Last Time the Los Angeles Lakers Won a Playoff Series

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LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball over Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during the first quarter in game six of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Apr 11, 2024, 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers last won a playoff series in 2023, when they defeated the Golden State Warriors 4-2 in the second round.

Last Time the Lakers Got Swept in the Playoffs

The Lakers were swept by Denver in the 2023 Western Conference finals. The Nuggets went on to win the championship.

It’s the first time the Lakers have been swept in a playoff series since the Spurs did it in 2013. Before that, Dallas swept LA in 2011 and Portland did it in 1977.

Perhaps not coincidentally, all four teams that swept the Lakers in a best-of-seven playoff series went on to win the West.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.