2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season

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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]

Head coachMike Fratello
PresidentJerry West
General managerJerry West
OwnerMichael Heisley
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2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachMike Fratello
PresidentJerry West
General managerJerry West
OwnerMichael Heisley
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Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Mavericks 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWMC-TV
WPXX-TV
FSN South
RadioWREC
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Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons attempts a shot over Lorenzen Wright of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
119Hakim WarrickPF United StatesSyracuse
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Roster

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

Roster
Updated: April 17, 2006

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Regular season

Season standings

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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
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6319.768-
2 y-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
3 y-Denver Nuggets4438.53719
4 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.7323
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies4933.59814
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers4735.57316
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54918
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers2161.25642
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Game log

Playoffs

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2006 playoff game log
First Round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ Dallas L 93–103 Pau Gasol (24) Jake Tsakalidis (8) Gasol, Jackson (4) American Airlines Center
20,340		 0–1
2 April 26 @ Dallas L 79–94 Pau Gasol (16) Pau Gasol (7) Pau Gasol (5) American Airlines Center
20,612		 0–2
3 April 29 Dallas L 89–94 (OT) Chucky Atkins (20) Lorenzen Wright (10) Eddie Jones (5) FedExForum
17,871		 0–3
4 May 1 Dallas L 76–102 Pau Gasol (25) Shane Battier (7) Chucky Atkins (4) FedExForum
15,104		 0–4
2006 schedule
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Player statistics

Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shane BattierSF 81812,8394291369211481835.05.31.71.11.410.1
Pau GasolPF 80803,135713371461531,62839.28.94.6.61.920.4
Lorenzen WrightC 78581,68939548524645421.75.1.6.7.65.8
Eddie JonesSG 75752,4372791771312788532.53.72.41.7.411.8
Mike MillerSG 7492,26839720052271,01430.65.42.7.7.413.7
Bobby JacksonPG 71151,77522319561180825.03.12.7.9.011.4
Dahntay JonesSF 71496710439381528113.61.5.5.5.24.0
Hakim WarrickPF 68272414430142127810.62.1.4.2.34.1
Antonio BurksPG 571570377620011310.0.61.3.4.02.0
Jake TsakalidisC 511973221213143225714.44.2.3.3.65.0
Chucky Atkins†PG 43391,1617512929249127.01.73.0.7.011.4
Brian CardinalPF 360402553323012411.21.5.9.6.03.4
Lawrence RobertsC 33018149582515.51.5.2.2.11.5
Damon StoudamirePG 27278629512819131731.93.54.7.7.011.7
Anthony RobersonPG 160886510355.5.4.3.1.02.2
John Thomas†C 3025010148.3.0.3.0.31.3
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Playoffs

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Pau GasolPF 441582712258139.56.83.0.51.320.3
Shane BattierSF 44129232422432.35.8.51.0.56.0
Chucky AtkinsPG 44103312203925.8.83.0.5.09.8
Eddie JonesSG 431191110314129.82.82.5.8.310.3
Jake TsakalidisC 4359112111314.82.8.5.3.33.3
Mike MillerSG 41107157223426.83.81.8.5.58.5
Bobby JacksonPG 4010085103325.02.01.3.3.08.3
Lorenzen WrightC 4086203042921.55.0.8.01.07.3
Dahntay JonesSF 404670101711.51.8.0.3.04.3
Hakim WarrickPF 314370102014.32.3.0.3.06.7
Brian CardinalPF 3022411037.31.3.3.3.01.0
Antonio BurksPG 2013121036.5.51.0.5.01.5
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

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