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1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season

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1994–95 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachBill Fitch
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Arrowhead Pond
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
RadioKMPC
(Rory Markas)
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

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]

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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Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Lamond Murray F  United States California
1 25 Greg Minor G/F  United States Louisville

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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster notes

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Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
#
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

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 – 3–1 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

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Regular season

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1994–95 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37)
November: 0–13 (home: 0–6; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 4–12 (home: 2–7; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 3–12 (home: 2–4; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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

Player statistics

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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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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

Trades

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June 30, 1994 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Indiana Pacers

Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[32]

See also

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Other Anaheim–based teams in 1994–95

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*Note: The Clippers played occasional games in Anaheim

References

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