2005–06 New Jersey Nets season

The 2005–06 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 39th season in the NBA. Without Brian Scalabrine, who was signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the offseason, they began the season hoping to improve upon their 42-40 output from the previous season. They bested it by seven wins, finishing 49-33 and qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.[1] The Nets lost in the second round to the eventual champions, the Miami Heat.

2005–06 New Jersey Nets season
Division champions
Head coachLawrence Frank
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Heat 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
YES Network
RadioWFAN
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

Roster

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2005–06 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-01-26 North Carolina
C 35 Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford
SF 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1980-06-21 Arizona
PG 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1973-03-23 California
PF 12 Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1983-07-25 Serbia
SG 0 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1974-10-22 North Carolina
SF 31 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973-04-20 California
SF 7 Nachbar, Boštjan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1980-07-03 Slovenia
PF 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-04-19 Kentucky
PG 10 Planinić, Zoran 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-09-12 Croatia
PF 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-12-16 Connecticut
C 41 Thomas, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975-09-08 Minnesota
SG 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-02-11 Kansas
SG 21 Wright, Antoine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-02-06 Texas A&M
PG 2 Zimmerman, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1981-12-02 Mississippi State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 - 29–12 20–21 10–6
Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 11 23–18 15–26 10–6
Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 16 21–20 12–29 10–6
Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 22 15–26 12–29 6–10
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 26 15–26 8–33 4–12
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 64 18 .780 -
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 12
3 y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 15
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 14
5 x-Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 22
6 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 23
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 23
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 .488 24
9 Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 26
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 28
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 31
12 Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 37
13 Charlotte Bobcats 26 56 .317 38
14 Atlanta Hawks 26 56 .317 38
15 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 41

Record vs. opponents

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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

Playoffs

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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 23 Indiana L 88–90 Vince Carter (31) Vince Carter (13) Jason Kidd (8) Continental Airlines Arena
18,752
0–1
2 April 25 Indiana W 90–75 Vince Carter (33) Jason Kidd (11) Jason Kidd (13) Continental Airlines Arena
18,472
1–1
3 April 27 @ Indiana L 95–107 Carter, Jefferson (25) Collins, Kidd (6) Richard Jefferson (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,706
1–2
4 April 29 @ Indiana W 97–88 Vince Carter (28) Nenad Krstić (8) Jason Kidd (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,401
2–2
5 May 2 Indiana W 92–86 Vince Carter (34) Vince Carter (15) Jason Kidd (15) Continental Airlines Arena
18,804
3–2
6 May 4 @ Indiana W 96–90 Richard Jefferson (30) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (11) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,586
4–2
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 8 @ Miami W 100–88 Vince Carter (27) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (7) American Airlines Arena
20,208
1–0
2 May 10 @ Miami L 89–111 Vince Carter (22) Nenad Krstić (7) Jason Kidd (6) American Airlines Arena
20,227
1–1
3 May 12 Miami L 92–103 Vince Carter (43) Jason Collins (11) Jason Kidd (12) Continental Airlines Arena
20,102
1–2
4 May 14 Miami L 92–102 Vince Carter (26) Nenad Krstić (14) Jason Kidd (12) Continental Airlines Arena
19,474
1–3
5 May 16 @ Miami L 105–106 Carter, Jefferson (33) three players tied (7) Jason Kidd (8) American Airlines Arena
20,255
1–4
2006 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vince Carter 79 79 36.8 .430 .341 .799 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.7 24.2
Richard Jefferson 78 78 39.2 .493 .319 .812 6.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 19.5
Nenad Krstic 80 80 30.9 .507 .250 .698 6.4 1.1 0.4 0.8 13.5
Jason Kidd 80 80 37.2 .404 .352 .795 7.3 8.4 1.9 0.4 13.3
Clifford Robinson 80 13 23.3 .427 .343 .658 3.3 1.1 0.6 0.5 6.9
Jeff McInnis 28 1 17.4 .441 .188 .690 1.8 1.9 0.4 0.1 5.3
Marc Jackson 37 0 11.7 .446 .792 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 4.6
Jason Collins 71 70 26.7 .397 .250 .512 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 3.6
Jacque Vaughn 80 6 15.4 .437 .167 .728 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.0 3.4
Scott Padgett 62 1 11.6 .353 .347 .794 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 3.4
Zoran Planinic 56 1 10.6 .361 .232 .697 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 3.4
Lamond Murray 57 1 10.1 .398 .346 .625 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 3.4
Bostjan Nachbar 11 0 8.8 .375 .143 .625 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.8
Derrick Zimmerman 2 0 16.0 .667 2.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.0
Antoine Wright 39 0 9.5 .358 .067 .500 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.8
Linton Johnson 9 0 3.9 .500 .250 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.2
John Thomas 2 0 18.0 .167 5.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0

Playoffs

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New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vince Carter 11 11 40.9 .463 .241 .796 7.0 5.3 1.8 0.5 29.6
Richard Jefferson 11 11 39.7 .545 .414 .825 4.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 22.2
Nenad Krstic 11 11 33.3 .504 .711 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.9 14.7
Jason Kidd 11 11 40.9 .371 .300 .826 7.6 9.6 1.5 0.2 12.0
Lamond Murray 11 0 17.9 .389 .353 .818 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 5.7
Clifford Robinson 8 0 24.8 .333 .316 .800 3.3 0.6 1.1 0.4 4.5
Jason Collins 11 11 27.5 .360 .591 5.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 2.8
Jacque Vaughn 11 0 14.5 .364 .000 .571 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 2.5
Scott Padgett 3 0 3.0 .500 .000 .500 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0
John Thomas 8 0 7.0 .500 .500 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9
Antoine Wright 5 0 2.0 .250 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Zoran Planinic 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0
Bostjan Nachbar 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Transactions

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Trades

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August 9, 2005 To New Jersey Nets
Marc Jackson
To Philadelphia 76ers
2006 second-round pick
February 23, 2006 To New Jersey Nets
Boštjan Nachbar
To New Orleans Hornets
Marc Jackson
Linton Johnson

Free agents

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Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Jeff McInnis August 11 Cleveland Cavaliers
Linton Johnson September 1 San Antonio Spurs
Lamond Murray September 8 Toronto Raptors
Scott Padgett September 8 Houston Rockets
Derrick Zimmerman October 4 Austin Toros (D-League)
John Thomas April 18 Atlanta Hawks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Brian Scalabrine August 2 Boston Celtics
Ron Mercer August 15
Billy Thomas October 27 Washington Wizards
Scott Padgett June 30

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 New Jersey Nets". Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "2005-06 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "2005-06 New Jersey Nets Transactions". Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2017.