last time the lakers were in the playoffs
2011–12
title: 2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season text: qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the season, defeating Houston to finish 45–37 and seeded seventh in the West. Facing the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, the injury-riddled Lakers were swept in four games. As of 2018, the Lakers have not qualified for the playoffs since this season. After being eliminated from the playoffs in the second round in the prior two seasons, the Lakers traded for three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard and two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Steve Nash. It was the fourth time in league history that a team acquired title: 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season text: 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season The 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season is the franchise's 71st season, its 70th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 59th in Los Angeles. Following the signing of superstar LeBron James on July 1, 2018, the Lakers are attempting to finish with a winning record and playoff appearance for the first time since the 2012–13 season. On July 9, 2018, superstar LeBron James signed a 4-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers after playing a second stint with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, he led the team to their first championship title in 2016, title: History of the Los Angeles Lakers text: with the 34th pick of the 2015 NBA draft. Early in the 2015–16 season, Bryant announced that this season would be his last. In Bryant's final game, he gave the Laker faithful one last unbelievable performance, scoring 60 points in a 101–96 victory over the Utah Jazz. On March 9, 2016 with a 14–51 record, the Lakers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season and for the ninth time since moving to Los Angeles. It became the longest postseason drought for the Lakers surpassing their two straight misses in the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NBA seasons. The Lakers title: 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season text: have been swept with home-court advantage. The Lakers lost by 30-plus points in a playoffs game for the fourth time in franchise history and first since a 39-point blowout loss to the Boston Celtics, 131-92 in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals. The Mavericks' win over the Lakers was the largest margin of victory in a game that clinched a sweep in the playoffs. 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season The 2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 62nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 51st in Los Angeles. Coming off back-to-back championships, the title: Los Angeles Lakers text: to a 5–5 record. On November 12, 2012, the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni as head coach. On February 18, 2013, Lakers owner Jerry Buss died from cancer at age 80. On the court, D'Antoni coached the Lakers to a 40–32 record the rest of the way to finish 45–37, their worst record since 2007. The Lakers clinched a playoff berth on the final game of the season and finished seventh in the Western Conference after beating the Houston Rockets on April 16, 2013. The Lakers battled injuries all season, the most prominent of which is the Achilles tendon rupture to