1994–95 Orlando Magic season

The 1994–95 NBA 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]

1994–95 Orlando Magic season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Brian Hill
President	Bob Vander Weide
General manager	Pat Williams
Owner(s)	Richard DeVos
Arena	Orlando Arena
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (lost to Rockets 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WKCF Sunshine Network
Radio	WDBO
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The Magic got off to a fast start by winning 22 of their first 27 games of the regular season, and then later on holding a 37–10 record at the All-Star break.^[8] Despite losing seven of their final eleven games 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] they 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 gave the Magic one of the most dominant starting lineups in the league, averaging 12.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, as he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Nick Anderson provided the team with 15.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, and led them 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, Donald Royal contributed 9.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as the team's starting small forward, and Shaw contributed 6.4 points and 5.2 assists per game off the bench.^[11]

O'Neal and Hardaway were both selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, with head coach Brian Hill coaching the Eastern Conference.^[12][13][14] O'Neal also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Hardaway finished in tenth place,^[15][16] and Scott finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[17][16]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Magic overwhelmed the Boston Celtics with a 124–77 victory in Game 1.^[18][19][20] Despite losing Game 2 at home, 99–92,^[21][22][23] the Magic would eliminate the Celtics at the Boston Garden to win the series, 3–1; these matches would be the final two basketball games ever played at the Garden.^[24][25][26] Coincidentally, O’Neal played his final game in Boston 16 years later with the 2010–11 Boston Celtics before retiring from the NBA at 39 years old.^[10]

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Magic were matched up against the 5th-seeded Chicago Bulls; the Bulls were on an emotional high as Michael Jordan had just returned from his baseball career to play basketball.^[27][28][29] Jordan was now wearing number 45 for the Bulls, as his number 23 jersey was retired. The Magic won the first game at home, 94–91.^[30][31] Tensions rose when Anderson indicated that Jordan was no longer the same player when 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 and the Bulls evened the series with a 104–94 road win in Game 2.^[32][33][34] With the series tied at two games a piece, the Magic won Game 5 at home, 103–95.^[35][36] The Magic would eliminate the Bulls in Game 6 as the Magic won, 108–102 to advance to the conference finals.^[37][38][39]

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic would defeat Reggie Miller, and the 2nd-seeded and Central Division champion Indiana Pacers in a tough seven-game series that saw the home team win every game.^[40][41][42] The Magic were off to their first ever NBA Finals appearance.

In the 1995 NBA Finals, the Magic faced off against the 6th-seeded and defending NBA champion Houston Rockets; O'Neal would be up against Hakeem Olajuwon in a battle of All-Star Centers. Game 1 was played in Orlando and the game was lost at the free-throw line; Anderson missed four consecutive free throws with the Magic up by three at the waning seconds of the game, and the Rockets tied the game at the buzzer. The Rockets would then win Game 1 in overtime, 120–118.^[43][44][45] The Magic would not recover from their Game 1 loss, as the Rockets swept the series in four straight games.^[46][47][48] Following the season, Anthony Avent was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies expansion team,^[49][50] and Tree Rollins retired.

For the season, the Magic added new blue pinstripe road uniforms, while the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate.^[51] Both uniforms remained in use until 1998.

The Magic did not make another appearance in the NBA Finals 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 Brian Hill Assistant(s) Richie Adubato Tom Sterner Tree Rollins (player-coach) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster Updated: April 8, 1995

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

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	–	3–1	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

Regular season

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, 1994 @ Washington L 108–110 O'Neal (28) O'Neal (12) Shaw (6) USAir Arena 18,756 0–1 2 November 5, 1994 Philadelphia W 122–107 O'Neal (30) Royal (14) Anderson (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–1 3 November 9, 1994 @ Charlotte 4 November 10, 1994 @ New York 5 November 12, 1994 @ Philadelphia 6 November 15, 1994 Washington 7 November 18, 1994 New Jersey W 113–103 Anderson (25) Anderson (12) Hardaway (10) Orlando Arena 16,010 5–2 8 November 21, 1994 Miami W 124–89 Hardaway (30) Grant (10) Shaw (9) Orlando Arena 16,010 6–2 9 November 23, 1994 7:30 p.m. EST Houston W 117–94 O'Neal (30) Grant (12) Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena 16,010 7–2 10 November 25, 1994 @ Boston 11 November 26, 1994 @ Milwaukee 12 November 30, 1994 Sacramento
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, 1994 New York 14 December 3, 1994 @ Atlanta 15 December 6, 1994 @ Cleveland 16 December 7, 1994 Cleveland 17 December 9, 1994 @ Miami 18 December 10, 1994 Atlanta 19 December 12, 1994 @ New Jersey 20 December 14, 1994 Denver 21 December 16, 1994 @ Golden State 22 December 17, 1994 @ Seattle 23 December 20, 1994 @ Portland 24 December 21, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers 25 December 23, 1994 Milwaukee 26 December 26, 1994 @ Washington 27 December 27, 1994 Miami 28 December 29, 1994 @ Charlotte 29 December 30, 1994 L.A. Clippers
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, 1995 New Jersey 31 January 6, 1995 Minnesota 32 January 8, 1995 @ Detroit 33 January 10, 1995 @ Chicago 34 January 11, 1995 Detroit 35 January 13, 1995 @ Atlanta 36 January 14, 1995 Philadelphia 37 January 17, 1995 Charlotte 38 January 18, 1995 @ Dallas 39 January 20, 1995 @ Denver 40 January 22, 1995 @ Phoenix 41 January 24, 1995 Boston 42 January 26, 1995 Chicago 43 January 28, 1995 Milwaukee
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, 1995 Seattle 45 February 3, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST @ Indiana L 106–118 Scott (35) O'Neal (10) Hardaway (7) Market Square Arena 16,749 35–10 46 February 5, 1995 New York 47 February 7, 1995 Dallas All-Star Break 48 February 14, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST Indiana W 111–92 Scott (18) Grant (16) Hardaway (6) Orlando Arena 16,010 38–10 49 February 15, 1995 @ Cleveland 50 February 17, 1995 Philadelphia 51 February 19, 1995 @ Minnesota 52 February 20, 1995 @ Milwaukee 53 February 23, 1995 @ Boston 54 February 24, 1995 Boston 55 February 26, 1995 Chicago 56 February 28, 1995 New York
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, 1995 9:45 p.m. EST @ Houston W 107–96 Hardaway (30) O'Neal (20) Scott (7) The Summit 16,611 44–13 58 March 3, 1995 8:30 p.m. EST @ San Antonio L 111–112 O'Neal (36) O'Neal (12) Hardaway (7) Alamodome 35,818 44–14 59 March 5, 1995 Atlanta 60 March 8, 1995 L.A. Lakers 61 March 10, 1995 Portland 62 March 12, 1995 12 Noon EST San Antonio W 110–104 Hardaway (31) O'Neal (13) Hardaway, Shaw (6) Orlando Arena 16,010 48–14 63 March 14, 1995 Utah 64 March 15, 1995 @ New Jersey 65 March 17, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST @ Indiana L 97–107 O'Neal (28) O'Neal (14) Hardaway (11) Market Square Arena 16,706 48–17 66 March 21, 1995 Phoenix 67 March 23, 1995 Charlotte 68 March 24, 1995 @ Chicago 69 March 26, 1995 Golden State 70 March 28, 1995 @ Sacramento 71 March 31, 1995 @ Utah
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, 1995 @ L.A. Lakers 73 April 5, 1995 Detroit 74 April 7, 1995 @ Detroit 75 April 8, 1995 @ Philadelphia 76 April 11, 1995 Cleveland 77 April 13, 1995 @ Boston 78 April 15, 1995 @ Miami 79 April 17, 1995 Washington 80 April 19, 1995 @ Washington 81 April 21, 1995 8:00 p.m. EDT Indiana W 110–86 Grant, O'Neal (20) O'Neal (13) Anderson (7) Orlando Arena 16,010 57–24 82 April 23, 1995 @ New York
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, 1995 Boston W 124–77 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (5) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–0 2 April 30, 1995 Boston L 92–99 Penny Hardaway (26) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–1 3 May 3, 1995 @ Boston W 82–77 Nick Anderson (24) Shaquille O'Neal (21) Penny Hardaway (8) Boston Garden 14,890 2–1 4 May 5, 1995 @ 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, 1995 Chicago W 94–91 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Hardaway, Shaw (6) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–0 2 May 10, 1995 Chicago L 94–104 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Horace Grant (15) Penny Hardaway (7) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–1 3 May 12, 1995 @ Chicago W 110–101 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Horace Grant (14) Penny Hardaway (8) United Center 24,281 2–1 4 May 14, 1995 @ Chicago L 95–106 Horace Grant (21) Horace Grant (13) Shaquille O'Neal (9) United Center 24,358 2–2 5 May 16, 1995 Chicago W 103–95 Horace Grant (24) Shaquille O'Neal (22) Penny Hardaway (11) Orlando Arena 16,010 3–2 6 May 18, 1995 @ 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, 1995 8:00 p.m. EDT Indiana W 105–101 O'Neal (32) Grant (12) Hardaway (14) Orlando Arena 16,010 1–0 2 May 25, 1995 8:00 p.m. EDT Indiana W 119–114 O'Neal (39) Grant (12) Hardaway (15) Orlando Arena 16,010 2–0 3 May 27, 1995 3:30 p.m. EDT @ Indiana L 100–105 Hardaway (29) Turner (7) Grant, Hardaway, O'Neal (4) Market Square Arena 16,477 2–1 4 May 29, 1995 3:30 p.m. EDT @ Indiana L 93–94 Hardaway (26) Grant (12) Shaw (5) Market Square Arena 16,477 2–2 5 May 31, 1995 9:00 p.m. EDT Indiana W 108–106 O'Neal (35) O'Neal (13) Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 3–2 6 June 2, 1995 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Indiana L 96–123 O'Neal (26) Grant (9) Anderson (5) Market Square Arena 16,477 3–3 7 June 4, 1995 7:00 p.m. EDT Indiana W 105–81 O'Neal (25) O'Neal (11) 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, 1995 9:00 p.m. EDT Houston L 118–120 (OT) Hardaway, O'Neal (26) Grant, O'Neal (16) O'Neal (9) Orlando Arena 16,010 0–1 2 June 9, 1995 9:00 p.m. EDT Houston L 106–117 O'Neal (33) O'Neal (12) Hardaway (8) Orlando Arena 16,010 0–2 3 June 11, 1995 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Houston L 103–106 O'Neal (28) Anderson, Grant, O'Neal (10) Hardaway (14) The Summit 16,611 0–3 4 June 14, 1995 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Houston L 101–113 Hardaway, O'Neal (25) Grant, O'Neal (12) 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

• Shaquille O'Neal – All-NBA 2nd team, Scoring Champion, All-Star
• Penny Hardaway – All-NBA 1st Team, All-Star
• Horace Grant – All-Defensive 2nd Team
• Brian Hill – All-Star East Head Coach

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)

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