2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season

2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy Sr.
General managerElgin Baylor
Owner(s)Donald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Suns 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
FSN West 2/Prime Ticket
RadioKSPN
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 36th season in the NBA and their 22nd in Los Angeles.[1] 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

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Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Yaroslav Korolev F  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2 32 Daniel Ewing PG  United States Duke

Roster

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2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 34 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1971-11-23 Hartford
PF 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1979-03-11 Duke
PG 19 Cassell, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969-11-18 Florida State
SG 3 Ewing, Daniel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-03-26 Duke
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982-04-28 Central Michigan
SF 8 Korolev, Yaroslav 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1987-05-07 Russia
PG 14 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1985-09-11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-12 Duke
SF 0 McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974-02-01 Kentucky
SG 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-09-01 Rhode Island
C 22 Ndong, Boniface 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1977-03-09 Senegal
PF 7 Radmanovic, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1980-11-19 Serbia & Montenegro
C 11 Rebraca, Zeljko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1972-04-09 Serbia & Montenegro
SF 13 Ross, Quinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1981-04-30 SMU
SF 15 Singleton, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981-07-20 Murray State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 20, 2006

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 - 31–10 23–18 10–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 .573 7 27–14 20–21 7–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 9 27–14 18–23 9–7
x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 10 27–14 17–24 10–6
Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 20 21–20 13–28 4–12
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs 63 19 .768 -
2 y-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 9
3 y-Denver Nuggets 44 38 .537 19
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 3
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 .598 14
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 18
8 x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 19
9 Utah Jazz 41 41 .500 22
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 .463 25
11 Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 .427 28
12 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 29
13 Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 29
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 .402 30
15 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 42

Record vs. opponents

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2005-06 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–2 – 2–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–3
Charlotte 3–1 1–2 – 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–3
Chicago 3–0 4–0 2–2 – 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–1
Cleveland 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 – 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–3
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 3–1 – 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–0
Indiana 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–4 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Miami 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 – 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
New York 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3
Orlando 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 – 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 – 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 – 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 – 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 – 1–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–2
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 2–0 – 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 —

Game log

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Playoffs

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2006 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 Denver W 89–87 Elton Brand (21) Chris Kaman (13) Sam Cassell (7) Staples Center
19,162 		1–0
2 April 24 Denver W 98–87 Cuttino Mobley (21) Elton Brand (11) Sam Cassell (11) Staples Center
18,794 		2–0
3 April 27 @ Denver L 87–94 Corey Maggette (23) Brand, Livingston (8) Brand, Livingston (4) Pepsi Center
19,099 		2–1
4 April 29 @ Denver W 100–86 Corey Maggette (19) Elton Brand (10) Shaun Livingston (6) Pepsi Center
19,099 		3–1
5 May 1 Denver W 101–83 Maggette, Mobley (23) Elton Brand (13) Shaun Livingston (14) Staples Center
18,648 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 @ Phoenix L 123–130 Elton Brand (40) Elton Brand (9) Shaun Livingston (9) US Airways Center
18,422 		0–1
2 May 10 @ Phoenix W 122–97 Elton Brand (27) Chris Kaman (16) Sam Cassell (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		1–1
3 May 12 Phoenix L 91–94 Elton Brand (20) Corey Maggette (14) Elton Brand (8) Staples Center
19,877 		1–2
4 May 14 Phoenix W 114–107 Elton Brand (30) Corey Maggette (15) Sam Cassell (9) Staples Center
19,897 		2–2
5 May 16 @ Phoenix L 118–125 (2OT) Elton Brand (33) Elton Brand (15) Brand, Cassell (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		2–3
6 May 18 Phoenix W 118–106 Elton Brand (30) Elton Brand (13) Sam Cassell (8) Staples Center
19,985 		3–3
7 May 22 @ Phoenix L 107–127 Elton Brand (36) Brand, Maggette (9) Sam Cassell (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		3–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 79 79 39.2 .527 .333 .775 10.0 2.6 1.0 2.5 24.7
Cuttino Mobley 79 74 37.7 .426 .339 .839 4.3 3.0 1.2 .5 14.8
Chris Kaman 78 78 32.8 .523 .000 .770 9.6 1.0 .6 1.4 11.9
Sam Cassell 78 75 34.0 .443 .368 .863 3.7 6.3 .9 .1 17.2
Quinton Ross 67 45 22.6 .422 .000 .760 2.5 1.2 .8 .2 4.7
Daniel Ewing 66 5 14.7 .380 .282 .783 1.3 1.3 .6 .1 3.8
Shaun Livingston 61 14 25.0 .427 .125 .688 3.0 4.5 .8 .5 5.8
James Singleton 59 10 12.8 .510 .500 .780 3.3 .5 .3 .4 3.4
Chris Wilcox† 48 1 13.7 .536 .000 .644 3.6 .4 .3 .4 4.5
Walter McCarty 36 1 9.8 .333 .222 .571 1.9 .6 .2 .1 2.4
Corey Maggette 32 13 29.5 .445 .338 .828 5.3 2.1 .6 .1 17.8
Vladimir Radmanović† 30 11 29.5 .417 .418 .731 5.7 2.1 1.0 .5 10.7
Željko Rebrača 29 2 14.2 .542 .756 2.2 .3 .2 .7 4.7
Yaroslav Korolev 24 0 5.3 .300 .286 .700 .5 .4 .1 .0 1.1
Boniface N'Dong 23 1 6.6 .415 .000 .667 1.6 .3 .1 .2 2.2
Howard Eisley† 13 0 8.6 .235 .250 1.1 1.9 .2 .0 .7
Vin Baker 8 1 10.6 .467 .722 2.4 .5 .5 .5 3.4
Anthony Goldwire 3 0 7.3 .143 .000 .3 .7 .0 .0 .7

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 12 12 43.1 .551 .000 .750 10.3 4.0 .9 2.6 25.4
Cuttino Mobley 12 12 39.4 .427 .367 .897 4.8 2.0 .7 .3 13.3
Sam Cassell 12 12 33.7 .437 .349 .809 4.0 5.8 .7 .2 18.0
Quinton Ross 12 10 24.5 .534 .875 2.7 .8 .6 .7 7.7
Corey Maggette 12 2 24.3 .467 .333 .910 7.3 1.4 .6 .4 15.3
Vladimir Radmanović 12 2 20.5 .470 .463 .696 4.0 1.1 .6 .5 8.1
Shaun Livingston 12 0 27.7 .474 1.000 .810 4.7 4.8 .6 .5 7.5
Chris Kaman 11 10 29.5 .593 .762 8.0 .9 .5 .8 10.7
Walter McCarty 8 0 1.3 .250 .000 .1 .0 .0 .0 .3
James Singleton 7 0 1.7 .333 .000 .4 .3 .0 .0 .3
Daniel Ewing 6 0 0.8 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3
Željko Rebrača 3 0 7.3 .333 1.3 .0 .0 .3 .7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Clippers only.

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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All-Star

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

Injuries and surgeries

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

Transactions

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

Trades

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August 12, 2005 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Minnesota Timberwolves
February 14, 2006 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics

Free agents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers
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