2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2008–09 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 39th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season marks the team's 25th season in the city of Los Angeles. For the third straight year, the Clippers missed the playoffs.

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period started.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster notes

• This is Jason Hart's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 2006–2007.
• This is also Brian Skinner's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team from 1998 to 2001.

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 29 | L.A. Lakers | | Al Thornton (16) | Tim Thomas (8) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center<br />19,060 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 31 | Denver | | Al Thornton (30) | Chris Kaman (15) | Cuttino Mobley, Mike Taylor (3) | Staples Center<br />11,418 | 0–2

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Utah | | Cuttino Mobley (20) | Chris Kaman (12) | Mike Taylor (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,602 | 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | Utah | | Chris Kaman (19) | Chris Kaman (10) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center<br />12,712 | 0–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Al Thornton (22) | Tim Thomas, Chris Kaman (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 0–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 7 | Houston | | Baron Davis, Chris Kaman (23) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center<br />14,670 | 0–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 9 | Dallas | | Baron Davis (22) | Marcus Camby (14) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center<br />14,249 | 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 12 | Sacramento | | Al Thornton (20) | Chris Kaman (6) | Baron Davis (11) | Staples Center<br />13,266 | 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | Golden State | | Baron Davis (25) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (11) | Staples Center<br />12,823 | 1–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 17 | San Antonio | | Cuttino Mobley (18) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center<br />14,962 | 1–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 19 | @ Oklahoma City | | Chris Kaman (25) | Chris Kaman (14) | Baron Davis (8) | Ford Center<br />18,312 | 2–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21 | @ Philadelphia | | Al Thornton (22) | Al Thornton, Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby (9) | Baron Davis (6) | Wachovia Center<br />13,474 | 2–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 22 | @ New Jersey | | Baron Davis (30) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (10) | Izod Center<br />17,677 | 2–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24 | New Orleans | | Eric Gordon (25) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center<br />14,956 | 2–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 26 | Denver | | Eric Gordon (24) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center<br />14,934 | 2–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | November 29 | Miami | | Al Thornton, Zach Randolph (27) | Zach Randolph (13) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center<br />16,245 | 3–13

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2 | @ Dallas | | Zach Randolph (27) | Marcus Camby (15) | Baron Davis (6) | American Airlines Center<br />19,670 | 3–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3 | @ Houston | | Al Thornton (24) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (9) | Toyota Center<br />15,358 | 3–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | @ Memphis | | Baron Davis (23) | Marcus Camby (10) | Baron Davis (8) | FedExForum<br />10,484 | 3–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 | December 6 | @ Minnesota | | Baron Davis (27) | Marcus Camby (19) | Baron Davis (9) | Target Center<br />10,863 | 4–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 8 | Orlando | | Baron Davis (27) | Marcus Camby (17) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center<br />15,222 | 4–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 | December 12 | @ Portland | | Zach Randolph (38) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (6) | Rose Garden<br />20,558 | 5–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 13 | Houston | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center<br />16,203 | 6–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 16 | @ Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon, Zach Randolph (22) | Marcus Camby (15) | Baron Davis (7) | Ford Center<br />18,275 | 7–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 17 | @ Chicago | | Zach Randolph (30) | Marcus Camby (27) | Baron Davis (12) | United Center<br />20,102 | 7–18 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 19 | @ Indiana | | Zach Randolph (34) | Zach Randolph (16) | Baron Davis (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />12,653 | 8–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Al Thornton (20) | Marcus Camby (11) | Jason Hart (7) | Bradley Center<br />15,014 | 8–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 22 | Toronto | | Eric Gordon, Zach Randolph (19) | Al Thornton (9) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center<br />16,094 | 8–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 28 | Dallas | | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby (16) | Marcus Camby (12) | Baron Davis (9) | Staples Center<br />16,685 | 8–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 30 | @ Sacramento | | Eric Gordon (24) | Marcus Camby (24) | Marcus Camby, Baron Davis (4) | ARCO Arena<br />11,420 | 8–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 31 | Philadelphia | | Al Thornton (24) | Marcus Camby (17) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center<br />14,021 | 8–23

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 2 | @ Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (21) | Marcus Camby (23) | Fred Jones, Marcus Camby (4) | US Airways Center<br />18,422 | 8–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 4 | Detroit | | Eric Gordon (31) | Marcus Camby (20) | Mardy Collins (12) | Staples Center<br />17,968 | 8–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 6 | @ Dallas | | Eric Gordon (32) | Marcus Camby (19) | Eric Gordon (6) | American Airlines Center<br />19,794 | 8–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 8 | @ San Antonio | | Al Thornton, Eric Gordon (21) | Marcus Camby (9) | Jason Hart (4) | AT&T Center<br />17,873 | 8–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 9 | @ New Orleans | | Eric Gordon, Mardy Collins (15) | Marcus Camby (17) | Mardy Collins (6) | New Orleans Arena<br />17,815 | 8–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 11 | Phoenix | | Al Thornton (23) | Marcus Camby (18) | Fred Jones (10) | Staples Center<br />17,307 | 8–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 14 | Atlanta | | Al Thornton (25) | Marcus Camby (18) | Mardy Collins (8) | Staples Center<br />15,901 | 8–30 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 | January 17 | Milwaukee | | Brian Skinner, Marcus Camby (18) | Marcus Camby (11) | Mardy Collins (11) | Staples Center<br />16,448 | 9–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 19 | Minnesota | | Eric Gordon (25) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Mardy Collins (8) | Staples Center<br />14,399 | 9–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 21 | L.A. Lakers | | DeAndre Jordan (23) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Eric Gordon (6) | Staples Center<br />19,627 | 9–32 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon (41) | Cheikh Samb (8) | Ricky Davis (11) | Staples Center<br />14,913 | 10–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | @ Golden State | | Eric Gordon (21) | DeAndre Jordan (20) | Ricky Davis (7) | Oracle Arena<br />17,746 | 10–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26 | Portland | | Al Thornton (23) | Brian Skinner (10) | Fred Jones, Eric Gordon (7) | Staples Center<br />16,570 | 10–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 28 | Chicago | | Eric Gordon (19) | Al Thornton, DeAndre Jordan, Marcus Camby (6) | Eric Gordon (7) | Staples Center<br />15,637 | 10–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 30 | @ Cleveland | | Eric Gordon (27) | Eric Gordon, Baron Davis (7) | Fred Jones (9) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 10–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | January 31 | @ Washington | | Eric Gordon (25) | Brian Skinner (10) | Baron Davis, Fred Jones (6) | Verizon Center<br />18,227 | 10–37

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 2 | @ Miami | | Zach Randolph (21) | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis (9) | American Airlines Arena<br />15,985 | 10–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 4 | @ Orlando | | Al Thornton (27) | Marcus Camby (9) | Fred Jones (6) | Amway Arena<br />16,101 | 10–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 6 | @ Memphis | | Zach Randolph (35) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | FedExForum<br />10,912 | 11–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 | February 7 | @ Atlanta | | Al Thornton (31) | Zach Randolph (9) | Fred Jones (9) | Philips Arena<br />18,729 | 12–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 9 | @ Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (20) | Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />10,852 | 12–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 11 | New York | | Eric Gordon (30) | Zach Randolph (15) | Baron Davis (20) | Staples Center<br />16,928 | 13–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | | Eric Gordon (24) | DeAndre Jordan (7) | Baron Davis (6) | US Airways Center<br />18,422 | 13–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 18 | Phoenix | | Al Thornton (33) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center<br />18,169 | 13–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22 | @ Portland | | Eric Gordon (21) | DeAndre Jordan (12) | Baron Davis (6) | Rose Garden<br />20,447 | 13–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 23 | Golden State | | Zach Randolph, Eric Gordon (27) | Zach Randolph (11) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center<br />15,383 | 14–43 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 25 | Boston | | Zach Randolph (30) | Zach Randolph (12) | Mardy Collins, Baron Davis (5) | Staples Center<br />18,609 | 15–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 27 | @ Sacramento | | Steve Novak, Baron Davis (13) | Marcus Camby (13) | Mike Taylor (5) | ARCO Arena<br />12,846 | 15–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 28 | Charlotte | | Zach Randolph (33) | Marcus Camby (13) | Baron Davis, Ricky Davis (6) | Staples Center<br />16,349 | 15–45

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 2 | San Antonio | | Fred Jones, Al Thornton (14) | Mike Taylor, Marcus Camby (8) | Baron Davis (8) | Staples Center<br />17,649 | 15–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 4 | Memphis | | Al Thornton (25) | DeAndre Jordan (9) | Baron Davis (7) | Staples Center<br />13,813 | 15–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 7 | Indiana | | Eric Gordon (35) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Eric Gordon (6) | Staples Center<br />16,518 | 15–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10 | Cleveland | | Al Thornton, Zach Randolph (20) | Zach Randolph (12) | Baron Davis, Zach Randolph (6) | Staples Center<br />19,060 | 15–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Denver | | Al Thornton (19) | Al Thornton, Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman (7) | Baron Davis (10) | Pepsi Center<br />18,676 | 15–50 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 | March 15 | New Jersey | | Steve Novak (21) | Al Thornton, Chris Kaman (8) | Baron Davis (10) | Staples Center<br />18,266 | 16–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17 | @ Golden State | | Baron Davis (29) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (11) | Baron Davis (7) | Oracle Arena<br />18,223 | 16–51 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 | March 18 | Washington | | Eric Gordon (26) | Baron Davis, Zach Randolph (8) | Baron Davis (20) | Staples Center<br />15,123 | 17–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20 | @ Detroit | | Eric Gordon (22) | Chris Kaman (8) | Baron Davis (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />22,076 | 17–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22 | @ Toronto | | Zach Randolph (20) | Zach Randolph, Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis (4) | Air Canada Centre<br />17,610 | 17–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Boston | | Zach Randolph (17) | Zach Randolph (14) | Baron Davis (8) | TD Banknorth Garden<br />18,624 | 17–54 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 25 | @ New York | | Mike Taylor (35) | Al Thornton (9) | Baron Davis (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,041 | 18–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27 | @ San Antonio | | Mike Taylor (23) | Alex Acker (8) | Eric Gordon (4) | AT&T Center<br />18,797 | 18–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 28 | @ Houston | | Eric Gordon (17) | Zach Randolph (8) | Mike Taylor (6) | Toyota Center<br />18,267 | 18–56

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 1 | New Orleans | | Eric Gordon (25) | Zach Randolph (14) | Baron Davis (12) | Staples Center<br />19,060 | 18–57 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 4 | @ Denver | | Zach Randolph (22) | Zach Randolph (12) | Baron Davis (8) | Pepsi Center<br />17,880 | 18–58 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (24) | Brian Skinner (13) | Eric Gordon (4) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 18–59 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 7 | Minnesota | | Eric Gordon (28) | Brian Skinner (14) | Fred Jones (7) | Staples Center<br />16,757 | 18–60 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 | April 10 | Sacramento | | Brian Skinner (21) | Chris Kaman (13) | Baron Davis (5) | Staples Center<br />18,232 | 19–60 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 11 | Portland | | Eric Gordon (18) | Chris Kaman (8) | Fred Jones (5) | Staples Center<br />18,321 | 19–61 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 13 | @ Utah | | Marcus Camby (17) | DeAndre Jordan (11) | Baron Davis (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,911 | 19–62 |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 15 | Oklahoma City | | Eric Gordon (22) | Marcus Camby (7) | Baron Davis, Fred Jones (5) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 19–63

Player statistics

Regular season

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References