Lakers vs. Mavericks Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been present in the NBA Playoffs 65 times in 78 seasons while the Dallas Mavericks did it 25 times in their 46 seasons. Between the two they total 18 of the 79 NBA championships (22.8%).
They have faced each other in 4 playoff series, 3 of them won by the Lakers and 1 by the Mavericks.
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 Lakers and the Mavericks 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 | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 65 (84.4%) | 25 (55.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 12 (15.6%) | 20 (44.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 17  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 15 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) | 118 wins 131 losses (.474) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 78 1948-49 to present | 46 1980-81 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Total Series | 4 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 3 1984, 1986, 1988 |
1 2011 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2022 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 |  NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | NBA Champions | |||
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| 2010 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2009 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2008 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2004 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2002 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2001 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2000 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1994 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1991 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| 1989 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1988 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 1987 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1985 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1984 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1983 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1982 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1980 | NBA Champions | - | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 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 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 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 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 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 | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1949 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |