Lakers vs. Nets 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 Brooklyn Nets, 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 77 seasons while the Brooklyn Nets did it 24 times in their 49 seasons. The Lakers have won 17 of the NBA's 79 Championships (21.5%) and the Nets have not won a title so far.
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won 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 Lakers and the Nets 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 | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 65 (84.4%) | 24 (49.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 12 (15.6%) | 25 (51.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 17  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 15 | 2 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) | 70 wins 101 losses (.409) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 77 1948-49 to present | 49 1976-77 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2002 |
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Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2022 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2020 |  NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 2010 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| 2009 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2008 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2004 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2002 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
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| 2001 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| 2000 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1991 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1989 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1988 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1987 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1985 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1984 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1983 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1982 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1980 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1979 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1978 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Jersey Nets) |
| 1977 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as New York Nets) |
| 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 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 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 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 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 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 1949 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |