The 2014âÂÂ15 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 67th season, its 66th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in Los Angeles. Coming off from one of the worst seasons in franchise history and missing the playoffs, the team looked to rebound. Mike D'Antoni resigned in late April following two miserable seasons, leaving the team without a head coach. In the offseason, Pau Gasol and Jodie Meeks left for Chicago and Detroit, respectively, leaving big shoes to fill. After failing to land the biggest names in the offseason like Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, the Lakers brought back numerous key role players from last season including Nick Young, Jordan Hill, and Ryan Kelly. The Lakers later acquired point guard Jeremy Lin in a trade with Houston and won the bidding rights to power forward Carlos Boozer after being amnestied by Chicago in the offseason. The Lakers also drafted Kentucky's star power forward Julius Randle and shooting guard Jordan Clarkson in the 2014 NBA Draft. The team then hired Lakers Showtime player and former Coach of the Year, Byron Scott as head coach in late July. On December 14, 2014, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to pass Michael Jordan for third on the NBA's all-time scoring list in a 100âÂÂ94 win over Minnesota.
The Lakers started the season a franchise-worst 1âÂÂ9. Rookie Julius Randle was injured opening night and missed the remainder of the season. On January 28, 2015, Kobe Bryant underwent season-ending surgery for a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder. On March 21, 2015, Steve Nash announced his retirement. The Lakers finished with a 21âÂÂ61 record, placing them last in the Pacific division for the second straight season and fourteenth in the Western conference. This was the first 60 loss season in franchise history.
On October 23, 2014, point guard Steve Nash was ruled out for the season due to a recurring back injury.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 6 | Denver | | Jordan Clarkson (14) | Jordan Hill (11) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Valley View Casino Center<br>10,108 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 9 | Golden State | | Carlos Boozer (16) | Randle, Davis (7) | Lin, Price (4) | Staples Center<br>13,128 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 12 | Golden State | | Sacre, Ellington (12) | Jordan Hill (7) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Citizens Business Bank Arena<br>7,842 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 16 | Utah | | Kobe Bryant (27) | Jordan Hill (14) | Kobe Bryant (4) | Honda Center<br>8,931 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style= "background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 19 | Utah | | Kobe Bryant (26) | Carlos Boozer (9) | Ronnie Price (10) | Staples Center<br>17,733 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 21 | Phoenix | | Kobe Bryant (27) | Wesley Johnson (8) | Ronnie Price (10) | Honda Center<br>8,037 | 2âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 22 | Portland | | Julius Randle (17) | Randle, Sacre (8) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Citizens Business Bank Arena<br>7,174 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | October 24 | Sacramento | | Jeremy Lin (19) | Ed Davis (13) | Jeremy Lin (7) | MGM Grand Garden Arena<br>10,890 | 3âÂÂ5
On October 28, 2014, rookie Julius Randle broke his right tibia during the Lakers' season opener against the Houston Rockets, and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. Through the season's first 10 games, the Lakers were 1âÂÂ9, the worst start in the 66-year history of the franchise.
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 28 | Houston | | Kobe Bryant (19) | Jordan Hill (10) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 29 | @ Phoenix | | Kobe Bryant (31) | Jordan Hill (11) | Ronnie Price (5) | US Airways Center<br>17,523 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 31 | L.A. Clippers | | Jordan Hill (23) | Carlos Boozer (7) | Jeremy Lin (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 0âÂÂ3
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 1 | @ Golden State | | Kobe Bryant (28) | Bryant & Davis (6) | Lin & Price (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 0âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 4 | Phoenix | | Kobe Bryant (39) | Jordan Hill (15) | Carlos Boozer (4) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 0âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 9 | Charlotte | | Bryant & Lin (21) | Hill & Bryant (6) | Ronnie Price (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 11 | @ Memphis | | Kobe Bryant (28) | Jordan Hill (14) | Kobe Bryant (6) | FedEx Forum<br>17,618 | 1âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 12 | @ New Orleans | | Kobe Bryant (33) | Ed Davis (11) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Smoothie King Center<br>17,359 | 1âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 14 | San Antonio | | Carlos Boozer (19) | Jordan Hill (11) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 16 | Golden State | | Kobe Bryant (44) | Jordan Hill (11) | Ronnie Price (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 18 | @ Atlanta | | Kobe Bryant (28) | Hill & Boozer (10) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Philips Arena<br>17,848 | 2âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 19 | @ Houston | | Kobe Bryant (29) | Carlos Boozer (13) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Toyota Center<br>18,245 | 3âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 21 | @ Dallas | | Jeremy Lin (18) | Jordan Hill (10) | Kobe Bryant (7) | American Airlines Center<br>20,353 | 3âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 23 | Denver | | Kobe Bryant (27) | Jordan Hill (14) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 26 | Memphis | | Kobe Bryant (22) | Ed Davis (8) | Lin & Price (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 28 | Minnesota | | Kobe Bryant (26) | Ed Davis (10) | Jeremy Lin (11) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 30 | Toronto | | Kobe Bryant (31) | Jordan Hill (12) | Kobe Bryant (12) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 4âÂÂ13
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 2 | @ Detroit | | Jordan Hill (22) | Jordan Hill (13) | Kobe Bryant (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,083 | 5âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 3 | @ Washington | | Kobe Bryant (29) | Davis & Boozer (8) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Verizon Center<br>18,490 | 5âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 5 | @ Boston | | Kobe Bryant (22) | Ed Davis (9) | Bryant, Price & Ellington (3) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 5âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 7 | New Orleans | | Kobe Bryant (14) | Davis & Hill (7) | Lin & Bryant (4) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 5âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 9 | Sacramento | | Kobe Bryant (32) | Carlos Boozer (9) | Bryant & Price (6) | Staples Center<br>18,267 | 6âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 12 | @ San Antonio | | Nick Young (29) | Carlos Boozer (13) | Kobe Bryant (9) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 7âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 14 | @ Minnesota | | Kobe Bryant (26) | Carlos Boozer (13) | Johnson & Lin (6) | Target Center<br>15,008 | 8âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 15 | @ Indiana | | Kobe Bryant (21) | Carlos Boozer (10) | Kobe Bryant (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,261 | 8âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 19 | Oklahoma City | | Ed Davis (18) | Ed Davis (9) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 8âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 21 | @ Sacramento | | Nick Young (26) | Jordan Hill (9) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,317 | 8âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 23 | Golden State | | Carlos Boozer (18) | Carlos Boozer (9) | Ronnie Price (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 9âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 25 | @ Chicago | | Wesley Johnson (18) | Ed Davis (14) | Ronnie Price (8) | United Center<br>22,865 | 9âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 26 | @ Dallas | | Carlos Boozer (18) | Ed Davis (11) | Jeremy Lin (7) | American Airlines Center<br>20,424 | 9âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 28 | Phoenix | | Nick Young (21) | Bryant & Davis (9) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 9âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | @ Denver | | Kobe Bryant (23) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Pepsi Center<br>17,248 | 10âÂÂ22
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 2 | Memphis | | Lin & Davis (20) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 10âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 4 | Indiana | | Nick Young (22) | Bryant & Davis (6) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center1<br>8,997 | 11âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 5 | @ Portland | | Jordan Hill (23) | Jordan Hill (11) | Ronnie Price (8) | Rose Garden<br>19,827 | 11âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 7 | @ LA Clippers | | Jordan Clarkson (14) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center<br>19,487 | 11âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 9 | Orlando | | Jeremy Lin (18) | Carlos Boozer (14) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 | Portland | | Wesley Johnson (17) | Carlos Boozer (9) | Ronnie Price (12) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 13 | Miami | | Bryant, Hill & Davis (12) | Tarik Black (9) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 15 | Cleveland | | Jordan Hill (20) | Bryant & Hill (6) | Kobe Bryant (17) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 16 | @ Utah | | Nick Young (23) | Jordan Hill (11) | Jeremy Lin (3) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 12âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 19 | @ Phoenix | | Nick Young (24) | Ed Davis (11) | Jeremy Lin (10) | US Airways Center<br>17,435 | 12âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 21 | @ New Orleans | | Jordan Hill (15) | Jordan Hill (13) | Wesley Johnson (4) | Smoothie King Center<br>16,268 | 12âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 23 | @ San Antonio | | Nick Young (17) | Sacre & Boozer (7) | Ronnie Price (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 12âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 25 | Houston | | Carlos Boozer (18) | Ed Davis (13) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 27 | Washington | | Wayne Ellington (28) | Jordan Hill (11) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 12âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 29 | Chicago | | Jordan Hill (26) | Jordan Hill (12) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 13âÂÂ34
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 1 | @ New York | | Boozer & Clarkson (19) | Carlos Boozer (10) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 13âÂÂ35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 4 | @ Milwaukee | | Carlos Boozer (28) | Ed Davis (20) | Jeremy Lin (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>19,812 | 13âÂÂ36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 6 | @ Orlando | | Ryan Kelly (20) | Wesley Johnson (9) | Jordan Clarkson (6) | Amway Center<br>16,206 | 13âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 8 | @ Cleveland | | Jordan Clarkson (20) | Ed Davis (9) | Jordan Clarkson (4) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 13âÂÂ38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 10 | Denver | | Carlos Boozer (21) | Carlos Boozer (10) | Jordan Clarkson (7) | Staples Center<br>18,466 | 13âÂÂ39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 11 | @ Portland | | Jordan Clarkson (17) | Ed Davis (9) | Jordan Clarkson (4) | Rose Garden<br>19,585 | 13âÂÂ40 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 20 | Brooklyn | | Jeremy Lin (18) | Ed Davis (14) | Ronnie Price (8) | Staples Center<br>19,585 | 13âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 22 | Boston | | Jeremy Lin (25) | Carlos Boozer (8) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 14âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 25 | @ Utah | | Jordan Clarkson (22) | Wayne Ellington (10) | Clarkson & Lin & Davis (3) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 15âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 27 | Milwaukee | | Jordan Clarkson (16) | Ed Davis (9) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 16âÂÂ41
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 1 | Oklahoma City | | Jeremy Lin (20) | Jordan Hill (12) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 16âÂÂ42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 3 | @ Charlotte | | Jeremy Lin (23) | Carlos Boozer (11) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,997 | 16âÂÂ43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 4 | @ Miami | | Ellington & Davis (14) | Ed Davis (12) | Jeremy Lin (9) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 16âÂÂ44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 6 | @ Memphis | | Jordan Clarkson (25) | Carlos Boozer (9) | Jordan Clarkson (6) | FedEx Forum<br>19,600 | 16âÂÂ45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 8 | Dallas | | Carlos Boozer (17) | Boozer & Davis (8) | Lin & Clarkson (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 16âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 10 | Detroit | | Jordan Hill (26) | Carlos Boozer (16) | Jordan Clarkson (8) | Staples Center<br>17,771 | 17âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 12 | New York | | Jordan Hill (19) | Tarik Black (11) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 17âÂÂ47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 15 | Atlanta | | Boozer & Kelly (13) | Ed Davis (13) | Jordan Clarkson (6) | Staples Center<br>17,422 | 17âÂÂ48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 16 | @ Golden State | | Clarkson & Ellington (17) | Jordan Hill (12) | Jordan Hill (5) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 17âÂÂ49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 19 | Utah | | Tarik Black (13) | Black & Hill (10) | Jordan Clarkson (6) | Staples Center<br>17,407 | 17âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 22 | Philadelphia | | Jeremy Lin (29) | Ed Davis (11) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Staples Center<br>17,891 | 18âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 24 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jordan Clarkson (30) | Tarik Black (6) | Lin & Clarkson (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 18âÂÂ51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 25 | @ Minnesota | | Jordan Clarkson (20) | Ed Davis (9) | Lin & Clarkson (5) | Target Center<br>13,438 | 19âÂÂ51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 27 | @ Toronto | | Jeremy Lin (18) | Tarik Black (10) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 19âÂÂ52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 29 | @ Brooklyn | | Jordan Hill (22) | Jordan Hill (16) | Jordan Clarkson (7) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 19âÂÂ53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 30 | @ Philadelphia | | Jordan Clarkson (26) | Wesley Johnson (11) | Jordan Clarkson (11) | Wells Fargo Center<br>13,501 | 20âÂÂ53
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | April 1 | New Orleans | | Jordan Clarkson (18) | Wesley Johnson (8) | Jordan Clarkson (10) | Staples Center<br>17,165 | 20âÂÂ54 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 3 | Portland | | Jordan Clarkson (27) | Wesley Johnson (15) | Jordan Clarkson (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 20âÂÂ55 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 5 | LA Clippers | | Wesley Johnson (16) | Tarik Black (9) | Ryan Kelly (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 20âÂÂ56 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 | April 7 | @ LA Clippers | | Jordan Clarkson (20) | Ed Davis (11) | Jordan Clarkson (6) | Staples Center<br>19,438 | 20âÂÂ57 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 8 | @ Denver | | Jordan Clarkson (21) | Ed Davis (12) | Jordan Clarkson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>13,338 | 20âÂÂ58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 10 | Minnesota | | Ryan Kelly (21) | Tarik Black (10) | Jordan Clarkson (9) | Staples Center<br>17,880 | 21âÂÂ58 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 12 | Dallas | | Jordan Clarkson (26) | Tarik Black (19) | Clarkson & Kelly (6) | Staples Center<br>18,071 | 21âÂÂ59 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 13 | @ Sacramento | | Jordan Clarkson (23) | Ed Davis (14) | Jabari Brown (7) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,317 | 21âÂÂ60 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 15 | Sacramento | | Jabari Brown (32) | Ed Davis (12) | Vander Blue (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 21âÂÂ61
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| | 59 || 38 || 25 || .448 || .314 || .829 || 3.2 || 3.5 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 14.5 |- | | 35 || 35 || 34.5 || .373 || .293 || .813 || 5.7 || 5.6 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 22.3 |- | | 76 || 59 || 29.5 || .414 || .351 || .804 || 4.2 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 9.9 |- | | 52 || 34 || 23.7 || .337 || .336 || .832 || 2.8 || 1.8 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 6.4 |- | | 70 || 57 || 26.8 || .459 || .273 || .738 || 7.9 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 12 |- | | 74 || 30 || 25.8 || .424 || .369 || .795 || 2.6 || 4.6 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 11.2 |- | | 42 || 0 || 23.8 || .366 || .369 || .892 || 2.3 || 1 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 13.4 |- | | 71 || 26 || 23.8 || .499 || .000 || .627 || 6.8 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 11.8 |- | | 65 || 36 || 25.8 || .412 || .370 || .813 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0.5 || 0 || 10 |- | | 19 || 5 || 29.9 || .412 || .371 || .753 || 1.9 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 11.9 |- | | 43 || 20 || 22.8 || .345 || .284 || .800 || 1.6 || 3.8 || 1.6 || 0.1 || 5.1 |- | | 79 || 24 || 23.3 || .601 || .000 || .487 || 7,6 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 1.2 || 8.3 |- | | 67 || 18 || 16.9 || .412 || .000 || .671 || 3.5 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 4.6 |- | | 63 || 39 || 19 || .575 || .000 || .551 || 5.8 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 6 |- | | 9 || 0 || 9.6 || .231 || .000 || .583 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0 || 2.2 |-
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