after a 0–6 start to the season. Return to the Clippers (2019–present) After Cleveland fired him, Lue worked in an informal role with head coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Lue was named the lead assistant coach on Rivers' staff. On October 20, 2020, Lue was promoted to Clippers head coach after Rivers' departure. In his first season, Lue led the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals, their first conference finals appearance in franchise history, but lost to the Phoenix Suns in six games. Career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 15 || 0 || 12.5 || .431 || .438 || .571 || .4 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 8 || 0 || 18.3 || .487 || .500 || .750 || 1.5 || 2.1 || .4 || .0 || 6.0 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| † | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 38 || 1 || 12.3 || .427 || .324 || .792 || .8 || 1.2 || .5 || .0 || 3.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Washington | 71 || 0 || 20.5 || .427 || .447 || .762 || 1.7 || 3.5 || .7 || .0 || 7.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Washington | 75 || 24 || 26.5 || .433 || .341 || .875 || 2.0 || 3.5 || .6 || .0 || 8.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Orlando | 76 || 69 || 30.7 || .433 || .383 || .771 || 2.5 || 4.2 || .8 || .1 || 10.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Houston | 21 || 3 || 22.8 || .393 || .333 || .778 || 1.9 || 2.8 || .4 || .0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 49 || 46 || 31.2 || .464 || .364 || .871 || 2.2 || 5.4 || .5 || .0 || 13.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 51 || 10 || 24.2 || .459 || .457 || .855 || 1.6 || 3.1 || .5 || .1 || 11.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 56 || 17 || 26.6 || .416 || .348 || .883 || 1.9 || 3.6 || .4 || .0 || 11.4