List of Los Angeles Clippers seasons


The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the National Basketball Association and are a member of the NBA Western Conference's Pacific Division. The Clippers were founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves. They were one of three franchises that joined the NBA as an expansion team in the 1970–71 season. The Braves moved to San Diego, California after the 1977–78 season, and became known as the San Diego Clippers. For the 1984–85 NBA season, the Clippers moved north to Los Angeles and became known as the Los Angeles Clippers.
On October 14, 1970, the Braves beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 in their first game. In the 1972 NBA Draft, the Braves selected Bob McAdoo, who later won such awards as Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. During McAdoo's years with the franchise, the Braves reached the post-season three times and had a record of nine wins and 13 losses during that time.
Overall, the Clippers have qualified for the post-season fourteen times; most recently in the 2018-19 season. They passed the first round of the playoffs five times. The Clippers have never won league or Conference titles. In their 50-year history, they have never been to a Western Conference Finals and the 30-year drought between winning a playoffs round is the longest in league history. They also have only eleven seasons with a winning percentage of.500 or better, and as a result, in their April 17, 2000 issue, the Sports Illustrated had three Clippers fans on the cover that stated "The worst franchise in sports history". However, with the additions of Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, they made steady progress as a title contender in recent years. They won their first division title in the 2012-13 season, their 43rd year in the league, and repeated the following year. Chris Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets for eight players and a 2018 draft pick, after the 2017 season.

Table key

FinishFinal position in league or division standings
GBGames behind first-place team in division
LNumber of regular season losses
AMVPAll-Star Game Most Valuable Player
EOYExecutive of the Year
MVPMost Valuable Player
ROYRookie of the Year
MIPMost Improved Player
SPORSportsmanship Award
WNumber of regular season wins

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the.
League championsConference championsDivision championsPlayoff berth

All-time records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the.
StatisticWinsLossesW–L%
Buffalo Braves regular season record 259397
San Diego Clippers regular season record 186306
Los Angeles Clippers regular season record 1,1651,657
All-time regular season record 1,6102,360'
Buffalo Braves post-season record 913
San Diego Clippers post-season record 00
Los Angeles Clippers post-season record 3751
All-time post-season record 4664'
All-time regular and post-season record 1,6562,424