1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season
1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Owner(s) | Donald Sterling |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond |
Results | |
Record | 36–46 (.439) |
Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West First Round (eliminated 0-3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports West/Fox Sports West 2, KCAL, KDOC |
Radio | KIIS, KPLS |
The 1996-97 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 27th season in the NBA, their 13th in Los Angeles, and their 3rd in which they played occasional home games in Anaheim.[1] With the loss of Brian Williams to free agency, the Clippers were expected to sink to the bottom of the NBA again. However, with the continued solid play of Loy Vaught, the team managed to slip into the playoffs with a below .500 record of 36-46, fifth in the Pacific Division. In the first round of the playoffs, the Clippers were swept by the Utah Jazz in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 2006. Following the season, Kevin Duckworth retired.
Contents
Draft Picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 7 | Lorenzen Wright | C/PF | ![]() |
Memphis |
2 | 36 | Doron Sheffer | F | ![]() |
UConn |
Roster
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Roster Notes
- A number of players from the 1996-97 roster have either died prematurely or ended up in tragic circumstances. They are center Stanley Roberts (banned from NBA for drug use in 1999), guard Malik Sealy (died in an automobile accident in 2000 at age 30), center Kevin Duckworth (died of heart failure in 2008 at age 44), forward Rodney Rogers (became paralyzed after dirt bike accident in 2008 at age 37), forward/center Lorenzen Wright (murdered in 2010 at age 34), and center Dwayne Schintzius (died from cancer complications in 2012 at age 43).
Regular season
Season standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 31–10 | 26–15 | 16–8 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | 31–10 | 25–16 | 18–6 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8 | 29–12 | 20–21 | 15–9 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 13–11 |
x-Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 10–14 |
Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 8–16 |
Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 4–20 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | – |
2 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 |
3 | x-Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 |
4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8 |
5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 |
6 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
9 | Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34 |
11 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43 |
13 | San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44 |
14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3–2)
Game | Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Record
(UTAH-LAC) |
Venue | Recap | |
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1 | April 24 | Utah | 106 | L.A. Clippers | 86 | 1-0 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | |
2 | April 26 | Utah | 105 | L.A. Clippers | 99 | 2-0 | Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah | 2 | |
3 | April 28 | L.A. Clippers | 92 | Utah | 104 | 3-0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | 3 | |
Utah wins series 3–0 |
Player statistics
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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% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Brent Barry | 59 | 0 | 18.5 | .409 | .324 | .817 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .9 | .3 | 7.5 |
Terry Dehere | 73 | 3 | 14.4 | .386 | .325 | .824 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 6.4 |
Kevin Duckworth | 26 | 22 | 14.8 | .437 | .750 | .688 | 2.3 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 4.0 |
Rich Manning | 10 | 1 | 7.3 | .412 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
Darrick Martin | 82 | 64 | 22.2 | .407 | .389 | .872 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .7 | .0 | 10.9 |
Lamond Murray | 74 | 1 | 17.5 | .416 | .341 | .739 | 3.1 | .8 | .7 | .4 | 7.4 |
Bo Outlaw | 82 | 25 | 26.8 | .609 | .000 | .504 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
Eric Piatkowski | 65 | 0 | 11.5 | .450 | .425 | .821 | 1.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 6.0 |
Pooh Richardson | 59 | 18 | 18.1 | .381 | .328 | .605 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .9 | .1 | 5.6 |
Stanley Roberts | 18 | 2 | 21.0 | .426 | . | .703 | 5.1 | .5 | .4 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
Rodney Rogers | 81 | 62 | 30.6 | .462 | .361 | .663 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .8 | 13.2 |
Dwayne Schintzius | 15 | 0 | 7.7 | .361 | .500 | .875 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | .6 | 2.3 |
Malik Sealy | 80 | 79 | 30.7 | .396 | .356 | .876 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .6 | 13.5 |
Loy Vaught | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .500 | .167 | .702 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.9 |
Lorenzen Wright | 77 | 51 | 25.1 | .481 | .250 | .587 | 6.1 | .6 | .6 | .8 | 7.3 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Brent Barry | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | .407 | .455 | .889 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.7 |
Terry Dehere | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | . | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Rich Manning | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .222 | . | .833 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 3.0 |
Darrick Martin | 3 | 3 | 25.7 | .440 | .556 | .667 | .7 | 4.3 | .0 | .0 | 11.0 |
Lamond Murray | 3 | 0 | 21.7 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Bo Outlaw | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | .545 | .000 | .300 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .7 | 5.0 |
Eric Piatkowski | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .364 | .400 | .857 | .7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 5.3 |
Pooh Richardson | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
Rodney Rogers | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | .414 | .200 | .750 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
Malik Sealy | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | .480 | .200 | .733 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 12.0 |
Loy Vaught | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .613 | .333 | .667 | 9.0 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 15.0 |
Lorenzen Wright | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | .406 | . | 1.000 | 7.3 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 10.3 |
Awards and records
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Transactions
The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1996-97 season.
Trades
No trades occurred for this team this season.
Free Agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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See also
References
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