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Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers all-time performance against the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Playoffs. This is a complete game log with all the games played between these two teams with date, franchise, result, and head-to-head record evolution.
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Complete game log (season and playoffs)
The Lakers and the Detroit Pistons have played 47 games in the playoffs with 26 victories for the Lakers and 21 for the Pistons
This information includes all the variants of the Pistons franchise: Detroit and Fort Wayne Pistons.
Lakers vs. Pistons Head-to-Head in the NBA Playoffs:
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
47 | 2004 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 15, 2004 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 87 | - | 100 | Pistons win 4-1 | lost 3 | 26 | - | 21 | |
46 | 2004 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 13, 2004 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 80 | - | 88 | Pistons lead 3-1 | lost 2 | 26 | - | 20 | |
45 | 2004 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 10, 2004 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 68 | - | 88 | Pistons lead 2-1 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 19 | |
44 | 2004 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 8, 2004 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 99 | - | 91 | OT | series tied 1-1 | won 1 | 26 | - | 18 |
43 | 2004 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 6, 2004 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | L | 75 | - | 87 | Pistons lead 1-0 | lost 5 | 25 | - | 18 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
42 | 1989 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 13, 1989 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | L | 97 | - | 105 | Pistons win 4-0 | lost 4 | 25 | - | 17 | |
41 | 1989 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 11, 1989 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | L | 110 | - | 114 | Pistons lead 3-0 | lost 3 | 25 | - | 16 | |
40 | 1989 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 8, 1989 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 105 | - | 108 | Pistons lead 2-0 | lost 2 | 25 | - | 15 | |
39 | 1989 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 6, 1989 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 97 | - | 109 | Pistons lead 1-0 | lost 1 | 25 | - | 14 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
38 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 21, 1988 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 108 | - | 105 | Lakers win 4-3 | won 2 | 25 | - | 13 | |
37 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 19, 1988 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 103 | - | 102 | series tied 3-3 | won 1 | 24 | - | 13 | |
36 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 16, 1988 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 94 | - | 104 | Pistons lead 3-2 | lost 2 | 23 | - | 13 | |
35 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 14, 1988 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 86 | - | 111 | series tied 2-2 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 12 | |
34 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 12, 1988 | LAL | @ | Pistons | W | 99 | - | 86 | Lakers lead 2-1 | won 2 | 23 | - | 11 | |
33 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 9, 1988 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 108 | - | 96 | series tied 1-1 | won 1 | 22 | - | 11 | |
32 | 1988 Playoffs nbafi | Jun 7, 1988 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | L | 93 | - | 105 | Pistons lead 1-0 | lost 1 | 21 | - | 11 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
31 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Apr 3, 1962 | LAL | @ | Pistons | W | 123 | - | 117 | Lakers win 4-2 | won 1 | 21 | - | 10 | |
30 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 31, 1962 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | L | 125 | - | 132 | Lakers lead 3-2 | lost 2 | 20 | - | 10 | |
29 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 29, 1962 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 117 | - | 118 | Lakers lead 3-1 | lost 1 | 20 | - | 9 | |
28 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 27, 1962 | LAL | @ | Pistons | W | 111 | - | 106 | Lakers lead 3-0 | won 4 | 20 | - | 8 | |
27 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 25, 1962 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 127 | - | 112 | Lakers lead 2-0 | won 3 | 19 | - | 8 | |
26 | 1962 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 24, 1962 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 132 | - | 108 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 2 | 18 | - | 8 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
25 | 1961 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 19, 1961 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 137 | - | 120 | Lakers win 3-2 | won 1 | 17 | - | 8 | |
24 | 1961 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 18, 1961 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 114 | - | 123 | series tied 2-2 | lost 2 | 16 | - | 8 | |
23 | 1961 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 17, 1961 | LAL | @ | Pistons | L | 113 | - | 124 | Lakers lead 2-1 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 7 | |
22 | 1961 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 15, 1961 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 127 | - | 118 | Lakers lead 2-0 | won 5 | 16 | - | 6 | |
21 | 1961 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 14, 1961 | LAL | vs. | Pistons | W | 120 | - | 102 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 4 | 15 | - | 6 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
20 | 1960 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 13, 1960 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 114 | - | 99 | Lakers win 2-0 | won 3 | 14 | - | 6 | |
19 | 1960 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 12, 1960 | MNL | @ | Pistons | W | 113 | - | 112 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 2 | 13 | - | 6 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
18 | 1959 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 18, 1959 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 129 | - | 102 | Lakers win 2-1 | won 1 | 12 | - | 6 | |
17 | 1959 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 15, 1959 | MNL | @ | Pistons | L | 103 | - | 117 | series tied 1-1 | lost 1 | 11 | - | 6 | |
16 | 1959 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 14, 1959 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 92 | - | 89 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 3 | 11 | - | 5 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
15 | 1957 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 19, 1957 | MNL | @ | Pistons | W | 110 | - | 108 | Lakers win 2-0 | won 2 | 10 | - | 5 | |
14 | 1957 Playoffs wdsmi | Mar 17, 1957 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 131 | - | 127 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 1 | 9 | - | 5 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
13 | 1955 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 27, 1955 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | L | 96 | - | 105 | Pistons win 3-1 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 5 | |
12 | 1955 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 23, 1955 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 99 | - | 91 | OT | Pistons lead 2-1 | won 1 | 8 | - | 4 |
11 | 1955 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 22, 1955 | MNL | @ | Pistons | L | 97 | - | 98 | OT | Pistons lead 2-0 | lost 2 | 7 | - | 4 |
10 | 1955 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 20, 1955 | MNL | @ | Pistons | L | 79 | - | 96 | Pistons lead 1-0 | lost 1 | 7 | - | 3 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
9 | 1954 Playoffs wdrrb | Mar 20, 1954 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 78 | - | 73 | Lakers win 2-0 | won 3 | 7 | - | 2 | |
8 | 1954 Playoffs wdrrb | Mar 18, 1954 | MNL | @ | Pistons | W | 90 | - | 85 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 2 | 6 | - | 2 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
7 | 1953 Playoffs wdfin | Apr 2, 1953 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 74 | - | 58 | Lakers win 3-2 | won 1 | 5 | - | 2 | |
6 | 1953 Playoffs wdfin | Apr 1, 1953 | MNL | @ | Pistons | L | 82 | - | 85 | series tied 2-2 | lost 2 | 4 | - | 2 | |
5 | 1953 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 30, 1953 | MNL | @ | Pistons | L | 95 | - | 98 | Lakers lead 2-1 | lost 1 | 4 | - | 1 | |
4 | 1953 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 28, 1953 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 82 | - | 75 | Lakers lead 2-0 | won 4 | 4 | - | 0 | |
3 | 1953 Playoffs wdfin | Mar 26, 1953 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 83 | - | 73 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 3 | 3 | - | 0 |
Gm | Season |
Date | Opponent | Score | Series Status | Streak | H2H | ||||||||
2 | 1950 Playoffs cdfin | Mar 28, 1950 | MNL | @ | Pistons | W | 89 | - | 82 | Lakers win 2-0 | won 2 | 2 | - | 0 | |
1 | 1950 Playoffs cdfin | Mar 27, 1950 | MNL | vs. | Pistons | W | 93 | - | 79 | Lakers lead 1-0 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 |
Reference:
wc1st = Western Conference First Round / wcsmi= Western Conference Semifinals
wcfin = Western Conference Finals / wdsmi = West Division Semifinals
wdfin = West Division Finals / nbafi = NBA Finals