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LA Lakers Playoff History Results Defeated Portland, 3-0, first round Defeated Sacramento, 4-0, conference semifinals Defeated San Antonio, 4-0, conference finals Defeated Philadelphia, 4-1, NBA finals 1999-00 Defeated Sacramento, 3-2, first round Defeated Phoenix, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Portland, 4-3, conference finals Defeated Indiana, 4-2, NBA Finals 1998-99 Defeated Houston, 3-1, first round Lost to San Antonio, 4-0, conference semifinals 1997-98 Defeated Portland, 3-1, first round Defeated Seattle, 4-1, conference semifinals Lost to Utah, 4-0, conference finals � 1996-97 Defeated Portland, 3-1, first round Lost to Utah, 4-1, conference semifinals 1995-96 Lost to Houston, 3-1, first round 1994-95 Defeated Seattle, 3-1, first round Lost to San Antonio, 4-2, conference semifinals 1992-93 Lost to Phoenix, 3-2, first round 1991-92 Lost to Portland, 3-1, first round 1990-91 Defeated Houston, 3-0, first round Defeated Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Portland, 4-2, conference finals Lost to Chicago, 4-1, NBA Finals 1989-90 Defeated Houston, 3-1, first round Lost to Phoenix, 4-1, conference semifinals 1988-89 Defeated Portland, 3-0, first round Defeated Seattle, 4-0, conference semifinals Defeated Phoenix, 4-0, conference finals Lost to Detroit, 4-0, NBA Finals 1987-88 Defeated San Antonio, 3-0, first round Defeated Utah, 4-3, conference semifinals Defeated Dallas, 4-3, conference finals Defeated Detroit, 4-3, NBA Final 1986-87 Defeated Denver, 3-0, first round Defeated Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Seattle, 4-0, conference finals Defeated Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals 1985-86 Defeated San Antonio, 3-0, first round Defeated Dallas, 4-2, conference semifinals Lost to Houston, 4-1, conference finals 1984-85 Defeated Phoenix, 3-0, first round Defeated Portland, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Denver, 4-1, conference finals Defeated Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals 1983-84 Defeated Kansas City, 3-0, first round Defeated Dallas, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Phoenix, 4-2, conference finals Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals 1982-83 Defeated Portland, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated San Antonio, 4-2, conference finals Lost to Philadelphia, 4-0, NBA Finals 1981-82 Defeated Phoenix, 4-0, conference semifinals Defeated San Antonio, 4-0, conference finals Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, NBA Finals 1980-81 Lost to Houston, 2-1, first round 1979-80 Defeated Phoenix, 4-1, conference semifinals Defeated Seattle, 4-1, conference finals Defeated Philadelphia, 4-2, NBA Finals 1978-79 Defeated Denver, 2-1, first round Lost to Seattle, 4-1, conference semifinals 1977-78 Lost to Seattle, 2-1, first round 1976-77 Defeated Golden State, 4-3, first round Lost to Portland, 4-0, conference semifinals 1973-74 Lost to Milwaukee, 4-1, first round 1972-73 Defeated Chicago, 4-3, first round Lost to Golden State, 4-1, conference semifinals 1971-72 Defeated Chicago, 4-0, conference semifinals Defeated Milwaukee, 4-2, conference finals Defeated New York, 4-1, NBA Finals 1970-71 Defeated Chicago, 4-3, conference semifinals Lost to Milwaukee, 4-1, conference finals 1969-70 Defeated Phoenix, 4-3, conference semifinals Defeated Atlanta, 4-0, conference finals Lost to New York, 4-3, NBA Finals 1968-69 Defeated San Francisco, 4-2, division semifinals Defeated Atlanta, 4-1, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals 1967-68 Defeated Chicago, 4-1, division semifinals Defeated San Francisco, 4-0, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals 1966-67 Lost to San Francisco, 3-0, division semifinals 1965-66 Defeated St. Louis, 4-3, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals 1964-65 Defeated Baltimore, 4-2, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-1, NBA Finals 1963-64 Lost to St. Louis, 3-2, division semifinals 1962-63 Defeated St. Louis, 4-3, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-2, NBA Finals 1961-62 Defeated Detroit, 4-2, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-3, NBA Finals 1960-61 Defeated Detroit, 3-2, division semifinals Lost to St. Louis, 4-3, division finals 1959-60 Defeated Detroit, 2-0, division semifinals Lost to St. Louis, 4-3, division final 1958-59 Defeated Detroit, 2-1, division semifinals Defeated St. Louis, 4-2, division finals Lost to Boston, 4-0, NBA Finals 1956-57 Lost to St. Louis, division tiebreaker Defeated Fort Wayne, 2-0, division semifinals Lost to St. Louis, 3-0, division finals � 1955-56 Defeated St. Louis, second-place game Lost to St. Louis, 2-1, division semifinals 1954-55 Defeated Rochester, 2-1, division semifinals Lost to Fort Wayne, 3-1, division finals 1953-54 Defeated Rochester and Fort Wayne, 3-0, round-robin Defeated Rochester, 2-1, division finals Defeated Syracuse, 4-3, NBA Finals 1952-53 Defeated Indianapolis, 2-0, division semifinals Defeated Fort Wayne, 3-2, division finals Defeated New York, 4-1, NBA Finals 1951-52 Defeated Indianapolis, 2-0, division semifinals Defeated Rochester, 3-1, division finals Defeated New York, 4-3, NBA Finals 1950-51 Defeated Indianapolis, 2-1, division semifinals Lost to Rochester, 3-1, division finals 1949-50 Defeated Rochester, first-place game Defeated Chicago, 2-0, division semifinals Defeated Fort Wayne, 2-0, division finals Defeated Anderson, 2-0, NBA Semifinals Defeated Syracuse, 4-2, NBA Finals 1948-49 Defeated Chicago, 2-0, division semifinals Defeated Rochester, 2-0, division finals Defeated Washington, 4-2, NBA Finals *The Lakers were in Minneapolis from 1949-1960 and were in Los Angeles from 1961-Present. |