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2018–19 Los Angeles Clippers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2018–19 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 41st season in Southern California, and their 35th season in Los Angeles.
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| 2018–19 Los Angeles Clippers season | |||
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| Head coach | Doc Rivers | ||
| General manager | Michael Winger | ||
| Owners | Steve Ballmer | ||
| Arena | Staples Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Warriors 2–4) | ||
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| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket KCOP-TV | ||
| Radio | KLAC | ||
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For the first time since the 2014–15 season, Austin Rivers was not on the roster following a trade to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marcin Gortat, ending the father-son duo with his father, Doc Rivers. Additionally, longtime center DeAndre Jordan opted out of his contract with the Clippers, and became a free agent. On July 6, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks.[1][2]
In their first full season without stars Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers still produced a winning season by March 19, and clinched a playoff berth on March 26, 2019, following a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In the playoffs, the Clippers faced the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the first round, losing in six games. The two teams previously met in the 2014 playoffs, in which the Clippers won in seven games amidst a scandal surrounding former owner Donald Sterling. They were the first team since the 2016 playoffs to beat the Warriors twice on the road.
In game 2 of the first round, the Clippers set an NBA record for the largest comeback in playoff history, overcoming a 31-point deficit in the third quarter, en route to defeating the Warriors 135–131 to tie the series 1–1.[3][4]
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 12 | Miles Bridges | SF |  United States |
Michigan State |
| 1 | 13 | Jerome Robinson | SG | United States |
Boston College |
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Roster notes
- Forward Luc Mbah a Moute was on his second tour of duty with the Clippers. Played in only 4 games before getting a knee injury and was eventually waived. He previously played for the team from 2015 to 2017.
- Center Ivica Zubac is the 29th former Lakers player to play for the Clippers and only the second time it occurred through a direct trade between the two teams since 1983.
Division
More information Pacific Division, W ...
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| c – Golden State Warriors | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 13–3 | 82 |
| x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 26–15 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 24–17 | 15–26 | 4–12 | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 22–19 | 15–26 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 3–13 | 82 |
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By Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Golden State Warriors * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Utah Jazz | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Lakers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 19 | 63 | .232 | 38.0 | 82 |
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Preseason
More information 2018 preseason game log Total: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0), Game ...
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Preseason: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
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Regular season
More information 2018–19 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 26–15; road: 22–19), Game ...
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See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs
Game log
More information 2019 playoff game log, Game ...
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
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Regular season
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| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| Patrick Beverley | PG | 78 | 49 | 2,137 | 388 | 300 | 67 | 43 | 596 |
| Avery Bradley† | SG | 49 | 49 | 1,463 | 131 | 96 | 27 | 16 | 400 |
| Wilson Chandler≠ | SF | 15 | 1 | 226 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 64 |
| Ángel Delgado | C | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Danilo Gallinari | SF | 68 | 68 | 2,059 | 417 | 178 | 49 | 23 | 1,346 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG | 82 | 73 | 2,174 | 232 | 270 | 96 | 45 | 889 |
| Marcin Gortat‡ | C | 47 | 43 | 751 | 261 | 65 | 6 | 24 | 233 |
| JaMychal Green≠ | PF | 24 | 2 | 471 | 157 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 208 |
| Montrezl Harrell | C | 82 | 5 | 2,158 | 535 | 162 | 71 | 110 | 1,361 |
| Tobias Harris† | PF | 55 | 55 | 1,903 | 432 | 150 | 40 | 24 | 1,152 |
| Boban Marjanović† | C | 36 | 9 | 376 | 152 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 242 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute‡ | PF | 4 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Johnathan Motley | PF | 22 | 0 | 156 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 102 |
| Jerome Robinson | SG | 33 | 0 | 320 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 112 |
| Mike Scott† | PF | 52 | 0 | 748 | 174 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 248 |
| Landry Shamet≠ | SG | 25 | 23 | 694 | 56 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 273 |
| Garrett Temple≠ | SG | 26 | 6 | 510 | 64 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 123 |
| Miloš Teodosić‡ | PG | 15 | 0 | 150 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 48 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | SG | 64 | 1 | 313 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 62 |
| Tyrone Wallace | PG | 62 | 0 | 628 | 101 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 218 |
| Lou Williams | SG | 75 | 1 | 1,993 | 222 | 402 | 57 | 11 | 1,498 |
| Ivica Zubac≠ | C | 26 | 25 | 524 | 200 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 244 |
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After all games.[5]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
Playoffs
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| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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| Patrick Beverley | PG | 6 | 6 | 195 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 59 |
| Wilson Chandler | SF | 4 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Danilo Gallinari | SF | 6 | 6 | 201 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 119 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG | 6 | 6 | 173 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 82 |
| JaMychal Green | PF | 6 | 3 | 141 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| Montrezl Harrell | C | 6 | 0 | 158 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 110 |
| Jerome Robinson | SG | 5 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Landry Shamet | SG | 6 | 6 | 174 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 46 |
| Garrett Temple | SG | 6 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | SG | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyrone Wallace | PG | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Williams | SG | 6 | 0 | 176 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 130 |
| Ivica Zubac | C | 4 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions
Trades
| June 21, 2018[6] | To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to Miles Bridges Two future second-round picks |
| June 26, 2018[7] | To Los Angeles Clippers Marcin Gortat |
To Washington Wizards Austin Rivers |
| July 23, 2018[8] | To Los Angeles Clippers Johnathan Motley Draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis |
To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Maarty Leunen Cash considerations |
| August 7, 2018[9] | To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Sam Dekker Cash considerations Draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis |
| October 15, 2018[10] | To Los Angeles Clippers Alexis Ajinça |
To New Orleans Pelicans Wesley Johnson |
| February 6, 2019[11] | To Los Angeles Clippers Wilson Chandler Mike Muscala Landry Shamet 2020 protected first-round pick 2021 unprotected first-round pick 2021 second-round pick (from Miami) 2023 second-round pick (from Detroit) |
To Philadelphia 76ers Tobias Harris Boban Marjanovic Mike Scott |
| February 7, 2019 | To Los Angeles Clippers JaMychal Green Garrett Temple |
To Memphis Grizzlies Avery Bradley |
| February 7, 2019 | To Los Angeles Clippers Ivica Zubac Michael Beasley |
To Los Angeles Lakers Mike Muscala |
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Re-signed
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| Avery Bradley[12] | July 9, 2018 |
| Montrezl Harrell[13] | July 24, 2018 |
| Tyrone Wallace[14] | September 5, 2018 (matched offer by New Orleans Pelicans) |
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Additions
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| Player | Signed | Former team |
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| Ángel Delgado[15] | July 6, 2018, Two-way contract | Seton Hall Pirates (NCAA) |
| Mike Scott[16] | July 9, 2018 | Washington Wizards |
| Luc Mbah a Moute[17] | July 19, 2018 | Houston Rockets |
| Justin Bibbs | March 13, 2019, 1st 10-day contract March 23, 2019, 2nd 10-day contract |
Maine Red Claws |
| Rodney McGruder | April 9, 2019, claimed off waivers | Miami Heat |
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Subtractions
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| Player | Reason left | New team |
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| DeAndre Jordan[18] | Free agency, July 8, 2018 | Dallas Mavericks |
| C.J. Williams[19][20] | Waived, July 27, 2018 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Jawun Evans | Waived, October 15, 2018 | Northern Arizona Suns |
| Alexis Ajinça | Waived, October 15, 2018 | ASVEL Basket (LNB Pro A) |
| Milos Teodosic | Waived, February 7, 2019 | Virtus Bologna (LBA) |
| Marcin Gortat | Waived, February 7, 2019 | Retired |
| Michael Beasley | Waived, February 9, 2019 | Guangdong Southern Tigers (CBA) |
| Justin Bibbs | Contract expired, April 1, 2019 | Maine Red Claws |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | Waived, April 7, 2019 | Houston Rockets |
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- "Mavericks sign free agent center DeAndre Jordan". Mavs.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- "Reports: DeAndre Jordan Agrees To One-Year Deal With Mavericks". NBA.com. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- "How the Clippers came back from 31 points down to shock the Warriors". ESPN. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "LA Clippers stun Golden State Warriors with playoff-record comeback". Guardian. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- "2018-19 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- "LA Clippers Acquire Draft Rights To Shai Gilgeous-Alexander". NBA.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- "L.A. Clippers Acquire Marcin Gortat". NBA.com. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Two-Way Forward Johnathan Motley". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Trade Forward Sam Dekker". NBA.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Complete Trade With New Orleans". NBA.com. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "L.A. Clippers Acquire Chandler, Muscala, Shamet And Two First Round Draft Picks". NBA.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Re-Sign Avery Bradley". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Re-Sign Montrezl Harrell". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "L.A. Clippers match New Orleans Pelicans' offer sheet for Tyrone Wallace". NBA.com. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- "Press Release: LA Clippers Sign Angel Delgado To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Sign Forward Mike Scott". NBA.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers signed forward Luc Mbah a Moute". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "Mavericks sign free agent center DeAndre Jordan". Mavs.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "The team has waived C.J. Williams". LA Clippers on Twitter. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- "TIMBERWOLVES SIGN C.J. WILLIAMS TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.