2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Phil Jackson
General manager Mitch Kupchak
Owner(s) Jerry Buss
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 4537 (.549)
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 3-4)
Local media
Television FSN West, KCAL
Radio AM 570 KLAC

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 57th 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, Phil Jackson announced his intention to return to coach the Lakers. He would later lead the team to three more Finals appearances (2008-2010) before retiring in 2011 in which the Lakers were swept by the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks, ending their hopes of a third "three-peat" and a possible 17th championship.

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 School/Club Team
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. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
F/C 54 United States Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Glynn Academy
SG 8 United States Bryant, Kobe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) LMHS
C 17 United States Bynum, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) SJHS
PF 43 United States Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Illinois
SF 3 United States George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Augsburg
SG 11 United States Green, Devin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Hampton
SF 24 United States Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State
PG 2 United States McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple
PF 14 Ukraine Medvedenko, Stanislav 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
C 31 United States Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
PF 7 United States Odom, Lamar (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island
PG 1 United States Parker, Smush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fordham
SG 9 United States Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) University of Maryland
PF 21 France Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga
SG 18 Slovenia Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Slovenia
SG 23 United States Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Florida State
SF 4 United States 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

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 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

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: Lamar 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix, 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 defferences 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

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 0.4 0.6 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 .000 .296 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2
Brian Cook 81 46 19.0 .511 .429 .832 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 2.5
Devean George 71 5 21.7 .400 .313 .674 3.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 6.3
Devin Green 27 0 5.0 .214 0.1 .619 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 .5
Jim Jackson 13 0 7.1 .290 .364 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.7
Aaron McKie 14 0 8.6 .250 .000 .500 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5
Stanislav Medvedenko 2 0 3.0 .500 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Chris Mihm 59 56 26.1 .501 .000 .716 6.3 1.0 0.3 1.2 10.2
Lamar Odom 80 80 40.3 .481 .372 .690 9.2 5.5 0.9 0.8 14.8
Smush Parker 82 82 33.8 .447 .366 .694 3.3 3.7 1.7 0.2 11.5
Laron Profit 25 1 11.2 .476 .167 .875 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 4.2
Ronny Turiaf 23 1 7.0 .500 .000 .556 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.0
Saša Vujačić 82 4 17.7 .346 .347 .885 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.0 3.9
Von Wafer 16 0 4.6 .158 .118 .750 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3
Luke Walton 69 6 19.3 .412 .327 .750 3.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 5.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards and records

Transactions

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  3. Lakers' Profit out 4-6 months after Achilles surgery
  4. Los Angeles Lakers Roster | FOX Sports
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  10. Kobe scores 29 as Lakers pull even with Suns
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  12. Team effort gives Lakers win, 2-1 lead on Suns
  13. 1 2 Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers Box Score April 28, 2006
  14. 1 2 Balanced Scoring Gives Lakers 2-1 Series Edge
  15. Bryant's bucket at buzzer pushes Suns to edge of elimination
  16. Bryant’s Shot at Buzzer Stuns Suns in OT
  17. 1 2 Diaw sparks Suns in game marred by hard fouls, ejections
  18. Diaw, Suns Top Lakers; Force Game 6 in Los Angeles
  19. 1 2 Suns win in OT, force Game 7 despite Kobe's 50
  20. Suns Win Thriller in OT, Force Game 7
  21. 1 2 Suns run past Lakers, complete 3–1 series comeback
  22. Bryant Fades, Suns Rout Lakers in Game 7
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