Kings vs. Lakers Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Sacramento Kings have been present in the NBA Playoffs 30 times in 78 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 9 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Kings and 8 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 Kings 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 | ||
Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 30 (39.0%) | 65 (84.4%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 47 (61.0%) | 12 (15.6%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 17 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 15 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 83 wins 111 losses (.428) | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 78 1948-49 to present | 78 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Total Series | 9 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 1951 |
8 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | 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 Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2021 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ |  NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2011 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2010 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | 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 Semis | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2002 | Lost Western Conference Finals | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2001 | Lost Western Conference Semis | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2000 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions | |||
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| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1995 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1994 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1992 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1990 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 1989 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 1988 | DNQ | NBA Champions | |||
| 1987 | DNQ | NBA Champions | |||
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 1985 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | NBA Champions | |||
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 1983 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 1982 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | NBA Champions | |||
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1980 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) | NBA Champions | |||
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1979 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1978 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1977 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1976 | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) | DNQ |
| 1975 | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) | DNQ |
| 1974 | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 1973 | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1972 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | NBA Champions |
| 1971 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 1970 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1969 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1968 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1967 | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost Western Division Semis |
| 1966 | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1965 | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1964 | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost Western Division Semis |
| 1963 | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1962 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals |
| 1961 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost Western Division Finals |
| 1960 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) |
| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 1959 | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) | Lost NBA Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
| 1958 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) | DNQ (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
| 1957 | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
| 1956 | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) | Lost Western Division Semis (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
| 1955 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| 1954 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| 1953 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
| 1952 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| 1951 | NBA Champions (as Rochester Royals) | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| 1950 | Lost Central Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| Playoffs | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| 1949 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | |||
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| 1948 | - | - | |||
| 1947 | - | - | |||