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2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Los Angeles Clippers |
| end_year | 2009 |
| wins | 19 |
| losses | 63 |
| division | pacific |
| division_place | 4 |
| conf_place | 14 |
| coach | Mike Dunleavy, Sr. |
| arena | Staples Center |
| television | Prime Ticket, KTLA |
| radio | KSPN |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | LAC |
The 2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marks the team's 25th season in the city of Los Angeles. For the third straight year, the Clippers missed the playoffs.
Key dates
- June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 1: The free agency period started.
Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Eric Gordon | Shooting guard | United States | Indiana |
| 2 | 35 | DeAndre Jordan | Center | United States | Texas A&M |
Roster
- Mike Dunleavy ()
- Kim Hughes ()
- Tony Brown ()
- Fred Vinson ()
- Jasen Powell ()
Roster notes
- This is Jason Hart's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 2006–2007.
- This is also Brian Skinner's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team from 1998 to 2001.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Al Thornton (16) | Tim Thomas (8) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center 19,060 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 31 | Denver | | Al Thornton (30) | Chris Kaman (15) | Cuttino Mobley, Mike Taylor (3) | Staples Center 11,418 | 0–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Utah | | Cuttino Mobley (20) | Chris Kaman (12) | Mike Taylor (4) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,602 | 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | Utah | | Chris Kaman (19) | Chris Kaman (10) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center 12,712 | 0–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Al Thornton (22) | Tim Thomas, Chris Kaman (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 0–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 7 | Houston | | Baron Davis, Chris Kaman (23) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center 14,670 | 0–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 9 | Dallas | | Baron Davis (22) | Marcus Camby (14) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center 14,249 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 12 | Sacramento | | Al Thornton (20) | Chris Kaman (6) | Baron Davis (11) | Staples Center 13,266 | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | Golden State | | Baron Davis (25) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (11) | Staples Center 12,823 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 17 | San Antonio | | Cuttino Mobley (18) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center 14,962 | 1–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 19 | @ Oklahoma City | | Chris Kaman (25) | Chris Kaman (14) | Baron Davis (8) | Ford Center 18,312 | 2–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21 | @ Philadelphia | | Al Thornton (22) | Al Thornton, Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby (9) | Baron Davis (6) | Wachovia Center 13,474 | 2–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | @ New Jersey | | Baron Davis (30) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (10) | Izod Center 17,677 | 2–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24 | New Orleans | | Eric Gordon (25) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center 14,956 | 2–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26 | Denver | | Eric Gordon (24) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center 14,934 | 2–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 29 | Miami | | Al Thornton, Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (13) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center 16,245 | 3–13
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2 | @ Dallas | | Zach Randolph (27) | Marcus Camby (15) | Baron Davis (6) | American Airlines Center 19,670 | 3–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3 | @ Houston | | Al Thornton (24) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (9) | Toyota Center 15,358 | 3–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | @ Memphis | | Baron Davis (23) | Marcus Camby (10) | Baron Davis (8) | FedExForum 10,484 | 3–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 6 | @ Minnesota | | Baron Davis (27) | Marcus Camby (19) | Baron Davis (9) | Target Center 10,863 | 4–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 8 | Orlando | | Baron Davis (27) | Marcus Camby (17) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center 15,222 | 4–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 12 | @ Portland | | Zach Randolph (38) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (6) | Rose Garden 20,558 | 5–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 13 | Houston | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center 16,203 | 6–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 16 | @ Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon, Zach Randolph (22) | Marcus Camby (15) | Baron Davis (7) | Ford Center 18,275 | 7–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | @ Chicago | | Zach Randolph (30) | Marcus Camby (27) | Baron Davis (12) | United Center 20,102 | 7–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 19 | @ Indiana | | Zach Randolph (34) | Zach Randolph (16) | Baron Davis (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse 12,653 | 8–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Al Thornton (20) | Marcus Camby (11) | Jason Hart (7) | Bradley Center 15,014 | 8–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 22 | Toronto | | Eric Gordon, Zach Randolph (19) | Al Thornton (9) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center 16,094 | 8–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 28 | Dallas | | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby (16) | Marcus Camby (12) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center 16,685 | 8–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 30 | @ Sacramento | | Eric Gordon (24) | Marcus Camby (24) | Marcus Camby, Baron Davis (4) | ARCO Arena 11,420 | 8–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 31 | Philadelphia | | Al Thornton (24) | Marcus Camby (17) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center 14,021 | 8–23
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 2 | @ Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (21) | Marcus Camby (23) | Fred Jones, Marcus Camby (4) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 8–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 4 | Detroit | | Eric Gordon (31) | Marcus Camby (20) | Mardy Collins (12) | Staples Center 17,968 | 8–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 6 | @ Dallas | | Eric Gordon (32) | Marcus Camby (19) | Eric Gordon (6) | American Airlines Center 19,794 | 8–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 8 | @ San Antonio | | Al Thornton, Eric Gordon (21) | Marcus Camby (9) | Jason Hart (4) | AT&T Center 17,873 | 8–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 9 | @ New Orleans | | Eric Gordon, Mardy Collins (15) | Marcus Camby (17) | Mardy Collins (6) | New Orleans Arena 17,815 | 8–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 11 | Phoenix | | Al Thornton (23) | Marcus Camby (18) | Fred Jones (10) | Staples Center 17,307 | 8–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 14 | Atlanta | | Al Thornton (25) | Marcus Camby (18) | Mardy Collins (8) | Staples Center 15,901 | 8–30 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 17 | Milwaukee | | Brian Skinner, Marcus Camby (18) | Marcus Camby (11) | Mardy Collins (11) | Staples Center 16,448 | 9–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 19 | Minnesota | | Eric Gordon (25) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Mardy Collins (8) | Staples Center 14,399 | 9–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 21 | L.A. Lakers | | DeAndre Jordan (23) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Eric Gordon (6) | Staples Center 19,627 | 9–32 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon (41) | Cheikh Samb (8) | Ricky Davis (11) | Staples Center 14,913 | 10–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | @ Golden State | | Eric Gordon (21) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Ricky Davis (7) | Oracle Arena 17,746 | 10–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26 | Portland | | Al Thornton (23) | Brian Skinner (10) | Fred Jones, Eric Gordon (7) | Staples Center 16,570 | 10–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 28 | Chicago | | Eric Gordon (19) | Al Thornton, DeAndre Jordan, Marcus Camby (6) | Eric Gordon (7) | Staples Center 15,637 | 10–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 30 | @ Cleveland | | Eric Gordon (27) | Eric Gordon, Baron Davis (7) | Fred Jones (9) | Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 | 10–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 31 | @ Washington | | Eric Gordon (25) | Brian Skinner (10) | Baron Davis, Fred Jones (6) | Verizon Center 18,227 | 10–37
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 2 | @ Miami | | Zach Randolph (21) | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis (9) | American Airlines Arena 15,985 | 10–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 4 | @ Orlando | | Al Thornton (27) | Marcus Camby (9) | Fred Jones (6) | Amway Arena 16,101 | 10–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 6 | @ Memphis | | Zach Randolph (35) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | FedExForum 10,912 | 11–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 7 | @ Atlanta | | Al Thornton (31) | Zach Randolph (9) | Fred Jones (9) | Philips Arena 18,729 | 12–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 9 | @ Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (20) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena 10,852 | 12–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 11 | New York | | Eric Gordon (30) | Zach Randolph (15) | Baron Davis (20) | Staples Center 16,928 | 13–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (24) | DeAndre Jordan (7) | Baron Davis (6) | US Airways Center 18,422 | 13–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 18 | Phoenix | | Al Thornton (33) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center 18,169 | 13–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22 | @ Portland | | Eric Gordon (21) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Baron Davis (6) | Rose Garden 20,447 | 13–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 23 | Golden State | | Zach Randolph, Eric Gordon (27) | Zach Randolph (11) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center 15,383 | 14–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 25 | Boston | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mardy Collins, Baron Davis (5) | Staples Center 18,609 | 15–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 27 | @ Sacramento | | Steve Novak, Baron Davis (13) | Marcus Camby (13) | Mike Taylor (5) | ARCO Arena 12,846 | 15–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 28 | Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (33) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis, Ricky Davis (6) | Staples Center 16,349 | 15–45
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 2 | San Antonio | | Fred Jones, Al Thornton (14) | Mike Taylor, Marcus Camby (8) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center 17,649 | 15–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 4 | Memphis | | Al Thornton (25) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center 13,813 | 15–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 7 | Indiana | | Eric Gordon (35) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Eric Gordon (6) | Staples Center 16,518 | 15–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10 | Cleveland | | Al Thornton, Zach Randolph (20) | Zach Randolph (12) | Baron Davis, Zach Randolph (6) | Staples Center 19,060 | 15–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Denver | | Al Thornton (19) | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman (7) | Baron Davis (10) | Pepsi Center 18,676 | 15–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 15 | New Jersey | | Steve Novak (21) | Al Thornton, Chris Kaman (8) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center 18,266 | 16–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17 | @ Golden State | | Baron Davis (29) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Oracle Arena 18,223 | 16–51 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 18 | Washington | | Eric Gordon (26) | Baron Davis, Zach Randolph (8) | Baron Davis (20) | Staples Center 15,123 | 17–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20 | @ Detroit | | Eric Gordon (22) | Chris Kaman (8) | Baron Davis (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 17–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22 | @ Toronto | | Zach Randolph (20) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis (4) | Air Canada Centre 17,610 | 17–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Boston | | Zach Randolph (17) | Zach Randolph (14) | Baron Davis (8) | TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 | 17–54 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 25 | @ New York | | Mike Taylor (35) | Al Thornton (9) | Baron Davis (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,041 | 18–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27 | @ San Antonio | | Mike Taylor (23) | Alex Acker (8) | Eric Gordon (4) | AT&T Center 18,797 | 18–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 28 | @ Houston | | Eric Gordon (17) | Zach Randolph (8) | Mike Taylor (6) | Toyota Center 18,267 | 18–56
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 1 | New Orleans | | Eric Gordon (25) | Zach Randolph (14) | Baron Davis (12) | Staples Center 19,060 | 18–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 4 | @ Denver | | Zach Randolph (22) | Zach Randolph (12) | Baron Davis (8) | Pepsi Center 17,880 | 18–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (24) | Brian Skinner (13) | Eric Gordon (4) | Staples Center 18,997 | 18–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 7 | Minnesota | | Eric Gordon (28) | Brian Skinner (14) | Fred Jones (7) | Staples Center 16,757 | 18–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 10 | Sacramento | | Brian Skinner (21) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (5) | Staples Center 18,232 | 19–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 11 | Portland | | Eric Gordon (18) | Chris Kaman (8) | Fred Jones (5) | Staples Center 18,321 | 19–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 13 | @ Utah | | Marcus Camby (17) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Baron Davis (7) | EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 | 19–62 |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 15 | Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon (22) | Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis, Fred Jones (5) | Staples Center 19,060 | 19–63
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 65 | 34.3 | .456 | .389 | .854 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 16.1 | |
| 71 | 67 | 37.4 | .446 | .253 | .754 | 5.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .9 | 16.8 | |
| 71 | 3 | 16.4 | .444 | .416 | .913 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 6.9 | |
| 65 | 60 | 34.6 | .370 | .302 | .757 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 | .5 | 14.9 | |
| 62 | 55 | 31.0 | .512 | .250 | .725 | 11.1 | 2.0 | .8 | 2.1 | 10.3 | |
| 53 | 13 | 14.5 | .633 | .385 | 4.5 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 52 | 21 | 28.8 | .407 | .367 | .815 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.3 | |
| 51 | 21 | 16.5 | .449 | .000 | .638 | 4.0 | .5 | .3 | 1.0 | 4.2 | |
| 51 | 5 | 15.1 | .412 | .325 | .691 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .7 | .0 | 5.7 | |
| † | 39 | 34 | 35.1 | .487 | .342 | .701 | 9.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .3 | 20.9 |
| † | 39 | 14 | 20.9 | .433 | .464 | .649 | 2.5 | 2.6 | .7 | .3 | 5.9 |
| 36 | 9 | 21.8 | .339 | .315 | .861 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .5 | .1 | 6.4 | |
| 31 | 24 | 29.7 | .528 | .680 | 8.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.5 | 12.0 | ||
| † | 28 | 2 | 11.1 | .298 | .000 | .789 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | 2.3 |
| 27 | 1 | 11.9 | .408 | .000 | .794 | 2.5 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 | |
| † | 18 | 0 | 9.9 | .400 | .438 | .500 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 3.5 |
| 11 | 11 | 33.2 | .432 | .343 | .722 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .2 | 13.7 | |
| † | 10 | 5 | 22.0 | .378 | .300 | .618 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 9.5 |
| † | 10 | 0 | 5.1 | .250 | .000 | .600 | 1.3 | .0 | .1 | .5 | 1.1 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Clippers only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
| Fred Jones | December 28 |
|---|---|
| waived January 5 | |
| re-signed January 9 | New York Knicks |
Subtractions
| Marcus Williams | released, March 10 | San Antonio Spurs |
|---|
References
References
- "Baron Davis Signs Five Year, $65 Million Deal with LA".
- "Clippers Guard Jason Williams Announces Retirement After 10 Year NBA Career".
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