Clippers Make NBA History — First Team Ever to Recover From 15+ Games Below .500

This is unprecedented. The Los Angeles Clippers are above .500 at 41-38 after starting the season 6-21. No team in NBA history has ever climbed back from being 15+ games below .500 to finish above the break-even line.

Kawhi Leonard has been the engine — averaging a career-best 28 points per game, making him the first player in NBA history to post a career high in scoring in Year 14. Darius Garland, acquired in the James Harden trade, has been equally massive: 21.5 points and 6.7 assists since entering the starting lineup on March 7.

The Clippers are locked into the play-in tournament and could be the most dangerous floater in the West. One more win extends their franchise-record streak of 14 consecutive seasons above .500 — the longest active streak in the NBA.