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2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season

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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.

2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy Sr.
General managerElgin Baylor
OwnerDonald 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
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
FSN West 2/Prime Ticket
RadioKSPN
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

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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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112Yaroslav KorolevF RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
232Daniel EwingPG United StatesDuke

Roster

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

Roster
Updated: 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 5428.659-31–1023–1810–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 4735.573727–1420–217–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4537.549927–1418–239–7
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5371027–1417–2410–6
Golden State Warriors 3448.4152021–2013–284–12
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6319.768-
2 y-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
3 y-Denver Nuggets4438.53719
4 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.7323
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies4933.59814
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers4735.57316
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54918
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers2161.25642

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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 797939.2.527.333.77510.02.61.02.524.7
Cuttino Mobley 797437.7.426.339.8394.33.01.2.514.8
Chris Kaman 787832.8.523.000.7709.61.0.61.411.9
Sam Cassell 787534.0.443.368.8633.76.3.9.117.2
Quinton Ross 674522.6.422.000.7602.51.2.8.24.7
Daniel Ewing 66514.7.380.282.7831.31.3.6.13.8
Shaun Livingston 611425.0.427.125.6883.04.5.8.55.8
James Singleton 591012.8.510.500.7803.3.5.3.43.4
Chris Wilcox† 48113.7.536.000.6443.6.4.3.44.5
Walter McCarty 3619.8.333.222.5711.9.6.2.12.4
Corey Maggette 321329.5.445.338.8285.32.1.6.117.8
Vladimir Radmanović† 301129.5.417.418.7315.72.11.0.510.7
Željko Rebrača 29214.2.542.7562.2.3.2.74.7
Yaroslav Korolev 2405.3.300.286.700.5.4.1.01.1
Boniface N'Dong 2316.6.415.000.6671.6.3.1.22.2
Howard Eisley† 1308.6.235.2501.11.9.2.0.7
Vin Baker 8110.6.467.7222.4.5.5.53.4
Anthony Goldwire 307.3.143.000.3.7.0.0.7

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elton Brand 121243.1.551.000.75010.34.0.92.625.4
Cuttino Mobley 121239.4.427.367.8974.82.0.7.313.3
Sam Cassell 121233.7.437.349.8094.05.8.7.218.0
Quinton Ross 121024.5.534.8752.7.8.6.77.7
Corey Maggette 12224.3.467.333.9107.31.4.6.415.3
Vladimir Radmanović 12220.5.470.463.6964.01.1.6.58.1
Shaun Livingston 12027.7.4741.000.8104.74.8.6.57.5
Chris Kaman 111029.5.593.7628.0.9.5.810.7
Walter McCarty 801.3.250.000.1.0.0.0.3
James Singleton 701.7.333.000.4.3.0.0.3
Daniel Ewing 600.81.000.0.0.0.0.3
Željko Rebrača 307.3.3331.3.0.0.3.7
  • † 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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Free agents

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See also

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References

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