2005–06 Miami Heat season
2005–06 Miami Heat season | |
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Head coach | Stan Van Gundy and Pat Riley |
Owners | Micky Arison |
Arena | AmericanAirlines Arena |
Results | |
Record | 52–30 (.634) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southeast) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (won 4–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | FSN Florida, Sun Sports |
Radio | WIOD |
The 2005–06 Miami Heat season was the 18th National Basketball Association season for the Miami Heat basketball franchise. The highlight of the season was winning the 2006 NBA Finals. The team was nicknamed "15 Strong".
Offseason
- In August 2005, Shaquille O'Neal signed a 5-year-extension with the Heat for $100 million. Supporters applauded O'Neal's willingness to take what amounted to a pay cut, and the Heat's decision to secure O'Neal's services for the long term. They contend that O'Neal was worth more than $20 million per year, particularly given that considerably less valuable players earn almost the same amount. Critics, however, questioned the wisdom of the move, characterizing it as overpaying an aging and often injured player.
NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 29 | Wayne Simien | Forward | United States | Kansas |
Roster
Depth chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Shaquille O'Neal | Alonzo Mourning | Michael Doleac | Earl Barron |
PF | Udonis Haslem | Wayne Simien | ||
SF | Antoine Walker | James Posey | Jason Kapono | |
SG | Dwyane Wade | Derek Anderson | Shandon Anderson | Dorell Wright |
PG | Jason Williams | Gary Payton |
Regular season
- In the second game of the 2005-06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Many critics stated that Heat coach Pat Riley correctly managed O'Neal during the rest of the season, limiting his minutes to a career low. Riley felt doing so would allow O'Neal to be healthier and fresher come playoff time. Although O'Neal averaged career (or near-career) lows in points, rebounds, and blocks, he said in an interview "Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game." During the 2005-06 season, the Heat recorded only a .500 record without O'Neal in the line-up.
- On April 11, 2006, Shaquille O'Neal recorded his second career triple-double against the Toronto Raptors with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career high 10 assists.
Standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 31–10 | 21–20 | 13–3 |
x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 8–8 |
Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 16 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 9–7 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 5–11 |
Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 26 | 18–23 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
Game log
Player stats
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Derek Anderson* | 23 | 3 | 20.2 | .308 | .313 | .842 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .35 | .09 | 5.8 |
Shandon Anderson | 48 | 1 | 13.3 | .429 | .263 | .722 | 1.7 | .6 | .35 | .13 | 2.6 |
Earl Barron | 8 | 0 | 5.6 | .313 | .000 | .750 | 1.3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.6 |
Michael Doleac | 31 | 3 | 12.0 | .420 | .000 | .800 | 2.7 | .3 | .32 | .23 | 3.2 |
Udonis Haslem | 81 | 80 | 30.8 | .508 | .000 | .789 | 7.8 | 1.2 | .62 | .21 | 9.3 |
Jason Kapono | 51 | 2 | 13.0 | .446 | .396 | .848 | 1.4 | .7 | .14 | .06 | 4.1 |
Alonzo Mourning | 65 | 20 | 20.0 | .597 | .000 | .594 | 5.5 | .2 | .20 | 2.66 | 7.8 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 59 | 58 | 30.6 | .600 | .000 | .469 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .39 | 1.76 | 20.0 |
Gary Payton | 81 | 25 | 28.5 | .420 | .287 | .794 | 2.9 | 3.2 | .88 | .12 | 7.7 |
James Posey | 67 | 63 | 28.6 | .403 | .403 | .787 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .81 | .30 | 7.2 |
Wayne Simien | 43 | 2 | 9.6 | .483 | .000 | .882 | 2.0 | .2 | .30 | .02 | 3.4 |
Dwyane Wade | 75 | 75 | 38.6 | .495 | .171 | .783 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.95 | .77 | 27.2 |
Antoine Walker | 82 | 19 | 26.8 | .435 | .358 | .628 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .57 | .37 | 12.2 |
Matt Walsh | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
Jason Williams | 59 | 56 | 31.8 | .442 | .372 | .867 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .90 | .08 | 12.3 |
Dorell Wright | 20 | 2 | 6.6 | .465 | .500 | .882 | 1.6 | .4 | .15 | .05 | 2.9 |
* Statistics include only games with the Heat
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Derek Anderson* | 8 | 0 | 8.3 | .300 | .357 | .875 | 1.1 | .6 | .25 | .00 | 3.0 |
Shandon Anderson | 13 | 0 | 6.9 | .308 | .333 | .667 | .9 | .3 | .00 | .08 | 1.0 |
Michael Doleac | 8 | 0 | 9.0 | .538 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.8 | .0 | .13 | .00 | 2.0 |
Udonis Haslem | 22 | 22 | 29.5 | .493 | .000 | .683 | 7.4 | .8 | .59 | .32 | 8.6 |
Jason Kapono | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
Alonzo Mourning | 21 | 0 | 10.8 | .703 | .000 | .667 | 2.9 | .1 | .24 | 1.14 | 3.8 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 23 | 23 | 33.0 | .612 | .000 | .374 | 9.8 | 1.7 | .48 | 1.48 | 18.4 |
Gary Payton | 23 | 0 | 24.3 | .422 | .293 | .720 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.00 | .13 | 5.8 |
James Posey | 22 | 1 | 27.5 | .430 | .422 | .730 | 5.7 | .9 | .77 | .09 | 7.3 |
Wayne Simien | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
Dwyane Wade | 23 | 23 | 41.7 | .497 | .378 | .808 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.22 | 1.13 | 28.4 |
Antoine Walker | 23 | 23 | 37.5 | .403 | .324 | .574 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.00 | .35 | 13.3 |
Jason Williams | 23 | 23 | 29.8 | .405 | .274 | .844 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .65 | .00 | 9.3 |
* Statistics include only games with the Heat
2006 NBA Playoffs
Heat clinched a 2 seed at the Eastern Conference for the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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2006 playoff schedule |
2006 NBA Finals
Game One
Dallas' Jason Terry scored a playoff-high 32 points as the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter.
June 8
21:00 ET |
Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31-23, 13-23, 24-24, 12-20 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 8 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 |
Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Josh Howard 12 Asts: Nowitzki, Howard 4 each | |
Dallas leads series, 1-0. |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,475 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore |
Game Two
Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26 point-16 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead.
June 11
21:00 ET |
Miami Heat 85, Dallas Mavericks 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17-18, 17-32, 24-32, 27-17 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 8 Asts: Payton, Williams 4 each |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16 Asts: Jason Terry 9 | |
Dallas leads series, 2-0. |
Game Three
Led by Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a Gary Payton field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left.
June 13
21:00 ET |
Dallas Mavericks 96, Miami Heat 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21-29, 22-23, 34-16, 19-30 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 5 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 13 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 5 | |
Dallas leads series, 2-1. |
Game Four
Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' low-scoring fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille O'Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in him being suspended for Game 5.
June 15
21:00 ET |
Dallas Mavericks 74, Miami Heat 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25-30, 19-24, 23-24, 7-20 | ||
Pts: Jason Terry 17 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 4 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Jason Williams 6 | |
Miami ties series, 2-2. |
Game Five
Making a strong case for NBA Finals MVP, Wade was the star yet again with 43 points shooting as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined, leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. After a controversial play in which Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left, and also made the shot that sent the game into overtime. He set an NBA Finals record for most made free-throws in a game with 21. The NBA, upon further review of the play, deemed that the officials made the correct call, and that there was no backcourt violation committed.[1]
After the game, Dirk Nowitzki kicked a ball into the stands and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconduct" resulting in both of them being fined $5,000 and $250,000 respectively.[2]
June 18
21:00 ET |
Dallas Mavericks 100, Miami Heat 101 (OT) (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 30-19, 20-27, 22-23, Overtime: 7-8 (OT) | ||
Pts: Jason Terry 35 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Marquis Daniels 4 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Wade, Williams 4 each | |
Miami leads series, 3-2. |
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,145 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore |
Game Six
Behind Dwyane Wade's 36 points, Miami edged Dallas to win their first championship in franchise history. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player).
June 20
21:00 ET |
Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23-30, 26-18, 22-20, 24-24 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Jason Williams 7 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 5 | |
Miami wins series, 4–2. |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,522 Referees: Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush |
Award winners
- Shaquille O'Neal, NBA leader in field goal percentage
- He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in league history to lead the league in field goal percentage nine times.
- Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
- Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion
- Dwyane Wade, All-NBA Second Team
- Dwyane Wade, NBA Finals MVP
- Dwyane Wade, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
NBA All-Star Game
- Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
- Shaquille O'Neal, NBA All-Star Appearance
References
- ^ usatoday.com, No backcourt violation on winning possession, NBA says, accessed May 5, 2007.
- ^ espn.com, Cuban fined $250K for actions after Game 5, accessed May 5, 2007.