Pistons vs Lakers: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Detroit Pistons10wins
Los Angeles Lakers12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Lakers have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 12-10, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Lakers won 2. The most recent game, on November 8, 2026, ended Lakers 121-116.
The home team won 15 of the 22 games (68%). These matchups averaged 221.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.1 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2027 in Los Angeles.
Next meeting
| Jan 8, 2027 | Pistons @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EST | LAL 57% |
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
| Pistons | DET 128 – 106 LAL · 2025-12-30 |
| Lakers | LAL 133 – 107 DET · 2023-11-29 |
2026-27 DET 0 – 1 LAL
| 2026-11-08 | LAL 121 – 116 DET | Final |
2025-26 DET 2 – 0 LAL
| 2026-03-23 | LAL 110 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2025-12-30 | DET 128 – 106 LAL | Final |
2024-25 DET 2 – 0 LAL
| 2024-12-23 | DET 117 – 114 LAL | Final |
| 2024-11-04 | LAL 103 – 115 DET | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 2 LAL
| 2024-02-13 | DET 111 – 125 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-29 | LAL 133 – 107 DET | Final |
2022-23 DET 0 – 2 LAL
| 2022-12-11 | LAL 124 – 117 DET | Final |
| 2022-11-18 | DET 121 – 128 LAL | Final |
2021-22 DET 0 – 2 LAL
| 2021-11-28 | DET 106 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2021-11-21 | LAL 121 – 116 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 1 – 1 LAL
| 2021-02-06 | DET 129 – 135 LAL | Final/2OT |
| 2021-01-28 | LAL 92 – 107 DET | Final |
2019-20 DET 0 – 1 LAL
| 2020-01-05 | DET 99 – 106 LAL | Final |
2018-19 DET 1 – 1 LAL
| 2019-03-15 | LAL 97 – 111 DET | Final |
| 2019-01-09 | DET 100 – 113 LAL | Final |
2017-18 DET 1 – 1 LAL
| 2018-03-26 | LAL 106 – 112 DET | Final |
| 2017-10-31 | DET 93 – 113 LAL | Final |
2016-17 DET 2 – 0 LAL
| 2017-02-08 | LAL 102 – 121 DET | Final |
| 2017-01-15 | DET 102 – 97 LAL | Final |
2015-16 DET 1 – 1 LAL
| 2015-12-06 | LAL 91 – 111 DET | Final |
| 2015-11-15 | DET 85 – 97 LAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.