2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season


The 2004–05 NBA season was the Clippers' 35th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season in Los Angeles. With a young team with some promising talent led by Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, the Clippers got off to a solid start with an 11–7 record, but then lost five straight as they played around.500 for the first half of the season. However, after holding a 23–23 record as of February 3, the team struggled and lost eight straight games, losing nine of their twelve games during the month. The Clippers continued to struggled as they finished third in the Pacific Division with a 37–45 record, which was three more wins than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Clippers missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons. Bobby Simmons was named Most Improved Player of The Year averaging 16.4 points per game. Following the season, he left to sign as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Draft Picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
14Shaun LivingstonPGPeoria HS
234Lionel ChalmersPGXavier

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

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Awards and records

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades

Free agents

Additions

PlayerSignedFormer team
Rick BrunsonAugust 12Chicago Bulls
Zeljko RebracaAugust 12Atlanta Hawks
Mamadou N'DiayeAugust 16Atlanta Hawks
Quinton RossAugust 16Telindus Oostende
Mikki MooreAugust 20Utah Jazz
Kirk PenneyDecember 26Asheville Altitude
Darrick MartinJanuary 5Minnesota Timberwolves
Maurice BakerFebruary 22Dakota Wizards
Kenny AndersonFebruary 28Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions