how many times have the lakers made it to the conference finals

The Los Angeles Lakers have 24 appearances in Western Conference Finals all-time.

	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	4/9/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	L 85-106	240	85	51	18			36	88	40.9				13	27	48.1	42.6				21
2	Lakers	4/11/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	L 73-91	240	73	51	15			28	85	32.9				17	23	73.9	38.4				14
3	Lakers	4/14/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	MIL	W 118-107	240	118	54	29			49	98	50.0				20	32	62.5	52.6				17
4	Lakers	4/16/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	MIL	L 94-117	240	94	52	22			41	114	36.0				12	18	66.7	38.5				16
5	Lakers	4/18/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	L 98-116	240	98	46	29			38	90	42.2				22	37	59.5	46.1				22
6	Lakers	4/9/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	MIL	L 72-93	240	72	65	16			28	103	27.2				16	32	50.0	30.7				16
7	Lakers	4/12/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	MIL	W 135-134	240	135	50	29			52	106	49.1				31	44	70.5	53.8				18
8	Lakers	4/14/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	W 108-105	240	108	46	20			41	88	46.6				26	36	72.2	52.0				21
9	Lakers	4/16/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	L 88-114	240	88	43	18			37	97	38.1				14	25	56.0	40.7				18
10	Lakers	4/18/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	MIL	W 115-90	240	115	70	26			40	94	42.6				35	44	79.5	50.7				17
11	Lakers	4/22/1972	1971-72	Conference Finals	LAL	@	MIL	W 104-100	240	104	59	22			38	95	40.0				28	38	73.7	46.5				18
12	Lakers	4/17/1973	1972-73	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	GSW	W 101-99	240	101	58	22			37	97	38.1				27	38	71.1	44.4				18
13	Lakers	4/19/1973	1972-73	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	GSW	W 104-93	240	104	55	20			40	87	46.0				24	28	85.7	52.4				22
14	Lakers	4/21/1973	1972-73	Conference Finals	LAL	@	GSW	W 126-70	240	126	75	31			51	109	46.8				24	31	77.4	51.4				12
15	Lakers	4/23/1973	1972-73	Conference Finals	LAL	@	GSW	L 109-117	240	109	47	20			45	91	49.5				19	27	70.4	53.0				22
16	Lakers	4/25/1973	1972-73	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	GSW	W 128-118	240	128	43	36			54	93	58.1				20	24	83.3	61.8				22
17	Lakers	5/6/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	L 109-121	240	109	36	24	10	1	46	95	48.4				17	20	85.0	52.5	12	24		26
18	Lakers	5/8/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	POR	L 97-99	240	97	48	26	10	4	39	86	45.3				19	25	76.0	50.0	13	35		19
19	Lakers	5/10/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	@	POR	L 97-102	240	97	45	29	11	8	36	79	45.6				25	33	75.8	51.9	11	34		28
20	Lakers	5/13/1977	1976-77	Conference Finals	LAL	@	POR	L 101-105	240	101	44	19	7	9	42	85	49.4				17	21	81.0	53.6	12	32		20
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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
	Average								240.4	106.6	43.7	25.9	8.0	5.7	41.1	85.6	48.0	4.5	13.3	33.8	20.6	28.0	73.5	54.4				22.9
	Total								30,290	13,432	5,507	3,269	875	630	5,181	10,791	48.0	476	1,408	33.8	2,594	3,529	73.5	54.4				2,891

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Team Leaders

PPG

36.0

Dončić

RPG

8.2

Kessler

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.3

1st

DRTG

113.7

18th

NETRTG

9.6

5th

3P%

39.2

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5

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 - 1

103

Final

Clippers

1 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

28.8

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.0

Camara

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.3

121.9

121.8

118.9

118.6

117.6

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.6

9.1

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

280.5

Johnson

277.3

Towns

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

3-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers have 24 appearances in Western Conference Finals all-time.

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