1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season

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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
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

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. 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.[5] 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.[6] Harris was named Coach of The Year.[7]

Ceballos led the team in scoring with 21.7 points, contributed 8.0 rebounds per game and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to injury,[8] while Vlade Divac provided the team with 16.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, and Jones averaged 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.[9] In addition, Elden Campbell provided with 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and Anthony Peeler contributed 10.4 points per game.[5]

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
1 10 Eddie Jones SG  United States Temple

Roster[]

1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Injured 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 Injured 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
  • Del Harris
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 — 32–9 27–14 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 2 32–9 25–16 16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 11 29–12 19–22 15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 15 26–15 18–23 17–13
Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 20 27–14 12–29 17–13
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 11–19
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 42 13–28 4–37 6–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 3
3 x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 14
6 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 18
8 x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 23
10 Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26
11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41
13 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45


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 — 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Boston 1–3 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–1 4–0 2–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 4–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–4 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–4 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–4 2–0
Detroit 2–3 1–3 0–5 0–5 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–2 2–0
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–5 0–4 2–3 2–0
Indiana 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–0
Miami 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–6 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 0–4 3–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 — 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 — 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 5–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 — 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 1–3 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 — 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–3 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 6 Golden State Great Western Forum 10–6
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 February 3 Denver Great Western Forum 26–16
44 February 7 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 28–16
March: 10–7 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
April: 4–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 67 10 18.3 .442 .182 .764 4.3 1.8 .3 1.2 4.6
Elden Campbell 73 59 28.4 .459 .000 .666 6.1 1.3 .9 1.8 12.5
Cedric Ceballos 58 54 35.0 .509 .397 .716 8.0 1.8 1.0 .3 21.7
Lester Conner 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 1.000 .0 .0 .5 .0 1.0
Lloyd Daniels1 25 14 21.6 .390 .267 .800 2.2 1.4 .8 .4 7.4
Vlade Divac 80 80 35.1 .507 .189 .777 10.4 4.1 1.4 2.2 16.0
Antonio Harvey 59 8 9.7 .438 1.000 .533 1.7 .4 .3 .7 3.0
Eddie Jones 64 58 31.0 .460 .370 .722 3.9 2.0 2.0 .6 14.0
Randolph Keys 6 0 13.8 .346 .000 1.000 2.8 .3 .2 .3 3.3
George Lynch 56 15 17.0 .468 .143 .721 3.3 1.1 .9 .2 6.1
Anthony Miller 46 1 11.5 .530 .400 .618 3.3 .8 .4 .2 4.1
Anthony Peeler 73 24 21.4 .432 .389 .797 2.3 1.7 .7 .2 10.4
Kurt Rambis 26 1 7.5 .514 .000 .667 1.3 .6 .1 .3 1.7
Tony Smith 61 4 16.8 .427 .352 .698 1.8 1.7 .8 .1 5.6
Sedale Threatt 59 2 23.5 .497 .379 .793 2.1 4.2 .9 .2 9.5
Nick Van Exel 80 80 36.8 .420 .358 .783 2.8 8.3 1.2 .1 16.9
1.^ Statistics with the Lakers.

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sam Bowie 10 0 13.5 .267 .000 1.000 3.3 .3 .1 .9 2.1
Elden Campbell 10 10 37.6 .485 .000 .659 7.3 1.6 .4 3.0 15.7
Cedric Ceballos 10 10 34.0 .381 .360 .737 6.1 1.8 1.2 .7 14.2
Vlade Divac 10 10 38.8 .467 .222 .645 8.5 3.1 .8 1.3 15.6
Antonio Harvey 3 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0
Eddie Jones 10 0 28.6 .375 .444 .714 3.2 2.0 .8 .9 8.7
George Lynch 10 0 13.6 .469 .200 .650 3.0 .7 .8 .0 4.4
Anthony Miller 4 0 3.8 .000 .000 .000 1.5 .3 .3 .0 .0
Anthony Peeler 10 10 26.8 .405 .258 .773 2.8 2.5 1.0 .2 8.9
Tony Smith 6 0 4.5 .231 .300 .000 .5 .5 .0 .0 1.5
Sedale Threatt 1 0 11.0 .250 .000 .000 .0 2.0 1.0 .0 2.0
Nick Van Exel 10 10 46.4 .414 .318 .763 3.8 7.3 2.1 .3 20.0

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

All-NBA Rookie Teams
  • Eddie Jones – All-NBA Rookie First Team
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]

References[]

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  6. ^ "1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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  9. ^ "1995 NBA Rising Stars: White 83, Green 79 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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  11. ^ "NBA PLAYOFFS : Spurs Finally Deep-Six Lakers : Western Conference: Robinson, Rodman help San Antonio stave off home team and win series, 100-88". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1995. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lakers' Bowie Announces Retirement". Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1995. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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