The Los Angeles Clippers in 2012-13 had the best season in their franchise history, including their times in Buffalo and San Diego.

They won a franchise-most 56 games, including 17 straight that was the best in the NBA in four years until the Heat won 27 in a row late in the season.

The Clippers won the Pacific Division for the first time since moving to the West Coast in 1978. But perhaps more significantly, they became the best team in Los Angeles for the first time ever with a 4-0 sweep over the neighboring Los Angeles Lakers, the first sweep of the Lakers since they were the Buffalo Braves in 1975.