Los Angeles Lakers year by year

79 seasons since 1948-49 · 3654-2516 all time · 17 titles

How have the Lakers ranked, year by year?

The Los Angeles Lakers have played 78 seasons since 1948-49: 3653-2515 in the regular season, with 17 titles. Their offense scored the most 2 times: 1997-98 and 1985-86. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2020-21's (2nd in points allowed), the best offense 2023-24's (6th in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-1, 14th in points scored and 12th in points allowed after 2 games.

Los Angeles Lakers by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	1-1	112.514th	113.512th	JJ Redick	—
2025-26	53-29	116.311th	114.611th	JJ Redick	Playoffs, 4-6
2024-25	50-32	113.419th	112.210th	JJ Redick	Playoffs, 1-4
2023-24	47-35	118.06th	117.323rd	Darvin Ham	Playoffs, 1-4
2022-23	43-39	117.26th	116.620th	Darvin Ham	Playoffs, 8-8
2021-22	33-49	112.111th	115.128th	Frank Vogel	—
2020-21	42-30	109.522nd	106.82nd	Frank Vogel	Playoffs, 2-4
2019-20	52-19	113.411th	107.64th	Frank Vogel	Won the NBA Finals
2018-19	37-45	111.816th	113.521st	Luke Walton	—
2017-18	35-47	108.111th	109.625th	Luke Walton	—
2016-17	26-56	104.617th	111.528th	Luke Walton	—
2015-16	17-65	97.330th	106.927th	Byron Scott	—
2014-15	21-61	98.519th	105.329th	Byron Scott	—
2013-14	27-55	103.011th	109.229th	Mike D'Antoni	—
2012-13	45-37	102.26th	101.022nd	Mike D'Antoni	Playoffs, 0-4
2011-12	41-25	97.315th	95.915th	Mike Brown, Bernie Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 5-7
2010-11	57-25	101.59th	95.48th	Phil Jackson	Playoffs, 4-6
2009-10	57-25	101.712th	97.09th	Phil Jackson	Won the NBA Finals
2008-09	65-17	106.93rd	99.313th	Phil Jackson	Won the NBA Finals
2007-08	57-25	108.64th	101.319th	Phil Jackson	Lost the NBA Finals
2006-07	42-40	103.35th	103.425th	Phil Jackson	Playoffs, 1-4
2005-06	45-37	99.47th	96.915th	Phil Jackson	Playoffs, 3-4
2004-05	34-48	98.712th	101.727th	Rudy Tomjanovich, Frank Hamblen	—
2003-04	56-26	98.23rd	94.316th	Phil Jackson	Lost the NBA Finals
2002-03	50-32	100.44th	98.023rd	Phil Jackson	Playoffs, 6-6
2001-02	58-24	101.33rd	94.18th	Phil Jackson	Won the NBA Finals
2000-01	56-26	100.63rd	97.222nd	Phil Jackson	Won the NBA Finals
1999-00	67-15	100.86th	91.95th	Phil Jackson	Won the NBA Finals
1998-99	31-19	99.02nd	96.024th	Del Harris, Bill Bertka, Kurt Rambis	Playoffs, 3-5
1997-98	61-21	105.51st	97.819th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 7-6
1996-97	56-26	100.08th	95.712th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 4-5
1995-96	53-29	102.97th	98.513th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 1-3
1994-95	48-34	105.17th	105.320th	Del Harris	Playoffs, 5-5
1993-94	33-49	100.416th	104.719th	Randy Pfund, Bill Bertka, Magic Johnson	—
1992-93	39-43	104.216th	105.514th	Randy Pfund	Playoffs, 2-3
1991-92	43-39	100.423rd	101.55th	Mike Dunleavy	Playoffs, 1-3
1990-91	58-24	106.312th	99.62nd	Mike Dunleavy	Lost the NBA Finals
1989-90	63-19	110.76th	103.97th	Pat Riley	Playoffs, 4-5
1988-89	57-25	114.75th	107.57th	Pat Riley	Lost the NBA Finals
1987-88	62-20	112.85th	107.010th	Pat Riley	Won the NBA Finals
1986-87	65-17	117.82nd	108.511th	Pat Riley	Won the NBA Finals
1985-86	62-20	117.31st	109.59th	Pat Riley	Playoffs, 8-6
1984-85	62-20	118.22nd	110.913th	Pat Riley	Won the NBA Finals
1983-84	54-28	115.64th	111.815th	Pat Riley	Lost the NBA Finals
1982-83	58-24	115.02nd	109.511th	Pat Riley	Lost the NBA Finals
1981-82	57-25	114.62nd	109.814th	Pat Riley	Won the NBA Finals
1980-81	54-28	111.25th	107.313th	Paul Westhead	Playoffs, 1-2
1979-80	60-22	115.12nd	109.210th	Paul Westhead	Won the NBA Finals
1978-79	47-35	112.98th	109.97th	Jerry West, Jack McKinney	Playoffs, 3-5
1977-78	45-37	110.38th	107.66th	Jerry West	Playoffs, 1-2
1976-77	53-29	106.910th	104.14th	Jerry West	Playoffs, 4-7
1975-76	40-42	106.9	106.8	Bill Sharman	—
1974-75	30-52	103.2	107.2	Bill Sharman	—
1973-74	47-35	109.2	108.3	Bill Sharman	Playoffs, 1-4
1972-73	60-22	111.7	103.2	Bill Sharman	Lost the NBA Finals
1971-72	69-13	121.0	108.7	Bill Sharman	Won the NBA Finals
1970-71	48-34	114.8	111.7	Joe Mullaney	Playoffs, 5-7
1969-70	46-36	113.7	111.8	Joe Mullaney	Lost the NBA Finals
1968-69	55-27	112.2	108.1	Butch van Breda Kolff	Lost the NBA Finals
1967-68	52-30	121.2	115.6	Butch van Breda Kolff	Lost the NBA Finals
1966-67	36-45	120.5	120.2	Fred Schaus	Playoffs, 0-3
1965-66	45-35	119.5	116.4	Fred Schaus	Lost the NBA Finals
1964-65	49-31	111.8	109.9	Fred Schaus	Lost the NBA Finals
1963-64	42-38	109.7	108.7	Fred Schaus	Playoffs, 2-3
1962-63	53-27	115.5	112.4	Fred Schaus	Lost the NBA Finals
1961-62	54-26	118.5	116.3	Fred Schaus	Lost the NBA Finals
1960-61	36-43	114.0	114.1	Fred Schaus	Playoffs, 6-6
1959-60Minneapolis Lakers	25-50	107.3	111.5	John Castellani, Jim Pollard	Playoffs, 5-4
1958-59Minneapolis Lakers	33-39	106.0	107.3	John Kundla	Lost the NBA Finals
1957-58Minneapolis Lakers	19-53	105.1	111.5	George Mikan	—
1956-57Minneapolis Lakers	34-38	102.3	103.2	John Kundla	Playoffs, 2-3
1955-56Minneapolis Lakers	33-39	99.3	100.2	John Kundla	Playoffs, 1-2
1954-55Minneapolis Lakers	40-32	95.6	94.5	John Kundla	Playoffs, 3-4
1953-54Minneapolis Lakers	46-26	81.7	78.6	John Kundla	Won the NBA Finals
1952-53Minneapolis Lakers	48-22	84.9	79.2	John Kundla	Won the NBA Finals
1951-52Minneapolis Lakers	40-26	85.6	79.5	John Kundla	Won the NBA Finals
1950-51Minneapolis Lakers	44-24	82.8	77.4	John Kundla	Playoffs, 3-4
1949-50Minneapolis Lakers	51-17	84.1	75.7	John Kundla	Won the NBA Finals
1948-49Minneapolis Lakers	44-16	84.0	76.7	John Kundla	Won the BAA Finals

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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