The 2005–06

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season was their 36th season in the NBA and their 22nd in Los Angeles.2005-06 Los Angeles Clippers
/ref> The Clippers finished with 47 wins and 35 losses in the regular season, their best record since the 1974–75 season when they were the

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and made the playoffs for the first time since

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as the 6th seed, finishing with a better record than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, who finished two games behind them with a 45–37 record as the 7th seed, for the first time since

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. In the playoffs, the Clippers defeated the 3rd seeded

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in the First Round in five games, marking the first time they have won a series since moving to California in

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. The Clippers would then advance to the Semi-finals, where they lose in seven games to the

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. The Suns had previously defeated the Clippers' Staples Center co-tenants, the Los Angeles Lakers, in seven games in the First Round after being down 1–3 in the series. The Clippers would not return to the playoffs until

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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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W 89–87
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W 98–87
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L 87–94
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W 100–86
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W 101–83
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L 123–130
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W 122–97
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L 91–94
, Elton Brand (20) , Corey Maggette (14) , Elton Brand (8) ,

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W 114–107
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L 118–125 (2OT)
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W 118–106
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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

* general manager

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won the NBA Executive of the Year. * Forward Elton Brand won the

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All-Star

* Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance.

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2005-06 season.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Subtractions

See also

References