The NBA Belt · rivalry

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards

38Belt meetings

23Lakers wins

15Wizards wins

16Title changes

Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards have met 38 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 20, 1961 to March 28, 2017. The belt changed hands in 16 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 23–15.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,241	Dec 20, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 102–98	Defense
1,261	Jan 28, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 124–109	Defense
1,262	Jan 30, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 107–92	Defense
1,320	Nov 26, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Zephyrs 128–106	Defense
1,348	Jan 18, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Zephyrs 116–108	Defense
1,422	Dec 4, 1963	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–98	Title change
1,451	Jan 30, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–89	Defense
1,481	Oct 21, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 108–105	Title change
1,483	Oct 28, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 112–102	Defense
1,484	Oct 29, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–95	Title change
1,542	Feb 19, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 119–111	Title change
1,562	Apr 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 121–115 Playoffs	Title change
1,563	Apr 5, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 118–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,564	Apr 7, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–115 Playoffs	Title change
1,565	Apr 9, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–112 Playoffs	Defense
1,566	Apr 11, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 120–112 Playoffs	Title change
1,567	Apr 13, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 117–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,612	Jan 28, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 138–123	Title change
1,613	Jan 30, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 136–122	Defense
1,628	Mar 2, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–113	Title change
1,629	Mar 4, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 123–106	Title change
1,631	Mar 6, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 126–105	Defense
1,898	Jan 7, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 100–93	Title change
1,921	Feb 19, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–88	Title change
2,166	Dec 22, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 127–120	Defense
2,184	Feb 6, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 151–127	Defense
2,200	Mar 5, 1972	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–94	Title change
2,273	Jan 16, 1973	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104	Defense
2,282	Feb 4, 1973	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 125–115	Defense
2,369	Jan 8, 1974	Capital Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 94–92	Defense
2,734	Jan 29, 1978	Washington Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–112	Title change
2,807	Nov 24, 1978	Washington Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–103	Defense
4,415	Mar 24, 1995	Los Angeles Lakers beat Washington Bullets 113–103	Defense
4,894	Mar 16, 2000	Washington Wizards beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–102	Title change
5,060	Feb 12, 2002	Los Angeles Lakers beat Washington Wizards 103–94	Title change
5,085	Apr 2, 2002	Los Angeles Lakers beat Washington Wizards 113–93	Defense
6,193	Mar 22, 2013	Washington Wizards beat Los Angeles Lakers 103–100	Defense
6,597	Mar 28, 2017	Washington Wizards beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–108	Defense

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