Lakers vs. Warriors 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 Golden State Warriors, 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 Golden State Warriors did it 38 times in their 79 seasons. Between the two they total 24 of the 79 NBA championships (30.4%).
They have faced each other in 8 playoff series, 7 of them won by the Lakers and 1 by the Warriors. 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 Warriors 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 | Golden State Warriors | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 65 (84.4%) | 38 (48.1%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 12 (15.6%) | 41 (51.9%) |
| NBA Titles: | 17  | 7 |
| Finals Lost: | 15 | 5 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 466 wins 321 losses (.592) | 217 wins 179 losses (.548) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 77 1948-49 to present | 79 1946-47 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |
| Total Series | 8 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 7 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1987, 1991, 2023 |
1 1967 |
Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2024 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 2022 | DNQ |  NBA Champions | |||
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
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| 2020 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 2019 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2018 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2017 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals |
| 2015 | DNQ | NBA Champions |
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2010 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 2009 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2005 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2004 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ |
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2002 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2001 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| 2000 | NBA Champions | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 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 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1991 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1990 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1989 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1988 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1987 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1985 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1984 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1983 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1982 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1981 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1980 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1979 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1978 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1977 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 1976 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 1975 | DNQ | NBA Champions | |||
| 1974 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1973 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 1972 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 1971 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1970 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | |||
| 1969 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Division Semis (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
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| 1968 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Western Division Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
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| 1967 | Lost Western Division Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
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| 1966 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1965 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1964 | Lost Western Division Semis | Lost NBA Finals (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1963 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ (as San Francisco Warriors) | |||
| 1962 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) | |||
| 1961 | Lost Western Division Finals | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) | |||
| 1960 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) | |||
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1959 | Lost NBA Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1958 | DNQ (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1957 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1956 | Lost Western Division Semis (as Minneapolis Lakers) | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1955 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1954 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1953 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | DNQ (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1952 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1951 | Lost Western Division Finals (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1950 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| Playoffs | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors |
| 1949 | NBA Champions (as Minneapolis Lakers) | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1948 | - | Lost NBA Finals (as Philadelphia Warriors) |
| 1947 | - | NBA Champions (as Philadelphia Warriors) |