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Posted: Sunday May 07, 2000 09:47 PM

L.A. Lakers Playoff History
Overall Record: 315-222 NBA Championships: 11
Year	Opponent	Result	Round
1999	def. Houston	3-1	1st round
	lost to San Antonio	4-0	2nd round
1998	def. Portland	3-1	1st round
	def. Seattle	4-1	2nd round
	lost to Utah	4-0	conf. finals
1997	def. Portland	3-1	1st round
	lost to Utah	4-1	2nd round
1996	lost to Houston	3-1	1st round
1995	def. Seattle	3-1	1st round
	lost to San Antonio	4-2	2nd round
1993	lost to Phoenix	3-2	1st round
1992	lost to Portland	3-1	2nd round
1991	def. Houston	3-0	1st round
	def. Golden State	4-1	2nd round
	def. Portland	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to Chicago	4-1	finals
1990	def. Houston	3-1	1st round
	lost to Phoenix	4-1	2nd round
1989	def. Portland	3-0	1st round
	def. Seattle	4-0	2nd round
	def. Phoenix	4-0	conf. finals
	lost to Detroit	4-0	finals
1988	def. San Antonio	3-0	1st finals
	def. Utah	4-3	2nd round
	def. Dallas	4-3	conf. finals
	def. Detroit	4-3	finals
1987	def. Denver	3-0	1st round
	def. Golden State	4-1	2nd round
	def. Seattle	4-0	conf. finals
	def. Boston	4-2	finals
1986	def. San Antonio	3-0	1st round
	def. Dallas	4-2	2nd round
	lost to Houston	4-1	conf. finals
1985	def. Phoenix	3-0	1st round
	def. Portland	4-1	2nd round
	def. Denver	4-1	conf. finals
	def. Boston	4-2	finals
1984	def. Kansas City	3-0	1st round
	def. Dallas	4-1	2nd round
	def. Phoenix	4-1	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-3	finals
1983	def. Portland	4-1	2nd round
	def. San Antonio	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to Philadelphia	4-0	finals
1982	def. Phoenix	4-0	2nd round
	def. San Antonio	4-0	conf. finals
	def. Philadelphia	4-2	finals
1981	lost to Houston	2-1	1st round
1980	def. Phoenix	4-1	2nd round
	def. Seattle	4-1	conf. finals
	def. Philadelphia	4-2	finals
1979	def. Denver	2-1	1st round
	lost to Seattle	4-1	2nd round
1978	lost to Seattle	2-1	1st round
1977	def. Golden State	4-3	2nd round
	lost to Portland	4-0	conf. finals
1974	lost to Milwaukee	4-1	1st round
1973	def. Chicago	4-3	1st round
	def. Golden State	4-1	conf. finals
	lost to New York	4-1	Finals
1972	def. Chicago	4-0	1st round
	def. Milwaukee	4-2	conf. finals
	def. New York	4-1	finals
1971	def. Chicago	4-3	1st round
	lost to Milwaukee	4-1	conf. finals
1970	def. Phoenix	4-3	1st round
	def. Atlanta	4-0	conf. finals
	lost to New York	4-3	finals
1969	def. San Francisco	4-2	1st round
	def. Atlanta	4-1	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-3	finals
1968	def. Chicago	4-1	1st round
	def. San Francisco	4-0	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-2	finals
1967	lost to San Francisco	4-3	1st round
1966	def. St. Louis	4-3	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-3	finals
1965	def. Baltimore	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-1	finals
1964	lost to St. Louis	3-2	1st round
1963	def. St. Louis	4-3	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-2	finals
1962	def. Detroit	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-3	finals
1961	def. Detroit	3-2	1st round*
	lost to St. Louis	4-3	conf. finals
1960	def. Detroit	2-0	1st round
	lost to St. Louis	4-3	conf. finals
1959	def. Detroit	2-1	1st round
	def. St. Louis	4-2	conf. finals
	lost to Boston	4-0	finals
1957	def. St. Louis	1-0	1st round
	def. Fort Wayne	2-0	2nd round
	lost to St. Louis	3-0	conf. finals
1956	def. St. Louis	1-0	2nd-place game
	lost to St. Louis	2-1	2nd round
1955	def. Rochester	2-1	1st round
	lost to Fort Wayne	3-1	conf. finals
1954	def. Fort Wayne	2-0	round robin
	def. Rochester	1-0	round robin
	def. Rochester	2-1	conf. finals
	def. Syracuse	4-3	finals
1953	def. Indianapolis	2-0	1st round
	def. Fort Wayne	3-2	conf. finals
	def. New York	4-1	Finals
1952	def. Indianapolis	2-0	1st round
	def. Rochester	3-1	conf. finals
	def. New York	3-1	finals
1951	def. Indianapolis	2-1	1st round
	lost to Rochester	3-1	conf. finals
1950	def. Rochester	1-0	1st-place game
	def. Chicago	2-0	2nd round
	def. Fort Wayne	2-0	conf. finals
	def. Anderson	2-0	semis
	def. Syracuse	4-2	finals
1949	def. Chicago	2-0	1st round
	def. Rochester	2-0	conf. finals
	def. Washington	4-2	finals
*moved from Minneapolis

 

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