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2005–06 NBA season

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2005–06 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 1, 2005 – April 19, 2006
April 22 – June 3, 2006 (Playoffs)
June 8 – 20, 2006 (Finals)
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickAndrew Bogut
Picked byMilwaukee Bucks
Regular season
Top seedDetroit Pistons
Season MVPSteve Nash (Phoenix)
Top scorerKobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers)
Playoffs
Eastern championsMiami Heat
  Eastern runners-upDetroit Pistons
Western championsDallas Mavericks
  Western runners-upPhoenix Suns
Finals
ChampionsMiami Heat
  Runners-upDallas Mavericks
Finals MVPDwyane Wade (Miami)
NBA seasons

The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, four games to two, to win their first NBA championship.

This marked that it was the final regular season to be held in November and the following season it would start in October

Notable occurrences

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Coaching changes

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Offseason
Team 2004–05 coach 2005–06 coach
Cleveland Cavaliers Brendan Malone Mike Brown
Detroit Pistons Larry Brown Flip Saunders
Los Angeles Lakers Frank Hamblen Phil Jackson
Milwaukee Bucks Terry Porter Terry Stotts
Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin McHale Dwane Casey
New York Knicks Herb Williams Larry Brown
Orlando Magic Chris Jent Brian Hill
Philadelphia 76ers Jim O'Brien Maurice Cheeks
Portland Trail Blazers Kevin Pritchard Nate McMillan
Seattle SuperSonics Nate McMillan Bob Weiss
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Miami Heat Stan Van Gundy Pat Riley
Seattle SuperSonics Bob Weiss Bob Hill

2005–06 NBA changes

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  • Boston Celtics – added new green and black road alternate uniforms with black side panels to their jerseys and shorts, and they also added another new green and gold road alternate uniforms with gold side panels to their jerseys and shorts for Saint Patrick's day games only.
  • Charlotte Bobcats – moved into their new arena the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, (now as Spectrum Center).
  • Cleveland Cavaliers – added new dark blue road alternate uniforms added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Denver Nuggets – added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Detroit Pistons – added new logo and new uniforms, added new red road alternate uniforms with blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
  • Indiana Pacers – added new logo and new uniforms, remained with dark navy blue and gold to their color scheme and pinstripes was used during the preseason games was eventually removed to their jerseys and shorts at the start of the season.
  • New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets – relocation from New Orleans, Louisiana to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma due to temporary move to Oklahoma City in the aftermath of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina added new logo and uniforms and split home games in New Orleans and Oklahoma City during the season.
  • Sacramento Kings – added new gold road alternate uniforms with purple, grey and silver side panels to their jerseys and shorts.

Final standings

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By division

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Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 - 29–12 20–21 10–6
Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 11 23–18 15–26 10–6
Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 16 21–20 12–29 10–6
Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 22 15–26 12–29 6–10
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 26 15–26 8–33 4–12
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 64 18 .780 - 37–4 27–14 13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 14 31–10 19–22 11–5
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 23 27–14 14–27 6–10
x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 23 21–20 20–21 4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 .488 24 25–16 15–26 6–10
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 44 38 .537 - 26–15 18–23 10–6
Utah Jazz 41 41 .500 3 22–19 19–22 11–5
Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 .427 9 22–19 13–28 10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 .402 11 24–17 9–32 6–10
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 23 15–26 6–35 3–13
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 - 31–10 23–18 10–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 .573 7 27–14 20–21 7–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 9 27–14 18–23 9–7
x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 10 27–14 17–24 10–6
Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 20 21–20 13–28 4–12
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 63 19 .768 - 34–7 29–12 13–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 3 34–7 26–15 13–3
x-Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 .598 14 30–11 19–22 6–10
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 .463 25 24–17 14–27 7–9
Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 29 15–26 19–22 1–15

By conference

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Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • y – Clinched division title

Playoffs

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Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

First Round Conference semifinals Conference finals NBA Finals
            
E1 Detroit* 4
E8 Milwaukee 1
E1 Detroit* 4
E4 Cleveland 3
E4 Cleveland 4
E5 Washington 2
E1 Detroit* 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Miami* 4
E3 New Jersey* 4
E6 Indiana 2
E3 New Jersey* 1
E2 Miami* 4
E2 Miami* 4
E7 Chicago 2
E2 Miami* 4
W4 Dallas 2
W1 San Antonio* 4
W8 Sacramento 2
W1 San Antonio* 3
W4 Dallas 4
W4 Dallas 4
W5 Memphis 0
W4 Dallas 4
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix* 2
W3 Denver* 1
W6 LA Clippers 4
W6 LA Clippers 3
W2 Phoenix* 4
W2 Phoenix* 4
W7 LA Lakers 3
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

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Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 35.4
Rebounds per game Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 12.7
Assists per game Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 10.5
Steals per game Gerald Wallace Charlotte Bobcats 2.51
Blocks per game Marcus Camby Denver Nuggets 3.29
FG% Shaquille O'Neal Miami Heat .600
FT% Steve Nash Phoenix Suns .921
3FG% Richard Hamilton Detroit Pistons .458

Awards

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Yearly awards

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Players of the month

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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
October – November LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/2) Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1)
December Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) (1/1)
January Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2)
February Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/1) Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
March LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/2) Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)
April Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/1) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2)

Rookies of the month

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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
October – November Channing Frye (New York Knicks) (1/1) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (1/6)
December Charlie Villanueva (Toronto Raptors) (1/1) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (2/6)
January Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (3/6)
February Raymond Felton (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/3) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (4/6)
March Raymond Felton (Charlotte Bobcats) (2/3) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (5/6)
April Raymond Felton (Charlotte Bobcats) (3/3) Chris Paul (New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets) (6/6)

See also

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References

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