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

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

The Utah Jazz have been present in the NBA Playoffs 31 times in 52 seasons while the Los Angeles Lakers did it 65 times in their 78 seasons. The Jazz 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 6 playoff series, 2 of them won by the Jazz and 4 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 Jazz 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
	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Playoff Appearances:	31 (60.8%)	65 (84.4%)
Playoffs Missed:	20 (39.2%)	12 (15.6%)
NBA Titles:	0	17
Finals Lost:	2	15
All-time Playoff Record:	135 wins 157 losses (.462)	466 wins 321 losses (.592)
Total NBA Seasons:	52 1974-75 to present	78 1948-49 to present

Teams Comparison Playoff Performances Year by Year
Playoffs	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
2026	TBD	TBD
2025	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2024	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2023	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Finals
2022	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2021	Lost Western Conference Semis	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2020	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
2019	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	DNQ
2018	Lost Western Conference Semis	DNQ
2017	Lost Western Conference Semis	DNQ
2016	DNQ	DNQ
2015	DNQ	DNQ
2014	DNQ	DNQ
2013	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2012	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Semis
2011	DNQ	Lost Western Conference Semis
2010	Lost Western Conference Semis	NBA Champions
	* The Lakers defeated the Jazz 4-0 in the Western Conference Semifinals.

Playoffs	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
2009	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
	* The Lakers defeated the Jazz 4-1 in the Western Conference First Round.
2008	Lost Western Conference Semis	Lost NBA Finals
	* The Lakers defeated the Jazz 4-2 in the Western Conference Semifinals.
2007	Lost Western Conference Finals	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2006	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
2005	DNQ	DNQ
2004	DNQ	Lost NBA Finals
2003	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Semis
2002	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
2001	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
2000	Lost Western Conference Semis	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
1989	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	Lost NBA Finals
1988	Lost Western Conference Semis	NBA Champions
	* The Lakers defeated the Jazz 4-3 in the Western Conference Semifinals.
1987	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	NBA Champions
1986	Lost Western Conference 1st Round	Lost Western Conference Finals
1985	Lost Western Conference Semis	NBA Champions
1984	Lost Western Conference Semis	Lost NBA Finals
1983	DNQ	Lost NBA Finals
1982	DNQ	NBA Champions
1981	DNQ	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1980	DNQ	NBA Champions

Playoffs	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
1979	DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz)	Lost Western Conference Semis
1978	DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz)	Lost Western Conference 1st Round
1977	DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz)	Lost Western Conference Finals
1976	DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz)	DNQ
1975	DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz)	DNQ
1974	-	Lost Western Conference Semis
1973	-	Lost NBA Finals
1972	-	NBA Champions
1971	-	Lost Western Conference Finals
1970	-	Lost NBA Finals

Playoffs	Utah Jazz	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	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
1949	-	NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers)
1948	-	-
1947	-	-