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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season was 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 . The team finished with a franchise record of 57–25, earning them the 3rd seed in the Western Conference.
In the playoffs, the Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors in seven games in the First Round, but lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Semi-finals.
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
Roster
2013–14 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/F
25
Bullock, Reggie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991–03–16
North Carolina
G
2
Collison, Darren
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1987–08–23
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
G/F
9
Dudley, Jared
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1985–07–10
Boston College
F
33
Granger, Danny
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1983–04–20
New Mexico
G
34
Green, Willie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1981–07–28
Detroit Mercy
F
32
Griffin, Blake
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
1989–03–16
Oklahoma
C
15
Hollins, Ryan
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984–10–10
UCLA
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
F
8
Türkoğlu, Hedo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1979–03–19
Turkey
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: 2014–04–19
Roster notes
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.
Assistant coach Armond Hill played for the franchise back in 1982 when they were still the San Diego Clippers .
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 7
@ Portland
W 89–81
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Jordan & Paul (8)
Chris Paul (5)
Moda Center 12,849
1–0
2
October 12
@ Utah
W 106–74
Byron Mullens (15)
DeAndre Jordan (7)
Paul & Collison (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,924
2–0
3
October 14
@ Sacramento
L 88–99
Jamal Crawford (25)
Byron Mullens (7)
Darren Collison (10)
Sleep Train Arena 12,122
2–1
4
October 15
@ Phoenix
W 102–96
Chris Paul (24)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (9)
US Airways Center 11,516
3–1
5
October 18
Portland
L 84–94
Darren Collison (31)
Griffin , Jordan , & Jamison (6)
Darren Collison (6)
Staples Center 14,849
3–2
6
October 19
Denver
W 118–111 (OT)
Chris Paul (40)
Blake Griffin (8)
Chris Paul (11)
Mandalay Bay Events Center 9,535
4–2
7
October 23
Utah
W 103–99
Jamal Crawford (16)
DeAndre Jordan (7)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 13,611
5–2
8
October 25
Sacramento
L 100–110
Chris Paul (23)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Jamal Crawford (6)
Staples Center 15,082
5–3
2013–14 season schedule
Regular season
Standings
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)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
@ Sacramento
W 110–101
Chris Paul (26)
Blake Griffin (17)
Chris Paul (10)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
2–1
4
November 4
Houston
W 137–118
JJ Redick (26)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Chris Paul (17)
Staples Center 19,404
3–1
5
November 6
@ Orlando
L 90–98
Blake Griffin (23)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (10)
Amway Center 15,807
3–2
6
November 7
@ Miami
L 97–102
Blake Griffin (27)
Griffin & Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (12)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
3–3
7
November 9
@ Houston
W 107–94
Griffin & Redick (22)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (13)
Toyota Center 18,108
4–3
8
November 11
Minnesota
W 109–107
Blake Griffin (25)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
5–3
9
November 13
Oklahoma City
W 111–103
Blake Griffin (22)
Blake Griffin (12)
Chris Paul (16)
Staples Center 19,273
6–3
10
November 16
Brooklyn
W 110–103
Blake Griffin (30)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (13)
Staples Center 19,349
7–3
11
November 18
Memphis
L 102–106
Blake Griffin (23)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
7–4
12
November 20
@ Minnesota
W 102–98
Griffin & Paul (20)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (11)
Target Center 13,101
8–4
13
November 21
@ Oklahoma City
L 91–105
Blake Griffin (27)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–5
14
November 23
Sacramento
W 103–102
Chris Paul (22)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
9–5
15
November 24
Chicago
W 121–82
Jared Dudley (21)
Blake Griffin (12)
Chris Paul (17)
Staples Center 19,245
10–5
16
November 27
New York
W 93–80
Blake Griffin (15)
Blake Griffin (13)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,270
11–5
17
November 29
@ Sacramento
W 104–98 (OT)
Jamal Crawford (31)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Jamal Crawford (11)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
12–5
December
: 9–7 (home: 5–2; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 1
Indiana
L 100–105
Jamal Crawford (20)
Blake Griffin (12)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 19,060
12–6
19
December 4
@ Atlanta
L 97–107
Blake Griffin (24)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (11)
Philips Arena 12,020
12–7
20
December 5
@ Memphis
W 101–81
Chris Paul (15)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (8)
FedExForum 15,112
13–7
21
December 7
@ Cleveland
L 82–88
Jamal Crawford (19)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (15)
Quicken Loans Arena 16,216
13–8
22
December 9
@ Philadelphia
W 94–83
Blake Griffin (26)
DeAndre Jordan (21)
Chris Paul (13)
Wells Fargo Center 12,355
14–8
23
December 11
@ Boston
W 96–88
Chris Paul (22)
Blake Griffin (7)
Chris Paul (9)
TD Garden 17,587
15–8
24
December 12
@ Brooklyn
L 93–102
Chris Paul (20)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Blake Griffin (3)
Barclays Center 15,563
15–9
25
December 14
@ Washington
W 113–97
Chris Paul (38)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Chris Paul (12)
Verizon Center 16,509
16–9
26
December 16
San Antonio
W 115–92
Blake Griffin (27)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,253
17–9
27
December 18
New Orleans
W 108–95
Blake Griffin (21)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
18–9
28
December 21
Denver
W 112–91
Jamal Crawford (27)
Blake Griffin (16)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,129
19–9
29
December 22
Minnesota
W 120–116 (OT)
Blake Griffin (32)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (13)
Staples Center 19,304
20–9
30
December 25
@ Golden State
L 103–105
Chris Paul (26)
Blake Griffin (14)
Chris Paul (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–10
31
December 26
@ Portland
L 112–116 (OT)
Blake Griffin (35)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (16)
Moda Center 20,053
20–11
32
December 28
Utah
W 98–90
Blake Griffin (40)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,278
21–11
33
December 30
Phoenix
L 88–107
Jamal Crawford & Blake Griffin (15)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,278
21–12
January
: 12–4 (home: 6–0; road: 6–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
34
January 1
Charlotte
W 112–85
Blake Griffin (31)
Blake Griffin & DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (14)
Staples Center 19,160
22–12
35
January 3
@ Dallas
W 119–112
DeAndre Jordan & Blake Griffin (25)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (6)
American Airlines Center 20,187
23–12
36
January 4
@ San Antonio
L 92–116
Jamal Crawford (24)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Jamal Crawford (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
23–13
37
January 6
Orlando
W 101–81
Darren Collison (21)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Jamal Crawford (8)
Staples Center 19,060
24–13
38
January 8
Boston
W 111–105
Blake Griffin (29)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Blake Griffin (8)
Staples Center 19,214
25–13
39
January 10
L.A. Lakers
W 123–87
Blake Griffin (33)
Blake Griffin (12)
Darren Collison (7)
Staples Center 19,316
26–13
40
January 15
Dallas
W 129–127
JJ Redick (33)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Darren Collison (10)
Staples Center 19,208
27–13
41
January 17
@ New York
W 109–95
Blake Griffin (32)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Darren Collison (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–13
42
January 18
@ Indiana
L 92–106
Jamal Crawford (22)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
three players (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
28–14
43
January 20
@ Detroit
W 112–103
Jamal Crawford (26)
DeAndre Jordan (21)
Darren Collison & JJ Redick (6)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,417
29–14
44
January 22
@ Charlotte
L 91–95
Blake Griffin (27)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Blake Griffin (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,760
29–15
45
January 24
@ Chicago
W 112–95
Blake Griffin (26)
Blake Griffin (13)
Blake Griffin (7)
United Center 21,755
30–15
46
January 25
@ Toronto
W 126–118
Jamal Crawford (37)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Jamal Crawford (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
31–15
47
January 27
@ Milwaukee
W 114–86
Jamal Crawford (25)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Darren Collison (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,126
32–15
48
January 29
Washington
W 110–103
Blake Griffin (29)
Deandre Jordan (17)
Darren Collison (9)
Staples Center 19,060
33–15
49
January 30
@ Golden State
L 92–111
Blake Griffin (27)
Deandre Jordan (20)
Darren Collison (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
33–16
February
: 7–4 (home: 5–2; road: 2–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
Utah
W 102–87
Jamal Crawford (27)
Deandre Jordan (14)
Darren Collison (6)
Staples Center 19,060
34–16
51
February 3
@ Denver
L 115–116
Blake Griffin (36)
Deandre Jordan (12)
Darren Collison (6)
Pepsi Center 16,567
34–17
52
February 5
Miami
L 112–116
Blake Griffin (43)
Deandre Jordan (16)
Darren Collison (9)
Staples Center 19,672
34–18
53
February 7
Toronto
W 118–105
Blake Griffin (36)
Deandre Jordan (13)
Darren Collison (7)
Staples Center 19,060
35–18
54
February 9
Philadelphia
W 123–78
Blake Griffin (26)
Deandre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (8)
Staples Center 19,157
36–18
55
February 12
Portland
W 122–117
Blake Griffin (36)
Blake Griffin (10)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,175
37–18
All-Star Break
56
February 18
San Antonio
L 103–113
Blake Griffin (35)
Deandre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,257
37–19
57
February 21
@ Memphis
L 96–102
Blake Griffin (28)
Blake Griffin (13)
Chris Paul (14)
FedExForum 17,963
37–20
58
February 23
@ Oklahoma City
W 125–117
Jamal Crawford (36)
Deandre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (12)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
38–20
59
February 24
@ New Orleans
W 123–110
Jamal Crawford (24)
Deandre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (13)
Smoothie King Center 16,185
39–20
60
February 26
Houston
W 101–93
Blake Griffin (23)
Blake Griffin (16)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,258
40–20
March
: 13–2 (home: 7–0; road: 6–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
61
March 1
New Orleans
W 108–76
Chris Paul (21)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (8)
Staples Center 19,060
41–20
62
March 4
@ Phoenix
W 104–96
Matt Barnes (28)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (9)
US Airways Center 15,068
42–20
63
March 6
@ L.A. Lakers
W 142–94
Darren Collison (24)
Jordan & Barnes (12)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 18,488
43–20
64
March 8
Atlanta
W 109–108
Blake Griffin (27)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (10)
Staples Center 19,178
44–20
65
March 10
Phoenix
W 112–105
Blake Griffin (37)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,226
45–20
66
March 12
Golden State
W 111–98
Blake Griffin (30)
Blake Griffin (15)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,570
46–20
67
March 14
@ Utah
W 96–87
Blake Griffin (20)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Chris Paul (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,381
47–20
68
March 16
Cleveland
W 102–80
Blake Griffin (21)
Jordan & Griffin (11)
Chris Paul (15)
Staples Center 19,274
48–20
69
March 17
@ Denver
L 100–110
Chris Paul (29)
Blake Griffin (12)
Chris Paul (7)
Pepsi Center 16,553
48–21
70
March 22
Detroit
W 112–103
Chris Paul (28)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (15)
Staples Center 19,214
49–21
71
March 24
Milwaukee
W 106–98
Blake Griffin (27)
Blake Griffin (14)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,060
50–21
72
March 26
@ New Orleans
L 96–98
Jamal Crawford (31)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (12)
Smoothie King Center 16,363
50–22
73
March 27
@ Dallas
W 109–103
Chris Paul (31)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Chris Paul (9)
American Airlines Center 19,912
51–22
74
March 29
@ Houston
W 118–107
Chris Paul (30)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (12)
Toyota Center 18,337
52–22
75
March 31
@ Minnesota
W 114–94
Darren Collison (28)
DeAndre Jordan (24)
Chris Paul (9)
Target Center 12,172
53–22
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, 2012
Retinal tear in left eye (missed 16 games)
Chris Paul
November 27, 2013
Strained right hamstring (missed 1 game)
JJ 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)
JJ 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 Türkoğlu
April 29, 2014
Fractured lower back (missed rest of the playoffs)
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
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
Killer 3's (BIG3 )
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 )
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