In order to look back at the Los Angeles Lakers last playoff victory, one must remember the last time the Lakers were even in the playoffs—which seems like an eternity ago.
Truthfully, the last time the Lakers made the NBA Playoffs was in 2013. However, they were swept that year by the San Antonio Spurs due to Kobe Bryant’s late-season Achilles tear. Therefore, we have to travel back a year prior to the 2012 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers last playoff victory came in Game 3 of the 2012 Western Conference Semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Things were quite a bit different back then.