2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 60th overall. The Lakers finished in third place of the Pacific Division and as the seventh seed of the Western Conference. The season ended with the team being eliminated in seven games against the Phoenix Suns in the First Round of the playoffs after holding a 3–1 series lead. After a year absence, the Lakers rehired Phil Jackson as their head coach. It was the final season that Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 before changing it to 24 the following season. Also memorable from this season was during a January 22, 2006 game vs. the Toronto Raptors where Bryant dropped a record 81 points, only the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962.

2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Mitch Kupchak
President	Jim Buss (vice)
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Suns 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KCAL-TV FSN West
Radio	KLAC
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

After the playoffs, Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. This led to him missing the 2006 FIBA World Championship.^[1][2][3][4]

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

The Lakers had 3 picks going into the 2005 NBA draft. The Lakers picked seven footer Andrew Bynum as the 10th pick of the draft. Los Angeles also picked Ronny Turiaf and Von Wafer as the 37th and 39th picks respectively.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Andrew Bynum	Center	United States	St. Joseph HS (New Jersey)
2	37	Ronny Turiaf	Forward	France	Gonzaga University
2	39	Von Wafer	Guard	United States	Florida State University

Roster

2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 54 Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy (GA) G 8 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-08-23 Lower Merion HS (PA) C 17 Bynum, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1987-10-27 St. Joseph HS (NJ) F 43 Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1980-12-04 Illinois F 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-08-29 Augsburg G 11 Green, Devin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-10-25 Hampton F 24 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970-10-14 Ohio State G 2 McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972-10-02 Temple F 14 Medvedenko, Slava 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1979-04-04 Ukraine C 31 Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1979-07-16 Texas F 7 Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979-11-06 Rhode Island G 1 Parker, Smush 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-06-01 Fordham G 9 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1977-08-05 Maryland C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1983-01-13 Gonzaga G 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984-03-08 Slovenia G 23 Wafer, Von 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-07-21 Florida State F 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1980-03-28 Arizona

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Injuries

• Wednesday November 16, 2005: Slava Medvedenko was sidelined for the rest of the season after he suffered a herniated disc.^[5]
• Friday November 18, 2005: Kwame Brown strained his right hamstring and was sidelined for two weeks.^[6]
• Tuesday December 20, 2005: Laron Profit ruptured his Achilles' tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.^[7] He underwent surgery on December 23, 2005. He was unable to play for the rest of the season after the surgery.

Player salaries

Rank	Player	Salary
1	Kobe Bryant	$15,946,875
2	Lamar Odom	$11,465,334
3	Kwame Brown	$7,500,000
4	Devean George	$5,000,600
5	Chris Mihm	$3,796,875
6	Stanislav Medvedenko	$3,000,000
7	Aaron McKie	$2,500,000
8	Andrew Bynum	$1,888,680
9	Luke Walton	$1,250,000
10	Brian Cook	$865,800
11	Sasha Vujačić	$910,440
12	Smush Parker	$745,248
13	Laron Profit	$835,810
14	Devin Green	$398,762
15	Von Wafer	$398,762^[8]

Regular season

The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets.^[9] Despite dipping below .500 during the November, the team recovered and finished 2005 with a 15–14 record.^[9] The team went into the All Star Break with a 26–26 record^[9] The Lakers did not maintain any long winning streaks nor were they in long losing slumps; their longest winning streak of the season equalled their longest losing streak of 5 games.^[10] The team finished the season with a 5-game winning streak, the longest of the season, and an overall 45–37 record.^[10] The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division and qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference.^[10] In a January home game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, the second most in a single game in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100.

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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

#	Western Conference v t e
	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

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	—

Game log

Pre-season

2005 preseason game log Total: 6–2
Preseason Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 11 Golden State W 101-93 Kobe Bryant (28) Chris Mihm (9) Kobe Bryant (5) Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) 7,307 1-0 2 October 12 Golden State L 81-112 3 players tied (11) Lamar Odom (9) Odom & Parker (3) Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) 7,646 1-1 3 October 18 Washington W 111-108 (OT) Kobe Bryant (28) Lamar Odom (8) Lamar Odom (6) Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA) 6,536 2-1 4 October 20 Denver L 94-105 Kwame Brown (16) Lamar Odom (9) Lamar Odom (7) Staples Center 15,047 2-2 5 October 21 Charlotte W 109-93 Kobe Bryant (25) Kwame Brown (7) Laron Profit (6) Staples Center 15,568 3-2 6 October 23 Charlotte W 98-97 Kobe Bryant (25) Chris Mihm (11) Lamar Odom (6) iPayOne Center (San Diego, CA) 7,058 4-2 7 October 25 Utah W 95-85 Kobe Bryant (20) Kwame Brown (9) Odom & Parker (4) Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 15,253 5-2 8 October 28 Sacramento W 105-103 Kobe Bryant (24) Brown & Odom (7) McKie & Parada (3) Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 14,759 6-2
2005–06 season schedule

Regular season

2005–06 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 27–14; road: 18-23)
November: 5–8 (home: 3–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 2 @ Denver W 99-97 (OT) Kobe Bryant (33) Lamar Odom (9) Lamar Odom (7) Pepsi Center 19,245 1-0 2 November 3 Phoenix L 112-122 Kobe Bryant (39) Lamar Odom (16) Lamar Odom (8) Staples Center 18,997 1-1 3 November 6 Denver W 112-92 Kobe Bryant (37) Chris Mihm (13) Bryant & Parker (5) Staples Center 18,997 2-1 4 November 8 @ Atlanta W 103-97 Kobe Bryant (37) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (6) Philips Arena 19,523 3-1 5 November 9 @ Minnesota L 74-88 Kobe Bryant (28) Kwame Brown (13) Kobe Bryant (4) Target Center 15,192 3-2 6 November 11 @ Philadelphia L 81-85 Chris Mihm (20) Lamar Odom (12) Kobe Bryant (7) Wachovia Center 20,292 3-3 7 November 14 @ Memphis L 73-85 Kobe Bryant (18) Chris Mihm (10) Lamar Odom (4) FedEx Forum 16,671 3-4 8 November 16 New York W 97-92 Kobe Bryant (42) Mihm & Odom (9) Lamar Odom (6) Staples Center 18,997 4-4 9 November 18 L.A. Clippers L 91-97 Kobe Bryant (36) Chris Mihm (9) Bryant & Odom (5) Staples Center 18,997 4-5 10 November 20 Chicago L 93-96 Kobe Bryant (43) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (5) Staples Center 18,997 4-6 11 November 24 Seattle W 108-96 Kobe Bryant (34) Lamar Odom (12) Lamar Odom (6) Staples Center 18,070 5-6 12 November 27 New Jersey L 96-102 (OT) Kobe Bryant (46) Mihm & Odom (10) Odom & Walton (5) Staples Center 18,528 5-7 13 November 29 @ San Antonio L 84-90 Lamar Odom (27) Lamar Odom (16) 3 players tied (3) SBC Center 18,797 5-8
December: 10–6 (home: 3–3; road: 7–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 1 @ Utah W 105-101 (OT) Kobe Bryant (30) Lamar Odom (13) Lamar Odom (9) Delta Center 18,008 6-8 15 December 2 Minnesota L 108-113 Lamar Odom (24) Kobe Bryant (9) Bryant & Odom (8) Staples Center 18,997 6-9 16 December 4 Charlotte W 99-98 Kobe Bryant (29) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (11) Staples Center 18,506 7-9 17 December 6 @ Milwaukee W 111-92 Kobe Bryant (33) Lamar Odom (9) Lamar Odom (8) Bradley Center 15,185 8-9 18 December 7 @ Toronto W 102-91 Lamar Odom (19) George & Mihm (8) Kobe Bryant (9) Air Canada Centre 18,821 9-9 19 December 9 @ Chicago W 93-80 Kobe Bryant (23) Kobe Bryant (9) Kobe Bryant (8) United Center 22,410 10-9 20 December 10 @ Minnesota L 82-95 Kobe Bryant (35) Chris Mihm (11) Lamar Odom (4) Target Center 18,739 10-10 21 December 12 @ Dallas W 109-106 Kobe Bryant (43) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (5) American Airlines Center 19,680 11-10 22 December 14 @ Memphis W 94-79 Kobe Bryant (27) Bryant & Mihm (8) Odom & Walton (5) FedEx Forum 16,591 12-10 23 December 16 Washington W 97-91 Kobe Bryant (41) Lamar Odom (11) Luke Walton (6) Staples Center 18,997 13-10 24 December 18 Houston L 74-76 Kobe Bryant (24) Lamar Odom (7) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center 18,997 13-11 25 December 20 Dallas W 112-90 Kobe Bryant (62) 3 players tied (8) Luke Walton (5) Staples Center 18,997 14-11 26 December 23 @ Orlando W 104-88 Kobe Bryant (21) Kwame Brown (9) Kobe Bryant (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283 15-11 27 December 25 @ Miami L 92-97 Kobe Bryant (37) Lamar Odom (16) Bryant & Odom (6) American Airlines Arena 20,277 15-12 28 December 26 @ Washington L 91-94 Kobe Bryant (31) Chris Mihm (9) Lamar Odom (7) MCI Center 20,173 15-13 29 December 28 Memphis L 99-100 (OT) Kobe Bryant (45) Lamar Odom (15) Odom & Parker (5) Staples Center 18,997 15-14
January: 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 1 Utah L 94-98 Brian Cook (19) Lamar Odom (12) Lamar Odom (8) Staples Center 18,310 15-15 31 January 3 @ Utah L 80-90 Lamar Odom (25) Lamar Odom (8) Odom & Parker (4) Delta Center 19,013 15-16 32 January 6 Philadelphia W 119-93 Kobe Bryant (48) Kobe Bryant (10) Lamar Odom (12) Staples Center 18,997 16-16 33 January 7 @ L.A. Clippers W 112-109 Kobe Bryant (50) 3 players tied (10) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 20,154 17-16 34 January 9 Indiana W 96-90 Kobe Bryant (45) Lamar Odom (12) Kobe Bryant (5) Staples Center 18,997 18-16 35 January 11 @ Portland L 103-113 Kobe Bryant (41) Chris Mihm (7) Lamar Odom (5) Rose Garden 16,421 18-17 36 January 12 Cleveland W 99-98 Kobe Bryant (27) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (9) Staples Center 18,997 19-17 37 January 14 @ Golden State W 110-104 Kobe Bryant (38) Brown & Parker (12) Kobe Bryant (7) Oakland Arena 20,179 20-17 38 January 16 Miami W 100-92 Kobe Bryant (37) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (9) Staples Center 18,997 21-17 39 January 19 @ Sacramento L 109-118 (OT) Kobe Bryant (51) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 21-18 40 January 20 @ Phoenix L 93-106 Kobe Bryant (37) Lamar Odom (12) Lamar Odom (4) American West Arena 18,422 21-19 41 January 22 Toronto W 122-104 Kobe Bryant (81) Brown & Odom (10) Lamar Odom (7) Staples Center 18,997 22-19 42 January 27 Golden State W 106-105 (OT) Kobe Bryant (30) 3 players tied (9) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 18,997 23-19 43 January 29 @ Detroit L 93-102 Kobe Bryant (39) Chris Mihm (14) 3 players tied (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 23-20 44 January 31 @ New York W 130-97 Kobe Bryant (40) Lamar Odom (13) Smush Parker (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 24-20
February: 5–8 (home: 4–3; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 45 February 1 @ Indiana L 79-105 Kobe Bryant (26) Lamar Odom (7) Luke Walton (3) Conseco Fieldhouse 16,127 24-21 46 February 3 @ Charlotte L 102-112 Kobe Bryant (35) Bryant & Mihm (9) Bryant & Walton (5) Charlotte Bobcats Arena 19,026 24-22 47 February 4 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City L 90-106 Kobe Bryant (35) Kwame Brown (10) Smush Parker (6) Ford Center 19,344 24-23 48 February 7 @ Dallas L 87-102 Brian Cook (28) George & Odom (6) Lamar Odom (7) American Airlines Center 20,379 24-24 49 February 8 @ Houston W 89-78 Kobe Bryant (32) Lamar Odom (13) Kobe Bryant (9) Toyota Center 18,291 25-24 50 February 11 Memphis L 99-100 Kobe Bryant (26) Kwame Brown (8) Lamar Odom (7) Staples Center 18,997 25-25 51 February 13 Utah W 94-88 Kobe Bryant (23) Lamar Odom (9) Lamar Odom (8) Staples Center 18,629 26-25 52 February 15 Atlanta L 110-114 Kobe Bryant (39) Brian Cook (6) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center 18,259 26-26 All-Star Break 53 February 21 Portland W 99-82 Kobe Bryant (27) Lamar Odom (17) Smush Parker (9) Staples Center 18,241 27-26 54 February 23 Sacramento W 106-85 Kobe Bryant (36) Devean George (9) Kobe Bryant (10) Staples Center 18,997 28-26 55 February 24 @ L.A. Clippers L 83-102 Kobe Bryant (39) Lamar Odom (9) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 19,820 28-27 56 February 26 Boston L 111-112 Kobe Bryant (40) Lamar Odom (10) Lamar Odom (7) Staples Center 18,997 28-28 57 February 28 Orlando W 102-87 Kobe Bryant (28) Lamar Odom (12) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 18,997 29-28
March: 10–7 (home: 5–3; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 1 @ Portland L 93-99 Kobe Bryant (35) Lamar Odom (8) Kobe Bryant (5) Rose Garden 19,454 29-29 59 March 3 @ Golden State W 106-94 Kobe Bryant (42) Brown & Vujačić (8) Kobe Bryant (5) Oakland Arena 20,375 30-29 60 March 4 Detroit W 105-94 Kobe Bryant (40) Kwame Brown (12) Lamar Odom (10) Staples Center 18,997 31-29 61 March 6 San Antonio L 96-103 Kobe Bryant (43) Brown & Odom (7) Smush Parker (5) Staples Center 18,997 31-30 62 March 8 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 113-107 Kobe Bryant (40) Lamar Odom (17) Smush Parker (7) New Orleans Arena 17,744 32-30 63 March 10 @ San Antonio W 100-92 Kobe Bryant (29) Luke Walton (10) Lamar Odom (9) SBC Center 18,797 33-30 64 March 12 Seattle L 113-120 Kobe Bryant (22) Chris Mihm (13) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center 18,997 33-31 65 March 14 @ Sacramento L 98-114 Kobe Bryant (30) Kwame Brown (8) Bryant & Odom (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 33-32 66 March 15 Minnesota W 92-89 Kobe Bryant (25) Lamar Odom (12) Lamar Odom (8) Staples Center 18,997 34-32 67 March 17 @ New Jersey L 89-92 Kobe Bryant (24) Lamar Odom (13) Kobe Bryant (11) Continental Airlines Arena 20,098 34-33 68 March 19 @ Cleveland L 95-96 Kobe Bryant (38) Lamar Odom (8) Lamar Odom (9) Gund Arena 20,562 34-34 69 March 20 @ Boston W 105-97 Kobe Bryant (43) Brown & Odom (9) Brown & Parker (5) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 35-34 70 March 22 Sacramento W 87-80 Kobe Bryant (28) Kwame Brown (12) Lamar Odom (8) Staples Center 18,997 36-34 71 March 24 Milwaukee W 101-96 Kobe Bryant (43) Brown & Odom (9) Smush Parker (8) Staples Center 18,745 37-34 72 March 26 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 105-94 Kobe Bryant (30) Lamar Odom (8) Smush Parker (8) Staples Center 18,997 38-34 73 March 30 San Antonio L 85-96 Kobe Bryant (23) Kwame Brown (10) Smush Parker (5) Staples Center 18,997 38-35 74 March 31 @ Seattle W 106-93 Kobe Bryant (43) Kwame Brown (13) Smush Parker (7) KeyArena 17,072 39-35
April: 6–2 (home: 6–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 Houston W 104-88 Kobe Bryant (43) Odom & Walton (6) Smush Parker (10) Staples Center 18,997 40-35 76 April 6 @ Denver L 108-110 (OT) Kobe Bryant (42) Kwame Brown (13) Luke Walton (6) Pepsi Center 19,629 40-36 77 April 7 @ Phoenix L 96-107 Kobe Bryant (51) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (5) American West Arena 18,422 40-37 78 April 9 L.A. Clippers W 100-83 Kobe Bryant (38) Lamar Odom (15) Bryant & Vujačić (5) Staples Center 18,997 41-37 79 April 11 Golden State W 111-100 Kobe Bryant (31) Kwame Brown (15) Lamar Odom (10) Staples Center 18,997 42-37 80 April 14 Portland W 110-99 Kobe Bryant (50) Lamar Odom (12) Lamar Odom (12) Staples Center 18,997 43-37 81 April 16 Phoenix W 109-89 Kobe Bryant (43) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (7) Staples Center 18,997 44-37 82 April 19 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 115-95 Kobe Bryant (35) Kwame Brown (8) Lamar Odom (6) Staples Center 18,997 45-37
2005–06 season schedule

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 @ Phoenix L 102–107 Kobe Bryant (22) Lamar Odom (14) Kobe Bryant (5) US Airways Center 18,422 0–1 2 April 26 @ Phoenix W 99–93 Kobe Bryant (29) Kobe Bryant (10) Bryant & Odom (5) US Airways Center 18,422 1–1 3 April 28 Phoenix W 99–92 Smush Parker (18) Lamar Odom (17) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center 18,997 2–1 4 April 30 Phoenix W 99–98 (OT) Lamar Odom (25) Kwame Brown (10) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center 18,997 3–1 5 May 2 @ Phoenix L 97–114 Kobe Bryant (29) Lamar Odom (15) Lamar Odom (6) US Airways Center 18,422 3–2 6 May 4 Phoenix L 118–126 (OT) Kobe Bryant (50) Lamar Odom (11) Lamar Odom (9) Staples Center 18,997 3–3 7 May 6 @ Phoenix L 90–121 Kobe Bryant (24) Sasha Vujačić (6) Smush Parker (4) US Airways Center 18,422 3–4
2006 schedule

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kwame Brown	72	49	27.5	.526	.000	.545	6.6	1.0	.4	.6	7.4
Kobe Bryant	80	80	41.0	.450	.347	.850	5.3	4.5	1.8	.4	35.4
Andrew Bynum	46	0	7.3	.402	.	.296	1.7	.2	.1	.5	1.6
Brian Cook	81	46	19.0	.511	.429	.832	3.4	.9	.5	.4	7.9
Devean George	71	5	21.7	.400	.313	.674	3.9	1.0	.9	.5	6.3
Devin Green	27	0	5.0	.214	.000	.619	.9	.3	.1	.0	.9
Jim Jackson	13	0	7.1	.290	.364	.	.9	.3	.2	.0	1.7
Aaron McKie	14	0	8.6	.250	.000	.500	1.4	.8	.4	.0	.5
Stanislav Medvedenko	2	0	3.0	.500	.	.	.000	.5	.0	.0	1.0
Chris Mihm	59	56	26.1	.501	.	.716	6.3	1.0	0.3	1.2	10.2
Lamar Odom	80	80	40.3	.481	.372	.690	9.2	5.5	.9	.8	14.8
Smush Parker	82	82	33.8	.447	.366	.694	3.3	3.7	1.7	.2	11.5
Laron Profit	25	1	11.2	.476	.167	.875	1.7	.6	.4	.2	4.2
Ronny Turiaf	23	1	7.0	.500	.	.556	1.6	.3	.1	.4	2.0
Saša Vujačić	82	4	17.7	.346	.343	.885	1.9	1.7	.6	.0	3.9
Von Wafer	16	0	4.6	.158	.118	.750	.5	.3	.2	.0	1.3
Luke Walton	69	6	19.3	.412	.327	.750	3.6	2.3	.6	.2	5.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kwame Brown	7	7	32.1	.523	.	.710	6.6	1.0	.3	.9	12.9
Kobe Bryant	7	7	44.9	.497	.400	.771	6.3	5.1	1.1	.4	27.9
Andrew Bynum	1	0	2.0	.000	.	.	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Brian Cook	7	0	11.1	.391	.364	1.000	3.1	1.1	.1	.0	6.3
Devean George	7	0	17.3	.382	.429	.400	2.3	.6	.6	.1	5.3
Jim Jackson	3	0	7.0	.333	.000	.	1.0	.7	.3	.3	1.3
Aaron McKie	1	0	8.0	.	.	.	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Lamar Odom	7	7	44.9	.495	.200	.667	11.0	4.9	.4	1.1	19.1
Smush Parker	7	7	36.9	.333	.154	1.000	3.0	1.6	2.1	.1	8.9
Ronny Turiaf	3	0	8.3	.600	.	.600	2.3	.0	.0	.3	3.7
Saša Vujačić	7	0	18.4	.423	.600	1.000	2.4	.9	.6	.0	6.0
Luke Walton	7	7	33.6	.458	.364	1.000	6.4	1.7	1.0	.1	12.1

Awards and records

• Kobe Bryant, All-NBA First Team
• Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

• On June 14, 2005, the Lakers re-hired head coach Phil Jackson.^[11]
• On August 2, 2005, the Lakers traded guard/forward Caron Butler and guard Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards in exchange for forward Kwame Brown and guard Laron Profit.^[12]
• The Lakers traded guard Kareem Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two future second round draft picks (Ronny Turiaf and TBA). The Bobcats have acquired a second round pick (Ronny Turiaf) in the 2005 NBA draft from Atlanta in exchange for forward/center Predrag Drobnjak. Atlanta Hawks acquired centers Michael Doleac (from the New York Knicks) and Joel Przybilla (from the Milwaukee Bucks), along with a 2005 second-round pick from the Knicks (Ronny Turiaf), while sending center Nazr Mohammed to the Knicks in the three-way trade. The 2005 selection will be the better of the two-second-rounders the Knicks currently own.^[13]
• On October 26, 2005, The Lakers traded Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue).^[14]
• Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006.^[14]
• On March 6, 2006, Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent.^[14]

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3. "USA - Knee-op knocks Kobe out of FIBA World Championship". FIBA. July 18, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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8. Los Angeles Lakers Roster | FOX Sports
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12. "WIZARDS: Wizards Acquire Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins". from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
13. "2005 Outstanding Trades". NBADraft.net. April 2, 2005. from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
14. [6] 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Transactions