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Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers

79Belt meetings
28Warriors wins
51Lakers wins
29Title changes

Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers have met 79 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 21, 1948 to February 6, 2025. The belt changed hands in 29 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 51–28.

Belt gameDateResult
156Dec 21, 1948Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 72–64Defense
207Nov 2, 1949Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 81–69Defense
302Dec 3, 1950Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 95–83Title change
326Jan 25, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 90–71Title change
390Dec 30, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 93–64Title change
399Jan 13, 1952Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 88–81Title change
454Nov 8, 1952Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 93–71Defense
664Feb 13, 1955Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 103–93Defense
696Nov 12, 1955Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 100–89Defense
702Nov 27, 1955Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 99–94Title change
743Feb 11, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–102Defense
747Feb 17, 1956Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 134–111Defense
756Mar 1, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 102–100Defense
797Dec 2, 1956Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 106–96Title change
840Feb 15, 1957Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 105–104Title change
852Mar 12, 1957Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 100–94Defense
853Mar 13, 1957Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 114–97Defense
951Nov 6, 1958Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 103–101Defense
989Jan 18, 1959Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–98Title change
990Jan 25, 1959Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 125–111Title change
1,051Dec 3, 1959Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–109Title change
1,128Nov 9, 1960Philadelphia Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 125–118Defense
1,193Feb 26, 1961Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 121–116Defense
1,194Feb 27, 1961Philadelphia Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–88Title change
1,195Feb 28, 1961Philadelphia Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–108Defense
1,224Nov 17, 1961Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 125–121Title change
1,318Nov 23, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 129–124Defense
1,328Dec 14, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 120–118Title change
1,329Dec 15, 1962Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 113–104Defense
1,345Jan 11, 1963Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 134–129Defense
1,346Jan 12, 1963Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 119–114Defense
1,376Mar 2, 1963San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–113Defense
1,440Jan 10, 1964San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–89Title change
1,482Oct 23, 1964Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 94–92Defense
1,498Nov 28, 1964San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–106Title change
1,630Mar 5, 1966Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 125–123Defense
1,875Nov 16, 1968Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 119–112Defense
1,878Nov 22, 1968San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–98Title change
1,943Mar 26, 1969San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–94 PlayoffsTitle change
1,944Mar 28, 1969San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–101 PlayoffsDefense
1,945Mar 31, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 115–98 PlayoffsTitle change
1,946Apr 2, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 103–88 PlayoffsDefense
1,947Apr 4, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 103–98 PlayoffsDefense
1,948Apr 5, 1969Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 118–78 PlayoffsDefense
2,158Dec 9, 1971Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 124–111Defense
2,162Dec 17, 1971Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 129–99Defense
2,183Feb 5, 1972Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 108–96Defense
2,419Nov 10, 1974Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–103Defense
2,745Feb 19, 1978Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 115–93Defense
2,840Feb 7, 1979Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 106–104Defense
2,878Oct 28, 1979Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 97–90Defense
2,981Oct 19, 1980Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 125–107Defense
3,180Oct 29, 1982Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 132–117Title change
3,308Dec 22, 1983Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–102Title change
3,309Dec 23, 1983Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 123–116Title change
3,464Apr 11, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 137–130Defense
3,489Nov 2, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 120–116Defense
3,694Nov 14, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 118–110Defense
3,960Nov 18, 1990Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 115–93Title change
4,111Feb 17, 1992Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–100Defense
4,114Feb 22, 1992Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 126–124Defense
4,411Mar 15, 1995Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–108Title change
4,891Mar 9, 2000Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 109–92Defense
4,905Apr 5, 2000Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 111–104Defense
5,750Dec 28, 2008Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 130–113Defense
5,930Oct 31, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 107–83Defense
6,195Mar 25, 2013Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–103Defense
6,343Dec 23, 2014Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 115–105Title change
6,434Nov 24, 2015Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 111–77Defense
6,779Jan 21, 2019Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–111Defense
6,894Feb 27, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 116–86Defense
7,000May 19, 2021Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 103–100 PlayoffsTitle change
7,197May 2, 2023Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 117–112 PlayoffsDefense
7,198May 4, 2023Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 127–100 PlayoffsTitle change
7,199May 6, 2023Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 127–97 PlayoffsTitle change
7,200May 8, 2023Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 104–101 PlayoffsDefense
7,201May 10, 2023Golden State Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–106 PlayoffsTitle change
7,202May 12, 2023Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 122–101 PlayoffsTitle change
7,366Feb 6, 2025Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 120–112Defense

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