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]

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1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record1765 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKMPC
(Rory Markas)
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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

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Lamond Murray F  United States California
1 25 Greg Minor G/F  United States Louisville
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Roster

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1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–09–12 Seton Hall
G/F 30 Ellis, Harold 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–10–07 Morehouse
G 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
C 9 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland
F 7 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973–04–20 California
F 45 Outlaw, Bo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–09–30 Nebraska
G 2 Richardson, Pooh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
C 42 Riley, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1970–06–02 Michigan
C 53 Roberts, Stanley (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1970–02–07 LSU
G/F 21 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
F 4 Smith, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1965–05–19 BYU
C 27 Spencer, Elmore 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1969–12–06 UNLV
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
G 14 Woods, Randy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–09–23 La Salle
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Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

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Roster notes

Regular season

Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 5923.72032–927–1423–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 5725.695232–925–1616–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4834.5851129–1219–2215–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4438.5371526–1518–2317–13
Sacramento Kings 3943.4762027–1412–2917–13
Golden State Warriors 2656.3173315–2611–3011–19
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074213–284–376–24
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Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6220.756
2 y-Phoenix Suns5923.7203
3 x-Utah Jazz6022.7322
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6955
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4834.58514
6 x-Houston Rockets4735.57315
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.53718
8 x-Denver Nuggets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings3943.47623
10 Dallas Mavericks3646.43926
11 Golden State Warriors2656.31736
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2161.25641
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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 3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–31–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–12–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–22–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–20–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–01–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–11–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–11–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–10–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–01–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–12–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–22–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–21–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–14–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–41–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–11–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–11–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–12–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–24–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–40–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–05–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–53–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–30–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–02–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–21–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–12–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2
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Game log

Regular season

More information 1994–95 game log Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37), Game ...
1994–95 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37)
November: 0–13 (home: 0–6; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
December: 4–12 (home: 2–7; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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January: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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February: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
48 February 9, 1995
7:30 p.m. PST
Houston W 122–107 Vaught (33) Vaught (13) Richardson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
7,178
8–40
All-Star Break
49 February 14, 1995
57:30 p.m. PST
@ Houston L 104–124 Vaught (20) Outlaw (11) Woods (11) The Summit
15,071
8–41
March: 3–12 (home: 3–6; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
72 March 30, 1995
7:30 p.m. PST
Houston L 96–108 Murray (26) Vaught (16) Richardson (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,561
14–58
April: 3–7 (home: 2–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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79 April 17, 1995
5:30 p.m. PDT
@ Houston L 111–121 Dehere (23) Vaught (12) Dehere (10) The Summit
16,027
16–63
1994–95 schedule
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Player statistics

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  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
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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Loy Vaught 807937.151.421.271.09.71.71.30.417.5
Lamond Murray 816131.640.229.875.44.41.60.90.714.1
Malik Sealy 604126.743.530.178.03.61.81.20.413.0
Pooh Richardson 807735.839.435.764.83.37.91.60.210.9
Terry Dehere 802822.240.729.478.41.92.80.60.110.4
Tony Massenburg 805026.646.90.075.35.70.80.60.79.3
Eric Piatkowski 811114.944.137.478.31.61.00.50.27.0
Elmore Spencer 19819.444.10.056.03.41.30.71.26.9
Gary Grant 33214.247.025.081.81.12.80.90.16.2
Michael Smith 29011.047.012.586.71.90.70.20.15.3
Bo Outlaw 813120.452.30.044.13.91.01.11.95.2
Matt Fish 26814.247.60.067.63.20.70.60.34.7
Eric Riley 40410.944.80.073.42.80.30.40.94.4
Harold Ellis 6979.548.17.759.01.30.61.00.23.7
Bob Martin 1014.020.00.00.02.01.00.01.02.0
Randy Woods 6238.031.629.773.70.72.20.70.02.0
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Player Statistics Citation:[21]

Awards and records

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

Trades

June 30, 1994 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Indiana Pacers

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[32]

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1994–95

*Note: The Clippers played occasional games in Anaheim

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