2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season

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2005–06   Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach Mike Fratello
General manager Jerry West
PresidentJerry West
Owner(s) Michael Heisley
Arena FedExForum
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(lost to Mavericks 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WMC-TV
WPXX-TV
FSN South
Radio WREC
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

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]

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
119 Hakim Warrick PFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Syracuse

Roster

2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 32 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)1974-08-14 South Florida
SF 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1978-09-09 Duke
PG 1 Burks, Antonio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)1980-02-25 Memphis
PF 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg)1977-05-02 Purdue
PF 16 Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg)1980-07-06 Spain
PG 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1973-03-13 Minnesota
SF 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)1980-12-27 Duke
SG 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)1971-10-20 Temple
SG 33 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg)1980-02-19 Florida
PG 3 Roberson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)1983-02-14 Florida
C 44 Roberts, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1982-10-20 Mississippi State
PG 20 Stoudamire, Damon  Cruz Roja.svg5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)171 lb (78 kg)1973-09-03 Arizona
C 12 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)285 lb (129 kg)1979-06-10 Republic of Georgia
PF 21 Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)219 lb (99 kg)1982-07-08 Syracuse
C 42 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)1975-11-04 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 17, 2006

Regular season

Season standings

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 6319.768-34–729–1213–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 6022.732334–726–1513–3
x-Memphis Grizzlies 4933.5981430–1119–226–10
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 3844.4632524–1714–277–9
Houston Rockets 3448.4152915–2619–221–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1c-San Antonio Spurs 6319.768-
2y-Phoenix Suns 5428.6599
3y-Denver Nuggets 4438.53719
4x-Dallas Mavericks 6022.7323
5x-Memphis Grizzlies 4933.59814
6x-Los Angeles Clippers 4735.57316
7x-Los Angeles Lakers 4537.54918
8x-Sacramento Kings 4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz 4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics 3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors 3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets 3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers 2161.25642

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOKNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta —2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2—2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2—2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2—0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0—1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3—1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1—2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2—1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1—1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1—2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2—2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2—1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1—0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0—3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3—1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1—1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1—2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2—2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2—1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1—3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3—0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0—3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3—1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1—1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1—2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2—1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1—0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

Game log

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 23@ Dallas L 93–103 Pau Gasol (24) Jake Tsakalidis (8) Gasol, Jackson (4) American Airlines Center
20,340		0–1
2April 26@ Dallas L 79–94 Pau Gasol (16) Pau Gasol (7) Pau Gasol (5) American Airlines Center
20,612		0–2
3April 29 Dallas L 89–94 (OT) Chucky Atkins (20) Lorenzen Wright (10) Eddie Jones (5) FedExForum
17,871		0–3
4May 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 SF81812,8394291369211481835.05.31.71.11.410.1
Pau Gasol PF80803,135713371461531,62839.28.94.6.61.920.4
Lorenzen Wright C78581,68939548524645421.75.1.6.7.65.8
Eddie Jones SG75752,4372791771312788532.53.72.41.7.411.8
Mike Miller SG7492,26839720052271,01430.65.42.7.7.413.7
Bobby Jackson PG71151,77522319561180825.03.12.7.9.011.4
Dahntay Jones SF71496710439381528113.61.5.5.5.24.0
Hakim Warrick PF68272414430142127810.62.1.4.2.34.1
Antonio Burks PG571570377620011310.0.61.3.4.02.0
Jake Tsakalidis C511973221213143225714.44.2.3.3.65.0
Chucky Atkins †PG43391,1617512929249127.01.73.0.7.011.4
Brian Cardinal PF360402553323012411.21.5.9.6.03.4
Lawrence Roberts C33018149582515.51.5.2.2.11.5
Damon Stoudamire PG27278629512819131731.93.54.7.7.011.7
Anthony Roberson PG160886510355.5.4.3.1.02.2
John Thomas †C3025010148.3.0.3.0.31.3

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Pau Gasol PF441582712258139.56.83.0.51.320.3
Shane Battier SF44129232422432.35.8.51.0.56.0
Chucky Atkins PG44103312203925.8.83.0.5.09.8
Eddie Jones SG431191110314129.82.82.5.8.310.3
Jake Tsakalidis C4359112111314.82.8.5.3.33.3
Mike Miller SG41107157223426.83.81.8.5.58.5
Bobby Jackson PG4010085103325.02.01.3.3.08.3
Lorenzen Wright C4086203042921.55.0.8.01.07.3
Dahntay Jones SF404670101711.51.8.0.3.04.3
Hakim Warrick PF314370102014.32.3.0.3.06.7
Brian Cardinal PF3022411037.31.3.3.3.01.0
Antonio Burks PG2013121036.5.51.0.5.01.5
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Awards and records

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