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Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers

Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Los Angeles Lakers lead 162-95257 meetings since 1960
Los Angeles Lakers lead 150-80Regular season
Detroit Pistons lead 15-12Playoff games
Detroit Pistons W4Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (257)

Meetings 101–150 of 257, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Jan 22, 19821981-82DET 111, LAL 123
Jan 9, 19821981-82LAL 130, DET 127
Feb 6, 19811980-81LAL 111, DET 102
Jan 11, 19811980-81DET 108, LAL 117
Jan 11, 19801979-80LAL 123, DET 100
Dec 14, 19791979-80DET 122, LAL 138
Mar 30, 19791978-79DET 113, LAL 124
Jan 25, 19791978-79LAL 100, DET 135
Nov 28, 19781978-79DET 105, LAL 103
Nov 15, 19781978-79LAL 133, DET 126
Feb 26, 19781977-78DET 127, LAL 124
Feb 8, 19781977-78LAL 105, DET 95
Nov 30, 19771977-78LAL 98, DET 104
Nov 18, 19771977-78DET 83, LAL 116
Apr 3, 19771976-77DET 107, LAL 115
Feb 23, 19771976-77LAL 101, DET 102
Jan 9, 19771976-77LAL 124, DET 118
Oct 31, 19761976-77DET 101, LAL 121
Mar 19, 19761975-76DET 107, LAL 122
Feb 10, 19761975-76DET 88, LAL 106
Dec 14, 19751975-76DET 100, LAL 110
Dec 3, 19751975-76LAL 118, DET 110
Oct 29, 19751975-76LAL 99, DET 112
Mar 11, 19751974-75LAL 95, DET 94
Feb 9, 19751974-75LAL 96, DET 97
Dec 20, 19741974-75DET 103, LAL 102
Oct 25, 19741974-75DET 110, LAL 107
Mar 8, 19741973-74DET 113, LAL 129
Feb 20, 19741973-74LAL 110, DET 112
Jan 9, 19741973-74LAL 94, DET 123
Dec 12, 19731973-74LAL 96, DET 114
Dec 2, 19731973-74DET 114, LAL 108
Oct 26, 19731973-74DET 92, LAL 94
Mar 14, 19731972-73LAL 121, DET 112
Mar 11, 19731972-73DET 117, LAL 141
Feb 21, 19731972-73LAL 98, DET 106
Nov 24, 19721972-73DET 123, LAL 140
Nov 15, 19721972-73LAL 110, DET 99
Nov 3, 19721972-73DET 107, LAL 116
Mar 14, 19721971-72LAL 129, DET 116
Feb 22, 19721971-72DET 135, LAL 134
Jan 11, 19721971-72LAL 123, DET 103
Nov 26, 19711971-72DET 113, LAL 132
Oct 15, 19711971-72LAL 132, DET 103
Mar 14, 19711970-71DET 100, LAL 110
Jan 10, 19711970-71LAL 109, DET 118
Dec 13, 19701970-71DET 103, LAL 100
Nov 13, 19701970-71DET 109, LAL 122
Nov 11, 19701970-71LAL 117, DET 115
Mar 20, 19701969-70DET 111, LAL 117

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Detroit Pistons 2-02025-26 · Regular season
Detroit Pistons 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Mar 23, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonLAL 110, DET 113Luka Dončić 32 · Daniss Jenkins 30
Dec 30, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonDET 128, LAL 106Cade Cunningham 27 · Luka Dončić 30
Dec 23, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDET 117, LAL 114Malik Beasley 21 · LeBron James 28
Nov 4, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonLAL 103, DET 115Anthony Davis 37 · Jaden Ivey 26

2025-26 team comparison

Detroit PistonsPer gameLos Angeles Lakers
117.8Points116.3
109.6Points allowed114.6
+8.2Net rating+1.8
117.7Offensive rating117.8
109.6Defensive rating116.1
100.0Pace98.7
45.6Rebounds41.0
27.8Assists25.9

Quick answers

Who won the last Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers game?
The Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-110 on March 23, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers play next?
The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers lead 162-95 in 257 meetings since 1960 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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