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The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] This was the Celtics' first season since the 1979–80 season without long-time center Robert Parish, who left as a free agent to the Charlotte Hornets. It was also the team's final season of play at the Boston Garden, as well as playing occasional home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[2][3][4] After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Celtics had the ninth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Eric Montross from the University of North Carolina.[5][6][7][8][9] Prior to the season, the Celtics signed free agent All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins (a controversial move late in Wilkins' career),[10][11][12][13][14] signed free agents Pervis Ellison,[15][16] second-year guard David Wesley and rookie guard Greg Minor,[17][18] and acquired Blue Edwards and Derek Strong from the Milwaukee Bucks.[19][20]

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1994–95 Boston Celtics season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerM.L. Carr
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(lost to Magic 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSBK-TV
SportsChannel New England
RadioWBNW
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The Celtics got off to a 7–6 start in November, but played below .500 for the remainder of the regular season, holding a 19–27 record at the All-Star break.[21] At mid-season, Edwards was traded back to his former team, the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jay Humphries.[22][23][24] The Celtics won eight of their final twelve games, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 35–47 record.[25]

Wilkins averaged 17.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while second-year star Dino Radja averaged 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Dee Brown provided the team with 15.6 points and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Sherman Douglas contributed 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game, while Montross averaged 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Off the bench, Rick Fox contributed 8.8 points per game, but only played 53 games due to ankle and foot injuries,[26] while Xavier McDaniel provided with 8.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Wesley contributed 7.4 points, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 51 games, starting in 36 of them due to a knee injury,[27] while Ellison averaged 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Strong provided with 6.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[28]

Despite finishing six games under .500 winning percentage, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the Eastern Conference First Round, the team suffered a 47-point margin in a Game 1 road loss to the #1 seed Orlando Magic, 124–77,[29][30][31] but managed to defeat them in Game 2, 99–92 (seizing the "theoretical home court advantage" for the series).[32][33][34] However, the Magic defeated the Celtics at Boston Garden in both Games 3 and 4 to close out the series.[35][36][37][38] The Magic would go on to reach the NBA Finals for the first time, but would lose in four straight games to the 6th-seeded, and defending champion Houston Rockets.[39][40][41][42][43]

Following the season, Wilkins and McDaniel both left to play overseas in Greece,[44][45][46][47] while Strong signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers,[48] Humphries was released to free agency, and head coach Chris Ford was fired; General Manager M.L. Carr explained the firing as having to do with "diminishing returns".[49][50][51]

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Eric MontrossC United StatesNorth Carolina
236Andrei FetisovSF RussiaFórum Valladolid
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Roster

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1994–95 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 8 Blackwell, James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–02–25 Dartmouth
G 7 Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville
F 45 Dawson, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–08–25 Florida State
G 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
F 55 Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–06–23 Iowa
F 29 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967–04–03 Louisville
F 44 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina
G 5 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
F 34 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State
F 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
F/C 40 Radja, Dino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–04–24 Croatia
F 31 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier
G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
F 12 Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
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Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Orlando Magic 5725.695—39–218–2318–10
x-New York Knicks 5527.671229–1226–1523–5
x-Boston Celtics 3547.4272220–2115–2614–14
Miami Heat 3250.3902522–1910–319–19
New Jersey Nets 3052.3662720–2110–3113–15
Philadelphia 76ers 2458.2933314–2710–3112–16
Washington Bullets 2161.2563613–288–339–19
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic5725.695–
2 y-Indiana Pacers5230.6345
3 x-New York Knicks5527.6712
4 x-Charlotte Hornets5032.6107
5 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57310
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4339.52414
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51215
8 x-Boston Celtics3547.42722
9 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41523
10 Miami Heat3250.39025
11 New Jersey Nets3052.36627
12 Detroit Pistons2854.34129
13 Philadelphia 76ers2458.29333
14 Washington Bullets2161.25636
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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 1–3–1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1–2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2–2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2–0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0–1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1–1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1–1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1–0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0–1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1–2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2–2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2–1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1–4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4–1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1–1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1–1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1–2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2–4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4–0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0–5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5–3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3–0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0–2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2–1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1–2–0
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: 35–47 (home: 20–21; road: 15–26), Game ...
1994–95 game log
Total: 35–47 (home: 20–21; road: 15–26)
November: 7–6 (home: 3–4; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 November 11, 1994
7:30 p.m. EST		 Houston L 82–102 Radja (31) Radja (11) Fox (6) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–3
December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 December 17, 1994
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Houston W 112–109 Wilkins (43) Montross (12) Wesley (11) The Summit
15,757		 10–13
January: 5–9 (home: 5–5; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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February: 6–6 (home: 3–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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All-Star Break
March: 6–11 (home: 2–5; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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April: 7–4 (home: 5–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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1994–95 schedule
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Playoffs

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1995 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 @ Orlando L 77–124 Dee Brown (20) Dominique Wilkins (9) Sherman Douglas (6) Orlando Arena
16,010		 0–1
2 April 30 @ Orlando W 99–92 Dominique Wilkins (24) Brown, Radja (8) Sherman Douglas (15) Orlando Arena
16,010		 1–1
3 May 3 Orlando L 77–82 Brown, Wilkins (16) Pervis Ellison (10) Sherman Douglas (7) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–2
4 May 5 Orlando L 92–95 Dominique Wilkins (22) Dominique Wilkins (18) Douglas, Brown (5) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–3
1995 schedule
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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

Regular season

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Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Blackwell† 906.8.600.667.9.7.3.01.6
Dee Brown 796935.3.447.385.8523.23.81.4.615.6
Tony Dawson 206.5.375.3331.0001.5.5.0.04.0
Sherman Douglas 654331.5.475.244.6892.66.91.2.014.7
Acie Earl 3036.9.382.4831.5.1.2.32.2
Blue Edwards† 31716.4.426.256.8962.11.5.6.37.1
Pervis Ellison 551119.7.507.000.7175.6.6.41.06.8
Rick Fox 53719.6.481.413.7722.92.61.0.48.8
Tony Harris 306.0.375.000.889.0.0.0.04.7
Jay Humphries† 608.7.444.000.500.51.7.3.01.7
Xavier McDaniel 681521.0.451.286.7124.41.6.4.38.6
Greg Minor 63815.0.515.167.8332.21.0.5.36.0
Eric Montross 787529.7.534.000.6357.3.5.4.810.0
Dino Rađa 664832.5.490.000.7598.71.7.91.317.2
Derek Strong 702419.2.453.286.8205.4.6.3.26.3
David Wesley 513627.1.409.429.7552.35.21.6.27.4
Dominique Wilkins 776431.5.424.388.7825.22.2.8.217.8
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Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dee Brown 4443.0.419.346.8755.04.81.3.318.8
Sherman Douglas 4442.0.353.333.7275.08.31.0.315.0
Acie Earl 1010.0.333.0002.0.0.01.02.0
Pervis Ellison 4017.0.5791.0004.3.5.51.36.0
Xavier McDaniel 4014.8.294.000.7501.51.3.0.03.3
Greg Minor 409.3.3851.000.3.5.3.32.8
Eric Montross 4415.5.455.5002.3.0.0.03.3
Dino Rađa 4338.3.400.7147.02.31.01.315.0
Derek Strong 4120.3.333.5006.0.8.8.32.8
Dominique Wilkins 4437.5.426.471.88910.82.0.5.819.0
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Player Statistics Citation:[28]

Awards

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Player Award
Eric Montross NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team
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Transactions

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

Trades

June 29, 1994 To Boston Celtics
Blue Edwards
Derek Strong		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Ed Pinckney
Andrei Fetisov
February 3, 1995 To Boston Celtics
Jay Humphries
1995 second-round pick		 To Utah Jazz
Blue Edwards

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[52]

See also

References

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