The NBA schedule release day is nothing like that of the NFL, and thank goodness for that. When NFL schedules come out, sickos pore over the games, predicting wins and losses based on pure conjecture. It's fan fiction.
With an 82-game NBA schedule, it's harder to print out a schedule and mark over each date with a W or L. But thanks to the analytics movement, there are some inherently valuable factors to consider.
For the Warriors, an older team, rest would seem to be even more important. According to NBA resource Positive Residual, the Warriors are scheduled to play 10 games at a rest disadvantage.
That likely helps get them some extra rest. And Golden State has 14 back-to-backs scheduled again middle of the pack. So, all things being equal, the Warriors got a pretty fair draw.
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