1994–95 Utah Jazz season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Jazz's 21st season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent Antoine Carr,[2][3] and acquired Adam Keefe from the Atlanta Hawks.[4][5][6] The Jazz struggled losing four of their first six games, but then won seven of their next eight games, then won eight straight games in December.[7] The team posted a 14–1 record in January, which included a 14-game winning streak which ended in early February,[8] as the Jazz held a 35–13 record at the All-Star break.[9] At midseason, the team traded Jay Humphries to the Boston Celtics in exchange for former Jazz guard Blue Edwards.[10][11][12] The Jazz posted a nine-game winning streak between February and March,[13] then won their final seven games of the season, finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 60–22 record.[14] They made their 12th consecutive trip to the playoffs.[15]

1994–95 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Rockets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKCNR

In a year of milestones, John Stockton became the NBA's all-time assist leader passing Magic Johnson with 9,921 on his way to a record tying eighth straight assist title.[16][17] Meanwhile, Karl Malone and Tom Chambers both passed the 20,000 point mark in their careers.[18] Malone averaged 26.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, while Stockton averaged 14.7 points, 12.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Malone and Stockton were both named to the All-NBA First Team, and selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game,[19][20][21][22] while Stockton was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Malone finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Stockton finished in eighth place.[23][24] In addition, Jeff Hornacek finished second on the team in scoring averaging 16.5 points per game, while David Benoit provided the team with 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Felton Spencer provided with 9.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game,[25] but only played just 34 games due to an Achilles tendon injury.[26][27]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz took a 2–1 series lead over the 6th-seeded and defending champion Houston Rockets,[28][29][30] but went on to lose the series in five games.[31][32][33][34] The Rockets would go on to defeat the Orlando Magic in four straight games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.[35][36][37][38][39]

Following the season, Chambers left to play overseas in Israel,[40][41][42] and Edwards was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies.[43][44][45][46][47]

Draft picks
Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
247Jamie WatsonSF United StatesSouth Carolina

Roster
1994–95 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–05–09 Alabama
G 20 Bond, Walter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–02–01 Minnesota
F 55 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State
F 42 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–21 Utah
G 25 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia
C 54 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
G 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–10–31 East Carolina
G 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–03 Iowa State
F 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford
F 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
F 34 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State
C 50 Spencer, Felton Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1968–01–15 Louisville
G 12 Stockton, John (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
F 15 Watson, Jamie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–02–23 South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 3, 1995

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 6220.756—33–829–1220–6
x-Utah Jazz 6022.732233–827–1417–9
x-Houston Rockets 4735.5731525–1622–1913–13
x-Denver Nuggets 4141.5002123–1818–2313–13
Dallas Mavericks 3646.4392619–2217–2411–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 2161.2564113–288–334–22
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 x-San Antonio Spurs6220.756–
2 y-Phoenix Suns5923.7203
3 x-Utah Jazz6022.7322
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics5725.6955
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4834.58514
6 x-Houston Rockets4735.57315
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.53718
8 x-Denver Nuggets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings3943.47623
10 Dallas Mavericks3646.43926
11 Golden State Warriors2656.31736
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2161.25641
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745

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 —3–12–21–41–42–02–03–22–00–21–42–00–22–21–32–04–02–21–33–11–11–11–11–10–20–24–0
Boston 1–3—1–30–42–21–11–13–12–01–12–20–21–14–11–32–02–30–52–33–11–10–21–10–21–10–23–1
Charlotte 2–23–1—2–23–20–21–15–02–00–21–42–00–23–14–11–13–13–11–33–10–22–01–11–12–02–03–1
Chicago 4–14–02–2—2–31–11–15–02–01–12–21–11–13–11–42–02–23–11–34–01–11–10–21–10–20–22–2
Cleveland 4–12–22–33–2—0–21–12–22–00–22–31–11–11–34–01–14–02–21–33–11–11–11–10–20–21–13–1
Dallas 0–21–12–01–12–0—1–41–13–12–31–13–11–30–21–14–11–10–20–22–00–43–12–22–30–42–41–1
Denver 0–21–11–11–11–14–1—1–11–31–41–14–02–22–02–06–01–10–20–21–11–33–12–21–41–31–42–0
Detroit 2–31–30–50–52–21–11–1—1–10–22–21–10–21–32–31–12–21–31–34–01–10–21–10–20–20–23–1
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–21–33–11–1—0–40–23–23–21–10–21–31–11–10–21–13–21–40–51–31–42–22–0
Houston 2–01–12–01–12–03–24–12–04–0—1–13–10–42–01–13–22–00–20–22–03–11–33–11–50–42–32–0
Indiana 4–12–24–12–23–21–11–12–22–01–1—2–01–12–23–22–03–11–32–24–01–11–12–02–01–10–23–1
L.A. Clippers 0–22–00–21–11–11–30–41–12–31–30–2—2–30–21–11–30–20–20–21–11–40–51–40–40–51–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–12–01–11–13–12–22–02–34–01–13–2—1–11–13–12–00–21–11–11–42–33–21–34–12–22–0
Miami 2–21–41–31–33–12–00–23–11–10–22–22–01–1—4–01–11–31–41–31–40–20–20–20–20–20–24–1
Milwaukee 3–13–11–44–10–41–10–23–22–01–12–31–11–10–4—1–12–22–20–43–10–20–21–10–20–20–23–1
Minnesota 0–20–21–10–21–11–40–61–13–12–30–23–11–31–11–1—1–10–21–11–10–40–41–30–50–41–41–1
New Jersey 0–43–21–32–20–41–11–12–21–10–21–32–00–23–12–21–1—1–42–22–30–21–11–10–21–10–22–3
New York 2–25–01–31–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–02–04–12–22–04–1—2–34–01–11–12–01–10–20–24–0
Orlando 3–13–23–13–13–12–02–03–12–02–02–22–01–13–14–01–12–23–2—4–11–12–01–11–10–21–13–2
Philadelphia 1–31–31–30–41–30–21–10–41–10–20–41–11–14–11–31–13–20–41–4—0–22–01–10–20–20–23–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–01–11–14–03–11–12–31–31–14–14–12–02–04–02–01–11–12–0—5–04–12–24–12–22–0
Portland 1–12–00–21–11–11–31–32–04–13–11–15–03–22–02–04–01–11–10–20–20–5—3–21–32–31–32–0
Sacramento 1–11–11–12–01–12–22–21–15–01–30–24–12–32–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–42–3—0–43–20–41–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–11–12–03–24–12–03–15–10–24–03–12–02–05–02–01–11–12–02–23–14–0—2–23–22–0
Seattle 2–01–10–22–02–04–03–12–04–14–01–15–01–42–02–04–01–12–02–02–01–43–22–32–2—1–32–0
Utah 2–02–00–22–01–14–24–12–02–23–22–03–12–22–02–04–12–02–01–12–02–23–14–02–33–1—2–0
Washington 0–41–31–32–21–31–10–21–30–20–21–32–00–21–41–31–13–20–42–32–30–20–21–10–20–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1994–95 game log
Total: 60–22 (home: 33–8; road: 27–14)
November: 9–5 (home: 7–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 10–4 (home: 2–4; road: 8–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28 December 30, 1994
7:00 p.m. MST		 Houston L 103–111 Malone (25) Malone (14) Stockton (16) Delta Center
19,911		 19–9
January: 14–1 (home: 9–1; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
45 February 2, 1995
6:30 p.m. MST		 @ Houston L 101–121 Malone (26) Malone (10) Stockton (5) The Summit
16,611		 34–11
All-Star Break
March: 12–4 (home: 5–1; road: 7–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
68 March 23, 1995
6:30 p.m. MST		 @ Houston W 112–104 Malone (30) Malone (15) Stockton (16) The Summit
16,611		 50–18
April: 8–2 (home: 6–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
80 April 19, 1995
7:00 p.m. MDT		 Houston W 115–96 Malone (45) Malone (17) Stockton (15) Delta Center
19,911		 58–22
82 April 23, 1995
5:00 p.m. MDT		 @ Houston W 103–97 Malone (23) Malone (15) Malone, Stockton (8) The Summit
16,611		 60–22
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs
1995 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27, 1995
7:30 p.m. MDT		 Houston W 102–100 Stockton (28) Malone (14) Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 April 29, 1995
7:30 p.m. MDT		 Houston L 126–140 Malone (28) Malone (17) Sockton (12) Delta Center
19,911		 1–1
3 May 3, 1995
7:30 p.m. MDT		 @ Houston W 95–82 Malone (32) Malone (19) Stockton (13) The Summit
16,611		 2–1
4 May 5, 1995
7:30 p.m. MDT		 @ Houston L 106–123 Malone (31) Benoit (7) Stockton (11) The Summit
16,611		 2–2
5 May 7, 1995
1:00 p.m. MDT		 Houston L 91–95 Malone (35) Malone (10) Hornacek (6) Delta Center
19,911		 2–3
1995 schedule

Player statistics
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 82 82 38.1 .536 .268 .742 10.6 3.5 1.6 1.0 26.7
Jeff Hornacek 81 81 33.3 .514 .406 .882 2.6 4.3 1.6 0.2 16.5
John Stockton 82 82 35.0 .542 .449 .804 3.1 12.3 2.4 0.3 14.7
David Benoit 71 67 25.9 .486 .330 .841 5.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 10.4
Antoine Carr 78 4 21.5 .531 .250 .821 3.4 0.9 0.3 0.9 9.6
Felton Spencer 34 34 26.6 .488 .793 7.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 9.3
Blue Edwards 36 0 16.8 .495 .344 .762 1.8 0.8 0.7 0.2 6.6
Tom Chambers 81 4 15.3 .457 .167 .807 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 6.2
Adam Keefe 75 0 16.9 .577 .676 4.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 6.1
Walter Bond 18 0 13.3 .500 .378 .688 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.2 5.4
Bryon Russell 63 15 13.7 .437 .295 .667 2.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 4.5
John Crotty 80 0 12.7 .403 .306 .810 1.2 2.6 0.5 0.1 3.7
Jamie Watson 60 1 11.2 .500 .263 .679 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 3.3
James Donaldson 43 40 14.3 .595 .710 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.6
Jay Humphries 12 0 12.4 .160 .667 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.8

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 5 5 43.2 .466 .333 .692 13.2 3.8 1.4 0.4 30.2
John Stockton 5 5 38.6 .459 .400 .765 3.4 10.2 1.4 0.2 17.8
Jeff Hornacek 5 5 35.6 .510 .538 .786 1.2 4.0 1.6 0.2 14.0
David Benoit 5 5 33.4 .467 .440 .667 5.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 11.8
Antoine Carr 5 0 22.8 .452 .833 3.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 9.6
Tom Chambers 5 0 12.0 .500 .333 .692 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 6.4
Bryon Russell 2 0 6.5 .571 .500 .500 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 5.5
Adam Keefe 4 0 17.3 .583 .667 4.3 0.5 1.3 0.3 4.5
James Donaldson 5 5 15.2 .833 1.000 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.8
Jamie Watson 5 0 11.4 .667 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 2.4
Blue Edwards 4 0 8.3 .333 1.000 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 2.3
John Crotty 3 0 8.0 .667 .600 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.3

Player Statistics Citation:[25]

Awards and records

Transactions

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