2005–06 Chicago Bulls season

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The 2005–06 Chicago Bulls season was one of mixed results. While the Bulls reached the playoffs for a second straight season, they posted a record of just 41–41 (.500) in the regular season, 6 wins fewer than they had recorded in the previous year even though the roster was mostly the same.

Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Paxson
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
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2005–06 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Paxson
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Heat 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
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RadioWMVP
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In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the eventual NBA champion, the Miami Heat, in six games in the First Round.

On December 9, 2005, the Bulls' retired Scottie Pippen's jersey number 33 to the rafters during the halftime ceremony. Pippen was also reunited with his former teammates Michael Jordan, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman, Craig Hodges, Randy Brown, Toni Kukoc, his former assistant coach Johnny Bach, and former Bulls head coach Phil Jackson during the ceremony.

Offseason

The Bulls did not have any picks in the 2005 draft. The core of the team remained based around Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Kirk Hinrich, all draft picks from the previous two years. The Bulls did not sign any household name players through free agency, but did add Malik Allen, Darius Songaila and Michael Sweetney (through the trade explained below), all of which would split time between the starting lineup and the bench. They also added Tim Thomas; however due to a clash with Scott Skiles he appeared in just 3 games for the Bulls and would eventually move to the Phoenix Suns. The Bulls also traded their once first-round draft pick Eddy Curry to the Knicks after Curry missed some of the 2004–05 season with a heart condition.[1] The move was met with some controversy, although it ended up resulting in high draft picks for the Bulls due to the Knicks' poor records in the coming seasons.

NBA draft

The Bulls did not have any draft picks in 2005.

Roster

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2005–06 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 35 Malik Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-06-27 Villanova
G/F 13 Eddie Basden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-02-15 Charlotte
C 3 Tyson Chandler 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-10-02 Dominguez HS (CA)
F 9 Luol Deng 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
G 21 Chris Duhon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-08-31 Duke
G 7 Ben Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
F/C 24 Othella Harrington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974-01-31 Georgetown
G 12 Kirk Hinrich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas
G 1 Randy Livingston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975-04-02 LSU
F 5 Andres Nocioni 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-30 Argentina
G 15 Jannero Pargo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas
G 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970-09-30 Nebraska
C 45 Luke Schenscher 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-12-31 Georgia Tech
F 25 Darius Songaila 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1978-02-14 Wake Forest
F/C 50 Michael Sweetney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1982-10-25 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 22, 2006

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Regular season

Standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6418.780-37–427–1413–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5032.6101431–1019–2211–5
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5002327–1414–276–10
x-Chicago Bulls 4141.5002321–2020–214–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4042.4882425–1615–266–10
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Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6418.780-
2 y-Miami Heat5230.63412
3 y-New Jersey Nets4933.59815
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.61014
5 x-Washington Wizards4240.51222
6 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50023
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50023
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4042.48824
9 Philadelphia 76ers3844.46326
10 Orlando Magic3646.43928
11 Boston Celtics3349.40231
12 Toronto Raptors2755.32937
13 Charlotte Bobcats2656.31738
14 Atlanta Hawks2656.31738
15 New York Knicks2359.28041
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Playoffs

At 41–41 (.500) record, the Bulls managed to sneak into the Eastern Conference Playoffs as a 7th seed. They would lose in the first round to the eventual NBA Champion Miami Heat, although they did manage to stretch the best of 7 series to 6 games, ending a season in which they played very inconsistently on a somewhat positive note. A year later, the Bulls would defeat the Heat in a sweep in the first round.

More information 2006 playoff game log, Game ...
2006 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 @ Miami L 106–111 Ben Gordon (35) Andrés Nocioni (16) Kirk Hinrich (8) American Airlines Arena
20,288		 0–1
2 April 24 @ Miami L 108–115 Andrés Nocioni (30) Tyson Chandler (9) Kirk Hinrich (7) American Airlines Arena
20,214		 0–2
3 April 27 Miami W 109–90 Ben Gordon (24) Andrés Nocioni (9) Kirk Hinrich (11) United Center
22,133		 1–2
4 April 30 Miami W 93–87 Andrés Nocioni (24) Andrés Nocioni (7) Kirk Hinrich (9) United Center
22,361		 2–2
5 May 2 @ Miami L 78–92 Andrés Nocioni (23) Andrés Nocioni (10) Kirk Hinrich (5) American Airlines Arena
20,287		 2–3
6 May 4 Miami L 96–113 Kirk Hinrich (23) Luol Deng (6) Kirk Hinrich (6) United Center
22,584		 2–4
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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Andrés Nocioni 824327.3.461.391.8436.11.4.5.613.0
Kirk Hinrich 818136.5.418.370.8153.66.31.2.315.9
Ben Gordon 804731.0.422.435.7872.73.0.9.116.9
Tyson Chandler 795026.8.565.000.5039.01.0.51.35.3
Luol Deng 785633.4.463.269.7506.61.9.9.614.3
Chris Duhon 743829.1.400.360.8183.05.0.9.08.7
Othella Harrington 722311.4.495.6262.1.5.1.24.8
Michael Sweetney 664418.5.450.6525.3.9.3.88.1
Darius Songaila 62721.4.481.400.8174.01.4.6.39.2
Jannero Pargo 57011.3.373.379.8101.11.6.4.04.8
Malik Allen 542013.0.4901.000.6052.6.4.3.34.9
Eric Piatkowski 2917.9.393.273.400.8.4.2.02.0
Luke Schenscher 2007.5.615.3081.5.4.1.21.8
Eddie Basden 1907.4.405.143.8001.5.4.5.12.1
James Thomas† 703.7.5001.1.0.0.0.9
Randy Livingston 504.4.000.8.2.2.0.0
Randy Holcomb 402.81.000.3.0.0.0.5
Tim Thomas† 3010.7.375.1671.3.7.0.34.3
Stephen Graham† 306.7.200.2501.0001.0.3.0.01.7
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Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ben Gordon 6640.8.406.366.6763.33.01.0.021.0
Kirk Hinrich 6639.0.415.346.8573.37.71.3.320.5
Andrés Nocioni 6638.3.560.476.8578.81.5.8.322.3
Michael Sweetney 6620.0.412.7895.51.2.51.07.2
Malik Allen 6619.3.467.0003.01.2.31.04.7
Luol Deng 6030.0.429.200.5714.8.5.8.710.2
Chris Duhon 6021.8.360.438.8332.72.2.3.05.0
Tyson Chandler 6017.3.667.3004.5.5.3.31.8
Eric Piatkowski 604.7.500.4001.000.8.2.0.21.7
Jannero Pargo 503.8.417.600.8001.2.6.0.03.4
Luke Schenscher 305.71.000.7502.3.0.0.02.3
Othella Harrington 305.0.000.7.0.3.0.0
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bulls only.

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