2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

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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)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
FSN West
RadioKLAC
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

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. Also memorable from this season was during a January 22, 2006 game vs the Toronto Raptors where Bryant dropped a record 81 points, only the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962.

After the playoffs, Kobe Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. This led to him missing the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[1][2][3][4]

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[]

2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 54 Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy (GA)
G 8 Bryant, Kobe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-08-23 Lower Merion HS (PA)
C 17 Bynum, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1987-10-27 St. Joseph HS (NJ)
F 43 Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1980-12-04 Illinois
F 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-29 Augsburg
G 11 Green, Devin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-10-25 Hampton
F 24 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970-10-14 Ohio State
G 2 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972-10-02 Temple
F 14 Medvedenko, Slava Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1979-04-04 Ukraine
C 31 Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1979-07-16 Texas
F 7 Odom, Lamar (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979-11-06 Rhode Island
G 1 Parker, Smush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-06-01 Fordham
G 9 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1977-08-05 University of Maryland
C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1983-01-13 Gonzaga
G 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-03-08 Slovenia
G 23 Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-07-21 Florida State
F 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1980-03-28 Arizona
Head coach
  • Phil Jackson
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Injuries[]

  • Wednesday November 16, 2005: Slava Medvedenko was sidelined for the rest of the season after he suffered a herniated disc.[5]
  • Friday November 18, 2005: Kwame Brown strained his right hamstring and was sidelined for two weeks.[6]
  • Tuesday December 20, 2005: Laron Profit ruptured his Achilles' tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.[7] 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 $11,465,334
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[8]

Regular season[]

The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets.[9] Despite dipping below .500 during the November, the team recovered and finished 2005 with a 15-14 record.[9] The team went into the All Star Break with a 26-26 record[9] 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.[10] The team finished the season with a 5-game winning streak, the longest of the season, and an overall 45-37 record.[10] The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division and qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference.[10] 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 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
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs 63 19 .768 -
2 y-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 9
3 y-Denver Nuggets 44 38 .537 19
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 3
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 .598 14
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 18
8 x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 19
9 Utah Jazz 41 41 .500 22
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 .463 25
11 Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 .427 28
12 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 29
13 Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 29
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 .402 30
15 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 42


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 – 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–2 – 2–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–3
Charlotte 3–1 1–2 – 2–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–3
Chicago 3–0 4–0 2–2 – 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 3–1
Cleveland 2–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 – 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–3
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 3–1 – 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–0
Indiana 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–4 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 – 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 – 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Miami 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 – 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
New York 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–2 – 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–3
Orlando 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 – 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 – 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 – 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–1 – 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 – 1–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2��0 1–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–2
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 2–0 – 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

2006 playoff game log
First round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 23 @ Phoenix L 102–107 Kobe Bryant (22) Lamar Odom (14) Kobe Bryant (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		0–1
2 April 26 @ Phoenix W 99–93 Kobe Bryant (29) Kobe Bryant (10) Bryant, Odom (5) US Airways Center
18,422 		1–1
3 April 28 Phoenix W 99–92 Smush Parker (18) Lamar Odom (17) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997 		2–1
4 April 30 Phoenix W 99–98 (OT) Lamar Odom (25) Kwame Brown (10) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center
18,997 		3–1
5 May 2 @ Phoenix L 97–114 Kobe Bryant (29) Lamar Odom (15) Lamar Odom (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		3–2
6 May 4 Phoenix L 118–126 (OT) Kobe Bryant (50) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (9) Staples Center
18,997 		3–3
7 May 6 @ Phoenix L 90–121 Kobe Bryant (24) Sasha Vujačić (6) Smush Parker (4) US Airways Center
18,422 		3–4
2006 schedule

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 72 49 27.5 .526 .000 .545 6.6 1.0 .4 .6 7.4
Kobe Bryant 80 80 41.0 .450 .347 .850 5.3 4.5 1.8 .4 35.4
Andrew Bynum 46 0 7.3 .402 . .296 1.7 .2 .1 .5 1.6
Brian Cook 81 46 19.0 .511 .429 .832 3.4 .9 .5 .4 7.9
Devean George 71 5 21.7 .400 .313 .674 3.9 1.0 .9 .5 6.3
Devin Green 27 0 5.0 .214 .000 .619 .9 .3 .1 .0 .9
Jim Jackson 13 0 7.1 .290 .364 . .9 .3 .2 .0 1.7
Aaron McKie 14 0 8.6 .250 .000 .500 1.4 .8 .4 .0 .5
Stanislav Medvedenko 2 0 3.0 .500 . . .000 .5 .0 .0 1.0
Chris Mihm 59 56 26.1 .501 . .716 6.3 1.0 0.3 1.2 10.2
Lamar Odom 80 80 40.3 .481 .372 .690 9.2 5.5 .9 .8 14.8
Smush Parker 82 82 33.8 .447 .366 .694 3.3 3.7 1.7 .2 11.5
Laron Profit 25 1 11.2 .476 .167 .875 1.7 .6 .4 .2 4.2
Ronny Turiaf 23 1 7.0 .500 . .556 1.6 .3 .1 .4 2.0
Saša Vujačić 82 4 17.7 .346 .343 .885 1.9 1.7 .6 .0 3.9
Von Wafer 16 0 4.6 .158 .118 .750 .5 .3 .2 .0 1.3
Luke Walton 69 6 19.3 .412 .327 .750 3.6 2.3 .6 .2 5.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kwame Brown 7 7 32.1 .523 . .710 6.6 1.0 .3 .9 12.9
Kobe Bryant 7 7 44.9 .497 .400 .771 6.3 5.1 1.1 .4 27.9
Andrew Bynum 1 0 2.0 .000 . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Brian Cook 7 0 11.1 .391 .364 1.000 3.1 1.1 .1 .0 6.3
Devean George 7 0 17.3 .382 .429 .400 2.3 .6 .6 .1 5.3
Jim Jackson 3 0 7.0 .333 .000 . 1.0 .7 .3 .3 1.3
Aaron McKie 1 0 8.0 . . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Lamar Odom 7 7 44.9 .495 .200 .667 11.0 4.9 .4 1.1 19.1
Smush Parker 7 7 36.9 .333 .154 1.000 3.0 1.6 2.1 .1 8.9
Ronny Turiaf 3 0 8.3 .600 . .600 2.3 .0 .0 .3 3.7
Saša Vujačić 7 0 18.4 .423 .600 1.000 2.4 .9 .6 .0 6.0
Luke Walton 7 7 33.6 .458 .364 1.000 6.4 1.7 1.0 .1 12.1

Awards and records[]

  • Kobe Bryant, All-NBA First Team
  • Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions[]

  • On June 14, 2005, the Lakers re-hired head coach Phil Jackson.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • On October 26, 2005, The Lakers traded Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue).[14]
  • Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006.[14]
  • On March 6, 2006 Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Mike Bresnahan (July 16, 2006). "Bryant Opts to Fix Knee". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kobe won't play for USA after knee surgery". ESPN. July 15, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "USA - Knee-op knocks Kobe out of FIBA World Championship". FIBA. July 18, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Surgery for Bryant Is Bad News for U.S." The New York Times. July 16, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  5. ^ [1] SI.com
  6. ^ [2] Lakers' Brown sidelined two weeks
  7. ^ [3] Lakers' Profit out 4-6 months after Achilles surgery
  8. ^ Los Angeles Lakers Roster | FOX Sports
  9. ^ a b c [4] 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results
  10. ^ a b c [5] Los Angeles Lakers games in the 2005-2006 NBA season and playoffs
  11. ^ "ESPN - Report: Lakers hire Jackson again - NBA". Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  12. ^ "WIZARDS: Wizards Acquire Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins". Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  13. ^ "2005 Outstanding Trades". NBADraft.net. 2005-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  14. ^ a b c [6] 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Transactions
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