2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 39th season in Southern California , and their 33rd season in Los Angeles .
After 19 years, this was Paul Pierce 's final season in the NBA, announcing his retirement after the season on September 26, 2016. He would retire as a Celtic on July 17, 2017, after signing a ceremonial contract with the Boston Celtics. On February 11, 2018, the Celtics retired Pierce's jersey. Pierce had played for the Celtics from 1998 to 2013.[ 1]
The Clippers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 4th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the Utah Jazz in the first round, where they lost in seven games.
Following the season, Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Beverley , Lou Williams , Sam Dekker , Montrezl Harrell , Darrun Hilliard , DeAndre Liggins , Kyle Wiltjer , a 2018 first-round pick, and cash.[ 2]
Draft
Roster
2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
9
Anderson, Alan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1982-10-06
Michigan State
PF
30
Bass, Brandon
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1985-04-30
LSU
SG
11
Crawford, Jamal
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1980-03-20
Michigan
PG
2
Felton, Raymond
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1984-06-26
North Carolina
PF
32
Griffin, Blake
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
1989-03-16
Oklahoma
PF
10
Johnson, Brice
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1994-06-27
North Carolina
SF
33
Johnson, Wesley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1987-07-11
Syracuse
C
6
Jordan, DeAndre
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1988-07-21
Texas A&M
PF
12
Mbah a Moute, Luc
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1986-09-09
UCLA
PG
3
Paul, Chris
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1985-05-06
Wake Forest
SF
34
Pierce, Paul
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1977-10-13
Kansas
SG
4
Redick, JJ
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1984-06-24
Duke
PG
25
Rivers, Austin
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992-08-01
Duke
C
5
Speights, Marreese
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1987-08-04
Florida
C
0
Stone, Diamond
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1997-02-10
Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2017-05-04
Roster notes
Forward Brandon Bass becomes the 26th former Laker to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.
Standings
By Division
By Conference
Game log
Pre-season
2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
2016–17 season schedule
Regular season
2016–17 game log Total: 51–31 (home: 29–12; road: 22–19)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
November
: 11–5 (home: 5–2; road: 6–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
4
November 2
Oklahoma City
L 83–85
Chris Paul (15)
Chris Paul (11)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
3–1
5
November 4
@ Memphis
W 98–88
Chris Paul (27)
DeAndre Jordan (21)
Chris Paul (11)
FedExForum 19,060
4–1
6
November 5
@ San Antonio
W 116–92
Blake Griffin (28)
Jordan , Paul , Speights (8)
Chris Paul (10)
AT&T Center 18,418
5–1
7
November 7
Detroit
W 114–82
Chris Paul (24)
Jordan , Griffin (10)
Blake Griffin (9)
Staples Center 19,060
6–1
8
November 9
Portland
W 111–80
Blake Griffin (22)
Blake Griffin (13)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,060
7–1
9
November 11
@ Oklahoma City
W 110–108
Blake Griffin (25)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–1
10
November 12
@ Minnesota
W 119–105
Blake Griffin (20)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Chris Paul (8)
Target Center 14,494
9–1
11
November 14
Brooklyn
W 127–95
Chris Paul (21)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
10–1
12
November 16
Memphis
L 107–111
JJ Redick (29)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (6)
Staples Center 19,060
10–2
13
November 18
@ Sacramento
W 121–115
JJ Redick (26)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
11–2
14
November 19
Chicago
W 102–95
Blake Griffin (26)
Blake Griffin (13)
Chris Paul (8)
Staples Center 19,060
12–2
15
November 21
Toronto
W 123–115
Paul , Griffin (26)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Chris Paul (12)
Staples Center 19,060
13–2
16
November 23
@ Dallas
W 124–104
Austin Rivers (22)
Marreese Speights (12)
Blake Griffin (7)
American Airlines Center 20,042
14–2
17
November 25
@ Detroit
L 97–108
Redick , Griffin (24)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Chris Paul (15)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,023
14–3
18
November 27
@ Indiana
L 70–91
Blake Griffin (16)
DeAndre Jordan (14)
Chris Paul (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,572
14–4
19
November 29
@ Brooklyn
L 122–127 (2OT)
Chris Paul (26)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (13)
Barclays Center 15,681
14–5
December
: 8–9 (home: 4–4; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
December 1
@ Cleveland
W 113–94
JJ Redick (23)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Blake Griffin (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
15–5
21
December 2
@ New Orleans
W 114–96
Blake Griffin (27)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (13)
Smoothie King Center 20,562
16–5
22
December 4
Indiana
L 102–111
Blake Griffin (24)
Blake Griffin (16)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
16–6
23
December 7
Golden State
L 98–115
Jamal Crawford (21)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (5)
Staples Center 19,239
16−7
24
December 10
New Orleans
W 133–105
Chris Paul (20)
Marreese Speights (12)
Chris Paul (20)
Staples Center 19,060
17−7
25
December 12
Portland
W 121–120
Blake Griffin (26)
Jordan , Griffin (12)
Chris Paul (14)
Staples Center 19,060
18–7
26
December 14
@ Orlando
W 113–108
Austin Rivers (25)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Chris Paul (10)
Amway Center 18,846
19–7
27
December 16
@ Miami
W 102–98
Blake Griffin (20)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
20–7
28
December 18
@ Washington
L 110–117
Blake Griffin (26)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (12)
Verizon Center 17,380
20–8
29
December 20
Denver
W 119–102
JJ Redick (27)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Chris Paul (15)
Staples Center 19,060
21–8
30
December 22
San Antonio
W 106–101
Chris Paul (19)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Chris Paul (6)
Staples Center 19,060
22–8
31
December 23
Dallas
L 88–90
Jamal Crawford (26)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Jamal Crawford (6)
Staples Center 19,060
22–9
32
December 25
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–111
Crawford , Redick (22)
Felton , Jordan (10)
Felton , Jordan (6)
Staples Center 18,997
22–10
33
December 26
Denver
L 102–106
Jamal Crawford (24)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Jamal Crawford (6)
Staples Center 19,060
22–11
34
December 28
@ New Orleans
L 98–102
Austin Rivers (22)
DeAndre Jordan (25)
Chris Paul (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,647
22–12
35
December 30
@ Houston
L 116–140
Raymond Felton (26)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Raymond Felton (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
22–13
36
December 31
@ Oklahoma City
L 88–114
Bass , Speights (18)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Jamal Crawford (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–14
January
: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
Phoenix
W 109–98
JJ Redick (22)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Crawford , Felton , Rivers (5)
Staples Center 19,060
23–14
38
January 4
Memphis
W 115–106
Austin Rivers (28)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Austin Rivers (7)
Staples Center 19,060
24–14
39
January 6
@ Sacramento
W 106–98
Austin Rivers (24)
Marreese Speights (11)
Chris Paul (12)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
25–14
40
January 8
Miami
W 98–86
JJ Redick (25)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (18)
Staples Center 19,060
26–14
41
January 11
Orlando
W 105–96
JJ Redick (22)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (6)
Staples Center 19,060
27–14
42
January 14
L. A. Lakers
W 113–97
DeAndre Jordan (24)
DeAndre Jordan (21)
Chris Paul (13)
Staples Center 19,060
28–14
43
January 16
Oklahoma City
W 120–98
Marreese Speights (23)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Felton , Paul , Rivers (6)
Staples Center 19,060
29–14
44
January 19
Minnesota
L 101–104
DeAndre Jordan (29)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Raymond Felton (8)
Staples Center 19,060
29–15
45
January 21
@ Denver
L 98–123
Marreese Speights (18)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Jamal Crawford (7)
Pepsi Center 16,543
29–16
46
January 23
@ Atlanta
W 115–105
Austin Rivers (27)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Austin Rivers (6)
Philips Arena 15,866
30–16
47
January 24
@ Philadelphia
L 110–121
Jamal Crawford (27)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Blake Griffin (6)
Wells Fargo Center 16,741
30–17
48
January 28
@ Golden State
L 98–144
Blake Griffin (20)
Raymond Felton (7)
Austin Rivers (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
30–18
February
: 6–5 (home: 2–2; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 1
@ Phoenix
W 124–114
Blake Griffin (29)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Crawford , Griffin (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,191
31–18
50
February 2
Golden State
L 120–133
Blake Griffin (31)
Blake Griffin (8)
Austin Rivers (6)
Staples Center 19,060
31−19
51
February 5
@ Boston
L 102–107
Crawford , Griffin (23)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Crawford , Rivers (6)
TD Garden 18,624
31–20
52
February 6
@ Toronto
L 109–118
Blake Griffin (26)
Blake Griffin (11)
Blake Griffin (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
31–21
53
February 8
@ New York
W 119–115
Blake Griffin (32)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Austin Rivers (10)
Madison Square Garden 17,445
32–21
54
February 11
@ Charlotte
W 107–102
Jamal Crawford (22)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Blake Griffin (8)
Spectrum Center 16,567
33–21
55
February 13
@ Utah
W 88–72
Blake Griffin (26)
DeAndre Jordan (13)
Blake Griffin (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,521
34–21
56
February 15
Atlanta
W 99–84
Blake Griffin (17)
DeAndre Jordan (16)
Blake Griffin (9)
Staples Center 19,060
35–21
57
February 23
@ Golden State
L 113–123
Crawford , Rivers (19)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Blake Griffin (8)
Oracle Arena 18,654
35-22
58
February 24
San Antonio
L 97–105
Blake Griffin (29)
Blake Griffin (9)
Griffin , Paul (5)
Staples Center 19,060
35–23
59
February 26
Charlotte
W 124–121 (OT)
Blake Griffin (43)
DeAndre Jordan (19)
Chris Paul (17)
Staples Center 19,060
36–23
March
: 10–8 (home: 6–3; road: 4–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
Houston
L 103–122
Blake Griffin (17)
DeAndre Jordan (9)
Chris Paul (11)
Staples Center 19,060
36–24
61
March 3
@ Milwaukee
L 101–112
Griffin , Paul (21)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Blake Griffin (8)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,208
36–25
62
March 4
@ Chicago
W 101–91
Jamal Crawford (25)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Blake Griffin (7)
United Center 15,555
37–25
63
March 6
Boston
W 116–102
Blake Griffin (26)
DeAndre Jordan (12)
Crawford , Felton (5)
Staples Center 19,283
38–25
64
March 8
@ Minnesota
L 91–107
DeAndre Jordan (20)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Chris Paul (13)
Target Center 15,653
38–26
65
March 9
@ Memphis
W 114–98
Austin Rivers (20)
Blake Griffin (12)
Blake Griffin (8)
FedEx Forum 16,721
39–26
66
March 11
Philadelphia
W 112–100
Chris Paul (30)
DeAndre Jordan (20)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,060
40–26
67
March 13
@ Utah
L 108–114
Chris Paul (33)
Blake Griffin (9)
Chris Paul (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,428
40–27
68
March 15
Milwaukee
L 96–97
DeAndre Jordan (22)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,060
40–28
69
March 16
@ Denver
L 114–129
JJ Redick (22)
Luc Mbah a Moute (6)
Chris Paul (14)
Pepsi Center 16,527
40–29
70
March 18
Cleveland
W 108–78
Blake Griffin (23)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (7)
Staples Center 19,060
41–29
71
March 20
New York
W 114–105
Blake Griffin (30)
DeAndre Jordan (10)
Chris Paul (13)
Staples Center 19,060
42–29
72
March 21
@ L. A. Lakers
W 133–109
Chris Paul (27)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Blake Griffin (8)
Staples Center 18,724
43–29
73
March 23
@ Dallas
L 95–97
Blake Griffin (24)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,703
43–30
74
March 25
Utah
W 108–95
Jamal Crawford (28)
DeAndre Jordan (15)
Chris Paul (5)
Staples Center 19,060
44–30
75
March 26
Sacramento
L 97–98
DeAndre Jordan (20)
DeAndre Jordan (11)
Chris Paul (9)
Staples Center 19,060
44–31
76
March 29
Washington
W 133–124
JJ Redick (31)
DeAndre Jordan (18)
Chris Paul (13)
Staples Center 19,060
45–31
77
March 30
@ Phoenix
W 124–118
Blake Griffin (31)
DeAndre Jordan (17)
Chris Paul (10)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,602
46–31
April: 5–0 (home: 4–0; road: 1–0)
2016–17 season schedule
Playoffs
2017 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
2017 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Player
Reason left
New team
Jeff Green
Free agency, July 7, 2016
Orlando Magic
Cole Aldrich
Free agency, July 13, 2016
Minnesota Timberwolves
Devyn Marble
Waived, July 15, 2016
Aris Thessaloniki (GBL )
Branden Dawson
Waived, July 17, 2016
Orlando Magic
Pablo Prigioni
Free agency, July 29, 2016
Saski Baskonia (Liga ACB )
Jeff Ayres
Free agency, September 22, 2016
CSKA Moscow (VTB United League )
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