Lakers vs. Thunder 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 Oklahoma City Thunder, 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 Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 19 of the 79 NBA championships (24.1%).
They have faced each other in 9 playoff series, 6 of them won by the Lakers and 3 by the Thunder.
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 Thunder 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 65 (84.4%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 12 (15.6%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 17  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 15 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 78 1948-49 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 9 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 6 1980, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2010 |
3 1978, 1979, 2012 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |  NBA Champions |
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2022 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2020 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost NBA Finals | |||
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| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2010 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1998 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1997 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1991 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1989 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1988 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1987 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1985 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1984 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1983 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1982 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1980 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1979 | Lost Western Conference Semis | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1978 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1977 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1975 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1974 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1973 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1972 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1971 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1970 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 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 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |