2005–06 Denver Nuggets season

The 2005–06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44–38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games.^[1] In spite of regressing from last year's 49–33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity.

2005–06 Denver Nuggets season
Division champions
Head coach	George Karl
Owners	Stan Kroenke
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Clippers 1–4)
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2012.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	20	Julius Hodge	SF/SG	United States	North Carolina State
1	22	Jarrett Jack	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	52	Axel Hervelle	SF/PF	Belgium

Roster

2005–06 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 15 Carmelo Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Syracuse PG 11 Earl Boykins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan SG 7 Greg Buckner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson PF 23 Marcus Camby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UMass PG 10 Howard Eisley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College C 56 Francisco Elson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California PF 30 Reggie Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Iowa SG 32 Julius Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NC State SF 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cincinnati SF 43 Linas Kleiza 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Missouri SF 6 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati PG 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah PF 21 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma C 31 Nenê  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brazil SF 22 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Cincinnati

Head coach George Karl Assistant(s) Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Doug Moe (North Carolina) Jamahl Mosley (player development) John Welch (player development) Bill Branch (director of scouting) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Guard Julius Hodge also holds citizenship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	-	26–15	18–23	10–6
Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	3	22–19	19–22	11–5
Seattle SuperSonics	35	47	.427	9	22–19	13–28	10–6
Minnesota Timberwolves	33	49	.402	11	24–17	9–32	6–10
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	23	15–26	6–35	3–13

#	Western Conference v t e
	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

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

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 22 L.A. Clippers L 87–89 Anthony, Miller (25) Marcus Camby (10) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center 19,162 0–1 2 April 24 L.A. Clippers L 87–98 Anthony, Camby (16) Marcus Camby (14) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center 18,794 0–2 3 April 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–87 Carmelo Anthony (24) Marcus Camby (14) Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center 19,099 1–2 4 April 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 86–100 Carmelo Anthony (17) Carmelo Anthony (11) Andre Miller (9) Pepsi Center 19,099 1–3 5 May 1 L.A. Clippers L 83–101 Carmelo Anthony (23) Marcus Camby (11) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 18,648 1–4
2006 schedule

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	80	80	36.8	.481	.243	.808	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	26.5
Andre Miller	82	82	35.8	.463	.185	.738	4.3	8.2	1.3	0.2	13.7
Ruben Patterson	26	20	28.3	.543	.167	.580	3.5	2.6	1.3	0.3	13.2
Kenyon Martin	56	49	27.6	.495	.227	.712	6.3	1.4	0.8	0.9	12.9
Marcus Camby	56	54	33.2	.465	.091	.712	11.9	2.1	1.4	3.3	12.8
Earl Boykins	60	0	25.7	.410	.346	.874	1.4	3.8	0.8	0.1	12.6
Voshon Lenard	12	6	19.8	.408	.286	.385	2.3	1.5	0.7	0.2	8.3
Earl Watson	46	10	21.2	.429	.395	.627	1.9	3.5	0.8	0.2	7.5
Greg Buckner	73	27	24.1	.434	.354	.782	2.9	1.7	1.2	0.3	6.7
DerMarr Johnson	58	21	15.9	.431	.350	.810	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.4	6.1
Eduardo Nàjera	64	3	22.6	.422	.333	.781	5.1	0.8	0.8	0.5	5.4
Reggie Evans	26	2	23.3	.453		.505	8.7	0.6	0.6	0.2	5.2
Francisco Elson	72	54	21.9	.532	.200	.662	4.7	0.7	0.8	0.6	4.9
Howard Eisley	19	0	14.8	.349	.316	.833	1.0	2.3	0.4	0.1	4.8
Linas Kleiza	61	2	8.5	.445	.154	.704	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.5
Julius Hodge	14	0	2.4	.385		.375	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.9
Nenê	1	0	3.0	.000			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bryon Russell	1	0	3.0				1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Charles Smith	1	0	2.0	.000	.000		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	5	5	38.6	.333	.000	.750	6.6	2.8	0.8	0.2	21.0
Andre Miller	5	5	36.4	.442		.824	4.4	7.2	1.0	0.2	16.4
Greg Buckner	5	4	27.4	.418	.313	.875	2.8	1.2	0.6	0.2	12.6
Marcus Camby	5	5	35.0	.419		.556	11.0	2.2	0.8	2.8	11.4
Earl Boykins	5	0	28.0	.322	.211	.765	1.4	4.0	0.8	0.0	11.0
Ruben Patterson	4	1	14.5	.529		.400	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	5.0
Kenyon Martin	2	0	17.5	.308		.500	4.5	0.5	2.0	1.0	4.5
Reggie Evans	5	0	13.8	.429	.000	.722	4.6	0.0	0.4	0.2	3.8
DerMarr Johnson	3	0	11.3	.231	.100		3.3	0.7	0.0	0.3	2.3
Eduardo Nàjera	4	3	22.3	.214		.500	3.8	0.5	0.8	0.0	2.0
Linas Kleiza	3	0	4.7	.375	.000		1.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	2.0
Francisco Elson	5	2	15.0	.600			2.2	0.4	0.8	0.0	1.2

Player Statistics Citation:^[2]

Awards and records

• Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team
• Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

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