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2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy
Kim Hughes
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionPrime Ticket
RadioKFWB
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season saw the team draft Blake Griffin, but during a preseason game, he went down with a knee injury and was unable to play in what could have been his rookie season.

Key dates

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Summary

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NBA Draft 2009

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Main article: 2009 NBA draft

Draft picks

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Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 1 Blake Griffin PF  United States Oklahoma

Roster

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2009–10 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 2 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Maryland
G 6 Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
G 25 Collins, Mardy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Temple
G 1 Davis, Baron Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
F 0 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 10 Gordon, Eric (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Indiana
F 32 Griffin, Blake Injured (IN) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Oklahoma
F/C 9 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas A&M
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan
F 20 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F 34 Outlaw, Travis Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Starkville HS (MS)
F/C 8 Skinner, Brian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Baylor
F 5 Smith, Craig Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Boston College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes

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  • Power forward Blake Griffin missed the entire season due to a left knee injury.
  • Guard Kareem Rush becomes the 15th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Pre-season

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2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 October 20 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) Los Angeles Clippers

Regular season

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Standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 34–7 23–18 13–3
x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3 32–9 22–19 12–4
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28 21–20 8–33 5–11
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31 18–23 8–33 5–11
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32 18–23 7–34 5–11
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 2
3 x-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 3
4 y-Denver Nuggets 53 29 .646 4
5 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 4
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 7
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 50 32 .610 7
8 x-Oklahoma City Thunder 50 32 .610 7
9 Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 15
10 Memphis Grizzlies 40 42 .488 17
11 New Orleans Hornets 37 45 .451 20
12 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 28
13 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 31
14 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 32
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 15 67 .183 42


Record vs. opponents

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2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–0
Boston 0–4 – 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 0–3 – 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 3–1 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 – 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 – 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 4–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 – 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 – 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 – 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 – 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0
Miami 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 – 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 0–4 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New Jersey 0–3 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 – 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–4
New Orleans 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 – 0–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–1
Oklahoma City 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 – 4–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 – 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–0 – 1–1 0–4 2–0
Toronto 1–3 0–4 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 2–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 – 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 —

Game log

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2009–10 game log
October: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27 @ L. A. Lakers L 92–99 Eric Gordon (21) Chris Kaman (16) Baron Davis (8) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 October 28 Phoenix L 107–109 Marcus Camby (23) Marcus Camby (11) Baron Davis (12) Staples Center
15,974 		0–2
3 October 30 @ Utah L 98–111 Eric Gordon (22) Marcus Camby (13) Baron Davis (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		0–3
4 October 31 Dallas L 84–93 Chris Kaman (27) Chris Kaman (11) Baron Davis (6) Staples Center
13,626 		0–4
November: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 November 2 Minnesota W 93–90 Chris Kaman (25) Marcus Camby (15) Baron Davis (8) Staples Center
13,614 		1–4
6 November 6 @ Golden State W 118–90 Eric Gordon, Baron Davis (25) Marcus Camby (12) Baron Davis (7) Oracle Arena
18,788 		2–4
7 November 7 Memphis W 113–110 Chris Kaman (26) Chris Kaman (9) Eric Gordon (6) Staples Center
15,399 		3–4
8 November 9 New Orleans L 84–112 Chris Kaman, Rasual Butler, Ricky Davis (14) Marcus Camby (11) Baron Davis (8) Staples Center
14,760 		3–5
9 November 11 Oklahoma City L 79–83 Chris Kaman (20) Chris Kaman (11) Baron Davis (9) Staples Center
14,248 		3–6
10 November 13 Toronto L 89–104 Chris Kaman (25) Chris Kaman, Craig Smith (7) Baron Davis (7) Staples Center
15,615 		3–7
11 November 15 @ Oklahoma City W 101–93 Chris Kaman (25) Marcus Camby (9) Baron Davis (6) Oklahoma City Arena
17,715 		4–7
12 November 17 @ New Orleans L 102–110 Al Thornton (30) Marcus Camby (14) Baron Davis (9) New Orleans Arena
13,116 		4–8
13 November 18 @ Memphis L 91–106 Baron Davis (23) Al Thornton, DeAndre Jordan (7) Sebastian Telfair, Baron Davis (5) FedEx Forum
10,012 		4–9
14 November 20 Denver W 106–99 Rasual Butler (27) Chris Kaman (7) Baron Davis (9) STAPLES Center
18,155 		5–9
15 November 23 Minnesota W 91–87 Al Thornton (31) Marcus Camby (18) Baron Davis (6) STAPLES Center
13,815 		6–9
16 November 25 @ Indiana L 73–86 Baron Davis (25) Marcus Camby (21) Marcus Camby (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,356 		6–10
17 November 27 @ Detroit W 104–96 Chris Kaman (26) Marcus Camby (9) Baron Davis (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,954 		7–10
18 November 29 Memphis W 98–88 Eric Gordon (29) Marcus Camby (14) Baron Davis (6) Staples Center
14,854 		8–10
December: 6–8 (home: 4–3; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 Houston L 85–102 Baron Davis (20) Marcus Camby (19) Baron Davis (6) Staples Center
13,836 		8–11
20 December 5 Indiana W 88–72 Al Thornton (19) Marcus Camby (17) Marcus Camby (6) Staples Center
15,305 		9–11
21 December 8 Orlando L 86–97 Eric Gordon (21) Marcus Camby (13) Baron Davis (11) Staples Center
16,750 		9–12
22 December 13 San Antonio L 90–115 Baron Davis (20) Chris Kaman (10) Baron Davis (6) Staples Center
16,464 		9–13
23 December 14 Washington W 97–95 Eric Gordon (29) Marcus Camby (15) Baron Davis (12) Staples Center
14,511 		10–13
24 December 16 @ Minnesota W 120–95 Eric Gordon (25) Marcus Camby (18) Baron Davis (13) Target Center
12,526 		11–13
25 December 18 @ New York L 91–95 Chris Kaman (20) Marcus Camby (13) Baron Davis (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		11–14
26 December 19 @ Philadelphia W 112–107 (OT) Chris Kaman (24) Marcus Camby (22) Baron Davis (13) Wachovia Center
13,752 		12–14
27 December 21 @ San Antonio L 87–103 Chris Kaman (23) Chris Kaman (15) Baron Davis, Sebastian Telfair (6) AT&T Center
17,451 		12–15
28 December 22 @ Houston L 99–108 Chris Kaman (29) Marcus Camby (19) Baron Davis (9) Toyota Center
17,128 		12–16
29 December 25 @ Phoenix L 93–124 Rasual Butler (22) Chris Kaman (10) Baron Davis (8) US Airways Center
16,709 		12–17
30 December 27 Boston W 92–90 Chris Kaman (27) Chris Kaman (12) Baron Davis (13) Staples Center
19,060 		13–17
31 December 30 @ Portland L 99–103 Chris Kaman (25) Marcus Camby (11) Baron Davis (11) Rose Garden Arena
20,505 		13–18
32 December 31 Philadelphia W 104–88 Chris Kaman (26) Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby (10) Baron Davis (7) Staples Center
15,257 		14–18
January: 6–9 (home: 5–1; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 4 Portland W 105–95 Chris Kaman (20) Marcus Camby (15) Baron Davis (9) Staples Center
15,104 		15–18
34 January 6 L. A. Lakers W 102–91 Baron Davis (25) Marcus Camby (14) Baron Davis (10) Staples Center
19,388 		16–18
35 January 10 Miami W 94–84 Chris Kaman (22) Marcus Camby (17) Baron Davis (14) Staples Center
19,060 		17–18
36 January 12 @ Memphis L 102–104 Baron Davis (27) Baron Davis (12) Baron Davis (12) FedEx Forum
11,004 		17–19
37 January 13 @ New Orleans L 94–108 Baron Davis (19) Marcus Camby (20) Baron Davis (6) New Orleans Arena
14,348 		17–20
38 January 15 @ Lakers L 86–126 Craig Smith, Eric Gordon (17) Marcus Camby (11) Sebastian Telfair (11) Staples Center
18,997 		17–21
39 January 16 Cleveland L 101–102 Rasual Butler (33) Marcus Camby (9) Baron Davis (8) Staples Center
19,277 		17–22
40 January 18 New Jersey W 106–95 Chris Kaman (22) Marcus Camby (14) Baron Davis, Sebastian Telfair (9) Staples Center
14,533 		18–22
41 January 20 Chicago W 104–97 Baron Davis (23) Marcus Camby (25) Baron Davis, Ricky Davis (6) Staples Center
16,794 		19–22
42 January 21 @ Denver L 85–105 Craig Smith (21) Craig Smith, Marcus Camby (6) Baron Davis (9) Pepsi Center
15,343 		19–23
43 January 24 @ Washington W 92–78 Chris Kaman (20) Marcus Camby (19) Baron Davis (11) Verizon Center
12,356 		20–23
44 January 25 @ Boston L 89–95 Rasual Butler (17) Marcus Camby (14) Baron Davis (7) TD Garden
18,624 		20–24
45 January 27 New Jersey L 87–103 Chris Kaman (24) Chris Kaman (11) Bobby Brown (5) Izod Center
9,220 		20–25
46 January 29 @ Minnesota L 97–111 Baron Davis (28) Marcus Camby (20) Marcus Camby, Baron Davis (5) Target Center
13,398 		20–26
47 January 31 @ Cleveland L 89–114 Baron Davis (30) DeAndre Jordan (13) Baron Davis (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		20–27
February: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 2 @ Chicago W 90–82 Eric Gordon (24) Chris Kaman (11) Baron Davis (7) United Center
19,335 		21–27
49 February 3 @ Atlanta L 97–103 Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon (17) Marcus Camby (20) Marcus Camby, Baron Davis (6) Philips Arena
13,303 		21–28
50 February 6 San Antonio L 81–98 Chris Kaman (21) Marcus Camby (12) Baron Davis (9) Staples Center
18,258 		21–29
51 February 9 Utah L 99–109 Chris Kaman (19) Marcus Camby (15) Baron Davis (9) Staples Center
15,467 		21–30
52 February 10 @ Golden State L 102–132 Al Thornton (18) DeAndre Jordan, Marcus Camby (8) Baron Davis (7) Oracle Arena
17,230 		21–31
53 February 16 @ Portland L 87–109 Eric Gordon (20) DeAndre Jordan (11) Bobby Brown (5) Rose Garden Arena
20,265 		21–32
54 February 17 Atlanta L 92–110 Chris Kaman (21) Chris Kaman (10) Steve Blake (9) Staples Center
15,485 		21–33
55 February 20 Sacramento W 99–89 Eric Gordon (30) Chris Kaman (16) Steve Blake (12) Staples Center
17,903 		22–33
56 February 22 Charlotte W 98–94 Rasual Butler (20) Chris Kaman (13) Baron Davis (10) Staples Center
15,892 		23–33
57 February 24 Detroit W 97–91 Chris Kaman (21) Chris Kaman (15) Baron Davis (7) Staples Center
16,095 		24–33
58 February 26 @ Phoenix L 112–125 Eric Gordon (25) Drew Gooden (9) Steve Blake (9) US Airways Center
18,043 		24–34
59 February 28 @ Sacramento L 92–97 Chris Kaman (18) Chris Kaman (11) Baron Davis (8) Power Balance Pavilion
13,071 		24–35
March: 3–13 (home: 2–5; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1 Utah W 108–104 Eric Gordon (24) Chris Kaman (14) Baron Davis (12) Staples Center
15,422 		25–35
61 March 3 Phoenix L 101–127 Chris Kaman (24) Chris Kaman (9) Baron Davis (11) Staples Center
17,455 		25–36
62 March 5 Oklahoma City L 87–104 Chris Kaman, Craig Smith (19) Chris Kaman (15) Baron Davis (6) Staples Center
18,497 		25–37
63 March 6 @ Utah L 85–107 Drew Gooden (20) Chris Kaman (13) Baron Davis (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		25–38
64 March 9 @ Orlando L 87–113 Baron Davis (16) Drew Gooden (14) Baron Davis (9) Amway Arena
17,461 		25–39
65 March 10 @ Miami L 97–108 Rasual Butler (31) Drew Gooden (9) Baron Davis (9) AmericanAirlines Arena
14,785 		25–40
66 March 12 @ Charlotte L 98–106 Baron Davis (24) Chris Kaman (11) Steve Blake (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,835 		25–41
67 March 13 @ San Antonio L 88–118 Baron Davis (24) Chris Kaman (11) Steve Blake (9) AT&T Center
18,581 		25–42
68 March 15 New Orleans L 100–108 Rasual Butler (19) DeAndre Jordan (11) Baron Davis (17) Staples Center
15,617 		25–43
69 March 17 Milwaukee W 101–93 Chris Kaman (20) Drew Gooden (11) Steve Blake (8) Staples Center
15,241 		26–43
70 March 21 Sacramento L 89–102 Eric Gordon (23) Chris Kaman (9) Steve Blake (6) Staples Center
17,233 		26–44
71 March 23 @ Dallas L 96–106 Drew Gooden (26) Drew Gooden (20) Baron Davis (13) American Airlines Center
19,705 		26–45
72 March 25 @ Houston W 99–93 Craig Smith (25) Drew Gooden (14) Baron Davis (8) Toyota Center
15,201 		27–45
73 March 28 Golden State L 103–121 Rasual Butler (21) Chris Kaman (13) Baron Davis (7) Staples Center
17,868 		27–46
74 March 30 @ Milwaukee L 89–107 Drew Gooden (20) DeAndre Jordan (13) Eric Gordon, Steve Blake (6) Bradley Center
14,321 		27–47
75 March 31 @ Toronto L 92–114 Chris Kaman (22) Chris Kaman (13) Steve Blake (12) Air Canada Centre
16,106 		27–48
April: 2–5 (home: 2–3; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 3 @ Denver L 90–98 Eric Gordon (23) Chris Kaman (11) Steve Blake (8) Pepsi Center
19,155 		27–49
77 April 4 New York L 107–113 Baron Davis (23) Chris Kaman (16) Baron Davis (11) Staples Center
16,083 		27–50
78 April 7 Portland L 85–93 Rasual Butler, Chris Kaman, Steve Blake (14) DeAndre Jordan (11) Baron Davis (8) Staples Center
16,790 		27–51
79 April 8 @ Sacramento L 94–116 Chris Kaman (23) DeAndre Jordan (10) Baron Davis (10) Power Balance Pavilion
11,418 		27–52
80 April 10 Golden State W 107–104 Chris Kaman (27) DeAndre Jordan (15) Steve Blake (9) Staples Center
17,476 		28–52
81 April 12 Dallas L 94–117 Chris Kaman (17) DeAndre Jordan (13) Steve Blake (13) Staples Center
17,838 		28–53
82 April 14 Lakers W 107–91 Steve Blake (23) Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw (10) Steve Blake (11) Staples Center
20,044 		29–53
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  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

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Blake 29 10 26.3 .443 .437 .750 2.4 6.1 .7 .1 6.8
Bobby Brown 23 0 8.3 .329 .281 .714 .9 1.8 .3 .0 3.0
Rasual Butler 82 64 33.0 .409 .336 .841 2.9 1.4 .4 .8 11.9
Marcus Camby 51 51 31.3 .446 .333 .659 12.1 3.0 1.4 1.9 7.7
Mardy Collins 43 0 10.9 .367 .235 .619 1.2 1.0 .5 .0 2.6
JamesOn Curry 1 0 0.0 . . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Baron Davis 75 73 33.6 .406 .277 .821 3.5 8.0 1.7 .6 15.3
Ricky Davis 36 2 13.9 .434 .381 .581 1.6 1.1 .3 .1 4.4
Drew Gooden 24 22 30.2 .492 .000 .921 9.4 .9 .6 .3 14.8
Eric Gordon 62 60 36.0 .449 .371 .742 2.6 3.0 1.1 .2 16.9
DeAndre Jordan 70 12 16.2 .605 .000 .375 5.0 .3 .2 .9 4.8
Chris Kaman 76 76 34.3 .490 .000 .749 9.3 1.6 .5 1.2 18.5
Steve Novak 54 0 6.7 .389 .310 .778 .6 .1 .1 .0 2.1
Travis Outlaw 23 6 21.7 .400 .378 .800 3.6 1.1 .5 .4 8.7
Kareem Rush 7 0 8.3 .364 .333 . .9 .6 .3 .4 1.3
Brian Skinner 16 1 7.7 .400 . .750 1.7 .0 .2 .3 1.6
Craig Smith 75 2 16.4 .569 .200 .635 3.8 1.1 .4 .3 7.8
Sebastian Telfair 39 1 14.9 .404 .234 .774 1.1 2.9 .6 .1 4.3
Al Thornton 51 30 27.5 .478 .357 .741 3.8 1.2 .5 .4 10.7

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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All-Star

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  • Chris Kaman selected as a reserve center for the Western Conference All-Stars. Kaman was chosen as a replacement for the injured Brandon Roy on the roster.

Injuries and surgeries

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Player Injury Date Injury Type
Blake Griffin October 23, 2009 Stress fracture in left knee (out for the season)
Kareem Rush November 18, 2009 ACL tear in right knee (out for the season)

Transactions

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Trades

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July 17, 2009 To Los Angeles Clippers

Quentin Richardson

To Memphis Grizzlies

Zach Randolph

July 20, 2009 To Los Angeles Clippers
Mark Madsen
Craig Smith
Sebastian Telfair 		To Minnesota Timberwolves

Quentin Richardson

August 12, 2009 To Los Angeles Clippers

Rasual Butler

To New Orleans Hornets

2016 2nd round draft pick

January 26, 2010 To Los Angeles Clippers

Bobby Brown

To New Orleans Hornets

2014 2nd round draft pick

February 16, 2010 To Los Angeles Clippers
Steve Blake
Travis Outlaw 		To Portland Trail Blazers

Marcus Camby

February 17, 2010 To Los Angeles Clippers

Drew Gooden (from Washington)

To Cleveland Cavaliers
Sebastian Telfair (from Los Angeles)
Antawn Jamison (from Washington)
To Washington Wizards
Al Thornton (from Los Angeles)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (from Cleveland)
Draft rights to Emir Preldžič (from Cleveland)
2010 first-round draft pick (from Cleveland)

Free agents

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Re-signed

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Player Signed Contract
Steve Novak September 12, 2009 One-year deal
Brian Skinner September 17, 2009 One-year deal

Additions

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Player Signed Former Team
Kareem Rush September 30, 2009 Philadelphia 76ers
JamesOn Curry January 22, 2010 Springfield Armor (NBDL)

Subtractions

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Player Reason Left New Team
Jason Williams Released, July 24 Orlando Magic
Mike Taylor Waived, July 31 Memphis Grizzlies
Alex Acker Free Agency, August 1 Olimpia Milano (Lega Basket Serie A)
Fred Jones Free Agency, August 1 Pallacanestro Biella (Serie A2 Basket)
Mark Madsen Waived, August 21 Utah Flash (NBDL) (assistant coach)
Kareem Rush Waived, January 22 Detroit Pistons
JamesOn Curry Waived, January 26 Springfield Armor (NBDL)
Ricky Davis Waived, February 16 Türk Telekom B.K. (TBL)

References

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