Lakers vs Suns: head-to-head
50 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers24wins
Phoenix Suns26Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Suns have met 50 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Suns lead the series 26-24, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 3 and the Suns won 3. The most recent game, on April 10, 2026, ended Lakers 101-73.
The home team won 32 of the 50 games (64%). These matchups averaged 220.1 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.5 points; 9 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Suns in 2021-22, Lakers in 2019-20. They have also met 6 times in the playoffs (2020-21), with the Lakers winning 2 and the Suns 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2026 in Phoenix.
Next meetings
| Nov 15, 2026 | Lakers @ Suns | 4:00 PM EST | LAL 57% |
| Feb 8, 2027 | Lakers @ Suns | 9:30 PM EST | |
| Mar 17, 2027 | Suns @ Lakers | 10:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 11, 2027 | Suns @ Lakers | 8:30 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 | PHX 73 – 101 LAL · 2026-04-10 |
| Suns | LAL 101 – 137 PHX · 2017-02-15 |
2025-26 LAL 2 – 3 PHX
| 2026-04-10 | PHX 73 – 101 LAL | Final |
| 2026-02-26 | LAL 110 – 113 PHX | Final |
| 2025-12-23 | LAL 108 – 132 PHX | Final |
| 2025-12-14 | LAL 116 – 114 PHX | Final |
| 2025-12-01 | PHX 125 – 108 LAL | Final |
2024-25 LAL 2 – 2 PHX
| 2025-03-16 | PHX 96 – 107 LAL | Final |
| 2024-11-26 | LAL 100 – 127 PHX | Final |
| 2024-10-28 | LAL 105 – 109 PHX | Final |
| 2024-10-25 | PHX 116 – 123 LAL | Final |
2023-24 LAL 3 – 2 PHX
| 2024-02-25 | LAL 113 – 123 PHX | Final |
| 2024-01-11 | PHX 127 – 109 LAL | Final |
| 2023-12-05 | PHX 103 – 106 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-10 | LAL 122 – 119 PHX | Final |
| 2023-10-26 | PHX 95 – 100 LAL | Final |
2022-23 LAL 2 – 2 PHX
| 2023-04-07 | PHX 107 – 121 LAL | Final |
| 2023-03-22 | PHX 111 – 122 LAL | Final |
| 2022-12-19 | LAL 104 – 130 PHX | Final |
| 2022-11-22 | LAL 105 – 115 PHX | Final |
2021-22 LAL 0 – 4 PHX
| 2022-04-05 | LAL 110 – 121 PHX | Final |
| 2022-03-13 | LAL 111 – 140 PHX | Final |
| 2021-12-21 | PHX 108 – 90 LAL | Final |
| 2021-10-22 | PHX 115 – 105 LAL | Final |
2020-21 LAL 3 – 6 PHX
| 2021-06-03 · playoffs | PHX 113 – 100 LAL | Final |
| 2021-06-01 · playoffs | LAL 85 – 115 PHX | Final |
| 2021-05-30 · playoffs | PHX 100 – 92 LAL | Final |
| 2021-05-27 · playoffs | PHX 95 – 109 LAL | Final |
| 2021-05-25 · playoffs | LAL 109 – 102 PHX | Final |
| 2021-05-23 · playoffs | LAL 90 – 99 PHX | Final |
| 2021-05-09 | PHX 110 – 123 LAL | Final |
| 2021-03-21 | LAL 94 – 111 PHX | Final |
| 2021-03-02 | PHX 114 – 104 LAL | Final |
2019-20 LAL 3 – 0 PHX
| 2020-02-10 | PHX 100 – 125 LAL | Final |
| 2020-01-01 | PHX 107 – 117 LAL | Final |
| 2019-11-12 | LAL 123 – 115 PHX | Final |
2018-19 LAL 3 – 1 PHX
| 2019-03-02 | LAL 109 – 118 PHX | Final |
| 2019-01-27 | PHX 102 – 116 LAL | Final |
| 2018-12-02 | PHX 96 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2018-10-24 | LAL 131 – 113 PHX | Final |
2017-18 LAL 3 – 1 PHX
| 2018-02-06 | PHX 93 – 112 LAL | Final |
| 2017-11-17 | PHX 122 – 113 LAL | Final |
| 2017-11-13 | LAL 100 – 93 PHX | Final |
| 2017-10-20 | LAL 132 – 130 PHX | Final |
2016-17 LAL 2 – 2 PHX
| 2017-03-09 | LAL 122 – 110 PHX | Final |
| 2017-02-15 | LAL 101 – 137 PHX | Final |
| 2016-12-09 | PHX 119 – 115 LAL | Final |
| 2016-11-06 | PHX 108 – 119 LAL | Final |
2015-16 LAL 1 – 3 PHX
| 2016-03-23 | LAL 107 – 119 PHX | Final |
| 2016-03-18 | PHX 95 – 90 LAL | Final |
| 2016-01-03 | PHX 77 – 97 LAL | Final |
| 2015-11-16 | LAL 101 – 120 PHX | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.