2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers 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.

2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Owners	Steve Ballmer
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Jazz 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket KCOP-TV
Radio	KLAC
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

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

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	25	Brice Johnson	PF	United States	North Carolina
2	33	Cheick Diallo	PF/C	Mali	Kansas

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   (C) 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 (C) 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 (C) 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 Doc Rivers Assistant coach(es) Sam Cassell Armond Hill Brendan O'Connor Pat Sullivan John Welch Mike Woodson J. P. Clark (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (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

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Golden State Warriors	67	15	.817	–	36‍–‍5	31‍–‍10	14–2	82
x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	29‍–‍12	22‍–‍19	10–6	82
Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	17‍–‍24	15‍–‍26	7–9	82
Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	17‍–‍24	9‍–‍32	6–10	82
Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	15‍–‍26	9‍–‍32	3–13	82

By Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	61	21	.744	6.0	82
3	x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	12.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	20.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	24.0	82
8	x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	26.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	27.0	82
10	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	33.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	34.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	36.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	82

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ Golden State L 75–120 Marreese Speights (14) Blake Griffin (6) Jamal Crawford (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 October 5 Toronto W 104–98 Blake Griffin (24) DeAndre Jordan (10) Chris Paul (15) Staples Center 13,957 1–1 3 October 10 Utah L 94–96 Jamal Crawford (16) DeAndre Jordan (6) Chris Paul (5) Staples Center 12,518 1–2 4 October 13 Portland W 109–108 Blake Griffin (26) DeAndre Jordan (9) Chris Paul (10) Staples Center 14,896 2–2 5 October 17 @ Utah L 78–104 Austin Rivers (15) Brandon Bass (10) Austin Rivers (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,811 2–3 6 October 18 @ Sacramento W 92–89 JJ Redick (18) DeAndre Jordan (7) Chris Paul (8) Golden 1 Center 16,000 3–3
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 @ Portland W 114–106 Paul, Griffin (27) Blake Griffin (13) Chris Paul (5) Moda Center 19,500 1–0 2 October 30 Utah W 88–75 Austin Rivers (19) DeAndre Jordan (16) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center 19,060 2–0 3 October 31 Phoenix W 116–98 Chris Paul (24) Jordan, Griffin (11) Chris Paul (8) Staples Center 19,060 3–0
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 1 L. A. Lakers W 115–104 Blake Griffin (36) DeAndre Jordan (12) Chris Paul (12) Staples Center 19,060 47–31 79 April 5 Dallas W 112–101 Blake Griffin (32) DeAndre Jordan (20) Chris Paul (11) Staples Center 19,060 48–31 80 April 8 @ San Antonio W 98–87 Chris Paul (19) DeAndre Jordan (16) Chris Paul (8) AT&T Center 18,418 49–31 81 April 10 Houston W 125–96 Crawford, Paul (19) DeAndre Jordan (11) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center 19,163 50–31 82 April 12 Sacramento W 115–95 Jordan, Redick (18) DeAndre Jordan (17) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center 19,060 51–31
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 Utah L 95–97 Blake Griffin (26) DeAndre Jordan (15) Chris Paul (11) Staples Center 19,060 0–1 2 April 18 Utah W 99–91 Blake Griffin (24) DeAndre Jordan (15) Chris Paul (10) Staples Center 19,060 1–1 3 April 21 @ Utah W 111–106 Chris Paul (34) DeAndre Jordan (13) Chris Paul (10) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,865 2–1 4 April 23 @ Utah L 98–105 Chris Paul (27) DeAndre Jordan (10) Chris Paul (12) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 2–2 5 April 25 Utah L 92–96 Chris Paul (28) DeAndre Jordan (12) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center 19,060 2–3 6 April 28 @ Utah W 98–93 Chris Paul (29) DeAndre Jordan (18) Chris Paul (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,121 3–3 7 April 30 Utah L 91–104 DeAndre Jordan (24) DeAndre Jordan (17) Chris Paul (9) Staples Center 19,060 3–4
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to David Michineau Draft rights to Diamond Stone	To New Orleans Pelicans Draft rights to Cheick Diallo
July 15, 2016	To Los Angeles Clippers Devyn Marble 2020 second-round draft pick	To Orlando Magic C. J. Wilcox Cash considerations

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Luc Mbah a Moute	July 8, 2016	2-year contract worth $4.5 million
Wesley Johnson	July 8, 2016	3-year contract worth $18 million
Austin Rivers	July 8, 2016	3-year contract worth $35 million
Jamal Crawford	July 8, 2016	3-year contract worth $42 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Marreese Speights	July 12, 2016	Golden State Warriors
Brandon Bass	July 19, 2016	Los Angeles Lakers
Raymond Felton	July 25, 2016	Dallas Mavericks
Alan Anderson	August 2, 2016	Washington Wizards

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)

References

1. "My Final Season". ThePlayersTribune.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
2. "Doc Rivers: Chris Paul departure 'big loss,' happy with Clippers' 'assets'". ESPN.com. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2023.