The NBA Belt · rivalry

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

29Belt meetings

15Lakers wins

14Bucks wins

15Title changes

Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks have met 29 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 6, 1968 to November 11, 2017. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 15–14.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,871	Nov 6, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 128–115	Defense
1,905	Jan 21, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 122–105	Title change
2,002	Jan 14, 1970	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–113	Defense
2,018	Feb 15, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 98–96	Title change
2,065	Nov 20, 1970	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 117–100	Defense
2,120	Mar 3, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–97	Defense
2,173	Jan 9, 1972	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–104	Title change
2,182	Feb 4, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 118–105	Defense
2,198	Mar 1, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 109–108	Defense
2,216	Apr 9, 1972	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 93–72 Playoffs	Defense
2,217	Apr 12, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 135–134 Playoffs	Title change
2,218	Apr 14, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 108–105 Playoffs	Defense
2,219	Apr 16, 1972	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–88 Playoffs	Title change
2,220	Apr 18, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–90 Playoffs	Title change
2,221	Apr 22, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 104–100 Playoffs	Defense
2,374	Jan 20, 1974	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 94–90	Defense
2,377	Jan 27, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 99–92	Title change
2,425	Nov 26, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 105–102	Title change
2,733	Jan 27, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 131–114	Title change
2,845	Feb 16, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–98	Defense
2,880	Oct 31, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–106	Title change
2,915	Jan 6, 1980	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–103	Title change
3,224	Jan 26, 1983	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–113	Title change
3,698	Nov 22, 1987	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 124–116	Title change
3,787	Dec 11, 1988	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–94	Title change
5,269	Mar 21, 2004	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 104–103	Defense
5,631	Nov 21, 2007	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–103	Defense
6,444	Dec 15, 2015	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 113–95	Title change
6,638	Nov 11, 2017	Milwaukee Bucks beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–90	Defense

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