1994–95 Boston Celtics season

1994–95 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Chris Ford
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 35–47 (.427)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Lost to Magic 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WSBK-TV
(Tom Heinsohn, Bob Cousy)
SportsChannel New England
(Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
Radio WBNW
(Glenn Ordway, Jerry Sichting)

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] It was also the last season of play at Boston Garden. Prior to the season, the Celtics signed free agent All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins (a controversial move late in Wilkins' career),[2] while signing free agents Pervis Ellison and second-year guard David Wesley. The Celtics struggled most of the season, but won eight of their final twelves games finishing third in the Atlantic Division with a 35–47 record. Wilkins led them in scoring with 17.8 points per game, and top draft pick Eric Montross made the All-Rookie Second Team.

Despite finishing six games under .500, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, and earned a road win over the #1 seed Orlando Magic in Game 2 (seizing the "theoretical home court advantage" for the series).[3] However, the Magic defeated the Celtics at Boston Garden in both Games 3 and 4 to close out the series.[4] Following the season, Wilkins and Xavier McDaniel both left to play in Greece,[5] and head coach Chris Ford was fired.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 9 Eric Montross C  United States North Carolina
2 36 Andrei Fetisov SF  Russia Fórum Valladolid

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 8 United States Blackwell, James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968-02-25 Dartmouth
SG 7 United States Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968-11-29 Jacksonville
SF 45 United States Dawson, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967-08-25 Florida State
PG 20 United States Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966-09-15 Syracuse
PF 55 United States Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-06-23 Iowa
PF 29 United States Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967-04-03 Louisville
SF 44 Canada Fox, Rick  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969-07-24 North Carolina
SG 43 United States Harris, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967-05-13 New Orleans
PG 5 United States Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-10-17 Colorado
SF 34 United States McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963-06-04 Wichita State University
SF 9 United States Minor, Greg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971-09-18 Louisville
C 0 United States Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971-09-23 North Carolina
PF 40 Croatia Radja, Dino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967-04-24
PF 31 United States Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968-02-09 Xavier
PG 4 United States Wesley, David  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-11-14 Baylor
SF 12 United States Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960-01-12 Georgia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

[6]

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-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
# 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

Record vs. opponents

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—

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Boston Celtics: Magic win series 3–1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

Awards and records

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1994-95 Boston Celtics
  2. ↑ "Dominique Wilkins a Celtic". The New York Times. July 23, 1994.
  3. ↑ "Celtics Bounce Back And Head Home Even". The New York Times. May 1, 1995.
  4. ↑ "Grant and Magic Wrap Up Garden's Parquet". The New York Times. May 6, 1995.
  5. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Celtics to Wilkins: Goodbye, Good Luck". New York Times. September 8, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1995.html
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