2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season

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]

2005–06 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachMike Fratello
General managerJerry West
OwnersMichael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Mavericks 0–4)
Local media
TelevisionWMC-TV
WPXX-TV
FSN South
RadioWREC

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

Roster
Roster listing
Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 32 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Florida
SF 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
PG 1 Burks, Antonio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Memphis
PF 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Purdue
PF 16 Gasol, Pau 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Spain
SG 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
SG 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
SG 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
SG 33 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Florida
SG 3 Roberson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
PF 44 Roberts, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mississippi State
PG 20 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona
C 12 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Republic of Georgia
PF 21 Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Syracuse
C 42 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 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
# 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

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 —2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston 1–2—2–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte 3–11–2—2–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago 3–04–02–2—0–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland 2–14–03–04–0—1–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver 1–11–12–01–11–11–3—1–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit 3–13–04–04–03–11–11–1—2–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–2—1–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston 1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–1—1–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana 0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–1—2–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–2—2–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–2—1–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis 2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–1—0–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami 3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–0—3–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–3—1–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota 1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–1—1–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey 3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–1—2–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–2—2–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York 2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–2—1–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando 2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–1—3–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia 2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–3—0–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–0—3–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland 2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–3—1–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento 2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–1—1–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–1—2–12–03–01–1
Seattle 2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–2—1–13–11–1
Toronto 3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–1—0–21–2
Utah 2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1—

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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