2018–19 Los Angeles Clippers season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1 September 30 Sydney W 110-91 Tobias Harris ( 20 ) Tobias Harris ( 11 ) Beverley , Gallinari , Harris ( 5 ) Stan Sheriff Center 6,911 1-0
2 October 3 Minnesota W 128-101 Tobias Harris ( 23 ) Gallinari , Harris , Wallace , Harrell ( 6 ) Beverley , Gilgeous-Alexander ( 5 ) Staples Center 10,099 2-0
3 October 6 @ L.A. Lakers W 103-87 Lou Williams ( 19 ) Marcin Gortat ( 9 ) Avery Bradley ( 4 ) Honda Center 18,040 3-0
4 October 9 Denver W 109-103 Danilo Gallinari ( 16 ) Boban Marjanovic ( 12 ) Lou Williams ( 5 ) Staples Center 10,187 4-0
5 October 11 Maccabi W 124-76 Boban Marjanovic ( 18 ) Boban Marjanovic ( 12 ) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ( 7 ) Staples Center 8,056 5-0
The 2018-19 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 41st season in Southern California, and their 35th season in Los Angeles. For the first time since the 2014-15 season, Austin Rivers was not on the roster following a trade to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Marcin Gortat, ending the father-son duo with his father, Doc Rivers. Additionally, longtime center DeAndre Jordan opted out of his contract with the Clippers, and became a free agent. On July 6, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks. In their first full season without stars Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers still produced a winning season by March 19, and clinched a playoff berth on March 26, 2019, following a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, making their first playoff appearance since 2017. In the playoffs, the Clippers faced the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in the First Round, losing in six games. The two teams previously met in the 2014 playoffs, in which the Clippers won in seven games amidst a scandal surrounding former owner Donald Sterling. They were the first team since the 2016 playoffs to beat the Warriors twice on the road. In Game 2 of the First Round, the Clippers set an NBA record for the largest comeback in playoff history, overcoming a 31-point deficit in the third quarter, en route to defeating the Warriors 135-131 to tie the series 1-1.