
  • Fri Oct 23 · 7:00 PM · LA Clippers
  • Tue Oct 27 · 8:00 PM · Portland Trail Blazers
  • Sun Nov 1 · 6:00 PM · Toronto Raptors
  • Mon Nov 2 · 7:00 PM · Miami Heat
  • Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM · Portland Trail Blazers (Emirates NBA Cup)
  • Tue Nov 17 · 7:00 PM · Charlotte Hornets
  • Wed Nov 18 · 7:00 PM · Utah Jazz
  • Fri Nov 20 · 7:00 PM · Sacramento Kings (Emirates NBA Cup)
  • Mon Nov 23 · 7:00 PM · Utah Jazz
  • Mon Dec 14 · 7:00 PM · New Orleans Pelicans
  • Mon Dec 21 · 7:00 PM · Indiana Pacers
  • Wed Dec 23 · 7:00 PM · Denver Nuggets
  • Fri Dec 25 · 2:00 PM · Philadelphia 76ers (Christmas Day)
  • Sun Dec 27 · 6:00 PM · Memphis Grizzlies
  • Tue Dec 29 · 7:30 PM · Houston Rockets

Clippers home games at Intuit Dome

Intuit Dome is at 3930 W Century Boulevard in Inglewood, at the corner of Prairie Avenue, which the arena describes as minutes from LAX. Most tips are 7:30 PM, but note the Sunday matinee against Charlotte at 1:30 PM on November 15 and the 6:30 PM NBA Cup game the day after Thanksgiving.

  • Wed Oct 21 · 7:30 PM · Sacramento Kings
  • Wed Oct 28 · 7:30 PM · Los Angeles Lakers
  • Mon Nov 2 · 7:00 PM · Toronto Raptors
  • Wed Nov 4 · 7:30 PM · Miami Heat
  • Sun Nov 8 · 6:00 PM · New Orleans Pelicans
  • Fri Nov 13 · 7:30 PM · Oklahoma City Thunder (Emirates NBA Cup)
  • Sun Nov 15 · 1:30 PM · Charlotte Hornets
  • Tue Nov 17 · 8:00 PM · Utah Jazz
  • Fri Nov 27 · 6:30 PM · New Orleans Pelicans (Emirates NBA Cup)
  • Wed Dec 2 · 7:30 PM · Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Sun Dec 20 · 7:00 PM · Indiana Pacers
  • Mon Dec 21 · 7:30 PM · Denver Nuggets
  • Wed Dec 23 · 7:30 PM · Golden State Warriors
  • Sat Dec 26 · 7:30 PM · Memphis Grizzlies
  • Sun Dec 27 · 6:00 PM · Philadelphia 76ers

Nights when both teams are at home

Six dates put a Lakers game Downtown and a Clippers game in Inglewood on the same evening. Both crowds arrive and leave at roughly the same hours, so on these nights allow extra time for the drive and agree the pickup point with the chauffeur before you go in.

  • Wed Oct 21: Lakers vs Warriors 7:00 PM; Clippers vs Kings 7:30 PM
  • Mon Nov 2: Lakers vs Heat 7:00 PM; Clippers vs Raptors 7:00 PM
  • Tue Nov 17: Lakers vs Hornets 7:00 PM; Clippers vs Jazz 8:00 PM
  • Mon Dec 21: Lakers vs Pacers 7:00 PM; Clippers vs Nuggets 7:30 PM
  • Wed Dec 23: Lakers vs Nuggets 7:00 PM; Clippers vs Warriors 7:30 PM
  • Sun Dec 27: Lakers vs Grizzlies 6:00 PM; Clippers vs 76ers 6:00 PM

Getting there: where each arena lets a car stop

Crypto.com Arena. The arena's ride-share page asks drivers to obey posted signs and warns that LAPD enforces the "No Stopping" signs throughout the district. Ride shares must drop off and pick up only in the designated areas: the white zone on eastbound Chick Hearn Court between L.A. Live Way and Georgia Street, and the white zone on southbound Figueroa Street between 12th Street and Pico Boulevard. Your chauffeur uses the same zones, and no car can hold a space at the curb while you are inside.

Intuit Dome. The arena's A-Z guide sends rideshare drop-off and pickup to the Mobility Hub on the first level of the East Garage, 3700 W Century Boulevard. Parking is by pass, sold through the arena, at the VIP West Garage (entrance on Prairie Avenue), the Standard East Garage or the Players' Garage (both entered from 102nd Street). If nobody in your group holds a pass, plan on the Mobility Hub. The arena recommends Waze for the latest road closures on game night.

  • From LAX: Intuit Dome is on Century Boulevard at Prairie Avenue, east of the airport; from the 405, the arena's directions use exit 45, Century Boulevard.
  • To Downtown: Crypto.com Arena sits on Figueroa Street beside L.A. Live; the LAX to Downtown LA page covers the airport run.

Dinner, the game and the ride home on one booking

An hourly booking keeps one chauffeur and one vehicle reserved for the hours you book. The chauffeur drives you to dinner, drops you at the arena zone, stages where waiting is permitted during the game, and comes back to the zone when you message. For planning, assume an NBA game takes about two and a half hours from tip to final buzzer; that is an estimate, not a league figure. A 7:00 PM tip with a 5:00 PM dinner fits a 6-hour block starting from a 4:30 PM pickup.

Online hourly bookings start at 4 hours, each booked hour includes about 25 miles of driving, and the clock starts at the pickup time. On the booking form on October 18, 2026, four hours in an Escalade Elite came to $520 and four hours in a Sprinter for a group came to $700, taxes and fees included.

Flying in for a game

Add the flight number when you book so the pickup follows the actual landing time. At LAX, the airport's own LAX-it FAQ says limousines and town cars pick up at the outermost curb on the first level outside baggage claim, and that LAX-it does not change executive car pickup. If you would rather be met inside the terminal with a name sign, meet and greet is $60 per booking. On an hourly booking, bags can stay in the vehicle while you are at the game.

Christmas Day and the holiday stretch

The Lakers host Philadelphia on Christmas Day, Friday December 25, at 2:00 PM, the only afternoon home game on either schedule apart from the Clippers' November 15 matinee. The Clippers follow with home games on December 26 and 27, and the Lakers close the year against Houston on December 29. If family is flying in for the holidays, our Thanksgiving and holiday travel guide covers the busy days at LAX, and the New Year's Eve guide covers December 31.

Tickets, parking and who we are

Lux4Rides provides transportation only. Tickets and suites are sold by the teams, and arena parking passes by the arenas; we quote no ticket or parking prices. Lux4Rides is not affiliated with the NBA, the Lakers, the Clippers or either arena.

From Beverly Hills, Santa Monica or Pasadena, both arenas are a normal evening drive, and the hourly booking covers the return. From Orange County or Irvine, the booking form may raise the hourly minimum for the distance, and two one-way rides are often the better value. The Intuit Dome car service page covers Inglewood events beyond basketball.

Choosing the service

Hourly chauffeur, or two scheduled transfers?

If dinner is part of the night, or the group wants the same car from start to finish, compare hourly first. If you are going straight to the game and straight home, two one-way rides booked together usually cost less. Both show in full in the booking form with your addresses.

Hourly chauffeurTwo scheduled transfers
Best forDinner before the game, a group in one vehicle, bags from an airport pickupStraight to the arena and straight home, or a long drive from Orange County
How it worksThe chauffeur and vehicle are reserved for the hours you book and stage where waiting is permittedOne ride to the arena zone, one ride home from it, each at a time you set
During the gameThe chauffeur moves to the arena zone when you messageNo chauffeur on standby; the return runs at the time you booked
Price basisRate × hours: $80 to $175 an hour by vehicle; 4-hour minimum onlineTwo distance-based fares; book the return in the same reservation and both legs are 5% less
If the game runs longExtra time is billed at the same hourly rateText dispatch to move the return time, subject to availability

Lux4Rides prices from the booking form on October 18, 2026, per vehicle, including taxes and fees, before the optional gratuity (20% preselected, adjustable). Hourly: Comfort Sedan $80, Luxury SUV $120, Escalade Elite $130, Executive Sedan $135 plus $25 once, Sprinter $175 per hour; online bookings start at 4 hours, with about 25 miles of driving per booked hour. Cancellation terms are shown at checkout. TCP #40987.

Before you go

Put these on the booking.

Dispatch plans the pickup from what you tell us. Four details save a phone call on the day.

  1. The game and the tip time

    Lakers or Clippers, the date, and whether dinner comes first.

  2. Every address in order

    Pickup, restaurant, arena and the drop-off at the end of the night.

  3. A flight number, if you are landing

    So the airport pickup follows the real arrival time.

  4. A mobile number that works in a crowd

    The chauffeur texts the vehicle details and the zone; you message when you leave your seats.

Questions guests ask

Before you book.

Anything else? Dispatch answers at any hour.

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When do the Lakers and Clippers open the 2026-27 season?

Both at home on Wednesday, October 21, 2026: Lakers vs Golden State Warriors at 7:00 PM at Crypto.com Arena, and Clippers vs Sacramento Kings at 7:30 PM at Intuit Dome, per the NBA schedule read on October 18, 2026.

Is there a Lakers game on Christmas Day?

Yes. The Lakers host the Philadelphia 76ers at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, December 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM Pacific.

When do the Lakers and Clippers play each other?

Twice in October: at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 PM (Lakers home), and at Intuit Dome on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM (Clippers home).

Where does the car drop us at Crypto.com Arena?

In the designated ride-share white zones: eastbound Chick Hearn Court between L.A. Live Way and Georgia Street, or southbound Figueroa Street between 12th Street and Pico. The arena says LAPD enforces the No Stopping signs elsewhere in the district.

How much is a chauffeur for a game?

By the hour on the booking form on October 18, 2026: Comfort Sedan $80, Luxury SUV $120, Escalade Elite $130, Executive Sedan $135 plus $25 once, Sprinter $175, with a 4-hour minimum online. One-way fares are priced by distance and shown before you pay.

Can the same chauffeur take us to dinner and the game?

Yes, on an hourly booking. A one-way ride ends at the drop-off; if you book the return, it runs at the time you set.

Does the booking include tickets or parking?

No. Lux4Rides provides transportation only; tickets are sold by the teams and parking passes by the arenas.

Keep planning

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Official sources

Facts on this page were checked against these pages on October 18, 2026. Dates, admission and access can change; confirm them before you buy tickets or travel.

Photo: Crypto.com Arena interior 2024 by Troutfarm27, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Lux4Rides is an independent, CPUC-licensed transportation company (TCP #40987). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or an official supplier to the venue, the event or its ticket seller, and it does not sell admission.

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