9 4 – 9 5 ▁NBA ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁Pac ers ' ▁ 1 9 th ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association , ▁and ▁ 2 8 th ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁franch ise . ▁After ▁appearing ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁Conference ▁Final s , ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁improved ▁their ▁fort unes ▁by ▁adding ▁Mark ▁Jackson , ▁who ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers . ▁The ▁move ▁would ▁pay ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁Division ▁title ▁since ▁joining ▁the ▁NBA . ▁The ▁Pac ers ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 2 – 3 0 ▁record , ▁as ▁R ik ▁Sm its ▁had ▁a ▁career ▁year ▁as ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 . 9 ▁points ▁and ▁ 7 . 7 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁Reg gie ▁Miller ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁NBA ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁which ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁All - Star ▁appearance ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁play offs , ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season . ▁The ▁Pac ers ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Haw ks ▁in ▁three ▁straight ▁games . ▁As ▁they ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁found ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁Kn icks . ▁As ▁the ▁Kn icks ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁regular ▁season ▁record , ▁the ▁series ▁started ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁were ▁down