Editor’s Note: Our moderator BeautifulLakes decided to do a deep dive on all the times the Lakers and Warriors have met in the NBA playoffs now that the two sides are slated to match up once again in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals. It turns out the history between the two is lengthier than you might realize, and long predates LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry.
1967 Western Division Semifinals
The Lakers and the Warriors have matched up in the playoffs as far back as 1967, in the West division semi-finals. Back then, the playoffs worked differently than they do today, and there were only two conference playoff series before the NBA Finals.