Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers Head-to-Head in the NBA Playoffs - All-Time Game Log
Full list of playoff games played between the Rockets and the Lakers, with results and the evolution of their head-to-head record.
Here you have the complete list of games played between the Rockets and the Lakers with their all-time performance against each other in the NBA Playoffs. It includes total games, wins and losses, scores, overtimes, dates and evolution of their head to head record. If it exists, data about the variants of the two franchises through the years is also shown.
The Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers have played 40 games in the playoffs with 16 victories for the Rockets and 24 for the Lakers.
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers All-time Head-to-Head Playoffs Game Log:
Head To Head in the Playoffs
They played a total of
40
Playoff
Games
40
All-Time Record:
Houston Rockets | 16 Wins | |
Los Angeles Lakers | 24 Wins |
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Game Log: Rockets vs. Lakers in the NBA Playoffs
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2020 Playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinals |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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40. | Sep 12, 2020 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 96 - 119 | Lakers win 4-1 | 16 | - | 24 | |
39. | Sep 10, 2020 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 - 110 | Lakers lead 3-1 | 16 | - | 23 | |
38. | Sep 8, 2020 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 102 - 112 | Lakers lead 2-1 | 16 | - | 22 | |
37. | Sep 6, 2020 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 109 - 117 | series tied 1-1 | 16 | - | 21 | |
36. | Sep 4, 2020 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 112 - 97 | Rockets lead 1-0 | 16 | - | 20 |
2009 Playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinals |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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35. | May 17, 2009 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 70 - 89 | Lakers win 4-3 | 15 | - | 20 | |
34. | May 14, 2009 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 95 - 80 | series tied 3-3 | 15 | - | 19 | |
33. | May 12, 2009 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 78 - 118 | Lakers lead 3-2 | 14 | - | 19 | |
32. | May 10, 2009 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 99 - 87 | series tied 2-2 | 14 | - | 18 | |
31. | May 8, 2009 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 94 - 108 | Lakers lead 2-1 | 13 | - | 18 | |
30. | May 6, 2009 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 98 - 111 | series tied 1-1 | 13 | - | 17 | |
29. | May 4, 2009 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 100 - 92 | Rockets lead 1-0 | 13 | - | 16 |
2004 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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28. | Apr 28, 2004 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 78 - 97 | Lakers win 4-1 | 12 | - | 16 | |
27. | Apr 25, 2004 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 88 - 92 | OT | Lakers lead 3-1 | 12 | - | 15 |
26. | Apr 23, 2004 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 - 91 | Lakers lead 2-1 | 12 | - | 14 | |
25. | Apr 19, 2004 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 84 - 98 | Lakers lead 2-0 | 11 | - | 14 | |
24. | Apr 17, 2004 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 71 - 72 | Lakers lead 1-0 | 11 | - | 13 |
1999 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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23. | May 15, 1999 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 88 - 98 | Lakers win 3-1 | 11 | - | 12 | |
22. | May 13, 1999 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 - 88 | Lakers lead 2-1 | 11 | - | 11 | |
21. | May 11, 1999 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 98 - 110 | Lakers lead 2-0 | 10 | - | 11 | |
20. | May 9, 1999 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 - 101 | Lakers lead 1-0 | 10 | - | 10 |
1996 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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19. | May 2, 1996 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 - 94 | Rockets win 3-1 | 10 | - | 9 | |
18. | Apr 30, 1996 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 104 - 98 | Rockets lead 2-1 | 9 | - | 9 | |
17. | Apr 27, 1996 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 94 - 104 | series tied 1-1 | 8 | - | 9 | |
16. | Apr 25, 1996 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 87 - 83 | Rockets lead 1-0 | 8 | - | 8 |
1991 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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15. | Apr 30, 1991 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 90 - 94 | Lakers win 3-0 | 7 | - | 8 | |
14. | Apr 27, 1991 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 98 - 109 | Lakers lead 2-0 | 7 | - | 7 | |
13. | Apr 25, 1991 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 92 - 94 | Lakers lead 1-0 | 7 | - | 6 |
1990 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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12. | May 3, 1990 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 88 - 109 | Lakers win 3-1 | 7 | - | 5 | |
11. | May 1, 1990 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 114 - 108 | Lakers lead 2-1 | 7 | - | 4 | |
10. | Apr 29, 1990 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 - 104 | Lakers lead 2-0 | 6 | - | 4 | |
9. | Apr 27, 1990 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 89 - 101 | Lakers lead 1-0 | 6 | - | 3 |
1986 Playoffs
- Western Conference Finals |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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8. | May 21, 1986 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 114 - 112 | Rockets win 4-1 | 6 | - | 2 | |
7. | May 18, 1986 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 105 - 95 | Rockets lead 3-1 | 5 | - | 2 | |
6. | May 16, 1986 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 117 - 109 | Rockets lead 2-1 | 4 | - | 2 | |
5. | May 13, 1986 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 112 - 102 | series tied 1-1 | 3 | - | 2 | |
4. | May 10, 1986 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 107 - 119 | Lakers lead 1-0 | 2 | - | 2 |
1981 Playoffs
- Western Conference First Round |
Score |
Series Status | Head-to-Head |
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3. | Apr 5, 1981 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 89 - 86 | Rockets win 2-1 | 2 | - | 1 | |
2. | Apr 3, 1981 | Houston Rockets | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 106 - 111 | series tied 1-1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
1. | Apr 1, 1981 | Houston Rockets | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 111 - 107 | Rockets lead 1-0 | 1 | - | 0 |