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2005–06 Phoenix Suns season
Division champions
Head coachMike D'Antoni
General managerBryan Colangelo,
Mike D'Antoni
OwnersRobert Sarver
ArenaAmerica West Arena,
US Airways Center
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(lost to Mavericks 2–4)
Local media
TelevisionKUTP
FSN Arizona
RadioKTAR
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

The 2005–06 Phoenix Suns season was the 38th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Suns were led by head coach Mike D'Antoni, posting a 54–28 record, third best in the Western Conference. All home games were played at the former America West Arena, which changed its name to US Airways Center in January 2006.

The Suns looked to improve on their league-best 62–20 record and a trip to the Western Conference finals in the 2004–05 season. The Suns suffered a major setback before the season, when All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee. Stoudemire returned for three games, before undergoing another surgery on his right knee. The team was led by defending MVP Steve Nash and All-Star Shawn Marion. Marion led the team in points (21.8), rebounds (11.8), steals (2.0) and blocks (1.7) per game. Nash led the league in assists with 10.5 a game, while posting a career- high 18.8 points a game, earning his second consecutive MVP award.

With injuries to Stoudemire and backup forward-center Kurt Thomas, the Suns looked to second-year forward Boris Diaw to fill in the middle. Listed in the Suns' media guide as a guard before the season, the 6-foot 8-inch Diaw started at small forward, power forward and center throughout the season, posting 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and a block a game, earning Most Improved Player honors.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Suns fell into a 1–3 hole against their longtime rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. They became, at the time, the eighth team in NBA history to recover from a 3–1 deficit, winning the final three games of the series to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, they defeated the Lakers' Staples Center co-tenants, the Los Angeles Clippers, in another seven-game series. The Suns fell in the conference finals to the Dallas Mavericks in six games.[1]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 21 Nate Robinson Guard  United States Washington
2 57 Marcin Gortat Center  Poland Germany RheinEnergie Köln

Roster

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2005–06 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1982-11-28 Brazil
G/F 19 Bell, Raja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1976-09-19 FIU
C 11 Burke, Pat 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973-12-14 Auburn
F/C 3 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-04-16 France
F/C 55 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1972-03-05 Xavier
G 50 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-05-14 Arizona State
SF 22 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980-10-04 Miami (FL)
F 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-05-07 UNLV
PG 13 Nash, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1974-02-07 Santa Clara
F/C 32 Stoudemire, Amar'e 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982-11-16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972-10-04 TCU
F/C 2 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977-02-26 Villanova
G/F 1 Thompson, Dijon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1982-02-23 UCLA
F 15 Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983-04-14 Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 54 28 .659 - 31–10 23–18 10–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 .573 7 27–14 20–21 7–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 9 27–14 18–23 9–7
x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 10 27–14 17–24 10–6
Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 20 21–20 13–28 4–12
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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

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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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Game log

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2006 playoff game log
First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 23 L.A. Lakers W 107–102 Tim Thomas (22) Tim Thomas (15) Steve Nash (10) US Airways Center
18,422
1–0
2 April 26 L.A. Lakers L 93–99 Steve Nash (29) Marion, Thomas (9) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422
1–1
3 April 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 92–99 Shawn Marion (20) Marion, Nash (7) Steve Nash (11) Staples Center
18,997
1–2
4 April 30 @ L.A. Lakers L 98–99 (OT) Steve Nash (22) Shawn Marion (12) Steve Nash (11) Staples Center
18,997
1–3
5 May 2 L.A. Lakers W 114–97 Boris Diaw (25) Boris Diaw (10) Boris Diaw (9) US Airways Center
18,422
2–3
6 May 4 @ L.A. Lakers W 126–118 (OT) Steve Nash (32) Shawn Marion (12) Steve Nash (13) Staples Center
18,997
3–3
7 May 6 L.A. Lakers W 121–90 Leandro Barbosa (26) Shawn Marion (10) Diaw, Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422
4–3
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 8 L.A. Clippers W 130–123 Steve Nash (31) Shawn Marion (15) Steve Nash (12) US Airways Center
18,422
1–0
2 May 10 L.A. Clippers L 97–122 Raja Bell (20) Shawn Marion (6) Steve Nash (8) US Airways Center
18,422
1–1
3 May 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–91 Shawn Marion (32) Shawn Marion (19) Steve Nash (10) Staples Center
19,877
2–1
4 May 14 @ L.A. Clippers L 107–114 Raja Bell (33) Shawn Marion (10) Steve Nash (11) Staples Center
19,897
2–2
5 May 16 L.A. Clippers W 125–118 (2OT) Shawn Marion (36) Shawn Marion (20) Steve Nash (13) US Airways Center
18,422
3–2
6 May 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 106–118 Shawn Marion (34) Diaw, Marion (9) Steve Nash (11) Staples Center
19,985
3–3
7 May 22 L.A. Clippers W 127–107 Shawn Marion (30) Shawn Marion (9) Steve Nash (11) US Airways Center
18,422
4–3
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 24 @ Dallas W 121–118 Boris Diaw (34) Shawn Marion (13) Steve Nash (16) American Airlines Center
20,789
1–0
2 May 26 @ Dallas L 98–105 Boris Diaw (25) Shawn Marion (19) Steve Nash (11) American Airlines Center
20,934
1–1
3 May 28 Dallas L 88–95 Steve Nash (21) Shawn Marion (18) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
18,422
1–2
4 May 30 Dallas W 106–86 Leandro Barbosa (24) Boris Diaw (9) Steve Nash (7) US Airways Center
18,422
2–2
5 June 1 @ Dallas L 101–117 Tim Thomas (26) Shawn Marion (10) Steve Nash (11) American Airlines Center
20,977
2–3
6 June 3 Dallas L 93–102 Boris Diaw (30) Diaw, Marion (11) Steve Nash (9) US Airways Center
18,422
2–4
2006 schedule

Awards and honors

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Week/Month

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  • Shawn Marion was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
  • Steve Nash was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played November 21 through November 27.
  • Shawn Marion was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played December 26 through January 1.
  • Steve Nash was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played January 2 through January 8.

All-Star

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Season

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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

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Leandro Barbosa 57 11 27.9 .481 .444 .755 2.6 2.8 .8 .1 13.1
Andre Barrett* 2 0 10.5 .429 .000 1.000^ 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 4.5
Raja Bell 79 79 37.5 .457 .442 .788 3.2 2.6 1.0 .3 14.7
Pat Burke 42 0 8.2 .496 .286 .619 1.7 0.4 .1 .3 3.4
Josh Davis* 1 0 5.0 .333 .000 .667 1.0 0.0 1.0 .0 4.0
Boris Diaw 81 70 35.5 .526 .267 .731 6.9 6.2 .7 1.0 13.3
Sharrod Ford 3 0 4.3 .667 . . 1.0 0.0 .0 .3 1.3
Brian Grant 21 2 11.8 .415 . .875 2.7 0.3 .2 .1 2.9
Eddie House 81 0 17.5 .422 .389 .805 1.6 1.8 .5 .1 9.8
Jim Jackson* 27 1 15.6 .295 .222 .692 2.4 1.1 .4 .2 3.7
James Jones 75 24 23.6 .418 .386 .851 3.4 0.8 .5 .7 9.3
Shawn Marion 81 81 40.3 .525 .331 .809 11.8 1.8 2.0 1.7 21.8
Steve Nash 79 79 35.4 .512 .439 .921^ 4.2 10.5 .8 .2 18.8
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 3 16.7 .333 .000 .889 5.3 0.7 .3 1.0 8.7
Kurt Thomas 53 50 26.6 .486 . .815 7.8 1.1 .4 1.0 8.6
Tim Thomas* 26 10 24.4 .435 .429 .667 4.9 0.7 .6 .2 11.0
Dijon Thompson 10 0 4.3 .440 .364 1.000^ 1.1 0.1 .3 .1 2.8
Nikoloz Tskitishvili* 12 0 7.2 .364 .333 .667 1.7 0.3 .1 .2 2.8

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Leandro Barbosa 20 3 31.6 .470 .391 .862 1.6 2.7 .8 .2 14.2
Raja Bell 17 17 39.6 .479 .465^ .829 2.8 2.2 .6 .2 13.6
Pat Burke 3 0 2.3 .500 .500^ .000 1.0 0.0 .0 .3 1.7
Boris Diaw 20 20 39.8 .526 .429 .761 6.7 5.2 .9 1.1 18.7
Brian Grant 5 0 2.4 .333 . .000 0.4 0.0 .0 .0 0.4
Eddie House 14 0 9.3 .365 .214 .750 0.6 0.4 .1 .1 3.1
James Jones 20 6 17.7 .341 .308 .846 3.6 0.3 .3 .9 4.3
Shawn Marion 20 20 42.5 .489 .314 .881 11.7 1.6 1.9 1.2 20.4
Steve Nash 20 20 39.9 .502 .368 .912 3.7 10.2 .4 .3 20.4
Kurt Thomas 1 0 6.0 . . .500 1.0 0.0 .0 .0 1.0
Tim Thomas 20 14 31.8 .491 .444 .776 6.3 1.3 .9 .4 15.1
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 .500 0.3 0.5 .0 .0 0.3

^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.

References

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  1. ^ "2005-06 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2017.