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1994–95 Orlando Magic season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachBrian Hill
General managerPat Williams
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Rockets 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKCF,
Sunshine Network
RadioWDBO
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Magic's 6th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After building through the draft in previous years, the Magic made themselves even stronger by signing free agents Horace Grant and Brian Shaw.[2] Grant gave the Magic one of the most dominant starting lineups in the NBA. Shaquille O'Neal continued to dominate the NBA with 29.3 points per game. The Magic easily won the Atlantic Division with a 57–25 record.[3] They also finished with a 39–2 home record, tied for second best in NBA history. Second-year star Anfernee Hardaway was selected to play in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game along with O'Neal.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Magic overwhelmed the Boston Celtics with a 124–77 victory in Game 1. The Magic would eliminate the Celtics at the Boston Garden to win the series 3–1. These matches would be the final 2 basketball games ever played at the Garden.[3]

In the second round, the Magic were matched up against the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls were on an emotional high as Michael Jordan had just returned from his baseball career to play basketball. Jordan was now wearing the number 45 for the Bulls. The Magic won the first game 94–91. Tensions rose when Nick Anderson indicated that Jordan was no longer the same player when Anderson was quoted by the media saying, "Number 23, he could just blow right by you! Number 45, he revs up, but doesn't really take off." The comment motivated Jordan to return to number 23 and the Bulls evened the series.[4] In Game 5, the Magic won the game 103–95. The Magic would eliminate the Bulls in Game 6 as the Magic won 108–102 to advance to the Conference Finals.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic would beat the Indiana Pacers in a tough 7-game series that saw the home team win every game.[5]

The Magic were off to their first ever NBA Finals. The Magic faced off against the 6th-seeded and defending NBA Champion Houston Rockets. Shaq would be up against Hakeem Olajuwon in a battle of All-Star Centers. Game 1 was played in Orlando and the game was lost at the free throw line. Anderson missed four consecutive free throws with the Magic up by three at waning seconds of the game and the Rockets tied the game at the buzzer. The Rockets would then win Game 1 in overtime.[3] The Magic would not recover from their Game 1 loss as the Rockets swept the series in 4 straight.[6]

For the season, the Magic had new blue pinstripe road uniforms, while the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate. Both uniforms lasted until 1998.

Orlando did not make another appearance in the NBA Finals until 2009.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 27 Brooks Thompson PG  United States Oklahoma State
2 31 Rodney Dent C  United States Kentucky

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
PG 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
PF 00 Avent, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–10–18 Seton Hall
G/F 14 Bowie, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–09 Oklahoma
C — Dent, Rodney Injured (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1970–12–25 Kentucky
PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
C 43 Hammink, Geert Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1969–07–12 LSU
G 1 Hardaway, Anfernee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–06–16 Clemson
F 5 Royal, Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame
SF 3 Scott, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech
G 20 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
G 22 Thompson, Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1970–07–19 Oklahoma State
F 31 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 — 39–2 18–23 18–10
x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2 29–12 26–15 23–5
x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22 20–21 15–26 14–14
Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25 22–19 10–31 9–19
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27 20–21 10–31 13–15
Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33 14–27 10–31 12–16
Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36 13–28 8–33 9–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 5
3 x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 14
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 15
8 x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22
9 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 23
10 Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25
11 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27
12 Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 29
13 Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33
14 Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36

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: 57–25 (Home: 39–2; Road: 18–23)
November: 10–2 (home: 6–0; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 @ Washington
2 November 5 Philadelphia
3 November 9 @ Charlotte
4 November 10 @ New York
5 November 12 @ Philadelphia
6 November 15 Washington
7 November 18 New Jersey
8 November 21 Miami
9 November 23 Houston
10 November 25 @ Boston
11 November 26 @ Milwaukee
12 November 30 Sacramento
December: 13–4 (home: 7–0; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 2 New York
14 December 3 @ Atlanta
15 December 6 @ Cleveland
16 December 7 Cleveland
17 December 9 @ Miami
18 December 10 Atlanta
19 December 12 @ New Jersey
20 December 14 Denver
21 December 16 @ Golden State
22 December 17 @ Seattle
23 December 20 @ Portland
24 December 21 @ L.A. Clippers
25 December 23 Milwaukee
26 December 26 @ Washington
27 December 27 Miami
28 December 29 @ Charlotte
29 December 30 L.A. Clippers
January: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 4 New Jersey
31 January 6 Minnesota
32 January 8 @ Detroit
33 January 10 @ Chicago
34 January 11 Detroit
35 January 13 @ Atlanta
36 January 14 Philadelphia
37 January 17 Charlotte
38 January 18 @ Dallas
39 January 20 @ Denver
40 January 22 @ Phoenix
41 January 24 Boston
42 January 26 Chicago
43 January 28 Milwaukee
February: 8–5 (home: 7–1; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 2 Seattle
45 February 3 @ Indiana
46 February 5 New York
47 February 7 Dallas
48 February 14 Indiana
49 February 15 @ Cleveland
50 February 17 Philadelphia
51 February 19 @ Minnesota
52 February 20 @ Milwaukee
53 February 23 @ Boston
54 February 24 Boston
55 February 26 Chicago
56 February 28 New York
March: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 2 @ Houston
58 March 3 @ San Antonio
59 March 5 Atlanta
60 March 8 L.A. Lakers
61 March 10 Portland
62 March 12 San Antonio
63 March 14 Utah
64 March 15 @ New Jersey
65 March 17 @ Indiana
66 March 21 Phoenix
67 March 23 Charlotte
68 March 24 @ Chicago
69 March 26 Golden State
70 March 28 @ Sacramento
71 March 31 @ Utah
April: 4–7 (home: 4–0; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 2 @ L.A. Lakers
73 April 5 Detroit
74 April 7 @ Detroit
75 April 8 @ Philadelphia
76 April 11 Cleveland
77 April 13 @ Boston
78 April 15 @ Miami
79 April 17 Washington
80 April 19 @ Washington
81 April 21 Indiana
82 April 23 @ New York
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

1995 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Boston
2 April 30 Boston
3 May 3 @ Boston
4 May 5 @ Boston
Eastern 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 7 Chicago
2 May 10 Chicago
3 May 12 @ Chicago
4 May 14 @ Chicago
5 May 16 Chicago
6 May 18 @ Chicago
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23 Indiana
2 May 25 Indiana
3 May 27 @ Indiana
4 May 29 @ Indiana
5 May 31 Indiana
6 June 2 @ Indiana
7 June 4 Indiana
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 7 Houston
2 June 9 Houston
3 June 11 @ Houston
4 June 14 @ Houston
1995 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Boston Celtics: Magic win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Magic win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 7): Orlando 94, Chicago 91
  • Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 10): Chicago 104, Orlando 94
  • Game 3 @ United Center, Chicago (May 12): Orlando 110, Chicago 101
  • Game 4 @ United Center, Chicago (May 14): Chicago 106, Orlando 95
  • Game 5 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (May 16): Orlando 103, Chicago 95
  • Game 6 @ United Center, Chicago (May 18): Orlando 108, Chicago 102

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

East Conference Finals

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (2) Indiana Pacers: Magic win series 4-3

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Eastern Conference First Round (Indiana won 3-0)

NBA Finals

(E1) Orlando Magic vs. (W6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (June 7): Houston 120, Orlando 118 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (June 9): Houston 117, Orlando 106
  • Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (June 11): Houston 106, Orlando 103
  • Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (June 14): Houston 113, Orlando 101

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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
Mike Brown
Pat Durham
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
Winston Garland
Tom Gugliotta
Andres Guibert
Askia Jones
Stacey King
Christian Laettner
Donyell Marshall
Darrick Martin
Isaiah Rider
Sean Rooks
Charles Shackleford
Chris Smith
Doug West
Micheal Williams

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike Brown
Pat Durham
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
Winston Garland
Tom Gugliotta
Andres Guibert
Askia Jones
Stacey King
Christian Laettner
Donyell Marshall
Darrick Martin
Isaiah Rider
Sean Rooks
Charles Shackleford
Chris Smith
Doug West
Micheal Williams

Awards and honors

  • Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Scoring Champion (2315 pts)
  • Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Leader Points per Game (29.3)

Free agents

Transactions

Trades

July 29, 1994 To Orlando Magic
1996 second-round pick
1998 first-round pick 		To Washington Bullets
Scott Skiles
1996 first-round pick
1998 first-round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Horace Grant September 19 Chicago Bulls
Brian Shaw September 22 Miami Heat
Greg Grant October 7 Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)
Tree Rollins October 31 Houston Rockets
Darrell Armstrong April 8 Ourense (Spain)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Litterial Green July 1 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Greg Kite November 3 New York Knicks
Keith Tower November 17 Atenas Córdoba (Argentina)
Greg Grant November 28 Mexico Aztecas (CBA)

References

  1. ^ 1994-95 Orlando Magic
  2. ^ "Magic Sign Grant Skiles Traded". Orlando Sentinel. July 30, 1994. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Orlando Magic (1989-Present)
  4. ^ "1995 N.B.A PLAYOFFS; Bulls Change the Numbers That Matter". New York Times. May 11, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Do You Believe in the Magic? The Indiana Pacers Do". New York Times. June 5, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Rockets Sweep to 2d Straight Championship". New York Times. June 15, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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