1994–95 Orlando Magic season

1994–95 Orlando Magic season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachBrian Hill
PresidentBob Vander Weide
General managerPat Williams
OwnerRichard DeVos
ArenaOrlando Arena
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Rockets 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWKCF
Sunshine Network
RadioWDBO

The 1994–95 Orlando Magic season was the sixth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] After building through the NBA draft in the previous years, the Magic made themselves even stronger by signing free agents Horace Grant, who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993,[2][3][4] and Brian Shaw during the off-season.[5][6][7]

With the addition of Grant and Shaw, the Magic got off to a 2–2 start to the regular season, but then posted a nine-game winning streak between November and December afterwards. The team won 26 of their first 32 games of the season, and later on held a 37–10 record at the All-Star break.[8] Despite losing seven of their final eleven games of the season in April, the Magic won the Atlantic Division title with a 57–25 record, earning the first seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their second NBA playoff appearance;[9][10] the team also finished with a 39–2 home record at the Orlando Arena, which was tied for second-best in NBA history.

Shaquille O'Neal continued to dominate the NBA by averaging 29.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while second-year star Penny Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Nick Anderson contributed 15.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, and led the Magic with 179 three-point field goals, while three-point specialist Dennis Scott played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 12.9 points per game and contributing 150 three-point field goals, and Donald Royal provided with 9.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as the team's starting small forward. Also off the bench, Shaw contributed 6.4 points and 5.2 assists per game, while Anthony Bowie contributed 5.5 points per game, and Anthony Avent averaged 3.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[11]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, O'Neal and Hardaway were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while head coach Brian Hill was selected to coach the Eastern Conference; it was Hardaway's first ever All-Star appearance.[12][13][14] Meanwhile, Anderson participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout.[15][16] O'Neal also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, while Hardaway finished in tenth place,[17][18] and Scott finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[19][18]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Magic faced off against the 8th–seeded Boston Celtics, a team that featured All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, second-year star Dino Radja, and Dee Brown. The Magic won Game 1 over the Celtics at the Orlando Arena by a 47-point margin win, 124–77;[20][21][22] however, the Magic lost Game 2 to the Celtics at home, 99–92, which tied the series at 1–1.[23][24][25] The Magic won the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 win over the Celtics at the Boston Garden, 95–92 to win the series in four games; Game 4 would be the final basketball game ever played at the Boston Garden.[26][27][28] Coincidentally, O'Neal would play his final game in Boston sixteen years later with the 2010–11 Boston Celtics, before retiring from the NBA at the age of 39.[10]

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Magic faced off against the 5th–seeded Chicago Bulls, who were led by All-Star guard Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and second-year star Toni Kukoč. The Bulls were on an emotional high as Jordan had just come out of his retirement, and returned from his baseball career to play basketball; Jordan was now wearing number 45 for the Bulls, as his number 23 jersey was retired.[29][30][31]

The Magic won Game 1 over the Bulls at the Orlando Arena, 94–91, which featured Anderson stealing the ball from Jordan during the fourth quarter.[32][33] Tensions rose when Anderson indicated that Jordan was no longer the same player; Anderson was quoted by the media saying, "No. 45 doesn't explode like No. 23 used to. No. 23, he could just blow by you. He took off like a space shuttle. No. 45, he revs up, but he really doesn't take off." The comment motivated Jordan to return to number 23, as the Bulls evened the series with a 104–94 road win in Game 2.[34][35][36] With the series tied at 2–2, the Magic won Game 5 at the Orlando Arena, 103–95,[37][38] and then won Game 6 over the Bulls on the road, 108–102 at the United Center to win the series in six games, and advance to their first Conference Finals appearance.[39][40][41]

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic then faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Central Division champion Indiana Pacers, who were led by All-Star guard Reggie Miller, Rik Smits and Mark Jackson. The Magic took a 3–2 series lead before losing Game 6 to the Pacers on the road, 123–96 at the Market Square Arena. With the series tied at 3–3, the Magic won Game 7 over the Pacers at the Orlando Arena, 105–81 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series; the home team won every game in this series. The Magic then advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.[42][43][44]

In the 1995 NBA Finals, the Magic faced off against the 6th–seeded, and defending NBA champion Houston Rockets, a team that featured All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon, All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, and Robert Horry; O'Neal would be up against Olajuwon in a battle of All-Star centers. In Game 1 at the Orlando Arena, Anderson missed four consecutive free throws with the Magic up by three points at the waning seconds of the game, and the Rockets tied the game at the buzzer; the Rockets went on to win the game in overtime, 120–118.[45][46][47] The Magic were unable to recover from their Game 1 loss, as the team lost Game 2 to the Rockets at home, 117–106, and then lost the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 loss to the Rockets at The Summit, 113–101. The Magic lost the series in a four-game sweep, as the Rockets won their second consecutive NBA championship.[48][49][50]

The Magic finished 15th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 656,410 at the Orlando Arena during the regular season.[11][51] Following the season, Avent was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team,[52][53] and Tree Rollins retired. For the season, the Magic added new blue pinstripe road uniforms, while the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate; both uniforms would remain in use until 1998.[54]

The Magic would not reach the NBA Finals again until 2009.

Draft picks

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 27 Brooks Thompson PG  United States Oklahoma State
2 31 Rodney Dent C  United States Kentucky

Roster

1994–95 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 25 Nick Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois
G 10 Darrell Armstrong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
F 00 Anthony Avent 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–10–18 Seton Hall
G 14 Anthony Bowie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–09 Oklahoma
F 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
C 43 Geert Hammink 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1969–07–12 LSU
G 1 Penny Hardaway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
C 32 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU
C 30 Tree Rollins 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–06–16 Clemson
F 5 Donald Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame
F 3 Dennis Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–05 Georgia Tech
G 20 Brian Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
G 22 Brooks Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1970–07–19 Oklahoma State
F 31 Jeff Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962–04–09 Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: April 8, 1995

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 — 39–2 18–23 18–10
x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2 29–12 26–15 23–5
x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22 20–21 15–26 14–14
Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25 22–19 10–31 9–19
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27 20–21 10–31 13–15
Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33 14–27 10–31 12–16
Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36 13–28 8–33 9–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 5
3 x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 14
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 15
8 x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22
9 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 23
10 Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25
11 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27
12 Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 29
13 Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33
14 Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36

Game log

1994–95 game log
Total: 57–25 (home: 39–2; road: 18–23)
November: 10–2 (home: 6–0; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 @ Washington L 108–110 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Brian Shaw (6) USAir Arena
18,756 		0–1
2 November 5 Philadelphia W 122–107 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Donald Royal (14) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–1
3 November 9 @ Charlotte W 130–128 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (46) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Hardaway, Bowie (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		2–1
4 November 10 @ New York L 99–101 Shaquille O'Neal (41) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Hardaway, Royal (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–2
5 November 12 @ Philadelphia W 116–103 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Shaquille O'Neal (6) CoreStates Spectrum
17,247 		3–2
6 November 15 Washington W 122–102 Shaquille O'Neal (29) O'Neal, Grant (13) three players tied (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		4–2
7 November 18 New Jersey W 113–103 Nick Anderson (25) Nick Anderson (12) Penny Hardaway (10) Orlando Arena
16,010 		5–2
8 November 21 Miami W 124–89 Penny Hardaway (30) Horace Grant (10) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		6–2
9 November 23 Houston W 117–94 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Horace Grant (12) Penny Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		7–2
10 November 25 @ Boston W 124–118 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Horace Grant (14) Brian Shaw (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		8–2
11 November 26 @ Milwaukee W 113–105 Penny Hardaway (35) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (12) Bradley Center
18,633 		9–2
12 November 30 Sacramento W 114–107 Shaquille O'Neal (41) Horace Grant (11) Penny Hardaway (11) Orlando Arena
16,010 		10–2
December: 13–4 (home: 7–0; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 2 New York W 125–100 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		11–2
14 December 3 @ Atlanta L 105–107 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Hardaway, Anderson (7) Omni Coliseum
15,752 		11–3
15 December 6 @ Cleveland W 114–97 Anderson, O'Neal (26) Horace Grant (10) Nick Anderson (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		12–3
16 December 7 Cleveland W 90–75 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Brian Shaw (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		13–3
17 December 9 @ Miami W 110–96 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Horace Grant (11) Penny Hardaway (12) Miami Arena
15,200 		14–3
18 December 10 Atlanta W 109–98 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Brian Shaw (10) Orlando Arena
16,010 		15–3
19 December 12 @ New Jersey L 101–128 Shaquille O'Neal (18) Horace Grant (17) Brian Shaw (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		15–4
20 December 14 Denver W 120–96 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Anthony Avent (11) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		16–4
21 December 16 @ Golden State W 131–128 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (40) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Penny Hardaway (13) Oakland Coliseum Arena
15,025 		17–4
22 December 17 @ Seattle L 84–124 Shaquille O'Neal (15) Nick Anderson (8) O'Neal, Scott (4) Tacoma Dome
16,832 		17–5
23 December 20 @ Portland W 108–104 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Penny Hardaway (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		18–5
24 December 21 @ L.A. Clippers W 102–91 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Horace Grant (13) Brian Shaw (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,498 		19–5
25 December 23 Milwaukee W 123–91 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Horace Grant (11) Brian Shaw (12) Orlando Arena
16,010 		20–5
26 December 26 @ Washington W 128–121 (OT) Nick Anderson (35) Horace Grant (12) Penny Hardaway (11) USAir Arena
18,756 		21–5
27 December 27 Miami W 103–83 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Horace Grant (15) Penny Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		22–5
28 December 29 @ Charlotte L 123–125 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Penny Hardaway (10) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		22–6
29 December 30 L.A. Clippers W 116–105 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (38) Horace Grant (17) Penny Hardaway (10) Orlando Arena
16,010 		23–6
January: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 4 New Jersey W 113–110 Penny Hardaway (33) Horace Grant (10) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		24–6
31 January 6 Minnesota W 121–99 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Horace Grant (10) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		25–6
32 January 8 @ Detroit W 108–88 Penny Hardaway (26) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		26–6
33 January 10 @ Chicago L 77–109 Shaquille O'Neal (17) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (5) United Center
22,529 		26–7
34 January 11 Detroit W 124–107 Shaquille O'Neal (37) O'Neal, Grant (7) Brian Shaw (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		27–7
35 January 13 @ Atlanta W 101–96 Penny Hardaway (26) Penny Hardaway (13) Penny Hardaway (6) Omni Coliseum
16,378 		28–7
36 January 14 Philadelphia W 91–70 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Penny Hardaway (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		29–7
37 January 17 Charlotte W 109–98 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Brian Shaw (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		30–7
38 January 18 @ Dallas W 108–97 Shaquille O'Neal (42) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Nick Anderson (10) Reunion Arena
17,502 		31–7
39 January 20 @ Denver W 112–108 (OT) Penny Hardaway (27) Grant, O'Neal (12) Brian Shaw (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		32–7
40 January 22 @ Phoenix L 110–111 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (24) Horace Grant (12) Penny Hardaway (10) America West Arena
19,023 		32–8
41 January 24 Boston W 110–97 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		33–8
42 January 26 Chicago W 102–99 Shaquille O'Neal (37) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Hardaway, Shaw (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		34–8
43 January 28 Milwaukee W 107–103 Dennis Scott (27) Horace Grant (14) Nick Anderson (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		35–8
February: 8–5 (home: 7–1; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 2 Seattle L 103–106 Shaquille O'Neal (39) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Brian Shaw (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		35–9
45 February 3 @ Indiana L 106–118 Dennis Scott (35) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Penny Hardaway (7) Market Square Arena
16,749 		35–10
46 February 5 New York W 103–100 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (41) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		36–10
47 February 8 Dallas W 110–92 Penny Hardaway (20) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Hardaway, Anderson (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		37–10
All-Star Break
48 February 14 Indiana W 111–92 Dennis Scott (18) Horace Grant (16) Penny Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		38–10
49 February 15 @ Cleveland L 99–100 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (26) O'Neal, Anderson (9) Penny Hardaway (9) Gund Arena
20,562 		38–11
50 February 17 Philadelphia W 129–83 Penny Hardaway (31) Grant, O'Neal (9) Brian Shaw (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		39–11
51 February 19 @ Minnesota L 95–100 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (7) Target Center
19,934 		39–12
52 February 20 @ Milwaukee W 152–104 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Horace Grant (12) Hardaway, Shaw (8) Bradley Center
18,633 		40–12
53 February 23 @ Boston L 117–119 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Nick Anderson (6) Hartford Civic Center
15,242 		40–13
54 February 24 Boston W 129–103 Hardaway, Anderson (27) Nick Anderson (9) Penny Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		41–13
55 February 26 Chicago W 105–103 Penny Hardaway (39) Tree Rollins (10) Penny Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		42–13
56 February 28 New York W 118–106 Shaquille O'Neal (41) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (12) Orlando Arena
16,010 		43–13
March: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 2 @ Houston W 107–96 Penny Hardaway (30) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Dennis Scott (7) The Summit
16,611 		44–13
58 March 3 @ San Antonio L 111–112 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (7) Alamodome
35,818 		44–14
59 March 5 Atlanta W 113–111 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Nick Anderson (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		45–14
60 March 8 L.A. Lakers W 114–110 Shaquille O'Neal (46) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Penny Hardaway (12) Orlando Arena
16,010 		46–14
61 March 10 Portland W 97–85 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Penny Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		47–14
62 March 12 San Antonio W 110–104 Penny Hardaway (31) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Hardaway, Shaw (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		48–14
63 March 14 Utah L 95–107 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		48–15
64 March 15 @ New Jersey L 99–108 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Nick Anderson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		48–16
65 March 17 @ Indiana L 97–107 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Penny Hardaway (11) Market Square Arena
16,706 		48–17
66 March 21 Phoenix W 126–102 O'Neal, Hardaway (26) Horace Grant (11) Royal, Shaw (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		49–17
67 March 23 Charlotte W 105–93 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Penny Hardaway (16) Orlando Arena
16,010 		50–17
68 March 24 @ Chicago W 106–99 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Penny Hardaway (6) United Center
22,247 		51–17
69 March 26 Golden State W 132–98 Dennis Scott (32) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		52–17
70 March 28 @ Sacramento L 106–117 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		52–18
71 March 31 @ Utah W 101–98 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Nick Anderson (6) Delta Center
19,911 		53–18
April: 4–7 (home: 4–0; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 2 @ L.A. Lakers L 112–119 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		53–19
73 April 5 Detroit L 125–128 Shaquille O'Neal (40) Shaquille O'Neal (19) Dennis Scott (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		54–19
74 April 7 @ Detroit L 94–104 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Anthony Bowie (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		54–20
75 April 8 @ Philadelphia L 99–109 Horace Grant (25) Horace Grant (15) Brian Shaw (15) CoreStates Spectrum
18,168 		54–21
76 April 11 Cleveland W 107–90 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Horace Grant (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		55–21
77 April 13 @ Boston L 114–119 Horace Grant (29) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (19) Boston Garden
14,890 		55–22
78 April 15 @ Miami L 117–123 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Penny Hardaway (18) Miami Arena
15,200 		55–23
79 April 17 Washington W 111–100 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (12) Orlando Arena
16,010 		56–23
80 April 19 @ Washington L 117–123 (OT) Penny Hardaway (35) Horace Grant (13) Penny Hardaway (7) USAir Arena
18,756 		56–24
81 April 21 Indiana W 110–86 Grant, O'Neal (20) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Nick Anderson (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		57–24
82 April 23 @ New York L 99–113 Dennis Scott (38) Anthony Avent (10) Brian Shaw (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		57–25
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

1995 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Boston W 124–77 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–0
2 April 30 Boston L 92–99 Penny Hardaway (26) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–1
3 May 3 @ Boston W 82–77 Nick Anderson (24) Shaquille O'Neal (21) Penny Hardaway (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–1
4 May 5 @ Boston W 95–92 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Penny Hardaway (13) Boston Garden
14,890 		3–1
Eastern Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 7 Chicago W 94–91 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Hardaway, Shaw (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–0
2 May 10 Chicago L 94–104 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Horace Grant (15) Penny Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–1
3 May 12 @ Chicago W 110–101 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (8) United Center
24,281 		2–1
4 May 14 @ Chicago L 95–106 Horace Grant (21) Horace Grant (13) Shaquille O'Neal (9) United Center
24,358 		2–2
5 May 16 Chicago W 103–95 Horace Grant (24) Shaquille O'Neal (22) Penny Hardaway (11) Orlando Arena
16,010 		3–2
6 May 18 @ Chicago W 108–102 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Penny Hardaway (7) United Center
24,322 		4–2
Eastern Conference finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23 Indiana W 105–101 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Horace Grant (12) Penny Hardaway (14) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–0
2 May 25 Indiana W 119–114 Shaquille O'Neal (39) Horace Grant (12) Penny Hardaway (15) Orlando Arena
16,010 		2–0
3 May 27 @ Indiana L 100–105 Penny Hardaway (29) Jeff Turner (7) three players tied (4) Market Square Arena
16,477 		2–1
4 May 29 @ Indiana L 93–94 Penny Hardaway (26) Horace Grant (12) Brian Shaw (5) Market Square Arena
16,477 		2–2
5 May 31 Indiana W 108–106 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		3–2
6 June 2 @ Indiana L 96–123 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Horace Grant (9) Nick Anderson (5) Market Square Arena
16,477 		3–3
7 June 4 Indiana W 105–81 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Nick Anderson (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		4–3
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 7 Houston L 118–120 (OT) Hardaway, O'Neal (26) Grant, O'Neal (16) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		0–1
2 June 9 Houston L 106–117 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		0–2
3 June 11 @ Houston L 103–106 Shaquille O'Neal (28) three players tied (10) Penny Hardaway (14) The Summit
16,611 		0–3
4 June 14 @ Houston L 101–113 Hardaway, O'Neal (25) Grant, O'Neal (12) Penny Hardaway (5) The Summit
16,611 		0–4
1995 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shaquille O'Neal C 79 79 2,923 901 214 73 192 2,315 37.0 11.4 2.7 .9 2.4 29.3
Brian Shaw PG 78 9 1,836 241 406 73 18 502 23.5 3.1 5.2 .9 .2 6.4
Penny Hardaway PG 77 77 2,901 336 551 130 26 1,613 37.7 4.4 7.2 1.7 .3 20.9
Anthony Bowie SG 77 4 1,261 139 159 47 21 427 16.4 1.8 2.1 .6 .3 5.5
Nick Anderson SG 76 76 2,588 335 314 125 22 1,200 34.1 4.4 4.1 1.6 .3 15.8
Horace Grant PF 74 74 2,693 715 173 76 88 948 36.4 9.7 2.3 1.0 1.2 12.8
Anthony Avent PF 71 3 1,066 293 41 28 50 258 15.0 4.1 .6 .4 .7 3.6
Donald Royal SF 70 68 1,841 279 198 45 16 635 26.3 4.0 2.8 .6 .2 9.1
Dennis Scott SF 62 10 1,499 146 131 45 14 802 24.2 2.4 2.1 .7 .2 12.9
Tree Rollins C 51 3 478 95 9 7 36 61 9.4 1.9 .2 .1 .7 1.2
Jeff Turner PF 49 5 576 97 38 12 3 199 11.8 2.0 .8 .2 .1 4.1
Brooks Thompson PG 38 2 246 23 43 10 2 116 6.5 .6 1.1 .3 .1 3.1
Darrell Armstrong PG 3 0 8 1 3 1 0 10 2.7 .3 1.0 .3 .0 3.3
Keith Tower C 3 0 7 3 0 0 0 1 2.3 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .3
Geert Hammink C 1 0 7 2 1 0 0 4 7.0 2.0 1.0 .0 .0 4.0

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Horace Grant PF 21 21 869 219 39 21 24 287 41.4 10.4 1.9 1.0 1.1 13.7
Penny Hardaway PG 21 21 849 79 162 40 15 412 40.4 3.8 7.7 1.9 .7 19.6
Nick Anderson SG 21 21 814 100 65 33 10 298 38.8 4.8 3.1 1.6 .5 14.2
Shaquille O'Neal C 21 21 805 250 70 18 40 539 38.3 11.9 3.3 .9 1.9 25.7
Dennis Scott SF 21 15 746 63 45 22 5 308 35.5 3.0 2.1 1.0 .2 14.7
Brian Shaw PG 21 0 355 62 66 11 4 138 16.9 3.0 3.1 .5 .2 6.6
Donald Royal SF 18 6 198 19 9 3 0 37 11.0 1.1 .5 .2 .0 2.1
Jeff Turner PF 18 0 179 25 11 4 3 49 9.9 1.4 .6 .2 .2 2.7
Anthony Bowie SG 17 0 118 12 18 1 1 55 6.9 .7 1.1 .1 .1 3.2
Tree Rollins C 14 0 81 6 0 0 6 7 5.8 .4 .0 .0 .4 .5
Anthony Avent PF 7 0 40 8 0 0 1 9 5.7 1.1 .0 .0 .1 1.3
Brooks Thompson PG 3 0 11 2 3 0 1 12 3.7 .7 1.0 .0 .3 4.0

Awards and honors

Transactions

Trades

July 29, 1994 To Orlando Magic
1996 second-round pick
1998 first-round pick 		To Washington Bullets
Scott Skiles
1996 first-round pick
1998 first-round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Horace Grant September 19 Chicago Bulls
Brian Shaw September 22 Miami Heat
Greg Grant October 7 Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)
Tree Rollins October 31 Houston Rockets
Darrell Armstrong April 8 Ourense (Spain)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Litterial Green July 1 Quad City Thunder (CBA)
Greg Kite November 3 New York Knicks
Keith Tower November 17 Atenas Córdoba (Argentina)
Greg Grant November 28 Mexico Aztecas (CBA)

Player Transactions Citation:[55]

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