The 1994–95 NBA season was the 25th season for the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

in the

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. The Blazers 25th season was marked by change as they played their final season at the Memorial Coliseum with new head coach P.J. Carlesimo. The Blazers started their season defeating the

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in their first two games, which were played in

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. The team got off to a 6–6 start, and played around .500 for the first half of the season, holding a 25–20 record at the All-Star break, as

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only played just 35 games due to an ankle injury.

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averaged 22.0 points per game for the first half of the season, but was not selected for the

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. On February 14, 1995, with the Blazers out of serious contention for the championship, the team honored Drexler's request to be traded to a contender, sending him along with

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to the defending NBA champion Houston Rockets in exchange for forward

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. The Rockets went on to win their second straight title defeating the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and Drexler's first ever championship. The Blazers finished the season with a 44–38 record, fourth in the Pacific Division and seventh in the Western Conference. It was their 13th straight trip to the postseason. Clifford Robinson averaged 21.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while

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averaged 18.9 points, 8.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Thorpe played a sixth man role, averaging 13.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game off the bench in 34 games with the Blazers. In addition,

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averaged 9.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and

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led the team with 9.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Off the bench,

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provided the team with 9.1 points per game, while Porter contributed 8.9 points and 3.8 assists per game, second-year guard James Robinson provided with 9.2 points per game, and

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contributed 8.1 points per game. However, in the

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, the Blazers were swept in the Western Conference First Round by a 0–3 margin against the Phoenix Suns. Following the season, Thorpe was traded to the

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, while Porter signed as a free agent with the

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, Kersey left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, and Mark Bryant signed with the Houston Rockets.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

The Trail Blazers did not win any awards for the 1994–95 season.

Transactions

Trades

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Cash considerations
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Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:

References

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