During the first game of the 2014-15 Los Angeles Lakers season season, the 7th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Julius Randle went down with a broken leg, which ended his rookie season. The Lakers began their season losing 10 of their first 16 games. After playing only 35 games, Kobe Bryant tore a rotator cuff in his shoulder ending his season. Nick Young (basketball) was also forced to end his season with a fractured kneecap, leaving the team with a record of 14-41. With 27 games left in the regular season, Byron Scott gave rookie Jordan Clarkson more playing time. Clarkson, the 46th overall pick in the 2014 draft, finished his rookie season with game stats of 11.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, and shooting 44.8% from the field. The Lakers season ended with a record of 21-61, the 4th worst record in the league and at the time the worst record in franchise history.. How many games did the Lakers win?