1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The SuperSonics acquired the eleventh overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft from the Charlotte Hornets, and selected Carlos Rogers out of Tennessee State University,^[2][3][4][5] but then traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Byron Houston,^[6][7][8] and signed free agent Bill Cartwright during the off-season; Cartwright won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s.^[9][10][11] For the duration of the season, the SuperSonics switched venues and played their home games at the Tacoma Dome, while their original stadium, the Seattle Center Coliseum, was being rebuilt to keep pace with NBA standards.^[12][13]

1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Wally Walker
Arena	Tacoma Dome
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Lakers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KSTW Prime Sports Northwest
Radio	KJR
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The SuperSonics struggled with a 3–4 start to the season, but then won 13 of their next 16 games, then posted a 10-game winning streak in January,^[14] which led them to a successful 33–12 start at the All-Star break,^[15] despite a few team troubles along the way,^[16] and with Cartwright only playing just 29 games due to a groin injury.^[17][18] The team finished in second place in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record.^[19]

Three members of the team, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf were all selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.^{[20][21][22][23]} Payton averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while Kemp averaged 18.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, as both players were named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Detlef Schrempf averaged 19.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, while Kendall Gill contributed 13.7 points and 1.6 steals per game, and Sam Perkins provided the team with 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Vincent Askew contributed 9.9 points per game, while Marčiulionis contributed 9.3 points per game, and defensive guard Nate McMillan averaged 5.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game.^[24]

Payton also made the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while McMillan was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Payton also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[25] and McMillan finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[26]

However, after a shocking first round exit in the 1994 NBA Playoffs against the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets, the Seattle franchise would once again exit early in the 1995 Playoffs. After winning Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round, at home over the 5th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 96–71,^[27][28][29] the Sonics lost the next three games to the Lakers, thus losing the series in four games.^{[30][31][32][33]}

During the regular season, Gill and head coach George Karl both feuded with each other in public, as Gill dealt with depression.^{[34][35][36][37]} Following the season, Gill was traded back to his former team, the Charlotte Hornets,^{[38][39][40][41]} while Marčiulionis and Houston were both dealt to the Sacramento Kings,^[42][43][44] and Cartwright retired.^[45]

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
1	11	Carlos Rogers	PF/C	United States	Tennessee State
2	37	Dontonio Wingfield	SF	United States	Cincinnati
2	54	Željko Rebrača	C	Yugoslavia	KK Partizan

Roster

1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 17 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis C 44 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco G 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois F 21 Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–11–22 Oklahoma State C 50 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans F 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC C 45 King, Rich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska G 30 Marčiulionis, Šarūnas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–06–13 Lithuania G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State F/C 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue F 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington F 34 Wingfield, Dontonio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1974–06–23 Cincinnati

Head coach George Karl Assistant coach(es) Dwane Casey Tim Grgurich Bob Kloppenburg Terry Stotts Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: November 1, 1994

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

1994–95 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 32–9; road: 25–16)
November: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 5 Utah 110–103 Detlef Schrempf (26) Detlef Schrempf (12) Schrempf & Nate McMillan (4) Tacoma Dome 16,324 1–0 2 November 9 Sacramento 100–108 Shawn Kemp (21) Shawn Kemp (9) Schrempf & McMillan (5) Tacoma Dome 16,352 1–1 3 November 11 Phoenix 129–123 Shawn Kemp (26) Ervin Johnson (9) McMillan & Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 16,352 2–1 4 November 13 L.A. Clippers 115–90 Vincent Askew (20) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (6) Tacoma Dome 16,352 3–1 5 November 15 @ New Jersey 106–112 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (6) Brendan Byrne Arena 15,310 3–2 6 November 16 @ Boston 93–120 Detlef Schrempf (19) Shawn Kemp (10) Nate McMillan (7) Boston Garden 14,890 3–3 7 November 18 @ Indiana 87–94 Gary Payton (21) Detlef Schrempf (11) Gary Payton (4) Market Square Arena 16,627 3–4 8 November 19 @ Milwaukee 120–96 Gary Payton (25) Shawn Kemp (11) Gary Payton (7) Bradley Center 18,633 4–4 9 November 22 New Jersey 104–97 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (17) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 13,574 5–4 10 November 23 @ Utah 103–113 Šarūnas Marčiulionis (21) Vincent Askew (6) Gary Payton (8) Delta Center 19,911 5–5 11 November 25 @ San Antonio 114–94 Gary Payton (21) Shawn Kemp (10) Gary Payton (7) Alamodome 19,016 6–5 12 November 26, 1994 5:30 p.m. PST @ Houston W 98–94 Kemp & Sam Perkins (22) Kemp (12) Payton (5) The Summit 16,611 7–5 13 November 28 Indiana 118–99 Gary Payton (28) Ervin Johnson (14) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome 14,647 8–5 14 November 30 San Antonio 109–100 Gary Payton (21) Detlef Schrempf (7) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 14,793 9–5
December: 9–4 (home: 8–0; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 3 Milwaukee 111–108 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (15) Payton & McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome 14,661 10–5 16 December 6, 1994 5:00 p.m. PST Houston W 103–90 Payton (30) Kemp (9) Payton (8) Tacoma Dome 13,017 11–5 17 December 8 @ Sacramento 91–103 Vincent Askew (17) Shawn Kemp (19) Detlef Schrempf (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 11–6 18 December 10 @ L.A. Clippers 132–127 (2 OT) Shawn Kemp (42) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9,048 12–6 19 December 14 @ Phoenix 93–111 Gary Payton (16) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (6) America West Arena 19,023 12–7 20 December 15 Portland 114–103 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (8) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 13,151 13–7 21 December 17 Orlando 124–84 Gary Payton (31) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome 16,832 14–7 22 December 20 L.A. Clippers 110–79 Shawn Kemp (23) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 11,952 15–7 23 December 22 Dallas 103–101 Gary Payton (28) Shawn Kemp (10) Gary Payton (8) Tacoma Dome 14,763 16–7 24 December 25 @ Denver 96–105 Kendall Gill & Schrempf (21) Detlef Schrempf (6) Gary Payton (4) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 16–8 25 December 26 Sacramento 123–103 Sam Perkins (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Detlef Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome 15,780 17–8 26 December 28 Philadelphia 121–102 Kendall Gill (25) Shawn Kemp (9) Nate McMillan (10) Tacoma Dome 15,787 18–8 27 December 29 @ L.A. Lakers 95–96 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (11) Great Western Forum 17,505 18–9
January: 11–2 (home: 4–2; road: 7–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 3 @ Washington 121–107 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (8) Nate McMillan (9) US Airways Arena 16,940 19–9 29 January 4 @ Cleveland 116–85 Gary Payton (32) Schrempf, Johnson & Kemp (6) Gary Payton & Detlef Schrempf (6) Gund Arena 20,562 20–9 30 January 6 @ Chicago 108–101 Kemp & Schrempf (23) Bill Cartwright & Kemp (9) Gary Payton (13) United Center 22,248 21–9 31 January 10 @ Golden State 128–118 OT Detlef Schrempf (33) Detlef Schrempf (16) McMillan & Payton (13) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 22–9 32 January 13 L.A. Clippers 108–101 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (11) Tacoma Dome 13,836 23–9 33 January 15 Portland 131–124 Gary Payton (29) Sam Perkins (10) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 16,950 24–9 34 January 17 Cleveland 115–91 Detlef Schrempf (21) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (7) Tacoma Dome 12,914 25–9 35 January 19 @ Minnesota 102–87 Detlef Schrempf (22) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (8) Target Center 13,396 26–9 36 January 21 @ Dallas 117–91 Gary Payton (22) Detlef Schrempf (29) Gary Payton (8) Reunion Arena 17,502 27–9 37 January 24 Denver 111–89 Shawn Kemp (19) Schrempf (9) Gary Payton (8) Tacoma Dome 16,352 28–9 38 January 26 Utah 108–120 Shawn Kemp (19) Shawn Kemp (12) Kemp, McMillan, Payton (5) Tacoma Dome 14,835 28–10 39 January 28 L.A. Lakers 121–128 (OT) Detlef Schrempf (26) Detlef Schrempf (10) Gary Payton (13) Tacoma Dome 17,426 28–11 40 January 30 @ Philadelphia 109–104 Sam Perkins (31) Shawn Kemp (8) McMillan & Payton (9) CoreStates Spectrum 13,892 29–11
February: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 February 2 @ Orlando 106–103 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (12) Nate McMillan (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 30–11 42 February 3 @ Atlanta 121–98 Gary Payton (22) Kendall Gill (8) Gary Payton (9) Omni Coliseum 14,083 31–11 43 February 5 @ Miami 136–109 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (12) Miami Arena 14,852 32–11 44 February 7 San Antonio 103–106 Kendall Gill (24) Detlef Schrempf (14) Gary Payton (10) Tacoma Dome 15,083 32–12 45 February 9 Chicago 126–118 OT Shawn Kemp (30) Sam Perkins (10) Payton & Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome 16,079 33–12 All-Star Break 46 February 14 Golden State 118–108 Gary Payton (26) Sam Perkins (12) Nate McMillan (10) Tacoma Dome 13,918 34–12 47 February 15 @ L.A. Lakers 96–102 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (12) Kendall Gill (7) Great Western Forum 14,936 34–13 48 February 17 @ Portland 109–114 Shawn Kemp (30) Shawn Kemp (7) Gary Payton (10) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,888 34–14 49 February 18 @ Golden State 129–117 Detlef Schrempf (31) Sam Perkins & Schrempf (9) Gary Payton (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 35–14 50 February 20 L.A. Lakers 105–108 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 16,502 35–15 51 February 22 Minnesota 120–104 Kendall Gill (34) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (13) Tacoma Dome 13,012 36–15 52 February 24 Denver 90–86 Detlef Schrempf (22) Detlef Schrempf (9) Payton & Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome 18,056 37–15 53 February 27 Charlotte 114–116 Gary Payton (32) Shawn Kemp (8) Detlef Schrempf (9) Tacoma Dome 16,379 37–16
March: 13–4 (home: 7–1; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers 116–88 Kemp & Marčiulionis (21) Kemp & Gill (7) Gary Payton (7) Arrowhead Pond 17,873 38–16 55 March 3 @ Phoenix 118–122 (OT) Detlef Schrempf (31) Shawn Kemp (13) McMillan, Payton, & Schrempf (8) America West Arena 19,023 38–17 56 March 6 Golden State 103–106 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (16) Nate McMillan (8) Tacoma Dome 13,442 38–18 57 March 8 @ Minnesota 118–104 Detlef Schrempf (27) Shawn Kemp (9) Gary Payton (8) Target Center 14,339 39–18 58 March 9 @ Charlotte 99–112 Kendall Gill (23) Kendall Gill (11) Gill & Payton (5) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 39–19 59 March 11 @ New York 96–84 Kemp & Schrempf (22) Shawn Kemp (19) Gary Payton (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 40–19 60 March 12 @ Detroit 134–94 Shawn Kemp (25) Shawn Kemp (16) Nate McMillan (8) The Palace at Auburn Hills 16,235 41–19 61 March 14 Boston 113–93 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome 16,296 42–19 62 March 16 Miami 103–78 Detlef Schrempf (20) Shawn Kemp (16) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome 15,257 43–18 63 March 18 Detroit 133–110 Payton & Schrempf (25) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome 17,326 44–19 64 March 20 @ San Antonio 96–104 Shawn Kemp (23) Shawn Kemp (12) Gary Payton (6) Alamodome 19,798 44–20 65 March 21, 1995 5:30 p.m. PST @ Houston W 104–102 Marčiulionis (20) Kemp (12) McMillan & Payton (6) The Summit 16,611 45–20 66 March 23 Washington 108–103 Payton & Schrempf (24) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome 13,775 46–20 67 March 24 @ Portland 112–118 Gary Payton (32) Shawn Kemp (13) Payton & Schrempf (7) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,888 47–20 68 March 26 New York 93–82 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Payton & Perkins (4) Tacoma Dome 18,056 48–20 69 March 29 Minnesota 109–92 Gary Payton (33) Shawn Kemp (11) Payton & Marčiulionis (6) Tacoma Dome 12,336 49–20 70 March 31 Sacramento 120–95 Gary Payton (27) Shawn Kemp (12) Šarūnas Marčiulionis (6) Tacoma Dome 14,698 50–20
April: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 2 Atlanta 105–83 Payton & Kemp (21) Shawn Kemp (18) McMillan & Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 17,368 51–20 72 April 4 @ Utah 92–114 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Gary Payton (6) Delta Center 19,911 52–21 73 April 6 @ Denver 106–100 Detlef Schrempf (27) Shawn Kemp (18) Gary Payton & Schrempf (4) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 52–21 74 April 8 @ Dallas 125–98 Detlef Schrempf (22) Johnson & Kemp (12) Gary Payton (8) Reunion Arena 17,502 53–21 75 April 11 Phoenix 90–96 Shawn Kemp (27) Shawn Kemp (15) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 18,036 53–22 76 April 13 Dallas 133–112 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (19) Nate McMillan (15) Tacoma Dome 15,900 54–22 77 April 15 @ Golden State 115–99 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 55–22 78 April 17 Portland 93–97 Detlef Schrempf (25) Kemp & Johnson (7) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 16,659 55–23 79 April 18 @ L.A. Lakers 113–97 Gary Payton (28) Kemp & Johnson (14) Nate McMillan (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 56–23 80 April 20, 1995 7:00 p.m. PDT Houston W 111–101 Payton (25) Kemp (13) Payton (7) Tacoma Dome 18,056 57–23 81 April 21 @ Sacramento 97–105 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (7) Detlef Schrempf (10) ARCO Arena 17,317 57–24 82 April 23 @ Phoenix 100–105 Detlef Schrempf (18) Shawn Kemp (13) Kemp & Payton (5) America West Arena 19,023 57–25
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

1995 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 L.A. Lakers W 96–71 Shawn Kemp (21) Kemp, Perkins (7) Nate McMillan (8) Tacoma Dome 14,073 1–0 2 April 29 L.A. Lakers L 82–84 Shawn Kemp (22) Shawn Kemp (12) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome 14,681 1–1 3 May 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–105 Shawn Kemp (30) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (10) Great Western Forum 17,505 1–2 4 May 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–114 Gary Payton (27) Shawn Kemp (18) three players tied (6) Great Western Forum 17,505 1–3
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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vincent Askew	71	1	24.2	.492	.330	.739	2.5	2.5	.7	.2	9.9
Bill Cartwright	29	19	14.8	.391	.000	.625	3.0	.3	.2	.1	2.4
Kendall Gill	73	58	29.1	.457	.368	.742	4.0	2.6	1.6	.4	13.7
Byron Houston	39	0	6.6	.458	.273	.737	1.4	.2	.3	.1	3.4
Ervin Johnson	64	30	14.2	.443	.000	.630	4.5	.3	.3	1.0	3.1
Shawn Kemp	82	79	32.7	.547	.286	.749	10.9	1.8	1.2	1.5	18.7
Rich King	2	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Šarūnas Marčiulionis	66	4	18.1	.473	.402	.732	1.0	1.7	1.1	.0	9.3
Nate McMillan	80	18	25.9	.418	.342	.586	3.8	5.3	2.1	.7	5.2
Gary Payton	82	82	36.8	.509	.302	.716	3.4	7.1	2.5	.2	20.6
Sam Perkins	82	37	28.7	.466	.397	.799	4.9	1.6	.9	.5	12.7
Steve Scheffler	18	0	5.7	.522	.000	.833	1.3	.2	.1	.1	2.2
Detlef Schrempf	82	82	35.2	.523	.514	.839	6.2	3.8	1.1	.4	19.2
Dontonio Wingfield	20	0	4.1	.353	.167	.800	1.5	.2	.3	.2	2.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vincent Askew	4	0	23.3	.414	.800	.667	3.8	2.0	.8	.0	7.5
Kendall Gill	4	0	18.0	.360	.250	.625	1.0	2.5	1.0	.3	6.3
Byron Houston	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Ervin Johnson	4	2	13.5	.286	.000	1.000	5.3	.0	.3	1.0	3.5
Shawn Kemp	4	4	40.0	.579	1.000	.821	12.0	2.8	2.0	1.8	24.8
Nate McMillan	4	4	28.3	.348	.125	1.000	4.5	7.3	2.5	.5	4.8
Gary Payton	4	4	43.0	.478	.200	.417	2.5	5.3	1.3	.0	17.8
Sam Perkins	4	2	35.3	.438	.455	1.000	7.8	3.3	.8	1.3	13.5
Steve Scheffler	1	0	1.0	1.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Detlef Schrempf	4	4	38.3	.404	.556	.792	4.8	3.0	.8	.5	18.8

Player Statistics Citation:^[24]

Awards and records

Awards

All-NBA Teams

• Shawn Kemp – All-NBA Second Team
• Gary Payton – All-NBA Second Team
• Detlef Schrempf – All-NBA Third Team

NBA All-Defensive Teams

• Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
• Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team

1995 NBA All-Star Game

• Shawn Kemp (third participation, second as a starter)
• Gary Payton (second participation)
• Detlef Schrempf (second participation)

Transactions

Trades

July 18, 1994

To Seattle SuperSonics Byron Houston Šarūnas Marčiulionis

To Golden State Warriors Ricky Pierce Carlos Rogers 1995 second-round pick 1995 second-round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Bill Cartwright	September 9	Chicago Bulls
Carl Thomas	October 3	Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New Team
Michael Cage	August 2	Cleveland Cavaliers
Carl Thomas	October 14	Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)
Chris King	November 1	Aris (Greece)

Player Transactions Citation:^[46]

See also

• 1994–95 NBA season

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