The NBA Belt · rivalry
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
24Belt meetings
5Clippers wins
19Lakers wins
5Title changes
Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers have met 24 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 21, 1971 to February 4, 2025. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 19–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,165 | Dec 21, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Buffalo Braves 117–103 | Defense |
| 2,168 | Dec 28, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Buffalo Braves 105–87 | Defense |
| 2,402 | Mar 24, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Buffalo Braves 150–124 | Defense |
| 2,871 | Oct 12, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers beat San Diego Clippers 103–102 | Title change |
| 2,888 | Nov 13, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers beat San Diego Clippers 137–91 | Defense |
| 3,106 | Dec 27, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers beat San Diego Clippers 139–117 | Defense |
| 3,435 | Feb 12, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 121–110 | Defense |
| 3,495 | Nov 15, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 127–96 | Defense |
| 3,497 | Nov 20, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 122–107 | Defense |
| 3,693 | Nov 12, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 111–82 | Defense |
| 3,730 | Feb 4, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 117–86 | Defense |
| 3,806 | Jan 18, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 111–90 | Defense |
| 4,634 | Apr 18, 1997 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 123–95 | Defense |
| 4,667 | Nov 23, 1997 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 119–102 | Defense |
| 4,890 | Mar 6, 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 123–103 | Defense |
| 5,267 | Mar 17, 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 106–103 | Title change |
| 5,268 | Mar 19, 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 106–100 | Defense |
| 5,823 | Oct 27, 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 99–92 | Defense |
| 5,857 | Jan 6, 2010 | Los Angeles Clippers beat Los Angeles Lakers 102–91 | Defense |
| 6,201 | Apr 7, 2013 | Los Angeles Clippers beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–95 | Title change |
| 6,600 | Apr 1, 2017 | Los Angeles Clippers beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–104 | Defense |
| 6,931 | Dec 22, 2020 | Los Angeles Clippers beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–109 | Title change |
| 7,154 | Jan 24, 2023 | Los Angeles Clippers beat Los Angeles Lakers 133–115 | Title change |
| 7,365 | Feb 4, 2025 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Los Angeles Clippers 122–97 | Defense |