Bulls vs Lakers: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls9wins
Los Angeles Lakers12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Lakers have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 12-9.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 3 and the Lakers won 3. The most recent game, on March 12, 2026, ended Lakers 142-130.
The home team won 9 of the 21 games (43%). These matchups averaged 227.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.9 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 2, 2027 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Jan 2, 2027 | Lakers @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | LAL 76% |
| Feb 16, 2027 | Bulls @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Bulls | CHI 146 – 115 LAL · 2025-03-22 |
| Lakers | LAL 123 – 107 CHI · 2019-03-12 |
2025-26 CHI 0 – 2 LAL
| 2026-03-12 | CHI 130 – 142 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-26 | LAL 129 – 118 CHI | Final |
2024-25 CHI 2 – 0 LAL
| 2025-03-27 | LAL 117 – 119 CHI | Final |
| 2025-03-22 | CHI 146 – 115 LAL | Final |
2023-24 CHI 1 – 1 LAL
| 2024-01-25 | CHI 132 – 141 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-20 | LAL 108 – 124 CHI | Final |
2022-23 CHI 1 – 1 LAL
| 2023-03-29 | LAL 121 – 110 CHI | Final |
| 2023-03-26 | CHI 118 – 108 LAL | Final |
2021-22 CHI 2 – 0 LAL
| 2021-12-19 | LAL 110 – 115 CHI | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | CHI 121 – 103 LAL | Final |
2020-21 CHI 0 – 2 LAL
| 2021-01-23 | LAL 101 – 90 CHI | Final |
| 2021-01-08 | CHI 115 – 117 LAL | Final |
2019-20 CHI 0 – 1 LAL
| 2019-11-05 | LAL 118 – 112 CHI | Final |
2018-19 CHI 0 – 2 LAL
| 2019-03-12 | LAL 123 – 107 CHI | Final |
| 2019-01-15 | CHI 100 – 107 LAL | Final |
2017-18 CHI 0 – 2 LAL
| 2018-01-26 | LAL 108 – 103 CHI | Final |
| 2017-11-21 | CHI 94 – 103 LAL | Final |
2016-17 CHI 1 – 1 LAL
| 2016-11-30 | LAL 96 – 90 CHI | Final |
| 2016-11-20 | CHI 118 – 110 LAL | Final |
2015-16 CHI 2 – 0 LAL
| 2016-02-21 | LAL 115 – 126 CHI | Final |
| 2016-01-28 | CHI 114 – 91 LAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.