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Season–by–season results

Rochester/Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings vs. Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Season–by–Season Results

1940s (Lakers, 9–5)

Season	Season series		at Rochester Royals	at Minneapolis Lakers	Overall series	Notes
1948–49	Lakers	4–2	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers 4–2	The National Basketball League (NBL) merged with the Basketball Association of America (BAA), merging the Lakers and Royals in the same league. Lakers and Royals are placed in the Western Division. Lakers win 1949 BAA Finals.
1949 Western Division Finals	Lakers	2–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 6–2	1st postseason series.
1949–50	Tie	3–3	Royals, 3–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 9–5	The Basketball Association of America merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lakers and Royals temporarily move to the Central Division. Lakers win the inaugural 1950 NBA Finals.

1950s (Lakers, 72–54)

Season	Season series		at Rochester Royals/Cincinnati Royals	at Minneapolis Lakers	at Neutral Site	Overall series	Notes
1950–51	Tie	4–4	Royals, 3–1	Lakers, 3–1		Lakers 13–9	Royals and Lakers move back to the Western Division. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (44–24).
1951 Western Division Finals	Royals	3–1	Royals, 2–0	Tie, 1–1		Lakers 14–12	2nd postseason series.
1951–52	Lakers	7–2	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 5–0		Lakers 21–14
1952 Western Division Finals	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 25–15	3rd postseason series. Lakers go on to win 1952 NBA Finals.
1952–53	Royals	6–4	Royals, 5–0	Lakers, 4–0	Royals, 1–0	Lakers 28–21	Neutral site game was played at Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (48–22). Lakers win 1953 NBA Finals.
1953–54	Lakers	6–5	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 3–0	Royals, 3–1	Lakers 34–26	Neutral site games were played at War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing, Minnesota Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Lakers finish with the best record in the league (46–26)
1954 Western Division Round-Robin	Lakers	1–0		Lakers, 1–0		Lakers 35–26	Only season in NBA history to use round-robin playoff format. Lakers (3–0) and Royals (2–1) finish above the Fort Wayne Pistons (0–4) as the 1st and 2nd seeds respectively, setting up a Western Division Finals postseason series.
1954 Western Division Finals	Lakers	2–1	Royals, 1–0	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 37–27	4th postseason series. Lakers go on to win 1954 NBA Finals.
1954–55	Lakers	8–4	Lakers, 4–1	Lakers, 3–1	Royals, 2–1	Lakers 45–31	Neutral site games were played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York Spencer Fieldhouse, Spencer, Iowa War Memorial Coliseum
1955 Western Division Semifinals	Lakers	2–1	Royals, 1–0	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 47–32	5th postseason series. Final playoff matchup the Lakers faced the Royals.
1955–56	Lakers	7–5	Royals, 3–2	Lakers, 3–2	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 54–37	Both neutral site games were played at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri.
1956–57	Lakers	9–3	Royals, 2–1	Lakers, 4–0	Lakers, 4–1	Lakers 63–40	Neutral site games were played at Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania Madison Square Garden (III), New York City, New York Washington Avenue Armory, Albany, New York Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Final season Royals played as a Rochester–based team.
1957–58	Royals	8–4	Royals, 4–1	Lakers, 3–2	Royals, 2–0	Lakers 67–48	Neutral site games were played at Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan Kiel Auditorium Royals relocate to Cincinnati.
1958–59	Tie	6–6	Royals, 3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 3–3	Lakers 73–54	Neutral site games were played at Kiel Auditorium Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas Cow Palace, Daly City, California Oregon Centennial Exposition Pavilion, Portland, Oregon Detroit Olympia Royals and Lakers play 5 neutral site games in a row and 3 back–to–back. Lakers lose 1959 NBA Finals.
1959–60	Lakers	8–5	Tie, 3–3	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 81–59	Neutral site games were played at Detroit Olympia Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lakers temporarily play at Minneapolis Armory. Last season the Lakers played as a Minneapolis-based team.

1960s (Lakers, 52–38)

Season	Season series		at Cincinnati Royals	at Los Angeles Lakers	at Neutral Site	Overall series	Notes
1960–61	Royals	8–5	Royals, 5–0	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 3–1	Lakers 86–67	Neutral site games were played at Madison Square Garden (III) Kiel Auditorium Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland University of Dayton Fieldhouse, Dayton, Ohio Lakers relocate to Los Angeles.
1961–62	Lakers	7–5	Royals, 3–1	Lakers, 4–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers 93–72	Neutral site games were played at Madison Square Garden (III) Mountaineer Field House at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia University of Dayton Fieldhouse Lakers lose 1962 NBA Finals.
1962–63	Lakers	6–3	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 3–1	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 99–75	Neutral site game was played at Madison Square Garden (III). Royals move to the Eastern Division. Lakers lose 1963 NBA Finals.
1963–64	Tie	4–4	Tie, 2–2	Tie, 2–2		Lakers 103–79	Lakers record their 100th win over the Royals/Kings.
1964–65	Royals	6–4	Royals, 5–0	Lakers, 4–1		Lakers 107–85	Lakers lose 1965 NBA Finals.
1965–66	Lakers	6–4	Royals, 3–1	Lakers, 4–1	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 113–89	Neutral site game was played at Indiana State Fair Coliseum. Lakers lose 1966 NBA Finals.
1966–67	Lakers	6–3	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 119–92	Neutral site games were played at University of Dayton Fieldhouse Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
1967–68	Lakers	6–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 4–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 125–93	Neutral site game was played at Cleveland Arena. Lakers move to The Forum on December 31, 1967. (now known as Kia Forumn). Lakers lose 1968 NBA Finals.
1968–69	Lakers	4–2	Royals, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 129–95	Neutral site game was played at Cleveland Arena. Lakers lose 1969 NBA Finals.
1969–70	Lakers	4–2	Lakers, 2–0	Royals, 2–1	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 133–97	Neutral site game was played at Cleveland Arena. Royals finish with a winning record at the Lakers' home arena for the first time. Lakers lose 1970 NBA Finals.

1970s (Lakers, 33–16)

Season	Season series		at Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings/Kansas City Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	at Neutral Site	Overall series	Notes
1970–71	Lakers	4–1	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 137–98	Neutral site games were played at Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Final season where the two teams play on a neutral site. Royals are placed in the Eastern Conference and the Central Division. Lakers are placed in the Western Conference and the Pacific Division.
1971–72	Lakers	4–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 3–0		Lakers 141–99	Final season Royals play as a Cincinnati–based team and under the name "Royals".
1972–73	Lakers	5–1	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers, 2–1		Lakers 146–100	Royals relocate to Kansas City and Omaha while changing their name to the Kansas City–Omaha Kings. Kings are placed in the Western Conference and the Midwest Division. Kings record their 100th win over the Lakers. Lakers lose 1973 NBA Finals.
1973–74	Lakers	5–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 3–0		Lakers 151–101
1974–75	Kings	3–1	Kings, 2–0	Tie, 1–1		Lakers 152–104
1975–76	Lakers	3–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0		Lakers 155–106	Kings shorten their name to the Kansas City Kings.
1976–77	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 158–107	Lakers finish with the best record in the league (53–29).
1977–78	Tie	2–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 160–109
1978–79	Tie	2–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0		Lakers 162–111	Kings fully play their home games in Kansas City.
1979–80	Lakers	4–2	Kings, 2–1	Lakers, 3–0		Lakers 166–113	Lakers win 1980 NBA Finals.

1980s (Lakers, 50–4)

Season	Season series		at Kansas City Kings/Sacramento Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	Overall series	Notes
1980–81	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 171–113
1981–82	Lakers	4–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 175–114	Lakers win 1982 NBA Finals.
1982–83	Lakers	4–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 179–115	Lakers lose 1983 NBA Finals.
1983–84	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 184–115
1984 Western Conference First Round	Lakers	3–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 187–115	6th postseason series. Only playoff matchup the Lakers faced the Kings as a Kansas City–based team. Lakers go on to lose 1984 NBA Finals.
1984–85	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 192–115	Final season Kings played as a Kansas City–based team. Lakers win 1985 NBA Finals.
1985–86	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 197–115	Kings relocate to Sacramento, becoming an in–state rival for the Lakers.
1986–87	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 202–115	Lakers record their 200th win over the Kings. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (65–17). Lakers win 1987 NBA Finals.
1987–88	Lakers	4–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 206–116	Lakers win 27 games in a row against the Kings. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (62–20). Lakers win 1988 NBA Finals.
1988–89	Lakers	5–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 211–117	Kings are moved to the Pacific Division, once again becoming divisional rivals with the Lakers. Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers lose 1989 NBA Finals.
1989–90	Lakers	5–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 216–117	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (63–19). Lakers finish the decade without losing a single home game to the Kings.

1990s (Lakers, 30–13)

Season	Season series		at Sacramento Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	Overall series	Notes
1990–91	Lakers	4–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 220–117	Lakers lose 1991 NBA Finals.
1991–92	Lakers	4–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 224–118	Lakers win 17 games in a row against the Kings.
1992–93	Lakers	3–2	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers 227–120	Lakers win 45 home games in a row against the Kings, an NBA record.
1993–94	Kings	4–1	Kings, 3–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 228–124	Kings win the season series over the Lakers for the first time since the 1974 season. Following their win against the Kings on April 6, 1994, Lakers go on a 10-game losing streak.
1994–95	Lakers	3–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 231–126
1995–96	Lakers	3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 234–127
1996–97	Lakers	4–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 238–127
1997–98	Lakers	4–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 242–127	Lakers win 10 games in a row against the Kings.
1998–99	Kings	2–1	Tie, 1–1	Kings, 1–0	Lakers 243–129	Kings finish with a winning record at Los Angeles for the first time since the 1969 season. Last season Lakers played at Great Western Forum.
1999–2000	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 246–130	Lakers open up Staples Center (now known as Crypto.com Arena). Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (67–15).

2000s (Lakers, 36–20)

Season	Season series		at Sacramento Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	Overall series	Notes
2000 Western Conference First Round	Lakers	3–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 3–0	Lakers 249–132	7th postseason series. First playoff series Lakers faced the Kings as a Sacramento–based team. Lakers go on to win 2000 NBA Finals.
2000–01	Lakers	3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 252–133	Lakers win the Pacific Division.
2001 Western Conference Semifinals	Lakers	4–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 256–133	8th postseason series. Lakers go on to win 2001 NBA Finals.
2001–02	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 259–134
2002 Western Conference Finals	Lakers	4–3	Tie, 2–2	Lakers, 2–1	Lakers 263–137	9th postseason series. Lakers go on to win 2002 NBA Finals.
2002–03	Tie	2–2	Tie, 1–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 265–139
2003–04	Kings	3–1	Kings, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 266–142	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers lose 2004 NBA Finals.
2004–05	Kings	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Kings, 2–0	Lakers 267–145	Kings finish with a winning record at Los Angeles in two games or more for the first time since the 1969 season.
2005–06	Tie	2–2	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 269–147
2006–07	Lakers	3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 272–148
2007–08	Lakers	3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 275–149	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers lose 2008 NBA Finals.
2008–09	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 278–150	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers win 2009 NBA Finals.
2009–10	Lakers	4–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 282–150	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers win 2010 NBA Finals.

2010s (Lakers, 20–18)

Season	Season series		at Sacramento Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	Overall series	Notes
2010–11	Lakers	3–1	Lakers, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 285–151	Lakers win the Pacific Division.
2011–12	Kings	2–1	Kings, 2–0	Lakers, 1–0	Lakers 286–153	Lakers win the Pacific Division.
2012–13	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 289–154
2013–14	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 292–155
2014–15	Kings	3–1	Kings, 2–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 293–158
2015–16	Kings	4–0	Kings, 2–0	Kings, 2–0	Lakers 293–162	Kings sweep the season series over the Lakers for the first time in franchise history.^[1]
2016–17	Tie	2–2	Tie, 1–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 295–164
2017–18	Tie	2–2	Tie, 1–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 297–166
2018–19	Lakers	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers, 2–0	Lakers 300–167	Lakers record their 300th win over the Kings.
2019–20	Lakers	2–1	Lakers, 1–0	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 302–168	Lakers win the Pacific Division. Lakers win 2020 NBA Finals.

2020s (Kings, 11–4)

Season	Season series		at Sacramento Kings	at Los Angeles Lakers	Overall series	Notes
2020–21	Kings	2–1	Tie, 1–1	Kings, 1–0	Lakers 303–170
2021–22	Tie	2–2	Tie, 1–1	Tie, 1–1	Lakers 305–172
2022–23	Kings	3–1	Tie, 1–1	Kings, 2–0	Lakers 306–175	Kings win their first Chuck Cooper Trophy and their first divisional title since 2002 season.
2023–24	Kings	4–0	Kings, 2–0	Kings, 2–0	Lakers 306–179	Lakers win the inaugural 2023 NBA Cup.
2024–25

Summary of Results

Season	Season series		at Rochester/Cincinnati Royals Kansas City-Omaha/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings	at Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers	Notes
Regular season games	Lakers	281–168	Lakers, 69–52	Lakers, 84–34

^ "Kings complete first season sweep of Lakers, 106-98". ESPN. The Walt Disney Company. March 16, 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[1] "Kings complete first season sweep of Lakers, 106-98". ESPN. The Walt Disney Company. March 16, 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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