Appeared in 35 games (35 starts), averaged 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.34 steals and 0.20 blocks in 34.5 minutes … Western Conference All-Star (starter - replaced due to injury) ... Had 23 20+ point games, including six 30+ and one 40+ point contest … Recorded four double-doubles, including two triple-doubles … Handed out 10+ assists four times … Ranked 9th in the NBA in scoring before suffering a right rotator cuff tear 1/21 … Averaged the most points for a player in his 19th season in the history of the NBA (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is second with 14.6) prior to shoulder surgery … With a free throw at the 5:24 mark of the second quarter 12/14 at Minnesota, scored the 32,293rd point of his career and surpassed Michael Jordan for 3rd place on the NBA’s all-time career scoring list … Made first appearance of the 2014-15 season on 10/28 vs. Houston, tying John Stockton for the most seasons played with one team in NBA history (19), and extended own lead in most seasons played by a player for the Lakers, five seasons more than Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West (each with 14) … Scored 44 points 11/16 vs. Golden State, putting him in a select class as he became the 4th player age 36 or older since 1963-64 to score 44+ points in a game … On 11/18 at Atlanta, hit 32,000 points for his career, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to do so … Finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists 11/30 vs. Toronto, and in the process surpassed the 6,000 career-assists plateau, becoming the only player in NBA history to notch 30,000+ career points and 6,000+ assists ... Handed out a career-high 17 assists to go with 19 points and six rebounds 1/15 vs. Cleveland … Missed 47 total games, including eight due to rest (12/23-12/26, 1/5, 1/9-1/11, 1/16-1/19), three with a right rotator cuff tear (1/23-1/27) and 36 due to right rotator cuff surgery (1/29-4/1, 4/3-4/15).
