1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season

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1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachBob Hill
General managerGregg Popovich
PresidentGregg Popovich (vice)
Owner(s)Peter Holt
ArenaAlamodome
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Rockets 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
KABB
Prime Sports Southwest
RadioWOAI
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Spurs' 19th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs hired Bob Hill as head coach, re-acquired Sean Elliott after playing one year with the Detroit Pistons,[2] re-signed Avery Johnson after one season with the Golden State Warriors,[3] and signed free agents Chuck Person and former All-Star forward Moses Malone.[4][5] Early into the season, they signed free agent Doc Rivers, who was previously released by the New York Knicks.[6] With Dennis Rodman serving a suspension at the start of the season,[7] the Spurs struggled early in the season with a 7–9 start. However, they would win 13 of their next 14 games, then later on post a 15-game winning streak between March and April, and win 21 of their final 23 games, finishing with the league's best record of 62–20.[8] It was also their best regular season record in franchise history, surpassing the 56-win 1989–90 season, which would be surpassed 11 seasons later by the 2005-06 team (63-19), then 10 seasons later by the 2015-16 squad (67-15).

David Robinson averaged 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, and was named Most Valuable Player of the Year,[9] and made the All-NBA First Team. He was also selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[10] In addition, Rodman, who only played just 49 games, contributed 7.1 points, and led the league with 16.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Elliott finished second on the team in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game, Johnson provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Vinny Del Negro contributed 12.5 points per game. Person played a sixth man role, averaging 10.8 points per game off the bench.[11] Both Robinson and Rodman were selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Robinson also finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Rodman finished in fifth place, and Person finished in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[12]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games.[13] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the 5th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in six games.[14] However, in the Western Conference Finals, they would lose to the 6th-seeded and defending champion Houston Rockets in six games.[15]

Following the season, the Spurs traded Rodman to the Chicago Bulls, no longer being able to handle the distractions that came along with the NBA's top rebounder.[16] Also following the season, Terry Cummings re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks,[17] while Willie Anderson left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft,[18] and Malone, who only played just 17 games this season due to a ruptured tendon in his right leg,[19] retired after playing 19 seasons in the NBA.

Draft picks[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Bill Curley Forward  United States Boston College

Roster[]

1994–95 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–01–08 Georgia
F/C 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
G 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 North Carolina State
F 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona
F/C 54 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–01–27 UCLA
G 6 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
C 2 Malone, Moses Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955–03–23 Petersburg HS (VA)
C 00 Nwosu, Julius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1971–05–01 Liberty
F 45 Person, Chuck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–06–27 Auburn
F/C 7 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina
G 25 Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Marquette
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
F 10 Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–13 SE Oklahoma State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 — 33–8 29–12 20–6
x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2 33–8 27–14 17–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15 25–16 22–19 13–13
x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21 23–18 18–23 13–13
Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26 19–22 17–24 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41 13–28 8–33 4–22
# 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


Dennis Rodman[]

Dennis Rodman helped San Antonio to their then-franchise best win-loss record of 62–20, and they made it to the Western Conference finals. However, his increasingly erratic off-court life, including a brief but heavily-publicized relationship with singer Madonna, and on-court antics, such as dyeing his hair and starting on-court arguments resulted in him being traded to the Chicago Bulls after only two years with the Spurs.

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[]

Playoffs[]

1995 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Denver W 104–88 Sean Elliott (21) Dennis Rodman (11) Avery Johnson (8) Alamodome
25,235 		1–0
2 April 30 Denver W 122–96 Robinson, Rodman (19) Dennis Rodman (16) Avery Johnson (9) Alamodome 2–0
3 May 2 @ Denver W 99–95 Robinson, Johnson (24) Dennis Rodman (13) David Robinson (5) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 L.A. Lakers W 110–94 David Robinson (33) Dennis Rodman (12) Avery Johnson (12) Alamodome
24,002 		1–0
2 May 8 L.A. Lakers W 97–90 (OT) Robinson, Rodman (22) Dennis Rodman (22) Avery Johnson (9) Alamodome
26,127 		2–0
3 May 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–92 David Robinson (34) David Robinson (13) Avery Johnson (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–1
4 May 14 @ L.A. Lakers W 80–71 David Robinson (26) David Robinson (22) Avery Johnson (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		3–1
5 May 16 L.A. Lakers L 96–98 (OT) David Robinson (34) David Robinson (17) Avery Johnson (12) Alamodome
35,888 		3–2
6 May 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 100–88 David Robinson (31) David Robinson (15) Avery Johnson (11) Great Western Forum
17,505 		4–2
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 22 Houston L 93–94 Sean Elliott (24) Dennis Rodman (20) Avery Johnson (9) Alamodome
33,337 		0–1
2 May 24 Houston L 96–106 David Robinson (32) David Robinson (12) Elliott, Anderson (5) Alamodome
35,888 		0–2
3 May 26 @ Houston W 107–102 David Robinson (29) Dennis Rodman (14) Avery Johnson (13) The Summit
16,611 		1–2
4 May 28 @ Houston W 103–81 David Robinson (20) Dennis Rodman (19) Johnson, Del Negro (4) The Summit
16,611 		2–2
5 May 30 Houston L 90–111 David Robinson (22) Robinson, Rodman (12) Avery Johnson (7) Alamodome
35,888 		2–3
6 June 1 @ Houston L 95–100 Robinson, Johnson (19) Dennis Rodman (17) Avery Johnson (10) The Summit
16,611 		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
Willie Anderson 38 11 14.6 .469 .158 .732 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.3 4.9
Corey Crowder 7 0 4.1 .200 .000 .333 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9
Terry Cummings 76 20 16.8 .483 .585 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 6.8
Vinny Del Negro 75 71 31.5 .486 .407 .790 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 12.5
Howard Eisley 15 0 3.7 .176 .200 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.5
Sean Elliott 81 81 35.3 .468 .408 .807 3.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 18.1
Jack Haley 31 0 3.8 .426 .000 .656 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.4
Avery Johnson 82 82 36.7 .519 .136 .685 2.5 8.2 1.4 0.2 13.4
Moses Malone 17 0 8.8 .371 .500 .688 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 2.9
Julius Nwosu 23 0 3.7 .321 .765 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.3
Chuck Person 81 1 25.1 .423 .387 .647 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 10.8
J.R. Reid 81 37 19.3 .508 .500 .687 4.9 0.7 0.7 0.4 7.0
Doc Rivers 60 0 15.7 .360 .344 .732 1.7 2.6 1.0 0.4 5.0
David Robinson 81 81 38.0 .530 .300 .774 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2 27.6
Dennis Rodman 49 26 32.0 .571 .000 .676 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 7.1
Chris Whitney 25 0 7.2 .298 .158 1.000 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.0 1.7

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Willie Anderson 11 0 8.8 .450 .000 .667 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.8
Terry Cummings 15 2 9.0 .375 .000 .733 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 3.9
Vinny Del Negro 15 15 25.5 .432 .450 .833 2.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 8.7
Sean Elliott 15 15 38.3 .435 .364 .776 4.8 2.7 0.7 0.5 17.3
Jack Haley 4 0 3.3 .143 .500 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8
Avery Johnson 15 15 38.3 .517 .000 .621 2.1 8.3 1.3 0.4 14.5
Julius Nwosu 2 0 3.5 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chuck Person 15 0 17.2 .351 .289 .727 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 5.0
J.R. Reid 15 1 13.9 .492 .846 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 6.1
Doc Rivers 15 0 21.2 .389 .370 .839 1.9 1.6 0.9 0.6 7.8
David Robinson 15 15 41.5 .446 .200 .812 12.1 3.1 1.5 2.6 25.3
Dennis Rodman 14 12 32.8 .542 .000 .571 14.8 1.3 0.9 0.0 8.9

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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