# 1994–95 Boston Celtics season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. This was the Celtics' first season since the 1979–80 season without long-time center Robert Parish, who left as a free agent to the Charlotte Hornets. It was also the team's final season of play at the Boston Garden, as well as playing occasional home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Celtics had the ninth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Eric Montross from the University of North Carolina. Prior to the season, the Celtics signed free agent All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins (a controversial move late in Wilkins' career), 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 regular season, holding a 19–27 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, Edwards was traded back to his former team, the Utah Jazz in exchange for Jay Humphries. The Celtics won eight of their final twelve games, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 35–47 record.
Wilkins averaged 17.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while second-year star Dino Radja averaged 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Dee Brown provided the team with 15.6 points and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Sherman Douglas contributed 14.7 points and 6.9 assists per game, while Montross averaged 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Off the bench, Rick Fox contributed 8.8 points per game, but only played 53 games due to ankle and foot injuries, while Xavier McDaniel provided with 8.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Wesley contributed 7.4 points, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 51 games, starting in 36 of them due to a knee injury, while Ellison averaged 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Strong provided with 6.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Despite finishing six games under .500 winning percentage, the Celtics qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the Eastern Conference First Round, the team suffered a 47-point margin in a Game 1 road loss to the #1 seed Orlando Magic, 124–77, but managed to defeat them in Game 2, 99–92 (seizing the "theoretical home court advantage" for the series). However, the Magic defeated the Celtics at Boston Garden in both Games 3 and 4 to close out the series. The Magic would go on to reach the NBA Finals for the first time, but would lose in four straight games to the 6th-seeded, and defending champion Houston Rockets.
Following the season, Wilkins and McDaniel both left to play overseas in Greece, while 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".

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 9 | Eric Montross | C | United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 36 | Andrei Fetisov | SF | Russia | Fórum Valladolid |

## 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: 35–47 (home: 20–21; road: 15–26) :
November: 7–6 (home: 3–4; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 11, 1994 7:30 p.m. EST
Houston
L 82–102
Radja (31)
Radja (11)
Fox (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–3 :
December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
December 17, 1994 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Houston
W 112–109
Wilkins (43)
Montross (12)
Wesley (11)
The Summit 15,757
10–13 :
January: 5–9 (home: 5–5; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
February: 6–6 (home: 3–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
All-Star Break :
March: 6–11 (home: 2–5; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
April: 7–4 (home: 5–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1994–95 schedule :

## Playoffs

1995 playoff game log :
First round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| James Blackwell$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 6.8 | .600 | | .667 | .9 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Dee Brown | 79 | 69 | 35.3 | .447 | .385 | .852 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .6 | 15.6 |
| Tony Dawson | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .375 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Sherman Douglas | 65 | 43 | 31.5 | .475 | .244 | .689 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | .0 | 14.7 |
| Acie Earl | 30 | 3 | 6.9 | .382 | | .483 | 1.5 | .1 | .2 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Blue Edwards$^†$ | 31 | 7 | 16.4 | .426 | .256 | .896 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .6 | .3 | 7.1 |
| Pervis Ellison | 55 | 11 | 19.7 | .507 | .000 | .717 | 5.6 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Rick Fox | 53 | 7 | 19.6 | .481 | .413 | .772 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .4 | 8.8 |
| Tony Harris | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .375 | .000 | .889 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.7 |
| Jay Humphries$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 8.7 | .444 | .000 | .500 | .5 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 68 | 15 | 21.0 | .451 | .286 | .712 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Greg Minor | 63 | 8 | 15.0 | .515 | .167 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 6.0 |
| Eric Montross | 78 | 75 | 29.7 | .534 | .000 | .635 | 7.3 | .5 | .4 | .8 | 10.0 |
| Dino Rađa | 66 | 48 | 32.5 | .490 | .000 | .759 | 8.7 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| Derek Strong | 70 | 24 | 19.2 | .453 | .286 | .820 | 5.4 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 6.3 |
| David Wesley | 51 | 36 | 27.1 | .409 | .429 | .755 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .2 | 7.4 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 77 | 64 | 31.5 | .424 | .388 | .782 | 5.2 | 2.2 | .8 | .2 | 17.8 |

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dee Brown | 4 | 4 | 43.0 | .419 | .346 | .875 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 18.8 |
| Sherman Douglas | 4 | 4 | 42.0 | .353 | .333 | .727 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 15.0 |
| Acie Earl | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .333 | | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 4 | 0 | 17.0 | .579 | | 1.000 | 4.3 | .5 | .5 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .294 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Greg Minor | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | .385 | | 1.000 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Eric Montross | 4 | 4 | 15.5 | .455 | | .500 | 2.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Dino Rađa | 4 | 3 | 38.3 | .400 | | .714 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| Derek Strong | 4 | 1 | 20.3 | .333 | | .500 | 6.0 | .8 | .8 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 4 | 4 | 37.5 | .426 | .471 | .889 | 10.8 | 2.0 | .5 | .8 | 19.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Eric Montross | NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team |

## Transactions

The Celtics were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.

### Trades

| June 29, 1994 | To Boston CelticsBlue Edwards Derek Strong | To Milwaukee BucksEd Pinckney Andrei Fetisov |
| February 3, 1995 | To Boston CelticsJay Humphries 1995 second-round pick | To Utah JazzBlue Edwards |

### Free agents

Player Transactions Citation: