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2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season

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Head coach
  
Doc Rivers

Arena
  
Staples Center

Owner(s)
  
Steve Ballmer

Record
  
56–26 (.683)

2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western)

Playoff finish
  
Lost to Rockets 3–4 (Semi-Finals)

The 2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 37th season in Southern California, and their 31st season in Los Angeles. Steve Ballmer became the new owner of Clippers. The team finished 56-26 on the season, only one game fewer than the previous season, clinching the third spot for the NBA Playoffs, where they defeated the defending champions San Antonio Spurs in the first round. The Clippers' season ended with a Game 7 western conference semi-finals loss to the Houston Rockets after leading the series 3–1.

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Key dates

  • June 26, 2014: The 2014 NBA draft took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
  • August 12, 2014: Former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer completes the purchase of the Clippers franchise from the Sterling family trust, for $2 billion.

    • Roster notes

  • Guard Jordan Farmar becomes the 24th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers. He would later on be waived after playing in 36 games.
  • New assistant coaches Mike Woodson and Sam Cassell have previously played for the Clippers franchise. The former played from 1986 to 1988, while the latter from 2005 to 2008.
  • Guard Austin Rivers and coach Doc Rivers become the first father-son duo in NBA history to be on the same team.

    • References

    2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season Wikipedia
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