Lakers vs Thunder: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers18wins
Oklahoma City Thunder25Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Thunder have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Thunder lead the series 25-18.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 0 and the Thunder won 6. The most recent game, on May 11, 2026, ended Thunder 115-110 in the playoffs.
The home team won 22 of the 43 games (51%). These matchups averaged 222.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 16.2 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Thunder in 2025-26, Lakers in 2020-21, Thunder in 2015-16. They have also met 4 times in the playoffs (2025-26), with the Lakers winning 0 and the Thunder 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2027 in Los Angeles.
Next meetings
| Jan 26, 2027 | Thunder @ Lakers | 11:00 PM EST | LAL 56% |
| Mar 6, 2027 | Thunder @ Lakers | 8:30 PM EST | |
| Apr 1, 2027 | Lakers @ Thunder | 9:30 PM EDT |
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
| Lakers | LAL 128 – 99 OKC · 2021-01-13 |
| Thunder | LAL 96 – 139 OKC · 2026-04-02 |
2025-26 LAL 0 – 8 OKC
| 2026-05-11 · playoffs | OKC 115 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2026-05-09 · playoffs | OKC 131 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2026-05-07 · playoffs | LAL 107 – 125 OKC | Final |
| 2026-05-05 · playoffs | LAL 90 – 108 OKC | Final |
| 2026-04-07 | OKC 123 – 87 LAL | Final |
| 2026-04-02 | LAL 96 – 139 OKC | Final |
| 2026-02-09 | OKC 119 – 110 LAL | Final |
| 2025-11-12 | LAL 92 – 121 OKC | Final |
2024-25 LAL 1 – 2 OKC
| 2025-04-08 | LAL 120 – 136 OKC | Final |
| 2025-04-06 | LAL 126 – 99 OKC | Final |
| 2024-11-29 | OKC 101 – 93 LAL | Final |
2023-24 LAL 3 – 1 OKC
| 2024-03-04 | OKC 104 – 116 LAL | Final |
| 2024-01-15 | OKC 105 – 112 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-23 | LAL 129 – 120 OKC | Final |
| 2023-11-30 | LAL 110 – 133 OKC | Final |
2022-23 LAL 2 – 1 OKC
| 2023-03-24 | OKC 111 – 116 LAL | Final |
| 2023-03-01 | LAL 123 – 117 OKC | Final |
| 2023-02-07 | OKC 133 – 130 LAL | Final |
2021-22 LAL 2 – 2 OKC
| 2022-04-08 | OKC 101 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2021-12-10 | LAL 116 – 95 OKC | Final |
| 2021-11-04 | OKC 107 – 104 LAL | Final |
| 2021-10-27 | LAL 115 – 123 OKC | Final |
2020-21 LAL 3 – 0 OKC
| 2021-02-10 | OKC 113 – 114 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2021-02-08 | OKC 112 – 119 LAL | Final/OT |
| 2021-01-13 | LAL 128 – 99 OKC | Final |
2019-20 LAL 3 – 1 OKC
| 2020-08-05 | OKC 105 – 86 LAL | Final |
| 2020-01-11 | LAL 125 – 110 OKC | Final |
| 2019-11-22 | LAL 130 – 127 OKC | Final |
| 2019-11-19 | OKC 107 – 112 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 1 – 2 OKC
| 2019-04-02 | LAL 103 – 119 OKC | Final |
| 2019-01-17 | LAL 138 – 128 OKC | Final |
| 2019-01-02 | OKC 107 – 100 LAL | Final |
2017-18 LAL 2 – 2 OKC
| 2018-02-08 | OKC 81 – 106 LAL | Final |
| 2018-02-04 | LAL 108 – 104 OKC | Final |
| 2018-01-17 | LAL 90 – 114 OKC | Final |
| 2018-01-03 | OKC 133 – 96 LAL | Final |
2016-17 LAL 1 – 2 OKC
| 2017-02-24 | LAL 93 – 110 OKC | Final |
| 2016-11-22 | OKC 109 – 111 LAL | Final |
| 2016-10-30 | LAL 96 – 113 OKC | Final |
2015-16 LAL 0 – 4 OKC
| 2016-04-11 | LAL 79 – 112 OKC | Final |
| 2016-01-08 | OKC 117 – 113 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-23 | OKC 120 – 85 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-19 | LAL 78 – 118 OKC | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.