2005-06 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics TD Garden Boston
New Jersey Nets Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia
Toronto Raptors Scotiabank Arena Old Toronto, Toronto
Central Division Chicago Bulls United Center Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Rocket Arena Cleveland
Detroit Pistons The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan
Indiana Pacers Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks Bradley Center Milwaukee
Southeast Division Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena Atlanta
Charlotte Bobcats Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina
Miami HEAT Kaseya Center Miami
Orlando Magic Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
Washington Wizards Capital One Arena Washington
Western Conference Northwest Division Denver Nuggets Ball Arena Denver
Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center Minneapolis
Portland Trail Blazers Moda Center Portland, Oregon
Seattle SuperSonics Climate Pledge Arena Seattle
Utah Jazz Delta Center Salt Lake City
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Clippers Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles
Phoenix Suns Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix
Sacramento Kings ARCO Arena (1988) Sacramento, California
Southwest Division Dallas Mavericks American Airlines Center Dallas
Houston Rockets Toyota Center Houston
Memphis Grizzlies FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Paycom Center Oklahoma City
San Antonio Spurs Frost Bank Center San Antonio

Changes

  • Charlotte Bobcats relocate from Charlotte Coliseum to Spectrum Center.
  • New Orleans Hornets relocate primary venue from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and renamed New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division New Jersey Nets 49 33
Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 11
Boston Celtics 33 49 16
Toronto Raptors 27 55 22
New York Knickerbockers 23 59 26
Central Division Detroit Pistons 64 18
Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 14
Indiana Pacers 41 41 23
Chicago Bulls 41 41 23
Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 24
Southeast Division Miami HEAT 52 30
Washington Wizards 42 40 10
Orlando Magic 36 46 16
Charlotte Bobcats 26 56 26
Atlanta Hawks 26 56 26
Western Conference Northwest Division Denver Nuggets 44 38
Utah Jazz 41 41 3
Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 9
Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 11
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 23
Pacific Division Phoenix Suns 54 28
Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 7
Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 9
Sacramento Kings 44 38 10
Golden State Warriors 34 48 20
Southwest Division San Antonio Spurs 63 19
Dallas Mavericks 60 22 3
Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 14
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 25
Houston Rockets 34 48 29

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Detroit Pistons 4 Detroit Pistons 4 Detroit Pistons 2 Miami HEAT 4 Miami HEAT
Milwaukee Bucks 1
Cleveland Cavaliers 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 3
Washington Wizards 2
Miami HEAT 4 Miami HEAT 4 Miami HEAT 4
Chicago Bulls 2
New Jersey Nets 4 New Jersey Nets 1
Indiana Pacers 2
San Antonio Spurs 4 San Antonio Spurs 3 Dallas Mavericks 4 Dallas Mavericks 2
Sacramento Kings 2
Dallas Mavericks 4 Dallas Mavericks 4
Memphis Grizzlies 0
Phoenix Suns 4 Phoenix Suns 4 Phoenix Suns 2
Los Angeles Lakers 3
Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Clippers 3
Los Angeles Clippers 4

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 122-120 Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta State Farm Arena Atlanta Hawks 41 41
Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA Combined Statistical Area Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Maravich Center New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets One One
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston TD Garden Boston Celtics 41 41
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Spectrum Center Charlotte Bobcats 41 41
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago United Center Chicago Bulls 41 Three 44
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland Rocket Arena Cleveland Cavaliers 41 Six 47
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas American Airlines Center Dallas Mavericks 41 11 52
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Ball Arena Denver Nuggets 41 Two 43
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit Pistons 41 10 51
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston Toyota Center Houston Rockets 41 41
NBA All-Star Game One
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indiana Pacers 41 Three 44
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles Clippers 41 Six 47
Los Angeles Lakers 41 Three 44
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area Shelby County, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee FedExForum Memphis Grizzlies 41 Two 43
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami Kaseya Center Miami HEAT 41 12 53
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee Bradley Center Milwaukee Bucks 41 Two 43
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Minneapolis Target Center Minnesota Timberwolves 41 41
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans Smoothie King Center New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Three Three
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New Jersey Nets 41 Five 46
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 41
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area Cleveland County, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets One One
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Paycom Center New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 36 36
Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Orange County, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Orlando Magic 41 41
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia 76ers 41 41
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix Suns 41 11 52
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Moda Center Portland Trail Blazers 41 41
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Sacramento County, California Sacramento, California ARCO Arena (1988) Sacramento Kings 41 Three 44
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Delta Center Utah Jazz 41 41
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio Frost Bank Center San Antonio Spurs 41 Seven 48
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle Climate Pledge Arena Seattle SuperSonics 41 41
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Scotiabank Arena Toronto Raptors 41 41
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Capital One Arena Washington Wizards 41 Three 44
Total 1,230 89 1,320