Los Angeles Clippers Team Stats 2021 Clippers Team Stats

44-22, 2nd in West Pacific

The City of Los Angeles enjoyed another NBA Championship season. However, for Clipper fans, the wrong LA team hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The Lakers' franchise has 17 NBA titles, a dozen of those coming while in Los Angeles. The Clippers have zero. Like their cross-town rivals, the Clippers franchise journey started in another city. Originally the Buffalo Braves, the 1970 expansion franchise spent all but one season during the 1970s playing in the NBA's Atlantic Division. Ownership moved the franchise to California, and they became the San Diego Clippers. Buffalo made three playoff appearances in the 70s but managed to win only one series. The shift to the west coast didn't help improve the team's fortunes. They actually got worse. The San Diego version of the Clippers never played a single NBA playoff game. San Diego finished last or next to last in the Pacific Division every year for six straight seasons. Ahead of the 1984-85 season, owners decided to tap the lucrative L.A. Hollywood market.

Home Record: 2-1 Away Record: 2-0 Conference Record: 4-1 Division Record: 1-0

Head Coach: Tyronn Lue Assitant Coach: Dan Craig Assitant Coach: Kenny Atkinson Assitant Coach: Chauncey Billups

Assitant Coach: Larry Drew Assitant Coach: Roy Rogers General Manager: Lawrence Frank Arena:

Clippers Team Stats

Team Ratings				Offense Stats											Defense Stats
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
89	117.8	111.6	114.2	624	1610	863	2762	5727	2277	949	48.2	41.7	83.5	96.9	108.2	2292	1509	467	271	46.5	35.9	848

Clippers Team Rankings

Team Rankings				Offense Rankings											Defense Rankings
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
4	2	11	10	18	16	7	10	23	15	5	5	1	1	28	5	13	4	23	27	14	7	23

Clippers Team Offensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Scored					Shooting						Rebounding			Assists	TO
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	TO
5/4/21	TOR	-11	-650	219	105	26	22	34	23	75	39	34	15	44.1	52	38	4	42	28	18
5/1/21	DEN	-3.5	-220	222	104	28	19	26	31	83	36	34	14	41.2	43.4	29	10	39	21	6
4/28/21	PHX	-4.5	-180	220	101	31	22	27	21	80	41	31	12	38.7	51.3	31	5	36	24	14
4/26/21	NOP	+1.5	+105	229	103	20	28	30	25	90	36	45	14	31.1	40	31	13	44	20	18
4/23/21	HOU	+9	+370	223.5	109	37	28	11	33	97	39	34	12	35.3	40.2	44	14	58	22	14
4/21/21	MEM	+3	+125	224	117	24	29	34	30	84	38	27	14	51.9	45.2	33	10	43	28	12
4/20/21	POR	+5	+190	222.5	113	30	26	30	27	90	45	38	11	28.9	50	36	10	46	24	10
4/18/21	MIN	-11.5	-750	232.5	124	29	43	32	20	89	45	42	21	50	50.6	40	8	48	31	14
4/16/21	PHI	-4.5	-185	218.5	103	20	27	30	26	82	37	39	19	48.7	45.1	35	8	43	26	19
4/14/21	DET	+1.5	+140	217	100	30	23	20	27	93	37	29	7	24.1	39.8	32	15	47	10	11
4/11/21	DET	-7.5	-800	215.5	131	30	33	31	37	80	50	26	15	57.7	62.5	30	7	37	35	16
4/9/21	HOU	-14	-700	221.5	126	26	41	27	32	88	48	37	19	51.4	54.5	34	4	38	31	9
4/8/21	PHX	-6	-240	220.5	113	27	27	29	30	84	42	37	18	48.6	50	26	9	35	26	10
4/6/21	POR	-6	-240	229	133	47	26	28	32	89	46	41	16	39	51.7	40	8	48	24	7
4/4/21	LAL	-11	-600	211.5	104	27	26	24	27	86	41	28	14	50	47.7	37	13	50	23	19
4/1/21	DEN	+2.5	0	227.5	94	20	29	21	24	85	35	34	10	29.4	41.2	32	13	45	17	10
3/30/21	ORL	-11	-700	214.5	96	26	25	22	23	89	37	37	12	32.4	41.6	36	12	48	25	14
3/29/21	MIL	-1.5	-138	232	129	26	31	39	33	95	51	34	19	55.9	53.7	33	13	46	25	12
3/27/21	PHI	0	0	0	122	29	36	32	25	85	45	26	11	42.3	52.9	29	9	38	26	12
3/24/21	SAS	0	+205	221.5	134	41	26	35	32	88	49	33	17	51.5	55.7	39	5	44	23	8
3/22/21	ATL	-6.5	-255	226	119	30	18	34	37	85	42	38	17	44.7	49.4	36	8	44	26	8
3/20/21	CHA	0	0	0	125	37	29	32	27	86	45	34	12	35.3	52.3	33	9	42	26	9
3/17/21	DAL	+0.5	+114	226.5	89	29	22	20	18	88	37	32	9	28.1	42	29	8	37	22	12
3/14/21	NOP	+3.5	+210	236	115	24	33	26	32	92	42	43	15	34.9	45.7	23	9	32	23	12
3/11/21	GSW	-7	-270	229.5	130	28	31	45	26	96	44	41	18	43.9	45.8	45	11	56	23	11
3/4/21	WAS	+7	+255	235.5	117	22	39	26	30	82	38	35	16	45.7	46.3	35	10	45	24	17
3/2/21	BOS	+4.5	+175	221.5	112	32	31	26	23	87	43	38	18	47.4	49.4	25	10	35	28	9
2/28/21	MIL	-1.5	-125	232	100	23	25	33	19	97	40	44	14	31.8	41.2	36	13	49	20	8
2/26/21	MEM	+7.5	+280	224.5	119	32	31	27	29	80	44	35	14	40	55	43	4	47	34	17
2/25/21	MEM	+8	+280	226	94	27	26	22	19	84	34	34	12	35.3	40.5	33	8	41	19	14
2/23/21	WAS	-12	-800	236	135	36	36	27	36	94	54	38	19	50	57.4	39	7	46	26	10
2/21/21	BKN	-6.5	-260	235	108	30	21	28	29	87	40	35	15	42.9	46	36	16	52	24	16
2/19/21	UTA	+1	-105	227.5	116	31	26	22	37	89	43	30	10	33.3	48.3	34	11	45	22	11
2/17/21	UTA	+7	+220	228.5	96	25	26	24	21	86	38	26	9	34.6	44.2	39	9	48	18	17
2/15/21	MIA	+6.5	+200	215.5	125	33	34	25	33	85	47	32	15	46.9	55.3	32	7	39	31	12
2/14/21	CLE	-9	-475	220	128	32	38	36	22	88	42	30	13	43.3	47.7	35	12	47	31	10
2/12/21	CHI	+7.5	+250	225.5	125	30	28	32	35	86	50	30	13	43.3	58.1	33	4	37	20	9
2/10/21	MIN	+9.5	+360	225.5	119	27	20	33	39	82	41	23	12	52.2	50	37	11	48	23	15
2/7/21	SAC	-4.5	-380	228	110	24	27	29	30	99	41	28	8	28.6	41.4	37	16	53	19	9
2/5/21	BOS	-5.5	-220	219	115	33	29	20	33	81	42	32	14	43.8	51.9	37	10	47	26	16
2/3/21	CLE	+9	+315	216.5	121	33	19	36	33	79	44	34	20	58.8	55.7	38	8	46	22	14
2/2/21	BKN	-0.5	-120	242.5	120	32	26	32	30	99	45	36	15	41.7	45.5	28	11	39	21	8
1/31/21	NYK	+9.5	+400	210.5	129	29	37	35	28	81	44	38	17	44.7	54.3	31	7	38	26	7
1/31/21	NYK	+9.5	+400	210.5	129	29	37	35	28	81	44	38	17	44.7	54.3	31	7	38	26	7
1/29/21	ORL	+5.5	+180	217	116	26	36	28	26	94	46	37	13	35.1	48.9	40	9	49	25	11
1/28/21	MIA	-2.5	-140	212	109	19	29	40	21	87	36	42	17	40.5	41.4	42	13	55	22	12
1/26/21	ATL	-6	-240	226.5	99	21	27	22	29	89	36	26	8	30.8	40.4	33	13	46	23	12
1/24/21	OKC	-8.5	-1150	220.5	108	36	20	29	23	92	41	46	14	30.4	44.6	38	8	46	26	10
1/22/21	OKC	-13	-1100	220.5	120	36	34	21	29	84	43	33	10	30.3	51.2	39	9	48	21	13
1/20/21	SAC	-10.5	-600	231	115	25	36	34	20	86	41	35	16	45.7	47.7	42	6	48	24	16
1/17/21	IND	-8	-360	219	129	36	25	39	29	87	48	39	19	48.7	55.2	43	9	52	27	16
1/15/21	SAC	+7	+240	227.5	138	34	35	37	32	89	52	35	18	51.4	58.4	35	12	47	29	9
1/13/21	NOP	-11	-600	216	111	28	33	22	28	74	35	37	18	48.6	47.3	33	3	36	26	10
1/10/21	CHI	-12	-900	221.5	130	22	30	42	36	92	45	38	20	52.6	48.9	23	12	35	28	10
1/8/21	GSW	+6.5	+225	229	105	30	35	22	18	83	40	31	14	45.2	48.2	27	10	37	23	18
1/6/21	GSW	+5	+180	232	108	21	31	31	25	81	36	34	11	32.4	44.4	36	12	48	19	19
1/5/21	SAS	-8.5	-370	227	113	27	17	40	29	86	43	35	15	42.9	50	38	7	45	29	13
1/3/21	PHX	+0.5	+105	217.5	112	37	27	24	24	83	40	29	17	58.6	48.2	29	8	37	24	10
1/1/21	UTA	+3.5	+140	220	100	19	23	23	35	85	33	33	13	39.4	38.8	31	12	43	19	8
12/30/20	POR	-5	-200	226	128	37	39	31	21	95	47	38	18	47.4	49.5	36	11	47	30	10
12/29/20	MIN	-10.5	-650	225	124	33	37	35	19	88	47	31	16	51.6	53.4	39	7	46	32	13
12/27/20	DAL	-4.5	-198	0	73	13	14	30	16	76	26	33	4	12.1	34.2	31	5	36	13	12
12/25/20	DEN	+2.5	-100	224	121	32	40	26	23	74	41	38	19	50	55.4	29	9	38	32	18
12/22/20	LAL	-2	-135	219.5	116	39	17	33	27	93	44	40	14	35	47.3	29	11	40	22	16

Clippers Team Defensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Allowed					Shooting (Allowed)						Rebounding (Allowed)			AST Allow	Defensive
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	BLK	STL
5/4/21	TOR	-11	+475	219	100	30	24	28	18	87	40	35	12	34.3	46	30	7	37	22	5	7
5/1/21	DEN	-3.5	+190	222	110	27	25	31	27	80	39	32	12	37.5	48.8	36	8	44	26	3	8
4/28/21	PHX	-4.5	+160	220	109	39	24	23	23	91	43	37	13	35.1	47.3	30	15	45	23	0	8
4/26/21	NOP	+1.5	-125	229	120	33	29	33	25	82	44	29	15	51.7	53.7	36	8	44	28	5	5
4/23/21	HOU	+9	-450	223.5	104	36	25	19	24	89	36	42	13	31	40.4	38	9	47	24	3	8
4/21/21	MEM	+3	-145	224	105	39	23	20	23	84	38	30	13	43.3	45.2	31	11	42	19	5	4
4/20/21	POR	+5	-220	222.5	112	31	29	22	30	94	42	44	14	31.8	44.7	29	13	42	22	3	3
4/18/21	MIN	-11.5	+525	232.5	105	26	27	16	36	88	36	45	17	37.8	40.9	31	6	37	27	3	6
4/16/21	PHI	-4.5	+165	218.5	106	31	28	22	25	83	35	44	14	31.8	42.2	35	11	46	21	3	6
4/14/21	DET	+1.5	-150	217	98	27	22	28	21	85	37	24	7	29.2	43.5	35	11	46	17	2	8
4/11/21	DET	-7.5	+610	215.5	124	35	27	37	25	87	46	32	15	46.9	52.9	19	12	31	33	5	4
4/9/21	HOU	-14	+500	221.5	109	36	10	37	26	83	39	37	12	32.4	47	29	12	41	28	4	10
4/8/21	PHX	-6	+198	220.5	103	23	33	25	22	71	36	24	6	25	50.7	27	9	36	20	1	5
4/6/21	POR	-6	+200	229	116	32	34	23	27	92	37	36	11	30.6	40.2	34	14	48	18	5	5
4/4/21	LAL	-11	+450	211.5	86	20	18	17	31	80	32	23	7	30.4	40	29	7	36	16	4	10
4/1/21	DEN	+2.5	-108	227.5	101	31	31	19	20	81	39	25	13	52	48.1	31	7	38	28	5	6
3/30/21	ORL	-11	+500	214.5	103	13	24	33	33	92	38	17	5	29.4	41.3	35	15	50	23	4	3
3/29/21	MIL	-1.5	+118	232	105	38	17	31	19	81	38	30	11	36.7	46.9	27	5	32	18	2	5
3/27/21	PHI	0	0	0	112	30	30	24	28	77	39	26	10	38.5	50.6	30	8	38	17	3	9
3/24/21	SAS	0	0	221.5	101	29	24	31	17	85	39	22	7	31.8	45.9	34	6	40	22	3	10
3/22/21	ATL	-6.5	+210	226	110	29	34	27	20	95	43	34	12	35.3	45.3	33	15	48	21	7	4
3/20/21	CHA	0	0	0	98	21	23	32	22	80	31	41	15	36.6	38.8	26	13	39	25	1	9
3/17/21	DAL	+0.5	0	226.5	105	24	32	21	28	79	40	34	15	44.1	50.6	37	6	43	14	3	12
3/14/21	NOP	+3.5	-250	236	135	36	31	43	25	81	53	26	12	46.2	65.4	36	4	40	38	2	12
3/11/21	GSW	-7	+230	229.5	104	26	17	25	36	88	38	36	9	25	43.2	39	5	44	20	6	10
3/4/21	WAS	+7	-310	235.5	119	25	29	33	32	88	40	23	9	39.1	45.5	30	11	41	20	4	4
3/2/21	BOS	+4.5	-200	221.5	117	35	27	26	29	86	42	32	16	50	48.8	29	14	43	25	5	3
2/28/21	MIL	-1.5	+105	232	105	27	26	24	28	85	38	38	12	31.6	44.7	40	8	48	21	3	7
2/26/21	MEM	+7.5	-340	224.5	99	30	17	25	27	97	39	28	9	32.1	40.2	29	8	37	24	8	6
2/25/21	MEM	+8	-340	226	122	24	37	28	33	92	50	19	11	57.9	54.3	41	7	48	27	4	4
2/23/21	WAS	-12	+550	236	116	20	35	39	22	88	47	20	11	55	53.4	30	6	36	32	5	7
2/21/21	BKN	-6.5	+220	235	112	28	30	31	23	92	44	38	11	28.9	47.8	31	9	40	21	4	3
2/19/21	UTA	+1	-115	227.5	112	23	26	26	37	86	41	34	12	35.3	47.7	32	6	38	13	4	5
2/17/21	UTA	+7	-260	228.5	114	24	22	35	33	98	42	40	13	32.5	42.9	36	16	52	19	2	5
2/15/21	MIA	+6.5	-240	215.5	118	35	27	29	27	91	46	36	8	22.2	50.5	30	9	39	27	0	5
2/14/21	CLE	-9	+380	220	111	24	34	30	23	93	43	25	7	28	46.2	29	11	40	25	5	8
2/12/21	CHI	+7.5	-300	225.5	106	25	29	24	28	85	40	32	12	37.5	47.1	33	8	41	23	7	11
2/10/21	MIN	+9.5	0	225.5	112	32	21	20	39	95	41	41	15	36.6	43.2	27	16	43	29	4	9
2/7/21	SAC	-4.5	+310	228	113	22	32	25	34	94	46	29	10	34.5	48.9	41	11	52	25	5	8
2/5/21	BOS	-5.5	+190	219	119	21	30	38	30	90	43	38	16	42.1	47.8	25	9	34	21	4	5
2/3/21	CLE	+9	-400	216.5	99	25	24	25	25	92	41	10	4	40	44.6	26	11	37	21	6	4
2/2/21	BKN	-0.5	0	242.5	124	24	33	31	36	79	45	31	13	41.9	57	38	6	44	25	5	12
1/31/21	NYK	+9.5	-500	210.5	115	31	34	26	24	85	41	27	10	37	48.2	26	10	36	21	4	2
1/31/21	NYK	+9.5	-500	210.5	115	31	34	26	24	85	41	27	10	37	48.2	26	10	36	21	4	2
1/29/21	ORL	+5.5	-210	217	90	26	22	23	19	89	32	33	10	30.3	36	37	12	49	20	5	8
1/28/21	MIA	-2.5	+120	212	105	33	17	19	36	90	40	33	13	39.4	44.4	37	8	45	24	4	11
1/26/21	ATL	-6	+200	226.5	108	22	21	33	32	80	37	26	10	38.5	46.3	37	9	46	20	4	11
1/24/21	OKC	-8.5	+730	220.5	100	19	26	28	27	95	42	35	7	20	44.2	39	12	51	22	2	4
1/22/21	OKC	-13	+700	220.5	106	18	35	25	28	87	41	42	14	33.3	47.1	25	4	29	24	7	8
1/20/21	SAC	-10.5	+450	231	96	29	27	19	21	86	39	28	13	46.4	45.3	35	4	39	25	6	14
1/17/21	IND	-8	+300	219	96	26	29	20	21	89	37	38	11	28.9	41.6	27	6	33	28	3	4
1/15/21	SAC	+7	-280	227.5	100	31	30	16	23	85	40	26	8	30.8	47.1	23	9	32	23	3	10
1/13/21	NOP	-11	+450	216	106	28	15	28	35	88	42	28	10	35.7	47.7	36	12	48	18	6	4
1/10/21	CHI	-12	+600	221.5	127	31	28	35	33	77	47	33	18	54.5	61	35	3	38	30	5	13
1/8/21	GSW	+6.5	-265	229	115	22	29	30	34	82	40	41	20	48.8	48.8	29	9	38	25	5	6
1/6/21	GSW	+5	-210	232	101	15	36	26	24	86	39	30	8	26.7	45.3	27	8	35	25	3	6
1/5/21	SAS	-8.5	+295	227	116	36	27	22	31	96	44	40	20	50	45.8	33	11	44	23	7	6
1/3/21	PHX	+0.5	-125	217.5	107	24	20	37	26	75	37	33	10	30.3	49.3	33	7	40	23	2	5
1/1/21	UTA	+3.5	-160	220	106	31	20	33	22	89	41	42	15	35.7	46.1	33	13	46	28	8	6
12/30/20	POR	-5	+175	226	105	26	31	28	20	76	32	38	12	31.6	42.1	36	5	41	14	6	13
12/29/20	MIN	-10.5	+475	225	101	29	21	26	25	89	37	38	13	34.2	41.6	28	11	39	22	10	6
12/27/20	DAL	-4.5	+166	0	124	36	41	27	20	87	43	41	14	34.1	49.4	43	11	54	25	2	2
12/25/20	DEN	+2.5	-120	224	108	26	29	24	29	81	37	36	11	30.6	45.7	22	10	32	25	4	9
12/22/20	LAL	-2	+115	219.5	109	19	35	24	31	81	38	29	9	31	46.9	37	8	45	22	3	10

Clippers Team Leaders

Points Per Game

K. Leonard: 25.2

P. George: 23.6

M. Morris: 13.7

L. Williams: 11

S. Ibaka: 10.9

Assists Per Game

P. George: 5.2

K. Leonard: 5.1

L. Williams: 3.5

R. Jackson: 3.2

N. Batum: 2.2

Rebounds Per Game

I. Zubac: 7.3

S. Ibaka: 6.7

K. Leonard: 6.6

P. George: 6.6

N. Batum: 4.7

Steals Per Game

K. Leonard: 1.6

P. George: 1.2

N. Batum: 1

P. Beverley: 0.8

M. Morris: 0.6

Blocks per Game

S. Ibaka: 1.2

I. Zubac: 0.9

P. Beverley: 0.8

P. George: 0.5

N. Batum: 0.5

Clippers Player Stats

NAME	RTG	MINS	PTS	AST	REB	STL	Blk	TO	FG%	FGM	3PTM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
Nicolas Batum	74	1725	501	139	293	65	34	51	45.7	176	103	254	40.6 0	46	54	85.2
Paul George	89	1681	1181	261	330	60	23	163	47	417	159	380	41.8 0	188	216	87
Kawhi Leonard	93	1645	1212	246	315	77	20	95	51.6	441	93	234	39.7 0	237	269	88.1
Ivica Zubac	75	1492	601	84	482	24	58	77	64.4	237	0	3	0 0	127	162	78.4
Reggie Jackson	76	1435	662	198	180	39	6	69	44.8	244	110	251	43.8 0	64	79	81
Marcus Morris	81	1387	712	56	218	33	13	48	47.2	258	133	281	47.3 0	63	77	81.8
Terance Mann	69	1211	424	100	232	28	13	39	48.8	160	36	87	41.4 0	68	83	81.9
Luke Kennard	76	1137	475	98	154	20	9	45	47.9	179	93	202	46 0	24	29	82.8
Serge Ibaka	81	919	427	68	261	9	46	44	50.7	176	38	108	35.2 0	37	45	82.2
Patrick Beverley	76	741	257	68	112	27	24	28	43.6	85	54	128	42.2 0	33	41	80.5
Patrick Patterson	74	510	174	22	68	13	8	11	43.4	63	36	99	36.4 0	12	16	75
Lou Williams	84	430	209	67	41	8	2	34	38.8	73	21	48	43.8 0	42	49	85.7
Amir Coffey	70	394	140	22	44	10	0	15	43.7	45	23	56	41.1 0	27	38	71.1
Daniel Oturu	71	103	35	7	28	1	3	5	53.6	15	0	1	0 0	5	8	62.5
Mfiondu Kabengele	74	89	29	8	14	4	4	4	41.7	10	5	16	31.3 0	4	5	80

Contents

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The shift north up the Pacific Coast did little or nothing to improve the blight of one of the most laughable franchises in sports. Los Angeles continued to add to their string of losing seasons, peaking at a dozen straight in 1990-91. In fact, across two decades, the Clippers franchise produced four seasons with a winning record. Many wondered how the Clippers' brass felt like they could compete with one of the most visible franchises in sports, let alone in the same town. In 1991-92, the Clippers made their first of two back-to-back playoff appearances. They were the first for the franchise while playing in California. Los Angeles exited in the first round both times. Starting in 1993, the Clippers would return to their non-winning ways. Even though they made the playoffs during the 1996-97 season, LA would string together another dozen consecutive losing records. The Clippers were becoming the poster child in sports for how to lose.

In 2005-06, Clippers' fans enjoyed only the sixth winning season. However, LA lost a disappointing seventh game in the semifinals to Phoenix. The Clippers had still never been to an NBA Conference Finals. During the 2010 NBA Draft, the Clippers' fortunes began to change. They drafted heralded power forward Blake Griffin. Griffin won Rookie of the Year honors and helped the Clippers begin a different streak the following season. Los Angeles would launch a streak of consecutive winning seasons that would hit nine and counting last year. The Clippers would win more than 50 games five of those seasons. Los Angeles has only missed the playoffs once since Griffin's second season. However, Blake Griffin is long gone, now playing in Detroit. A momentary rebuild reshaped the face of the Clippers. Nevertheless, an extensive overhaul ahead of 2018-19 still did not push the Clippers any closer to their first NBA Finals.

After this one-year experiment, the Clippers overhauled the roster again. This time they targeted two high-profile superstars. LA hauled in a former NBA Champion, plus a five-time NBA All-Star named the first-team NBA defensive unit twice. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, many predicted the "other team in Los Angeles" was the team to beat for the NBA Title. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, along with a talented supporting cast, did not disappoint.

The Clippers had a solid season but still finished behind the Lakers in the division. Fans had their sights set on an all-LA Western Conference Final and final redemption for decades of playing second fiddle to their cross-town rivals. It never happened. The upstart Denver Nuggets shocked the Clippers, sweeping three straight games to come back from a 3 to 1 deficit. Denver actually smacked the Clippers soundly in the final two games. The Clippers front office didn't panic this time. During the offseason, LA made a few moves to reinforce their depth. However, they kept the core of the roster intact. Early results for 2020-21 are proving this a smart decision.

The Western Conference has realigned a couple of teams, but the race is still tight. The Lakers, unsurprisingly, are the favorite. However, the Clippers are one of three solid teams with a roster strong enough to contend. As they did before the start of last season, many oddsmakers put both Los Angeles teams at or near the top for title contention. Early season statistics have the pair of Los Angeles teams as the only two to boast top-10 offensive and defensive teams. It seems a given that the Clippers will continue the longest string of winning seasons in franchise history. The trick will be to alter their playoff fortunes and earn their first trip to an NBA Final.