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Clippers games regularly drew a much-higher average attendance per game at the Pond than when the team played its home games at their regular venue, the Los Angeles Sports Arena. For instance, between 1994 and 1997, the Clippers drew an average of nearly 16,000 fans per game at the Pond, while in Los Angeles, they drew in the neighborhood of ...
New York home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Mount Vernon, and the Clippers had signed local softball star, the "King of Slow Pitch," Jim Galloway. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 2 ] The team had offered Ron Swoboda , formerly of the New York Mets , the managerial position but he declined after comparing his salary offer to those the Detroit ...
Lakers games feature dramatic lighting made possible by additional lights purchased by the Lakers. Through the 2013–14 season, the same experience was not provided during Clippers games; [100] however, new LED lights were installed for the Clippers and Kings prior to their 2014–15 seasons that produced a similar effect to the Lakers' lighting.
Bob McAdoo (11) was the NBA MVP in the 1974–75 season after averaging 34.5 points per game and 14.1 rebounds per game. In 1974–75 , McAdoo was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award , averaging 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds. and 2.12 blocks per game, while shooting 51.2% from the field and 80.5% from the free-throw line.
In Game 5 of the series, the Clippers set a franchise record for scoring 154 points in the NBA Playoffs. The 154-point mark was the third most of any team in NBA playoff history. [ 11 ] In the conference semifinals against the 3rd-seeded Denver Nuggets , the Clippers took a 3–1 series lead before ultimately losing in 7 games.
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.
During the off-season, the Clippers acquired Doc Rivers from the Atlanta Hawks, [2] [3] [4] and James Edwards from the Detroit Pistons. [5] [6] The Clippers, led by Danny Manning and Ron Harper, won five of their first seven games. They would lose six straight afterwards, but then post an 8-game winning streak in December which led them to a 14 ...
He has broadcast more than 3,000 Clippers games, including more than 1,600 consecutive games. He reached the 2,500-game milestone in a game versus the Boston Celtics , on February 26, 2011. Lawler reached the 3,000-game milestone on December 10, 2016, versus the New Orleans Pelicans .