1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season

1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Del Harris
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports West, KCAL
Radio	AM 570 KLAC

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Lakers' 47th season in the NBA and 35th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] With new head coach Del Harris, the Lakers were one of the most improved teams in the NBA as Nick Van Exel emerged as one of the best point guards in the NBA. The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 48-34 record and returned to the playoffs. Scoring leader Cedric Ceballos was selected to play in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to being injured. James Worthy was not on the season roster as he announced his retirement in November. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the fourth seed Seattle Supersonics in four games. However, they would lose in the semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs in six games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Eddie Jones	SG	United States	Temple

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
6.0 !C	31	USA !	Bowie, Sam	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Kentucky
4.5 !PF	41	USA !	Campbell, Elden	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Clemson
3.0 !SF	23	USA !	Ceballos, Cedric	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
2.0 !SG	7	USA !	Conner, Lester	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon State
6.0 !C	12	Yugoslavia !	Divac, Vlade	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Yugoslavia
4.5 !PF	40	USA !	Harvey, Antonio	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Pfeiffer University
2.0 !SG	25	USA !	Jones, Eddie	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Temple
3.0 !SF	8	USA !	Keys, Randolph	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Southern Mississippi
3.0 !SF	30	USA !	Lynch, George	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	North Carolina
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Miller, Anthony	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Michigan State
2.0 !SG	1	USA !	Peeler, Anthony	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Missouri
4.5 !PF	18	USA !	Rambis, Kurt	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Santa Clara
2.0 !SG	34	USA !	Smith, Tony	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Marquette
1.0 !PG	3	USA !	Threatt, Sedale	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	West Virginia University Institute of Technology
1.0 !PG	9	USA !	Van Exel, Nick	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Cincinnati

Head coach

Del Harris

Legend

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

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
#	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

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 3–1

Game 1 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 27): Seattle 96, Los Angeles 71
Game 2 @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma (April 29): Los Angeles 84, Seattle 82
Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 105, Seattle 101
Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 4): Los Angeles 114, Seattle 110

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–0)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Spurs win series 4–2

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 6): San Antonio 110, Los Angeles 94
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 8): San Antonio 97, Los Angeles 90 (OT)
Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 92, San Antonio 85
Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 14): San Antonio 80, Los Angeles 71
Game 5 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 16): Los Angeles 98, San Antonio 96 (OT)
Game 6 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 18): San Antonio 100, Los Angeles 88

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3–0)

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

References

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1994–95 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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