Los Angeles Lakers playoff history
Playoff appearances: 48
Overall playoff record: 315-222
NBA Championships: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
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Results
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1998-99
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Defeated Houston, 3-1, first round
Lost to San Antonio, 4-0, conference semifinals
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1997-98
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Defeated Portland, 3-1, first round
Defeated Seattle, 4-1, conference semifinals
Lost to Utah, 4-0, conference finals
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1996-97
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Defeated Portland, 3-1, first round
Lost to Utah, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1995-96
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Lost to Houston, 3-1, first round
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1994-95
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Defeated Seattle, 3-1, first round
Lost to San Antonio, 4-2, conference semifinals
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1992-93
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Lost to Phoenix, 3-2, first round
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1991-92
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Lost to Portland, 3-1, first round
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1990-91
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Defeated Houston, 3-0, first round
Defeated Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Portland, 4-2, conference finals
Lost to Chicago, 4-1, NBA Finals |
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1989-90
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Defeated Houston, 3-1, first round
Lost to Phoenix, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1988-89
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Defeated Portland, 3-0, first round
Defeated Seattle, 4-0, conference semifinals
Defeated Phoenix, 4-0, conference finals
Lost to Detroit, 4-0, NBA Finals
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1987-88
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Defeated San Antonio, 3-0, first round
Defeated Utah, 4-3, conference semifinals
Defeated Dallas, 4-3, conference finals
Defeated Detroit, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1986-87
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Defeated Denver, 3-0, first round
Defeated Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Seattle, 4-0, conference finals
Defeated Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1985-86
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Defeated San Antonio, 3-0, first round
Defeated Dallas, 4-2, conference semifinals
Lost to Houston, 4-1, conference finals
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1984-85
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Defeated Phoenix, 3-0, first round
Defeated Portland, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Denver, 4-1, conference finals
Defeated Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1983-84
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Defeated Kansas City, 3-0, first round
Defeated Dallas, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Phoenix, 4-2, conference finals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1982-83
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Defeated Portland, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated San Antonio, 4-2, conference finals
Lost to Philadelphia, 4-0, NBA Finals
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1981-82
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Defeated Phoenix, 4-0, conference semifinals
Defeated San Antonio, 4-0, conference finals
Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1980-81
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Lost to Houston, 2-1, first round
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1979-80
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Defeated Phoenix, 4-1, conference semifinals
Defeated Seattle, 4-1, conference finals
Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1978-79
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Defeated Denver, 2-1, first round
Lost to Seattle, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1977-78
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Lost to Seattle, 2-1, first round
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1976-77
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Defeated Golden State, 4-3, first round
Lost to Portland, 4-0, conference semifinals
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1973-74
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Lost to Milwaukee, 4-1, first round
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1972-73
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Defeated Chicago, 4-3, first round
Lost to Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals
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1971-72
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Defeated Chicago, 4-0, conference semifinals
Defeated Milwaukee, 4-2, conference finals
Defeated New York, 4-1, NBA Finals semifinals
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1970-71
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Defeated Chicago, 4-3, conference semifinals
Lost to Milwaukee, 4-1, conference finals
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1969-70
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Defeated Phoenix, 4-3, conference semifinals
Defeated Atlanta, 4-0, conference finals
Lost to New York, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1968-69
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Defeated San Francisco, 4-2, division semifinals
Defeated Atlanta, 4-1, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1967-68
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Defeated Chicago, 4-1, division semifinals
Defeated San Francisco, 4-0, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1966-67
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Lost to San Francisco, 3-0, division semifinals
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1965-66
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Defeated St. Louis, 4-3, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1964-65
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Defeated Baltimore, 4-2, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-1, NBA Finals
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1963-64
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Lost to St. Louis, 3-2, division semifinals
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1962-63
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Defeated St. Louis, 4-3, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1961-62
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Defeated Detroit, 4-2, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1960-61
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Defeated Detroit, 3-2, division semifinals
Lost to St. Louis, 4-3, division finals
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1959-60*
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Defeated Detroit, 2-0, division semifinals
Lost to St. Louis, 4-3, division finals
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1958-59*
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Defeated Detroit, 2-1, division semifinals
Defeated St. Louis, 4-2, division finals
Lost to Boston, 4-0, NBA Finals
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1956-57*
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Lost to St. Louis, division tiebreaker
Defeated Fort Wayne, 2-0, division semifinals
Lost to St. Louis, 3-0, division finals
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1955-56*
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Defeated St. Louis, second-place game
Lost to St. Louis, 2-1, division semifinals
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1954-55*
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Defeated Rochester, 2-1, division semifinals
Lost to Fort Wayne, 3-1, division finals
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1953-54*
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Defeated Rochester and Fort Wayne, 3-0, round-robin
Defeated Rochester, 2-1, division finals
Defeated Syracuse, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1952-53*
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Defeated Indianapolis, 2-0, division semifinals
Defeated Fort Wayne, 3-2, division finals
Defeated New York, 4-1, NBA Finals
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1951-52*
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Defeated Indianapolis, 2-0, division semifinals
Defeated Rochester, 3-1, division finals
Defeated New York, 4-3, NBA Finals
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1950-51*
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Defeated Indianapolis, 2-1, division semifinals
Lost to Rochester, 3-1, division finals
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1949-50*
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Defeated Rochester, first-place game
Defeated Chicago, 2-0, division semifinals
Defeated Fort Wayne, 2-0, division finals
Defeated Anderson, 2-0, NBA Semifinals
Defeated Syracuse, 4-2, NBA Finals
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1948-49*
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Defeated Chicago, 2-0, division semifinals
Defeated Rochester, 2-0, division finals
Defeated Washington, 4-2, NBA Finals
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