1994–95 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1994–95 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =NBC, TBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Houston Rockets
MVP =flagicon|USA David Robinson (San Antonio)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1995 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Orlando Magic
conf1_runner-up =Indiana Pacers
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Houston Rockets
conf2_runner-up =San Antonio Spurs
finals =Finals
finals_link =1995 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Houston Rockets
finals_runner-up =Orlando Magic
finals_MVP =flagicon|NGA Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1993–94 NBA season
prevseason_year =1993–94
nextseason_link =1995–96 NBA season
nextseason_year =1995–96The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals to repeat as champions.

Notable occurrences

*The Houston Rockets became the lowest seeded team to ever win the NBA Finals, winning as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
*The Portland Trail Blazers played their final season at Memorial Coliseum.
*The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was played at America West Arena (now known as US Airways Center) in Phoenix, Arizona, with the West defeating the East 139-112. Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kings was named the game's MVP (Most Valuable Player).
*Midway through the season, Michael Jordan returns to the Chicago Bulls after a failed attempt at a minor-league baseball career. His announcement consists of a two word fax: "I'm Back". Since the Bulls had already retired his number 23, he returned wearing number 45. He would eventually return to wearing 23 midway through the second round of playoffs that year against the Orlando Magic in which the Bulls were eliminated in six games.
*An era comes to an end as the Boston Celtics play their final season at the historic Boston Garden.
*The Chicago Bulls play their first game at the United Center.
*The Cleveland Cavaliers play their first game at Gund Arena (now known as Quicken Loans Arena).
*Due to extensive renovations to the Seattle Center Coliseum (now known as KeyArena), the Seattle SuperSonics play their home games at the Tacoma Dome, in nearby Tacoma, Washington.
*Grant Hill became the first rookie in professional sports to lead fan balloting for the NBA All-Star Game.
*The Orlando Magic become the first of the four late 1980s expansion franchises to reach the NBA Finals. They are swept in four straight by the defending-champion Houston Rockets.
* Lenny Wilkens passes Red Auerbach to become the NBA all time leader in wins.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

C - NBA Champions

1994-95 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
*Rookies of the Year: Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks and Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons
*Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets
*Sixth Man of the Year: Anthony Mason, New York Knicks
*Most Improved Player: Dana Barros, Philadelphia 76ers
*Coach of the Year: Del Harris, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-NBA First Team:
**F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
**F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
**C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
**G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
**G - Anfernee Hardaway, Orlando Magic
*All-NBA Second Team:
**F - Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns
**F - Shawn Kemp, Seattle SuperSonics
**C - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic
**G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**G - Mitch Richmond, Sacramento Kings
*All-NBA Third Team:
**F - Detlef Schrempf, Seattle SuperSonics
**F - Dennis Rodman, San Antonio Spurs
**C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
**G - Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers
**G - Clyde Drexler, Houston Rockets
*NBA All-Defensive First Team:
**F - Dennis Rodman, San Antonio Spurs
**F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
**C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
**G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**G - Mookie Blaylock, Atlanta Hawks
*NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
**F - Derrick McKey, Indiana Pacers
**F - Horace Grant, Orlando Magic
**C - Dikembe Mutombo, Denver Nuggets
**G - Nate McMillan, Seattle SuperSonics
**G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
*All-NBA Rookie First Team:
**Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks
**Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons
**Eddie Jones, Los Angeles Lakers
**Brian Grant, Sacramento Kings
**Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee Bucks
*All-NBA Rookie Second Team:
**Juwan Howard, Washington Bullets
**Donyell Marshall, Minnesota Timberwolves
**Eric Montross, Boston Celtics
**Wesley Person, Phoenix Suns
**Jalen Rose, Indiana Pacers
**Sharone Wright, Philadelphia 76ers

"Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on [http://www.nba.com NBA.com] "

ee also