Full NBA season
2005-06
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2005-06 NBA season.
1319indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
Wade takes four straight from Dallas
Detroit won 64, Nash's Suns survived without Stoudemire and Kobe scored 81 while carrying a thin Lakers roster—then Dallas took a 2–0 Finals lead before Dwyane Wade turned every high-leverage possession toward Miami.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | 95.6 | 88.8 |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 99.1 | 93.1 |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 108.4 | 102.8 |
| 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 92.2 | 88.5 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 97.2 | 95.6 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 99.4 | 96.9 |
| 5 | Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 100.3 | 100.1 |
| 8 | Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 98.9 | 97.3 |
| — | Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 92.4 | 95.0 |
| — | New Orleans Pelicans | 38 | 44 | .463 | 92.8 | 95.6 |
| — | Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 102.6 | 105.6 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 98.5 | 99.8 |
| — | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 90.1 | 91.7 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 91.7 | 93.6 |
| — | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 88.8 | 98.3 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | 96.8 | 90.2 |
| 2 | Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 99.9 | 96.0 |
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 97.6 | 95.4 |
| 4 | New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 93.8 | 92.4 |
| 6 | Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 101.7 | 99.8 |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 93.9 | 92.0 |
| 7 | Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 97.8 | 97.2 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 97.8 | 98.8 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 99.4 | 101.3 |
| — | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 94.9 | 96.0 |
| — | Boston Celtics | 33 | 49 | .402 | 98.0 | 99.5 |
| — | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 55 | .329 | 101.1 | 104.0 |
| — | Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 97.2 | 102.0 |
| — | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 96.9 | 100.9 |
| — | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 95.6 | 102.0 |
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