how many times did the lakers make the conference finals in the 1980s

The Los Angeles Lakers had 9 appearances in Western Conference Finals between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons.

	TEAM	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	4/22/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	L 107-108	240	107	40	35	13	7	47	89	52.8	1	2	50.0	12	16	75.0	55.7	10	30	19	26
2	Lakers	4/23/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	W 108-99	240	108	51	30	14	7	45	104	43.3	0	2	0.0	18	22	81.8	47.5	22	29	12	25
3	Lakers	4/25/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SEA	W 104-100	240	104	52	32	6	6	43	90	47.8	0	3	0.0	18	26	69.2	51.3	15	37	17	23
4	Lakers	4/27/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SEA	W 98-93	240	98	53	20	12	6	41	92	44.6	0	1	0.0	16	27	59.3	47.2	18	35	23	20
5	Lakers	4/30/1980	1979-80	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SEA	W 111-105	240	111	46	34	6	10	45	89	50.6	0	1	0.0	21	27	77.8	55.0	16	30	13	22
6	Lakers	5/9/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	W 128-117	240	128	48	40	8	9	55	100	55.0	1	1	100.0	17	22	77.3	58.4			14	28
7	Lakers	5/11/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	W 110-101	240	110	55	30	12	14	45	88	51.1	0	0		20	24	83.3	55.8			18	24
8	Lakers	5/14/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	W 118-108	240	118	42	31	10	4	45	96	46.9	0	0		28	34	82.4	53.2			10	25
9	Lakers	5/15/1982	1981-82	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	W 128-123	240	128	40	28	7	5	52	90	57.8	0	1	0.0	24	32	75.0	61.5			12	28
10	Lakers	5/8/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	W 119-107	240	119	45	33	10	6	48	96	50.0	0	0		23	32	71.9	54.1	17	28	13	19
11	Lakers	5/10/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	L 113-122	240	113	47	28	10	7	48	99	48.5	2	6	33.3	15	23	65.2	51.8	16	31	20	27
12	Lakers	5/13/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	W 113-100	240	113	52	34	12	7	46	92	50.0	1	3	33.3	20	27	74.1	54.4			18	24
13	Lakers	5/15/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	W 129-121	240	129	32	33	10	4	46	82	56.1	0	1	0.0	37	44	84.1	63.6	12	20	9	23
14	Lakers	5/18/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	L 112-117	240	112	39	33	6	13	48	87	55.2	0	2	0.0	16	19	84.2	58.7	13	26	21	22
15	Lakers	5/20/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	@	SAS	W 101-100	240	101	44	35	9	10	45	98	45.9	0	0		11	18	61.1	47.7			13	20
16	Lakers	5/12/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	W 110-94	240	110	35	33	14	3	49	91	53.8	1	5	20.0	11	16	68.8	56.1	12	23	16	23
17	Lakers	5/15/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	W 118-102	240	118	44	37	11	4	53	92	57.6	0	2	0.0	12	13	92.3	60.4	10	34	16	22
18	Lakers	5/18/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	L 127-135	265	127	43	33	9	6	45	94	47.9	2	6	33.3	35	47	74.5	55.4	13	30	23	34
19	Lakers	5/20/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	W 126-115	240	126	34	33	7	3	50	83	60.2	2	5	40.0	24	32	75.0	64.9	13	21	12	28
20	Lakers	5/23/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	L 121-126	240	121	42	31	11	3	52	98	53.1	0	6	0.0	17	29	58.6	54.6	16	26	11	25
21	Lakers	5/25/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	@	PHX	W 99-97	240	99	40	30	11	5	41	83	49.4	1	4	25.0	16	23	69.6	53.2	11	29	16	27
22	Lakers	5/11/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	W 139-122	240	139	40	39	15	4	57	89	64.0	4	4	100.0	21	30	70.0	68.0	9	31	24	26
23	Lakers	5/14/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	L 114-136	240	114	47	29	7	7	48	102	47.1	2	10	20.0	16	21	76.2	51.2	14	33	24	29
24	Lakers	5/17/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	W 136-118	240	136	52	35	10	8	54	94	57.4	2	6	33.3	26	34	76.5	62.4	9	43	22	28
25	Lakers	5/19/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	@	DEN	W 120-116	240	120	55	34	3	11	48	84	57.1	1	4	25.0	23	29	79.3	62.0	18	37	20	27
	Average								240.5	115.0	43.0	31.4	9.3	6.1	46.2	88.7	52.1	1.5	4.7	31.2	21.2	27.3	77.7	57.1			15.8	23.8
	Total								11,065	5,291	1,977	1,443	429	282	2,124	4,078	52.1	68	218	31.2	975	1,255	77.7	57.1			728	1,094

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PPG

36.2

Dončić

RPG

9.0

Kessler

APG

7.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

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119.7

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DRTG

114.4

19th

NETRTG

5.2

9th

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/6	POR	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

112

Warriors

3 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

119.9

119.7

118.9

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.8

104.9

105.4

105.9

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

10.5

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

0-6

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

317.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

325.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.69

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

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6-0

6-1

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

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1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	2	.600	2.0
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	3.0
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	0	5	.000	5.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	4	2	.667	2.0
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.5
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BKN	@	IND	5:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers had 9 appearances in Western Conference Finals between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons.

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