1994–95 Boston Celtics season

1994–95 Boston Celtics season
1994–95 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Chris Ford
General manager	M.L. Carr
Arena	Boston Garden; Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round; (Lost to Magic 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WSBK-TV,; SportsChannel New England
Radio	WBNW
< 1993–94	1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.^[1] It was also the last season of play at Boston Garden. Prior to the season, the Celtics signed free agent All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins (a controversial move late in Wilkins' career),^[2] while signing free agents Pervis Ellison and second-year guard David Wesley. The Celtics struggled most of the season, but won eight of their final twelve games finishing third in the Atlantic Division with a 35–47 record. Wilkins led them in scoring with 17.8 points per game, and top draft pick Eric Montross made the All-Rookie Second Team.

Despite finishing six games under .500, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, and earned a road win over the #1 seed Orlando Magic in Game 2 (seizing the "theoretical home court advantage" for the series).^[3] However, the Magic defeated the Celtics at Boston Garden in both Games 3 and 4 to close out the series.^[4] Following the season, Wilkins and Xavier McDaniel both left to play in Greece,^[5] and head coach Chris Ford was fired. General Manager M.L. Carr explained the firing as having to do with "diminishing returns".^[6]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Team
1	9	Eric Montross	C	United States	North Carolina
2	36	Andrei Fetisov	SF	Russia	Fórum Valladolid

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
PG	8	Blackwell, James	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1968–02–25	Dartmouth
SG	7	Brown, Dee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1968–11–29	Jacksonville
SF	45	Dawson, Tony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1967–08–25	Florida State
PG	20	Douglas, Sherman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–09–15	Syracuse
PF	55	Earl, Acie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1970–06–23	Iowa
PF	29	Ellison, Pervis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1967–04–03	Louisville
SF	44	Fox, Rick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1969–07–24	North Carolina
SG	43	Harris, Tony	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1967–05–13	New Orleans
PG	5	Humphries, Jay	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1962–10–17	Colorado
SF	34	McDaniel, Xavier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1963–06–04	Wichita State University
SF	9	Minor, Greg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1971–09–18	Louisville
C	0	Montross, Eric	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1971–09–23	North Carolina
PF	40	Radja, Dino	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1967–04–24	Croatia
PF	31	Strong, Derek	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1968–02–09	Xavier
PG	4	Wesley, David	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1970–11–14	Baylor
SF	12	Wilkins, Dominique	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1960–01–12	Georgia

Head coach

Chris Ford (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-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 v t e
#	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

Playoffs

East First Round

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

Game 1 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (April 28): Orlando 124, Boston 77
Game 2 @ Orlando Arena, Orlando (April 30): Boston 99, Orlando 92
Game 3 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 3): Orlando 82, Boston 77
Game 4 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 5): Orlando 95, Boston 92

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

Playoffs

Awards

Player	Award
Eric Montross	NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Date	Former team
David Wesley	Free agent	July 20, 1994	New Jersey Nets
Dominique Wilkins	Free agent	July 25, 1994	Los Angeles Clippers
Pervis Ellison	Free agent	August 1, 1994	Washington Bullets
Greg Minor	Free agent	October 19, 1994	Indiana Pacers
Tony Dawson	Signed two 10-day contracts	February 28, 1995	Rockford Lightning (CBA)
James Blackwell	Signed two 10-day contracts	February 28, 1995	Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team
Alaa Abdelnaby	Free agent	July 26, 1994	Sacramento Kings
Robert Parish	Free agent	August 4, 1994	Charlotte Hornets
Tony Harris	Waived	December 28, 1994	Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)

Trades

February 3, 1995

To Boston Celtics

Jay Humphries

Conditional 1995 second round pick

To Utah Jazz

Blue Edwards

References

^ 1994-95 Boston Celtics
^ "Dominique Wilkins a Celtic". The New York Times. July 23, 1994.
^ "Celtics Bounce Back And Head Home Even". The New York Times. May 1, 1995.
^ "Grant and Magic Wrap Up Garden's Parquet". The New York Times. May 6, 1995.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Celtics to Wilkins: Goodbye, Good Luck". New York Times. September 8, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-05-18-9505180302-story.html

[1] 1994-95 Boston Celtics

[2] "Dominique Wilkins a Celtic". The New York Times. July 23, 1994.

[3] "Celtics Bounce Back And Head Home Even". The New York Times. May 1, 1995.

[4] "Grant and Magic Wrap Up Garden's Parquet". The New York Times. May 6, 1995.

[5] "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Celtics to Wilkins: Goodbye, Good Luck". New York Times. September 8, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[6] ttps://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-05-18-9505180302-story.html

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Trades

See also

References