Clippers vs. Lakers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been present in the NBA Playoffs 19 times in 56 seasons while the Los Angeles Lakers did it 65 times in their 78 seasons. The Clippers have not won a title so far and the Lakers have won 17 of the NBA's 79 Championships (21.5%).
The Clippers and the Lakers have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Clippers and the Lakers advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 19 (34.5%) | 65 (84.4%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 36 (65.5%) | 12 (15.6%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 17 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 15 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 69 wins 91 losses (.431) | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 56 1970-71 to present | 78 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference Semis |  NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2011 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2010 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2008 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2007 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2004 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2003 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2002 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2001 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2000 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1996 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1995 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1994 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1990 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1989 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1988 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 1987 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 1986 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1985 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 1984 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1983 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1982 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | NBA Champions |
| 1981 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1980 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1979 | DNQ (as San Diego Clippers) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1978 | DNQ (as Buffalo Braves) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1977 | DNQ (as Buffalo Braves) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1976 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Buffalo Braves) | DNQ |
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Buffalo Braves) | DNQ |
| 1974 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Buffalo Braves) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1973 | DNQ (as Buffalo Braves) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1972 | DNQ (as Buffalo Braves) | NBA Champions |
| 1971 | DNQ (as Buffalo Braves) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1970 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1969 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1968 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1967 | - | Lost Western Division Semis |
| 1966 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1965 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1964 | - | Lost Western Division Semis |
| 1963 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1962 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1961 | - | Lost Western Division Finals |
| 1960 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1959 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1958 | - | DNQ (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1957 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1956 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1955 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1954 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1953 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1952 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1951 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1950 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1949 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |