| 2012 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule/Results |
| (Complete Through Wednesday, April 17 - All Times Eastern) |
| Won: 45 Lost: 37 |
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| October |
| 10/30 L vs Dallas, 91-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 10/31 L at Portland, 106-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| November |
| 11/02 L vs LA Clippers, 95-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/04 W vs Detroit, 108-79 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/07 L at Utah, 86-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/09 W vs Golden State, 101-77 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/11 W vs Sacramento, 103-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/13 L vs San Antonio, 82-84 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/16 W vs Phoenix, 114-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/18 W vs Houston, 119-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/20 W vs Brooklyn, 95-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/21 L at Sacramento, 97-113 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/23 L at Memphis, 98-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/24 W at Dallas, 115-89 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/27 L vs Indiana, 77-79 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/30 W vs Denver, 122-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| December |
| 12/02 L vs Orlando, 103-113 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/04 L at Houston, 105-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/05 W at New Orleans, 103-87 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/07 L at Oklahoma City, 108-114 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/09 L vs Utah, 110-117 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/11 L at Cleveland, 94-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/13 L at New York, 107-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/14 W at Washington, 102-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/16 W at Philadelphia, 111-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/18 W vs Charlotte, 101-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/22 W at Golden State, 118-115 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/25 W vs New York, 100-94 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/26 L at Denver, 114-126 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/28 W vs Portland, 104-87 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| January |
| 1/01 L vs Philadelphia, 99-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/04 L at LA Clippers, 102-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/06 L vs Denver, 105-112 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/08 L at Houston, 112-125 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/09 L at San Antonio, 105-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/11 L vs Oklahoma City, 101-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/13 W vs Cleveland, 113-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/15 W vs Milwaukee, 104-88 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/17 L vs Miami, 90-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/20 L at Toronto, 103-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/21 L at Chicago, 83-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/23 L at Memphis, 93-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/25 W vs Utah, 102-84 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/27 W vs Oklahoma City, 105-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/29 W vs New Orleans, 111-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/30 L at Phoenix, 86-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| February |
| 2/01 W at Minnesota, 111-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/03 W at Detroit, 98-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/05 W at Brooklyn, 92-83 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/07 L at Boston, 95-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/08 W at Charlotte, 100-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/10 L at Miami, 97-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/12 W vs Phoenix, 91-85 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/14 L vs LA Clippers, 101-125 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/20 W vs Boston, 113-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/22 W vs Portland, 111-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/24 W at Dallas, 103-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/25 L at Denver, 108-119 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/28 W vs Minnesota, 116-94 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| March |
| 3/03 W vs Atlanta, 99-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/05 L at Oklahoma City, 105-122 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/06 W at New Orleans, 108-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/08 W vs Toronto, 118-116 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/10 W vs Chicago, 90-81 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/12 W at Orlando, 106-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/13 L at Atlanta, 92-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/15 W at Indiana, 99-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/17 W vs Sacramento, 113-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/18 L at Phoenix, 76-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/22 L vs Washington, 100-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/25 L at Golden State, 103-109 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/27 W at Minnesota, 120-117 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/28 L at Milwaukee, 103-113 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/30 W at Sacramento, 103-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| April |
| 4/02 W vs Dallas, 101-81 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/05 W vs Memphis, 86-84 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/07 L at LA Clippers, 95-109 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/09 W vs New Orleans, 104-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/10 W at Portland, 113-106 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/12 W vs Golden State, 118-116 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/14 W vs San Antonio, 91-86 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/17 W vs Houston, 99-95 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |