# 1994–95 Orlando Magic season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Magic's 6th season in the National Basketball Association. After building through the draft in previous years, the Magic made themselves even stronger by signing free agents Horace Grant, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls, and Brian Shaw during the off-season. The Magic got off to a fast start winning 22 of their first 27 games, then later holding a 37–10 record at the All-Star break. Despite losing seven of their final eleven games in April, the Magic won the Atlantic Division title with a 57–25 record. They also finished with a 39–2 home record, tied for second best in NBA history.
Shaquille O'Neal continued to dominate the NBA with 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, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and Grant gave the Magic one of the most dominant starting lineups in the NBA, averaging 12.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, as he was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Nick Anderson provided the team with 15.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, while three-point specialist Dennis Scott played a sixth man role, averaging 12.9 points per game off the bench, 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.
O'Neal and Hardaway were both selected to play in the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, with head coach Brian Hill coaching the Eastern Conference. O'Neal also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Hardaway finished in tenth place, and Scott finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic overwhelmed the Boston Celtics with a 124–77 victory in Game 1. Despite losing Game 2 at home, 99–92, 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. With the series tied at two games a piece, the Magic won Game 5 at home, 103–95. The Magic would eliminate the Bulls in Game 6 as the Magic won, 108–102 to advance to the conference finals.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Magic would beat Reggie Miller, and the 2nd-seeded and Central Division champion Indiana Pacers in a tough 7-game series that saw the home team win every game. The Magic were off to their first ever NBA Finals appearance.
In the Finals, the Magic faced off against the 6th-seeded and defending NBA champion Houston Rockets. Shaq 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. The Magic would not recover from their Game 1 loss as the Rockets swept the series in four straight. Following the season, Anthony Avent was traded to the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies, and Tree Rollins retired.
For the season, the Magic added new blue pinstripe road uniforms, while the black pinstripe jerseys became their alternate. Both uniforms remained in use until 1998. Orlando did not make another appearance in the NBA Finals until 2009.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Team |
| 1 | 27 | Brooks Thompson | PG | United States | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | 31 | Rodney Dent | C | United States | Kentucky |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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 Magic1996 second-round pick 1998 first-round pick | To Washington BulletsScott 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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