The 1989-90 Los Angeles Clippers finished the NBA season with a 30-52 record, placing them 6th in the Pacific Division. Under head coach Don Casey, the team struggled to find consistency, ending the season without a playoff appearance. The Clippers showed signs of potential with standout performances from players like Danny Manning, who averaged 16.3 points per game, and Charles Smith, who contributed 21.1 points per game. Despite these efforts, the team’s overall performance was marred by defensive inefficiencies and a lack of depth.
The Clippers’ season was notable for the development of their young roster, but injuries and inconsistent play prevented significant progress. The team also faced challenges in maintaining competitiveness in a tough Western Conference. This season marked another step in the Clippers’ ongoing efforts to rebuild and improve their standing in the league, setting the stage for future roster changes and strategic adjustments.
- Regular Season Record: 30-52
- Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs
Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats for 1989-90 Season
POINTS
Ron Harper
23.0
REBOUNDS
Benoit Benjamin
9.3
ASSISTS
Gary Grant
10.0
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Charles Smith | 78 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Danny Manning | 71 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ken Norman | 70 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 43.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Benoit Benjamin | 71 | 13.5 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gary Grant | 44 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Winston Garland | 28 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Garrick | 73 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Martin | 69 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Michael Young | 45 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 30.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joe Wolf | 77 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| David Rivers | 52 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ken Bannister | 52 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Les | 6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Carlton McKinney | 7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Harris | 15 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jay Edwards | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Torgeir Bryn | 3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Andre Turner | 3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles Clippers 1989-90 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 1989-90 season for the Los Angeles Clippers.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 03, 1989 | vs. Houston Rockets | W 102-88 | |
| Nov 07, 1989 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 118-94 | |
| Nov 08, 1989 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | L 123-99 | |
| Nov 11, 1989 | vs. New York Knicks | L 112-111 | |
| Nov 14, 1989 | vs. Denver Nuggets | W 129-121 | |
| Nov 16, 1989 | @ Houston Rockets | L 94-82 | |
| Nov 17, 1989 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 122-105 | |
| Nov 22, 1989 | vs. New Jersey Nets | W 106-97 | |
| Nov 24, 1989 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 90-89 | |
| Nov 26, 1989 | vs. Chicago Bulls | W 120-96 | |
| Nov 28, 1989 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 116-94 | |
| Nov 29, 1989 | vs. Milwaukee Bucks | L 117-103 | |
| Dec 01, 1989 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 111-90 | |
| Dec 02, 1989 | vs. Sacramento Kings | W 114-84 | |
| Dec 05, 1989 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 111-103 | |
| Dec 07, 1989 | vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | W 105-88 | |
| Dec 09, 1989 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 104-100 | |
| Dec 12, 1989 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 99-92 | |
| Dec 13, 1989 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 83-79 | |
| Dec 16, 1989 | vs. Denver Nuggets | W 114-108 | |
| Dec 19, 1989 | vs. Indiana Pacers | W 128-102 | |
| Dec 22, 1989 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 101-92 | |
| Dec 23, 1989 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 104-100 | |
| Dec 26, 1989 | vs. Boston Celtics | L 112-111 | |
| Dec 28, 1989 | vs. Golden State Warriors | W 139-119 | |
| Dec 30, 1989 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 100-95 | |
| Jan 02, 1990 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | W 87-79 | |
| Jan 03, 1990 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 84-80 | |
| Jan 05, 1990 | @ Boston Celtics | W 114-105 | |
| Jan 07, 1990 | @ New York Knicks | L 110-109 | |
| Jan 09, 1990 | @ Charlotte Hornets | W 108-98 | |
| Jan 10, 1990 | @ Atlanta Hawks | W 115-109 | |
| Jan 12, 1990 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | W 95-94 | |
| Jan 13, 1990 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 117-111 | |
| Jan 16, 1990 | vs. Charlotte Hornets | W 106-98 | |
| Jan 18, 1990 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | W 105-95 | |
| Jan 20, 1990 | vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | W 97-95 | |
| Jan 22, 1990 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 136-104 | |
| Jan 24, 1990 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 106-98 | |
| Jan 25, 1990 | @ Houston Rockets | L 102-101 | |
| Jan 27, 1990 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 118-115 | |
| Jan 30, 1990 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | W 121-104 | |
| Jan 31, 1990 | @ Utah Jazz | L 120-101 | |
| Feb 02, 1990 | @ Miami Heat | L 126-91 | |
| Feb 03, 1990 | @ Orlando Magic | W 113-110 | |
| Feb 05, 1990 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 100-84 | |
| Feb 08, 1990 | @ Washington Bullets | W 105-103 | |
| Feb 13, 1990 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 118-96 | |
| Feb 16, 1990 | vs. Washington Bullets | L 118-112 | |
| Feb 19, 1990 | vs. Sacramento Kings | L 99-97 | |
| Feb 20, 1990 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 99-90 | |
| Feb 22, 1990 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 116-102 | |
| Feb 23, 1990 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 121-112 | |
| Feb 25, 1990 | vs. San Antonio Spurs | L 107-106 | |
| Feb 27, 1990 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | W 103-99 | |
| Mar 01, 1990 | @ Charlotte Hornets | L 118-109 | |
| Mar 03, 1990 | @ Indiana Pacers | W 107-105 | |
| Mar 05, 1990 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 128-105 | |
| Mar 07, 1990 | @ New Jersey Nets | W 119-115 | |
| Mar 08, 1990 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | L 111-94 | |
| Mar 10, 1990 | vs. Orlando Magic | W 112-101 | |
| Mar 12, 1990 | vs. Golden State Warriors | L 112-109 | |
| Mar 14, 1990 | vs. Miami Heat | L 113-108 | |
| Mar 16, 1990 | vs. Houston Rockets | W 118-95 | |
| Mar 18, 1990 | vs. Charlotte Hornets | L 108-97 | |
| Mar 20, 1990 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 119-112 | |
| Mar 21, 1990 | @ Utah Jazz | L 118-102 | |
| Mar 23, 1990 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 110-102 | |
| Mar 24, 1990 | vs. Utah Jazz | L 112-79 | |
| Mar 26, 1990 | vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | W 101-96 | |
| Mar 28, 1990 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 106-99 | |
| Mar 30, 1990 | vs. Atlanta Hawks | L 122-118 | |
| Apr 01, 1990 | vs. Seattle SuperSonics | W 104-103 | |
| Apr 03, 1990 | @ Sacramento Kings | W 114-105 | |
| Apr 06, 1990 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 106-99 | |
| Apr 07, 1990 | vs. Phoenix Suns | L 115-108 | |
| Apr 10, 1990 | vs. Dallas Mavericks | W 98-90 | |
| Apr 12, 1990 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 105-98 | |
| Apr 16, 1990 | vs. Portland Trail Blazers | L 93-85 | |
| Apr 18, 1990 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 133-120 | |
| Apr 20, 1990 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 121-99 | |
| Apr 21, 1990 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | L 125-115 |