Lakers vs. Pelicans 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 New Orleans Pelicans, 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 New Orleans Pelicans did it 9 times in their 23 seasons. The Lakers have won 17 of the NBA's 79 Championships (21.5%) and the Pelicans have not won a title so far.
They have faced each other in 1 playoff series, won by the Lakers. They also met in the Play-In once.
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 Pelicans 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 | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 65 (84.4%) | 9 (39.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 12 (15.6%) | 14 (60.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 17  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 15 | 0 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) | 22 wins 37 losses (.373) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 77 1948-49 to present | 23 2002-03 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Total Series | 1 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 2011 |
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Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | |||
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2023 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2022 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2020 |  NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) | |||
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| 2010 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2009 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2008 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets) |
| 2005 | DNQ | DNQ (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2004 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round (as New Orleans Hornets) |
| 2002 | NBA Champions | - |
| 2001 | NBA Champions | - |
| 2000 | NBA Champions | - |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Finals | - |
| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1994 | DNQ | - |
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1991 | Lost NBA Finals | - |
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1989 | 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 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 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 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 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 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 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 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 1949 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |