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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers

51Belt meetings
35Lakers wins
16Trail Blazers wins
21Title changes

Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers have met 51 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 5, 1971 to January 22, 2023. The belt changed hands in 21 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 35–16.

Belt gameDateResult
2,156Dec 5, 1971Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 123–107Defense
2,161Dec 14, 1971Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 129–114Defense
2,181Jan 30, 1972Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 153–131Defense
2,297Mar 6, 1973Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 114–102Defense
2,860Mar 21, 1979Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–110Defense
2,982Oct 21, 1980Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–103Title change
3,306Dec 18, 1983Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 122–115Title change
3,310Dec 25, 1983Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 141–121Title change
3,470Apr 27, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 125–101 PlayoffsDefense
3,471Apr 30, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 134–118 PlayoffsDefense
3,472May 3, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 130–126 PlayoffsDefense
3,473May 5, 1985Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–107 PlayoffsTitle change
3,474May 7, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 139–120 PlayoffsTitle change
3,494Nov 14, 1985Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 114–102Defense
3,624Jan 27, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 107–100Title change
3,696Nov 17, 1987Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 142–115Defense
3,746Mar 15, 1988Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–95Defense
4,003Feb 17, 1991Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 106–96Title change
4,034Apr 13, 1991Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–113Title change
4,048May 18, 1991Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 111–106 PlayoffsTitle change
4,049May 21, 1991Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–98 PlayoffsTitle change
4,050May 24, 1991Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 106–92 PlayoffsTitle change
4,051May 26, 1991Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–95 PlayoffsDefense
4,052May 28, 1991Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–84 PlayoffsTitle change
4,053May 30, 1991Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 91–90 PlayoffsTitle change
4,414Mar 22, 1995Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 121–114Defense
4,635Apr 20, 1997Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–96Title change
4,636Apr 25, 1997Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–77 PlayoffsTitle change
4,637Apr 27, 1997Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 107–93 PlayoffsDefense
4,638Apr 30, 1997Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–90 PlayoffsTitle change
4,639May 2, 1997Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–91 PlayoffsTitle change
4,743Apr 24, 1998Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 104–102 PlayoffsDefense
4,744Apr 26, 1998Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 108–99 PlayoffsDefense
4,745Apr 28, 1998Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–94 PlayoffsTitle change
4,746Apr 30, 1998Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 110–99 PlayoffsTitle change
4,886Feb 29, 2000Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 90–87Defense
5,014Oct 30, 2001Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 98–87Defense
5,083Mar 29, 2002Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 91–79Title change
5,752Jan 4, 2009Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 100–86Defense
5,934Nov 7, 2010Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 121–96Defense
6,079Mar 23, 2012Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 103–96Defense
6,352Jan 11, 2015Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–94Defense
6,691Mar 5, 2018Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–103Defense
6,812Apr 9, 2019Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–101Defense
6,910Aug 18, 2020Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–93 PlayoffsDefense
6,911Aug 20, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 111–88 PlayoffsTitle change
6,912Aug 22, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–108 PlayoffsDefense
6,913Aug 24, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 135–115 PlayoffsDefense
6,914Aug 29, 2020Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 131–122 PlayoffsDefense
7,108Oct 23, 2022Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers 106–104Defense
7,153Jan 22, 2023Los Angeles Lakers beat Portland Trail Blazers 121–112Defense

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