Kings–Lakers rivalry

Kings–Lakers rivalry
	Kings' Marvin Bagley III attempting a free throw against the Lakers at the Staples Center during a regular season game in March 2019.
	Sacramento Kings Los Angeles Lakers
First meeting	November 14, 1948; Royals 92, Lakers 75
Latest meeting	March 1, 2026; Kings 104, Lakers 128
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	493
All-time series	313–180 (LAL)
Regular season series	287–169 (LAL)
Postseason results	26–11 (LAL)
Longest win streak	LAL W24 (1983–1988)
Current win streak	LAL W1
Postseason history
	1949 Western Division Finals: Lakers won, 2–0; 1951 Western Division Finals: Royals won, 3–1; 1952 Western Division Finals: Lakers won, 3–1; 1954 Western Division Finals: Lakers won, 2–1; 1955 Western Division Semifinals: Lakers won, 2–1; 1984 Western Conference First Round: Lakers won, 3–0; 2000 Western Conference First Round: Lakers won, 3–2; 2001 Western Conference Semifinals: Lakers won, 4–0; 2002 Western Conference Finals: Lakers won, 4–3;

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Locations of the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers.

The Kings–Lakers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers. Historically, the rivalry has been very intense, with constant series in the early days in the NBA and bitterly contested playoff series in the early 2000s. They have shared a home state of California since the Kings relocated to Sacramento in 1985.