Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Head-to-Head

Cross-Conference
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee Bucks
Lakers lead Bucks93to73

Lakers hold a slight edge in 166 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks insights

The edge
+20wins for Lakers
56% Lakers ยท 44% Bucks

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 33-25 since 1996.

Recent form
7-13last 20

Bucks won 105-101 on Jan 9, 2026

Where it matters
16playoff games

16 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

Lakers built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 60 of 108 decided meetings (56%). In the modern era they are 33-25 against each other (57% Lakers). Games average a 10.7-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Bucks' 34-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Bucks hold a 13-7 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1970s produced the deepest sample with 65 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1968, so the rivalry has now spanned 58 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Bucks won 105-101 on Jan 9, 2026. Through the 2020s Bucks have led 7-6 between the teams.

Win Percentage
93W
73W
LAL
MIL
56%44%
Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Jan 9, 2026LALMIL101โ€“105MIL
Nov 15, 2025MILLAL95โ€“119LAL
Mar 20, 2025LALMIL89โ€“118MIL
Mar 13, 2025MILLAL126โ€“106MIL
Mar 26, 2024MILLAL124โ€“128LAL
Mar 8, 2024LALMIL123โ€“122LAL
Feb 9, 2023LALMIL106โ€“115MIL
Dec 2, 2022MILLAL129โ€“133LAL
Feb 8, 2022LALMIL116โ€“131MIL
Nov 17, 2021MILLAL109โ€“102MIL
Last Meeting
Jan 9, 2026Final
LAL
101
HOME
MIL
105
AWAY
Buckswon by4
Snapped Lakers' streakยทGame 166 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season150 games
87
63
Playoffs16 games
6
10
Los Angeles Lakers Biggest Win
126โ€“97+29
Nov 15, 1983
Milwaukee Bucks Biggest Win
122โ€“88+34
Feb 11, 1971
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“LAL โ†•MIL โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26112
2024โ€“25022
2023โ€“24202
2022โ€“23112
2021โ€“22022
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20112
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18022
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
57-24LAL HOME49-36MIL HOME
AWAY
36-49
LAL
AWAY
24-57
MIL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Milwaukee Bucks: 1 consecutive win
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.7 pts on average
10.7pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
LALโ†“Trending Down
Last 1040%
All-Time56%
MILโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1060%
All-Time44%
Last 10 Results
LAL / MIL

Frequently Asked Questions: Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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