The 2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 36th season in the NBA and their 22nd in Los Angeles.2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers The Clippers finished with 47 wins and 35 losses in the regular season for their first winning season since 1991-92. their best record since the 1974–75 season when they were the Buffalo Braves and made the playoffs for the first time since 1997 as the 6th seed, finishing with a better record than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, who finished two games behind them with a 45–37 record as the 7th seed, for the first time since 1992.

In the playoffs, the Clippers defeated the 3rd seeded Denver Nuggets in the First Round in five games, marking the first time they won a series since moving to California in 1978. The Clippers then advanced to the Semi-finals, where they lost in seven games to the Phoenix Suns. The Suns previously defeated the Clippers' Staples Center co-tenants, the Los Angeles Lakers, in seven games in the First Round after being down 1–3 in the series.

The Clippers would not return to the playoffs until 2012.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 12 Yaroslav Korolev F CSKA Moscow (Russia) 2 32 Daniel Ewing PG Duke

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 22 | Denver | W 89–87 | Elton Brand (21) | Chris Kaman (13) | Sam Cassell (7) | Staples Center19,162 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | Denver | W 98–87 | Cuttino Mobley (21) | Elton Brand (11) | Sam Cassell (11) | Staples Center18,794 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Denver | L 87–94 | Corey Maggette (23) | Brand, Livingston (8) | Brand, Livingston (4) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Denver | W 100–86 | Corey Maggette (19) | Elton Brand (10) | Shaun Livingston (6) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 1 | Denver | W 101–83 | Maggette, Mobley (23) | Elton Brand (13) | Shaun Livingston (14) | Staples Center18,648 | 4–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Phoenix | L 123–130 | Elton Brand (40) | Elton Brand (9) | Shaun Livingston (9) | US Airways Center18,422 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Phoenix | W 122–97 | Elton Brand (27) | Chris Kaman (16) | Sam Cassell (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 12 | Phoenix | L 91–94 | Elton Brand (20) | Corey Maggette (14) | Elton Brand (8) | Staples Center19,877 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 14 | Phoenix | W 114–107 | Elton Brand (30) | Corey Maggette (15) | Sam Cassell (9) | Staples Center19,897 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 16 | @ Phoenix | L 118–125 (2OT) | Elton Brand (33) | Elton Brand (15) | Brand, Cassell (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 18 | Phoenix | W 118–106 | Elton Brand (30) | Elton Brand (13) | Sam Cassell (8) | Staples Center19,985 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 22 | @ Phoenix | L 107–127 | Elton Brand (36) | Brand, Maggette (9) | Sam Cassell (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–4

Player statistics

Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG 79 79 39.2 .527 .333 .775 10.0 2.6 1.0 2.5 24.7 79 74 37.7 .426 .339 .839 4.3 3.0 1.2 .5 14.8 78 78 32.8 .523 .000 .770 9.6 1.0 .6 1.4 11.9 78 75 34.0 .443 .368 .863 3.7 6.3 .9 .1 17.2 67 45 22.6 .422 .000 .760 2.5 1.2 .8 .2 4.7 66 5 14.7 .380 .282 .783 1.3 1.3 .6 .1 3.8 61 14 25.0 .427 .125 .688 3.0 4.5 .8 .5 5.8 59 10 12.8 .510 .500 .780 3.3 .5 .3 .4 3.4† 48 1 13.7 .536 .000 .644 3.6 .4 .3 .4 4.5 36 1 9.8 .333 .222 .571 1.9 .6 .2 .1 2.4 32 13 29.5 .445 .338 .828 5.3 2.1 .6 .1 17.8† 30 11 29.5 .417 .418 .731 5.7 2.1 1.0 .5 10.7 29 2 14.2 .542 .756 2.2 .3 .2 .7 4.7 24 0 5.3 .300 .286 .700 .5 .4 .1 .0 1.1 23 1 6.6 .415 .000 .667 1.6 .3 .1 .2 2.2† 13 0 8.6 .235 .250 1.1 1.9 .2 .0 .7 8 1 10.6 .467 .722 2.4 .5 .5 .5 3.4 3 0 7.3 .143 .000 .3 .7 .0 .0 .7

Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG 12 12 43.1 .551 .000 .750 10.3 4.0 .9 2.6 25.4 12 12 39.4 .427 .367 .897 4.8 2.0 .7 .3 13.3 12 12 33.7 .437 .349 .809 4.0 5.8 .7 .2 18.0 12 10 24.5 .534 .875 2.7 .8 .6 .7 7.7 12 2 24.3 .467 .333 .910 7.3 1.4 .6 .4 15.3 12 2 20.5 .470 .463 .696 4.0 1.1 .6 .5 8.1 12 0 27.7 .474 1.000 .810 4.7 4.8 .6 .5 7.5 11 10 29.5 .593 .762 8.0 .9 .5 .8 10.7 8 0 1.3 .250 .000 .1 .0 .0 .0 .3 7 0 1.7 .333 .000 .4 .3 .0 .0 .3 6 0 0.8 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3 3 0 7.3 .333 1.3 .0 .0 .3 .7

Awards, records and milestones

Awards general manager Elgin Baylor won the NBA Executive of the Year. Forward Elton Brand won the NBA Sportsmanship Award.

All-Star Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance.

Injuries and surgeries Player Injury Date Injury Type Kaniel Dickens January 11, 2006 Sprained right ankle

Transactions The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades August 12, 2005 To Los Angeles Clippers Sam Cassell To Minnesota Timberwolves Lionel Chalmers & Marko Jaric February 14, 2006 To Los Angeles Clippers Vladimir Radmanovic To Seattle SuperSonics Chris Wilcox

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team Cuttino Mobley August 3 Sacramento Kings James Singleton August 30 Armani Jeans Milano (Lega Basket Serie A) Walter McCarty September 29 Phoenix Suns Anthony Goldwire October 23 Milwaukee Bucks Boniface N'Dong October 23 TSK uniVersa Bamberg (BBL) Howard Eisley November 17 Utah Jazz Kaniel Dickens January 10 Dallas Mavericks Vin Baker February 20 Houston Rockets

Subtractions Player Left New team Mamadou N'Diaye waived, June 29 Golden State Warriors Rick Brunson waived, August 3 Seattle SuperSonics Kerry Kittles waived, August 3 New Jersey Nets (part-time scout) Bobby Simmons free agency, August 8 Milwaukee Bucks Mikki Moore waived, August 31 Seattle SuperSonics Darrick Martin free agency, November 16 Toronto Raptors Anthony Goldwire waived, November 16 Panellinios B.C. (GBL) Howard Eisley waived, January 3 Denver Nuggets Kaniel Dickens contract expired, January 20 Atlanta Hawks

See also 2005–06 NBA season

References