2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season

2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena FedExForum
Results
Record 49–33 (.598)
Place Division: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 0-4)
Local media
Television FSN South
Radio WREC

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]

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 19 Hakim Warrick PF  United States Syracuse

Roster

Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 32 United States Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Florida
SF 31 United States Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 1 United States Burks, Antonio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Memphis
PF 35 United States Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Purdue
PF 16 Spain Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Spain
SG 24 United States Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
SG 30 United States Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
SG 6 United States Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
SG 33 United States Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Florida
SG 3 United States Roberson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
PF 44 United States Roberts, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mississippi State
PG 20 United States Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona
C 12 Georgia (country) Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Republic of Georgia
PF 21 United States Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Syracuse
C 42 United States Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Southwest Division
Team W L PCT. GB
San Antonio Spurs 63 19 .768 -
Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 3
Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 .598 14
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 .463 25
Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 29

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies

April 23
8:00 pm
Memphis Grizzlies 93, Dallas Mavericks 103
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 29–32, 27–23, 15–20
Pts: Pau Gasol 24
Rebs: Jake Tsakalidis 8
Asts: Gasol, Jackson 4 each		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31
Rebs: Erick Dampier 12
Asts: Jason Terry 4
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,340
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Sean Corbin, Joe Forte
April 25
8:00 pm
Memphis Grizzlies 79, Dallas Mavericks 94
Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 12–24, 13–20, 23–18
Pts: Pau Gasol 16
Rebs: Pau Gasol 7
Asts: Pau Gasol 5		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31
Rebs: Dampier, Howard, Terry 6 each
Asts: Jason Terry 9
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,612
Referees: James Capers, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington
April 29
5:30 pm
Dallas Mavericks 94, Memphis Grizzlies 89 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–23, 22–15, 16–15, Overtime: 18–13
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 36
Rebs: Dampier, Griffin, Nowitzki 9 each
Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 5		 Pts: Chucky Atkins 20
Rebs: Lorenzen Wright 10
Asts: Eddie Jones 5
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 17,871
Referees: Tony Brothers, Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford
May 1
8:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks 102, Memphis Grizzlies 76
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 22–16, 31–22, 23–15
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 27
Rebs: Josh Howard 9
Asts: Stackhouse, Terry 5 each		 Pts: Pau Gasol 25
Rebs: Shane Battier 7
Asts: Chucky Atkins 4
Dallas wins the series, 4–0
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 15,104
Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, David Jones

Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Grizzlies.

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 2005-06 Memphis Grizzlies
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