1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Lakers' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th in the city of Los Angeles.[1] This was the first season since 1981–82 that All-Star forward James Worthy was not on the team, as he announced his retirement in November. After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Lakers had the tenth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Eddie Jones out of Temple University.[2] With new head coach Del Harris,[3] along with the off-season acquisition of Cedric Ceballos from the Phoenix Suns,[4] the Lakers struggled with a 3–5 start, but then won ten of their next twelve games. Despite losing seven of their final eight games, the Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 48–34 record, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence.[5] Harris was named Coach of The Year.[6]

1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerJerry West
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Prime Sports West
RadioKLAC

Ceballos averaged 21.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to injury,[7] while second-year star Nick Van Exel emerged as one of the best point guards in the league, averaging 16.9 points and 8.3 assists per game, and Vlade Divac provided the team with 16.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. In addition, Jones contributed 14.0 points and 2.0 steals per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and also won the MVP award in the Rookie Game during the All-Star Weekend,[8] while Elden Campbell provided with 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, Anthony Peeler contributed 10.4 points per game, and Sedale Threatt averaged 9.5 points and 4.2 assists per game off the bench.[9]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the 4th-seeded Seattle SuperSonics in four games after losing Game 1.[10] However, they would lose in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs in six games.[11] Following the season, Sam Bowie and Kurt Rambis both retired,[12] and Tony Smith signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
110Eddie JonesSG United StatesTemple

Roster
1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–03–17 Kentucky
F 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
F 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–02 Cal State Fullerton
G 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Yugoslavia
F 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–07–06 Pfeiffer University
G 25 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–10–20 Temple
F 8 Keys, Randolph  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–04–19 Southern Miss
F 30 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970–09–03 North Carolina
F 2 Miller, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–22 Michigan State
G 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri
F 18 Rambis, Kurt  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958–02–25 Santa Clara
G 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–06–14 Marquette
G 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
G 9 Van Exel, Nick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–11–27 Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 5923.720—32–927–1423–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 5725.695232–925–1616–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4834.5851129–1219–2215–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4438.5371526–1518–2317–13
Sacramento Kings 3943.4762027–1412–2917–13
Golden State Warriors 2656.3173315–2611–3011–19
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074213–284–376–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6220.756–
2 y-Phoenix Suns5923.7203
3 x-Utah Jazz6022.7322
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6955
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4834.58514
6 x-Houston Rockets4735.57315
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.53718
8 x-Denver Nuggets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings3943.47623
10 Dallas Mavericks3646.43926
11 Golden State Warriors2656.31736
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2161.25641
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1994-95 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1994–95 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 29–12; Road: 19–22)
November: 8–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 4 @ Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills 1–0
2 November 5 @ Milwaukee Bradley Center 1–1
3 November 8 @ New York Madison Square Garden 1–2
4 November 9 @ Minnesota Target Center 2–2
5 November 11 Denver Great Western Forum 2–3
6 November 12 @ Golden State Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2–4
8 November 16 New York Great Western Forum 3–5
December: 9–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15 December 2, 1994
7:30 p.m. PST		 Houston W 107–89 Ceballos (25) Ceballos (16) Divac (8) Great Western Forum
13,056		 9–6
16 December 6 Golden State Great Western Forum 10–6
30 December 15, 1994
5:30 p.m. PST		 @ Houston W 97–94 Ceballos (36) Divac (11) Van Exel (7) The Summit
11,943		 13–7
22 December 20 Minnesota Great Western Forum 14–8
24 December 27 @ Golden State Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15–9
January: 9–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27 January 3 Detroit Great Western Forum 18–9
28 January 6 Milwaukee Great Western Forum 19–9
32 January 13 Golden State Great Western Forum 21–11
February: 8–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 3 Denver Great Western Forum 26–16
44 February 7 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 28–16
All-Star Break
March: 10–7 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 5 Minnesota Great Western Forum 36–20
59 March 10 @ Minnesota Target Center 36–23
62 March 15 @ Golden State Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 38–24
67 March 26, 1995
6:30 p.m. PST		 Houston W 107–96 Divac (27) Campbell (12) Van Exel (9) Great Western Forum
17,505		 42–25
68 March 28, 1995
5:30 p.m. PST		 @ Houston W 106–96 Campbell, Ceballos (17) Campbell, Miller (12) Van Exel (9) The Summit
16,611		 43–25
April: 4–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72 April 4 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 46–26
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs
1995 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 @ Seattle L 71–96 Nick Van Exel (29) Divac, Campbell (6) four players tied (2) Tacoma Dome
14,073		 0–1
2 April 29 @ Seattle W 84–82 Cedric Ceballos (25) Vlade Divac (7) Vlade Divac (6) Tacoma Dome
14,681		 1–1
3 May 1 Seattle W 105–101 Cedric Ceballos (24) Vlade Divac (9) Van Exel, Ceballos (6) Great Western Forum
17,505		 2–1
4 May 4 Seattle W 114–110 Nick Van Exel (34) Vlade Divac (11) Nick Van Exel (9) Great Western Forum
17,505		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 @ San Antonio L 94–110 Elden Campbell (29) Vlade Divac (11) Nick Van Exel (12) Alamodome
24,002		 0–1
2 May 8 @ San Antonio L 90–97 (OT) Elden Campbell (25) Elden Campbell (18) Nick Van Exel (10) Alamodome
26,127		 0–2
3 May 12 San Antonio W 92–85 Nick Van Exel (25) Vlade Divac (13) Nick Van Exel (8) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–2
4 May 14 San Antonio L 71–80 Vlade Divac (14) George Lynch (8) Van Exel, Peeler (5) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–3
5 May 16 @ San Antonio W 98–96 (OT) Nick Van Exel (22) Vlade Divac (15) Nick Van Exel (7) Alamodome
35,888		 2–3
6 May 18 San Antonio L 88–100 Elden Campbell (21) Elden Campbell (8) Nick Van Exel (11) Great Western Forum
17,505		 2–4
1995 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sam Bowie 671018.3.442.182.7644.31.8.31.24.6
Elden Campbell 735928.4.459.000.6666.11.3.91.812.5
Cedric Ceballos 585435.0.509.397.7168.01.81.0.321.7
Lester Conner 202.5.000.0001.000.0.0.5.01.0
Lloyd Daniels1 251421.6.390.267.8002.21.4.8.47.4
Vlade Divac 808035.1.507.189.77710.44.11.42.216.0
Antonio Harvey 5989.7.4381.000.5331.7.4.3.73.0
Eddie Jones 645831.0.460.370.7223.92.02.0.614.0
Randolph Keys 6013.8.346.0001.0002.8.3.2.33.3
George Lynch 561517.0.468.143.7213.31.1.9.26.1
Anthony Miller 46111.5.530.400.6183.3.8.4.24.1
Anthony Peeler 732421.4.432.389.7972.31.7.7.210.4
Kurt Rambis 2617.5.514.000.6671.3.6.1.31.7
Tony Smith 61416.8.427.352.6981.81.7.8.15.6
Sedale Threatt 59223.5.497.379.7932.14.2.9.29.5
Nick Van Exel 808036.8.420.358.7832.88.31.2.116.9
1.^ Statistics with the Lakers.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sam Bowie 10013.5.267.0001.0003.3.3.1.92.1
Elden Campbell 101037.6.485.000.6597.31.6.43.015.7
Cedric Ceballos 101034.0.381.360.7376.11.81.2.714.2
Vlade Divac 101038.8.467.222.6458.53.1.81.315.6
Antonio Harvey 301.3.000.000.000.3.0.0.0.0
Eddie Jones 10028.6.375.444.7143.22.0.8.98.7
George Lynch 10013.6.469.200.6503.0.7.8.04.4
Anthony Miller 403.8.000.000.0001.5.3.3.0.0
Anthony Peeler 101026.8.405.258.7732.82.51.0.28.9
Tony Smith 604.5.231.300.000.5.5.0.01.5
Sedale Threatt 1011.0.250.000.000.02.01.0.02.0
Nick Van Exel 101046.4.414.318.7633.87.32.1.320.0

Awards and records

Awards
All-NBA Rookie Teams
1995 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

Trades
July 1, 1994 To Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Miller		 To Golden State Warriors
1995 second-round pick
September 23, 1994 To Los Angeles Lakers
Cedric Ceballos		 To Phoenix Suns
1995 first-round pick
October 13, 1994 To Los Angeles Lakers
1997 second-round pick
Cash considerations		 To New York Knicks
Doug Christie

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Trevor Ruffin July 21 none
Lester Conner (10-day) January 10 Indiana Pacers
Danny Young (10-day) January 20 Milwaukee Bucks
Lloyd Daniels (10-day) February 22 Limoges CSP (France)
Randolph Keys (10-day) February 28 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Randolph Keys (rest of season) March 14 Los Angeles Lakers
Lloyd Daniels (rest of season) Los Angeles Lakers
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Danny Schayes July 1 Phoenix Suns
James Edwards September 19 Portland Trail Blazers
Trevor Ruffin November 3 Phoenix Suns
James Worthy November 10 none
Lloyd Daniels April 11 Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)

Player Transactions Citation:[13]

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