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was the seventh season for the

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in the

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. During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agent All-Star center

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, who won three championships with the

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in the 1980s, and acquired Michael Adams from the

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. After falling one game short of the playoffs the previous season, the Hornets lost their first three games of the regular season, but then went on an 8-game winning streak between December and January, holding a 31–17 record at the All-Star break. The Hornets finished in second place in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record, earning the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their second

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appearance.

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led the team with 21.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, while Larry Johnson averaged 18.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game; Mourning and Johnson were both selected for the

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. In addition,

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provided the team with 14.3 points and 1.5 steals per game, along with 131 three-point field goals, while sixth man

Dell Curry Wardell Stephen Curry Sr. (born June 25, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 until 2002 and retired as the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in points (9,8 ...

averaged 13.6 points per game, and led the Hornets with 154 three-point field goals off the bench, second-year forward

Scott Burrell Scott David Burrell (born January 12, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Southern Connecticut State University. He has played internationally and was also a professional b ...

contributed 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, and

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provided with 11.1 points, 8.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Mourning finished tied in sixth place in

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voting, while Curry finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and Burrell finished tied in third place in Most Improved Player voting. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Hornets faced off against the 5th-seeded

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;

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recently came out of his retirement and returned to play for the Bulls. The Hornets were eliminated three games to one, losing by just one point in an 85–84 road loss to the Bulls in Game 4. The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the sixth time in seven seasons. Despite the stellar season, Johnson and Mourning had trouble getting along as teammates. Following the season, Mourning was traded to the

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after three seasons with the franchise, while Hawkins and David Wingate were both traded to the

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, and

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was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion

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. For the season, the Hornets added new purple alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 1997.

NBA draft

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

Ragular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Player Transactions Citation:

References

External links

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