2005–06 Denver Nuggets season

2005–06 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coachGeorge Karl
OwnersStan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Clippers 1–4)
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The 2005–06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44–38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games.[1] In spite of regressing from last year's 49–33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity.

For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2012.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Julius Hodge SF/SG  United States North Carolina State
1 22 Jarrett Jack PG  United States Georgia Tech
2 52 Axel Hervelle SF/PF  Belgium

Roster

2005–06 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SG 15 Carmelo Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Syracuse
PG 11 Earl Boykins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan
SG 7 Greg Buckner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
PF 23 Marcus Camby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UMass
PG 10 Howard Eisley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College
C 56 Francisco Elson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California
PF 30 Reggie Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa
SG 32 Julius Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NC State
SF 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cincinnati
SF 43 Linas Kleiza 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Missouri
SF 6 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati
PG 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
PF 21 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma
C 31 Nenê  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brazil
SF 22 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

  • Guard Julius Hodge also holds citizenship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y- 44 38 .537 - 26–15 18–23 10–6
Utah Jazz 41 41 .500 3 22–19 19–22 11–5
Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 .427 9 22–19 13–28 10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 .402 11 24–17 9–32 6–10
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 23 15–26 6–35 3–13
#
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- 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: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 L.A. Clippers L 87–89 Anthony, Miller (25) Marcus Camby (10) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center
19,162 		0–1
2 April 24 L.A. Clippers L 87–98 Anthony, Camby (16) Marcus Camby (14) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center
18,794 		0–2
3 April 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–87 Carmelo Anthony (24) Marcus Camby (14) Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center
19,099 		1–2
4 April 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 86–100 Carmelo Anthony (17) Carmelo Anthony (11) Andre Miller (9) Pepsi Center
19,099 		1–3
5 May 1 L.A. Clippers L 83–101 Carmelo Anthony (23) Marcus Camby (11) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
18,648 		1–4
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% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 80 80 36.8 .481 .243 .808 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 26.5
Andre Miller 82 82 35.8 .463 .185 .738 4.3 8.2 1.3 0.2 13.7
Ruben Patterson 26 20 28.3 .543 .167 .580 3.5 2.6 1.3 0.3 13.2
Kenyon Martin 56 49 27.6 .495 .227 .712 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.9 12.9
Marcus Camby 56 54 33.2 .465 .091 .712 11.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 12.8
Earl Boykins 60 0 25.7 .410 .346 .874 1.4 3.8 0.8 0.1 12.6
Voshon Lenard 12 6 19.8 .408 .286 .385 2.3 1.5 0.7 0.2 8.3
Earl Watson 46 10 21.2 .429 .395 .627 1.9 3.5 0.8 0.2 7.5
Greg Buckner 73 27 24.1 .434 .354 .782 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.3 6.7
DerMarr Johnson 58 21 15.9 .431 .350 .810 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 6.1
Eduardo Nàjera 64 3 22.6 .422 .333 .781 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 5.4
Reggie Evans 26 2 23.3 .453 .505 8.7 0.6 0.6 0.2 5.2
Francisco Elson 72 54 21.9 .532 .200 .662 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 4.9
Howard Eisley 19 0 14.8 .349 .316 .833 1.0 2.3 0.4 0.1 4.8
Linas Kleiza 61 2 8.5 .445 .154 .704 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.5
Julius Hodge 14 0 2.4 .385 .375 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.9
Nenê 1 0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bryon Russell 1 0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Charles Smith 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 5 5 38.6 .333 .000 .750 6.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 21.0
Andre Miller 5 5 36.4 .442 .824 4.4 7.2 1.0 0.2 16.4
Greg Buckner 5 4 27.4 .418 .313 .875 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 12.6
Marcus Camby 5 5 35.0 .419 .556 11.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 11.4
Earl Boykins 5 0 28.0 .322 .211 .765 1.4 4.0 0.8 0.0 11.0
Ruben Patterson 4 1 14.5 .529 .400 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 5.0
Kenyon Martin 2 0 17.5 .308 .500 4.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 4.5
Reggie Evans 5 0 13.8 .429 .000 .722 4.6 0.0 0.4 0.2 3.8
DerMarr Johnson 3 0 11.3 .231 .100 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.3
Eduardo Nàjera 4 3 22.3 .214 .500 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.0 2.0
Linas Kleiza 3 0 4.7 .375 .000 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
Francisco Elson 5 2 15.0 .600 2.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 1.2

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 2005-06 Denver Nuggets
  2. ^ "2005-06 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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