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. 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) From C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky PF 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson SF 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton SG 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Yugoslavia PF 40 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Pfeiffer University SG 25 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple SF 8 Keys, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Southern Mississippi SF 30 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina PF 2 Miller, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri PF 18 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara SG 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette PG 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia University Institute of Technology PG 9 Van Exel, Nick 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

See also

• 1994-95 NBA season