Lakers vs Wizards: head-to-head
21 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers13wins
Washington Wizards8Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Wizards have met 21 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 13-8.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 6 and the Wizards won 0. The most recent game, on March 30, 2026, ended Lakers 120-101.
The home team won 13 of the 21 games (62%). These matchups averaged 228.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.2 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 5, 2027 in Washington.
Next meetings
| Jan 5, 2027 | Lakers @ Wizards | 7:00 PM EST | LAL 79% |
| Jan 24, 2027 | Wizards @ Lakers | 4:00 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
| Lakers | LAL 134 – 96 WAS · 2025-01-30 |
| Wizards | LAL 110 – 128 WAS · 2018-12-16 |
2025-26 LAL 2 – 0 WAS
| 2026-03-30 | WAS 101 – 120 LAL | Final |
| 2026-01-30 | LAL 142 – 111 WAS | Final |
2024-25 LAL 2 – 0 WAS
| 2025-01-30 | LAL 134 – 96 WAS | Final |
| 2025-01-21 | WAS 88 – 111 LAL | Final |
2023-24 LAL 2 – 0 WAS
| 2024-04-03 | LAL 125 – 120 WAS | Final |
| 2024-02-29 | WAS 131 – 134 LAL | Final/OT |
2022-23 LAL 2 – 0 WAS
| 2022-12-18 | WAS 117 – 119 LAL | Final |
| 2022-12-04 | LAL 130 – 119 WAS | Final |
2021-22 LAL 1 – 1 WAS
| 2022-03-19 | LAL 119 – 127 WAS | Final |
| 2022-03-11 | WAS 109 – 122 LAL | Final |
2020-21 LAL 0 – 2 WAS
| 2021-04-28 | LAL 107 – 116 WAS | Final |
| 2021-02-22 | WAS 127 – 124 LAL | Final/OT |
2019-20 LAL 1 – 0 WAS
| 2019-11-29 | WAS 103 – 125 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 1 – 1 WAS
| 2019-03-26 | WAS 106 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2018-12-16 | LAL 110 – 128 WAS | Final |
2017-18 LAL 1 – 1 WAS
| 2017-11-09 | LAL 95 – 111 WAS | Final |
| 2017-10-25 | WAS 99 – 102 LAL | Final |
2016-17 LAL 0 – 2 WAS
| 2017-03-28 | WAS 119 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2017-02-02 | LAL 108 – 116 WAS | Final |
2015-16 LAL 1 – 1 WAS
| 2016-03-27 | WAS 101 – 88 LAL | Final |
| 2015-12-02 | LAL 108 – 104 WAS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.