The NBA Belt · rivalry

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings

65Belt meetings

44Lakers wins

21Kings wins

29Title changes

Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have met 65 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 27, 1949 to March 13, 2024. The belt changed hands in 29 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 44–21.

Belt game	Date	Result
199	Mar 27, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 80–79 Playoffs	Defense
200	Mar 29, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 67–55 Playoffs	Defense
225	Dec 4, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 95–80	Title change
306	Dec 13, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 82–72	Title change
354	Mar 29, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 76–73 Playoffs	Defense
355	Mar 31, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 70–66 Playoffs	Title change
356	Apr 1, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 83–70 Playoffs	Defense
357	Apr 3, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 80–75 Playoffs	Defense
366	Nov 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 93–74	Title change
372	Nov 22, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 70–65	Defense
504	Feb 7, 1953	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 87–72	Title change
556	Dec 13, 1953	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 87–70	Title change
559	Dec 19, 1953	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 91–78	Title change
604	Mar 9, 1954	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 70–61	Defense
627	Dec 11, 1954	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 91–83	Defense
663	Feb 12, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 96–95	Title change
666	Feb 20, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 105–92	Defense
667	Feb 21, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 112–110	Defense
679	Mar 16, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 82–78 Playoffs	Title change
680	Mar 18, 1955	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 94–92 Playoffs	Title change
681	Mar 19, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 119–110 Playoffs	Title change
763	Mar 11, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 126–98	Title change
847	Mar 1, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 125–117	Title change
904	Jan 16, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 124–108	Defense
910	Jan 30, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 105–104	Title change
932	Mar 12, 1958	Cincinnati Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–89	Title change
1,101	Feb 25, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 105–95	Title change
1,181	Feb 6, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 110–101	Defense
1,243	Dec 25, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 141–127	Defense
1,257	Jan 20, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 125–124	Defense
1,259	Jan 24, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 136–123	Title change
1,260	Jan 25, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 116–112	Defense
1,317	Nov 22, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 134–110	Title change
1,319	Nov 24, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 129–123	Defense
1,421	Dec 1, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 114–109	Title change
1,454	Feb 4, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–100	Defense
1,465	Feb 22, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–105	Defense
1,494	Nov 18, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 92–90	Defense
1,495	Nov 20, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 131–121	Title change
1,609	Jan 18, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–108	Defense
1,614	Feb 2, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 119–118	Defense
1,615	Feb 4, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 132–125	Defense
1,626	Feb 23, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 140–133	Title change
2,195	Feb 25, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 109–88	Title change
2,227	Oct 11, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 129–94	Defense
2,407	Oct 20, 1974	Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 105–95	Defense
2,426	Nov 27, 1974	Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–89	Title change
2,747	Feb 22, 1978	Kansas City Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 127–122	Title change
2,842	Feb 11, 1979	Kansas City Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–103	Title change
2,877	Oct 26, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers beat Kansas City Kings 116–104	Defense
2,889	Nov 15, 1979	Kansas City Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–108	Title change
2,979	Oct 15, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers beat Kansas City Kings 112–107	Defense
3,439	Feb 21, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Kansas City Kings 123–117	Defense
3,466	Apr 14, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Kansas City Kings 122–116	Defense
3,727	Jan 28, 1988	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 115–94	Defense
4,413	Mar 19, 1995	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 121–116	Title change
4,633	Apr 17, 1997	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 108–99	Defense
4,892	Mar 12, 2000	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 109–106	Defense
4,900	Mar 26, 2000	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 90–89	Defense
4,920	Nov 16, 2000	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 112–110	Title change
5,270	Mar 24, 2004	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 115–91	Defense
5,932	Nov 3, 2010	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 112–100	Defense
6,190	Mar 17, 2013	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 113–102	Defense
6,198	Mar 30, 2013	Los Angeles Lakers beat Sacramento Kings 103–98	Title change
7,278	Mar 13, 2024	Sacramento Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–107	Defense

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