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2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season

Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons attempts a shot over Lorenzen Wright of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies season was the team's 11th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 45-37 output from the previous season. They bested it by four games, finishing 49–33, and qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Hakim Warrick PF  United States Syracuse

Roster

2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PG 32 Chucky Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974-08-14 South Florida
SF 31 Shane Battier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-09-09 Duke
PG 1 Antonio Burks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980-02-25 Memphis
PF 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977-05-02 Purdue
PF 16 Pau Gasol 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-07-06 Spain
PG 24 Bobby Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-03-13 Minnesota
SF 30 Dahntay Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-12-27 Duke
SG 6 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-10-20 Temple
SG 33 Mike Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980-02-19 Florida
PG 3 Anthony Roberson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-02-14 Florida
C 44 Lawrence Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-10-20 Mississippi State
PG 20 Damon Stoudamire Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1973-09-03 Arizona
C 12 Jake Tsakalidis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1979-06-10 Republic of Georgia
PF 21 Hakim Warrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1982-07-08 Syracuse
C 42 Lorenzen Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975-11-04 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: April 17, 2006

Regular season

Season standings

Southwest Division
 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
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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: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 23 @ Dallas L 93–103 Pau Gasol (24) Jake Tsakalidis (8) Gasol, Jackson (4) American Airlines Center
20,340 		0–1
2 April 26 @ Dallas L 79–94 Pau Gasol (16) Pau Gasol (7) Pau Gasol (5) American Airlines Center
20,612 		0–2
3 April 29 Dallas L 89–94 (OT) Chucky Atkins (20) Lorenzen Wright (10) Eddie Jones (5) FedExForum
17,871 		0–3
4 May 1 Dallas L 76–102 Pau Gasol (25) Shane Battier (7) Chucky Atkins (4) FedExForum
15,104 		0–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shane Battier SF 81 81 2,839 429 136 92 114 818 35.0 5.3 1.7 1.1 1.4 10.1
Pau Gasol PF 80 80 3,135 713 371 46 153 1,628 39.2 8.9 4.6 .6 1.9 20.4
Lorenzen Wright C 78 58 1,689 395 48 52 46 454 21.7 5.1 .6 .7 .6 5.8
Eddie Jones SG 75 75 2,437 279 177 131 27 885 32.5 3.7 2.4 1.7 .4 11.8
Mike Miller SG 74 9 2,268 397 200 52 27 1,014 30.6 5.4 2.7 .7 .4 13.7
Bobby Jackson PG 71 15 1,775 223 195 61 1 808 25.0 3.1 2.7 .9 .0 11.4
Dahntay Jones SF 71 4 967 104 39 38 15 281 13.6 1.5 .5 .5 .2 4.0
Hakim Warrick PF 68 2 724 144 30 14 21 278 10.6 2.1 .4 .2 .3 4.1
Antonio Burks PG 57 1 570 37 76 20 0 113 10.0 .6 1.3 .4 .0 2.0
Jake Tsakalidis C 51 19 732 212 13 14 32 257 14.4 4.2 .3 .3 .6 5.0
Chucky Atkins† PG 43 39 1,161 75 129 29 2 491 27.0 1.7 3.0 .7 .0 11.4
Brian Cardinal PF 36 0 402 55 33 23 0 124 11.2 1.5 .9 .6 .0 3.4
Lawrence Roberts C 33 0 181 49 5 8 2 51 5.5 1.5 .2 .2 .1 1.5
Damon Stoudamire PG 27 27 862 95 128 19 1 317 31.9 3.5 4.7 .7 .0 11.7
Anthony Roberson PG 16 0 88 6 5 1 0 35 5.5 .4 .3 .1 .0 2.2
John Thomas† C 3 0 25 0 1 0 1 4 8.3 .0 .3 .0 .3 1.3

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Pau Gasol PF 4 4 158 27 12 2 5 81 39.5 6.8 3.0 .5 1.3 20.3
Shane Battier SF 4 4 129 23 2 4 2 24 32.3 5.8 .5 1.0 .5 6.0
Chucky Atkins PG 4 4 103 3 12 2 0 39 25.8 .8 3.0 .5 .0 9.8
Eddie Jones SG 4 3 119 11 10 3 1 41 29.8 2.8 2.5 .8 .3 10.3
Jake Tsakalidis C 4 3 59 11 2 1 1 13 14.8 2.8 .5 .3 .3 3.3
Mike Miller SG 4 1 107 15 7 2 2 34 26.8 3.8 1.8 .5 .5 8.5
Bobby Jackson PG 4 0 100 8 5 1 0 33 25.0 2.0 1.3 .3 .0 8.3
Lorenzen Wright C 4 0 86 20 3 0 4 29 21.5 5.0 .8 .0 1.0 7.3
Dahntay Jones SF 4 0 46 7 0 1 0 17 11.5 1.8 .0 .3 .0 4.3
Hakim Warrick PF 3 1 43 7 0 1 0 20 14.3 2.3 .0 .3 .0 6.7
Brian Cardinal PF 3 0 22 4 1 1 0 3 7.3 1.3 .3 .3 .0 1.0
Antonio Burks PG 2 0 13 1 2 1 0 3 6.5 .5 1.0 .5 .0 1.5
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies