2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
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Head coach | Mike Dunleavy Kim Hughes |
Owners | Donald Sterling |
Arena | Staples Center |
Results | |
Record | 29–53 (.354) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Prime Ticket |
Radio | KFWB |
The season saw the team draft Blake Griffin, but during a preseason game, he went down with a knee injury and was unable to play in what could have been his rookie season.
Key dates
- June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 – The free agency period started.
Summary
NBA Draft 2009
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
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1 | 1 | Blake Griffin | PF | United States | Oklahoma |
Free agency
Roster
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Roster Notes
- Power forward Blake Griffin missed the entire season due to a left knee injury.
- Guard Kareem Rush becomes the 15th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
Pre-season
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |
1 | October 20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | Los Angeles Clippers |
Regular season
Standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 34–7 | 23–18 | 13–3 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 32–9 | 22–19 | 12–4 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 5–11 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Dallas Mavericks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
4 | y-Denver Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
8 | x-Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
10 | Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 |
11 | New Orleans Hornets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20 |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
13 | Golden State Warriors | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
14 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | – | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Boston | 0–4 | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Steve Blake | 29 | 10 | 26.3 | .443 | .437 | .750 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.8 |
Bobby Brown | 23 | 0 | 8.3 | .329 | .281 | .714 | .9 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
Rasual Butler | 82 | 64 | 33.0 | .409 | .336 | .841 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .8 | 11.9 |
Marcus Camby | 51 | 51 | 31.3 | .446 | .333 | .659 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
Mardy Collins | 43 | 0 | 10.9 | .367 | .235 | .619 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 2.6 |
JamesOn Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | . | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Baron Davis | 75 | 73 | 33.6 | .406 | .277 | .821 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 1.7 | .6 | 15.3 |
Ricky Davis | 36 | 2 | 13.9 | .434 | .381 | .581 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 4.4 |
Drew Gooden | 24 | 22 | 30.2 | .492 | .000 | .921 | 9.4 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 14.8 |
Eric Gordon | 62 | 60 | 36.0 | .449 | .371 | .742 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 16.9 |
DeAndre Jordan | 70 | 12 | 16.2 | .605 | .000 | .375 | 5.0 | .3 | .2 | .9 | 4.8 |
Chris Kaman | 76 | 76 | 34.3 | .490 | .000 | .749 | 9.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 1.2 | 18.5 |
Steve Novak | 54 | 0 | 6.7 | .389 | .310 | .778 | .6 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
Travis Outlaw | 23 | 6 | 21.7 | .400 | .378 | .800 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | 8.7 |
Kareem Rush | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | .364 | .333 | . | .9 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 1.3 |
Brian Skinner | 16 | 1 | 7.7 | .400 | . | .750 | 1.7 | .0 | .2 | .3 | 1.6 |
Craig Smith | 75 | 2 | 16.4 | .569 | .200 | .635 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 7.8 |
Sebastian Telfair | 39 | 1 | 14.9 | .404 | .234 | .774 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | 4.3 |
Al Thornton | 51 | 30 | 27.5 | .478 | .357 | .741 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | 10.7 |
Awards, records and milestones
All-Star
- Chris Kaman selected as a reserve center for the Western Conference All-Stars. Kaman was chosen as a replacement for the injured Brandon Roy on the roster.
Injuries and surgeries
Player | Injury Date | Injury Type |
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Blake Griffin | October 23, 2009 | Stress fracture in left knee (out for the season) |
Kareem Rush | November 18, 2009 | ACL tear in right knee (out for the season) |
Transactions
Trades
July 17, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Memphis Grizzlies |
July 20, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers Mark Madsen Craig Smith Sebastian Telfair |
To Minnesota Timberwolves |
August 12, 2009 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To New Orleans Hornets 2016 2nd round draft pick |
January 26, 2010 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To New Orleans Hornets 2014 2nd round draft pick |
February 16, 2010 | To Los Angeles Clippers Steve Blake Travis Outlaw |
To Portland Trail Blazers |
February 17, 2010 | To Los Angeles Clippers Drew Gooden (from Washington) |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Sebastian Telfair (from Los Angeles) Antawn Jamison (from Washington) |
To Washington Wizards Al Thornton (from Los Angeles) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (from Cleveland) Draft rights to Emir Preldžič (from Cleveland) 2010 first-round draft pick (from Cleveland) | ||
Re-signed
Player | Signed | Contract |
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Steve Novak | September 12, 2009 | One-year deal |
Brian Skinner | September 17, 2009 | One-year deal |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Kareem Rush | September 30, 2009 | Philadelphia 76ers |
JamesOn Curry | January 22, 2010 | Springfield Armor (NBDL) |
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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Jason Williams | Released, July 24 | Orlando Magic |
Mike Taylor | Waived, July 31 | Memphis Grizzlies |
Alex Acker | Free Agency, August 1 | Olimpia Milano (Lega Basket Serie A) |
Fred Jones | Free Agency, August 1 | Pallacanestro Biella (Serie A2 Basket) |
Mark Madsen | Waived, August 21 | Utah Flash (NBDL) (assistant coach) |
Kareem Rush | Waived, January 22 | Detroit Pistons |
JamesOn Curry | Waived, January 26 | Springfield Armor (NBDL) |
Ricky Davis | Waived, February 16 | Türk Telekom B.K. (TBL) |
References
External links
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