2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2014–15 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 100–94 win over Minnesota.

2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Byron Scott
President	Jeanie Buss
General manager	Mitch Kupchak
Owners	Jerry Buss family trust
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	21–61 (.256)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes
Radio	710 ESPN
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

The Lakers started the season a franchise-worst 1–9. 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.^[1] On March 21, 2015, Steve Nash announced his retirement. The Lakers finished with a 21–61 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.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2014 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
• July 1: 2014 NBA free agency began.

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Julius Randle	PF	United States	Kentucky
2	46	Jordan Clarkson	PG	United States	Missouri

Preseason

On October 23, 2014, point guard Steve Nash was ruled out for the season due to a recurring back injury.^[2]

Game log

2014 pre-season game log Total: 3–5 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–0)
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 3–5; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 6 Denver W 98–95 Jordan Clarkson (14) Jordan Hill (11) Jeremy Lin (10) Valley View Casino Center 10,108 1–0 2 October 9 Golden State L 105–120 Carlos Boozer (16) Randle, Davis (7) Lin, Price (4) Staples Center 13,128 1–1 3 October 12 Golden State L 75–116 Sacre, Ellington (12) Jordan Hill (7) Kobe Bryant (5) Citizens Business Bank Arena 7,842 1–2 4 October 16 Utah L 86–119 Kobe Bryant (27) Jordan Hill (14) Kobe Bryant (4) Honda Center 8,931 1–3 5 October 19 Utah W 98–91 Kobe Bryant (26) Carlos Boozer (9) Ronnie Price (10) Staples Center 17,733 2–3 6 October 21 Phoenix L 108–114 (OT) Kobe Bryant (27) Wesley Johnson (8) Ronnie Price (10) Honda Center 8,037 2–4 7 October 22 Portland W 94–86 Julius Randle (17) Randle, Sacre (8) Jeremy Lin (5) Citizens Business Bank Arena 7,174 3–4 8 October 24 Sacramento L 92–93 Jeremy Lin (19) Ed Davis (13) Jeremy Lin (7) MGM Grand Garden Arena 10,890 3–5
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

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.^[3] Through the season's first 10 games, the Lakers were 1–9, the worst start in the 66-year history of the franchise.^[4]

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Golden State Warriors	67	15	.817	–	39‍–‍2	28‍–‍13	13–3	82
x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	30‍–‍11	26‍–‍15	12–4	82
Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	22‍–‍19	17‍–‍24	6–10	82
Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	18‍–‍23	11‍–‍30	7–9	82
Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	12‍–‍29	9‍–‍32	2–14	82

Game log

2014–15 game log Total: 21–61 (Home: 12–29; Road: 9–32)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 Houston L 90–108 Kobe Bryant (19) Jordan Hill (10) Jeremy Lin (6) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 October 29 @ Phoenix L 99–119 Kobe Bryant (31) Jordan Hill (11) Ronnie Price (5) US Airways Center 17,523 0–2 3 October 31 L.A. Clippers L 111–118 Jordan Hill (23) Carlos Boozer (7) Jeremy Lin (9) Staples Center 18,997 0–3
November : 4–10 (home: 2–6; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 @ Golden State L 104–127 Kobe Bryant (28) Bryant & Davis (6) Lin & Price (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–4 5 November 4 Phoenix L 106–112 Kobe Bryant (39) Jordan Hill (15) Carlos Boozer (4) Staples Center 18,997 0–5 6 November 9 Charlotte W 107–92 Bryant & Lin (21) Hill & Bryant (6) Ronnie Price (8) Staples Center 18,997 1–5 7 November 11 @ Memphis L 102–107 Kobe Bryant (28) Jordan Hill (14) Kobe Bryant (6) FedEx Forum 17,618 1–6 8 November 12 @ New Orleans L 102–109 Kobe Bryant (33) Ed Davis (11) Kobe Bryant (5) Smoothie King Center 17,359 1–7 9 November 14 San Antonio L 80–93 Carlos Boozer (19) Jordan Hill (11) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center 18,997 1–8 10 November 16 Golden State L 115–136 Kobe Bryant (44) Jordan Hill (11) Ronnie Price (5) Staples Center 18,997 1–9 11 November 18 @ Atlanta W 114–109 Kobe Bryant (28) Hill & Boozer (10) Jeremy Lin (10) Philips Arena 17,848 2–9 12 November 19 @ Houston W 98–92 Kobe Bryant (29) Carlos Boozer (13) Kobe Bryant (7) Toyota Center 18,245 3–9 13 November 21 @ Dallas L 106–140 Jeremy Lin (18) Jordan Hill (10) Kobe Bryant (7) American Airlines Center 20,353 3–10 14 November 23 Denver L 94–101 (OT) Kobe Bryant (27) Jordan Hill (14) Jeremy Lin (5) Staples Center 18,997 3–11 15 November 26 Memphis L 93–99 Kobe Bryant (22) Ed Davis (8) Lin & Price (5) Staples Center 18,997 3–12 16 November 28 Minnesota L 119–120 Kobe Bryant (26) Ed Davis (10) Jeremy Lin (11) Staples Center 18,997 3–13 17 November 30 Toronto W 129–122 (OT) Kobe Bryant (31) Jordan Hill (12) Kobe Bryant (12) Staples Center 18,997 4–13
December : 6–9 (home: 2–3; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 @ Detroit W 106–96 Jordan Hill (22) Jordan Hill (13) Kobe Bryant (13) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,083 5–13 19 December 3 @ Washington L 95–111 Kobe Bryant (29) Davis & Boozer (8) Jeremy Lin (5) Verizon Center 18,490 5–14 20 December 5 @ Boston L 96–113 Kobe Bryant (22) Ed Davis (9) Bryant, Price & Ellington (3) TD Garden 18,624 5–15 21 December 7 New Orleans L 87–104 Kobe Bryant (14) Davis & Hill (7) Lin & Bryant (4) Staples Center 18,997 5–16 22 December 9 Sacramento W 98–95 Kobe Bryant (32) Carlos Boozer (9) Bryant & Price (6) Staples Center 18,267 6–16 23 December 12 @ San Antonio W 112–110 (OT) Nick Young (29) Carlos Boozer (13) Kobe Bryant (9) AT&T Center 18,581 7–16 24 December 14 @ Minnesota W 100–94 Kobe Bryant (26) Carlos Boozer (13) Johnson & Lin (6) Target Center 15,008 8–16 25 December 15 @ Indiana L 91–110 Kobe Bryant (21) Carlos Boozer (10) Kobe Bryant (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,261 8–17 26 December 19 Oklahoma City L 103–104 Ed Davis (18) Ed Davis (9) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 18,997 8–18 27 December 21 @ Sacramento L 101–108 Nick Young (26) Jordan Hill (9) Jeremy Lin (5) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 8–19 28 December 23 Golden State W 115–105 Carlos Boozer (18) Carlos Boozer (9) Ronnie Price (8) Staples Center 18,997 9–19 29 December 25 @ Chicago L 93–113 Wesley Johnson (18) Ed Davis (14) Ronnie Price (8) United Center 22,865 9–20 30 December 26 @ Dallas L 98–102 Carlos Boozer (18) Ed Davis (11) Jeremy Lin (7) American Airlines Center 20,424 9–21 31 December 28 Phoenix L 107–116 Nick Young (21) Bryant & Davis (9) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center 18,997 9–22 32 December 30 @ Denver W 111–103 Kobe Bryant (23) Kobe Bryant (11) Kobe Bryant (11) Pepsi Center 17,248 10–22
January : 3–12 (home: 3–6; road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Memphis L 106–109 Lin & Davis (20) Kobe Bryant (9) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 18,997 10–23 34 January 4 Indiana W 88–87 Nick Young (22) Bryant & Davis (6) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center1 8,997 11–23 35 January 5 @ Portland L 94–98 Jordan Hill (23) Jordan Hill (11) Ronnie Price (8) Rose Garden 19,827 11–24 36 January 7 @ LA Clippers L 84–101 Jordan Clarkson (14) Kobe Bryant (8) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center 19,487 11–25 37 January 9 Orlando W 101–84 Jeremy Lin (18) Carlos Boozer (14) Jeremy Lin (6) Staples Center 18,997 12–25 38 January 11 Portland L 94–106 Wesley Johnson (17) Carlos Boozer (9) Ronnie Price (12) Staples Center 18,997 12–26 39 January 13 Miami L 75–78 Bryant, Hill & Davis (12) Tarik Black (9) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center 18,997 12–27 40 January 15 Cleveland L 102–109 Jordan Hill (20) Bryant & Hill (6) Kobe Bryant (17) Staples Center 18,997 12–28 41 January 16 @ Utah L 85–94 Nick Young (23) Jordan Hill (11) Jeremy Lin (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 12–29 42 January 19 @ Phoenix L 100–115 Nick Young (24) Ed Davis (11) Jeremy Lin (10) US Airways Center 17,435 12–30 43 January 21 @ New Orleans L 80–96 Jordan Hill (15) Jordan Hill (13) Wesley Johnson (4) Smoothie King Center 16,268 12–31 44 January 23 @ San Antonio L 85–99 Nick Young (17) Sacre & Boozer (7) Ronnie Price (6) AT&T Center 18,581 12–32 45 January 25 Houston L 87–99 Carlos Boozer (18) Ed Davis (13) Jeremy Lin (6) Staples Center 18,997 12–33 46 January 27 Washington L 92–98 Wayne Ellington (28) Jordan Hill (11) Jeremy Lin (8) Staples Center 18,997 12–34 47 January 29 Chicago W 123–118 (2OT) Jordan Hill (26) Jordan Hill (12) Jeremy Lin (5) Staples Center 18,997 13–34
February : 3–7 (home: 2–2; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 @ New York L 80–92 Boozer & Clarkson (19) Carlos Boozer (10) Jeremy Lin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 13–35 49 February 4 @ Milwaukee L 105–113 (OT) Carlos Boozer (28) Ed Davis (20) Jeremy Lin (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center 19,812 13–36 50 February 6 @ Orlando L 97–103 (OT) Ryan Kelly (20) Wesley Johnson (9) Jordan Clarkson (6) Amway Center 16,206 13–37 51 February 8 @ Cleveland L 105–120 Jordan Clarkson (20) Ed Davis (9) Jordan Clarkson (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 13–38 52 February 10 Denver L 96–106 Carlos Boozer (21) Carlos Boozer (10) Jordan Clarkson (7) Staples Center 18,466 13–39 53 February 11 @ Portland L 86–102 Jordan Clarkson (17) Ed Davis (9) Jordan Clarkson (4) Rose Garden 19,585 13–40 All-Star Break 54 February 20 Brooklyn L 105–114 Jeremy Lin (18) Ed Davis (14) Ronnie Price (8) Staples Center 19,585 13–41 55 February 22 Boston W 118–111 (OT) Jeremy Lin (25) Carlos Boozer (8) Jeremy Lin (6) Staples Center 18,997 14–41 56 February 25 @ Utah W 100–97 Jordan Clarkson (22) Wayne Ellington (10) Clarkson & Lin & Davis (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 15–41 57 February 27 Milwaukee W 101–93 Jordan Clarkson (16) Ed Davis (9) Jeremy Lin (6) Staples Center 18,997 16–41
March : 4–12 (home: 2–5; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 1 Oklahoma City L 101–108 Jeremy Lin (20) Jordan Hill (12) Jeremy Lin (8) Staples Center 18,997 16–42 59 March 3 @ Charlotte L 103–104 Jeremy Lin (23) Carlos Boozer (11) Jeremy Lin (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 18,997 16–43 60 March 4 @ Miami L 94–100 Ellington & Davis (14) Ed Davis (12) Jeremy Lin (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 16–44 61 March 6 @ Memphis L 90–97 Jordan Clarkson (25) Carlos Boozer (9) Jordan Clarkson (6) FedEx Forum 19,600 16–45 62 March 8 Dallas L 93–100 Carlos Boozer (17) Boozer & Davis (8) Lin & Clarkson (5) Staples Center 18,997 16–46 63 March 10 Detroit W 93–85 Jordan Hill (26) Carlos Boozer (16) Jordan Clarkson (8) Staples Center 17,771 17–46 64 March 12 New York L 94–101 Jordan Hill (19) Tarik Black (11) Jeremy Lin (7) Staples Center 18,997 17–47 65 March 15 Atlanta L 86–91 Boozer & Kelly (13) Ed Davis (13) Jordan Clarkson (6) Staples Center 17,422 17–48 66 March 16 @ Golden State L 105–108 Clarkson & Ellington (17) Jordan Hill (12) Jordan Hill (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 17–49 67 March 19 Utah L 73–80 Tarik Black (13) Black & Hill (10) Jordan Clarkson (6) Staples Center 17,407 17–50 68 March 22 Philadelphia W 101–87 Jeremy Lin (29) Ed Davis (11) Jeremy Lin (5) Staples Center 17,891 18–50 69 March 24 @ Oklahoma City L 117–127 Jordan Clarkson (30) Tarik Black (6) Lin & Clarkson (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 18–51 70 March 25 @ Minnesota W 101–99 (OT) Jordan Clarkson (20) Ed Davis (9) Lin & Clarkson (5) Target Center 13,438 19–51 71 March 27 @ Toronto L 83–94 Jeremy Lin (18) Tarik Black (10) Jeremy Lin (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 19–52 72 March 29 @ Brooklyn L 99–107 Jordan Hill (22) Jordan Hill (16) Jordan Clarkson (7) Barclays Center 17,732 19–53 73 March 30 @ Philadelphia W 113–111 (OT) Jordan Clarkson (26) Wesley Johnson (11) Jordan Clarkson (11) Wells Fargo Center 13,501 20–53
April : 1–8 (home: 1–5; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 74 April 1 New Orleans L 92–113 Jordan Clarkson (18) Wesley Johnson (8) Jordan Clarkson (10) Staples Center 17,165 20–54 75 April 3 Portland L 77–107 Jordan Clarkson (27) Wesley Johnson (15) Jordan Clarkson (5) Staples Center 18,997 20–55 76 April 5 LA Clippers L 78–106 Wesley Johnson (16) Tarik Black (9) Ryan Kelly (7) Staples Center 18,997 20–56 77 April 7 @ LA Clippers L 100–105 Jordan Clarkson (20) Ed Davis (11) Jordan Clarkson (6) Staples Center 19,438 20–57 78 April 8 @ Denver L 101–119 Jordan Clarkson (21) Ed Davis (12) Jordan Clarkson (9) Pepsi Center 13,338 20–58 79 April 10 Minnesota W 106–98 Ryan Kelly (21) Tarik Black (10) Jordan Clarkson (9) Staples Center 17,880 21–58 80 April 12 Dallas L 106–120 Jordan Clarkson (26) Tarik Black (19) Clarkson & Kelly (6) Staples Center 18,071 21–59 81 April 13 @ Sacramento L 92–102 Jordan Clarkson (23) Ed Davis (14) Jabari Brown (7) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 21–60 82 April 15 Sacramento L 99–122 Jabari Brown (32) Ed Davis (12) Vander Blue (8) Staples Center 18,997 21–61
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Summer League

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Preseason

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jordan Clarkson	59	38	25	.448	.314	.829	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	14.5
Kobe Bryant	35	35	34.5	.373	.293	.813	5.7	5.6	1.3	0.2	22.3
Wesley Johnson	76	59	29.5	.414	.351	.804	4.2	1.6	0.8	0.6	9.9
Ryan Kelly	52	34	23.7	.337	.336	.832	2.8	1.8	0.6	0.5	6.4
Jordan Hill	70	57	26.8	.459	.273	.738	7.9	1.5	0.5	0.7	12
Jeremy Lin	74	30	25.8	.424	.369	.795	2.6	4.6	1.1	0.4	11.2
Nick Young	42	0	23.8	.366	.369	.892	2.3	1	0.5	0.3	13.4
Carlos Boozer	71	26	23.8	.499	.000	.627	6.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	11.8
Wayne Ellington	65	36	25.8	.412	.370	.813	3.2	1.6	0.5	0	10
Jabari Brown	19	5	29.9	.412	.371	.753	1.9	2.1	0.6	0.1	11.9
Ronnie Price	43	20	22.8	.345	.284	.800	1.6	3.8	1.6	0.1	5.1
Ed Davis	79	24	23.3	.601	.000	.487	7,6	1.2	0.6	1.2	8.3
Robert Sacre	67	18	16.9	.412	.000	.671	3.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	4.6
Tarik Black	63	39	19	.575	.000	.551	5.8	0.7	0.3	0.4	6
Xavier Henry	9	0	9.6	.231	.000	.583	0.4	0.3	0.3	0	2.2

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
	Start	End

Roster

2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 28 Tarik Black 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1991-11-22 Kansas SG 12 Vander Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-07-22 Marquette PF 5 Carlos Boozer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1981-11-20 Duke SG 15 Jabari Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1992-12-18 Missouri SG 24 Kobe Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978-08-23 Lower Merion HS (PA) PG 6 Jordan Clarkson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-06-07 Missouri PF 21 Ed Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-06-05 North Carolina SG 2 Wayne Ellington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-11-29 North Carolina C 27 Jordan Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987-07-27 Arizona SF 11 Wesley Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987-07-11 Syracuse PF 4 Ryan Kelly 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-04-09 Duke PG 17 Jeremy Lin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-08-23 Harvard PG 9 Ronnie Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-06-21 Utah Valley PF 30 Julius Randle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky C 50 Robert Sacre 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989-06-06 Gonzaga SF 0 Nick Young 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-06-01 USC

Head coach Byron Scott Assistant(s) Jim Eyen Larry Lewis Mark Madsen Paul Pressey Thomas Scott Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Updated: April 13, 2015

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Nick Young

Jordan Hill

Xavier Henry

Wesley Johnson

Ryan Kelly

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.