2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season

2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Owner(s)	Steve Ballmer
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost to Rockets 3–4 (Semi-Finals)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
Radio	KFWB

The Clippers hosting the Spurs in Game 5 of the 2015 NBA Playoffs First Round series.

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. 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 third spot for the NBA Playoffs, where they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. The Clippers' season ended with a Game 7 western conference semi-finals loss to the Houston Rockets after leading the series 3–1.

Key dates

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

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	28	C. J. Wilcox	SG	United States	Washington

Roster

2014–15 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
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
4.0 !F	32	Griffin, Blake (C)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1989–03–16	Oklahoma
2.5 !G/F	1	Hamilton, Jordan	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1990–10–06	Texas
6.0 !C	10	Hawes, Spencer	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1988–04–28	Washington
1.5 !G	14	Hudson, Lester	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1984–08–07	Tennessee–Martin
2.5 !G/F	31	Jones, Dahntay	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1980–12–27	Duke
6.0 !C	6	Jordan, DeAndre (C)	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
1.5 !G	25	Rivers, Austin	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–08–01	Duke
4.0 !F	15	Türkoğlu, Hedo	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1979–03–19	Turkey
5.5 !F/C	13	Udoh, Ekpe	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1987–05–20	Baylor
1.5 !G	30	Wilcox, C. J.	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1990–12–30	Washington

Head coach

Doc Rivers

Assistant coach(es)

Sam Cassell
Lawrence Frank
Armond Hill
Brendan O'Connor
Mike Woodson
J. P. Clark (player development)
Dave Severns (player development)

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: 2015–04–11

Roster notes

Guard Jordan Farmar becomes the 24th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers. He would later on be waived after playing in 36 games.
New assistant coaches Mike Woodson and Sam Cassell have previously played for the Clippers franchise. The former played from 1986 to 1988, while the latter from 2005 to 2008.
Guard Austin Rivers and coach Doc Rivers become the first father-son duo in NBA history to be on the same team.

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)

Pre-season: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)

2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Golden State Warriors	67	15	.817	0.0	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

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
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

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 56–26 (Home: 30–11; Road: 26–15)

October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)

November : 9–5 (Home: 3–3; Road: 6–2)

December : 11–6 (Home: 10–1; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	Minnesota	W 127–101	Blake Griffin & J.J. Redick (23)	DeAndre Jordan (13)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 19,060	12–5
18	December 3	Orlando	W 114–86	Blake Griffin (21)	DeAndre Jordan (16)	Chris Paul (10)	Staples Center 19,060	13–5
19	December 6	New Orleans	W 120–100	Blake Griffin (30)	DeAndre Jordan (18)	Chris Paul (16)	Staples Center 19,060	14–5
20	December 8	Phoenix	W 121–120 (OT)	Blake Griffin (45)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (10)	Staples Center 19,060	15–5
21	December 10	@ Indiana	W 103–96	Jamal Crawford (18)	DeAndre Jordan (19)	Chris Paul (15)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,392	16–5
22	December 12	@ Washington	L 96–104	Chris Paul (19)	DeAndre Jordan (8)	Chris Paul (6)	Verizon Center 17,437	16–6
23	December 13	@ Milwaukee	L 106–111	Matt Barnes (26)	DeAndre Jordan (15)	Blake Griffin (9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,227	16–7
24	December 15	Detroit	W 113–91	Blake Griffin (18)	DeAndre Jordan (15)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 19,060	17–7
25	December 17	Indiana	W 102–100	Blake Griffin (31)	DeAndre Jordan (23)	Chris Paul (9)	Staples Center 19,060	18–7
26	December 19	@ Denver	L 106–109	Blake Griffin (32)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (15)	Pepsi Center 15,030	18–8
27	December 20	Milwaukee	W 106–102	Chris Paul (27)	DeAndre Jordan (16)	Chris Paul (9)	Staples Center 19,060	19–8
28	December 22	@ San Antonio	L 118–125	Chris Paul (25)	DeAndre Jordan (11)	Chris Paul (9)	AT&T Center 18,581	19–9
29	December 23	@ Atlanta	L 104–107	Blake Griffin (21)	DeAndre Jordan (22)	Blake Griffin (11)	Philips Arena 19,191	19–10
30	December 25	Golden State	W 100–86	Jamal Crawford (24)	Blake Griffin (15)	Blake Griffin (6)	Staples Center 19,540	20–10
31	December 27	Toronto	L 98–110	J.J. Redick (23)	DeAndre Jordan (20)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 19,335	20–11
32	December 29	Utah	W 101–97	Blake Griffin (24)	DeAndre Jordan (19)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 19,060	21–11
33	December 31	New York	W 99–78	J.J. Redick (20)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Blake Griffin (11)	Staples Center 19,198	22–11

January : 11–4 (Home: 6–3; Road: 5–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 3	Philadelphia	W 127–91	Chris Paul (24)	DeAndre Jordan (10)	Chris Paul (12)	Staples Center 19,060	23–11
35	January 5	Atlanta	L 98–107	Blake Griffin (26)	DeAndre Jordan (16)	Chris Paul (10)	Staples Center 19,060	23–12
36	January 7	L.A. Lakers	W 114–89	Blake Griffin (27)	DeAndre Jordan (13)	Chris Paul (11)	Staples Center 19,487	24–12
37	January 10	Dallas	W 120–100	Blake Griffin (22)	DeAndre Jordan (15)	Chris Paul (13)	Staples Center 19,060	25–12
38	January 11	Miami	L 90–104	Blake Griffin (26)	Blake Griffin & DeAndre Jordan (6 each)	Chris Paul (9)	Staples Center 19,060	25–13
39	January 14	@ Portland	W 100–94	Jamal Crawford (25)	DeAndre Jordan (18)	Chris Paul (9)	Moda Center 19,441	26–13
40	January 16	Cleveland	L 121–126	Blake Griffin (34)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Chris Paul (14)	Staples Center 19,380	26–14
41	January 17	@ Sacramento	W 117–108	Blake Griffin (34)	Matt Barnes (10)	Chris Paul (9)	Sleep Train Arena 16,601	27–14
42	January 19	Boston	W 102–93	Blake Griffin (22)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (6 each)	Staples Center 19,060	28–14
43	January 22	Brooklyn	W 123–84	Blake Griffin (24)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Chris Paul (17)	Staples Center 19,060	29–14
44	January 25	@ Phoenix	W 120–100	Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (23 each)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (12)	US Airways Center 17,066	30–14
45	January 26	Denver	W 102–98	Jamal Crawford (23)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Blake Griffin (10)	Staples Center 19,060	31–14
46	January 28	@ Utah	W 94–89	Jamal Crawford & Chris Paul (21 each)	DeAndre Jordan (12)	Chris Paul (6)	EnergySolutions Arena 16,322	32–14
47	January 30	@ New Orleans	L 103–108	Chris Paul (24)	DeAndre Jordan (15)	Chris Paul (7)	Smoothie King Center 17,932	32–15
48	January 31	@ San Antonio	W 105–85	Blake Griffin (31)	DeAndre Jordan (19)	Chris Paul (6)	AT&T Center 18,581	33–15

February : 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)

March : 11–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 7–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1	@ Chicago	W 96–86	Chris Paul (28)	DeAndre Jordan (26)	Chris Paul (12)	United Center 21,680	39–21
61	March 2	@ Minnesota	W 110–105	Chris Paul (26)	DeAndre Jordan (18)	Chris Paul (14)	Target Center 18,239	40–21
62	March 4	Portland	L 93–98 (OT)	Chris Paul (36)	DeAndre Jordan (19)	Chris Paul (12)	Staples Center 19,060	40–22
63	March 8	@ Golden State	L 98–106	Austin Rivers (22)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (11)	Oracle Arena 19,596	40–23
64	March 9	Minnesota	W 89–76	DeAndre Jordan (20)	DeAndre Jordan (17)	Chris Paul (11)	Staples Center 19,060	41–23
65	March 11	@ Oklahoma City	W 120–108	Chris Paul (33)	DeAndre Jordan (17)	Chris Paul (9)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	42–23
66	March 13	@ Dallas	L 99–129	J.J. Redick (17)	DeAndre Jordan (8)	Chris Paul (7)	American Airlines Center 20,444	42–24
67	March 15	Houston	L 98–100	Chris Paul (23)	DeAndre Jordan (20)	Blake Griffin (8)	Staples Center 19,211	42–25
68	March 17	Charlotte	W 99–92	J.J. Redick (23)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (8)	Staples Center 19,060	43–25
69	March 18	@ Sacramento	W 116–105	Chris Paul (30)	DeAndre Jordan (15)	Chris Paul (11)	Sleep Train Arena 16,785	44–25
70	March 20	Washington	W 113–99	Chris Paul (30)	DeAndre Jordan (23)	Chris Paul (15)	Staples Center 19,218	45–25
71	March 22	New Orleans	W 107–100	Chris Paul & Blake Griffin (23)	DeAndre Jordan (16)	Chris Paul (11)	Staples Center 19,299	46–25
72	March 25	@ New York	W 111–80	Austin Rivers (21)	DeAndre Jordan (10)	Chris Paul (16)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	47–25
73	March 27	@ Philadelphia	W 119–98	Chris Paul (25)	DeAndre Jordan (20)	Chris Paul (7)	Wells Fargo Center 16,070	48–25
74	March 29	@ Boston	W 119–106	J.J. Redick (27)	DeAndre Jordan (14)	Chris Paul (10)	TD Garden 18,624	49–25
75	March 31	Golden State	L 106–110	Blake Griffin (40)	Blake Griffin (12)	Chris Paul (9)	Staples Center 19,601	49–26

April : 7–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–0)

2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)

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

Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)

2014–15 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

August 26, 2014	To Los Angeles Clippers Carlos Delfino, Miroslav Raduljica & a 2015 2nd round draft pick.	To Milwaukee Bucks Jared Dudley & a 2017 1st round draft pick.^[2]
January 7, 2015	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Sergei Lishouk	To Philadelphia 76ers Jared Cunningham, draft rights to Cenk Akyol & cash considerations.^[3]
January 15, 2015	To Los Angeles Clippers Austin Rivers	To Boston Celtics Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 2nd round draft pick
January 15, 2015	To Los Angeles Clippers A part of a 3-team with the Boston Celtics^[4]	To Phoenix Suns Reggie Bullock

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Glen Davis^[5]	July 18, 2014	1-year deal
Hedo Turkoglu	September 12, 2014	1-year deal

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
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

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	TBD
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

↑ "Ballmer officially becomes new owner of Clippers". NBA.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
↑ "Clippers ship Jared Dudley to Bucks". January 7, 2015.
↑ "Clippers trade reserve Jared Cunningham". August 26, 2014.
↑ "Austin Rivers traded to Clippers in 3-team deal". January 15, 2015.
↑ "Glen Davis Re-Signs with Clippers". July 17, 2014.
↑ "Clippers sign Nate Robinson to 10-day contract". March 7, 2015.
↑ "Clippers Let Nate Robinson Go". March 29, 2015.

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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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