1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
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The 1994–95 NBA season was the Clippers' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and their first season in Anaheim.[1] In the 1994 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Lamond Murray from the University of California with the seventh overall pick.[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Pooh Richardson, Malik Sealy and rookie guard Eric Piatkowski from the Indiana Pacers,[7][8][9] and signed free agent Tony Massenburg.[10]
1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Owners | Donald Sterling |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond |
Results | |
Record | 17–65 (.207) |
Place | Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 13th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Local media | |
Television | KCOP-TV (Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton) |
Radio | KMPC (Rory Markas) |
The Clippers started the season playing their first two games overseas against the Portland Trail Blazers in Yokohama, Japan.[11][12][13][14] However, under new head coach Bill Fitch,[15][16] they struggled losing their first 16 games of the season, as Stanley Roberts missed the entire season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.[17][18] The Clippers held an 8–40 record at the All-Star break,[19] and finished last place in the Pacific Division with the league's worst record at 17–65.[20]
Showing improvement was Loy Vaught, who led the team with 17.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, while Murray averaged 14.1 points per game, but was not selected to an All-Rookie Team at season's end, and Richardson provided the team with 10.9 points, 7.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. In addition, Sealy contributed 13.0 points per game, while second-year guard Terry Dehere provided with 10.4 points per game off the bench, Massenburg averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and second-year forward Bo Outlaw led the team with 1.9 blocks per game.[21]
The only highlight of the season was the Clippers defeating their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, 109–84 at The Forum on December 9, 1994, which was their second win of the season.[22][23][24] Following the season, Gary Grant was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks during the next season,[25][26] while Massenburg was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors,[27][28][29][30][31] and Elmore Spencer was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 7 | Lamond Murray | F | ![]() |
California |
1 | 25 | Greg Minor | G/F | ![]() |
Louisville |
Roster
Summarize
Perspective
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Roster notes
- Center Stanley Roberts missed the entire season due to an Achilles tendon rupture.
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 0–13 (home: 0–6; road: 0–7)
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December: 4–12 (home: 2–7; road: 2–5)
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January: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
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February: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
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March: 3–12 (home: 3–6; road: 0–6)
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1994–95 schedule |
Player statistics
Summarize
Perspective
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Loy Vaught | 80 | 79 | 37.1 | 51.4 | 21.2 | 71.0 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 17.5 |
Lamond Murray | 81 | 61 | 31.6 | 40.2 | 29.8 | 75.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 14.1 |
Malik Sealy | 60 | 41 | 26.7 | 43.5 | 30.1 | 78.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
Pooh Richardson | 80 | 77 | 35.8 | 39.4 | 35.7 | 64.8 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
Terry Dehere | 80 | 28 | 22.2 | 40.7 | 29.4 | 78.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
Tony Massenburg | 80 | 50 | 26.6 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
Eric Piatkowski | 81 | 11 | 14.9 | 44.1 | 37.4 | 78.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
Elmore Spencer | 19 | 8 | 19.4 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
Gary Grant | 33 | 2 | 14.2 | 47.0 | 25.0 | 81.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
Michael Smith | 29 | 0 | 11.0 | 47.0 | 12.5 | 86.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
Bo Outlaw | 81 | 31 | 20.4 | 52.3 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
Matt Fish | 26 | 8 | 14.2 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Eric Riley | 40 | 4 | 10.9 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 73.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
Harold Ellis | 69 | 7 | 9.5 | 48.1 | 7.7 | 59.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
Bob Martin | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Randy Woods | 62 | 3 | 8.0 | 31.6 | 29.7 | 73.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:[21]
Awards and records
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Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.
Trades
June 30, 1994 | To Los Angeles Clippers
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To Indiana Pacers
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Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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Player Transactions Citation:[32]
See also
Other Anaheim–based teams in 1994–95
- California Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
- Los Angeles Rams (Anaheim Stadium)
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim)
*Note: The Clippers played occasional games in Anaheim
References
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