2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers Strength of Schedule
How tough the Lakers’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:35 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Apr 1 – Apr 11
- Apr 1@ OKC#1
- Apr 4SA#3
- Apr 6DAL#22
- Apr 7MIN#8
- Apr 9MIN#8
- Apr 11PHX#18
Average opponent rank 10.0
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- –
- 26 left · 13 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 1-0
- 27 left · 14 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- –
- 26 left · 13 on road
Pacific division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Kings0-1 | – | – | 5 | 14.9 |
 Clippers1-0 | – | – | 14 | 15.5 |
 Lakers1-0 | – | – | 16 | 15.6 |
 Suns0-1 | – | – | tied for 17 | 15.6 |
 Warriors0-1 | – | – | tied for 17 | 15.6 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank