2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 60th overall. The Los Angeles Lakers finished in third place of the Pacific Division and as the seventh seed of the Western Conference playoffs. The season ended with the team being eliminated in seven games against the Phoenix Suns after holding a 3-1 series lead. After a year absence, the Lakers rehired Phil Jackson as their head coach. It was the final season Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 before changing it to 24 the following season.

2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Suns 3–4)
Local media
TelevisionFSN West, KCAL
RadioAM 570 KLAC

Draft picks
Main article: 2005 NBA draft

The Lakers had 3 picks going into the 2005 NBA draft. The Lakers picked seven footer Andrew Bynum as the 10th pick of the draft. Los Angeles also picked Ronny Turiaf and Von Wafer as the 37th and 39th picks respectively.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Andrew Bynum Center  United States St. Joseph HS (New Jersey)
2 37 Ronny Turiaf Forward  France Gonzaga University
2 39 Von Wafer Guard  United States Florida State University

Roster
Roster listing
Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 54 Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Glynn Academy
SG 8 Bryant, Kobe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) LMHS
C 17 Bynum, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) SJHS
PF 43 Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Illinois
SF 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Augsburg
SG 11 Green, Devin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Hampton
SF 24 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State
PG 2 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple
PF 14 Medvedenko, Stanislav 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
C 31 Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
PF 7 Odom, Lamar (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island
PG 1 Parker, Smush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fordham
SG 9 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) University of Maryland
PF 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga
SG 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Slovenia
SG 23 Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Florida State
SF 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Injuries
  • Wednesday November 16, 2005: Stanislav Medvenko was sidelined for the rest of the season after he suffered a herniated disc.[1]
  • Friday November 18, 2005: Kwame Brown strained his right hamstring and was sidelined for two weeks.[2]
  • Tuesday December 20, 2005: Laron Profit ruptured his Achilles' tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.[3] He underwent surgery on December 23, 2005. He was unable to play for the rest of the season after the surgery.

Player salaries
Rank Player Salary
1 Kobe Bryant $15,946,875
2 Lamar Odom $11,465,333
3 Kwame Brown $7,500,000
4 Devean George $5,000,600
5 Chris Mihm $3,796,875
6 Stanislav Medvedenko $3,000,000
7 Aaron McKie $2,500,000
8 Andrew Bynum $1,888,680
9 Luke Walton $1,250,000
10 Brian Cook $865,800
11 Sasha Vujačić $910,440
12 Smush Parker $745,248
13 Laron Profit $835,810
14 Devin Green $398,762
15 Von Wafer $398,762[4]

Regular season

The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets.[5] Despite dipping below .500 during the November, the team recovered and finished 2005 with a 15-14 record.[5] The team went into the All Star Break with a 26-26 record[5] The Lakers did not maintain any long winning streaks nor were they in long losing slumps; their longest winning streak of the season equalled their longest losing streak of 5 games.[6] The team finished the season with a 5-game winning streak, the longest of the season, and an overall 45-37 record.[6] The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division and qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference.[6] In a January home game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, the second most in a single game in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100.

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 5428.659-31–1023–1810–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 4735.573727–1420–217–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4537.549927–1418–239–7
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5371027–1417–2410–6
Golden State Warriors 3448.4152021–2013–284–12
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6319.768-
2 y-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
3 y-Denver Nuggets4438.53719
4 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.7323
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies4933.59814
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers4735.57316
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54918
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers2161.25642

Record vs. opponents
2005-06 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2—2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2—2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2—0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0—1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3—1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1—2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2—1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1—1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1—2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2—2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2—1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis 2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1—0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0—3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3—1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1—1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1—2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2—2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2—1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1—3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3—0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0—3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3—1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1—1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1—2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2—1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1—0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

Game log

Playoffs

The Lakers met the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA playoffs. After taking a 3-1 lead, Los Angeles lost three in a row and was eliminated from the playoffs.

West First Round:(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers
April 23
3:00 pm
Los Angeles Lakers 102, Phoenix Suns 107
Scoring by quarter: 29–39, 21–19, 25–17, 27–32
Pts: Kobe Bryant 22
Rebs: Odom 14
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5		 Pts: Tim Thomas 22
Rebs: Tim Thomas 15
Asts: Steve Nash 10
US Airways Center , Phoenix , Arizona
Attendance: 18,422
Referees: Jimmy Clark, Bernie Fryer, Bill Kennedy

Phoenix got off to a good start by ending the first quarter with a 10-point lead. The Lakers trailed the Suns by as much as 14 points during the second quarter.[7] Kobe Bryant had an off shooting night. Although he averaged more than 42 points against the Suns during the regular season, Kobe Bryant scored only 22 points on 7-21 shooting.[8] During the late stages of the fourth quarter, the Lakers went on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 98-95 with 2:12 remaining.[9] However, Steve Nash sealed the game with a three pointer and two free throws in the last 67 seconds of the game [8]

April 25
10:30 pm
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix Suns 93
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 29–16, 21–29, 25–26
Pts: Kobe Bryant 29
Rebs: Kobe Bryant 10
Asts: Bryant, Odom 5 each		 Pts: Steve Nash 29
Rebs: Marion, Thomas 9 each
Asts: Steve Nash 9
US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422
Referees: Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Michael Smith

Los Angeles took advantage of poor shooting by Phoenix to take Game 2.[10] The Lakers opened a 36-22 lead in the second quarter.[11] The Suns went on a 20-6 surge to get as close as 61-58. Los Angeles responded by making four straight baskets to rebuild the lead back to double digits[11]

April 28
10:30 pm
Phoenix Suns 92, Los Angeles Lakers 99
Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 17–18, 30–28, 18–22
Pts: Shawn Marion 20
Rebs: Marion, Nash 7 each
Asts: Steve Nash 11		 Pts: Smush Parker 18
Rebs: Lamar Odom 17
Asts: Kobe Bryant 7
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Tim Donaghy, Eddie F. Rush, Bill Spooner

The Lakers used a balanced attack to take a 99-92 victory over the Suns. All five starters from Los Angeles finished the game with double figures.[12] Los Angeles took advantage of height differences and outrebounded Phoenix 53-34.[13] The game was intensely physical; a total of three technical fouls were called.[13] During the first quarter, Los Angeles' Walton and Phoenix' Thomas got into an altercation and had to be separated; Walton was given a flagrant foul.[14] In the third quarter, Lakers' center Kwame Brown elbowed Boris Diaw leading to a heated exchange between players. Brown and Diaw received technical fouls. The third technical foul was given to Raja Bell.[14]

April 30
3:30 pm
Phoenix Suns 98, Los Angeles Lakers 99 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 15–16, 26–23, 23–26, Overtime: 8–9
Pts: Steve Nash 22
Rebs: Shawn Marion 12
Asts: Steve Nash 11		 Pts: Lamar Odom 25
Rebs: Kwame Brown 10
Asts: Kobe Bryant 8
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Sean Corbin, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

In terms of scoring, Game 4 was the closest in the series. The Suns held a 90-88 lead with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter. Capitalizing on a Steve Nash turnover, Kobe Bryant made a basket with seven-tenths of a second left in the fourth quarter to force overtime.[15] During overtime Bryant made a jumper at the buzzer to ensure a 99-98 victory.[16] With this victory, the Lakers placed the Suns one game away from elimination.

May 2
10:30 pm
Los Angeles Lakers 97, Phoenix Suns 114
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 22–29, 21–28, 29–30
Pts: Kobe Bryant 29
Rebs: Lamar Odom 15
Asts: Lamar Odom 6		 Pts: Boris Diaw 25
Rebs: Boris Diaw 10
Asts: Boris Diaw 9
US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422
Referees: Ron Garretson, Greg Willard, Leon Wood

Despite shooting better than their opponent, the Lakers lost Game 5. Phoenix took advantage of 20 turnovers committed by Los Angeles and easily rolled to a 114-97 victory.[17] The Lakers fell behind by as many as 22 points but closed in to 86-73 with an 11-2 run during the fourth quarter.[18] Bryant was ejected from the game after receiving his second technical foul with 3:11 to play in the fourth [17]

May 4
10:30 pm
Phoenix Suns 126, Los Angeles Lakers 118 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 30–37, 30–20, 28–28, 17–20, Overtime: 21–13
Pts: Steve Nash 32
Rebs: Shawn Marion 12
Asts: Steve Nash 13		 Pts: Kobe Bryant 50
Rebs: Lamar Odom 11
Asts: Lamar Odom 9
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Derrick Stafford

With 6.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Tim Thomas made a three pointed to force the game into overtime.[19] Kobe Bryant scored 12 of the Lakers' points in overtime for a total of 50 points; his personal playoff record and the highest by a Laker since Jerry West in 1969.[19] The Suns scored efficiently during overtime by making baskets on seven of their first eight possessions. Thomas' three pointer with 1:41 left sealed the game and guaranteed a Game 7 in Phoenix.[20]

May 6
9:00 pm
Los Angeles Lakers 90, Phoenix Suns 121
Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 30–28, 20–30, 25–31
Pts: Kobe Bryant 24
Rebs: Sasha Vujačić 6
Asts: Smush Parker 4		 Pts: Leandro Barbosa 26
Rebs: Shawn Marion 10
Asts: Diaw, Nash 9 each
Phoenix wins the series, 4–3
US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422
Referees: Mike Callahan, Joe Forte, Steve Javie

The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated and overwhelmed by the Phoenix Suns' offense in a 121-90 loss. The Suns became the eighth team in NBA history to win a series after trailing 3-1.[21] The Lakers shot 35% in the game while the Suns shot 61%.[22] Bryant had 23 points in the first half but only scored one point during the second half.[21] Last Playoffs meeting: 2000 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–1)

Player statistics
Legend
  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
Kwame Brown 724927.5.526.000.5456.61.0.4.67.4
Kobe Bryant 808041.0.450.347.8505.34.51.8.435.4
Andrew Bynum 4607.3.402..2961.7.2.1.51.6
Brian Cook 814619.0.511.429.8323.4.9.5.47.9
Devean George 71521.7.400.313.6743.91.0.9.56.3
Devin Green 2705.0.214.000.619.9.3.1.0.9
Jim Jackson 1307.1.290.364..9.3.2.01.7
Aaron McKie 1408.6.250.000.5001.4.8.4.0.5
Stanislav Medvedenko 203.0.500...000.5.0.01.0
Chris Mihm 595626.1.501..7166.31.00.31.210.2
Lamar Odom 808040.3.481.372.6909.25.5.9.814.8
Smush Parker 828233.8.447.366.6943.33.71.7.211.5
Laron Profit 25111.2.476.167.8751.7.6.4.24.2
Ronny Turiaf 2317.0.500..5561.6.3.1.42.0
Saša Vujačić 82417.7.346.343.8851.91.7.6.03.9
Von Wafer 1604.6.158.118.750.5.3.2.01.3
Luke Walton 69619.3.412.327.7503.62.3.6.25.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kwame Brown 7732.1.523..7106.61.0.3.912.9
Kobe Bryant 7744.9.497.400.7716.35.11.1.427.9
Andrew Bynum 102.0.000...0.0.0.0.0
Brian Cook 7011.1.391.3641.0003.11.1.1.06.3
Devean George 7017.3.382.429.4002.3.6.6.15.3
Jim Jackson 307.0.333.000.1.0.7.3.31.3
Aaron McKie 108.0....0.0.0.0.0
Lamar Odom 7744.9.495.200.66711.04.9.41.119.1
Smush Parker 7736.9.333.1541.0003.01.62.1.18.9
Ronny Turiaf 308.3.600..6002.3.0.0.33.7
Saša Vujačić 7018.4.423.6001.0002.4.9.6.06.0
Luke Walton 7733.6.458.3641.0006.41.71.0.112.1


Awards and records

Transactions
  • On June 14, 2005, the Lakers re-hired head coach Phil Jackson.[23]
  • On August 2, 2005, the Lakers traded guard/forward Caron Butler and guard Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards in exchange for forward Kwame Brown and guard Laron Profit.[24]
  • The Lakers traded guard Kareem Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two future second round draft picks (Ronny Turiaf and TBA). The Bobcats have acquired a second round pick (Ronny Turiaf) in the 2005 NBA draft from Atlanta in exchange for forward/center Predrag Drobnjak. Atlanta Hawks acquired centers Michael Doleac (from the New York Knicks) and Joel Przybilla (from the Milwaukee Bucks), along with a 2005 second-round pick from the Knicks (Ronny Turiaf), while sending center Nazr Mohammed to the Knicks in the three-way trade. The 2005 selection will be the better of the two second-rounders the Knicks currently own.[25]
  • On October 26, 2005, The Lakers traded Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue).[26]
  • Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006.[26]
  • On March 6, 2006 Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent.[26]

References
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  2. Lakers' Brown sidelined two weeks
  3. Lakers' Profit out 4-6 months after Achilles surgery
  4. Los Angeles Lakers Roster | FOX Sports
  5. 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results
  6. Los Angeles Lakers games in the 2005-2006 NBA season and playoffs
  7. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns SuPlay-By-Play April 23, 2006
  8. Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Nash's Clutch 3-Pointer Pushes the Suns Past Lakers
  9. Thomas equals Bryant in points (22) as Suns win
  10. Kobe scores 29 as Lakers pull even with Suns
  11. Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Bryant Leads Lakers to Surprise Win Over Suns
  12. Team effort gives Lakers win, 2-1 lead on Suns
  13. Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Box Score April 28, 2006
  14. Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Balanced Scoring Gives Lakers 2-1 Series Edge
  15. Bryant's bucket at buzzer pushes Suns to edge of elimination
  16. Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine Bryant's Shot at Buzzer Stuns Suns in OT
  17. Diaw sparks Suns in game marred by hard fouls, ejections
  18. Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Diaw, Suns Top Lakers; Force Game 6 in Los Angeles
  19. Suns win in OT, force Game 7 despite Kobe's 50
  20. Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Suns Win Thriller in OT, Force Game 7
  21. Suns run past Lakers, complete 3–1 series comeback
  22. Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine Bryant Fades, Suns Rout Lakers in Game 7
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  24. "WIZARDS: Wizards Acquire Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins". Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
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  26. 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Transactions
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