Where are the Lakers going in the playoff? The Lakers playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Lakers will win each playoff spot. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs |
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| Team | Wi Schedule Content Number of Wins ----- Hover/Touch Content Recent Games |
L | GPi Games Played 82 game season |
1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7** Play-in Tournament Participant |
8** Play-in Tournament Participant |
9** Play-in Tournament Participant |
10** Play-in Tournament Participant |
11 |
| Thunder | 53i Thunder Recent Games Won Sat, Mar 07 vs Warriors 104-97 Won Mon, Mar 09 vs Nuggets 129-126 Won Thu, Mar 12 vs Celtics 104-102 Won Sun, Mar 15 vs T. Wolves 116-103 Tue, Mar 17 @ Magic Wed, Mar 18 @ Nets Sat, Mar 21 @ Wizards Mon, Mar 23 @ Sixers |
15 | 68 | 78% | 22% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Spurs | 50 Spurs Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Celtics 125-116 Lost Thu, Mar 12 vs Nuggets 131-136 Won Sat, Mar 14 vs Hornets 115-102 Won Mon, Mar 16 @ Clippers 119-115 Tue, Mar 17 @ Kings Thu, Mar 19 vs Suns Sat, Mar 21 vs Pacers Mon, Mar 23 @ Heat |
18 | 68 | 22% | 78% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lakers | 43 Lakers Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 10 vs T. Wolves 120-106 Won Thu, Mar 12 vs Bulls 142-130 Won Sat, Mar 14 vs Nuggets 127-125 Won Mon, Mar 16 @ Rockets 100-92 Wed, Mar 18 @ Rockets Thu, Mar 19 @ Heat Sat, Mar 21 @ Magic Mon, Mar 23 @ Pistons |
25 | 68 | <1% | <1% | 50% | 28% | 14% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Rockets | 41 Rockets Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Raptors 113-99 Lost Wed, Mar 11 @ Nuggets 93-129 Won Fri, Mar 13 vs Pelicans 107-105 Lost Mon, Mar 16 vs Lakers 92-100 Wed, Mar 18 vs Lakers Fri, Mar 20 vs Hawks Sat, Mar 21 vs Heat Mon, Mar 23 @ Bulls |
26 | 67 | <1% | <1% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Nuggets | 41 Nuggets Recent Games Lost Mon, Mar 09 @ Thunder 126-129 Won Wed, Mar 11 vs Rockets 129-93 Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Spurs 136-131 Lost Sat, Mar 14 @ Lakers 125-127 Tue, Mar 17 vs Sixers Wed, Mar 18 @ Grizzlies Fri, Mar 20 vs Raptors Sun, Mar 22 vs Trail Blazers |
27 | 68 | <1% | <1% | 16% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 41 Timberwolves Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 10 @ Lakers 106-120 Lost Wed, Mar 11 @ Clippers 128-153 Won Fri, Mar 13 @ Warriors 127-117 Lost Sun, Mar 15 @ Thunder 103-116 Tue, Mar 17 vs Suns Wed, Mar 18 vs Jazz Fri, Mar 20 vs Trail Blazers Sun, Mar 22 @ Celtics |
27 | 68 | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | 23% | 37% | 19% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Suns | 39 Suns Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 10 @ Bucks 129-114 Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Pacers 123-108 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Raptors 115-122 Lost Mon, Mar 16 @ Celtics 112-120 Tue, Mar 17 @ T. Wolves Thu, Mar 19 @ Spurs Sat, Mar 21 vs Bucks Sun, Mar 22 vs Raptors |
29 | 68 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 20% | 65% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Clippers | 34 Clippers Recent Games Won Wed, Mar 11 vs T. Wolves 153-128 Won Fri, Mar 13 vs Bulls 119-108 Lost Sat, Mar 14 vs Kings 109-118 Lost Mon, Mar 16 vs Spurs 115-119 Wed, Mar 18 @ Pelicans Thu, Mar 19 @ Pelicans Sat, Mar 21 @ Mavericks Mon, Mar 23 vs Bucks |
34 | 68 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 57% | 24% | 14% | <1% |
| Warriors | 33 Warriors Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 10 vs Bulls 124-130 Lost Fri, Mar 13 vs T. Wolves 117-127 Lost Sun, Mar 15 @ Knicks 107-110 Won Mon, Mar 16 @ Wizards 125-117 Wed, Mar 18 @ Celtics Fri, Mar 20 @ Pistons Sat, Mar 21 @ Hawks Mon, Mar 23 @ Mavericks |
35 | 68 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 31% | 53% | <1% |
| Trail Blazers | 33 Trail Blazers Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 10 vs Hornets 101-103 Won Fri, Mar 13 vs Jazz 124-114 Lost Sun, Mar 15 @ Sixers 103-109 Won Mon, Mar 16 @ Nets 114-95 Wed, Mar 18 @ Pacers Fri, Mar 20 @ T. Wolves Sun, Mar 22 @ Nuggets Mon, Mar 23 vs Nets |
36 | 69 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 23% | 44% | 33% | <1% |
| Grizzlies | 23 Grizzlies Recent Games Lost Tue, Mar 10 @ Sixers 129-139 Lost Thu, Mar 12 vs Mavericks 112-120 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Pistons 110-126 Lost Mon, Mar 16 @ Bulls 107-132 Wed, Mar 18 vs Knicks Wed, Mar 18 vs Nuggets Fri, Mar 20 vs Celtics Sat, Mar 21 @ Hornets |
44 | 67 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Pelicans | 23 Pelicans Recent Games Won Sun, Mar 08 vs Wizards 138-118 Won Wed, Mar 11 vs Raptors 122-111 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Rockets 105-107 Won Mon, Mar 16 vs Mavericks 129-111 Wed, Mar 18 vs Clippers Thu, Mar 19 vs Clippers Sat, Mar 21 vs Cavs Tue, Mar 24 @ Knicks |
46 | 69 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Mavericks | 23 Mavericks Recent Games Won Thu, Mar 12 @ Grizzlies 120-112 Lost Fri, Mar 13 vs Cavs 105-138 Won Sun, Mar 15 @ Cavs 130-120 Lost Mon, Mar 16 @ Pelicans 111-129 Wed, Mar 18 vs Hawks Sat, Mar 21 vs Clippers Mon, Mar 23 vs Warriors Wed, Mar 25 @ Nuggets |
46 | 69 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Jazz | 20 Jazz Recent Games Won Mon, Mar 09 vs Warriors 119-116 Lost Wed, Mar 11 vs Knicks 117-134 Lost Fri, Mar 13 @ Trail Blazers 114-124 Lost Sun, Mar 15 @ Kings 111-116 Wed, Mar 18 @ T. Wolves Thu, Mar 19 vs Bucks Sat, Mar 21 vs Sixers Mon, Mar 23 vs Raptors |
48 | 68 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Kings | 18 Kings Recent Games Won Tue, Mar 10 vs Pacers 114-109 Lost Wed, Mar 11 vs Hornets 109-117 Won Sat, Mar 14 @ Clippers 118-109 Won Sun, Mar 15 vs Jazz 116-111 Tue, Mar 17 vs Spurs Thu, Mar 19 vs Sixers Sun, Mar 22 vs Nets Tue, Mar 24 @ Hornets |
51 | 69 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| Record | Total | Home (78%) |
Away (22%) |
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| Opponent | W | L | |||
| (5)Nuggets | 41 | 27 | 31% | 24% | 7% |
| (6)TimberwolvesT. Wolves | 41 | 27 | 29% | 25% | 4% |
| (4)Rockets | 41 | 26 | 25% | 17% | 9% |
| (7)Suns | 39 | 29 | 13% | 11% | 1% |
| (2)Spurs | 50 | 18 | 1% | <1% | 1% |
| (1)Thunder | 53 | 15 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (8)Clippers | 34 | 34 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (9)Warriors | 33 | 35 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (10)Trail Blazers | 33 | 36 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| (11)Grizzlies | 23 | 44 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (12)Pelicans | 23 | 46 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (13)Mavericks | 23 | 46 | <1% | <1% | X |
| (14)Jazz | 20 | 48 | X | X | X |
| Elimination | X | ||||
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warriors (33‑35) |
109‑119 | Home | Tue Oct 21 |
| 1 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
128‑110 | Home | Fri Oct 24 |
| 1 | Kings (18‑51) |
127‑120 | Away | Sun Oct 26 |
| 2 | Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
108‑122 | Home | Mon Oct 27 |
| 2 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
116‑115 | Away | Wed Oct 29 |
| 2 | Grizzlies (23‑44) |
117‑112 | Away | Fri Oct 31 |
| 2 | Heat (38‑30) |
130‑120 | Home | Sun Nov 2 |
| 3 | Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
123‑115 | Away | Mon Nov 3 |
| 3 | Spurs (50‑18) |
118‑116 | Home | Wed Nov 5 |
| 3 | Hawks (37‑31) |
102‑122 | Away | Sat Nov 8 |
| 4 | Hornets (34‑34) |
121‑111 | Away | Mon Nov 10 |
| 4 | Thunder (53‑15) |
92‑121 | Away | Wed Nov 12 |
| 4 | Pelicans (23‑46) |
118‑104 | Away | Fri Nov 14 |
| 4 | Bucks (28‑39) |
119‑95 | Away | Sat Nov 15 |
| 5 | Jazz (20‑48) |
140‑126 | Home | Tue Nov 18 |
| 5 | Jazz (20‑48) |
108‑106 | Away | Sun Nov 23 |
| 6 | Clippers (34‑34) |
135‑118 | Home | Tue Nov 25 |
| 6 | Mavericks (23‑46) |
129‑119 | Home | Fri Nov 28 |
| 6 | Pelicans (23‑46) |
133‑121 | Home | Sun Nov 30 |
| 7 | Suns (39‑29) |
108‑125 | Home | Mon Dec 1 |
| 7 | Raptors (38‑29) |
123‑120 | Away | Thu Dec 4 |
| 7 | Celtics (45‑23) |
105‑126 | Away | Fri Dec 5 |
| 7 | Sixers (37‑31) |
112‑108 | Away | Sun Dec 7 |
| 8 | Spurs (50‑18) |
119‑132 | Home | Wed Dec 10 |
| 8 | Suns (39‑29) |
116‑114 | Away | Sun Dec 14, 8:00 pm |
| 9 | Jazz (20‑48) |
143‑135 | Away | Thu Dec 18, 9:00 pm |
| 9 | Clippers (34‑34) |
88‑103 | Away | Sat Dec 20, 10:30 pm |
| 10 | Suns (39‑29) |
108‑132 | Away | Tue Dec 23, 9:00 pm |
| 10 | Rockets (41‑26) |
96‑119 | Home | Thu Dec 25, 8:00 pm |
| 10 | Kings (18‑51) |
125‑101 | Home | Sun Dec 28, 9:30 pm |
| 11 | Pistons (48‑19) |
106‑128 | Home | Tue Dec 30, 10:30 pm |
| 11 | Grizzlies (23‑44) |
128‑121 | Home | Fri Jan 2, 10:30 pm |
| 11 | Grizzlies (23‑44) |
120‑114 | Home | Sun Jan 4, 9:30 pm |
| 12 | Pelicans (23‑46) |
111‑103 | Away | Tue Jan 6, 8:00 pm |
| 12 | Spurs (50‑18) |
91‑107 | Away | Wed Jan 7, 9:30 pm |
| 12 | Bucks (28‑39) |
101‑105 | Home | Fri Jan 9, 10:30 pm |
| 13 | Kings (18‑51) |
112‑124 | Away | Mon Jan 12, 10:00 pm |
| 13 | Hawks (37‑31) |
141‑116 | Home | Tue Jan 13, 10:30 pm |
| 13 | Hornets (34‑34) |
117‑135 | Home | Thu Jan 15, 10:30 pm |
| 13 | Trail Blazers (33‑36) |
116‑132 | Away | Sat Jan 17, 10:00 pm |
| 13 | Raptors (38‑29) |
110‑93 | Home | Sun Jan 18, 9:30 pm |
| 14 | Nuggets (41‑27) |
115‑107 | Away | Tue Jan 20, 10:00 pm |
| 14 | Clippers (34‑34) |
104‑112 | Away | Thu Jan 22, 10:00 pm |
| 14 | Mavericks (23‑46) |
116‑110 | Away | Sat Jan 24, 8:30 pm |
| 15 | Bulls (28‑40) |
129‑118 | Away | Mon Jan 26, 8:00 pm |
| 15 | Cavaliers (41‑27) |
99‑129 | Away | Wed Jan 28, 7:00 pm |
| 15 | Wizards (16‑51) |
142‑111 | Away | Fri Jan 30, 7:00 pm |
| 15 | Knicks (44‑25) |
100‑112 | Away | Sun Feb 1, 7:00 pm |
| 16 | Nets (17‑51) |
125‑109 | Away | Tue Feb 3, 7:30 pm |
| 16 | Sixers (37‑31) |
119‑115 | Home | Thu Feb 5, 10:00 pm |
| 16 | Warriors (33‑35) |
105‑99 | Home | Sat Feb 7, 8:30 pm |
| 17 | Thunder (53‑15) |
110‑119 | Home | Mon Feb 9, 10:00 pm |
| 17 | Spurs (50‑18) |
108‑136 | Home | Tue Feb 10, 10:30 pm |
| 17 | Mavericks (23‑46) |
124‑104 | Home | Thu Feb 12, 10:00 pm |
| 18 | Clippers (34‑34) |
125‑122 | Home | Fri Feb 20, 10:00 pm |
| 18 | Celtics (45‑23) |
89‑111 | Home | Sun Feb 22, 6:30 pm |
| 19 | Magic (38‑29) |
109‑110 | Home | Tue Feb 24, 10:30 pm |
| 19 | Suns (39‑29) |
110‑113 | Away | Thu Feb 26, 9:00 pm |
| 19 | Warriors (33‑35) |
129‑101 | Away | Sat Feb 28, 8:30 pm |
| 19 | Kings (18‑51) |
128‑104 | Home | Sun Mar 1, 9:30 pm |
| 20 | Pelicans (23‑46) |
110‑101 | Home | Tue Mar 3, 10:30 pm |
| 20 | Nuggets (41‑27) |
113‑120 | Away | Thu Mar 5, 10:00 pm |
| 20 | Pacers (15‑53) |
128‑117 | Home | Fri Mar 6, 10:30 pm |
| 20 | Knicks (44‑25) |
110‑97 | Home | Sun Mar 8, 3:30 pm |
| 21 | TimberwolvesT. Wolves (41‑27) |
120‑106 | Home | Tue Mar 10, 11:00 pm |
| 21 | Bulls (28‑40) |
142‑130 | Home | Thu Mar 12, 10:30 pm |
| 21 | Nuggets (41‑27) |
127‑125 (OT) | Home | Sat Mar 14, 8:30 pm |
| 22 | Rockets (41‑26) |
100‑92 | Away | Mon Mar 16, 9:30 pm |
| 22 | Rockets (41‑26) |
Away | Wed Mar 18, 9:30 pm | |
| 22 | Heat (38‑30) |
Away | Thu Mar 19, 8:00 pm | |
| 22 | Magic (38‑29) |
Away | Sat Mar 21, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Pistons (48‑19) |
Away | Mon Mar 23, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Pacers (15‑53) |
Away | Wed Mar 25, 7:00 pm | |
| 23 | Nets (17‑51) |
Home | Fri Mar 27, 10:30 pm | |
| 24 | Wizards (16‑51) |
Home | Mon Mar 30, 10:00 pm | |
| 24 | Cavaliers (41‑27) |
Home | Tue Mar 31, 10:30 pm | |
| 24 | Thunder (53‑15) |
Away | Thu Apr 2, 7:30 pm | |
| 24 | Mavericks (23‑46) |
Away | Sun Apr 5, 7:30 pm | |
| 25 | Thunder (53‑15) |
Home | Tue Apr 7, 10:30 pm | |
| 25 | Warriors (33‑35) |
Away | Thu Apr 9, 10:00 pm | |
| 25 | Suns (39‑29) |
Home | Fri Apr 10, 10:30 pm | |
| 25 | Jazz (20‑48) |
Home | Sun Apr 12, 8:30 pm |