Hornets vs. Lakers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Charlotte Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Charlotte Hornets have been present in the NBA Playoffs 10 times in 35 seasons while the Los Angeles Lakers did it 65 times in their 77 seasons. The Hornets have not won a title so far and the Lakers have won 17 of the NBA's 79 Championships (21.5%).
The Hornets 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 Hornets 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 | ||
Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 10 (28.6%) | 65 (84.4%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 25 (71.4%) | 12 (15.6%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 17 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 15 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 23 wins 40 losses (.365) | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 35 1988-89 to present | 77 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2025 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2024 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2023 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2022 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2021 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ |  NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ |
| 2013 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2011 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Bobcats) | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | NBA Champions |
| 2008 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2007 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | DNQ (as Charlotte Bobcats) | DNQ |
| 2004 | - | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2003 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2002 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | NBA Champions |
| 2001 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | NBA Champions |
| 2000 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1998 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1997 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1996 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1994 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | DNQ |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1992 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1990 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1989 | DNQ (as Charlotte Hornets) | 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 | Charlotte Hornets | 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 | Charlotte Hornets | 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 | Charlotte Hornets | 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 | Charlotte Hornets | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1949 | - | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |