1995–96 Indiana Pacers season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Pacers' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise. During the off-season, the Pacers signed free agents Ricky Pierce and Eddie Johnson. The team struggled with a 6–8 start to the season, as Rik Smits missed 19 games with an ankle injury. The Pacers were also involved in a brawl in a 119–95 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on November 10, 1995, with a total of 16 players, eight from each team suspended. However, the Pacers posted a 14–2 record in January, held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break, and later on won eight of their final nine games of the season. The team finished in second place in the Central Division with a 52–30 record, which was the same record as the previous season.

Reggie Miller led the Pacers in scoring averaging 21.1 points per game, led them with 168 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas, while Smits averaged 18.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In addition, Derrick McKey provided the team with 11.7 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Dale Davis provided with 10.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Mark Jackson contributed 10.0 points and 7.8 assists per game. Off the bench, Pierce contributed 9.7 points per game, while sixth man Antonio Davis averaged 8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Johnson contributed 7.7 points per game.

The Pacers were also the only team in the league to beat the Chicago Bulls twice during their historic 72–10 season, with a 103–97 home win on December 26, 1995, and a 100–99 road win on April 20, 1996. However, during the final month of the regular season, Miller suffered an eye socket injury.

Without Miller, the Pacers struggled in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs against the 6th-seeded Atlanta Hawks; Pierce, who usually played a sixth man role off the bench, became the team's starting shooting guard in Miller's absence. With the series tied at 2–2, Miller would return to play in Game 5 scoring 29 points, while wearing protective eye goggles; however, the Pacers would lose to the Hawks at home, 89–87, thus losing the series in five games.

Following the season, Jackson and Pierce were both traded to the Denver Nuggets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	Travis Best	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	52	Fred Hoiberg	SG	United States	Iowa State

Roster

1995–96 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	4	Best, Travis	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1972–07–12	Georgia Tech
F	50	Caldwell, Adrian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1966–07–04	Lamar
F	33	Davis, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1968–10–31	UTEP
F	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)	1965–09–28	Georgia Tech
G	20	Hoiberg, Fred	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1972–10–15	Iowa State
G	13	Jackson, Mark	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1965–04–01	St. John's
F	8	Johnson, Eddie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959–05–01	Illinois
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
G	22	Pierce, Ricky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1959–08–19	Rice
C	55	Schintzius, Dwayne	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1968–10–14	Florida
C	45	Smits, Rik	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1966–08–23	Marist
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
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39‍–‍2	33‍–‍8	24–4	82
x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	32‍–‍9	20‍–‍21	19–9	82
x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	13–15	82
x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	15–13	82
x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	30‍–‍11	16‍–‍25	15–13	82
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	13–15	82
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	8–20	82
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	15‍–‍26	6‍–‍35	5–23	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 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	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

Regular season

1995–96 game log
Total: 52–30 (home: 32–9; road: 20–21)

November: 6–6 (home: 2–3; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 3, 1995	@ Atlanta	W 111–106	The Omni	1–0
2	November 4, 1995	Toronto	W 97–89	Market Square Arena	2–0
3	November 7, 1995	@ Cleveland	W 104–101	Gund Arena	3–0
4	November 9, 1995	@ New York	L 95–103	Madison Square Garden	3–1
5	November 10, 1995	Sacramento	L 95–119	Market Square Arena	3–2
6	November 15, 1995	@ Miami	W 103–97	Miami Arena	4–2
7	November 16, 1995	@ Orlando	L 80–89	Orlando Arena	4–3
8	November 18, 1995	Seattle	W 118–104	Market Square Arena	5–3
9	November 23, 1995	Houston	L 108–115	Market Square Arena	5–4
10	November 24, 1995	Cleveland	L 93–100	Market Square Arena	5–5
11	November 28, 1995	@ Seattle	W 102–101	KeyArena	6–5
12	November 30, 1995	@ Sacramento	L 95–105	ARCO Arena	6–6

December: 9–6 (home: 8–0; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
13	December 2, 1995	@ Golden State	L 97–100	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	6–7
14	December 3, 1995	@ L.A. Lakers	L 96–104	Great Western Forum	6–8
15	December 5, 1995	Philadelphia	W 108–91	Market Square Arena	7–8
16	December 8, 1995	@ New Jersey	L 89–91	Brendan Byrne Arena	7–9
17	December 10, 1995	L.A. Clippers	W 111–104	Market Square Arena	8–9
18	December 12, 1995	Denver	W 125–92	Market Square Arena	9–9
19	December 14, 1995	@ Toronto	W 102–100	SkyDome	10–9
20	December 15, 1995	Milwaukee	W 112–95	Market Square Arena	11–9
21	December 17, 1995	@ Milwaukee	L 80–84	Bradley Center	11–10
22	December 20, 1995	L.A. Lakers	W 109–98	Market Square Arena	12–10
23	December 22, 1995	Dallas	W 90–79	Market Square Arena	13–10
24	December 23, 1995	@ Cleveland	L 96–97	Gund Arena	13–11
25	December 26, 1995	Chicago	W 103–97	Market Square Arena	14–11
26	December 28, 1995	Miami	W 91–77	Market Square Arena	15–11
27	December 29, 1995	@ Chicago	L 93–120	United Center	15–12

January: 14–2 (home: 7–0; road: 7–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
28	January 2, 1996	@ Denver	W 102–87	McNichols Sports Arena	16–12
29	January 3, 1996	@ L.A. Clippers	W 110–94	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	17–12
30	January 5, 1996	@ San Antonio	W 105–92	Alamodome	18–12
31	January 6, 1996	@ Houston	L 87–99	The Summit	18–13
32	January 9, 1996	@ Dallas	W 91–84	Reunion Arena	19–13
33	January 11, 1996	Milwaukee	W 96–88	Market Square Arena	20–13
34	January 13, 1996	Minnesota	W 103–94	Market Square Arena	21–13
35	January 16, 1996	@ Toronto	W 110–102	SkyDome	22–13
36	January 17, 1996	@ Atlanta	L 93–102	The Omni	22–14
37	January 19, 1996	Detroit	W 89–81	Market Square Arena	23–14
38	January 21, 1996	Washington	W 106–96	Market Square Arena	24–14
39	January 23, 1996	Phoenix	W 117–102	Market Square Arena	25–14
40	January 24, 1996	@ Milwaukee	W 97–89	Bradley Center	26–14
41	January 26, 1996	@ Boston	W 107–90	FleetCenter	27–14
42	January 27, 1996	Orlando	W 102–79	Market Square Arena	28–14
43	January 30, 1996	Atlanta	W 107–90	Market Square Arena	29–14

February: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
44	February 1, 1996	@ Detroit	L 70–87	The Palace of Auburn Hills	29–15
45	February 2, 1996	Boston	W 116–108	Market Square Arena	30–15
46	February 4, 1996	New York	W 90–83	Market Square Arena	31–15
47	February 7, 1996	@ Philadelphia	L 101–102	CoreStates Spectrum	31–16
All-Star Break
48	February 13, 1996	New Jersey	L 92–101	Market Square Arena	31–17
49	February 14, 1996	@ New Jersey	L 87–88	Continental Airlines Arena	31–18
50	February 16, 1996	@ Washington (at Baltimore, MD)	W 95–94	Baltimore Arena	32–18
51	February 18, 1996	Chicago	L 102–110	Market Square Arena	32–19
52	February 21, 1996	Orlando	L 97–99	Market Square Arena	32–20
53	February 23, 1996	Philadelphia	W 102–95	Market Square Arena	33–20
54	February 24, 1996	@ Charlotte	W 104–90	Charlotte Coliseum	34–20
55	February 26, 1996	@ Boston	W 122–119 (OT)	FleetCenter	35–20
56	February 27, 1996	Portland	W 101–87	Market Square Arena	36–20
57	February 29, 1996	Golden State	W 94–85	Market Square Arena	37–20

March: 7–8 (home: 5–2; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 3, 1996	Charlotte	W 103–100	Market Square Arena	38–20
59	March 5, 1996	@ Phoenix	L 95–108	America West Arena	38–21
60	March 6, 1996	@ Utah	L 94–101	Delta Center	38–22
61	March 8, 1996	@ Vancouver	W 94–80	General Motors Place	39–22
62	March 10, 1996	@ Portland	L 108–113 (2OT)	Rose Garden	39–23
63	March 15, 1996	Utah	L 86–95	Market Square Arena	39–24
64	March 17, 1996	Toronto	W 105–96	Market Square Arena	40–24
65	March 19, 1996	@ Charlotte	L 94–102	Charlotte Coliseum	40–25
66	March 20, 1996	@ New York	L 99–102	Madison Square Garden	40–26
67	March 22, 1996	Vancouver	W 111–94	Market Square Arena	41–26
68	March 24, 1996	San Antonio	L 88–100	Market Square Arena	41–27
69	March 26, 1996	Boston	W 103–96	Market Square Arena	42–27
70	March 27, 1996	@ Washington	W 99–93	USAir Arena	43–27
71	March 29, 1996	@ Minnesota	L 91–93	Target Center	43–28
72	March 31, 1996	New Jersey	W 118–100	Market Square Arena	44–28

April: 8–2 (home: 5–1; road: 3–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
73	April 2, 1996	New York	L 86–90	Market Square Arena	44–29
74	April 3, 1996	@ Philadelphia	W 102–87	CoreStates Spectrum	45–29
75	April 6, 1996	Miami	W 99–95	Market Square Arena	46–29
76	April 8, 1996	Atlanta	W 97–95	Market Square Arena	47–29
77	April 12, 1996	@ Orlando	W 111–101	Orlando Arena	48–29
78	April 13, 1996	Detroit	W 91–86	Market Square Arena	49–29
79	April 15, 1996	Charlotte	W 90–87	Market Square Arena	50–29
80	April 17, 1996	@ Detroit	L 93–102	The Palace of Auburn Hills	50–30
81	April 20, 1996	@ Chicago	W 100–99	United Center	51–30
82	April 21, 1996	Cleveland	W 89–88	Market Square Arena	52–30

1995–96 schedule

Playoffs

1996 playoff game log

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

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 25, 1996	Atlanta	L 80–92	Smits (19)	D. Davis (12)	Pierce (5)	Market Square Arena 16,438	0–1
2	April 27, 1996	Atlanta	W 102–94 (OT)	Smits (29)	D. Davis (12)	Jackson (9)	Market Square Arena 16,709	1–1
3	April 29, 1996	@ Atlanta	L 83–90	McKey, Smits (13)	D. Davis (10)	Jackson (6)	Omni Coliseum 11,290	1–2
4	May 2, 1996	@ Atlanta	W 83–75	Smits (17)	D. Davis, Smits (9)	Jackson (5)	Omni Coliseum 15,482	2–2
5	May 5, 1996	Atlanta	L 87–89	Miller (29)	D. Davis (13)	Jackson (8)	Market Square Arena 16,731	2–3

1996 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Davis	PF	82	14	2,092	501	43	33	66	719	25.5	6.1	.5	.4	.8	8.8
Mark Jackson	PG	81	81	2,643	307	635	100	5	806	32.6	3.8	7.8	1.2	.1	10.0
Dale Davis	PF	78	77	2,617	709	76	56	112	803	33.6	9.1	1.0	.7	1.4	10.3
Haywoode Workman	PG	77	4	1,164	124	213	65	4	279	15.1	1.6	2.8	.8	.1	3.6
Reggie Miller	SG	76	76	2,621	214	253	77	13	1,606	34.5	2.8	3.3	1.0	.2	21.1
Ricky Pierce	SG	76	2	1,404	136	101	57	6	737	18.5	1.8	1.3	.8	.1	9.7
Derrick McKey	SF	75	75	2,440	361	262	83	44	879	32.5	4.8	3.5	1.1	.6	11.7
Rik Smits	C	63	63	1,901	433	110	21	45	1,164	30.2	6.9	1.7	.3	.7	18.5
Eddie Johnson	SF	62	1	1,002	153	69	20	4	475	16.2	2.5	1.1	.3	.1	7.7
Travis Best	PG	59	1	571	44	97	20	3	221	9.7	.7	1.6	.3	.1	3.7
Duane Ferrell	SF	54	6	591	93	30	23	3	202	10.9	1.7	.6	.4	.1	3.7
Adrian Caldwell	PF	51	1	327	110	6	9	5	110	6.4	2.2	.1	.2	.1	2.2
Dwayne Schintzius	C	33	8	297	78	14	9	12	111	9.0	2.4	.4	.3	.4	3.4
Fred Hoiberg	SG	15	1	85	9	8	6	1	32	5.7	.6	.5	.4	.1	2.1

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Jackson	PG	5	5	186	25	30	6	0	53	37.2	5.0	6.0	1.2	.0	10.6
Dale Davis	PF	5	5	184	56	4	3	6	36	36.8	11.2	.8	.6	1.2	7.2
Derrick McKey	SF	5	5	180	33	10	7	1	64	36.0	6.6	2.0	1.4	.2	12.8
Rik Smits	C	5	5	166	37	8	2	2	95	33.2	7.4	1.6	.4	.4	19.0
Ricky Pierce	SG	5	4	133	4	15	8	1	51	26.6	.8	3.0	1.6	.2	10.2
Antonio Davis	PF	5	0	127	31	3	3	6	39	25.4	6.2	.6	.6	1.2	7.8
Travis Best	PG	5	0	84	11	9	6	0	29	16.8	2.2	1.8	1.2	.0	5.8
Duane Ferrell	SF	5	0	69	9	3	4	0	18	13.8	1.8	.6	.8	.0	3.6
Haywoode Workman	PG	5	0	53	3	2	2	0	19	10.6	.6	.4	.4	.0	3.8
Reggie Miller	SG	1	1	31	1	1	1	0	29	31.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	.0	29.0
Eddie Johnson	SF	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	9.0	.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0
Adrian Caldwell	PF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	3.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via expansion draft

Byron Scott

Via trade

Via free agency

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Adrian Caldwell	October 4, 1995	Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
Eddie Johnson	October 3, 1995	Olympiacos (Greece)
Ricky Pierce	October 3, 1995	Golden State Warriors
Dwayne Schintzius	October 18, 1995	New Jersey Nets

Subtractions
Player	Reason Left	New team
Vern Fleming	Free Agency	New Jersey Nets
Greg Kite	Free Agency	Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Sam Mitchell	Free Agency	Minnesota Timberwolves
Byron Scott	Expansion Draft	Vancouver Grizzlies
Mark Strickland	Free Agency	Unknown
LaSalle Thompson	Free Agency	Philadelphia 76ers

Player Transactions Citation:

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