Hawks vs. Lakers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year

Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Lakers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.

The Atlanta Hawks have been present in the NBA Playoffs 49 times in 77 seasons while the Los Angeles Lakers did it 65 times in their 78 seasons. Between the two they total 18 of the 79 NBA championships (22.8%).

They have faced each other in 10 playoff series, 5 of them won by the Hawks and 5 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 Hawks 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
	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
Playoff Appearances:	49 (64.5%)	65 (84.4%)
Playoffs Missed:	27 (35.5%)	12 (15.6%)
NBA Titles:	1	17
Finals Lost:	3	15
All-time Playoff Record:	168 wins 222 losses (.431)	466 wins 321 losses (.592)
Total NBA Seasons:	77 1949-50 to present	78 1948-49 to present

Teams Comparison Playoff Performances Year by Year
Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
2026	TBD	TBD
2025	DNQ (lost Play-in)	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2024	DNQ (lost Play-in)	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2023	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Finals
2022	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2021	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2020	DNQ	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
2019	DNQ	DNQ
2018	DNQ	DNQ
2017	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2016	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	DNQ
2015	Lost Eastern Conference Finals	DNQ
2014	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2013	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2012	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Semis
2011	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Semis
2010	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
2009	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions
2008	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost NBA Finals
2007	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2006	DNQ	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	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
1989	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost NBA Finals
1988	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions
1987	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions
1986	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Finals
1985	DNQ	NBA Champions
1984	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost NBA Finals
1983	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost NBA Finals
1982	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
1981	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1980	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
1979	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Semis
1978	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1977	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Finals
1976	DNQ	DNQ
1975	DNQ	DNQ
1974	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Semis
1973	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost NBA Finals
1972	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	NBA Champions
1971	Lost Eastern Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference Finals
1970	Lost Western Division Finals	Lost NBA Finals
	* The Lakers defeated the Hawks 4-0 in the Western Division Finals.

Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
1959	Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)	Lost NBA Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers)
	* The Lakers defeated the Hawks 4-2 in the Western Division Finals.
1958	NBA Champions (as St. Louis Hawks)	DNQ (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1957	Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)	Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers)
	* The Hawks defeated the Lakers 3-0 in the Western Division Finals.
1956	Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks)	Lost Western Division Semis (as Minneapolis Lakers)
	* The Lakers defeated the Hawks 1-0 in the Western Division Second Place Tiebraker.
1955	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)	Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1954	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1953	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1952	DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks)	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1951	DNQ (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks)	Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1950	Lost Western Division Semis (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks)	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)

Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	Los Angeles Lakers
1949	-	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1948	-	-
1947	-	-