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, 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. And their first winning season since 1991-92.
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.
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
Roster Last transaction: February 20, 2006
|
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 |
—
|
2006 playoff game log
|
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
|
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
|
2006 schedule
|
- † 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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- 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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The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005-06 season.