2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season
NBA team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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 . 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 .
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
Draft picks
Roster
2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
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
0
Davis, Glen
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
289 lb (131 kg)
1986-01-01
LSU
F
32
Griffin, Blake
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
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
UT 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
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1988-07-21
Texas A&M
G
3
Paul, Chris
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1985-05-06
Wake Forest
G
4
Redick, JJ
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
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2015-04-11
Roster notes
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
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
Game log
Summer League
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 2
Sacramento
L 92–98
Blake Griffin (17)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
2–1
4
November 3
Utah
W 107–101
Blake Griffin (31)
Chris Paul (10)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,060
3–1
5
November 5
@ Golden State
L 104–121
Jamal Crawford (24)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (12)
Oracle Arena 19,596
3–2
6
November 8
Portland
W 106–102
JJ Redick (30)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
4–2
7
November 10
San Antonio
L 85–89
Blake Griffin (23)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,313
4–3
8
November 15
Phoenix
W 120–107
Chris Paul (32)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
5–3
9
November 17
Chicago
L 89–105
Jamal Crawford (24)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,319
5–4
10
November 19
@ Orlando
W 114–90
Jamal Crawford (22)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (9)
Amway Center 16,034
6–4
11
November 20
@ Miami
W 110–93
Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (26 each)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (12)
American Airlines Arena 19,685
7–4
12
November 23
@ Memphis
L 91–107
Chris Paul (22)
Spencer Hawes (10)
Chris Paul (5)
FedExForum 18,119
7–5
13
November 24
@ Charlotte
W 113–92
Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (22)
Blake Griffin (16)
Chris Paul (15)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,180
8–5
14
November 26
@ Detroit
W 104–98
Jamal Crawford (25)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,461
9–5
15
November 28
@ Houston
W 102–85
Blake Griffin (30)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (7)
Toyota Center 18,226
10–5
16
November 29
@ Utah
W 112–96
Blake Griffin (28)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,479
11–5
December
: 11–6 (home: 10–1; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
17
December 1
Minnesota
W 127–101
Blake Griffin & JJ 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
JJ 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
JJ 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
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
@ Brooklyn
L 100–102
DeAndre Jordan (22)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (8)
Barclays Center 16,037
33–16
50
February 5
@ Cleveland
L 94–105
Blake Griffin (16)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33–17
51
February 6
@ Toronto
L 108–123
Blake Griffin (26)
Matt Barnes & DeAndre Jordan (7 each)
Chris Paul & DeAndre Jordan (9 each)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
33–18
52
February 8
@ Oklahoma City
L 108–131
Jamal Crawford (21)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Chris Paul (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
33–19
53
February 9
@ Dallas
W 115–98
Chris Paul (25)
DeAndre Jordan (27)
Chris Paul (13)
American Airlines Center 20,082
34–19
54
February 11
Houston
W 110–95
DeAndre Jordan (24)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,060
35–19
All-Star Break
55
February 19
San Antonio
W 119–115
DeAndre Jordan & Jamal Crawford (26)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,358
36–19
56
February 21
Sacramento
W 126–99
Austin Rivers (28)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,133
37–19
57
February 23
Memphis
L 87–90
Chris Paul (30)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 19,161
37–20
58
February 25
@ Houston
L 105–110
Jamal Crawford (24)
DeAndre Jordan (22)
Chris Paul (13)
Toyota Center 18,154
37–21
59
February 27
@ Memphis
W 97–79
Chris Paul & Jamal Crawford (19)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (14)
FedExForum 18,119
38–21
March
: 11–5 (home: 4–3; road: 7–2)
Game
Date
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
JJ 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
JJ 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
JJ 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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
76
April 1
@ Portland
W 126–122
Chris Paul (41)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (17)
Moda Center 19,639
50–26
77
April 4
@ Denver
W 107–92
JJ Redick (25)
DeAndre Jordan (22)
Chris Paul (9)
Pepsi Center 15,566
51–26
78
April 5
@ L.A. Lakers
W 106–78
Blake Griffin (18)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (15)
Staples Center 18,997
52–26
79
April 7
L.A. Lakers
W 105–100
Blake Griffin & JJ Redick (27)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 19,438
53–26
80
April 11
Memphis
W 94–86
Blake Griffin & JJ Redick (18)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (14)
Staples Center 19,401
54–26
81
April 13
Denver
W 110–103
DeAndre Jordan & JJ Redick (20)
DeAndre Jordan (21)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
55–26
82
April 14
@ Phoenix
W 112–101
Chris Paul (22)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (6)
US Airways Center 18,055
56–26
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
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
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
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
^ 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 .
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