San Diego Clippers

The San Diego Clippers were a National Basketball Association team in San Diego. The franchise was founded in the Basketball Association of America in Boston in 1946-47 as the Boston Celtics and joined the National Basketball Association in 1949-50 when its previous league merged with the National Basketball League. The team moved to San Diego as the San Diego Clippers in 1978-79, while the Buffalo Braves became the new Boston Celtics. The team moved to Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Clippers in 1984-85 and was renamed the LA Clippers in 2015-16.

Historical Overview

Name	League	Primary Venue	Municipality	Start	End
LA Clippers	National Basketball Association	STAPLES Center	Los Angeles	2015-16
Los Angeles Clippers		STAPLES Center		1999-2000	2014-15
Los Angeles Clippers		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		1984-85	1999
San Diego Clippers		Pechanga Arena San Diego	San Diego	1978-79	1983-84
Boston Celtics		Boston Garden	Boston	1949-50	1977-78
Boston Celtics	Basketball Association of America	Boston Garden	Boston	1946-47	1948-49

Season	Win	Loss	GB	Finish	Postseason	Venues
National Basketball Association
1978-79	43	39	9	5th in Pacific Division 7th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)
1979-80	35	47	25	5th in Pacific Division 7th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)
1980-81	36	46	21	5th in Pacific Division 9th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)
1981-82	17	65	40	6th in Pacific Division 12th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)
1982-83	25	57	33	6th in Pacific Division 11th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)
1983-84	30	52	24	6th in Pacific Division 11th in Western Conference	Did not qualify	Pechanga Arena San Diego, San Diego (41 regular season games)