The 2005–06New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team's 4th season in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 18–64 record from the previous season (worst in the Western Conference that year). They finished the season with a 38–44 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Before the commencement of training camp, the City of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina.[1] With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for this season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets enjoyed sell-out crowds at the Ford Center.[1]
The addition of draft pick Chris Paul resulted in the team competing for a playoff spot. In January and February, the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two-year suspension for illegal drugs. Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio, while leading all rookies with 16.1 points per game.[1]
On March 8, the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell-out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113–107.[1] In March, the Hornets went into a tailspin, winning just 3 of 14 games. The Hornets went on to finish in 4th place in their division. Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year.[2]
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December 01, 2023
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The 2005 06 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team s 4th season in the NBA They began the season hoping to improve upon their 18 64 record from the previous season worst in the Western Conference that year They finished the season with a 38 44 record missing the playoffs for the second year in a row 2005 06 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets seasonHead coachByron ScottGeneral managerJeff BowerOwner s George ShinnArenaFord Center 36 games New Orleans Arena 3 games Pete Maravich Assembly Center 1 game Lloyd Noble Center 1 game ResultsRecord38 44 463 PlaceDivision 4th Southwest Conference 10th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionCox Sports TelevisionThe Cox ChannelCox 4RadioWTIXKTOK lt 2004 05 2006 07 gt Before the commencement of training camp the City of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina 1 With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city s infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City becoming the New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets for this season In Oklahoma City the Hornets enjoyed sell out crowds at the Ford Center 1 The addition of draft pick Chris Paul resulted in the team competing for a playoff spot In January and February the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two year suspension for illegal drugs Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3 34 assist to turnover ratio while leading all rookies with 16 1 points per game 1 On March 8 the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113 107 1 In March the Hornets went into a tailspin winning just 3 of 14 games The Hornets went on to finish in 4th place in their division Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year 2 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Game log 4 Player statistics 5 Awards and records 5 1 Awards 5 2 Free agents 5 2 1 Additions 5 2 2 Subtractions 6 See also 7 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 2005 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 4 Chris Paul 3 PG nbsp United States Wake Forest2 33 Brandon Bass F nbsp United States LSURoster edit2005 06 New Orleans Hornets roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromC 12 Andersen Chris 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 245 lb 111 kg 1978 07 07 BlinnPF 33 Bass Brandon 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 240 lb 109 kg 1985 04 30 LSUC 42 Brown P J 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 225 lb 102 kg 1969 10 14 Louisiana TechSF 45 Butler Rasual 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg 1979 05 23 La SallePG 5 Claxton Speedy 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 166 lb 75 kg 1978 05 08 HofstraPF 21 Fizer Marcus 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 262 lb 119 kg 1978 08 10 Iowa StateC 44 Jackson Marc 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 270 lb 122 kg 1975 01 16 TempleSF 43 Johnson Linton 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 205 lb 93 kg 1980 06 13 TulaneSG 6 Macijauskas Arvydas 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 214 lb 97 kg 1980 01 19 LithuaniaSF 24 Mason Desmond 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 224 lb 102 kg 1977 10 11 Oklahoma StatePG 25 Norris Moochie 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg 1973 07 27 West FloridaPG 3 Paul Chris 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 175 lb 79 kg 1985 05 06 Wake ForestSG 23 Smith J R 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg 1985 09 09 St Benedict s Prep HS NJ SG 1 Snyder Kirk 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 225 lb 102 kg 1983 06 05 NevadaPF 30 West David 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 240 lb 109 kg 1980 08 29 XavierC 34 Williams Aaron 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1971 10 02 Xavier Head coachByron ScottAssistant coach es Jim Cleamons Kenny Gattison David Miller Darrell Walker Terry Kofler trainer Scott Cochran assistant strength coach Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction March 31 2006Regular season editStandings edit Southwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy San Antonio Spurs 63 19 768 34 7 29 12 13 3x Dallas Mavericks 60 22 732 3 34 7 26 15 13 3x Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 598 14 30 11 19 22 6 10New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 463 25 24 17 14 27 7 9Houston Rockets 34 48 415 29 15 26 19 22 1 15 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c San Antonio Spurs 63 19 768 2 y Phoenix Suns 54 28 659 93 y Denver Nuggets 44 38 537 194 x Dallas Mavericks 60 22 732 35 x Memphis Grizzlies 49 33 598 146 x Los Angeles Clippers 47 35 573 167 x Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 549 188 x Sacramento Kings 44 38 537 199 Utah Jazz 41 41 500 2210 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets 38 44 463 2511 Seattle SuperSonics 35 47 427 2812 Golden State Warriors 34 48 415 2913 Houston Rockets 34 48 415 2914 Minnesota Timberwolves 33 49 402 3015 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 256 42Game log edit 2005 06 game logTotal 38 44 Home 22 19 Road 16 25 November 7 7 home 3 3 road 4 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 November 1 Sacramento 93 67 P J Brown 20 David West 11 Speedy Claxton amp Chris Paul 4 Ford Center 19 163 1 02 November 2 Cleveland 87 109 Speedy Claxton 16 Chris Andersen 8 Bostjan Nachbar 6 Quicken Loans Arena 20 562 1 13 November 5 Houston 91 84 P J Brown 18 P J Brown 13 Claxton amp Paul 8 Toyota Center 15 875 2 14 November 9 Orlando 83 88 Speedy Claxton 24 P J Brown 10 Speedy Claxton 6 Ford Center 18 508 2 25 November 12 Dallas 103 109 Chris Paul 26 P J Brown 7 Speedy Claxton 7 Ford Center 19 163 2 36 November 15 Miami 102 109 OT P J Brown 24 P J Brown 12 Chris Paul 10 American Airlines Arena 19 600 2 47 November 16 Denver 81 91 Chris Paul 18 Brown Paul amp West 9 Kirk Snyder 5 Ford Center 18 442 2 58 November 18 Atlanta 95 92 Chris Paul 25 Chris Andersen 18 Chris Paul 12 Ford Center 17 554 3 59 November 19 Orlando 98 95 David West 34 Andersen amp West 8 Chris Paul 8 TD Waterhouse Centre 14 489 4 510 November 21 Philadelphia 91 103 David West 20 David West 9 Chris Paul 6 Wachovia Center 12 452 4 611 November 23 Minnesota 84 80 David West 22 David West 13 Chris Paul 8 Ford Center 19 163 5 612 November 26 Seattle 105 99 David West 21 Desmond Mason amp Paul 7 Chris Paul 10 Key Arena16 371 6 613 November 28 Golden State 83 99 Chris Paul 15 David West 11 Speedy Claxton 9 Oakland Arena 16 270 6 714 November 30 Denver 102 95 Desmond Mason 26 P J Brown 12 Chris Paul 9 Pepsi Center 15 603 7 7December 5 10 home 4 3 road 1 7 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record15 December 2 Philadelphia 88 86 David West 22 P J Brown 14 Chris Paul 9 Ford Center 19 163 8 716 December 3 Dallas 88 97 Chris Paul 25 Brown amp Paul 6 Chris Paul 5 American Airlines Center 19 651 8 817 December 6 Memphis 73 89 Mason amp West 15 Chris Andersen 10 Paul J R Smith amp Claxton 4 FedEx Forum 13 271 8 918 December 7 Boston 87 101 David West 29 Chris Paul 10 Chris Paul 6 Ford Center 18 753 8 1019 December 9 Portland 95 98 OT Speedy Claxton 27 Chris Paul 7 Chris Paul 10 Rose Garden 12 305 8 1120 December 11 Sacramento 100 110 Chris Paul 18 P J Brown 8 Chris Paul 12 ARCO Arena 17 317 8 1221 December 12 Phoenix 91 87 J R Smith 26 J R Smith 10 Chris Paul 7 America West Arena 15 547 9 1222 December 14 LA Clippers 102 89 J R Smith 21 David West 12 Chris Paul 8 Ford Center 17 490 10 1223 December 16 Phoenix 88 101 Chris Paul 25 Brown amp West 13 Chris Paul 6 Pete Maravich Assembly Center 7 302 10 1324 December 18 San Antonio 89 76 David West 19 Chris Paul 12 Chris Paul 9 Ford Center 19 297 11 1325 December 21 Minnesota 69 88 Chris Paul 15 P J Brown 9 Speedy Claxton 4 Target Center 14 454 11 1426 December 23 Milwaukee 94 101 David West 27 David West 18 Chris Paul 8 Bradley Center 16 824 11 1527 December 28 Houston 92 90 J R Smith 16 Brown amp West 7 Chris Paul 15 Ford Center 19 205 12 1528 December 29 San Antonio 84 111 David West 18 P J Brown 6 Chris Paul 7 AT amp T Center 18 797 12 1629 December 31 Dallas 90 95 David West 18 David West 10 Chris Paul 10 Ford Center 19 170 12 17January 10 5 home 6 2 road 4 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record30 January 2 Charlotte 103 86 Chris Paul 24 Mason amp West 9 Chris Paul 11 Ford Center 17 683 13 1731 January 4 Miami 107 92 Desmond Mason 24 Mason amp West 7 Chris Paul 9 Ford Center 19 326 14 1732 January 6 Portland 90 80 Kirk Snyder 22 David West 13 Speedy Claxton 7 Ford Center 18 995 14 1833 January 7 Atlanta 93 101 Speedy Claxton 29 David West 9 Kirk Snyder 4 Philips Arena 11 332 14 1934 January 10 Detroit 86 96 David West 20 P J Brown 9 Chris Paul 5 Ford Center 19 260 15 1935 January 13 Sacramento 90 76 David West 19 Chris Paul 8 Speedy Claxton 8 Lloyd Noble Center11 343 16 1936 January 14 Houston 86 80 Chris Paul 17 P J Brown 10 Chris Paul 5 Toyota Center 14 724 17 1937 January 16 Charlotte 107 92 Chris Paul 24 David West 11 Chris Paul 6 Charlotte Bobcats Arena 15 303 18 1938 January 18 Memphis 87 79 Chris Paul 16 David West 14 Chris Paul 9 Ford Center 14 554 19 1939 January 20 Washington 99 110 Chris Paul 28 David West 7 Chris Paul 11 Verizon Center 19 062 19 2040 January 21 New York 109 98 Chris Paul 27 P J Brown 9 Chris Paul 13 Madison Square Garden 19 763 20 2041 January 23 Boston 78 91 David West 21 P J Brown 8 Chris Paul 6 TD Banknorth Garden 14 473 20 2142 January 25 San Antonio 68 84 Rasual Butler amp West 15 P J Brown 9 Chris Paul 4 Ford Center 19 289 20 2243 January 28 Memphis 95 86 Speedy Claxton 20 David West 12 Chris Paul 8 FedExForum 16 228 21 2244 January 30 Milwaukee 94 93 David West 24 David West 15 Chris Paul 9 Ford Center 18 197 22 22February 9 4 home 6 1 road 3 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record45 February 1 Chicago 100 95 Chris Paul 25 Brown amp West 6 Chris Paul 13 Ford Center 19 163 23 2246 February 4 LA Lakers 106 90 Desmond Mason 21 P J Brown 9 Chris Paul 13 Ford Center 19 334 24 2247 February 6 New Jersey 91 99 Speedy Claxton 23 Mason amp Paul 7 Chris Paul 13 Continental Airlines Arena 13 998 24 2348 February 8 Seattle 109 102 David West 26 David West 10 Kirk Snyder 12 Ford Center 18 807 25 2349 February 10 New York 111 100 David West 21 David West 10 Speedy Claxton 11 Ford Center 19 163 26 2350 February 11 Minnesota 100 94 Claxton amp Snyder 28 Desmond Mason 9 Speedy Claxton 7 Target Center 15 933 27 2351 February 13 Washington 97 96 David West 19 David West 9 Speedy Claxton 10 Ford Center 18 678 28 2352 February 15 Portland 102 86 Kirk Snyder 22 Rasual Butler 9 Chris Paul 7 Ford Center 19 051 29 2353 February 21 Indiana 75 97 Chris Paul 27 Desmond Mason 7 Chris Paul 6 Conseco Fieldhouse 14 108 29 2454 February 22 Utah 100 95 Chris Paul 18 Aaron Williams 13 Chris Paul 7 Ford Center 18 368 29 2555 February 25 Utah 100 95 Chris Paul 23 Linton Johnson 11 Chris Paul 8 EnergySolutions Arena 18 471 30 2556 February 26 Portland 102 86 David West 22 Marc Jackson 8 Chris Paul 8 Rose Garden 12 860 31 2557 February 28 Seattle 104 114 Chris Paul 25 Chris Paul 7 Chris Paul 14 Key Arena 15 115 31 26March 3 11 home 2 7 road 1 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record58 March 1 LA Clippers 67 89 Desmond Mason 20 P J Brown 11 Chris Paul 12 Staples Center 16 157 31 2759 March 6 Phoenix 88 101 David West 20 David West 8 Chris Paul 11 Ford Center 19 207 31 2860 March 8 LA Lakers 107 113 David West 25 Kirk Snyder 6 Chris Paul 10 New Orleans Arena17 744 31 2961 March 10 Indiana 90 92 David West 20 Chris Paul 7 Chris Paul 8 Ford Center18 506 31 3062 March 12 New Jersey 84 95 Chris Paul 17 P J Brown 8 Chris Paul 7 Ford Center19 198 31 3163 March 14 San Antonio 81 96 Jackson amp Paul 16 Rasual Butler 8 Chris Paul 7 AT amp T Center 18 797 31 3264 March 18 Denver 94 109 David West 24 P J Brown 10 Chris Paul 10 New Orleans Arena17 912 31 3365 March 21 LA Clippers 120 108 Rasual Butler 32 David West 11 Chris Paul 9 New Orleans Arena16 799 32 3366 March 23 Houston 92 93 David West 14 David West 11 Speedy Claxton 10 Ford Center19 163 32 3467 March 24 Chicago 82 96 Chris Paul 13 Brown amp Butler 9 Speedy Claxton 6 United Center21 793 32 3568 March 26 LA Lakers 67 89 David West 23 David West 10 Claxton amp Paul 6 Staples Center18 997 32 3669 March 27 Utah 80 104 Rasual Butler 15 P J Brown 8 Chris Paul 7 EnergySolutions Arena17 437 32 3770 March 29 Golden State 86 85 Rasual Butler 20 Marc Jackson 8 Chris Paul 7 Oakland Arena16 885 33 3771 March 31 Memphis 107 102 Marc Jackson 24 Linton Johnson 8 Speedy Claxton 8 Ford Center18 817 34 37April 4 7 home 1 3 road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record72 April 2 Toronto 120 113 2 OT Chris Paul 24 Chris Paul 12 Claxton amp Paul 12 Air Canada Centre 15 079 35 3773 April 4 Detroit 93 101 Paul amp West 24 Jackson Johnson amp West 6 Chris Paul 10 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22 076 35 3874 April 5 Golden State 114 109 OT Speedy Claxton 21 Butler amp Paul 11 Chris Paul 16 Ford Center 18 169 36 3875 April 7 Toronto 95 89 David West 19 David West 9 Chris Paul 8 Ford Center 18 854 37 3876 April 8 Dallas 77 101 Rasual Butler 14 Brown amp Butler 7 Chris Paul 5 American Airlines Center 20 336 37 3977 April 10 Cleveland 101 103 Chris Paul 22 P J Brown 10 Chris Paul 5 Ford Center 19 187 37 4078 April 12 Seattle 104 99 Chris Paul 21 Marc Jackson 14 Chris Paul 6 Ford Center 18 607 38 4079 April 14 Utah 104 105 David West 31 David West 12 Chris Paul 7 Ford Center 19 163 38 4180 April 16 Sacramento 79 96 Chris Paul 12 Brandon Bass 7 Chris Paul 7 ARCO Arena 17 317 38 4281 April 17 Phoenix 78 115 Jackson amp Paul 11 Linton Johnson 7 Chris Paul 5 US Airways Arena 18 442 38 4382 April 19 LA Lakers 95 115 P J Brown 16 Marc Jackson 13 Chris Paul 7 Staples Center 18 997 38 442005 06 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 gamePlayer GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGChris Andersen 32 2 17 8 571 000 476 4 8 0 2 0 3 1 3 5 0Brandon Bass 29 1 9 2 400 000 632 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3P J Brown 75 73 31 7 461 000 827 7 3 1 2 0 6 0 7 9 0Rasual Butler 79 20 23 7 406 380 693 2 9 0 5 0 4 0 6 8 7Speedy Claxton 71 3 28 4 413 270 769 2 7 4 8 1 5 0 1 12 3Marcus Fizer 3 0 13 0 529 1 000 500 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 7Marc Jackson 27 10 22 0 489 500 824 4 7 0 8 0 3 0 1 9 1Linton Johnson 27 7 18 1 403 361 739 4 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 5 3Maciej Lampe 2 0 8 0 000 000 000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Arvydas Macijauskas 19 0 7 1 341 250 867 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 2 3Desmond Mason 70 55 30 0 399 167 682 4 3 0 9 0 6 0 2 10 8Bostjan Nachbar 25 13 16 2 339 298 694 2 0 0 9 0 5 0 2 5 0Moochie Norris 16 0 11 4 426 444 640 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 0 3 8Chris Paul 78 78 36 0 430 282 847 5 1 7 8 2 2 0 1 16 1J R Smith 55 25 18 0 393 371 822 2 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 7 7Kirk Snyder 68 45 19 3 453 357 735 2 4 1 5 0 4 0 3 8 0Jackson Vroman 41 2 9 9 394 000 477 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 8David West 74 74 34 1 512 273 843 7 4 1 2 0 8 0 9 17 1Aaron Williams 34 2 20 4 516 000 673 4 9 0 5 0 4 0 5 5 8Bold leads team Minimum of ten games started Reference 4 Awards and records editAwards edit Chris Paul NBA Rookie of the Year Award 5 Chris Paul NBA All Rookie Team 1st TeamFree agents edit Additions edit Player Signed Former team Subtractions edit Player Left New teamSee also edit2005 06 NBA seasonReferences edit a b c d New Orleans Hornets 2002 Present Archived from the original on 2008 05 27 Retrieved 2008 07 04 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets on Basketball Reference NBA com Draft 2005 Archived from the original on 2008 09 14 Retrieved 2008 07 04 2005 06 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets Roster and Stats NBA com Hornets Paul Named the 2005 06 T Mobile Rookie of the Year Archived from the original on 2007 02 02 Retrieved 2008 07 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 06 New Orleans Oklahoma City Hornets season amp oldid 1182266331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
