1994–95 Boston Celtics season

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 the Boston Garden.[2] After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Celtics had the ninth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Eric Montross from the University of North Carolina.[3] Prior to the season, the Celtics signed free agent All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins (a controversial move late in Wilkins' career),[4] signed free agents Pervis Ellison, second-year guard David Wesley and rookie guard Greg Minor, and acquired Blue Edwards and Derek Strong from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics got off to a 7–6 start in November, but played below .500 for the remainder of the season. Midway through the season, Edwards was traded back to his former team, the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jay Humphries.[5] The Celtics won eight of their final twelve games finishing third in the Atlantic Division with a 35–47 record.[6] Wilkins led them in scoring with 17.8 points per game, while second-year star Dino Radja averaged 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, Dee Brown finished third on the team in scoring averaging 15.6 points per game, and Sherman Douglas contributed 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game. Montross averaged 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[7]

1994–95 Boston Celtics season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerM.L. Carr
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Lost to Magic 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWSBK-TV
SportsChannel New England
RadioWBNW

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 of the Eastern Conference First Round (seizing the "theoretical home court advantage" for the series).[8] However, the Magic defeated the Celtics at Boston Garden in both Games 3 and 4 to close out the series.[9] Following the season, Wilkins and Xavier McDaniel both left to play in Greece,[10] Strong signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, Humphries was released to free agency, and head coach Chris Ford was fired. General Manager M.L. Carr explained the firing as having to do with "diminishing returns".[11]

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Eric MontrossC United StatesNorth Carolina
236Andrei FetisovSF RussiaFórum Valladolid

Roster
1994–95 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 8 Blackwell, James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–02–25 Dartmouth
SG 7 Brown, Dee (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville
SF 45 Dawson, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–08–25 Florida State
PG 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
PF 55 Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–06–23 Iowa
PF 29 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967–04–03 Louisville
SF 44 Fox, Rick  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina
SG 43 Harris, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–05–13 New Orleans
PG 5 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
SF 34 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State University
SF 9 Minor, Greg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–09–18 Louisville
C 0 Montross, Eric 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971–09–23 North Carolina
PF 40 Radja, Dino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–04–24 Croatia
PF 31 Strong, Derek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier
PG 4 Wesley, David  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
SF 12 Wilkins, Dominique (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–01–12 Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

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
1995 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 @ Orlando L 77–124 Dee Brown (20) Dominique Wilkins (9) Sherman Douglas (6) Orlando Arena
16,010		 0–1
2 April 30 @ Orlando W 99–92 Dominique Wilkins (24) Brown, Radja (8) Sherman Douglas (15) Orlando Arena
16,010		 1–1
3 May 3 Orlando L 77–82 Brown, Wilkins (16) Pervis Ellison (10) Sherman Douglas (7) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–2
4 May 5 Orlando L 92–95 Dominique Wilkins (22) Dominique Wilkins (18) Douglas, Brown (5) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–3
1995 schedule

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
Player Award
Eric Montross NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team

Transactions

Additions
Player Signed Date Former team
David Wesley Free agent July 20, 1994 New Jersey Nets
Dominique Wilkins Free agent July 25, 1994 Los Angeles Clippers
Pervis Ellison Free agent August 1, 1994 Washington Bullets
Greg Minor Free agent October 19, 1994 Indiana Pacers
Tony Dawson Signed two 10-day contracts February 28, 1995 Rockford Lightning (CBA)
James Blackwell Signed two 10-day contracts February 28, 1995 Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)

Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New team
Alaa Abdelnaby Free agent July 26, 1994 Sacramento Kings
Robert Parish Free agent August 4, 1994 Charlotte Hornets
Tony Harris Waived December 28, 1994 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)

Trades
February 3, 1995 To Boston Celtics
Jay Humphries
Conditional 1995 second round pick		 To Utah Jazz
Blue Edwards

[12]

See also

References
  1. 1994-95 Boston Celtics
  2. "BACKTALK; The Last Days of a Garden Where Memories Grew". New York Times. April 16, 1995. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. "BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go With Robinson As No. 1 Pick". New York Times. June 30, 1994. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "Dominique Wilkins a Celtic". The New York Times. July 23, 1994.
  5. "BLUE'S BACK: JAZZ DEAL HUMPHRIES, 2ND-ROUND DRAFT PICK TO CELTICS FOR HIGH-FLYING EDWARDS". Deseret News. February 4, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. "1994–95 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  7. "1994–95 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  8. "Celtics Bounce Back And Head Home Even". The New York Times. May 1, 1995.
  9. "Grant and Magic Wrap Up Garden's Parquet". The New York Times. May 6, 1995.
  10. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Celtics to Wilkins: Goodbye, Good Luck". New York Times. September 8, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  11. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1995-05-18-9505180302-story.html
  12. "1994–95 Boston Celtics Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
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