1994–95 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Lakers' 47th season in the NBA and 35th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] 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

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 6.0 !C 31 USA ! Bowie, Sam 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky 4.5 !PF 41 USA ! Campbell, Elden 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson 3.0 !SF 23 USA ! Ceballos, Cedric 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton 2.0 !SG 7 USA ! Conner, Lester 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State 6.0 !C 12 Yugoslavia ! Divac, Vlade 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Yugoslavia 4.5 !PF 40 USA ! Harvey, Antonio 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Pfeiffer University 2.0 !SG 25 USA ! Jones, Eddie 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple 3.0 !SF 8 USA ! Keys, Randolph 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Southern Mississippi 3.0 !SF 30 USA ! Lynch, George 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina 4.5 !PF 2 USA ! Miller, Anthony 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State 2.0 !SG 3 USA ! Peeler, Anthony 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri 4.5 !PF 18 USA ! Rambis, Kurt 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara 2.0 !SG 34 USA ! Smith, Tony 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette 1.0 !PG 1 USA ! Threatt, Sedale 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia University Institute of Technology 1.0 !PG 9 USA ! Van Exel, Nick 7000185420000000000♠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

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

See also

• 1994-95 NBA season

References