Matchup History
The Lakers and 76ers have met a total of 327 times: 293 regular season contests and 34 playoff matchups. Two of the NBA’s most historic basketball cities, many of Philadelphia’s memorable moments have come against Los Angeles, with one of the most important, of course, being the 1983 Championship. Behind Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Andrew Toney, and others, the Sixers took down their Western Conference rival in “Fo’”, or four, games.
This matchup has seen Erving and Malone go head-to-head with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabber, and then Allen Iverson face off against Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. In 2001, Iverson performed his iconic crossover against Tyronn Lue followed by a jumper. AI dramatically stepped over Lue afterwards, sealing one of the famous moments in Sixers-Lakers history.
In recent years, the Lakers played the 76ers twice in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. The first of those games resulted in a commanding 44 point win from the Sixers on November 27. Joel Embiid recorded his first triple-double of the season during that game, helping the 76ers win by more than 40 points. The Sixers fell to the Lakers in their second matchup of the season.
During the 2024-25 season, the 76ers traveled to Los Angeles and faced the Lakers on November 8, falling by 10 points. The Lakers visited South Philly on January 28 for the final contest of their regular season series, with the 76ers coming out on top 118-104. Tyrese Maxey recorded 43 points in the victory.
The Sixers host the Lakers on Sunday, December 7 at Xfinity Mobile Arena for their first matchup of the 2025-26 season. The 76ers travel to Los Angeles to face LeBron James and the Lakers on February 5.
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