Doc Rivers: The Man Who Can Choose Boston, LA or Anywhere Else : June 18, 2013

What it is to be Doc Rivers. Widely regarded as one of the NBA's top head coaches. Beloved by the fan base of a team in one of America's biggest sports' towns in Boston. Craved for ...

What Off-Season Moves Will the LA Clippers Make for 2014? : May 14, 2013

Chris Paul's free agency is of course the biggest off-season concern for the Clippers. If Paul re-signs with the Clippers, they can then remain an attractive club for other free ag ...

Is Phil Jackson Really Done Coaching in the NBA? : May 10, 2013

Is Phil Jackson really done coaching in the NBA? It did not appear so earlier this year when it looked as if he was clearly interested in coming back to coach the Los Angeles Laker ...

A Way Too Early Look at 2014 NBA Playoffs : May 08, 2013

This year's NBA playoffs are just getting to the good part and you want to talk next year? Why not? The teams who are still playing will all be back next year anyway. Half of this ...

Rising Stars to Watch For in the NBA Playoffs : April 22, 2013

There are some good young players who are ready to make their marks in the NBA Playoffs this year. Of course, many of them had better be quick about it because they won't be in the ...

NBA Western Conference: Round One Playoff Picks : April 20, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder nailed down the number one seed in the Western Conference as they look to return to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row, possibly for a rematch wi ...

Don’t Forget About the NBA; Playoff Picture Taking Shape with Heat & Nuggets : March 23, 2013

It's easy this time of the year to kind of forget about the NBA. With all the great college basketball tournament action going on, there isn't much time to watch the pros. Even Ern ...

NBA Playoff Projections: A Different Look Than Last Time : March 15, 2013

There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on wh ...

What Team Gives Greg Oden the Best Chance to Resurrect His NBA Career? : March 01, 2013

If former Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden wants to try and resurrect his NBA career, what teams should he and his agent consider? Hopefully, he was smart with his money and ...

Odds of Winning the NBA Championship : February 25, 2013

If you think you know who will win it all this year, then you can go place a wager on your team at JustBet. As you may expect, the defending champion Miami Heat is the favorite at ...

NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets? : February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Ea ...

NBA All Star Break Playoff Seeding Update : February 19, 2013

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if th ...

Clippers Back on Track After Mowing Down Philly : February 12, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers appear to once again be a contender now that their stars are back in the lineup. They closed their eight game road trip, which saw them lose games to the W ...

Clippers Get Big Road Win at New York : February 11, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers have a rough time lately, but today at Madison Square Garden in front of a slew of celebrities they showed the basketball fans what they can be when health ...

Miami Pounds L.A. Clippers in Return of Chris Paul : February 10, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Chris Paul. Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups back to the lineup of Friday against the Miami Heat. But it was hardly noticeable as Lebron James s ...

Clippers Drop Another on Eastern Road Trip : February 05, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers played without Chris Paul again on Monday and to make matters worse, they also had to scratch Blake Griffin with a sore hamstring. That was more than they ...

Clippers Continue to Struggle Without CP3 : February 04, 2013

While Chris Paul continues to sit with that bothersome kneecap he bruised in what is now a very costly loss last month to the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Clippers continue to fr ...

Lakers Give One Away With Fourth Quarter Collapse : January 31, 2013

When the tale of the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally told, it may be the game on Jan 30 at the Phoenix Suns that is the one that tells the story. The Lakers trying to ...

Clippers Lose Third Straight 93-88 to Suns : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers are on a three game skid since star point guard Chris Paul re-aggravated his bruised right knee he sustained two weeks ago in a loss to the Orlando Magic. ...

NBA All Star Snubs: Curry and Crawford Headline : January 25, 2013

The NBA All Star rosters are set and as you can imagine, not everyone is happy. But the rosters are only 12 players and somebody is going to get left out. Some very worthy players ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Clippers Do Fine Without Paul : January 15, 2013

Basketball is funny. You think it's a game where better teams beat up on the little guys all the time. For the most part it's true, but sometimes in an 82 game grind, teams can hav ...

Magic Shocks Clippers 104-101 to Stop Skid : January 14, 2013

The Orlando Magic were making a push towards the playoff race after their first 25 games. They were 12-13 in the post Dwight Howard era, which was right up there near the eighth sp ...

Clippers Top Mavericks While Lakers Lose Again : January 10, 2013

This Los Angeles Clippers/Los Angeles Lakers is just good TV. You have the Lakers, who were supposed to walk away with the whole thing this year with their new superstar studded li ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update : January 09, 2013

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los ...

Clippers Rout Warriors in L.A. 115-89 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers got even for a loss earlier this week to the Golden State Warriors by running the Warriors out of the Staples Center from the opening tip on Saturday night ...

Clippers Hold on to Beat Lakers 107-102 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were without one of their stars in Jamal Crawford and the Los Angeles Lakers got what was probably Dwight Howard's best game since he's been wearing purple ...

Knicks Thump Spurs 100-83; Wolves Top Nuggets 101-97 : January 04, 2013

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and J. R. Smith had 20 as the New York Knicks scored a surprisingly easy win over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in the NBA. The loss snap ...

Warriors Drop Clippers; Bulls Win Thriller : January 03, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers were undefeated in December going 17-0. Then the calendar flipped to January and the Clippers are now 0-2 for the new year. After dropping a 14 point decis ...

Nuggets Stop Clippers Streak 92-78 : January 02, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers ended 2012 with a 17 game winning streak. But it is now 2013 and the Clippers are 0-1 in the new year. The Denver Nuggets, who were run out of the gym on C ...

Clippers win 17th straight; Beat Jazz Again : December 31, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers had a perfect December. They went 16-0 during the month while stretching their win streak to 17 games with their second straight win over the Utah Jazz on ...

End of the Year NBA Rankings : December 31, 2012

It's the last day of 2012. This seems like a good time to do a top ten NBA rankings. The playoff picture is beginning to take shape a bit as we are getting to within a couple of we ...

NBA Regular Season Too Long? : December 31, 2012

Last year at this time the NBA season was just getting started. Because of a labor dispute between the owners and players, the regular season began on Christmas. There were many, a ...

Clippers win 16th Straight in Utah 116-114 : December 29, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers have showed they can come from behind and can win a close game now. In their 15 game win streak, most of the wins have been rather easy ones for the Clippe ...

Showtime Retuns to Los Angeles as Clippers win 14th Straight : December 26, 2012

At halftime of the Los Angeles Clippers 14th consecutive win on Christmas night over the Denver Nuggets, Hall of Fame guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson gave the team perhaps its greates ...

Clippers Win Again 103-77 over Suns for 13th Straight : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers remained the NBA's hottest team with their 13th win a row, a 103-77 shellacking of the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 23 point ...

NBA Friday: Clippers win 12th Straight; Beat Kings 97-85 : December 22, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers set their franchise record with their 12th win in a row with a win over the Sacramento Kings 97-85 on Friday night. Chris Paul scored 24 points and had 13 ...

Clippers Run Win Streak to 11 Straight : December 21, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are now the best team occupying the Staples Center. The Los Angeles Lakers may turn out to be the better at the end of the day, but for right now it is mos ...

Linsanity Returns to New York; Hands Knicks First Home Loss : December 18, 2012

Jeremy Lin returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the arena where he made name for himself last season, and parlayed that into a lot of money this season, alth ...

NBA Weekend Recap: Clippers Cruise; Lakers Win Again : December 17, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are cruising right along. So is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder has won 10 in a row after beating the Sacramento Kings on Friday 113-103. Kevin Dura ...

Hawks Top Magic 86-80 in Orlando : December 13, 2012

The Orlando Magic came back home from a nice west coast road trip to face a red hot Atlanta Hawks at the Amway Center. The Hawks started both halves hot and spent the rest of them ...

Knicks Beat Nets on Kidd Three Pointer 100-97 : December 12, 2012

Carmelo Anthony led the New York Knicks with 45 points to help them score a win over their newest rival, the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. Jason Kidd broke a 9 ...

NBA Sunday Results: Lakers Drop Another One : December 11, 2012

It was a busy Sunday for the folks who work at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Clippers hosted an afternoon game against the Toronto Raptors. The Clippers beat them ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

BasketBrawl in Boston; Nets Rip Celtics : November 29, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets came into Beantown and bullied the Boston Celtics with a 95-83 win in a game that was marred by a fight and three ejections on Wednesday night. Rajon Rondo went a ...

NBA Monday Night Wrap-up: Thunder Dominates, Bulls Collapse, Clips Fall Again : November 27, 2012

Besides the playoff like atmosphere for the New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets game at the Barclay's Center, there were certainly a lot of interesting stories around the NBA on Monda ...

NBA “Rankings” Update: A New #1 in Memphis : November 26, 2012

It's been a couple of weeks since we updated our NBA Top Ten Rankings, so let's get to it: 1. Memphis Grizzlies (9-2)- The Grizzlies have won nine out of ten. These have not bee ...

Thunder Snaps Clippers Streak; Love Returns to T-Wolves : November 22, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1024" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Amway Center, site of Magic win over the Pistons[/caption] In Wednesday night NBA action, The Oklahoma City Thunde ...

NBA Monday: Clippers Take Show on the Road; Beat Spurs 92-87 : November 20, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers took their five game win streak on a four game road trip this week after playing seven of he first nine games at home, and also one of their two road games ...

NBA Saturday: Clippers Thump Bulls : November 18, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers continued their hot streak with a convincing 101-80 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at the Staples Center. The win was the fifth straight for the Cl ...

NBA Action: Tempers Flare as Grizzlies Top Thunder : November 15, 2012

Do not sleep on the Memphis Grizzlies. They lost on opening night to the Los Angeles Clippers and have not lost since. On Wednesday they went on the road to face the defending cham ...

NBA Top 10 Rankings: Knicks #1 in the Early Going : November 12, 2012

What if they had an NBA poll? Where would your favorite team be ranked? That all depends on who is doing the ranking. Are the people doing the rankings watching the games? Are they ...

Clippers Hand Spurs Their First Loss : November 09, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers were coming off two straight losses to teams that didn't sniff the playoffs last season at home. They were 2-2 and looking at a date with the San Antonio S ...

Clippers Drop Heart Breaker to Warriors For First Loss : November 04, 2012

The block/charge call, often a controversy, reared its ugly head at the Staples Center on Saturday night in the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers. ...

Clippers Begin NBA Season With Win Over Grizzlies : November 02, 2012

Jamal Crawford scored 29 points in his debut with the Los Angeles Clippers as they beat the the Memphis Grizzlies 101-92 on Wednesday night in a reamatch of last season's seven gam ...

NBA Preseason Results 10-24 : October 25, 2012

There were seven games on the Wednesday night schedule in the NBA. NBA TV televised a couple of them, first they had the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans  Hornets, followed the ...

Saturday Preseason NBA Action : October 21, 2012

On Saturday we had some good games in the NBA as teams are getting down to the last couple of games before they tip it up for real. You are likely to see starters get more minutes ...

NBA Preseason Results For 10-18 : October 18, 2012

Here are results from Wednesday's NBA preseason action: The Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 104-101. the Raptors were led by Landry Fields with 15 points and Kyle Lo ...

Nets Top Sixers in Overtime : October 15, 2012

While we spent the weekend watching football and playoff baseball, the NBA was busy getting ready for the season playing preseason games. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets and Philade ...

Heat Top Clippers; Sixer Ruin Magic’s Home Opener : October 12, 2012

In NBA preseason action on Thursday, the Miami Heat took on the Los Angeles Clippers in China. The stars played some significant minutes for the NBA crazed Chinese fans. Lebron Jam ...

Nuggets Top Clippers in Preseason NBA Action : October 08, 2012

Ty Lawson beat the buzzer with a driving layup to give the Denver Nuggets a two point win on Saturday night in the NBA preseason opener for both teams 106-104. Kenneth Faried led t ...

NBA Training Camps are OPEN! : October 02, 2012

Yes, people, the NBA players are back at practice. Soon they will be playing preseason games. The NBA season is a long one, but when the Finals are finally over, it seems like it's ...

NBA Western Conference Preview : September 28, 2012

The NBA Western Conference is broken up into two distinct groups, the Young and the Old. The Young teams are the defending Western Conference Champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lo ...

Training Camps Open in 12 Days for Teams Going into Foreign Countries : September 17, 2012

The NBA season is just around the corner. It seems like only a short time ago we were crowning the Miami Heat the NBA Champions. That's because it was a short time ago. Here are ...

NBA Injury Report : September 14, 2012

Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin, and Brandon Roy are all coming back form injuries this season. Roy is perhaps the most compelling story. He actually retired at one p ...

Western Conference Favorites; Lakers or Thunder? : August 30, 2012

Not that the regular season makes much difference, but which team will be the favorite to end up with the Western Conference's #1 seed? Will it be the defending Western Conference ...

Western Conference Playoffs: Thunder to face Grizzlies : April 27, 2012

The Western Conference Playoff picture is set. Here is how we see it: 1 vs. 8- Utah vs. San Antonio. The Jazz have some good pieces with Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Gordon Heywa ...

Knicks Top Clippers; Grizzlies Move into Fourth Spot : April 26, 2012

It looks like Memphis will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs. The people who work at the Staples Center will be happy about th ...

Hawks Win Over Clippers Gives Pacific Title to Lakers : April 25, 2012

For those early in the season that thought the Clippers were the new boss in the Staples Center, in the words of Lee Corso “NOT so fast, my friend” The Lakers are again the Pac ...

Clippers Lose a Big Game in Phoenix : April 20, 2012

The Phoenix Suns, in a fierce battle for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, got a big win over a red hot L.A. Clippers team, in a heated battle for the Pacific D ...

NBA Western Conference Playoff Picture: A Look at the Matchups : April 18, 2012

Six of the Eastern Conference playoff spots have been clinched with a little over a week left in the regular season. Four teams in the Western Conference have clinched a spot. Up f ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update: Western Conference is a Logjam : April 04, 2012

We’re getting down to it. The end of the regular season is just a few weeks away. Let’s look at the Western Conference matchups if the season ended yesterday. 1 vs. 8- Houst ...

Battle of LA Supremacy Couldn’t Be Any Tighter : March 03, 2012

In the pre-season everyone was quick to anoint the Clippers as the new big boy on the Staples Center block. But here we are at the half way point of the regular season and the Lake ...

Clippers Top Magic in OT : February 07, 2012

Was this the last time a Clippers Magic Game would be played with Dwight Howard and Chris Paul on opposite teams? If so it was one worth remembering. Both superstars played lights ...

Clippers Win; Lakers Lose in Staples Center Double Dip : January 23, 2012

Mo Williams continued his red hot shooting on Sunday, leading the Clippers with 26 points in a win over the Raptors 103-91. Williams scored the Clips’ first 17 points in the fo ...

Clippers Top Nets; Sixers Win Again in MLK Matinees : January 17, 2012

No Chris Paul? No problem for the Clippers. Of course it helps to have Blake Griffin, It also helps to be playing the Nets at home. Unlike the Bulls, who had to go on the road and ...

The Los Angeles Lakers Impending Demise May Be Premature : January 14, 2012

For those of you who were ready to crown the Clippers rulers of L.A. I have to go Lee Corso and give you a “not so fast, my friend”. Kobe Bryant is on fire. He has now scored o ...

Warriors Split First Two Games at Home : December 27, 2011

The Golden State Warriors, under new coach Mark Jackson, have a record of 1-1 after their first two games of the season. They lost to the new look Los Angeles Clippers on Christmas ...

Paul to L.A. Clippers; Howard Staying Put : December 15, 2011

Chris Paul is off to L.A. after all. But he will not be wearing gold and purple. He will be wearing red instead. He will be teaming up with Blake Griffin, Chauncey Billups and Caro ...

los angeles clippers History

The NBA Los Angeles Clippers basketball team play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference as part of the National Basketball Association. The Clippers are based out of Los Angeles, California and play in the Staples Center, along with the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Sparks and Los Angeles Lakers. In their entire history the Clippers have had just six winning seasons and only two since 1984 when they moved to Los Angeles from San Diego.

The Clippers were originally the Buffalo Braves and were formed in 1970. They joined the NBA for the 1970-71 season along with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1977-78 season the Braves relocated to San Diego, California and were renamed the San Diego Clippers. The Clippers then moved again to Los Angeles after being sold to Donald Sterling in 1984.

For the 1989-90 season the Clippers acquired Ron Harper from the Cavaliers in exchange for swingman Reggie Williams and forward Danny Ferry. They also drafted Ken Norman in 1987, Danny Manning and Charles Smith in 1988 and Loy Vaught in 1990. These players formed the nucleus for the team and helped make the Clippers a playoff contender. Larry Brown became the head coach of the Clippers during the middle of the 1991-92 season and led the Clippers to a winning season for the first time in 13 years. They lost in the playoffs in the first round to the Utah Jazz. In 1992-93 the Clippers once again made the playoffs, but lost to Houston in the first round. Brown left to become the head coach of the Indiana Pacers and the Clippers had one of their worst seasons. In 1997 the Clippers made the playoffs despite having a losing record but were swept by the Utah Jazz in the first round. The Clippers returned to the playoffs thirteen years later in 2005-06. and won the first round against the Denver Nuggets but lost the Western Conference semifinals to the Phoenix Suns.