1994-95 NBA SEASON

'The 1994-95 NBA season' was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals to repeat as champions.

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Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1994-95 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The Houston Rockets became the lowest seeded team to ever win the NBA Finals, winning as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.

★ The NBA All-Star Game was played at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, with the West defeating the East 139-112. Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings was named the game's MVP (Most Valuable Player).

★ Midway through the season, Michael Jordan returns to the Chicago Bulls after a failed attempt at a minor-league baseball career. His announcement consists of a two word fax: ''"I'm Back"''. Since the Bulls had already retired his number 23, he returned wearing number 45. He would eventually return to wearing 23 midway through the second round of playoffs that year against the Orlando Magic in which the Bulls were eliminated in six games.

★ An era comes to an end as the Boston Celtics play their final game at the historic Boston Garden.

★ The Chicago Bulls play their first game at the United Center.

★ The Cleveland Cavaliers play their first game at Gund Arena (now known as Quicken Loans Arena).

★ Due to extensive renovations to the Seattle Center Coliseum (now known as KeyArena), the Seattle SuperSonics play their home games at the Tacoma Dome, in nearby Tacoma, Washington.

★ Grant Hill became the first rookie in professional sports to lead fan balloting for the NBA All-Star Game.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Orlando Magic	57	25	.695	-
New York Knicks	55	27	.671	2
Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	22
Miami Heat	32	50	.390	25
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	27
Philadelphia 76ers	24	58	.293	33
Washington Bullets	21	61	.256	36

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	-
Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2
Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9
Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	-
Utah Jazz	60	22	.732	2
Houston Rockets 'C'	47	35	.573	15
Denver Nuggets	41	41	.500	21
Dallas Mavericks	36	46	.439	26
Minnesota Timberwolves	21	61	.256	41

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Phoenix Suns	59	23	.720	-
Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	2
Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585	11
Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	15
Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	20
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	33
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	42

'C' - NBA Champions

1994-95 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Shaquille O'Neal	Orlando Magic	29.3
Rebounds per game	Dennis Rodman	San Antonio Spurs	16.8
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	12.3
Steals per game	Scottie Pippen	Chicago Bulls	2.9
Blocks per game	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	3.9
FG%	Chris Gatling	Golden State Warriors	63.3
FT%	Spud Webb	Sacramento Kings	93.4
3FG%	Steve Kerr	Chicago Bulls	52.4

NBA awards

★ 'Most Valuable Player:' David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

★ 'Rookies of the Year:' Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks and Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons

★ 'Defensive Player of the Year:' Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets

★ 'Sixth Man of the Year:' Anthony Mason, New York Knicks

★ 'Most Improved Player:' Dana Barros, Philadelphia 76ers

★ 'Coach of the Year:' Del Harris, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'All-NBA First Team:'

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★ F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

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★ F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls

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★ C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz

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★ G - Anfernee Hardaway, Orlando Magic

★ 'All-NBA Second Team:'

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★ F - Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns

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★ F - Shawn Kemp, Seattle Supersonics

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★ C - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic

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★ G - Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics

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★ G - Mitch Richmond, Sacramento Kings

★ 'All-NBA Third Team:'

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★ F - Detlef Schrempf, Seattle Supersonics

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★ F - Dennis Rodman, San Antonio Spurs

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★ C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ G - Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers

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★ G - Clyde Drexler, Houston Rockets

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ F - Dennis Rodman, San Antonio Spurs

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★ F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls

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★ C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ G - Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics

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★ G - Mookie Blaylock, Atlanta Hawks

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Second Team:'

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★ F - Derrick McKey, Indiana Pacers

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★ F - Horace Grant, Orlando Magic

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★ C - Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets

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★ G - Nate McMillan, Seattle Supersonics

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★ G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz

★ 'All-NBA Rookie First Team:'

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★ Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks

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★ Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons

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★ Eddie Jones, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Brian Grant, Sacramento Kings

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★ Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Second Team:'

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★ Juwan Howard, Washington Bullets

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★ Donyell Marshall, Minnesota Timberwolves

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★ Eric Montross, Boston Celtics

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★ Wesley Person, Phoenix Suns

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★ Jalen Rose, Indiana Pacers

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★ Sharone Wright, Philadelphia 76ers
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1995 NBA Playoffs

★ 1995 NBA Finals

★ 1995 NBA Draft