Top five must-watch games for Golden State Warriors

The NBA released the full 2024-25 schedule Thursday, so Golden State Warriors fans can mark the dates when Stephen Curry and Co. face other stars.

However, it might be overwhelming to search through all 82 games and pick which ones to watch. To help simplify the process, here are five must-watch games for Warriors fans, ranked from least to most important.

5. Tuesday, March 4: Warriors a t New York Knicks | TNT

Curry is always a show at Madison Square Garden, where he has averaged 26 points and shot a blistering 48.4% from deep in 12 games, per StatMuse .

Beyond Curry's impressive track record at the Garden, it will be interesting to see how he responds to New York's array of wing defenders (Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, former teammate Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart).

4. Tuesday, April 8: Warriors at Phoenix Suns | TNT

ESPN BET has the Warriors at 42.5 wins and the Suns at 46.5 wins. With both teams likely to be jockeying for playoff seeding deep into the season, this game could impact seeding and bring out the best in both teams.

Also, given the recent history between these teams and the offensive firepower of Curry and Phoenix's Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, this one should be intriguing.

3. Friday, Nov. 15: Memphis Grizzlies at Warriors | ESPN

With Ja Morant essentially taking a gap year last season and playing only nine games last season, this will be his first game against the Warriors since January 2023 .

Morant has excelled against Golden State (averaging 36 PPG in the past five games he's played against the Warriors, including playoffs), so it will be fascinating to see how he has evolved since the last encounter.

Golden State has added two of Morant's former teammates in De'Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson, who are expected to play key roles this season.

2. Wednesday , Jan. 22: Warriors at Sacramento Kings | ESPN

This game will be the first matchup of the teams at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, where the intensity gets ratcheted up between these rivals.

Last season, the regular-season matches between these teams were thrilling, including three games decided by just one point and one game decided by eight points, with each team winning two games.

The Kings have added six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan, and the Warriors acquired former Sacramento King Buddy Hield, who has a contentious history with Kings fans.

1. Tuesday, Nov. 12: Dallas Mavericks at Warriors | TNT

The once-unthinkable breakup between Klay Thompson and Golden State, who spent 13 seasons with the Warriors, is still fresh. The emotions of fans, players and coaches alone should make this game compelling.

Watching the four-time NBA champion drain three-pointers in an opposing uniform could be agonizing for Warriors fans.

The stars in this game — Dallas' Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving and Thompson and Golden State's Curry and Draymond Green — have injury histories, so this early season game might be a rare opportunity to watch all of them compete at once.