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Series of sports events
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2013–14
Los Angeles Lakers season was the 66th season of the franchise, its 65th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 54th season in Los Angeles. With
Dwight Howard 's departure to Houston during the offseason,
Kobe Bryant playing only six games, and numerous injuries to many of the players, they finished 27–55, the sixth-worst record in the league; it was the most losses in the franchise's history which would change in the 2014–15 season and later the 2015–16 season. The Lakers missed the playoffs for the first time since
2004–05 .
[1]
The Lakers began the season 10–9.
[2] However, they entered the
NBA All-Star break with seven straight losses at home, the worst streak in team history. Despite a 13–13 start, they went 14–42 the rest of the way. They were 18–35 and 13 games behind for the eighth and final
playoff spot in the
Western Conference , and only nine games behind the 9–43
Milwaukee Bucks for the worst record in the league and the best probability of the
first overall pick in the
NBA draft lottery .
[3] On March 6, they lost to the
Los Angeles Clippers ,
their crosstown rivals , 142–94, with the 48-point margin being the most one-sided defeat in Lakers history.
[4] It was part of a three-game stretch during which the Lakers allowed an average of 136 points per game, the worst in their history;
[5] it matched the most allowed by an NBA team in three games over the past 23 years.
[6] Later that month, they were the first team in the league that was eliminated from playoff contention.
[2] It was just the third time in 38 seasons that they missed the playoffs. Their .329 winning percentage was the worst since
1957–58 , before they had even moved to Los Angeles and when they were still playing in Minneapolis.
[1] Lakers players in 2013–14 missed 319 games due to injury, which led the NBA, and the team used 35 different
starting lineups .
[7] In the final months of the season, the team often dressed just 10 or fewer healthy players, refusing to replace injured players for a few extra wins in a lost season.
[1] Following the season,
Pau Gasol signed as a free agent with the
Chicago Bulls .
Key dates
June 27 : The
2013 NBA draft took place at
Barclays Center in
Brooklyn ,
New York .
July 1 : 2013 NBA free agency began.
December 8 : Kobe Bryant plays in first game since tearing his Achilles.
December 17 : Kobe Bryant suffers a broken bone in his knee while playing against the
Memphis Grizzlies , but Los Angeles goes on to defeat them 96–92.
[8]
February 4 : Steve Blake, Jordan Hill, and Jodie Meeks get injured in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
March 14 : Following their loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers are eliminated from playoff contention. It was only the sixth time in history the Lakers did not make the playoffs.
March 25 : The Lakers hit a franchise record 51 points in one quarter against the
New York Knicks , eventually winning 96–127.
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College/Team
2
48
Ryan Kelly
PF
United States
Duke
Roster
2013–14 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
6
Bazemore, Kent
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1989-07-01
Old Dominion
SG
2
Brooks, MarShon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1989-01-26
Providence
SG
24
Bryant, Kobe (C)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1978-08-23
Lower Merion HS (PA)
PG
1
Farmar, Jordan
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1986-11-30
UCLA
F/C
16
Gasol, Pau
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1980-08-07
Spain
SF
7
Henry, Xavier
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1991-03-15
Kansas
PF
27
Hill, Jordan
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1987-07-27
Arizona
SF
11
Johnson, Wesley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1987-07-11
Syracuse
C
9
Kaman, Chris
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1982-04-28
Central Michigan
PF
4
Kelly, Ryan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1991-04-09
Duke
PG
12
Marshall, Kendall
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1991-08-19
North Carolina
SG
20
Meeks, Jodie
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1987-08-21
Kentucky
PG
10
Nash, Steve
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1974-02-07
Santa Clara
C
50
Sacre, Robert
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1989-06-06
Gonzaga
SG
0
Young, Nick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1985-06-01
USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 2, 2014
Pre-season
2013 pre-season game log Total: 4–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–1)
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 4–3; road: 0–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 5
Golden State
W 104–95
Xavier Henry (29)
Chris Kaman (10)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Citizens Business Bank Arena 6,946
1–0
2
October 6
Denver
L 88–97
Xavier Henry (15)
Robert Sacre (8)
Steve Blake (7)
Staples Center 16,722
1–1
3
October 8
Denver
W 90–88
Steve Blake (16)
Jordan Hill (12)
Steve Nash (5)
Citizens Business Bank Arena 6,023
2–1
4
October 10
Sacramento
L 86–104
Jodie Meeks (19)
Kaman &
Williams (6)
Pau Gasol (5)
MGM Grand Garden Arena 10,188
2–2
5
October 15
Golden State
L 95–100
Nick Young (18)
Chris Kaman (10)
Steve Blake (8)
MasterCard Center 17,114
2–3
6
October 18
@
Golden State
L 89–115
Pau Gasol (16)
Jordan Hill (8)
Steve Blake (6)
Mercedes-Benz Arena 17,482
2–4
7
October 22
Utah
W 108–94
Jordan Farmar (20)
Gasol ,
Blake ,
Johnson (6)
Nick Young (4)
Staples Center 17,186
3–4
8
October 25
Utah
W 111–106
Steve Blake (19)
Wesley Johnson (9)
Pau Gasol (7)
Honda Center 14,808
4–4
2013–14 season schedule
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2013–14 game log Total: 27–55 (Home: 14–27; Road: 13–28)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
November
: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
San Antonio
L 85–91
Pau Gasol (20)
Pau Gasol (11)
Steve Blake (9)
Staples Center 18,997
1–2
4
November 3
Atlanta
W 105–103
Xavier Henry (18)
Pau Gasol (13)
Steve Blake (7)
Staples Center 18,997
2–2
5
November 5
@
Dallas
L 104–123
Nick Young (21)
Pau Gasol (8)
Jordan Farmar (7)
American Airlines Center 19,670
2–3
6
November 7
@
Houston
W 99–98
Jodie Meeks (18)
Pau Gasol (12)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Toyota Center 18,133
3–3
7
November 8
@
New Orleans
L 85–96
Chris Kaman (16)
Jordan Hill (13)
Steve Blake (8)
New Orleans Arena 18,209
3–4
8
November 10
Minnesota
L 90–113
Steve Blake (19)
Pau Gasol (11)
Steve Blake (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3–5
9
November 12
New Orleans
W 116–95
Jordan Hill (21)
Jordan Hill (11)
Steve Blake (10)
Staples Center 18,426
4–5
10
November 13
@
Denver
L 99–111
Pau Gasol (25)
Jordan Hill (15)
Steve Blake (11)
Pepsi Center 17,824
4–6
11
November 15
Memphis
L 86–89
Jodie Meeks (25)
Pau Gasol (13)
Steve Blake (10)
Staples Center 18,997
4–7
12
November 17
Detroit
W 114–99
Jordan Hill (24)
Jordan Hill (17)
Steve Blake (16)
Staples Center 18,997
5–7
13
November 22
Golden State
W 102–95
Pau Gasol (24)
Pau Gasol (10)
Jordan Farmar (8)
Staples Center 18,997
6–7
14
November 24
Sacramento
W 100–86
Xavier Henry (21)
Jordan Hill (13)
Steve Blake (12)
Staples Center 18,997
7–7
15
November 26
@
Washington
L 111–116
Jordan Farmar (22)
Jordan Hill (8)
Gasol &
Farmar (8)
Verizon Center 19,204
7–8
16
November 27
@
Brooklyn
W 99–94
Nick Young (26)
Jordan Hill (12)
Steve Blake (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
8–8
17
November 29
@
Detroit
W 106–102
Wesley Johnson (27)
Pau Gasol (12)
Steve Blake (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 15,202
9–8
December
: 4–11 (home: 1–6; road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 1
Portland
L 108–114
Xavier Henry (27)
Shawne Williams (8)
Steve Blake (9)
Staples Center 18,997
9–9
19
December 6
@
Sacramento
W 106–100
Meeks &
Gasol (19)
Jordan Hill (9)
Steve Blake (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
10–9
20
December 8
Toronto
L 94–106
Nick Young (19)
Bryant ,
Gasol &
Hill (8)
Bryant &
Blake (4)
Staples Center 18,997
10–10
21
December 10
Phoenix
L 108–114
Kobe Bryant (20)
Jordan Hill (7)
Steve Blake (10)
Staples Center 18,997
10–11
22
December 13
@
Oklahoma City
L 97–122
Nick Young (17)
Robert Sacre (8)
Kobe Bryant (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
10–12
23
December 14
@
Charlotte
W 88–85
Kobe Bryant (21)
Jordan Hill (9)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,101
11–12
24
December 16
@
Atlanta
L 100–114
Nick Young (23)
Pau Gasol (10)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Philips Arena 15,146
11–13
25
December 17
@
Memphis
W 96–92
Bryant &
Gasol (21)
Pau Gasol (9)
Wesley Johnson (6)
FedExForum 17,217
12–13
26
December 20
Minnesota
W 104–91
Nick Young (25)
Pau Gasol (13)
Pau Gasol (8)
Staples Center 18,997
13–13
27
December 21
@
Golden State
L 83–102
Nick Young (20)
Chris Kaman (17)
Jodie Meeks (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
13–14
28
December 23
@
Phoenix
L 90–117
Nick Young (19)
Henry &
Williams (6)
Jodie Meeks (4)
US Airways Center 14,814
13–15
29
December 25
Miami
L 95–101
Nick Young (20)
Pau Gasol (13)
Gasol &
Meeks (3)
Staples Center 18,997
13–16
30
December 27
@
Utah
L 103–105
Nick Young (21)
Chris Kaman (10)
Jordan Farmar (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
13-17
31
December 29
Philadelphia
L 104–111
Nick Young (26)
Jordan Hill (13)
Jordan Farmar (8)
Staples Center 18,997
13–18
32
December 31
Milwaukee
L 79–94
Young &
Gasol (25)
Shawne Williams (11)
Kendall Marshall (7)
Staples Center 18,997
13–19
January
: 3–12 (home: 1–4; road: 2–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 3
Utah
W 110–99
Pau Gasol (23)
Pau Gasol (17)
Kendall Marshall (15)
Staples Center 18,997
14–19
34
January 5
Denver
L 115–137
Pau Gasol (25)
Pau Gasol (10)
Kendall Marshall (17)
Staples Center 18,997
14–20
35
January 7
@
Dallas
L 97–110
Jodie Meeks (24)
Pau Gasol (13)
Kendall Marshall &
Jodie Meeks (6)
American Airlines Center 19,656
14–21
36
January 8
@
Houston
L 99–113
Nick Young (25)
Pau Gasol (12)
Kendall Marshall (8)
Toyota Center 18,229
14–22
37
January 10
@
L.A. Clippers
L 87–123
Kendall Marshall (16)
Pau Gasol (8)
Kendall Marshall (10)
Staples Center 19,316
14–23
38
January 14
Cleveland
L 118–120
Nick Young (28)
Pau Gasol (12)
Kendall Marshall (16)
Staples Center 18,997
14–24
39
January 15
@
Phoenix
L 114–121
Pau Gasol (24)
Jordan Hill (10)
Kendall Marshall (13)
US Airways Center 16,022
14–25
40
January 17
@
Boston
W 107–104
Pau Gasol (24)
Pau Gasol (13)
Kendall Marshall (14)
TD Garden 18,624
15–25
41
January 19
@
Toronto
W 112–106
Nick Young (29)
Pau Gasol (9)
Kendall Marshall (11)
Air Canada Centre 17,706
16–25
42
January 20
@
Chicago
L 100–102
Nick Young (31)
Pau Gasol (19)
Kendall Marshall (8)
United Center 21,626
16–26
43
January 23
@
Miami
L 102–109
Jodie Meeks &
Pau Gasol (22)
Pau Gasol (11)
Kendall Marshall (11)
American Airlines Arena 19,608
16–27
44
January 24
@
Orlando
L 105–114
Pau Gasol (21)
Pau Gasol (11)
Kendall Marshall (14)
Amway Center 16,101
16–28
45
January 26
@
New York
L 103–110
Jodie Meeks (24)
Pau Gasol (13)
Kendall Marshall (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–29
46
January 28
Indiana
L 92–104
Meeks &
Gasol (21)
Pau Gasol (13)
Kendall Marshall (13)
Staples Center 18,997
16–30
47
January 31
Charlotte
L 100–110
Pau Gasol (24)
Pau Gasol (9)
Kendall Marshall (12)
Staples Center 18,997
16–31
February
: 4–8 (home: 2–5; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
48
February 4
@
Minnesota
L 99–109
Nick Young (24)
Wesley Johnson (9)
Steve Nash (9)
Target Center 12,559
16–32
49
February 5
@
Cleveland
W 119–108
Ryan Kelly (26)
Steve Blake (10)
Steve Blake (15)
Quicken Loans Arena 15,205
17–32
50
February 7
@
Philadelphia
W 112–98
Steve Nash (19)
Kelly &
Kaman (8)
Kendall Marshall (10)
Wells Fargo Center 15,211
18–32
51
February 9
Chicago
L 86–92
Chris Kaman (27)
Chris Kaman (10)
Kendall Marshall (11)
Staples Center 18,997
18–33
52
February 11
Utah
L 79–96
Chris Kaman (25)
Chris Kaman (14)
Steve Blake (8)
Staples Center 18,209
18–34
53
February 13
Oklahoma City
L 103–107
Kaman &
Johnson (19)
Chris Kaman (10)
Kendall Marshall (17)
Staples Center 18,997
18–35
All-Star Break
54
February 19
Houston
L 108–134
Wesley Johnson (24)
Johnson &
Hill (7)
Kendall Marshall (16)
Staples Center 18,997
18–36
55
February 21
Boston
W 101–92
Kaman ,
Meeks &
Gasol (16)
Jordan Hill (12)
Kendall Marshall (8)
Staples Center 18,997
19–36
56
February 23
Brooklyn
L 102–108
Pau Gasol (22)
Pau Gasol (11)
Kendall Marshall (7)
Staples Center 18,997
19–37
57
February 25
@
Indiana
L 98–118
Kent Bazemore (23)
Pau Gasol (9)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
19–38
58
February 26
@
Memphis
L 103–108
Jodie Meeks (19)
Pau Gasol (10)
Kendall Marshall (8)
FedExForum 16,989
19–39
59
February 28
Sacramento
W 126–122
Jordan Farmar (30)
Wesley Johnson (12)
Kendall Marshall (10)
Staples Center 18,997
20–39
March
: 5–9 (home: 4–4; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 3
@
Portland
W 107–106
Pau Gasol (22)
Pau Gasol (9)
Kendall Marshall (11)
Moda Center 20,013
21–39
61
March 4
New Orleans
L 125–132
Pau Gasol (29)
Pau Gasol (12)
Kendall Marshall (10)
Staples Center 18,436
21–40
62
March 6
L.A. Clippers
L 94–142
Pau Gasol (21)
Pau Gasol (7)
Kendall Marshall (7)
Staples Center 18,488
21–41
63
March 7
@
Denver
L 126–134
Pau Gasol (25)
Ryan Kelly (11)
Kendall Marshall (14)
Pepsi Center 18,248
21–42
64
March 9
Oklahoma City
W 114–110
Jodie Meeks (42)
Pau Gasol (11)
Kendall Marshall (10)
Staples Center 18,997
22–42
65
March 13
@
Oklahoma City
L 102–131
Jodie Meeks (19)
Kent Bazemore (7)
Marshall &
Kelly (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–43
66
March 14
@
San Antonio
L 85–119
Pau Gasol (18)
Pau Gasol (11)
Kendall Marshall (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
22–44
67
March 19
San Antonio
L 109–125
Xavier Henry (24)
Robert Sacre (11)
Pau Gasol (6)
Staples Center 18,997
22–45
68
March 21
Washington
L 107–117
Meeks &
Young (21)
Gasol &
Hill (14)
Steve Nash (11)
Staples Center 18,112
22–46
69
March 23
Orlando
W 103–94
Jordan Hill (28)
Jordan Hill (13)
Kent Bazemore (8)
Staples Center 17,803
23–46
70
March 25
New York
W 127–96
Xavier Henry (22)
Chris Kaman (9)
Kendall Marshall (9)
Staples Center 18,997
24–46
71
March 27
@
Milwaukee
L 105–108
Jordan Hill (28)
Jordan Hill (16)
Kendall Marshall (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,439
24–47
72
March 28
@
Minnesota
L 107–143
Kent Bazemore (21)
Hill &
Sacre (7)
Steve Nash (6)
Target Center 16,442
24–48
73
March 30
Phoenix
W 115–99
Chris Kaman (28)
Chris Kaman (17)
Kendall Marshall (11)
Staples Center 18,355
25–48
April
: 2–7 (home: 0–5; road: 2–2)
2013–14 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
All-Star
Kobe Bryant (Did not participate due to injury)
All-NBA
Records
Milestones
Transactions
Players added
Via draft
Via free agency
Via trade
Players lost
Via free agency
Waived
Via trade
Additions
Subtractions
See also
References
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b
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Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
^
a
b McMenamin, Dave (March 17, 2014).
"D'Antoni: Message still the same" . ESPN.com .
Archived from the original on March 18, 2014.
^ McMenamin, Dave (February 14, 2014).
"Not much left to do this season" . ESPN.com .
Archived from the original on February 23, 2014.
^ Bresnahan, Mike (March 6, 2014).
"Clippers turn rout of Lakers into a romper room" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from
the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
^ Bresnahan, Mike (March 7, 2014).
"Lakers have firsts of the wrong type piling up" . Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014 .
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"Elias Says..." ESPN.com . March 8, 2014.
Archived from the original on March 10, 2014.
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"Lakers 2013-14 season: By the numbers" . ESPN.com .
Archived from the original on April 19, 2014.
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"Bryant to doubters: Revenge 'sweet, quick' " . ESPN.com . March 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .
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