2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season
{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Los Angeles Clippers
| end_year = 2016
| wins = 53
| losses = 29
| division = Pacific
| division_place = 2
| conf_place = 4
| coach = Doc Rivers
| owners = Steve Ballmer
| arena = Staples Center
| playoffs = First Round
(lost to Trail Blazers 2–4)
| bbr_team = LAC
| television = Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
| radio = KFWB
}}
The 2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 38th season in Southern California, and their 32nd season in Los Angeles.
On July 8, despite offers from the Dallas Mavericks, DeAndre Jordan returned to the Clippers with a 4-year, $87.7 million deal.
During the offseason the Clippers signed veteran and Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce and he played the rest of his career as a Clipper. The signing reunited Pierce with his former coach Doc Rivers, who coached the Celtics from 2004 to 2013 and won them a championship in 2008.
The Clippers played most of the season without Blake Griffin, who broke his hand in a fight and was subsequently suspended for 4 games. He returned on April 3 after sitting out 45 games.
The Clippers entered the playoffs against the 5th-seeded 44–38 Portland Trail Blazers who were 9 games behind them. However, injuries robbed the team and that was their undoing as they were eliminated in the first round in six games by the Trail Blazers for the first time since 2013, when the team was eliminated by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Draft
{{main|2015 NBA draft}}
The Clippers did not have a pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
Roster
{{NBA roster header|team=Los Angeles Clippers|season=2015–16
| bg1 = #CC0033 | color1 = white
| bg2 = #0446ac | color2 = white }}
{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Cole | last = Aldrich | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 250 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1988–10–31 }}
{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Jeff | last = Ayres | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 252 | college = Arizona State | DOB = 1987–04–29 | note = DL }}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Jamal | last = Crawford | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 200 | college = Michigan | DOB = 1980–03–20 }}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Branden | last = Dawson | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 225 | college = Michigan State | DOB = 1993–02–01 }}
{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Jeff | last = Green | dab = basketball | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | college = Georgetown | DOB = 1986–08–28| }}
{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Blake | last = Griffin | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 251 | college = Oklahoma | DOB = 1989–03–16 }}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Wesley | last = Johnson | dab = basketball | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | college = Syracuse | DOB = 1987–07–11 }}
{{player2 | num = 6 | first = DeAndre | last = Jordan | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11| lbs = 265 | college = Texas A&M | DOB = 1988–07–21 | }}
{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Luc | last = Mbah a Moute | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 230 | college = UCLA | DOB = 1986–09–09 | }}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Chris | last = Paul | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | college = Wake Forest | DOB = 1985–05–06 }}
{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Paul | last = Pierce | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 235 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1977–10–13 }}
{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Pablo | last = Prigioni | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | from = Argentina | DOB = 1977–05–17 }}
{{player2 | num = 4 | first = JJ | last = Redick | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | college = Duke | DOB = 1984–06–24 }}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Austin | last = Rivers | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Duke | DOB = 1992–08–01 }}
{{player2 | num = 30 | first = C. J. | last = Wilcox | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | college = Washington | DOB = 1990–12–30 }}
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
| asst_coach =
- Sam Cassell
- Lawrence Frank
- Armond Hill
- Brendan O'Connor
- Mike Woodson
- J. P. Clark (player development)
- Dave Severns (player development)
| otherlegend = (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
| roster_url = http://www.nba.com/clippers/roster/
| transaction_url = http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Los-Angeles-Clippers/12/Transaction_History
| accessdate = 2016–03–29
}}
=Roster notes=
- Forward Wesley Johnson becomes the 25th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.
Preseason
{{NBA game log start|Los Angeles Clippers|pre-season=yes|end_year=2016|record=Total: 3–3 (home: 3–1; road: 0–2)}}
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|Pre-season|first=yes|show=
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 0
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 1
| October 2
| Denver
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151002/DENLAC/boxscore.html 103–96]
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Staples Center
14,245
| 1–0
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2
| October 4
| @ Toronto
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151004/LACTOR/boxscore.html 73–93]
| JJ Redick (15)
| DeAndre Jordan (10)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Rogers Arena
19,000
| 1–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3
| October 11
| @ Charlotte
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151011/LACCHA/gameinfo.html 94–106]
| JJ Redick (23)
| Blake Griffin (9)
| Blake Griffin (10)
| Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre
17,376
| 1–2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4
| October 14
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151014/CHALAC/gameinfo.html 71–113]
| Chris Paul (17)
| Blake Griffin (14)
| Chris Paul (6)
| Mercedes-Benz Arena
15,905
| 1–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 5
| October 20
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151020/GSWLAC/gameinfo.html 130–95]
| Blake Griffin (29)
| DeAndre Jordan (10)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Staples Center
15,889
| 2–3
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 6
| October 22
| Portland
| [http://www.nba.com/games/20151022/PORLAC/gameinfo.html 115–109]
| Blake Griffin (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
13,969
| 3–3
{{NBA game log end|gsw|end_year=2016}}
Standing
=By Division=
{{2015–16 NBA Pacific standings|team=LAC}}
=By Conference=
{{2015–16 NBA West standings|tiebreakers=yes|team=LAC}}
Regular season game log
{{NBA game log start|Los Angeles Clippers|end_year=2016|record=Total: 53–29 (home: 29–12; road: 24–17)
All game times Pacific}}
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|October|first=yes
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 0
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 1
| October 28
7pm
| @ Sacramento
| {{NBA game|date=20151028|id=LACSAC|pf=111|pa=104}}
| Blake Griffin (33)
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Sleep Train Arena
17,458
| 1–0
|-style="background:#bfb;"
| 2
| October 29
7:30 pm
| Dallas
| {{NBA game|date=20151029|id=DALLAC|pf=104|pa=88}}
| Blake Griffin (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (5)
|Staples Center
19,218
| 2–0
|-style="background:#bfb;"
| 3
| October 31
7:30 pm
| Sacramento
| {{NBA game|date=20151031|id=SACLAC|pf=114|pa=109}}
| Blake Griffin (37)
| DeAndre Jordan (18)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 3–0
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|November
| home_wins = 6
| home_losses = 4
| road_wins = 1
| road_losses = 4
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 4
| November 2
7:30 pm
| Phoenix
| {{NBA game|date=20151102|id=PHXLAC|pf=102|pa=96}}
| Blake Griffin (22)
| Blake Griffin (10)
| Chris Paul (5)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 4–0
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 5
| November 4
7:30 pm
| @ Golden State
| {{NBA game|date=20151104|id=LACGSW|pf=108|pa=112}}
| Chris Paul (24)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Oracle Arena
19,596
| 4–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 6
| November 7
7:30 pm
| Houston
| {{NBA game|date=20151107|id=HOULAC|pf=105|pa=109}}
| Blake Griffin (35)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Staples Center
19,361
| 4–2
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 7
| November 9
7:30 pm
| Memphis
| {{NBA game|date=20151109|id=MEMLAC|pf=94|pa=92}}
| Blake Griffin (24)
| Chris Paul (4)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 5–2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 8
| November 11
5pm
| @ Dallas
| {{NBA game|date=20151111|id=LACDAL|pf=108|pa=118}}
| Blake Griffin (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (11)
| American Airlines Center
19,805
| 5–3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 9
| November 12
7:30 pm
| @ Phoenix
| {{NBA game|date=20151112|id=LACPHX|pf=104|pa=118}}
| Jamal Crawford (18)
| DeAndre Jordan (9)
| Blake Griffin (4)
| Talking Stick Resort Arena
17,204
| 5–4
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 10
| November 14
12:30 pm
| Detroit
| {{NBA game|date=20151114|id=DETLAC|pf=101|pa=96}}
| Jamal Crawford (37)
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| Blake Griffin (9)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 6–4
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 11
| November 19
7:30 pm
| Golden State
| {{NBA game|date=20151119|id=GSWLAC|pf=117|pa=124}}
| Chris Paul (35)
| DeAndre Jordan (8)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,528
| 6–5
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 12
| November 20
7pm
| @ Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20151120|id=LACPOR|pf=91|pa=102}}
| Blake Griffin (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Moda Center
19,393
| 6–6
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 13
| November 22
12:30 pm
| Toronto
| {{NBA game|date=20151122|id=TORLAC|pf=80|pa=91}}
| JJ Redick (17)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 6–7
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 14
| November 24
6pm
| @ Denver
| {{NBA game|date=20151124|id=LACDEN|pf=111|pa=94}}
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Pepsi Center
13,257
| 7–7
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 15
| November 25
7:30 pm
| Utah
| {{NBA game|date=20151125|id=UTALAC|pf=91|pa=102}}
| Blake Griffin (40)
| Blake Griffin (12)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 7–8
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 16
| November 27
7:30 pm
| {{NBA game|date=20151127|id=NOPLAC|pf=111|pa=90}}
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,162
| 8–8
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 17
| November 29
12:30 pm
| {{NBA game|date=20151129|id=MINLAC|pf=107|pa=99}}
| Blake Griffin (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (9)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 9–8
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 18
| November 30
7:30 pm
| Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20151130|id=PORLAC|pf=102|pa=87}}
| Blake Griffin (23)
| DeAndre Jordan (24)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 10–8
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|December
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 9
| road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 19
| December 2
7:30 pm
| Indiana
| {{NBA game|date=20151202|id=INDLAC|pf=91|pa=103}}
| Griffin, Stephenson (19)
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| Blake Griffin (6)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 10–9
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 20
| December 5
7:30 pm
| Orlando
| {{NBA game|date=20151205|id=ORLLAC|pf=103|pa=101}}
| Jamal Crawford (32)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Blake Griffin (7)
| Staples Center
19,146
| 11–9
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 21
| December 7
5pm
| @ Minnesota
| {{NBA game|date=20151207|id=LACMIN|pf=110|pa=106}}
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Jamal Crawford (7)
| Target Center
11,467
| 12–9
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 22
| December 9
5pm
| @ Milwaukee
| {{NBA game|date=20151209|id=LACMIL|pf=109|pa=95}}
| JJ Redick (31)
| DeAndre Jordan (21)
| Chris Paul (18)
| BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,224
| 13–9
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 23
| December 10
5pm
| @ Chicago
| {{NBA game|date=20151210|id=LACCHI|pf=80|pa=83}}
| Blake Griffin (18)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (5)
| United Center
21,491
| 13–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 24
| December 12
2pm
| @ Brooklyn
| {{NBA game|date=20151212|id=LACBKN|pf=105|pa=100}}
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Chris Paul (14)
| Barclays Center
15,689
| 14–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 25
| December 14
4:30 pm
| @ Detroit
| {{NBA game|date=20151214|id=LACDET|pf=105|pa=103|ot=1}}
| Blake Griffin (34)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (12)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,525
| 15–10
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 26
| December 16
7:30 pm
| Milwaukee
| {{NBA game|date=20151216|id=MILLAC|pf=103|pa=90}}
| Chris Paul (21)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 16–10
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 27
| December 18
5pm
| @ San Antonio
| {{NBA game|date=20151218|id=LACSAS|pf=107|pa=115}}
| Chris Paul (27)
| DeAndre Jordan (17)
| Chris Paul (10)
| AT&T Center
18,418
| 16–11
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 28
| December 19
5pm
| @ Houston
| {{NBA game|date=20151219|id=LACHOU|pf=97|pa=107}}
| Blake Griffin (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Toyota Center
18,212
| 16–12
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 29
| December 21
7:30 pm
| {{NBA game|date=20151221|id=OKCLAC|pf=99|pa=100}}
| Chris Paul (32)
| DeAndre Jordan (10)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Staples Center
19,415
| 16–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 30
| December 25
7:30 pm
| @ L.A. Lakers
| {{NBA game|date=20151225|id=LACLAL|pf=94|pa=84}}
| Chris Paul (23)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (6)
| Staples Center
18,997
| 17–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 31
| December 26
6pm
| @ Utah
| {{NBA game|date=20151226|id=LACUTA|pf=109|pa=104}}
| JJ Redick (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911
| 18–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 32
| December 28
4pm
| @ Washington
| {{NBA game|date=20151228|id=LACWAS|pf=108|pa=91}}
| Chris Paul (23)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Verizon Center
20,356
| 19–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 33
| December 30
4pm
| @ Charlotte
| {{NBA game|date=20151230|id=LACCHA|pf=122|pa=117}}
| JJ Redick (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,145
| 20–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 34
| December 31
5pm
| @ New Orleans
| {{NBA game|date=20151231|id=LACNOP|pf=95|pa=89}}
| JJ Redick (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Smoothie King Center
16,920
| 21–13
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|January
| home_wins = 7
| home_losses = 1
| road_wins = 4
| road_losses = 2
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 35
| January 2
7:30 pm
| {{NBA game|date=20160102|id=PHILAC|pf=130|pa=99}}
| DeAndre Jordan (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (14)
| Staples Center
19,212
| 22–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 36
| January 6
7pm
| @ Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160106|id=LACPOR|pf=109|pa=98}}
| Chris Paul (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (19)
| Moda Center
18,598
| 23–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 37
| January 9
12:30 pm
| Charlotte
| {{NBA game|date=20160109|id=CHALAC|pf=97|pa=83}}
| Chris Paul (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (19)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 24–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 38
| January 10
12:30 pm
| New Orleans
| {{NBA game|date=20160110|id=NOPLAC|pf=114|pa=111|ot=1}}
| Chris Paul (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 25–13
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 39
| January 13
7:30 pm
| Miami
| {{NBA game|date=20160113|id=MIALAC|pf=104|pa=90}}
| Cole Aldrich (19)
| Paul Pierce (9)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Staples Center
19,194
| 26–13
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 40
| January 16
7:30 pm
| Sacramento
| {{NBA game|date=20160116|id=SACLAC|pf=103|pa=110}}
| JJ Redick (22)
| Cole Aldrich (10)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Staples Center
19,191
| 26–14
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 41
| January 18
7:30 pm
| Houston
| {{NBA game|date=20160118|id=HOULAC|pf=140|pa=132|ot=1}}
| JJ Redick (40)
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 27–14
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 42
| January 21
5pm
| @ Cleveland
| {{NBA game|date=20160121|id=LACCLE|pf=102|pa=115}}
| Chris Paul (30)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
| 27–15
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 43
| January 22
4:30 pm
| @ New York
| {{NBA game|date=20160122|id=LACNYK|pf=116|pa=88}}
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| DeAndre Jordan (8)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Madison Square Garden
19,812
| 28–15
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 44
| January 24
3pm
| @ Toronto
| {{NBA game|date=20160124|id=LACTOR|pf=94|pa=112}}
| Chris Paul (23)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Air Canada Centre
19,800
| 28–16
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 45
| January 26
4pm
| @ Indiana
| {{NBA game|date=20160126|id=LACIND|pf=91|pa=89}}
| Chris Paul (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (19)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,448
| 29–16
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 46
| January 27
5pm
| @ Atlanta
| {{NBA game|date=20160127|id=LACATL|pf=85|pa=83}}
| Jamal Crawford (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (19)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Philips Arena
17,664
| 30–16
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 47
| January 29
7:30 pm
| L.A. Lakers
| {{NBA game|date=20160129|id=LALLAC|pf=105|pa=93}}
| Chris Paul (27)
| DeAndre Jordan (17)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Staples Center
19,495
| 31–16
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 48
| January 31
12:30 pm
| Chicago
| {{NBA game|date=20160131|id=CHILAC|pf=120|pa=93}}
| Jamal Crawford (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Staples Center
19,325
| 32–16
|-
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|February
| home_wins = 3
| home_losses = 3
| road_wins = 4
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 49
| February 3
7:30 pm
| Minnesota
| {{NBA game|date=20160203|id=MINLAC|pf=102|pa=108}}
| Chris Paul (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 32–17
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 50
| February 5
4pm
| @ Orlando
| {{NBA game|date=20160205|id=LACORL|pf=107|pa=93}}
| Chris Paul (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (18)
| Chris Paul (6)
| Amway Center
16,647
| 33–17
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 51
| February 7
11am
| @ Miami
| {{NBA game|date=20160207|id=LACMIA|pf=100|pa=93}}
| Chris Paul (22)
| Chris Paul (7)
| American Airlines Arena
19,624
| 34–17
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 52
| February 8
4pm
| @ Philadelphia
| {{NBA game|date=20160208|id=LACPHI|pf=98|pa=92|ot=1}}
| DeAndre Jordan (21)
| Chris Paul (7)
| Wells Fargo Center
13,310
| 35–17
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 53
| February 10
4:30 pm
| @ Boston
| {{NBA game|date=20160210|id=LACBOS|pf=134|pa=139|ot=1}}
| Chris Paul (35)
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| Chris Paul (13)
| TD Garden
18,186
| 35–18
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 54
| February 18
7:30 pm
| San Antonio
| {{NBA game|date=20160218|id=SASLAC|pf=105|pa=86}}
| Chris Paul (28)
| DeAndre Jordan (17)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Staples Center
19,410
| 36–18
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 55
| February 20
5:30 pm
| Golden State
| {{NBA game|date=20160220|id=GSWLAC|pf=112|pa=115}}
| Chris Paul (24)
| DeAndre Jordan (21)
| Chris Paul (6)
| Staples Center
19,585
| 36–19
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 56
| February 22
7:30 pm
| Phoenix
| {{NBA game|date=20160222|id=PHXLAC|pf=124|pa=84}}
| JJ Redick (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (14)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 37–19
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 57
| February 24
7:30 pm
| Denver
| {{NBA game|date=20160224|id=DENLAC|pf=81|pa=87}}
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 37–20
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 58
| February 26
7pm
| @ Sacramento
| {{NBA game|date=20160226|id=LACSAC|pf=117|pa=107}}
| Chris Paul (40)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Sleep Train Arena
17,317
| 38–20
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 59
| February 29
7:30 pm
| Brooklyn
| {{NBA game|date=20160229|id=BKNLAC|pf=105|pa=95}}
| Jamal Crawford (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (10)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 39–20
|-
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|March
| home_wins = 5
| home_losses = 2
| road_wins = 3
| road_losses = 6
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 60
| March 2
7:30 pm
| Oklahoma City
| {{NBA game|date=20160302|id=OKCLAC|pf=103|pa=98}}
| Chris Paul (21)
| DeAndre Jordan (18)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Staples Center
19,304
| 40–20
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 61
| March 5
7:30 pm
| Atlanta
| {{NBA game|date=20160305|id=ATLLAC|pf=97|pa=107}}
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Staples Center
19,236
| 40–21
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 62
| March 7
5:30 pm
| @ Dallas
| {{NBA game|date=20160307|id=LACDAL|pf=109|pa=90}}
| Chris Paul (27)
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| Chris Paul (7)
| American Airlines Center
20,002
| 41–21
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 63
| March 9
6:30 pm
| @ Oklahoma City
| {{NBA game|date=20160309|id=LACOKC|pf=108|pa=120}}
| Jeff Green (23)
| DeAndre Jordan (7)
| Chris Paul (16)
| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
| 41–22
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 64
| March 11
7:30 pm
| New York
| {{NBA game|date=20160311|id=NYKLAC|pf=101|pa=94}}
| Chris Paul (24)
| DeAndre Jordan (19)
| Chris Paul (15)
| Staples Center
19,175
| 42–22
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 65
| March 13
12:30 pm
| Cleveland
| {{NBA game|date=20160313|id=CLELAC|pf=90|pa=114}}
| JJ Redick (19)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (10)
| Staples Center
19,342
| 42–23
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 66
| March 15
5:30 pm
| @ San Antonio
| {{NBA game|date=20160315|id=LACSAS|pf=87|pa=108}}
| Chris Paul (22)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (8)
| AT&T Center
18,418
| 42–24
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 67
| March 16
6:30 pm
| @ Houston
| {{NBA game|date=20160316|id=LACHOU|pf=122|pa=106}}
| JJ Redick (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| Chris Paul (16)
| Toyota Center
18,304
| 43–24
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 68
| March 19
5pm
| @ Memphis
| {{NBA game|date=20160319|id=LACMEM|pf=103|pa=115}}
| Chris Paul (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (7)
| Chris Paul (6)
| FedExForum
18,119
| 43–25
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 69
| March 20
3pm
| @ New Orleans
| {{NBA game|date=20160320|id=LACNOP|pf=105|pa=109}}
| DeAndre Jordan (9)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Smoothie King Center
17,407
| 43–26
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 70
| March 23
7:30 pm
| @ Golden State
| {{NBA game|date=20160323|id=LACGSW|pf=98|pa=114}}
| DeAndre Jordan (19)
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Oracle Arena
19,596
| 43–27
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 71
| March 24
7:30 pm
| Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160324|id=PORLAC|pf=96|pa=94}}
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (5)
| Staples Center
19,359
| 44–27
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 72
| March 27
12:30 pm
| Denver
| {{NBA game|date=20160327|id=DENLAC|pf=105|pa=90}}
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 45–27
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 73
| March 28
7:30 pm
| Boston
| {{NBA game|date=20160328|id=BOSLAC|pf=114|pa=90}}
| Austin Rivers (16)
| DeAndre Jordan (13)
| Chris Paul (14)
| Staples Center
19,258
| 46–27
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 74
| March 30
5pm
| @ Minnesota
| {{NBA game|date=20160330|id=LACMIN|pf=99|pa=79}}
| Chris Paul (20)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Chris Paul (16)
| Target Center
12,252
| 47–27
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 75
| March 31
6:30 pm
| @ Oklahoma City
| {{NBA game|date=20160331|id=LACOKC|pf=117|pa=119}}
| Jamal Crawford (32)
| Cole Aldrich (10)
| Jamal Crawford (7)
| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
| 47–28
|-
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|April
| home_wins = 4
| home_losses = 0
| road_wins = 2
| road_losses = 1
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 76
| April 3
12:30 pm
| Washington
| {{NBA game|date=20160403|id=WASLAC|pf=114|pa=109}}
| Chris Paul (27)
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Chris Paul (12)
| Staples Center
19,060
| 48–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 77
| April 5
7:30 pm
| L.A. Lakers
| {{NBA game|date=20160405|id=LALLAC|pf=103|pa=81}}
| Chris Paul (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (14)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
19,537
| 49–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 78
| April 6
7:30 pm
| @ L.A. Lakers
| {{NBA game|date=20160406|id=LACLAL|pf=91|pa=81}}
| JJ Redick (15)
| DeAndre Jordan (11)
| Chris Paul (8)
| Staples Center
18,997
| 50–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 79
| April 8
6pm
| @ Utah
| {{NBA game|date=20160408|id=LACUTA|pf=102|pa=99|ot=1}}
| Cole Aldrich (21)
| Cole Aldrich (18)
| Pablo Prigioni (7)
| Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911
| 51–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 80
| April 10
12:30 pm
| Dallas
| {{NBA game|date=20160410|id=DALLAC|pf=98|pa=91}}
| Jamal Crawford (22)
| Blake Griffin (11)
| Chris Paul (11)
| Staples Center
19,170
| 52–28
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 81
| April 12
7:30 pm
| Memphis
| {{NBA game|date=20160412|id=MEMLAC|pf=110|pa=84}}
| Austin Rivers (14)
| DeAndre Jordan (12)
| Chris Paul (13)
| Staples Center
19,147
| 53–28
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 82
| April 13
7:30 pm
| @ Phoenix
| {{NBA game|date=20160413|id=LACPHX|pf=105|pa=114}}
| Wesley Johnson (19)
| Cole Aldrich (10)
| Pablo Prigioni (9)
| Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,055
| 53–29
{{NBA game log end|bkn|end_year=2016}}
Playoffs
=Game log=
{{NBA game log start|Los Angeles Clippers|playoffs=yes|end_year=2016|record=Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)}}
{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Clippers|First Round|first=yes|playoffs=yes|show=no
|home_wins = 2
|home_losses = 1
|road_wins = 0
|road_losses = 3
}}
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 1
| April 17
| Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160417|id=PORLAC|pf=115|pa=95}}
| Chris Paul (28)
| Chris Paul (11)
| STAPLES Center
19,122
| 1–0
|- style="background:#bfb;"
| 2
| April 20
| Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160420|id=PORLAC|pf=102|pa=81}}
| Chris Paul (25)
| DeAndre Jordan (18)
| STAPLES Center
19,127
| 2–0
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3
| April 23
| @ Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160423|id=LACPOR|pf=88|pa=96}}
| Chris Paul (26)
| DeAndre Jordan (16)
| Chris Paul (9)
| Moda Center
19,761
| 2–1
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4
| April 25
| @ Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160425|id=LACPOR|pf=84|pa=98}}
| DeAndre Jordan (15)
| Chris Paul (4)
| Moda Center
19,607
| 2–2
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 5
| April 27
| Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160427|id=PORLAC|pf=98|pa=108}}
| JJ Redick (19)
| DeAndre Jordan (17)
| STAPLES Center
19,060
| 2–3
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 6
| April 29
| @ Portland
| {{NBA game|date=20160429|id=LACPOR|pf=103|pa=106}}
| Jamal Crawford (32)
| DeAndre Jordan (20)
| Austin Rivers (8)
| Moda Center
19,768
| 2–4
{{NBA game log end|okc|playoffs=yes|end_year=2016}}
Player statistics
{{NBA roster statistics legend}}
=Regular season=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" | ||||||||||
style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|Player
! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|GP ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|GS ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|MPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|FG% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|3P% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|FT% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|RPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|APG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|SPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|BPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|PPG | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Wesley|Johnson|dab=basketball}}
| 80 | 9 | 20.8 | .404 | .333 | .652 | 3.1 | .6 | 1.1 | .7 | 6.9 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jamal|Crawford}}
| 79 | 5 | 26.9 | .404 | .340 | .904 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | 14.2 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|DeAndre|Jordan}}
| 77 | 77 | 33.7 | .703 | .000 | .430 | 13.8 | 1.2 | .7 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|JJ|Redick}}
| 75 | 75 | 28.0 | .480 | .475 | .888 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | 16.3 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Luc|Mbah a Moute}}
| 75 | 61 | 17.0 | .454 | .325 | .526 | 2.3 | .4 | .6 | .3 | 3.1 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Paul}}
| 74 | 74 | 32.7 | .462 | .371 | .896 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 2.1 | .2 | 19.5 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Pierce}}
| 68 | 38 | 18.1 | .363 | .310 | .818 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 6.1 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Austin|Rivers}}
| 67 | 7 | 21.9 | .438 | .335 | .681 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | 8.9 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cole|Aldrich}}
| 60 | 5 | 13.3 | .596 | .714 | 4.8 | .8 | .8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Pablo|Prigioni}}
| 59 | 3 | 13.9 | .374 | .295 | .875 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .9 | .0 | 2.5 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lance|Stephenson}}†
| 43 | 10 | 15.8 | .494 | .404 | .700 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | 4.7 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Blake|Griffin}}
| 35 | 35 | 33.4 | .499 | .333 | .727 | 8.4 | 4.9 | .8 | .5 | 21.4 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Smith}}†
| 32 | 1 | 14.3 | .383 | .310 | .595 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .6 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Green|dab=basketball}}†
| 27 | 10 | 26.3 | .427 | .325 | .615 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .8 | 10.9 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|C. J.|Wilcox}}
| 23 | 0 | 7.3 | .394 | .391 | .750 | .5 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.0 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Ayres}}
| 17 | 0 | 6.3 | .522 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .2 | 1.8 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Branden|Dawson}}
| 6 | 0 | 4.8 | .400 | 1.000 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .2 | .8 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Alex|Stepheson}}†
| 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | .5 |
=Playoffs=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" | ||||||||||
style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|Player
! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|GP ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|GS ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|MPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|FG% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|3P% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|FT% ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|RPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|APG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|SPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|BPG ! style="background:#D50032; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003DA5 3px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 3px solid;"|PPG | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|DeAndre|Jordan}}
| 6 | 6 | 33.0 | .632 | .373 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 11.7 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|JJ|Redick}}
| 6 | 6 | 27.7 | .430 | .355 | .667 | 2.0 | .8 | .2 | .2 | 13.5 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Austin|Rivers}}
| 6 | 2 | 24.0 | .426 | .235 | .667 | 2.7 | 2.7 | .5 | .0 | 10.3 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jamal|Crawford}}
| 6 | 1 | 33.2 | .379 | .190 | .880 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .0 | 17.3 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Green|dab=basketball}}
| 6 | 1 | 26.5 | .457 | .400 | .600 | 3.2 | .7 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.2 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Cole|Aldrich}}
| 6 | 0 | 12.8 | .667 | .500 | 5.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 | 3.8 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Wesley|Johnson|dab=basketball}}
| 6 | 0 | 12.8 | .357 | .333 | 1.000 | 3.0 | .3 | .2 | .7 | 2.7 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Luc|Mbah a Moute}}
| 5 | 5 | 15.6 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .2 | .6 | .0 | 1.8 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Pierce}}
| 5 | 1 | 10.8 | .167 | .200 | .250 | 1.2 | .2 | .4 | .0 | 1.2 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Pablo|Prigioni}}
| 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .000 | .000 | .6 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Blake|Griffin}}
| 4 | 4 | 31.8 | .377 | .500 | .760 | 8.8 | 4.0 | .8 | .5 | 15.0 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Paul}}
| 4 | 4 | 31.3 | .487 | .300 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | .0 | 23.8 |
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|C. J.|Wilcox}}
| 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Ayres}}
| 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
{{Plainlist|
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Clippers only.
}}
Transactions
=Trades=
border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" bordercolor="#DFDFDF" cellpadding="5" |
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| style="width:12%" | June 15, 2015 | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers Lance Stephenson | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Charlotte Hornets Matt Barnes Spencer Hawes |
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| style="width:12%" | June 25, 2015 | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Branden Dawson | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To New Orleans Pelicans Cash considerations |
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| style="width:12%" | January 22, 2016 | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Maarty Leunen | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Houston Rockets Josh Smith Draft rights to Sergei Lishouk Cash considerations |
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| style="width:12%" | February 18, 2016 | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers Jeff Green | style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Memphis Grizzlies Lance Stephenson A future protected first-round draft pick |
=Free agents=
==Re-signed==
class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Player ! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Signed ! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Contract |
style="text-align: center"
| DeAndre Jordan{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/free-agency-2015|title=CLIPPERS RE-SIGN JORDAN AND SIGN JOHNSON|work=nba.com/clippers|date=July 9, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015}} | July 8, 2015 | 4-year contract worth $87 million |
style="text-align: center"
| Austin Rivers{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/clippers-sign-austin-rivers-and-cole-aldrich|title=CLIPPERS SIGN AUSTIN RIVERS AND COLE ALDRICH|work=nba.com/clippers|date=July 13, 2015|accessdate=July 13, 2015}} | July 13, 2015 | 2-year contract worth $6.4 million |
==Additions==
==Subtractions==
class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Player ! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Reason left ! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| New team |
style="text-align: center"
| Lester Hudson{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/07/16/clippers-waive-lester-hudson.ap/|title=Clippers waive guard Lester Hudson|work=nba.com|date=July 16, 2015|accessdate=July 16, 2015}} | Waived, July 15, 2015 |
style="text-align: center"
| Ekpe Udoh{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/68e7s5x4rr4b4phj|title=Fenerbahce adds size with Udoh|work=euroleague.net|date=July 28, 2015|accessdate=July 28, 2015}} | Free Agency, July 28, 2015 | Fenerbahçe Ülker (TBL) |
style="text-align: center"
| Jordan Hamilton{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/08/01/clippers-waive-jordan-hamilton-release/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts|title=Clippers waive forward Jordan Hamilton|work=nba.com|date=August 1, 2015|accessdate=August 1, 2015}} | Waived, August 1, 2015 |
style="text-align: center"
| Free Agency, September 1, 2015 |
style="text-align: center"
| Free Agency, September 10, 2015 |
style="text-align: center"
| Retired, November 12, 2015 |
style="text-align: center"
| Contract Expired, March 12, 2016 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Los Angeles Clippers}}
{{Los Angeles Clippers seasons}}
{{2015–16 NBA season by team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Los Angeles Clippers season}}