2005–06 Los Angeles Clippers 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 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 coach	Mike Dunleavy Sr.
General manager	Elgin Baylor
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (lost to Suns 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KTLA FSN West 2/Prime Ticket
Radio	KSPN
< 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

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Yaroslav Korolev	F	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2	32	Daniel Ewing	PG	United States	Duke

Roster

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 Mike Dunleavy Sr. Assistant(s) Jim Eyen Neal Meyer Rory White Kim Hughes Jasen Powell (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Updated: February 20, 2006

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	-	31–10	23–18	10–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	7	27–14	20–21	7–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	9	27–14	18–23	9–7
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	10	27–14	17–24	10–6
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	20	21–20	13–28	4–12

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-
2	y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
3	y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	19
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	18
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	19
9	Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	22
10	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25
11	Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	29
13	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29
14	Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	30
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	42

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Elton Brand	79	79	39.2	.527	.333	.775	10.0	2.6	1.0	2.5	24.7
Cuttino Mobley	79	74	37.7	.426	.339	.839	4.3	3.0	1.2	.5	14.8
Chris Kaman	78	78	32.8	.523	.000	.770	9.6	1.0	.6	1.4	11.9
Sam Cassell	78	75	34.0	.443	.368	.863	3.7	6.3	.9	.1	17.2
Quinton Ross	67	45	22.6	.422	.000	.760	2.5	1.2	.8	.2	4.7
Daniel Ewing	66	5	14.7	.380	.282	.783	1.3	1.3	.6	.1	3.8
Shaun Livingston	61	14	25.0	.427	.125	.688	3.0	4.5	.8	.5	5.8
James Singleton	59	10	12.8	.510	.500	.780	3.3	.5	.3	.4	3.4
Chris Wilcox†	48	1	13.7	.536	.000	.644	3.6	.4	.3	.4	4.5
Walter McCarty	36	1	9.8	.333	.222	.571	1.9	.6	.2	.1	2.4
Corey Maggette	32	13	29.5	.445	.338	.828	5.3	2.1	.6	.1	17.8
Vladimir Radmanović†	30	11	29.5	.417	.418	.731	5.7	2.1	1.0	.5	10.7
Željko Rebrača	29	2	14.2	.542		.756	2.2	.3	.2	.7	4.7
Yaroslav Korolev	24	0	5.3	.300	.286	.700	.5	.4	.1	.0	1.1
Boniface N'Dong	23	1	6.6	.415	.000	.667	1.6	.3	.1	.2	2.2
Howard Eisley†	13	0	8.6	.235	.250		1.1	1.9	.2	.0	.7
Vin Baker	8	1	10.6	.467		.722	2.4	.5	.5	.5	3.4
Anthony Goldwire	3	0	7.3	.143	.000		.3	.7	.0	.0	.7

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Elton Brand	12	12	43.1	.551	.000	.750	10.3	4.0	.9	2.6	25.4
Cuttino Mobley	12	12	39.4	.427	.367	.897	4.8	2.0	.7	.3	13.3
Sam Cassell	12	12	33.7	.437	.349	.809	4.0	5.8	.7	.2	18.0
Quinton Ross	12	10	24.5	.534		.875	2.7	.8	.6	.7	7.7
Corey Maggette	12	2	24.3	.467	.333	.910	7.3	1.4	.6	.4	15.3
Vladimir Radmanović	12	2	20.5	.470	.463	.696	4.0	1.1	.6	.5	8.1
Shaun Livingston	12	0	27.7	.474	1.000	.810	4.7	4.8	.6	.5	7.5
Chris Kaman	11	10	29.5	.593		.762	8.0	.9	.5	.8	10.7
Walter McCarty	8	0	1.3	.250	.000		.1	.0	.0	.0	.3
James Singleton	7	0	1.7	.333	.000		.4	.3	.0	.0	.3
Daniel Ewing	6	0	0.8	1.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.3
Željko Rebrača	3	0	7.3	.333			1.3	.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

Awards

• general manager Elgin Baylor won the NBA Executive of the Year.
• Forward Elton Brand won the NBA Sportsmanship Award.

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

Player	Injury Date	Injury Type
Kaniel Dickens	January 11, 2006	Sprained right ankle

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season.

Trades

August 12, 2005	To Los Angeles Clippers Sam Cassell	To Minnesota Timberwolves Lionel Chalmers & Marko Jaric
February 14, 2006	To Los Angeles Clippers Vladimir Radmanovic	To Seattle SuperSonics Chris Wilcox

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Cuttino Mobley August 3 Sacramento Kings James Singleton August 30 Armani Jeans Milano (Lega Basket Serie A) Walter McCarty September 29 Phoenix Suns Anthony Goldwire October 23 Milwaukee Bucks Boniface N'Dong October 23 TSK uniVersa Bamberg (BBL) Howard Eisley November 17 Utah Jazz Kaniel Dickens January 10 Dallas Mavericks Vin Baker February 20 Houston Rockets

Subtractions Player Left New team Mamadou N'Diaye waived, June 29 Golden State Warriors Rick Brunson waived, August 3 Seattle SuperSonics Kerry Kittles waived, August 3 New Jersey Nets (part-time scout) Bobby Simmons free agency, August 8 Milwaukee Bucks Mikki Moore waived, August 31 Seattle SuperSonics Darrick Martin free agency, November 16 Toronto Raptors Anthony Goldwire waived, November 16 Panellinios B.C. (GBL) Howard Eisley waived, January 3 Denver Nuggets Kaniel Dickens contract expired, January 20 Atlanta Hawks

See also

• 2005–06 NBA season