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1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 27th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The SuperSonics acquired the eleventh overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft from the Charlotte Hornets, and selected Carlos Rogers out of Tennessee State University,[2][3][4][5] but then traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Byron Houston,[6][7][8] and signed free agent Bill Cartwright during the off-season; Cartwright won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s.[9][10][11] For the duration of the season, the Sonics switched venues and played their home games at the Tacoma Dome while their original stadium, the Seattle Center Coliseum, was being rebuilt to keep pace with NBA standards.[12][13]

1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerWally Walker
ArenaTacoma Dome
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTW
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKJR
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The Sonics struggled with a 3–4 start to the season, but then won 13 of their next 16 games, then posted a 10-game winning streak in January,[14] which led them to a successful 33–12 start at the All-Star break,[15] despite a few team troubles along the way,[16] and with Cartwright only playing just 29 games due to a groin injury.[17][18] The team finished second in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record.[19]

Three members of the team, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf were all selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[20][21][22][23] Payton averaged 20.6 points, 7.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while Kemp averaged 18.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, as both players were named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Detlef Schrempf averaged 19.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, while Kendall Gill contributed 13.7 points and 1.6 steals per game, and Sam Perkins provided the team with 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Vincent Askew contributed 9.9 points per game, while Marčiulionis contributed 9.3 points per game, and defensive guard Nate McMillan averaged 5.2 points, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[24]

Payton also made the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while McMillan was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Payton also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[25] and McMillan finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[26]

However, after a shocking first round exit in the 1994 NBA Playoffs against the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets, the Seattle franchise would once again exit early in the 1995 Playoffs. After winning Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round, at home over the 5th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, 96–71,[27][28][29] the Sonics lost the next three games to the Lakers, thus losing the series in four games.[30][31][32][33]

During the season, Gill and head coach George Karl both feuded with each other in public, as Gill dealt with depression.[34][35][36][37] Following the season, Gill was traded back to his former team, the Charlotte Hornets,[38][39][40][41] while Marčiulionis and Houston were both dealt to the Sacramento Kings,[42][43][44] and Cartwright retired.[45]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 11 Carlos Rogers PF/C   United States Tennessee State
2 37 Dontonio Wingfield SF   United States Cincinnati
2 54 Željko Rebrača C   Yugoslavia KK Partizan

Roster

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1994–95 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 17 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis
C 44 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
G 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois
F 21 Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–11–22 Oklahoma State
C 50 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1967–12–21 New Orleans
F 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
C 45 King, Rich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska
G 30 Marčiulionis, Šarūnas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–06–13 Lithuania
G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
F/C 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue
F 11 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
F 34 Wingfield, Dontonio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1974–06–23 Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 1, 1994

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 — 32–9 27–14 23–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 2 32–9 25–16 16–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 11 29–12 19–22 15–15
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 15 26–15 18–23 17–13
Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 20 27–14 12–29 17–13
Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 33 15–26 11–30 11–19
Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 42 13–28 4–37 6–24
#
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

Record vs. opponents

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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

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1994–95 game log
Total: 57–25 (home: 32–9; road: 25–16)
November: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 5 Utah 110–103 Detlef Schrempf (26) Detlef Schrempf (12) Schrempf & Nate McMillan (4) Tacoma Dome
16,324 		1–0
2 November 9 Sacramento 100–108 Shawn Kemp (21) Shawn Kemp (9) Schrempf & McMillan (5) Tacoma Dome
16,352 		1–1
3 November 11 Phoenix 129–123 Shawn Kemp (26) Ervin Johnson (9) McMillan & Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
16,352 		2–1
4 November 13 L.A. Clippers 115–90 Vincent Askew (20) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (6) Tacoma Dome
16,352 		3–1
5 November 15 @ New Jersey 106–112 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,310 		3–2
6 November 16 @ Boston 93–120 Detlef Schrempf (19) Shawn Kemp (10) Nate McMillan (7) Boston Garden
14,890 		3–3
7 November 18 @ Indiana 87–94 Gary Payton (21) Detlef Schrempf (11) Gary Payton (4) Market Square Arena
16,627 		3–4
8 November 19 @ Milwaukee 120–96 Gary Payton (25) Shawn Kemp (11) Gary Payton (7) Bradley Center
18,633 		4–4
9 November 22 New Jersey 104–97 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (17) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
13,574 		5–4
10 November 23 @ Utah 103–113 Šarūnas Marčiulionis (21) Vincent Askew (6) Gary Payton (8) Delta Center
19,911 		5–5
11 November 25 @ San Antonio 114–94 Gary Payton (21) Shawn Kemp (10) Gary Payton (7) Alamodome
19,016 		6–5
12 November 26, 1994
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Houston W 98–94 Kemp & Sam PerkinsPerkins (22) Kemp (12) Payton (5) The Summit
16,611 		7–5
13 November 28 Indiana 118–99 Gary Payton (28) Ervin Johnson (14) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome
14,647 		8–5
14 November 30 San Antonio 109–100 Gary Payton (21) Detlef Schrempf (7) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
14,793 		9–5
December: 9–4 (home: 8–0; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 3 Milwaukee 111–108 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (15) Payton & McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome
14,661 		10–5
16 December 6, 1994
5:00 p.m. PST 		Houston W 103–90 Payton (30) Kemp (9) Payton (8) Tacoma Dome
13,017 		11–5
17 December 8 @ Sacramento 91–103 Vincent Askew (17) Shawn Kemp (19) Detlef Schrempf (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		11–6
18 December 10 @ L.A. Clippers 132–127 (2 OT) Shawn Kemp (42) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9,048 		12–6
19 December 14 @ Phoenix 93–111 Gary Payton (16) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (6) America West Arena
19,023 		12–7
20 December 15 Portland 114–103 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (8) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
13,151 		13–7
21 December 17 Orlando 124–84 Gary Payton (31) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome
16,832 		14–7
22 December 20 L.A. Clippers 110–79 Shawn Kemp (23) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
11,952 		15–7
23 December 22 Dallas 103–101 Gary Payton (28) Shawn Kemp (10) Gary Payton (8) Tacoma Dome
14,763 		16–7
24 December 25 @ Denver 96–105 Kendall Gill & Schrempf (21) Detlef Schrempf (6) Gary Payton (4) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		16–8
25 December 26 Sacramento 123–103 Sam Perkins (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Detlef Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome
15,780 		17–8
26 December 28 Philadelphia 121–102 Kendall Gill (25) Shawn Kemp (9) Nate McMillan (10) Tacoma Dome
15,787 		18–8
27 December 29 @ L.A. Lakers 95–96 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (11) Great Western Forum
17,505 		18–9
January: 11–2 (home: 4–2; road: 7–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 January 3 @ Washington 121–107 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (8) Nate McMillan (9) US Airways Arena
16,940 		19–9
29 January 4 @ Cleveland 116–85 Gary Payton (32) Schrempf, Johnson & Kemp (6) Gary Payton & Detlef Schrempf (6) Gund Arena
20,562 		20–9
30 January 6 @ Chicago 108–101 Kemp & Schrempf (23) Bill Cartwright & Kemp (9) Gary Payton (13) United Center
22,248 		21–9
31 January 10 @ Golden State 128–118 OT Detlef Schrempf (33) Detlef Schrempf (16) McMillan & Payton (13) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		22–9
32 January 13 L.A. Clippers 108–101 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (11) Tacoma Dome
13,836 		23–9
33 January 15 Portland 131–124 Gary Payton (29) Sam Perkins (10) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
16,950 		24–9
34 January 17 Cleveland 115–91 Detlef Schrempf (21) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (7) Tacoma Dome
12,914 		25–9
35 January 19 @ Minnesota 102–87 Detlef Schrempf (22) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (8) Target Center
13,396 		26–9
36 January 21 @ Dallas 117–91 Gary Payton (22) Detlef Schrempf (29) Gary Payton (8) Reunion Arena
17,502 		27–9
37 January 24 Denver 111–89 Shawn Kemp (19) Schrempf (9) Gary Payton (8) Tacoma Dome
16,352 		28–9
38 January 26 Utah 108–120 Shawn Kemp (19) Shawn Kemp (12) Kemp, McMillan, Payton (5) Tacoma Dome
14,835 		28–10
39 January 28 L.A. Lakers 121–128 (OT) Detlef Schrempf (26) Detlef Schrempf (10) Gary Payton (13) Tacoma Dome
17,426 		28–11
40 January 30 @ Philadelphia 109–104 Sam Perkins (31) Shawn Kemp (8) McMillan & Payton (9) CoreStates Spectrum
13,892 		29–11
February: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 February 2 @ Orlando 106–103 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (12) Nate McMillan (8) Orlando Arena
16,010 		30–11
42 February 3 @ Atlanta 121–98 Gary Payton (22) Kendall Gill (8) Gary Payton (9) Omni Coliseum
14,083 		31–11
43 February 5 @ Miami 136–109 Shawn Kemp (26) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (12) Miami Arena
14,852 		32–11
44 February 7 San Antonio 103–106 Kendall Gill (24) Detlef Schrempf (14) Gary Payton (10) Tacoma Dome
15,083 		32–12
45 February 9 Chicago 126–118 OT Shawn Kemp (30) Sam Perkins (10) Payton & Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome
16,079 		33–12
All-Star Break
46 February 14 Golden State 118–108 Gary Payton (26) Sam Perkins (12) Nate McMillan (10) Tacoma Dome
13,918 		34–12
47 February 15 @ L.A. Lakers 96–102 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (12) Kendall Gill (7) Great Western Forum
14,936 		34–13
48 February 17 @ Portland 109–114 Shawn Kemp (30) Shawn Kemp (7) Gary Payton (10) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		34–14
49 February 18 @ Golden State 129–117 Detlef Schrempf (31) Sam Perkins & Schrempf (9) Gary Payton (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		35–14
50 February 20 L.A. Lakers 105–108 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (14) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
16,502 		35–15
51 February 22 Minnesota 120–104 Kendall Gill (34) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (13) Tacoma Dome
13,012 		36–15
52 February 24 Denver 90–86 Detlef Schrempf (22) Detlef Schrempf (9) Payton & Schrempf (8) Tacoma Dome
18,056 		37–15
53 February 27 Charlotte 114–116 Gary Payton (32) Shawn Kemp (8) Detlef Schrempf (9) Tacoma Dome
16,379 		37–16
March: 13–4 (home: 7–1; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
54 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers 116–88 Kemp & Marčiulionis (21) Kemp & Gill (7) Gary Payton (7) Arrowhead Pond
17,873 		38–16
55 March 3 @ Phoenix 118–122 (OT) Detlef Schrempf (31) Shawn Kemp (13) McMillan, Payton, & Schrempf (8) America West Arena
19,023 		38–17
56 March 6 Golden State 103–106 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (16) Nate McMillan (8) Tacoma Dome
13,442 		38–18
57 March 8 @ Minnesota 118–104 Detlef Schrempf (27) Shawn Kemp (9) Gary Payton (8) Target Center
14,339 		39–18
58 March 9 @ Charlotte 99–112 Kendall Gill (23) Kendall Gill (11) Gill & Payton (5) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		39–19
59 March 11 @ New York 96–84 Kemp & Schrempf (22) Shawn Kemp (19) Gary Payton (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		40–19
60 March 12 @ Detroit 134–94 Shawn Kemp (25) Shawn Kemp (16) Nate McMillan (8) The Palace at Auburn Hills
16,235 		41–19
61 March 14 Boston 113–93 Detlef Schrempf (23) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome
16,296 		42–19
62 March 16 Miami 103–78 Detlef Schrempf (20) Shawn Kemp (16) Gary Payton (7) Tacoma Dome
15,257 		43–18
63 March 18 Detroit 133–110 Payton & Schrempf (25) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (9) Tacoma Dome
17,326 		44–19
64 March 20 @ San Antonio 96–104 Shawn Kemp (23) Shawn Kemp (12) Gary Payton (6) Alamodome
19,798 		44–20
65 March 21, 1995
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Houston W 104–102 Marčiulionis (20) Kemp (12) McMillan & Payton (6) The Summit
16,611 		45–20
66 March 23 Washington 108–103 Payton & Schrempf (24) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (9) Tacoma Dome
13,775 		46–20
67 March 24 @ Portland 112–118 Gary Payton (32) Shawn Kemp (13) Payton & Schrempf (7) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		47–20
68 March 26 New York 93–82 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Payton & Perkins (4) Tacoma Dome
18,056 		48–20
69 March 29 Minnesota 109–92 Gary Payton (33) Shawn Kemp (11) Payton & Marčiulionis (6) Tacoma Dome
12,336 		49–20
70 March 31 Sacramento 120–95 Gary Payton (27) Shawn Kemp (12) Šarūnas Marčiulionis (6) Tacoma Dome
14,698 		50–20
April: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 2 Atlanta 105–83 Payton & Kemp (21) Shawn Kemp (18) McMillan & Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
17,368 		51–20
72 April 4 @ Utah 92–114 Gary Payton (26) Shawn Kemp (9) Gary Payton (6) Delta Center
19,911 		52–21
73 April 6 @ Denver 106–100 Detlef Schrempf (27) Shawn Kemp (18) Gary Payton & Schrempf (4) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		52–21
74 April 8 @ Dallas 125–98 Detlef Schrempf (22) Johnson & Kemp (12) Gary Payton (8) Reunion Arena
17,502 		53–21
75 April 11 Phoenix 90–96 Shawn Kemp (27) Shawn Kemp (15) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
18,036 		53–22
76 April 13 Dallas 133–112 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (19) Nate McMillan (15) Tacoma Dome
15,900 		54–22
77 April 15 @ Golden State 115–99 Gary Payton (24) Shawn Kemp (13) Gary Payton (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		55–22
78 April 17 Portland 93–97 Detlef Schrempf (25) Kemp & Johnson (7) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
16,659 		55–23
79 April 18 @ L.A. Lakers 113–97 Gary Payton (28) Kemp & Johnson (14) Nate McMillan (13) Great Western Forum
17,505 		56–23
80 April 20, 1995
7:00 p.m. PDT 		Houston W 111–101 Payton (25) Kemp (13) Payton (7) Tacoma Dome
18,056 		57–23
81 April 21 @ Sacramento 97–105 Detlef Schrempf (26) Shawn Kemp (7) Detlef Schrempf (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		57–24
82 April 23 @ Phoenix 100–105 Detlef Schrempf (18) Shawn Kemp (13) Kemp & Payton (5) America West Arena
19,023 		57–25
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

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1995 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 L.A. Lakers W 96–71 Shawn Kemp (21) Kemp, Perkins (7) Nate McMillan (8) Tacoma Dome
14,073 		1–0
2 April 29 L.A. Lakers L 82–84 Shawn Kemp (22) Shawn Kemp (12) Gary Payton (6) Tacoma Dome
14,681 		1–1
3 May 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–105 Shawn Kemp (30) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (10) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–2
4 May 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–114 Gary Payton (27) Shawn Kemp (18) three players tied (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–3
1995 schedule

Player statistics

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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

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 71 1 24.2 .492 .330 .739 2.5 2.5 .7 .2 9.9
Bill Cartwright 29 19 14.8 .391 .000 .625 3.0 .3 .2 .1 2.4
Kendall Gill 73 58 29.1 .457 .368 .742 4.0 2.6 1.6 .4 13.7
Byron Houston 39 0 6.6 .458 .273 .737 1.4 .2 .3 .1 3.4
Ervin Johnson 64 30 14.2 .443 .000 .630 4.5 .3 .3 1.0 3.1
Shawn Kemp 82 79 32.7 .547 .286 .749 10.9 1.8 1.2 1.5 18.7
Rich King 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Šarūnas Marčiulionis 66 4 18.1 .473 .402 .732 1.0 1.7 1.1 .0 9.3
Nate McMillan 80 18 25.9 .418 .342 .586 3.8 5.3 2.1 .7 5.2
Gary Payton 82 82 36.8 .509 .302 .716 3.4 7.1 2.5 .2 20.6
Sam Perkins 82 37 28.7 .466 .397 .799 4.9 1.6 .9 .5 12.7
Steve Scheffler 18 0 5.7 .522 .000 .833 1.3 .2 .1 .1 2.2
Detlef Schrempf 82 82 35.2 .523 .514 .839 6.2 3.8 1.1 .4 19.2
Dontonio Wingfield 20 0 4.1 .353 .167 .800 1.5 .2 .3 .2 2.3

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 4 0 23.3 .414 .800 .667 3.8 2.0 .8 .0 7.5
Kendall Gill 4 0 18.0 .360 .250 .625 1.0 2.5 1.0 .3 6.3
Byron Houston 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Ervin Johnson 4 2 13.5 .286 .000 1.000 5.3 .0 .3 1.0 3.5
Shawn Kemp 4 4 40.0 .579 1.000 .821 12.0 2.8 2.0 1.8 24.8
Nate McMillan 4 4 28.3 .348 .125 1.000 4.5 7.3 2.5 .5 4.8
Gary Payton 4 4 43.0 .478 .200 .417 2.5 5.3 1.3 .0 17.8
Sam Perkins 4 2 35.3 .438 .455 1.000 7.8 3.3 .8 1.3 13.5
Steve Scheffler 1 0 1.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Detlef Schrempf 4 4 38.3 .404 .556 .792 4.8 3.0 .8 .5 18.8

Awards and records

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Awards

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All-NBA Teams
NBA All-Defensive Teams
  • Gary Payton – All-Defensive First Team
  • Nate McMillan – All-Defensive Second Team
1995 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

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Trades

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July 18, 1994 To Seattle SuperSonics
Byron Houston
Šarūnas Marčiulionis 		To Golden State Warriors
Ricky Pierce
Carlos Rogers
1995 second-round pick
1995 second-round pick

Free agents

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Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Bill Cartwright September 9 Chicago Bulls
Carl Thomas October 3 Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Michael Cage August 2 Cleveland Cavaliers
Carl Thomas October 14 Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)
Chris King November 1 Aris (Greece)

Player Transactions Citation:[46]

See also

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References

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