Pack would come down with a knee injury in February, as Abdul-Rauf returned to the lineup. Pack would return during the final month of the season in April, but would then re-injure his knee after playing 42 games. Under Bickerstaff, the Nuggets would recover making a late push winning 20 of their final 32 games. On the final day of the regular season, they faced the Sacramento Kings as both teams were fighting for the #8 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets would defeat the Kings 102–89 at McNichols Sports Arena to enter the playoffs, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division with a 41–41 record. Dikembe Mutombo captured his first Defensive Player of The Year award, averaging 11.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Abdul-Rauf led the team in scoring averaging 16.0 points per game, and top draft pick Jalen Rose was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.