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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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 .
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
Roster
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 (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
1979-03-11
Duke
PG
19
Cassell, Sam (C)
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
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 20, 2006
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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
Playoffs
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
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
All-Star
Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance.
Injuries and surgeries
Transactions
The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005-06 season.
Trades
Free agents
See also
References
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