1994–95 Dallas Mavericks season explained

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Mavericks' 15th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] With the hopes of repeating history, the Mavericks brought back original head coach Dick Motta to restore a team that had compiled an awful 24–140 record over the last two years.[2] [3] The Mavericks had the second overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Jason Kidd from the University of California.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Meanwhile, former Sixth Man Roy Tarpley returned after being suspended by the NBA three years ago.[9] [10] [11]

With the new trio of Kidd, second-year star Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson, the Mavericks had a formidable young foundation,[12] [13] winning seven of their first eleven games. However, after a 16–17 start, they would lose eight straight games in January, and hold an 18–28 record at the All-Star break.[14] At midseason, the team signed free agent George McCloud,[15] [16] [17] and acquired Scott Brooks from the Houston Rockets.[18] The Mavericks finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 36–46 record, which was 23 more wins then their previous season, and 12 more wins then their previous two seasons combined.[19]

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, as he shared Rookie of the Year honors with Grant Hill of the Detroit Pistons, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[20] [21] [22] [23] In addition, Jackson averaged a career-high of 25.7 points per game, but only played 51 games due to an ankle injury,[24] [25] [26] while Mashburn had a stellar sophomore season, finishing second on the team in scoring with 24.1 points per game, and Tarpley provided the team with 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game off the bench, but only played 55 games due to foot and knee injuries.[27] [28] [29] Second-year forward Popeye Jones averaged 10.3 points and led the team with 10.6 rebounds per game, while McCloud contributed 9.6 points per game in 42 games, second-year guard Lucious Harris contributed 9.5 points per game, and defensive center Lorenzo Williams provided with 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[30]

Following the season, Doug Smith, who failed to live up to expectations as a top draft pick after four seasons with the Mavericks, was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors.[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

Offseason

Draft picks

See main article: 1994 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
1 2 PG California
1 19 SG Missouri–Kansas City
2 28 F Illinois

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1994-95 NBA Records
width=100TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
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
Boston1–3 – 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
Charlotte2–2 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
Chicago4–1 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
Cleveland4–1 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
Dallas0–2 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
Denver0–2 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
Detroit2–3 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 State0–2 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
Houston2–0 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
Indiana4–1 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. Clippers0–2 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. Lakers2–0 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
Miami2–2 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
Milwaukee3–1 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
Minnesota0–2 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 Jersey0–4 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 York2–2 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
Orlando3–1 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
Philadelphia1–3 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
Phoenix1–1 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
Portland1–1 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
Sacramento1–1 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 Antonio1–1 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
Seattle2–0 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
Utah2–0 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
Washington0–4 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

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| January 3, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Houston| L 98–110| Jackson (27)| Tarpley (12)| Kidd (11)| Reunion Arena
17,502| 13–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| January 5, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ Houston| L 99–108| Jackson (26)| Tarpley (13)| Kidd (8)| The Summit
16,611| 13–14|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 28, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Houston| W 102–101| Mashburn (22)| Williams (13)| Kidd (7)| Reunion Arena
17,502| 21–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| March 11, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ Houston| L 102–109| Mashburn (33)| Jones (14)| Kidd (7)| The Summit
16,611| 22–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| April 11, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| @ Houston| W 156–147 (2OT)| Mashburn (42)| Jones (21)| Kidd (10)| The Summit
16,431| 34–41

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
C82 81 2,383 690 124 52 148 328 29.1 8.4 1.5 .6 1.8 4.0
SF80 80 2,980 331 298 82 8 1,926 37.3 4.1 3.7 1.0 .1 24.1
PF80 80 2,385 844 163 35 27 825 29.8 10.6 2.0 .4 .3 10.3
PG79 79 2,668 430 607 151 24 922 33.8 5.4 7.7 1.9 .3 11.7
SG79 31 1,695 220 132 58 14 751 21.5 2.8 1.7 .7 .2 9.5
PF63 0 826 144 44 29 26 320 13.1 2.3 .7 .5 .4 5.1
SG58 0 613 62 57 13 4 264 10.6 1.1 1.0 .2 .1 4.6
C55 1 1,354 449 58 45 55 691 24.6 8.2 1.1 .8 1.0 12.6
C54 0 633 122 41 10 14 209 11.7 2.3 .8 .2 .3 3.9
SG51 51 1,982 260 191 28 12 1,309 38.9 5.1 3.7 .5 .2 25.7
PF46 2 580 156 10 6 3 140 12.6 3.4 .2 .1 .1 3.0
SF42 3 802 147 53 23 9 402 19.1 3.5 1.3 .5 .2 9.6
†PG38 2 407 39 69 21 1 130 10.7 1.0 1.8 .6 .0 3.4
†PG31 0 622 53 94 26 3 245 20.1 1.7 3.0 .8 .1 7.9

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994-95 Dallas Mavericks. Basketball-Reference.com. 2016-05-29.
  2. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Motta Returns as Mavericks' Coach . The New York Times . May 18, 1994 . September 18, 2022.
  3. News: Bonk . Thomas . They Are Voices of Experience: NBA Teams Turn Back the Clock by Hiring Dick Motta (63), Bill Fitch (60), and Del Harris (57) . Los Angeles Times . October 28, 1994 . January 29, 2023.
  4. News: Brown . Clifton . BASKETBALL; The Bucks Go with Robinson as No. 1 Pick . The New York Times . June 30, 1994 . July 30, 2021.
  5. News: Denlinger . Ken . Robinson Goes with the Bucks . The Washington Post . June 30, 1994 . December 1, 2022.
  6. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA DRAFT: Lakers Recall the Past: Pro Basketball: Temple Guard Jones Reminiscent of Former Great Michael Cooper . Los Angeles Times . June 30, 1994 . June 3, 2023.
  7. News: Heisler . Mark . NBA DRAFT: Blockbuster Trade That Wasn't Overshadows Player Selections . Los Angeles Times . June 30, 1994 . June 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: 1994 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . December 1, 2022.
  9. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Tarpley Reinstated After Three-Year Ban . Los Angeles Times . October 1, 1994 . March 19, 2022.
  10. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Tarpley Returns to Mavericks . The New York Times . October 7, 1994 . June 30, 2022.
  11. News: Associated Press . Tarpley Returns, But Mavs Lose Anyway . Deseret News . October 16, 1994 . January 2, 2023.
  12. News: Aron . Jamie . Mavericks Look Forward to Kidd Stuff . Los Angeles Times . October 1, 1994 . November 19, 2022.
  13. News: Berkow . Ira . PRO BASKETBALL; Rookie Season, Veteran Reason . The New York Times . December 19, 1994 . July 1, 2022.
  14. News: NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995 . Basketball-Reference . January 3, 2023.
  15. News: Landman . Brian . Time in CBA Well Spent for McCloud . Tampa Bay Times . February 12, 1995 . September 25, 2022.
  16. News: Mavs Sign McCloud for Rest of Season . United Press International . February 22, 1995 . June 27, 2022.
  17. News: Fry . Darrell . Big Rebounder . Tampa Bay Times . December 25, 1996 . January 6, 2023.
  18. News: Transactions . The New York Times . February 24, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
  19. Web site: 1994–95 Dalas Mavericks Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  20. News: Associated Press . Mavericks' Kidd, Pistons' Hill Share NBA Rookie-of-Year Award . Los Angeles Times . May 18, 1995 . July 24, 2017.
  21. News: Associated Press . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Celtics Drop Ford as Coach . The New York Times . May 18, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
  22. News: Kidd, Hill Compare Rookie Awards . Chicago Tribune . May 18, 1995 . January 30, 2023.
  23. News: NBA & ABA Rookie of the Year Award Winners . Basketball-Reference . November 29, 2022.
  24. News: Mavs' Jackson Injures Ankle . Chicago Tribune . February 26, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
  25. News: Mavs Lose Jackson for the Season . Orlando Sentinel . February 27, 1995 . April 17, 2017.
  26. News: Associated Press . BASKETBALL; Jackson's Injury Seems Less Serious . The New York Times . February 28, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
  27. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Another Tarpley Problem . The New York Times . February 15, 1995 . January 17, 2022.
  28. News: Loughery Fired . The Washington Post . February 15, 1995 . April 7, 2023.
  29. News: Tarpley Put on Injured List . United Press International . November 6, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  30. Web site: 1994–95 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. July 1, 2021.
  31. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27 . The New York Times . June 25, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
  32. News: Heisler . Mark . Armstrong Becomes Top Expansion Pick: NBA: Raptors Take Guard from Bulls. Massenburg Also Headed to Toronto, While Lakers Lose Harvey to Vancouver . Los Angeles Times . June 25, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
  33. News: Smith . Sam . Toronto Picks Armstrong; May Not Trade Him . Chicago Tribune . June 25, 1995 . July 8, 2023.
  34. News: Associated Press . NBA Expansion Draft -- Point Guards Are Top Priority for Young Raptors, Grizzlies . The Seattle Times . June 25, 1995 . January 31, 2023.
  35. Web site: 1995 NBA Expansion Draft . Basketball-Reference . July 8, 2023.

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