1994–95 Indiana Pacers season

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Pacers' 19th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season as a franchise. After appearing in their first Conference Finals, the Pacers improved their fortunes by acquiring point guard Mark Jackson from the Los Angeles Clippers, and signing free agent Duane Ferrell during the off-season. The Pacers got off to a solid 14–6 start, then went on a 7-game winning streak in February. After holding a 27–19 record at the All-Star break, the team went 25–11 for the remainder of the season, as they won their first Division title since joining the NBA. The Pacers finished in first place in the Central Division with a 52–30 record.

Reggie Miller led the team with 19.6 points per game and 195 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, which was his first All-Star appearance since 1990, while Rik Smits had a career year as he averaged 17.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. In addition, Derrick McKey provided the team with 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Dale Davis provided with 10.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, sixth man Byron Scott contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench, and Jackson averaged 7.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Second-year forward Antonio Davis only played just 44 games due to a back injury, averaging 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game off the bench.

In the playoffs, the Pacers faced off against the Atlanta Hawks for the second consecutive season; the Pacers swept the Hawks in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. As they advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Pacers found themselves in a rematch with the New York Knicks; as the Knicks had a better regular season record, the series started in New York. In Game 1, the Pacers were down 6 points with 16.4 seconds left. Miller would single-handedly stun the Knicks by nailing a 3-pointer and then stealing the inbounds pass and tying the game with another 3-pointer. Knicks fan and film director Spike Lee was just a few feet away. Miller would add 2 free throws and give the Pacers a legendary comeback win. The Pacers lost Game 2 and the series returned to Indiana. After four games, the Pacers took a 3–1 series lead. The Knicks would bounce back and force a 7th game at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers would emerge victorious with a 97–95 win, as Patrick Ewing's last-second shot did not go in the basket.

With a 2-point win, the Pacers qualified for the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season. The Pacers were very familiar with their opponents. Like their first and second round opponents, the Pacers played the Orlando Magic the previous postseason. The Pacers pushed a strong Orlando team to a 7th game before losing the series. The home team would win every game in 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 Houston Rockets.

Following the season, Scott was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies, while long-time Pacers guard Vern Fleming signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, Sam Mitchell re-signed with his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and LaSalle Thompson was released to free agency.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Eric Piatkowski	SG	United States	Nebraska
2	41	William Njoku	PF	Ghana/ Canada	St. Mary's (Canada)
2	44	Damon Bailey	PG	United States	Indiana

Roster

1994–95 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F/C	33	Davis, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1968–10–31	UTEP
F/C	32	Davis, Dale	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1969–03–25	Clemson
F	27	Ferrell, Duane	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1965–02–28	Georgia Tech
G	10	Fleming, Vern	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1962–02–04	Georgia
F	43	Haskin, Scott (IN)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1970–09–19	Oregon State
G	13	Jackson, Mark	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1965–04–01	St. John's
C	54	Kite, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1961–08–05	BYU
F	9	McKey, Derrick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1966–10–10	Alabama
G	31	Miller, Reggie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1965–08–24	UCLA
F	5	Mitchell, Sam	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1963–09–02	Mercer
G	4	Scott, Byron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1961–03–28	Arizona State
C	45	Smits, Rik	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1966–08–23	Marist
C	41	Thompson, LaSalle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1961–06–23	Texas
G	3	Workman, Haywoode	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–01–23	Oral Roberts

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(IN) Inactive
Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Point guard Damon Bailey missed the entire season due to knee injuries, and never played for the Pacers.
Center Scott Haskin missed the entire season due to a back injury.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	50	32	.610	2	29–12	21–20	17–11
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	5	28–13	19–22	16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	9	26–15	17–24	17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	10	24–17	18–23	9–19
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	18	22–19	12–29	13–15
Detroit Pistons	28	54	.341	24	22–19	6–35	8–20

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	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: 52–30 (home: 33–8; road: 19–22)

November: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 4, 1994	@ Atlanta	W 94–92				The Omni	1–0
2	November 5, 1994	Boston	W 112–103				Market Square Arena	2–0
3	November 9, 1994 6:00 p.m. EST	Houston	L 104–109	Miller (25)	D. Davis (14)	Jackson (9)	Market Square Arena 15,258	2–1
4	November 10, 1994	@ Detroit	L 110–112				The Palace of Auburn Hills	2–2
5	November 12, 1994	@ Cleveland	W 93–86				Gund Arena	3–2
6	November 15, 1994	@ Milwaukee	L 81–82				Bradley Center	3–3
7	November 18, 1994	Seattle	W 94–87				Market Square Arena	4–3
8	November 19, 1994	@ Charlotte	W 102–89				Charlotte Coliseum	5–3
9	November 24, 1994	Golden State	W 123–96				Market Square Arena	6–3
10	November 25, 1994	Milwaukee	W 111–106				Market Square Arena	7–3
11	November 27, 1994	@ Portland	L 89–99				Memorial Coliseum	7–4
12	November 28, 1994	@ Seattle	L 99–118				Tacoma Dome	7–5

December: 10–4 (home: 6–0; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 1, 1994	@ L.A. Clippers	W 93–84	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	8–5
14	December 3, 1994	@ Golden State	W 118–107	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	9–5
15	December 6, 1994	Detroit	W 90–83	Market Square Arena	10–5
16	December 9, 1994	@ Philadelphia	W 94–88	CoreStates Spectrum	11–5
17	December 10, 1994	Miami	W 117–103	Market Square Arena	12–5
18	December 13, 1994	@ Cleveland	L 83–90	Gund Arena	12–6
19	December 14, 1994	Atlanta	W 81–79	Market Square Arena	13–6
20	December 16, 1994	Charlotte	W 93–91	Market Square Arena	14–6
21	December 20, 1994	@ Charlotte	L 95–99	Charlotte Coliseum	14–7
22	December 21, 1994	Chicago	W 107–99	Market Square Arena	15–7
23	December 23, 1994	@ Chicago	L 92–116	United Center	15–8
24	December 27, 1994	@ Denver	W 95–91	McNichols Sports Arena	16–8
25	December 28, 1994	@ Utah	L 95–117	Delta Center	16–9
26	December 30, 1994	New Jersey	W 96–79	Market Square Arena	17–9

January: 7–8 (home: 5–3; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
27	January 3, 1995	@ New Jersey	L 103–114				Brendan Byrne Arena	17–10
28	January 4, 1995	Washington	W 94–90				Market Square Arena	18–10
29	January 6, 1995	@ Dallas	L 92–103				Reunion Arena	18–11
30	January 7, 1995 8:30 p.m. EST	@ Houston	W 88–83	Miller (23)	D. Davis (12)	Jackson (8)	The Summit 16,611	19–11
31	January 10, 1995	@ New York	L 105–117				Madison Square Garden	19–12
32	January 11, 1995	@ Boston	L 97–100				Boston Garden	19–13
33	January 13, 1995	@ Washington	W 113–99				Capital Centre	20–13
34	January 14, 1995	Milwaukee	L 95–97				Market Square Arena	20–14
35	January 16, 1995	Utah	L 98–99 (OT)				Market Square Arena	20–15
36	January 18, 1995	L.A. Lakers	W 106–105				Market Square Arena	21–15
37	January 20, 1995	Atlanta	W 99–89				Market Square Arena	22–15
38	January 22, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST	San Antonio	W 98–93	Smits (16)	D. Davis (11)	Jackson (7)	Market Square Arena 16,672	23–15
39	January 24, 1995	@ Miami	L 96–107				Miami Arena	23–16
40	January 26, 1995	Phoenix	L 86–92				Market Square Arena	23–17
41	January 28, 1995	Philadelphia	W 106–103 (OT)				Market Square Arena	24–17

February: 10–3 (home: 5–1; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
42	February 1, 1995	Cleveland	W 101–82				Market Square Arena	25–17
43	February 3, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST	Orlando	W 118–106	Smits (27)	Smits (10)	Miller (5)	Market Square Arena 16,749	26–17
44	February 4, 1995	@ Cleveland	L 73–82				Gund Arena	26–18
45	February 7, 1995	@ Charlotte	W 95–92 (OT)				Charlotte Coliseum	27–18
46	February 8, 1995	New York	L 77–96				Market Square Arena	27–19
All-Star Break
47	February 14, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 92–111	Smits (20)	Smits (8)	Jackson (6)	Orlando Arena 16,010	27–20
48	February 15, 1995	Detroit	W 114–88				Market Square Arena	28–20
49	February 17, 1995	@ Minnesota	W 110–78				Target Center	29–20
50	February 19, 1995	Miami	W 106–87				Market Square Arena	30–20
51	February 22, 1995	@ New Jersey	W 113–94				Brendan Byrne Arena	31–20
52	February 24, 1995	@ Milwaukee	W 98–86				Bradley Center	32–20
53	February 26, 1995	Dallas	W 100–92				Market Square Arena	33–20
54	February 27, 1995	@ Boston	W 108–97				Boston Garden	34–20

March: 11–6 (home: 7–2; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
55	March 1, 1995	@ Detroit	L 79–92				The Palace of Auburn Hills	34–21
56	March 3, 1995	@ Washington	L 106–111				Capital Centre	34–22
57	March 4, 1995	Boston	L 101–107				Market Square Arena	34–23
58	March 7, 1995 8:30 p.m. EST	@ San Antonio	W 117–100	Smits (35)	Smits (10)	Jackson (6)	Alamodome 17,665	35–23
59	March 9, 1995	@ Sacramento	W 109–94				ARCO Arena	36–23
60	March 10, 1995	@ Phoenix	W 112–97				America West Arena	37–23
61	March 13, 1995	@ L.A. Lakers	L 91–93				Great Western Forum	37–24
62	March 15, 1995	Milwaukee	W 117–108				Market Square Arena	38–24
63	March 17, 1995 7:30 p.m. EST	Orlando	W 107–97	Smits (21)	Smits (11)	Jackson (11)	Market Square Arena 16,706	39–24
64	March 19, 1995	Chicago	W 103–96 (OT)				Market Square Arena	40–24
65	March 21, 1995	@ Miami	L 95–97				Miami Arena	40–25
66	March 22, 1995	L.A. Clippers	W 107–103				Market Square Arena	41–25
67	March 24, 1995	Sacramento	W 103–96				Market Square Arena	42–25
68	March 25, 1995	@ Philadelphia	W 84–75				CoreStates Spectrum	43–25
69	March 27, 1995	New Jersey	W 98–87				Market Square Arena	44–25
70	March 29, 1995	Cleveland	W 107–96				Market Square Arena	45–25
71	March 31, 1995	Denver	L 92–107				Market Square Arena	45–26

April: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 2, 1995	Portland	W 104–93				Market Square Arena	46–26
73	April 4, 1995	@ New York	W 94–90				Madison Square Garden	47–26
74	April 5, 1995	Washington	W 102–90				Market Square Arena	48–26
75	April 7, 1995	@ Atlanta	L 90–102				The Omni	48–27
76	April 9, 1995	Charlotte	W 97–68				Market Square Arena	49–27
77	April 11, 1995	@ Chicago	L 89–96				United Center	49–28
78	April 14, 1995	New York	L 84–88				Market Square Arena	49–29
79	April 16, 1995	Minnesota	W 114–75				Market Square Arena	50–29
80	April 19, 1995	Philadelphia	W 103–91				Market Square Arena	51–29
81	April 21, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 86–110	Miller (14)	D. Davis, Mitchell (9)	Jackson (8)	Orlando Arena 16,010	51–30
82	April 23, 1995	Atlanta	W 103–87				Market Square Arena	52–30

1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

1995 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 27, 1995	Atlanta	W 90–82	Miller (24)	McKey (9)	Jackson (9)	Market Square Arena 16,445	1–0
2	April 29, 1995	Atlanta	W 105–97	Miller (39)	Smits (11)	Jackson (7)	Market Square Arena 16,692	2–0
3	May 2, 1995	@ Atlanta	W 105–89	Miller (32)	Smits (14)	Jackson (7)	The Omni 12,106	3–0

Eastern Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 7, 1995	@ New York	W 107–105	Smits (34)	D. Davis (13)	Jackson (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	1–0
2	May 9, 1995	@ New York	L 77–96	D. Davis (13)	D. Davis (9)	Jackson, Workman (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	1–1
3	May 11, 1995	New York	W 97–95 (OT)	Miller (26)	Miller (11)	Jackson (4)	Market Square Arena 16,675	2–1
4	May 13, 1995	New York	W 98–84	Smits (25)	Smits (11)	Jackson (11)	Market Square Arena 16,678	3–1
5	May 17, 1995	@ New York	L 95–96	Smits (28)	A. Davis (9)	Miller (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	3–2
6	May 19, 1995	New York	L 82–92	Smits (21)	A. Davis (8)	McKey (6)	Market Square Arena 16,679	3–3
7	May 21, 1995	@ New York	W 97–95	Miller (29)	Jackson (8)	Jackson (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	4–3

Eastern Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 23, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 101–105	Miller (26)	D. Davis (8)	Jackson (7)	Orlando Arena 16,010	0–1
2	May 25, 1995 7:00 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 114–119	Miller (37)	D. Davis (13)	Smits (6)	Orlando Arena 16,010	0–2
3	May 27, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST	Orlando	W 105–100	Miller (26)	A. Davis (10)	Jackson (13)	Market Square Arena 16,477	1–2
4	May 29, 1995 2:30 p.m. EST	Orlando	W 94–93	Miller (23)	Jackson, Smits (7)	Smits (7)	Market Square Arena 16,477	2–2
5	May 31, 1995 8:00 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 106–108	Miller, McKey (21)	McKey (9)	Jackson (11)	Orlando Arena 16,010	2–3
6	June 2, 1995 8:00 p.m. EST	Orlando	W 123–96	Reggie Miller (36)	Smits, D. Davis (10)	Mark Jackson (12)	Market Square Arena 16,477	3–3
7	June 4, 1995 6:00 p.m. EST	@ Orlando	L 81–105	D. Davis (15)	D. Davis (14)	Jackson (5)	Orlando Arena 16,010	3–4

1995 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Jackson	PG	82	67	2,402	306	616	105	16	624	29.3	3.7	7.5	1.3	.2	7.6
Derrick McKey	SF	81	81	2,805	394	276	125	49	1,075	34.6	4.9	3.4	1.5	.6	13.3
Reggie Miller	SG	81	81	2,665	210	242	98	16	1,588	32.9	2.6	3.0	1.2	.2	19.6
Sam Mitchell	SF	81	12	1,377	243	61	43	20	529	17.0	3.0	.8	.5	.2	6.5
Byron Scott	PG	80	1	1,528	151	108	61	13	802	19.1	1.9	1.4	.8	.2	10.0
Rik Smits	C	78	78	2,381	601	111	40	79	1,400	30.5	7.7	1.4	.5	1.0	17.9
Dale Davis	PF	74	70	2,346	696	58	72	116	786	31.7	9.4	.8	1.0	1.6	10.6
Haywoode Workman	PG	69	14	1,028	111	194	59	5	292	14.9	1.6	2.8	.9	.1	4.2
Duane Ferrell	SF	56	1	607	88	31	26	6	231	10.8	1.6	.6	.5	.1	4.1
Vern Fleming	PG	55	1	686	88	109	27	1	251	12.5	1.6	2.0	.5	.0	4.6
Antonio Davis	PF	44	1	1,030	280	25	19	29	335	23.4	6.4	.6	.4	.7	7.6
LaSalle Thompson	C	38	3	453	89	18	18	10	112	11.9	2.3	.5	.5	.3	2.9
John Williams	SF	34	0	402	62	27	10	2	100	11.8	1.8	.8	.3	.1	2.9
Greg Kite	C	9	0	61	18	1	0	0	8	6.8	2.0	.1	.0	.0	.9
Mark Strickland	PF	4	0	9	4	0	0	1	3	2.3	1.0	.0	.0	.3	.8

Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Reggie Miller	SG	17	17	641	61	36	15	4	434	37.7	3.6	2.1	.9	.2	25.5
Derrick McKey	SF	17	17	592	81	64	17	11	217	34.8	4.8	3.8	1.0	.6	12.8
Mark Jackson	PG	17	17	554	89	122	15	0	168	32.6	5.2	7.2	.9	.0	9.9
Rik Smits	C	17	17	546	119	34	5	14	341	32.1	7.0	2.0	.3	.8	20.1
Dale Davis	PF	17	17	490	136	6	7	14	135	28.8	8.0	.4	.4	.8	7.9
Antonio Davis	PF	17	0	367	97	7	9	11	101	21.6	5.7	.4	.5	.6	5.9
Byron Scott	PG	17	0	298	25	16	10	1	103	17.5	1.5	.9	.6	.1	6.1
Haywoode Workman	PG	17	0	275	28	45	11	0	77	16.2	1.6	2.6	.6	.0	4.5
Sam Mitchell	SF	17	0	223	48	6	3	1	68	13.1	2.8	.4	.2	.1	4.0
Duane Ferrell	SF	10	0	85	11	13	0	2	27	8.5	1.1	1.3	.0	.2	2.7
Greg Kite	C	8	0	26	7	0	1	0	4	3.3	.9	.0	.1	.0	.5
Vern Fleming	PG	3	0	8	2	2	0	0	2	2.7	.7	.7	.0	.0	.7

Awards, records, and honors

Transactions

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

Trades

June 30, 1994

To Indiana Pacers

Mark Jackson
Greg Minor

To Los Angeles Clippers

Pooh Richardson
Malik Sealy
Eric Piatkowski

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Duane Ferrell	September 30	Atlanta Hawks
Dan O'Sullivan	October 6	Detroit Pistons
John Williams	October 7	Los Angeles Clippers
Mark Strickland	March 4	Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
Greg Kite	March 24	New York Knicks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Dan O'Sullivan	waived, October 11	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Greg Minor	released, October 14	Boston Celtics
John Williams	waived, March 4	CB Granada (LEB Oro)
Mark Strickland	renounced, March 24	Atléticos de San Germán (BSN)

Player Transactions Citation:

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Pacers on Basketball Reference

1994–95 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington
Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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Founded in 1967 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
Franchise	History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Personnel	Owner(s) Herb Simon President Kevin Pritchard General manager Chad Buchanan Head coach Rick Carlisle
G League affiliate	Indiana Mad Ants
Retired numbers	30 31 34 35 529
ABA championships	1970 1972 1973
Rivalries	Miami Heat New York Knicks
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Boomer Dancing Harry Team Bikeshare The Knick-Killer The Dunking Dutchman Malice at the Palace Reb Porter