1994–95 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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Head coach | P. J. Carlesimo | ||
General manager | Bob Whitsitt | ||
Arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 44–38 (.537) | ||
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | First round (lost toSuns 0–3) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KGW Prime Sports Northwest | ||
Radio | KEX | ||
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The1994–95 NBA season was the 25th season for thePortland Trail Blazers in theNational Basketball Association.[1] The Trail Blazers 25th season was marked by change as they played their final season at theMemorial Coliseum under new head coachP.J. Carlesimo.[2][3] The team also had the 17th overall pick in the1994 NBA draft, and selected shooting guardAaron McKie out ofTemple University.[4][5][6][7]
The Trail Blazers started the regular season by defeating theLos Angeles Clippers in their first two games, which were played overseas inYokohama, Japan.[8][9][10][11] The team got off to a 6–6 start, and played around .500 basketball for the first half of the season, holding a 25–20 record at the All-Star break,[12] asTerry Porter only played just 35 games due to an ankle injury.[13][14][15]Clyde Drexler averaged 22.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the first half of the season, but was not selected for theNBA All-Star Game this season.[16]
On February 14, 1995, with the Trail Blazers out of serious contention for the championship, the team honored Drexler's request to be traded to a contender, sending him along with three-point specialistTracy Murray to the defending NBA championHouston Rockets in exchange for forwardOtis Thorpe.[17][18][19][20][21] The Rockets went on to win their second straight NBA title, defeating theOrlando Magic in four straight games in the1995 NBA Finals; it was Drexler's first ever championship.[22][23][24][25][26] With the addition of Thorpe, the Trail Blazers finished in fourth place in thePacific Division with a 44–38 record, and earned the seventh seed in theWestern Conference;[27] it was their thirteenth consecutive trip to theNBA playoffs.[28]
Clifford Robinson averaged 21.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and led the Trail Blazers with 142 three-point field goals, whileRod Strickland averaged 18.9 points, 8.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Thorpe played a sixth man role, averaging 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game off the bench in 34 games with the Blazers. In addition,Buck Williams averaged 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, andChris Dudley led the team with 9.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Off the bench,Harvey Grant provided the team with 9.1 points per game, while Porter contributed 8.9 points and 3.8 assists per game, second-year guardJames Robinson provided with 9.2 points per game, andJerome Kersey contributed 8.1 points per game.[29]
However, in the1995 NBA playoffs, the Trail Blazers were swept in the Western Conference First Round by a 0–3 margin against thePhoenix Suns.[30][31][32][33] Following the season, Thorpe was traded to theDetroit Pistons,[34][35][36][37] while Porter signed as a free agent with theMinnesota Timberwolves,[38][39][40][41] Kersey was left unprotected in the1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the newly expansionToronto Raptors,[42][43][44][45][46] andMark Bryant signed with theHouston Rockets.[47]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 17 | Aaron McKie | SG | ![]() | Temple |
2 | 43 | Shawnelle Scott | C | ![]() | St. John's |
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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 |
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 | — |
1994–95 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 26–15; road: 18–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 7–7 (home: 7–3; road: 0–4)
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January: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
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February: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
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March: 7–10 (home: 3–4; road: 4–6)
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April: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
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1994–95 schedule |
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First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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1995 schedule |
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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Mark Bryant | 49 | 0 | 13.4 | .526 | .500 | .651 | 3.3 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 5.0 |
Clyde Drexler | 41 | 41 | 34.8 | .428 | .363 | .835 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | .5 | 22.0 |
Chris Dudley | 82 | 82 | 27.4 | .406 | .000 | .464 | 9.3 | .4 | .5 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
James Edwards | 28 | 0 | 9.5 | .386 | .000 | .647 | 1.5 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 2.7 |
Harvey Grant | 75 | 14 | 23.6 | .461 | .308 | .705 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .7 | .7 | 9.1 |
Steve Henson | 37 | 0 | 10.3 | .430 | .442 | .880 | .7 | 2.3 | .2 | .0 | 3.2 |
Jerome Kersey | 63 | 0 | 18.1 | .415 | .259 | .766 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .8 | .6 | 8.1 |
Aaron McKie | 45 | 20 | 18.4 | .444 | .393 | .685 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | 6.5 |
Tracy Murray | 29 | 3 | 10.8 | .412 | .390 | .824 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 5.9 |
Terry Porter | 35 | 9 | 22.0 | .393 | .386 | .707 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .9 | .1 | 8.9 |
Clifford Robinson | 75 | 73 | 36.3 | .452 | .371 | .694 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 21.3 |
James Robinson | 71 | 25 | 21.7 | .409 | .341 | .591 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .7 | .2 | 9.2 |
Rod Strickland | 64 | 61 | 35.4 | .466 | .374 | .745 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 1.9 | .1 | 18.9 |
Otis Thorpe | 34 | 0 | 26.7 | .568 | .000 | .649 | 6.9 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | 13.5 |
Buck Williams | 82 | 82 | 29.5 | .512 | .500 | .673 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | 9.2 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mark Bryant | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Chris Dudley | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | .667 | .000 | .375 | 5.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 2.3 |
James Edwards | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Harvey Grant | 3 | 3 | 38.3 | .500 | .556 | .625 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .7 | 14.3 |
Jerome Kersey | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.7 |
Aaron McKie | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .571 | .500 | .000 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.7 |
Terry Porter | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .538 | .400 | .600 | .7 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 6.3 |
Clifford Robinson | 3 | 3 | 39.7 | .362 | .235 | 563 | 6.3 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | 15.7 |
James Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .667 | .667 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Rod Strickland | 3 | 3 | 42.0 | .415 | .400 | .778 | 4.0 | 12.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 23.3 |
Otis Thorpe | 3 | 0 | 22.0 | .571 | .000 | .700 | 4.3 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 10.3 |
Buck Williams | 3 | 3 | 34.3 | .600 | .000 | .636 | 6.3 | .3 | 1.3 | .7 | 8.3 |
Player Statistics Citation:[29]
The Trail Blazers did not win any awards for the 1994–95 season.
February 14,1995 | ToPortland Trail Blazers Otis Thorpe Cash considerations 1995 first-round pick | ToHouston Rockets Clyde Drexler Tracy Murray |
Additions | ||
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Player | Date signed | Former team |
James Edwards | September 19 | Los Angeles Lakers |
Elmer Bennett | October 4 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever (CBA) |
Negele Knight | October 27 | San Antonio Spurs |
Jerome Kersey | October 18 | Portland Trail Blazers |
Steve Henson | November 20 | Mexico Aztecas (CBA) |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New Team |
Elmer Bennett | October 28 | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
Shawnelle Scott | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) | |
Jaren Jackson | November 1 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Negele Knight | December 18 | Detroit Pistons |
Player Transactions Citation:[48]