The 2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 37th season in Southern California, and their 31st season in Los Angeles. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer became the new owner of Clippers.[1] The team finished 56–26 on the season, only one game fewer than the previous season, clinching the 3rd seed for the NBA playoffs.
| 2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
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| Head coach | Doc Rivers |
| General manager | Doc Rivers |
| President | Doc Rivers |
| Owner(s) | Steve Ballmer |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 56–26 (.683) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Rockets 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket |
| Radio | KFWB |
In the playoffs, the Clippers faced the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in the first round, winning in seven games after Chris Paul hit a game winning layup with 1 second on the clock and Matt Barnes blocked a desperate final inbound pass by the Spurs as time expired to seal the victory and the series, winning game 7 111–109. The Clippers' season ended with a game 7 loss in the semifinals after leading the series 3–1 over the Houston Rockets, missing out on what could have been the Clippers' first Western Conference finals appearance in franchise history. The Rockets would go on to lose in the Western Conference Semifinals to the eventual champions Golden State Warriors in 5 games.
Key dates
edit- June 26, 2014: The 2014 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
- August 12, 2014: Former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer completes the purchase of the Clippers franchise from the Sterling family trust, for $2 billion.
Draft picks
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| 1 | 28 | C. J. Wilcox | SG | Washington |
Roster
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Roster notes
edit- Guard Jordan Farmar, who had previously played on the Los Angeles Lakers, becomes the 24th player overall to also play for the cross-town rivals, the Clippers. Besides both being based in Los Angeles, the two teams have also played at the Staples Center since 1999. Farmar was later waived after playing in 36 games.
- Assistant coaches Mike Woodson and Sam Cassell previously played for the Clippers franchise. Woodson was on the team from 1986 to 1988, while Cassell played from 2005 to 2008.
- Coach Doc Rivers becomes the first father to coach his son, Austin Rivers, on an NBA team.
Preseason
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Pre-season: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
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Regular season
editStandings
edit| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors * | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Portland Trail Blazers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-New Orleans Pelicans | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | 38 | 44 | .463 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 46.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | .195 | 51.0 | 82 |
Game log
editSummer League
editRegular season
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October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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November
: 9–5 (home: 3–3; road: 6–2)
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December
: 11–6 (home: 10–1; road: 1–5)
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January
: 11–4 (home: 6–3; road: 5–1)
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February
: 5–6 (home: 3–1; road: 2–5)
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March
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April
: 7–0 (home: 3–0; road: 4–0)
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Playoffs
editPlayer statistics
edit| 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 |
Regular season
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Chris Paul | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | .485 | .398 | .900 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .2 | 19.1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | .710 | .250 | .397 | 15.0 | .7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| JJ Redick | 78 | 78 | 30.9 | .477 | .437 | .901 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 16.4 |
| Matt Barnes | 76 | 74 | 29.9 | .444 | .362 | .779 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .9 | .7 | 10.1 |
| Glen Davis | 74 | 0 | 12.2 | .459 | .000 | .632 | 2.3 | .5 | .6 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Spencer Hawes | 73 | 15 | 17.5 | .393 | .313 | .647 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .3 | .7 | 5.8 |
| Blake Griffin | 67 | 67 | 35.2 | .502 | .400 | .728 | 7.6 | 5.3 | .9 | .5 | 21.9 |
| Jamal Crawford | 64 | 4 | 26.6 | .396 | .327 | .901 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | 62 | 2 | 11.4 | .441 | .432 | .545 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Austin Rivers† | 41 | 2 | 19.3 | .427 | .309 | .582 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 |
| Jordan Farmar | 36 | 0 | 14.7 | .386 | .361 | .909 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Ekpe Udoh | 33 | 0 | 3.9 | .458 | .778 | .8 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .9 | |
| Dahntay Jones | 33 | 0 | 3.7 | .286 | .000 | .818 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .6 |
| Reggie Bullock† | 25 | 2 | 10.5 | .426 | .385 | .800 | 1.6 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
| C. J. Wilcox | 21 | 0 | 4.8 | .421 | .368 | 1.000 | .3 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Jared Cunningham | 19 | 0 | 4.7 | .364 | .308 | .538 | .5 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Jordan Hamilton | 14 | 2 | 8.7 | .400 | .476 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 2.7 | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | 12 | 0 | 8.6 | .238 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Nate Robinson† | 9 | 0 | 14.0 | .333 | .350 | .833 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .7 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Lester Hudson | 5 | 0 | 11.2 | .429 | .500 | .750 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 3.6 |
Playoffs
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Blake Griffin | 14 | 14 | 39.8 | .511 | .143 | .717 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| JJ Redick | 14 | 14 | 38.6 | .435 | .398 | .943 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .7 | .4 | 14.9 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 14 | 14 | 34.4 | .716 | .427 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 13.1 | |
| Matt Barnes | 14 | 14 | 29.2 | .380 | .267 | .750 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .7 | 7.6 |
| Austin Rivers | 14 | 2 | 17.9 | .438 | .371 | .632 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | 8.4 |
| Jamal Crawford | 14 | 0 | 27.1 | .360 | .243 | .867 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Glen Davis | 14 | 0 | 10.3 | .447 | .000 | .778 | 1.9 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Chris Paul | 12 | 12 | 37.1 | .503 | .415 | .941 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 22.1 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | 11 | 0 | 5.0 | .235 | .154 | .6 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .9 | |
| Dahntay Jones | 11 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.000 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .4 | ||
| Spencer Hawes | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | .529 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Lester Hudson | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | .429 | .286 | .1 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 | |
| Ekpe Udoh | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .333 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Clippers only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| August 26, 2014 | To Los Angeles Clippers Carlos Delfino Miroslav Raduljica 2015 2nd-round draft pick |
To Milwaukee Bucks[2] Jared Dudley 2017 1st-round draft pick |
| January 7, 2015 | To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Sergei Lishouk |
To Philadelphia 76ers[3] Jared Cunningham Draft rights to Cenk Akyol Cash considerations |
| January 15, 2015 | To Los Angeles Clippers Austin Rivers (from Boston)[4] |
To Boston Celtics Chris Douglas-Roberts (from Los Angeles) 2017 2nd-round draft pick (from Los Angeles) Shavlik Randolph (from Phoenix) |
| To Phoenix Suns Reggie Bullock (from Los Angeles) | ||
Free agents
editRe-signed
edit| Player | Signed | Contract |
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| Glen Davis[5] | July 18, 2014 | 1-year deal |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | September 12, 2014 | 1-year deal |
Additions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Jordan Farmar | July 9, 2014 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Spencer Hawes | July 9, 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | September 3, 2014 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Ekpe Udoh | September 3, 2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jared Cunningham | September 29, 2013 | Sacramento Kings |
| Dahntay Jones | January 14, 2015 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBDL) |
| Jordan Hamilton | February 24, 2015 | Reno Bighorns (NBDL) |
| Nate Robinson[6] | March 7, 2015 | Boston Celtics |
| Lester Hudson | March 29, 2015 | Liaoning Flying Leopards (CBA) |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Green | Waived, June 29, 2014 | Orlando Magic |
| Darren Collison | Free agency, July 12, 2014 | Sacramento Kings |
| Danny Granger | Free agency, July 14, 2014 | Miami Heat |
| Carlos Delfino | Waived, August 29, 2014 | Argentina national basketball team |
| Miroslav Raduljica | Waived, August 29, 2014 | Shandong Lions (CBA) |
| Ryan Hollins | Free agency, September 18, 2014 | Sacramento Kings |
| Jordan Farmar | Waived, January 16, 2015 | Darüşşafaka Doğuş (TBL) |
| Nate Robinson[7] | Contract expired, March 27, 2015 | New Orleans Pelicans |
References
edit- ^ Bolch, Ben; Fenno, Nathan; Rohlin, Melissa (August 12, 2014). "Steve Ballmer is officially new owner of Clippers, NBA says". latimes.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Markazi, Arash (August 26, 2014). "Clippers ship Jared Dudley to Bucks". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Bolch, Ben (January 7, 2015). "Clippers trade reserve Jared Cunningham". latimes.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Prada, Mike and Gomez, Jesus (January 15, 2015). "Austin Rivers traded to Clippers in 3-team deal". sbnation.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Rapp, Timothy (July 18, 2014). "Glen Davis Re-Signs with Clippers: Latest Contract Details, Analysis, Reaction". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Song, Karen (March 7, 2015). "CLIPPERS SIGN NATE ROBINSON TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Nadkarni, Rohan (March 29, 2015). "Clippers Let Nate Robinson Go, Doc Rivers Still Throwing Poop At Walls". deadspin.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.