2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season

2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
Head coachByron Scott
General managerJeff Bower
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaFord Center (36 games)
New Orleans Arena (3 games)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1 game)
Lloyd Noble Center (1 game)
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionCox Sports Television
The Cox Channel
Cox 4
RadioWTIX
KTOK

The 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team's fourth season in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 18–64 record from the previous season (worst in the Western Conference that year). They finished the season with a 38–44 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Before the commencement of training camp, the City of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina.[1] With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for this season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets enjoyed sell-out crowds at the Ford Center.[1]

The addition of draft pick Chris Paul resulted in the team competing for a playoff spot. In January and February, the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two-year suspension for illegal drugs. Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio, while leading all rookies with 16.1 points per game.[1]

On March 8, the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell-out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113–107.[1] In March, the Hornets went into a tailspin, winning just 3 of 14 games. The Hornets went on to finish in 4th place in their division. Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year.[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Chris Paul[3] PG  United States Wake Forest
2 33 Brandon Bass F  United States LSU

Roster

2005–06 New Orleans Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 12 Chris Andersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-07-07 Blinn
PF 33 Brandon Bass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985-04-30 LSU
C 42 P. J. Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech
SF 45 Rasual Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-05-23 La Salle
PG 5 Speedy Claxton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1978-05-08 Hofstra
PF 21 Marcus Fizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1978-08-10 Iowa State
C 44 Marc Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1975-01-16 Temple
SF 43 Linton Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-06-13 Tulane
SG 6 Arvydas Macijauskas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1980-01-19 Lithuania
SF 24 Desmond Mason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1977-10-11 Oklahoma State
PG 25 Moochie Norris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1973-07-27 West Florida
PG 3 Chris Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-05-06 Wake Forest
SG 23 J. R. Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep HS (NJ)
SG 1 Kirk Snyder 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983-06-05 Nevada
PF 30 David West 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980-08-29 Xavier
C 34 Aaron Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971-10-02 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: March 31, 2006

Regular 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
38 44 .463 25 24–17 14–27 7–9
Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 29 15–26 19–22 1–15
#
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 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

Game log

2005–06 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 22–19; Road: 16–25)
November: 7–7 (home: 3–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 1 Sacramento W 93–67 P. J. Brown (20) David West (11) Speedy Claxton & Chris Paul (4) Ford Center
19,163 		1–0
2 November 2 @ Cleveland L 87–109 Speedy Claxton (16) Chris Andersen (8) Boštjan Nachbar (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–1
3 November 5 @ Houston W 91–84 P. J. Brown (18) P. J. Brown (13) Claxton & Paul (8) Toyota Center
15,875 		2–1
4 November 9 Orlando L 83–88 Speedy Claxton (24) P. J. Brown (10) Speedy Claxton (6) Ford Center
18,508 		2–2
5 November 12 Dallas L 103–109 Chris Paul (26) P. J. Brown (7) Speedy Claxton (7) Ford Center
19,163 		2–3
6 November 15 @ Miami L 102–109 (OT) P. J. Brown (24) P. J. Brown (12) Chris Paul (10) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		2–4
7 November 16 Denver L 81–91 Chris Paul (18) Brown, Paul, & West (9) Kirk Snyder (5) Ford Center
18,442 		2–5
8 November 18 Atlanta W 95–92 Chris Paul (25) Chris Andersen (18) Chris Paul (12) Ford Center
17,554 		3–5
9 November 19 @ Orlando W 98–95 David West (34) Andersen & West (8) Chris Paul (8) TD Waterhouse Centre
14,489 		4–5
10 November 21 @ Philadelphia L 91–103 David West (20) David West (9) Chris Paul (6) Wachovia Center
12,452 		4–6
11 November 23 Minnesota W 84–80 David West (22) David West (13) Chris Paul (8) Ford Center
19,163 		5–6
12 November 26 @ Seattle W 105–99 David West (21) Desmond Mason & Paul (7) Chris Paul (10) Key Arena
16,371 		6–6
13 November 28 @ Golden State L 83–99 Chris Paul (15) David West (11) Speedy Claxton (9) Oakland Arena
16,270 		6–7
14 November 30 @ Denver W 102–95 Desmond Mason (26) P. J. Brown (12) Chris Paul (9) Pepsi Center
15,603 		7–7
December : 5–10 (home: 4–3; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 2 Philadelphia W 88–86 David West (22) P. J. Brown (14) Chris Paul (9) Ford Center
19,163 		8–7
16 December 3 @ Dallas L 88–97 Chris Paul (25) Brown & Paul (6) Chris Paul (5) American Airlines Center
19,651 		8–8
17 December 6 @ Memphis L 73–89 Mason & West (15) Chris Andersen (10) Paul, J. R. Smith, & Claxton (4) FedEx Forum
13,271 		8–9
18 December 7 Boston L 87–101 David West (29) Chris Paul (10) Chris Paul (6) Ford Center
18,753 		8–10
19 December 9 @ Portland L 95–98 (OT) Speedy Claxton (27) Chris Paul (7) Chris Paul (10) Rose Garden
12,305 		8–11
20 December 11 @ Sacramento W 100–110 Chris Paul (18) P. J. Brown (8) Chris Paul (12) ARCO Arena
17,317 		8–12
21 December 12 @ Phoenix W 91–87 J. R. Smith (26) J. R. Smith (10) Chris Paul (7) America West Arena
15,547 		9–12
22 December 14 L.A. Clippers W 102–89 J. R. Smith (21) David West (12) Chris Paul (8) Ford Center
17,490 		10–12
23 December 16 Phoenix L 88–101 Chris Paul (25) Brown & West (13) Chris Paul (6) Pete Maravich Assembly Center
7,302 		10–13
24 December 18 San Antonio W 89–76 David West (19) Chris Paul (12) Chris Paul (9) Ford Center
19,297 		11–13
25 December 21 @ Minnesota L 69–88 Chris Paul (15) P. J. Brown (9) Speedy Claxton (4) Target Center
14,454 		11–14
26 December 23 @ Milwaukee L 94–101 David West (27) David West (18) Chris Paul (8) Bradley Center
16,824 		11–15
27 December 28 Houston W 92–90 J. R. Smith (16) Brown & West (7) Chris Paul (15) Ford Center
19,205 		12–15
28 December 29 @ San Antonio L 84–111 David West (18) P. J. Brown (6) Chris Paul (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		12–16
29 December 31 Dallas L 90–95 David West (18) David West (10) Chris Paul (10) Ford Center
19,170 		12–17
January : 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 2 Charlotte W 103–86 Chris Paul (24) Mason & West (9) Chris Paul (11) Ford Center
17,683 		13–17
31 January 4 Miami W 107–92 Desmond Mason (24) Mason & West (7) Chris Paul (9) Ford Center
19,326 		14–17
32 January 6 Portland W 90–80 Kirk Snyder (22) David West (13) Speedy Claxton (7) Ford Center
18,995 		14–18
33 January 7 @ Atlanta L 93–101 Speedy Claxton (29) David West (9) Kirk Snyder (4) Philips Arena
11,332 		14–19
34 January 10 Detroit L 86–96 David West (20) P. J. Brown (9) Chris Paul (5) Ford Center
19,260 		15–19
35 January 13 Sacramento W 90–76 David West (19) Chris Paul (8) Speedy Claxton (8) Lloyd Noble Center
11,343 		16–19
36 January 14 @ Houston W 86–80 Chris Paul (17) P. J. Brown (10) Chris Paul (5) Toyota Center
14,724 		17–19
37 January 16 @ Charlotte W 107–92 Chris Paul (24) David West (11) Chris Paul (6) Charlotte Bobcats Arena
15,303 		18–19
38 January 18 Memphis W 87–79 Chris Paul (16) David West (14) Chris Paul (9) Ford Center
14,554 		19–19
39 January 20 @ Washington L 99–110 Chris Paul (28) David West (7) Chris Paul (11) Verizon Center
19,062 		19–20
40 January 21 @ New York W 109–98 Chris Paul (27) P. J. Brown (9) Chris Paul (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		20–20
41 January 23 @ Boston L 78–91 David West (21) P. J. Brown (8) Chris Paul (6) TD Banknorth Garden
14,473 		20–21
42 January 25 San Antonio L 68–84 Rasual Butler & West (15) P. J. Brown (9) Chris Paul (4) Ford Center
19,289 		20–22
43 January 28 @ Memphis W 95–86 Speedy Claxton (20) David West (12) Chris Paul (8) FedExForum
16,228 		21–22
44 January 30 Milwaukee W 94–93 David West (24) David West (15) Chris Paul (9) Ford Center
18,197 		22–22
February : 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 1 Chicago W 100–95 Chris Paul (25) Brown & West (6) Chris Paul (13) Ford Center
19,163 		23–22
46 February 4 L.A. Lakers W 106–90 Desmond Mason (21) P. J. Brown (9) Chris Paul (13) Ford Center
19,334 		24–22
47 February 6 @ New Jersey L 91–99 Speedy Claxton (23) Mason & Paul (7) Chris Paul (13) Continental Airlines Arena
13,998 		24–23
48 February 8 Seattle W 109–102 David West (26) David West (10) Kirk Snyder (12) Ford Center
18,807 		25–23
49 February 10 New York W 111–100 David West (21) David West (10) Speedy Claxton (11) Ford Center
19,163 		26–23
50 February 11 @ Minnesota W 100–94 Claxton & Snyder (28) Desmond Mason (9) Speedy Claxton (7) Target Center
15,933 		27–23
51 February 13 Washington W 97–96 David West (19) David West (9) Speedy Claxton (10) Ford Center
18,678 		28–23
52 February 15 Portland W 102–86 Kirk Snyder (22) Rasual Butler (9) Chris Paul (7) Ford Center
19,051 		29–23
53 February 21 @ Indiana L 75–97 Chris Paul (27) Desmond Mason (7) Chris Paul (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,108 		29–24
54 February 22 Utah W 100–95 Chris Paul (18) Aaron Williams (13) Chris Paul (7) Ford Center
18,368 		29–25
55 February 25 @ Utah W 100–95 Chris Paul (23) Linton Johnson (11) Chris Paul (8) EnergySolutions Arena
18,471 		30–25
56 February 26 @ Portland W 102–86 David West (22) Marc Jackson (8) Chris Paul (8) Rose Garden
12,860 		31–25
57 February 28 @ Seattle L 104–114 Chris Paul (25) Chris Paul (7) Chris Paul (14) Key Arena
15,115 		31–26
March : 3–11 (home: 2–6; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 1 @ L.A. Clippers L 67–89 Desmond Mason (20) P. J. Brown (11) Chris Paul (12) Staples Center
16,157 		31–27
59 March 6 Phoenix L 88–101 David West (20) David West (8) Chris Paul (11) Ford Center
19,207 		31–28
60 March 8 L.A. Lakers L 107–113 David West (25) Kirk Snyder (6) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
17,744 		31–29
61 March 10 Indiana L 90–92 David West (20) Chris Paul (7) Chris Paul (8) Ford Center
18,506 		31–30
62 March 12 New Jersey L 84–95 Chris Paul (17) P. J. Brown (8) Chris Paul (7) Ford Center
19,198 		31–31
63 March 14 @ San Antonio L 81–96 Jackson & Paul (16) Rasual Butler (8) Chris Paul (7) AT&T Center
18,797 		31–32
64 March 18 Denver L 94–109 David West (24) P. J. Brown (10) Chris Paul (10) New Orleans Arena
17,912 		31–33
65 March 21 L.A. Clippers W 120–108 Rasual Butler (32) David West (11) Chris Paul (9) New Orleans Arena
16,799 		32–33
66 March 23 Houston L 92–93 David West (14) David West (11) Speedy Claxton (10) Ford Center
19,163 		32–34
67 March 24 @ Chicago L 82–96 Chris Paul (13) Brown & Butler (9) Speedy Claxton (6) United Center
21,793 		32–35
68 March 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 67–89 David West (23) David West (10) Claxton & Paul (6) Staples Center
18,997 		32–36
69 March 27 @ Utah L 80–104 Rasual Butler (15) P. J. Brown (8) Chris Paul (7) EnergySolutions Arena
17,437 		32–37
70 March 29 @ Golden State W 86–85 Rasual Butler (20) Marc Jackson (8) Chris Paul (7) Oakland Arena
16,885 		33–37
71 March 31 Memphis W 107–102 Marc Jackson (24) Linton Johnson (8) Speedy Claxton (8) Ford Center
18,817 		34–37
April : 4–7 (home: 3–2; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 2 @ Toronto W 120–113 (2 OT) Chris Paul (24) Chris Paul (12) Claxton & Paul (12) Air Canada Centre
15,079 		35–37
73 April 4 @ Detroit L 93–101 Paul & West (24) Jackson, Johnson, & West (6) Chris Paul (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		35–38
74 April 5 Golden State W 114–109 (OT) Speedy Claxton (21) Butler & Paul (11) Chris Paul (16) Ford Center
18,169 		36–38
75 April 7 Toronto W 95–89 David West (19) David West (9) Chris Paul (8) Ford Center
18,854 		37–38
76 April 8 @ Dallas L 77–101 Rasual Butler (14) Brown & Butler (7) Chris Paul (5) American Airlines Center
20,336 		37–39
77 April 10 Cleveland L 101–103 Chris Paul (22) P. J. Brown (10) Chris Paul (5) Ford Center
19,187 		37–40
78 April 12 Seattle W 104–99 Chris Paul (21) Marc Jackson (14) Chris Paul (6) Ford Center
18,607 		38–40
79 April 14 Utah L 104–105 David West (31) David West (12) Chris Paul (7) Ford Center
19,163 		38–41
80 April 16 @ Sacramento L 79–96 Chris Paul (12) Brandon Bass (7) Chris Paul (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		38–42
81 April 17 @ Phoenix L 78–115 Jackson & Paul (11) Linton Johnson (7) Chris Paul (5) US Airways Arena
18,442 		38–43
82 April 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–115 P. J. Brown (16) Marc Jackson (13) Chris Paul (7) Staples Center
18,997 		38–44
2005–06 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chris Andersen 32 2 17.8 .571 .000 .476 4.8 0.2 0.3 1.3 5.0
Brandon Bass 29 1 9.2 .400 .000 .632 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.3
P.J. Brown 75 73 31.7 .461 .000 .827 7.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 9.0
Rasual Butler 79 20 23.7 .406 .380 .693 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 8.7
Speedy Claxton 71 3 28.4 .413 .270 .769 2.7 4.8 1.5 0.1 12.3
Marcus Fizer 3 0 13.0 .529 1.000 .500 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 6.7
Marc Jackson 27 10 22.0 .489 .500 .824 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 9.1
Linton Johnson 27 7 18.1 .403 .361 .739 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 5.3
Maciej Lampe 2 0 8.0 .000 .000 .000 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arvydas Macijauskas 19 0 7.1 .341 .250 .867 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.0 2.3
Desmond Mason 70 55 30.0 .399 .167 .682 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 10.8
Boštjan Nachbar 25 13 16.2 .339 .298 .694 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.2 5.0
Moochie Norris 16 0 11.4 .426 .444 .640 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.0 3.8
Chris Paul 78 78 36.0 .430 .282 .847 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 16.1
J.R. Smith 55 25 18.0 .393 .371 .822 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 7.7
Kirk Snyder 68 45 19.3 .453 .357 .735 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3 8.0
Jackson Vroman 41 2 9.9 .394 .000 .477 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8
David West 74 74 34.1 .512 .273 .843 7.4 1.2 0.8 0.9 17.1
Aaron Williams 34 2 20.4 .516 .000 .673 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.8

Bold leads team. Minimum of ten games started.
Reference:[4]

Awards and records

Awards

Free agents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "New Orleans Hornets (2002-Present)". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  2. ^ New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on Basketball Reference
  3. ^ "NBA.com: Draft 2005". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  4. ^ "2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Roster and Stats".
  5. ^ "NBA.com Hornets' Paul Named the 2005-06 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
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