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

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
F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–09 UCLA
G 11 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980–03–20 Michigan
F/C 0 Davis, Glen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1986–01–01 LSU
F 32 Griffin, Blake (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1989–03–16 Oklahoma
G/F 1 Hamilton, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–10–06 Texas
F/C 10 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington
G 14 Hudson, Lester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–07 Tennessee–Martin
G/F 31 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
C 6 Jordan, DeAndre (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988–07–21 Texas A&M
G 3 Paul, Chris (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–05–06 Wake Forest
G 4 Redick, J. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–06–24 Duke
G 25 Rivers, Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–08–01 Duke
F 15 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey
F/C 13 Udoh, Ekpe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1987–05–20 Baylor
G 30 Wilcox, C. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1990–12–30 Washington
Head coach
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: 2015–04–11

Roster notes

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 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)
2014–15 season schedule

Playoffs

2015 playoff game log
Total: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)
2014–15 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

August 26, 2014
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Milwaukee Bucks
January 7, 2015
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Philadelphia 76ers
January 15, 2015
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Boston Celtics
January 15, 2015
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Phoenix Suns

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

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

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