2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season

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2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season
Conference champions
Head coachAvery Johnson
General managerDonnie Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Heat 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVT
KTXA
FSN Southwest
RadioKESN
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

The 2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The season saw Dallas go to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Miami Heat, who were led by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, in six games. Dallas and Miami met again in the 2011 NBA Finals, where the Mavericks avenged the loss and defeated the favored Heat in six games to win their first NBA championship. Teammates Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry were the only members of both 2006 and 2011 Finals teams.

In the playoffs, the Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round. In the Western Conference semifinals, they met the San Antonio Spurs once again in the playoffs for the first time since the 2003 Western Conference finals, and defeated the Spurs in seven games. They got to Conference finals once again for the first time since 2003, where they beat the Phoenix Suns in six games and won their first conference title in franchise history. In the NBA Finals, they faced the Miami Heat but lost to them in six games.

Starting the season, the Mavericks started with a 35–10 record as Dirk Nowitzki was selected for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. The Mavericks finished with a 60–22 record overall and second place in the Southwest Division. Head coach Avery Johnson was named Coach of The Year. Following the season, Keith Van Horn retired.

Offseason[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

The Mavericks did not have any selections in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Roster[edit]

2005–06 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968-06-22 Fayetteville State
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975-07-14 Mississippi State
SG 6 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-01-07 Auburn
C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1982-01-30 Oak Hill Academy (HS)
SG 44 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974-07-04 Seton Hall
PG 34 Harris, Devin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1983-02-27 Wisconsin
SF 5 Howard, Josh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-04-28 Wake Forest
C 28 Mbenga, D. J. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980-12-30 DR Congo
SF 1 Marshall, Rawle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-02-20 Oakland
PF 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-06-19 Germany
C 24 Podkolzin, Pavel 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 305 lb (138 kg) 1985-01-15 Russia
PF 33 Powell, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983-01-25 NC State
SG 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1975-11-05 North Carolina
PG 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977-09-15 Arizona
SF 2 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1975-10-23 Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 23, 2006

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Division[edit]

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

Conference[edit]

#
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[edit]

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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2005–06 game log
Total: 60–22 (home: 34–7; road: 26–15)
November: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 November 25, 2005
7:00 p.m. CST
@ Miami W 103–90 Howard (25) Howard (11) Terry (10) American Airlines Arena
20,246
9–2
December: 12–4 (home: 6–3; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
January: 13–2 (home: 6–0; road: 7–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
February: 10–1 (home: 9–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 9, 2006
7:00 p.m. CST
Miami W 112–76 Nowitzki (27) Dampier (11) Terry (7) American Airlines Center
20,273
39–10
All-Star Break
March: 9–8 (home: 4–2; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
April: 6–3 (home: 4–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2005–06 schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 23 Memphis W 103–93 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Erick Dampier (12) Jason Terry (4) American Airlines Center
20,340
1–0
2 April 26 Memphis W 94–79 Dirk Nowitzki (31) three players tied (6) Jason Terry (9) American Airlines Center
20,612
2–0
3 April 29 @ Memphis W 94–89 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (36) three players tied (9) Dirk Nowitzki (5) FedExForum
17,871
3–0
4 May 1 @ Memphis W 102–76 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Josh Howard (9) Stackhouse, Terry (5) FedExForum
15,104
4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 7 @ San Antonio L 85–87 Jerry Stackhouse (24) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Marquis Daniels (3) AT&T Center
18,797
0–1
2 May 9 @ San Antonio W 113–91 Josh Howard (27) Howard, Nowitzki (9) three players tied (3) AT&T Center
18,797
1–1
3 May 13 San Antonio W 104–103 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jason Terry (4) American Airlines Center
20,865
2–1
4 May 15 San Antonio W 123–118 (OT) Jason Terry (32) Dampier, Nowitzki (9) Devin Harris (6) American Airlines Center
20,969
3–1
5 May 17 @ San Antonio L 97–98 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Terry (5) AT&T Center
18,797
3–2
6 May 19 San Antonio L 86–91 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (21) Dirk Nowitzki (5) American Airlines Center
20,986
3–3
7 May 22 @ San Antonio W 119–111 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (37) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Jerry Stackhouse (6) AT&T Center 4–3
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 24 Phoenix L 118–121 Devin Harris (30) Dirk Nowitzki (19) Terry, Stackhouse (3) American Airlines Center
20,789
0–1
2 May 26 Phoenix W 105–98 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Dirk Nowitzki (6) American Airlines Center
20,934
1–1
3 May 28 @ Phoenix W 95–88 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (17) Dirk Nowitzki (5) US Airways Center
18,422
2–1
4 May 30 @ Phoenix L 86–106 Josh Howard (16) Josh Howard (9) Devin Harris (5) US Airways Center
18,422
2–2
5 June 1 Phoenix W 117–101 Dirk Nowitzki (50) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Jason Terry (9) American Airlines Center
20,977
3–2
6 June 3 @ Phoenix W 102–93 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Josh Howard (15) Nowitzki, Terry (3) US Airways Center
18,422
4–2
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 June 8, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
Miami W 90–80 Terry (32) Howard (12) Hoawrd,
Nowitzki
Stackhouse (4)
American Airlines Center
20,475
1–0
2 June 11, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
Miami W 99–85 Nowitzki (26) Nowitzki (16) Terry (9) American Airlines Center
20,459
2–0
3 June 13, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
@ Miami L 96–98 Nowitzki (30) Dampier (9) Terry (5) American Airlines Arena
20,145
2–1
4 June 15, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
@ Miami L 74–98 Terry (17) Nowitzki (9) Stackhuse (4) American Airlines Arena
20,145
2–2
5 June 18, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
@ Miami L 100–101 (OT) Terry (35) Howard (10) Daniels (4) American Airlines Arena
20,145
2–3
6 June 20, 2006
8:00 p.m. CDT
Miami L 92–95 Nowitzki (29) Nowitzki (15) Terry (5) American Airlines Center
20,522
2–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

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

Season[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong 62 2 10.0 .336 .229 .786 1.3 1.4 .4 .0 2.1
Doug Christie 7 7 26.4 .346 .000 .667 1.9 2.0 1.3 .1 3.7
Erick Dampier 82 36 23.6 .493 .000 .591 7.8 .6 .3 1.3 5.7
Marquis Daniels 62 29 28.5 .480 .211 .754 3.6 2.8 1.1 .2 10.2
DeSagana Diop 81 45 18.6 .487 .500 .542 4.6 .3 .5 1.8 2.3
Adrian Griffin 52 45 23.9 .480 .000 .774 4.4 1.7 1.0 .2 4.6
Devin Harris 56 4 22.8 .469 .238 .716 2.2 3.2 0.9 0.3 9.9
Josh Howard 59 58 32.5 .471 .429 .734 6.3 1.9 1.2 .4 15.6
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 43 1 5.5 .533 .000 .500 1.3 .0 .1 .6 1.7
Rawle Marshall 23 9 10.5 .400 .333 .759 1.3 .4 .3 .3 3.1
Dirk Nowitzki 81 81 38.1 .480 .406 .901 9.0 2.8 .7 1.0 26.6
Pavel Podkolzin 1 0 18.0 .000 .000 .500 7.0 .0 .0 1.0 3.0
Josh Powell 37 2 11.6 .457 .000 .800 2.2 .2 .2 .1 3.0
Jerry Stackhouse 55 11 27.7 .401 .277 .882 2.8 2.9 .7 .2 13.0
Jason Terry 80 80 35.0 .470 .411 .800 2.0 3.8 1.3 .3 17.1
Keith Van Horn 53 0 20.6 .424 .368 .832 3.6 .7 .6 .2 8.9

Playoffs[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong 11 0 4.3 .200 .000 1.000 .6 .2 .3 .1 .7
Erick Dampier 19 2 23.9 .540 .000 .614 6.7 .3 .6 1.3 5.0
Marquis Daniels 20 0 11.1 .446 .400 .762 1.1 1.3 03 .1 3.4
DeSagana Diop 22 18 18.5 .615 .000 .611 5.0 .1 .6 1.3 2.7
Adrian Griffin 20 8 17.5 .542 .000 .875 3.6 1.2 .8 .1 3.6
Devin Harris 23 15 24.3 .480 .000 .703 1.7 2.2 .8 .1 9.4
Josh Howard 23 23 35.8 .453 .369 .808 7.4 1.4 1.0 .6 16.7
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 7 0 3.6 .333 .000 1.000 1.1 .0 .0 .1 .6
Dirk Nowitzki 23 23 42.7 .468 .343 .895 11.7 2.9 1.1 .6 27.0
Josh Powell 6 0 4.2 .000 .000 .000 .3 .2 .0 .0 .0
Jerry Stackhouse 22 1 32.3 .402 .338 .784 2.8 2.5 .5 .3 13.7
Jason Terry 22 22 38.4 .442 .307 .831 2.9 3.8 1.2 .0 18.9
Keith Van Horn 14 3 12.3 .339 .286 1.000 2.3 .1 .0 .3 3.6

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

Trades[edit]

Free agents[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]