Grizzlies vs. Lakers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been present in the NBA Playoffs 14 times in 31 seasons while the Los Angeles Lakers did it 65 times in their 78 seasons. The Grizzlies have not won a title so far and the Lakers have won 17 of the NBA's 79 Championships (21.5%).
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won by the Lakers.
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 Grizzlies 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 | ||
Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 14 (46.7%) | 65 (84.4%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 16 (53.3%) | 12 (15.6%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 17 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 15 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 38 wins 64 losses (.373) | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 31 1995-96 to present | 78 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | 1 2023 |
Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2022 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2020 | DNQ (lost Play-in) |  NBA Champions | |||
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2019 | DNQ | 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 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2010 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2008 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2007 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2003 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2002 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2001 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | NBA Champions |
| 2000 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1998 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1997 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1996 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1995 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1994 | - | DNQ |
| 1993 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1992 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1990 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1989 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1988 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1987 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1986 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1985 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1984 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1983 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1982 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1981 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1980 | - | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1979 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1978 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1977 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1976 | - | DNQ |
| 1975 | - | DNQ |
| 1974 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1973 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1972 | - | NBA Champions |
| 1971 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1970 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | 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 | Memphis Grizzlies | 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 | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1949 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |