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. 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 Finals to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in 5 games.
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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 1 28 C. J. Wilcox SG Washington
Roster
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. Guard Dahntay Jones currently works as the player development coach for the franchise since 2020.
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 7 | Golden State | | Blake Griffin (24) | Griffin (12) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center13,958 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Portland | | Jamal Crawford (23) | DeAndre Jordan (8) | Jordan Farmar (7) | Moda Center17,784 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 13 | @ Utah | | Griffin (31) | Jordan (8) | Paul (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,319 | 0–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 17 | Utah | | Jamal Crawford (25) | Jordan (17) | Paul (9) | Staples Center13,714 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 18 | Denver | | Griffin (27) | Jordan (12) | Paul (9) | Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas)8,331 | 1–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 21 | @ Golden State | | Jared Cunningham (23) | Jordan (9) | Jordan (5) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 1–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 22 | Phoenix | | Griffin (35) | Spencer Hawes (10) | Paul (9) | Staples Center13,477 | 2–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | October 24 | Portland | | Griffin (21) | Jordan (9) | Paul (11) | Staples Center15,069 | 2–6
Regular season
Standings
Game log
Summer League
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Oklahoma City | | Blake Griffin (23) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Chris Paul (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 31 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Blake Griffin (39) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (10) | Staples Center(18,997 | 2–0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 2 | Sacramento | | Blake Griffin (17) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Chris Paul (11) | Staples Center19,060 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 3 | Utah | | Blake Griffin (31) | Chris Paul (10) | Chris Paul (12) | Staples Center19,060 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 5 | @ Golden State | | Jamal Crawford (24) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (12) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | Portland | | JJ Redick (30) | DeAndre Jordan (14) | Chris Paul (11) | Staples Center19,060 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 10 | San Antonio | | Blake Griffin (23) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center19,313 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 15 | Phoenix | | Chris Paul (32) | DeAndre Jordan (18) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center19,060 | 5–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 17 | Chicago | | Jamal Crawford (24) | DeAndre Jordan (17) | Chris Paul (7) | Staples Center19,319 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 19 | @ Orlando | | Jamal Crawford (22) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Chris Paul (9) | Amway Center16,034 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 20 | @ Miami | | Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (26 each) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Chris Paul (12) | American Airlines Arena19,685 | 7–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 23 | @ Memphis | | Chris Paul (22) | Spencer Hawes (10) | Chris Paul (5) | FedExForum18,119 | 7–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 | @ Charlotte | | Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (22) | Blake Griffin (16) | Chris Paul (15) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,180 | 8–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 26 | @ Detroit | | Jamal Crawford (25) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,461 | 9–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 28 | @ Houston | | Blake Griffin (30) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (7) | Toyota Center18,226 | 10–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 29 | @ Utah | | Blake Griffin (28) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Chris Paul (10) | EnergySolutions Arena18,479 | 11–5
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | Minnesota | | Blake Griffin & JJ Redick (23) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (8) | Staples Center19,060 | 12–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 3 | Orlando | | Blake Griffin (21) | DeAndre Jordan (16) | Chris Paul (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 13–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 6 | New Orleans | | Blake Griffin (30) | DeAndre Jordan (18) | Chris Paul (16) | Staples Center19,060 | 14–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 8 | Phoenix | | Blake Griffin (45) | DeAndre Jordan (14) | Chris Paul (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 15–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 10 | @ Indiana | | Jamal Crawford (18) | DeAndre Jordan (19) | Chris Paul (15) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,392 | 16–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 12 | @ Washington | | Chris Paul (19) | DeAndre Jordan (8) | Chris Paul (6) | Verizon Center17,437 | 16–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Milwaukee | | Matt Barnes (26) | DeAndre Jordan (15) | Blake Griffin (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center16,227 | 16–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 15 | Detroit | | Blake Griffin (18) | DeAndre Jordan (15) | Chris Paul (8) | Staples Center19,060 | 17–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 17 | Indiana | | Blake Griffin (31) | DeAndre Jordan (23) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center19,060 | 18–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 19 | @ Denver | | Blake Griffin (32) | DeAndre Jordan (14) | Chris Paul (15) | Pepsi Center15,030 | 18–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 20 | Milwaukee | | Chris Paul (27) | DeAndre Jordan (16) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center19,060 | 19–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 22 | @ San Antonio | | Chris Paul (25) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Chris Paul (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 19–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 23 | @ Atlanta | | Blake Griffin (21) | DeAndre Jordan (22) | Blake Griffin (11) | Philips Arena19,191 | 19–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 25 | Golden State | | Jamal Crawford (24) | Blake Griffin (15) | Blake Griffin (6) | Staples Center19,540 | 20–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 27 | Toronto | | JJ Redick (23) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Chris Paul (8) | Staples Center19,335 | 20–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 29 | Utah | | Blake Griffin (24) | DeAndre Jordan (19) | Chris Paul (8) | Staples Center19,060 | 21–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | December 31 | New York | | JJ Redick (20) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Blake Griffin (11) | Staples Center19,198 | 22–11
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 3 | Philadelphia | | Chris Paul (24) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Chris Paul (12) | Staples Center19,060 | 23–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 5 | Atlanta | | Blake Griffin (26) | DeAndre Jordan (16) | Chris Paul (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 23–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 7 | L.A. Lakers | | Blake Griffin (27) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Chris Paul (11) | Staples Center19,487 | 24–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | Dallas | | Blake Griffin (22) | DeAndre Jordan (15) | Chris Paul (13) | Staples Center19,060 | 25–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 11 | Miami | | Blake Griffin (26) | Blake Griffin & DeAndre Jordan (6 each) | Chris Paul (9) | Staples Center19,060 | 25–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 14 | @ Portland | | Jamal Crawford (25) | DeAndre Jordan (18) | Chris Paul (9) | Moda Center19,441 | 26–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 16 | Cleveland | | Blake Griffin (34) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Chris Paul (14) | Staples Center19,380 | 26–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 17 | @ Sacramento | | Blake Griffin (34) | Matt Barnes (10) | Chris Paul (9) | Sleep Train Arena16,601 | 27–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 19 | Boston | | Blake Griffin (22) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (6 each) | Staples Center19,060 | 28–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 22 | Brooklyn | | Blake Griffin (24) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Chris Paul (17) | Staples Center19,060 | 29–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 25 | @ Phoenix | | Blake Griffin & Chris Paul (23 each) | DeAndre Jordan (14) | Chris Paul (12) | US Airways Center17,066 | 30–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 26 | Denver | | Jamal Crawford (23) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Blake Griffin (10) | Staples Center19,060 | 31–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 28 | @ Utah | | Jamal Crawford & Chris Paul (21 each) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Chris Paul (6) | EnergySolutions Arena16,322 | 32–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 30 | @ New Orleans | | Chris Paul (24) | DeAndre Jordan (15) | Chris Paul (7) | Smoothie King Center17,932 | 32–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 31 | @ San Antonio | | Blake Griffin (31) | DeAndre Jordan (19) | Chris Paul (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 33–15
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 2 | @ Brooklyn | | DeAndre Jordan (22) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Chris Paul (8) | Barclays Center16,037 | 33–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 5 | @ Cleveland | | Blake Griffin (16) | DeAndre Jordan (14) | Chris Paul (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 33–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 6 | @ Toronto | | Blake Griffin (26) | Matt Barnes & DeAndre Jordan (7 each) | Chris Paul & DeAndre Jordan (9 each) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 33–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 8 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jamal Crawford (21) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Chris Paul (13) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 33–19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 9 | @ Dallas | | Chris Paul (25) | DeAndre Jordan (27) | Chris Paul (13) | American Airlines Center20,082 | 34–19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 11 | Houston | | DeAndre Jordan (24) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Chris Paul (12) | Staples Center19,060 | 35–19 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 19 | San Antonio | | DeAndre Jordan & Jamal Crawford (26) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Chris Paul (12) | Staples Center19,358 | 36–19