American professional basketball season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2021β22
Los Angeles Lakers season was the
75th season of the franchise, its 74th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), its 62nd season in
Los Angeles , and its 23rd season playing home games at
Crypto.com Arena . The team was coached by
Frank Vogel . The Lakers competed as a member of the
Western Conference 's
Pacific Division , finishing the season with a 33β49 record.
The Lakers, who had acquired veteran All-Stars
Russell Westbrook and
Carmelo Anthony during the offseason, were widely considered by experts as favorites to win the Western Conference. Despite
LeBron James ' best
points per game average since
2005β06 , and a number of scoring and age-related records, the Lakers disappointed, with a combination of injuries and underperformances, as well as an aging roster. The Lakers were eliminated from both playoff and play-in contention on April 5, 2022, as their underperformance fell short of securing a direct playoff berth was widely regarded as one of the biggest disappointments in franchise history. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach Frank Vogel was fired.
Previous season
The Lakers concluded the
2020β21 season with a 42β30 record, finishing with the third seed in the
Pacific Division and the seventh seed in the
Western Conference , which was not enough for a direct playoff spot. In the
NBA play-in tournament , they defeated the
Golden State Warriors to earn them the seventh seed in the
2021 NBA playoffs .
[4] The Lakers lost to the
Phoenix Suns in the first round in six games despite being up 2β1,
[5] making it the first time that
LeBron James lost in the first round of the playoffs.
[6]
Anthony Davis suffered a strained left groin in Game 4, and he was also sidelined in Game 5, when the Suns took a 3β2 lead. He returned in Game 6 but played only five minutes after reaggravating the injury.
[7]
[8] The Lakers were eliminated 4β2.
[9]
Offseason
In August 2021, the Lakers traded for
Russell Westbrook in a trade that also sent two future 2nd round draft picks (2024 and 2028) to the Lakers and
Montrezl Harrell ,
Kyle Kuzma ,
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope , and the 22nd pick of the
2021 NBA draft to the
Washington Wizards .
[10] This trade formed a new
superteam of
LeBron James ,
Anthony Davis , and Westbrook in the
Western Conference .
[11]
[12] In 2022, Claire de Lune of
The Guardian described the Westbrook trade as a "'disaster'".
[13] In 2023, Andy Bailey of
Bleacher Report named the Lakers' acquisition of Westbrook as the worst trade in the NBA over the past five years.
[14]
Draft
Preseason
Game log
Regular season
The regular season was the
75th season of the franchise, its 74th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), its 62nd season in
Los Angeles , and its 23rd season playing home games at
Crypto.com Arena .
[A] The team was coached by
Frank Vogel in his third and final year as
Lakers head coach . They competed as a member of the
Western Conference 's
Pacific Division , finishing the season 11th with a 33β49 record, one game behind the last spot for the
NBA play-in tournament .
[16] It was the team's worst record since
2016β17 , slightly better than the Lakers' worst five seasons.
[17]
After the acquisitions of
Russell Westbrook and
Carmelo Anthony in the offseason,
[18]
[19]
[20] the Lakers were widely considered by experts to be the favorites to win the Western Conference.
[21]
[22] The team remained stable with a .500 percentage for the last direct
playoff access spot until January 7,
[23] and remained within play-in contention until March 30.
[24]
[25] Despite
LeBron James ' best
points per game average since
2005β06 ,
[26] and a number of scoring and age-related records,
[27]
[28]
[29] the Lakers disappointed,
[30] with a combination of injuries and underperformances.
[31]
[32] Following the season, Sam Quinn of CBS News stated that an aged and mismanaged roster was also responsible for the disappointing outcome.
[33]
On April 5, the Lakers were eliminated from both playoff and play-in contention for the first time since
2018β19 and the seventh time in nine years after a 121β110 loss to the
Phoenix Suns .
[34] It was the fourth time in James' career that he missed the
NBA playoffs and the second time in his four years with the Lakers.
[35] It was also the third time and first since
2015 that Westbrook missed the playoffs when he played for the
Oklahoma City Thunder , having previously only missed the playoffs in his debut in
2009 . The Lakers' failure to make the play-in/playoffs was widely regarded to be one of the most biggest disappointments in franchise history, if not one of the greatest underachievements in NBA history.
[36]
[37] James, Davis, Westbrook, and Anthony were selected to the
NBA 75th Anniversary Team ,
[38]
[39] the Lakers being the team with the most active players.
[40]
James was the only Laker to make the All-Star cut, with
Anthony Davis having a second consecutive injury-laden season.
[41]
[42] Due to injuries, the Lakers used 41 different
starting lineups , and the trio of James, Davis, and Westbrook played only 21 games together, compiling an 11β10 record; the Lakers were just 20β33 when only two of the three were playing together.
[43] Due to an ankle injury in March, James fell out of a close three-player race for the
NBA scoring title ,
[44]
[45]
[46] finishing with only 56 games played, two less than necessary to qualify.
[47]
Following the season, head coach Frank Vogel was fired on April 11, 2022.
[48]
[49]
[50] Vogel led the team in
2020 to their first title since
2010 and one first-round exit in
2021 ,
[51] and he finished with an overall 127β98 record with the team.
[52]
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
2021β22 game log Total: 33β49 (Home: 21β20; Road: 12β29)
October: 4β3 (home: 3β2; road: 1β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 19
Golden State
L 114β121
LeBron James (34)
Davis , James (11)
James,
Rondo (5)
Staples Center 18,997
0β1
2
October 22
Phoenix
L 105β115
LeBron James (25)
Anthony Davis (14)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
0β2
3
October 24
Memphis
W 121β118
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Davis,
Jordan (8)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Staples Center 18,997
1β2
4
October 26
@
San Antonio
W 125β121 (OT)
Anthony Davis (35)
Anthony Davis (17)
Russell Westbrook (8)
AT&T Center 18,354
2β2
5
October 27
@
Oklahoma City
L 115β123
Anthony Davis (30)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Paycom Center 15,783
2β3
6
October 29
Cleveland
W 113β101
LeBron James (26)
Anthony Davis (9)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3β3
7
October 31
Houston
W 95β85
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Anthony Davis (13)
LeBron James (8)
Staples Center 16,448
4β3
November: 8β8 (home: 5β4; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 2
Houston
W 119β117
LeBron James (30)
Davis ,
Westbrook (9)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
5β3
9
November 4
Oklahoma City
L 104β107
Anthony Davis (29)
Anthony Davis (18)
Davis, Westbrook (5)
Staples Center 18,997
5β4
10
November 6
@
Portland
L 90β105
Malik Monk (13)
Jordan , Westbrook (9)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Moda Center 19,393
5β5
11
November 8
Charlotte
W 126β123 (OT)
Anthony Davis (32)
Davis, Westbrook (14)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Staples Center 18,997
6β5
12
November 10
Miami
W 120β117 (OT)
Malik Monk (27)
Anthony Davis (13)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Staples Center 18,997
7β5
13
November 12
Minnesota
L 83β107
Anthony Davis (22)
Dwight Howard (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Staples Center 18,997
7β6
14
November 14
San Antonio
W 114β106
Anthony Davis (34)
Anthony Davis (15)
Rondo, Westbrook (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8β6
15
November 15
Chicago
L 103β121
Talen Horton-Tucker (28)
Horton-Tucker, Westbrook, Davis, Howard (6)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Staples Center 18,997
8β7
16
November 17
@
Milwaukee
L 102β109
Talen Horton-Tucker (25)
Talen Horton-Tucker (12)
Russell Westbrook (15)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
8β8
17
November 19
@
Boston
L 108β130
Anthony Davis (31)
Davis, James (6)
Russell Westbrook (6)
TD Garden 19,156
8β9
18
November 21
@
Detroit
W 121β116
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Little Caesars Arena 15,532
9β9
19
November 23
@
New York
L 100β106
Russell Westbrook (31)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9β10
20
November 24
@
Indiana
W 124β116 (OT)
LeBron James (39)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
LeBron James (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,572
10β10
21
November 26
Sacramento
L 137β141 (3OT)
LeBron James (30)
Russell Westbrook (10)
James, Westbrook (10)
Staples Center 18,997
10β11
22
November 28
Detroit
W 110β106
LeBron James (33)
Anthony Davis (10)
James, Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
11β11
23
November 30
@ Sacramento
W 117β92
Anthony Davis (25)
Dwight Howard (13)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Golden 1 Center 12,459
12β11
December: 6β8 (home: 3β4; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
24
December 3
L.A. Clippers
L 115β119
Anthony Davis (27)
LeBron James (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Staples Center 18,997
12β12
25
December 7
Boston
W 117β102
LeBron James (30)
Anthony Davis (16)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Staples Center 18,997
13β12
26
December 9
@
Memphis
L 95β108
Anthony Davis (22)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (11)
FedExForum 16,334
13β13
27
December 10
@
Oklahoma City
W 116β95
LeBron James (33)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Paycom Center 16,523
14β13
28
December 12
Orlando
W 106β94
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (10)
Staples Center 18,997
15β13
29
December 15
@
Dallas
W 107β104 (OT)
LeBron James (24)
Anthony Davis (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
American Airlines Center 20,270
16β13
30
December 17
@ Minnesota
L 92β110
Isaiah Thomas (19)
LeBron James (10)
Rajon Rondo (8)
Target Center 17,136
16β14
31
December 19
@ Chicago
L 110β115
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (14)
Russell Westbrook (8)
United Center 20,917
16β15
32
December 21
Phoenix
L 90β108
LeBron James (34)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Staples Center 18,997
16β16
33
December 23
San Antonio
L 110β138
LeBron James (36)
Howard , James (9)
LeBron James (6)
Staples Center 18,997
16β17
34
December 25
Brooklyn
L 115β122
LeBron James (39)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Crypto.com Arena
[A] 18,997
16β18
35
December 28
@ Houston
W 132β123
LeBron James (32)
Russell Westbrook (12)
LeBron James (11)
Toyota Center 18,104
17β18
36
December 29
@ Memphis
L 99β104
LeBron James (37)
LeBron James (13)
Russell Westbrook (12)
FedExForum 17,794
17β19
37
December 31
Portland
W 139β106
LeBron James (43)
LeBron James (14)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
18β19
January: 6β8 (home: 4β2; road: 2β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
January 2
Minnesota
W 108β103
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (7)
James,
Westbrook (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,343
19β19
39
January 4
Sacramento
W 122β114
LeBron James (31)
Dwight Howard (14)
Talen Horton-Tucker (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,919
20β19
40
January 7
Atlanta
W 134β118
LeBron James (32)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
21β19
41
January 9
Memphis
L 119β127
LeBron James (35)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,288
21β20
42
January 12
@ Sacramento
L 116β125
LeBron James (34)
Russell Westbrook (12)
James, Westbrook (6)
Golden 1 Center 12,199
21β21
43
January 15
@
Denver
L 96β133
LeBron James (25)
LeBron James (9)
Malik Monk (6)
Ball Arena 19,520
21β22
44
January 17
Utah
W 101β95
LeBron James (25)
Howard, Westbrook (8)
LeBron James (7)
Crypto.com Arena 17,238
22β22
45
January 19
Indiana
L 104β111
LeBron James (30)
LeBron James (12)
Talen Horton-Tucker (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,818
22β23
46
January 21
@ Orlando
W 116β105
LeBron James (29)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Amway Center 18,846
23β23
47
January 23
@ Miami
L 107β113
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
FTX Arena 19,973
23β24
48
January 25
@ Brooklyn
W 106β96
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (7)
James,
Reaves (6)
Barclays Center 18,126
24β24
49
January 27
@
Philadelphia
L 87β105
Anthony Davis (31)
Anthony Davis (12)
Malik Monk (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,953
24β25
50
January 28
@ Charlotte
L 114β117
Russell Westbrook (35)
Austin Reaves (8)
Anthony , Westbrook (5)
Spectrum Center 19,469
24β26
51
January 30
@ Atlanta
L 121β129
Malik Monk (33)
Malik Monk (10)
Russell Westbrook (12)
State Farm Arena 17,391
24β27
February: 3β6 (home: 3β3; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
February 2
Portland
W 99β94
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (15)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Crypto.com Arena 17,259
25β27
53
February 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 110β111
Anthony Davis (30)
Anthony Davis (17)
Malik Monk (7)
Crypto.com Arena 19,068
25β28
54
February 5
New York
W 122β115 (OT)
James , Monk (29)
Anthony Davis (17)
LeBron James (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
26β28
55
February 8
Milwaukee
L 116β131
LeBron James (27)
Russell Westbrook (10)
LeBron James (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
26β29
56
February 9
@ Portland
L 105β107
LeBron James (30)
Davis, James (7)
Horton-Tucker, James (7)
Moda Center 19,393
26β30
57
February 12
@ Golden State
L 115β117
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (15)
LeBron James (8)
Chase Center 18,064
26β31
58
February 16
Utah
W 106β101
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (8)
James, Westbrook (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,787
27β31
59
February 25
L.A. Clippers
L 102β105
LeBron James (21)
Dwight Howard (16)
Malik Monk (6)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
27β32
60
February 27
New Orleans
L 95β123
LeBron James (32)
Dwight Howard (11)
LeBron James (3)
Crypto.com Arena 17,536
27β33
March: 4β12 (home: 2β3; road: 2β9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
Dallas
L 104β109
LeBron James (26)
LeBron James (12)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 17,857
27β34
62
March 3
@ L.A. Clippers
L 111β132
LeBron James (26)
James, Westbrook (8)
D. J. Augustin (6)
Crypto.com Arena (LAC) 19,068
27β35
63
March 5
Golden State
W 124β116
LeBron James (56)
LeBron James (10)
Malik Monk (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
28β35
64
March 7
@ San Antonio
L 110β117
Talen Horton-Tucker (18)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
28β36
65
March 9
@ Houston
L 130β139 (OT)
Russell Westbrook (30)
LeBron James (14)
LeBron James (12)
Toyota Center 18,055
28β37
66
March 11
Washington
W 122β109
LeBron James (50)
LeBron James (7)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
29β37
67
March 13
@ Phoenix
L 111β140
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (7)
LeBron James (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
29β38
68
March 14
Toronto
L 103β114
LeBron James (30)
Gabriel , James (9)
Talen Horton-Tucker (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,228
29β39
69
March 16
@ Minnesota
L 104β124
LeBron James (19)
Dwight Howard (6)
Malik Monk (6)
Target Center 17,136
29β40
70
March 18
@ Toronto
W 128β123 (OT)
LeBron James (36)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
30β40
71
March 19
@ Washington
L 119β127
LeBron James (38)
James, Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Capital One Arena 20,476
30β41
72
March 21
@ Cleveland
W 131β120
LeBron James (38)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
31β41
73
March 23
Philadelphia
L 121β126
Howard, Westbrook (24)
Gabriel, Westbrook (9)
Johnson , Westbrook (8)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31β42
74
March 27
@ New Orleans
L 108β116
LeBron James (39)
Dwight Howard (10)
Monk,
Reaves , Westbrook (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,516
31β43
75
March 29
@ Dallas
L 110β128
Malik Monk (28)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (6)
American Airlines Center 20,382
31β44
76
March 31
@ Utah
L 109β122
Russell Westbrook (24)
Dwight Howard (12)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Vivint Arena 18,306
31β45
April: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
2021β22 season schedule
Player stats
Regular season statistics
*Total with the Lakers only
Roster
2021β22 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
7
Anthony, Carmelo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1984-05-29
Syracuse
G
4
Augustin, D. J.
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1987-11-10
Texas
F
9
Bazemore, Kent
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1989-07-01
Old Dominion
G
20
Bradley, Avery
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1990-11-26
Texas
F/C
3
Davis, Anthony
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
253 lb (115 kg)
1993-03-11
Kentucky
G
2
Ellington, Wayne
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1987-11-29
North Carolina
F
35
Gabriel, Wenyen
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-03-26
Kentucky
G
5
Horton-Tucker, Talen
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
2000-11-25
Iowa State
F/C
39
Howard, Dwight
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1985-12-08
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
F
6
James, LeBron
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1984-12-30
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
F
14
Johnson, Stanley
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
1996-05-29
Arizona
G
40
Jones, Mason (TW)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-07-21
Arkansas
G
37
McClung, Mac (TW)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1999-01-06
Texas Tech
G
11
Monk, Malik
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-02-04
Kentucky
G
12
Nunn, Kendrick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995-08-03
Oakland
G
15
Reaves, Austin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1998-05-29
Oklahoma
G
0
Westbrook, Russell
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988-11-12
UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player(L) On leave from the team Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 7, 2022
Transactions
Overview
Players added
Via trade
Via free agency
Players lost
Via free agency
Via trade
Waived
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Date
Player
Contract terms
Former team
Ref.
August 3
JoΓ«l Ayayi
Two-way contract
Gonzaga
[58]
Austin Reaves
Two-way contract
Oklahoma
[58]
August 6
Carmelo Anthony
1 year, $2.6 million deal
Portland Trail Blazers
[59]
Trevor Ariza
1 year, $2.6 million deal
Miami Heat
[60]
Kent Bazemore
1 year, $2.4 million deal
Golden State Warriors
[61]
Wayne Ellington
1 year, $2.6 million deal
Detroit Pistons
[62]
Dwight Howard
1 year, $2.6 million deal
Philadelphia 76ers
[63]
Malik Monk
1 year, $1.7 million deal
Charlotte Hornets
[64]
Kendrick Nunn
2 year, $10 million deal
Miami Heat
[65]
August 10
Chaundee Brown
Exhibit 10 contract
Michigan
[66]
Mac McClung
Exhibit 10 contract
Texas Tech
[66]
August 31
Rajon Rondo
1 year, $2.6 million contract
Memphis Grizzlies
[67]
September 9
DeAndre Jordan
1 year, $2.6 million contract
Detroit Pistons
[68]
October 18
Jay Huff
Two-way contract
Virginia
[69]
Avery Bradley
1 year, $2.6 million contract
Golden State Warriors
[70]
Subtractions
Notes
^
a
b
c On December 25, 2021, the Lakers' home arena changed its name from Staples Center to Crypto.com Arena.
[2]
[3]
References
^
"Team Directory" (PDF) . 2020β21 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide . NBA Properties. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021 .
^ Beacham, Greg (November 17, 2021).
"Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena beginning Dec. 25" . NBA.com . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Greer, Jordan (December 25, 2021).
"Why did Staples Center become Crypto.com Arena? Home venue for Lakers, Clippers undergoes name change" . The Sporting News . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Spears, Marc J. (May 20, 2021).
" 'We don't view ourselves as a seventh seed': Lakers show they have plenty of fight left" . T
Andscape . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Cacciola, Scott (June 4, 2021).
"Lakers Eliminated from Playoffs With Game 6 Loss to Suns" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Associated Press (June 4, 2021).
"NBA champions LA Lakers knocked out of playoffs by Phoenix Suns" . The Guardian . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
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