Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82.
[1] They finished the season as the #5 seed in the Western Conference, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
It marked the first season with 3x All-Star and 2008 All-NBA First Team selection Chris Paul, following the completion of a trade in December with the New Orleans Hornets.
[2] Originally thought to be heading to the Lakers, Paul would make the All-NBA Third Team and lead the "Lob City" era of the Clippers for the next six years.
Roster Last transaction: April 23, 2012 Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.