1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 27th season in the NBA, their 13th in Los Angeles, and their 3rd in which they played occasional home games in Anaheim.[1] During the offseason, the Clippers signed free agent Darrick Martin. With the loss of Brian Williams to free agency, the Clippers were expected to sink to the bottom of the NBA again. However, with the continued solid play of Loy Vaught, the team managed to slip into the playoffs with a below .500 record of 36–46, fifth in the Pacific Division. In the first round of the playoffs, the Clippers were swept by the Utah Jazz in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 2006.
Following the season, Malik Sealy signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, Bo Outlaw signed with the Orlando Magic, Stanley Roberts was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Terry Dehere signed with the Sacramento Kings and Kevin Duckworth retired.
Draft Picks
Roster
Los Angeles Clippers roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From |
2.0 !SG |
31 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Barry, Brent |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
|
Oregon State |
1.0 !PG |
24 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Dehere, Terry |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
|
Seton Hall |
6.0 !C |
00 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Duckworth, Kevin ![](../I/m/Cruz_Roja.svg.png) |
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
300 lb (136 kg) |
|
Eastern Illinois |
6.0 !C |
50 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Manning, Rich |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
|
Washington |
1.0 !PG |
15 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Martin, Darrick |
7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
|
UCLA |
3.0 !SF |
7 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Murray, Lamond |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
|
UC Berkeley |
4.5 !PF |
45 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Outlaw, Bo |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
|
Houston |
2.0 !SG |
52 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Piatkowski, Eric |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
|
Nebraska |
1.0 !PG |
2 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Richardson, Pooh (C) |
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
|
UCLA |
6.0 !C |
53 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Roberts, Stanley ![](../I/m/Cruz_Roja.svg.png) |
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
285 lb (129 kg) |
|
LSU |
3.0 !SF |
54 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Rogers, Rodney |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
|
Wake Forest |
6.0 !C |
33 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Schintzius, Dwayne ![](../I/m/Cruz_Roja.svg.png) |
7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
285 lb (129 kg) |
|
Florida |
2.0 !SG |
21 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Sealy, Malik |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
|
St. John's |
4.5 !PF |
35 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Vaught, Loy |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
|
Michigan |
6.0 !C |
55 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Wright, Lorenzen |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
|
Memphis |
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-10-04 |
Roster Notes
- A number of players from the 1996-97 roster have either died prematurely or ended up in tragic circumstances. They are center Stanley Roberts (banned from NBA for drug use in 1999), guard Malik Sealy (died in an automobile accident in 2000 at age 30), center Kevin Duckworth (died of heart failure in 2008 at age 44), forward Rodney Rogers (became paralyzed after dirt bike accident in 2008 at age 37), forward/center Lorenzen Wright (murdered in 2010 at age 34), and center Dwayne Schintzius (died from cancer complications in 2012 at age 43).
Regular season
Season standings
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1996-97 NBA Records |
Team |
ATL |
BOS |
CHA |
CHI |
CLE |
DAL |
DEN |
DET |
GSW |
HOU |
IND |
LAC |
LAL |
MIA |
MIL |
MIN |
NJN |
NYK |
ORL |
PHI |
PHO |
POR |
SAC |
SAS |
SEA |
TOR |
UTA |
VAN |
WAS |
Atlanta |
— | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Boston |
1–3 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Charlotte |
3–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Chicago |
3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Cleveland |
1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Dallas |
0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Denver |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Detroit |
3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Golden State |
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Houston |
1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Indiana |
1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
L.A. Clippers |
0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Miami |
2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Milwaukee |
0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Minnesota |
0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
New Jersey |
1–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
New York |
3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Orlando |
1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Philadelphia |
0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Phoenix |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Portland |
0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Sacramento |
0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
San Antonio |
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Seattle |
1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Toronto |
0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Utah |
1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Vancouver |
0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 |
Washington |
1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Playoffs
West First Round
(1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3–2)
Player statistics
Season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Barry, Brent !Brent Barry | 59 | 0 | 18.5 | .409 | .324 | .817 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .9 | .3 | 7.5 |
Dehere, Terry !Terry Dehere | 73 | 3 | 14.4 | .386 | .325 | .824 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 6.4 |
Duckworth, Kevin !Kevin Duckworth | 26 | 22 | 14.8 | .437 | .750 | .688 | 2.3 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 4.0 |
Manning, Rich !Rich Manning | 10 | 1 | 7.3 | .412 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
Martin, Darrick !Darrick Martin |
82 | 64 | 22.2 | .407 | .389 | .872 | 1.4 | 4.1 | .7 | .0 | 10.9 |
Murray, Lamond !Lamond Murray | 74 | 1 | 17.5 | .416 | .341 | .739 | 3.1 | .8 | .7 | .4 | 7.4 |
Outlaw, Bo !Bo Outlaw | 82 | 25 | 26.8 | .609 | .000 | .504 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski | 65 | 0 | 11.5 | .450 | .425 | .821 | 1.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 6.0 |
Richardson, Pooh !Pooh Richardson | 59 | 18 | 18.1 | .381 | .328 | .605 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .9 | .1 | 5.6 |
Roberts, Stanley !Stanley Roberts | 18 | 2 | 21.0 | .426 | . | .703 | 5.1 | .5 | .4 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
Rogers, Rodney !Rodney Rogers |
81 | 62 | 30.6 | .462 | .361 | .663 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .8 | 13.2 |
Schintzius, Dwayne !Dwayne Schintzius | 15 | 0 | 7.7 | .361 | .500 | .875 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | .6 | 2.3 |
Sealy, Malik !Malik Sealy |
80 | 79 | 30.7 | .396 | .356 | .876 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .6 | 13.5 |
Vaught, Loy !Loy Vaught |
82 | 82 | 34.6 | .500 | .167 | .702 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.9 |
Wright, Lorenzen !Lorenzen Wright |
77 | 51 | 25.1 | .481 | .250 | .587 | 6.1 | .6 | .6 | .8 | 7.3 |
Playoffs
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Barry, Brent !Brent Barry | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | .407 | .455 | .889 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.7 |
Dehere, Terry !Terry Dehere | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | . | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Manning, Rich !Rich Manning | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .222 | . | .833 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 3.0 |
Martin, Darrick !Darrick Martin | 3 | 3 | 25.7 | .440 | .556 | .667 | .7 | 4.3 | .0 | .0 | 11.0 |
Murray, Lamond !Lamond Murray | 3 | 0 | 21.7 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Outlaw, Bo !Bo Outlaw | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | .545 | .000 | .300 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .7 | 5.0 |
Piatkowski, Eric !Eric Piatkowski | 3 | 0 | 12.7 | .364 | .400 | .857 | .7 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 5.3 |
Richardson, Pooh !Pooh Richardson | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
Rogers, Rodney !Rodney Rogers | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | .414 | .200 | .750 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
Sealy, Malik !Malik Sealy | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | .480 | .200 | .733 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 12.0 |
Vaught, Loy !Loy Vaught | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .613 | .333 | .667 | 9.0 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 15.0 |
Wright, Lorenzen !Lorenzen Wright | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | .406 | . | 1.000 | 7.3 | .7 | 1.0 | .7 | 10.3 |
Transactions
The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1996-97 season.
Trades
No trades occurred for this team this season.
Free agents
See also
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