2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season

2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season
Division Champions
Donald Sterling's final season owning the Clippers
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
Radio	KFWB

The 2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 36th season in Southern California, and their 30th season in Los Angeles.

Key dates

June 27, 2013: The 2013 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
April 2, 2014: The Clippers win their second Pacific Division championship, defeating the Suns in Phoenix, 112-108.
April 29, 2014: After being exposed making controversial and racial remarks to a female friend via an audio recording, owner Donald Sterling is banned for life from the NBA by commissioner Adam Silver. Sterling was also fined $2.5 million for his remarks, and he and his family subsequently sold the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in August 2014.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	25	Reggie Bullock	G/F	United States	North Carolina

Roster

2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	22	Barnes, Matt	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	1980–03–09	UCLA
2.5 !G/F	25	Bullock, Reggie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1991–03–16	North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Collison, Darren	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1987–08–23	UCLA
1.5 !G	11	Crawford, Jamal	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1980–03–20	Michigan
4.0 !F	0	Davis, Glen	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	1986–01–01	LSU
2.5 !G/F	9	Dudley, Jared	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1985–07–10	Boston C
4.0 !F	33	Granger, Danny	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1983–04–20	New Mexico
1.5 !G	34	Green, Willie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1981–07–28	Detroit
4.0 !F	32	Griffin, Blake (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1989–03–16	Oklahoma
6.0 !C	15	Hollins, Ryan	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984–10–10	UCLA
6.0 !C	6	Jordan, DeAndre	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1988–07–21	Texas A&M
1.5 !G	3	Paul, Chris (C)	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985–05–06	Wake Forest
1.5 !G	4	Redick, J. J.	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–06–24	Duke
4.0 !F	8	Türkoğlu, Hedo	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1979–03–19	Turkey

Head coach

Doc Rivers

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 • Transactions
Last transaction: 2014–04–19

Roster notes

Newly acquired coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers played for the franchise as its starting point guard in the 1991–1992 NBA season.
This will be Alvin Gentry's second stint as an assistant coach for the Clippers. He was also head coach of the team from 2000 to 2003.
New assistant coach Armond Hill played for the franchise back in 1982 when they were still the San Diego Clippers.
New assistant coach Tyronn Lue previously played for the crosstown rival Lakers from 1998 to 2001.
Forward Antawn Jamison and guards Darius Morris & Sasha Vujacic become the 21st, 22nd and 23rd former Lakers to play for the Clippers. All three players failed to stay as Clippers for the whole season.

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)

Pre-season: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)

2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Los Angeles Clippers	57	25	.695	0.0	34–7	23–18	12–4	82
x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	6.0	27–14	24–17	11–5	82
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	9.0	26–15	22–19	8–8	82
Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	29.0	17–24	11–30	3–13	82
Los Angeles Lakers	27	55	.329	30.0	14–27	13–28	6–10	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-San Antonio Spurs *	62	20	.756	–	82
2	y-Oklahoma City Thunder *	59	23	.720	3.0	82
3	y-Los Angeles Clippers *	57	25	.695	5.0	82
4	x-Houston Rockets	54	28	.659	8.0	82
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	8.0	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	11.0	82
7	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	12.0	82
8	x-Dallas Mavericks	49	33	.598	13.0	82

9	Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	14.0	82
10	Minnesota Timberwolves	40	42	.488	22.0	82
11	Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	26.0	82
12	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	28.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	34.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	27	55	.329	35.0	82
15	Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	37.0	82

Game Log

2013–14 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 34–7; Road: 23–18)

October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

November : 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)

December : 9–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–5)

January : 12–4 (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–4)

February : 7–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–2)

March : 13–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 6–2)

April : 4–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–1)

2013–14 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2014 playoff game log
Total: 6–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–4)

First Round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

2014 playoff schedule

Injuries and surgeries

Player	Injury Date	Injury Type
Maalik Wayns	October 14, 2013	Left knee surgery (missed 33 games)
Matt Barnes	November 20, 2013	Retinal tear in left eye (missed 16 games)
Chris Paul	November 27, 2013	Strained right hamstring (missed 1 game)
J.J. Redick	November 29, 2013	Fractured right hand (missed 21 games)
Reggie Bullock	December 8, 2013	Sprained left ankle (missed 18 games)
Chris Paul	January 3, 2014	Separated right shoulder (missed 19 games)
J.J. Redick	February 5, 2014	Sore right hip & bulging disc on lower back (missed 25 games)
Jamal Crawford	March 1, 2014	Strained left calf (missed 3 games)
Jared Dudley	March 6, 2014	Mid-back spasms (missed 3 games)
Jamal Crawford	March 10, 2014	Strained left calf (missed 5 games)
Darren Collison	March 16, 2014	Stomach virus (missed 2 games)
Danny Granger	March 28, 2014	Strained left hamstring (missed 10 games)
Blake Griffin	March 29, 2014	Lower back spasms (missed 1 game)
Jamal Crawford	March 31, 2014	Strained left calf (missed 5 games)
Hedo Turkoglu	April 29, 2014	Fractured lower back (missed rest of the playoffs)

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2013	To Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers	To Boston Celtics 2013 first-round draft pick
July 10, 2013	To Los Angeles Clippers Jared Dudley	To Phoenix Suns Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler
July 10, 2013	To Los Angeles Clippers J. J. Redick	To Milwaukee Bucks Two future second-round draft picks
February 20, 2014	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Cenk Akyol	To Atlanta Hawks Antawn Jamison
February 20, 2014	To Los Angeles Clippers 2014 second-round draft pick	To Philadelphia 76ers Byron Mullens & 2018 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Chris Paul	July 10, 2013	Five-year deal
Matt Barnes	July 10, 2013	Three-year deal
Ryan Hollins	July 10, 2013	One-year deal

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Darren Collison	July 10, 2013	Dallas Mavericks
Byron Mullens	July 22, 2013	Charlotte Bobcats
Antawn Jamison	August 28, 2013	Los Angeles Lakers
Stephen Jackson	December 9, 2013	San Antonio Spurs
Darius Morris	January 6, 2014	Philadelphia 76ers
Hedo Turkoglu	January 16, 2014	Orlando Magic
Sasha Vujacic	February 3, 2014	Anadolu Efes S.K. (TBL)
Glen Davis	February 24, 2014	Orlando Magic
Danny Granger	February 27, 2014	Indiana Pacers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Grant Hill	Retired, June 1, 2013	Host of NBA Inside Stuff on NBATV
DaJuan Summers	Waived, July 9, 2013	Budivelnyk Kiev (Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague)
Chauncey Billups	Free agency, July 11, 2013	Detroit Pistons
Ronny Turiaf	Free agency, July 12, 2013	Minnesota Timberwolves
Maalik Wayns	Waived, January 5, 2014 Re-signed, January 7, 2014 Released, January 16, 2014	Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL)
Stephen Jackson	Waived, January 7, 2014	TBD
Darius Morris	Contract expired, January 26, 2014	Memphis Grizzlies
Sasha Vujacic	Contract expired, February 13, 2014	Reyer Venezia Mestre (Lega Basket Serie A)
Lamar Odom	Free agency, February 18, 2014	Laboral Kutxa (Liga ACB)
Donald Sterling	Fired, April 29, 2014	Forced to sell the team in August 2014

References

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2013–14 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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