2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season

2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
General manager	R.C. Buford
Owner(s)	Peter Holt
Arena	AT&T Center
Results
Record	63–19 (.768)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4)
Local media
Television	FSN Southwest, KENS, KRRT
Radio	WOAI

The 2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season was the team's 39th overall season, the 33rd in San Antonio, and the 30th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 59–23 output from the previous season. They bested it by four games, finishing 63–19, and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season. After defeating the Sacramento Kings by six games in the first games, the defending champions faced their in-state rival Dallas Mavericks. They were pushed to seven games and the Spurs ended up losing the deciding game of the series.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Ian Mahinmi	C	France

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 17 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971-12-31 Oregon State F 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971-06-14 Cal State Fullerton F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1973-04-25 Wake Forest G 4 Finley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-03-06 Wisconsin G 20 Ginobili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977-06-28 Argentina F 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970-08-25 Alabama F 40 Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977-09-05 Kentucky C 8 Nesterovic, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1976-05-30 Slovenia C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1975-03-21 Argentina G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1982-05-17 France G 34 Sanders, Melvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-01-03 Oklahoma State G 14 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-06-05 Slovenia G 31 Van Exel, Nick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971-11-27 Cincinnati	Head coach Gregg Popovich (Air Force) Assistant coach(es) Brett Brown (Boston University) Mike Budenholzer (Pomona) P. J. Carlesimo (Fordham) Chip Engelland (Duke) Don Newman (Idaho) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Rasho Nestrovic	Nazr Mohammed	Fabricio Oberto
PF	Tim Duncan	Robert Horry		Sean Marks
SF	Bruce Bowen	Michael Finley		Melvin Sanders
SG	Manu Ginobili	Brent Barry
PG	Tony Parker	Nick Van Exel	Beno Udrih

Regular season

Season standings

Southwest Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	63	19	.768	-
Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	3
Memphis Grizzlies	49	33	.598	14
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	38	44	.463	25
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	29

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Sacramento Kings

ESPN

April 22 5:30 pm

Recap

Sacramento Kings 88, San Antonio Spurs 122
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 15–41, 28–21, 21–28
Pts: Mike Bibby 17 Rebs: Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9 Asts: Ron Artest 4		Pts: Tony Parker 25 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 17 Asts: Brent Barry 6

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford, Monty McCutchen

TNT

April 25 10:00 pm

Recap

Sacramento Kings 119, San Antonio Spurs 128 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–28, 26–31, 27–27, Overtime: 10–19
Pts: Bonzi Wells 28 Rebs: Bonzi Wells 12 Asts: Mike Bibby 6		Pts: Manu Ginóbili 32 Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Tony Parker 10

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Bill Kennedy

ESPN2

April 28 9:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 93, Sacramento Kings 94
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 21–25, 23–21, 29–26
Pts: Tim Duncan 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 12 Asts: Tony Parker 6		Pts: Mike Bibby 25 Rebs: Bonzi Wells 14 Asts: Mike Bibby 8

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Sean Corbin, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

TNT

April 30 10:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 84, Sacramento Kings 102
Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 19–28, 21–21, 20–27
Pts: Tony Parker 22 Rebs: Tim Duncan 8 Asts: Bruce Bowen 3		Pts: Bonzi Wells 25 Rebs: Bonzi Wells 17 Asts: Mike Bibby 7

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Jimmy Clark, Tim Donaghy, Eddie F. Rush

NBA TV

May 2 9:30 pm

Recap

Sacramento Kings 98, San Antonio Spurs 109
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 27–22, 22–37, 30–29
Pts: Bonzi Wells 38 Rebs: Bonzi Wells 12 Asts: Artest, Bibby, Miller 4 each		Pts: Manu Ginóbili 27 Rebs: Duncan, Ginóbili 9 each Asts: Tim Duncan 5

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: James Capers, Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford

ESPN

May 5 10:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 105, Sacramento Kings 83
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–18, 33–24, 27–21
Pts: Tony Parker 31 Rebs: Robert Horry 7 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5		Pts: Mike Bibby 19 Rebs: Bonzi Wells 11 Asts: Ron Artest 4
San Antonio wins the series, 4–2

ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Bob Delaney, Scott Foster, Bernie Fryer

Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Kings.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks

ABC

May 7 1:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 85, San Antonio Spurs 87
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 23–20, 20–25, 13–16
Pts: Jerry Stackhouse 24 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: Marquis Daniels 3		Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich

TNT

May 9 9:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 113, San Antonio Spurs 91
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 32–16, 26–28, 29–25
Pts: Josh Howard 27 Rebs: Howard, Nowitzki 9 each Asts: Daniels, Harris, Terry 3 each		Pts: Tim Duncan 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Tim Duncan 3

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Steve Javie, David Jones, Eddie F. Rush

ABC

May 13 8:00 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 103, Dallas Mavericks 104
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 30–26, 21–20, 34–31
Pts: Tim Duncan 35 Rebs: Tim Duncan 12 Asts: Tony Parker 4		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 27 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jason Terry 4

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,865 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bill Spooner

TNT

May 15 9:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 118, Dallas Mavericks 123 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 27–34, 27–31, 31–27, Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Tony Parker 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Tim Duncan 6		Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki 9 each Asts: Devin Harris 6

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,969 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jimmy Clark, Derrick Stafford

TNT

May 17 9:30 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 97, San Antonio Spurs 98
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 33–28, 21–24, 19–17
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Jason Terry 5		Pts: Tim Duncan 36 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson

ESPN

May 19 9:30 pm

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 91, Dallas Mavericks 86
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 21–22, 26–20, 24–19
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 30 Rebs: Manu Ginóbili 10 Asts: Tony Parker 3		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 5

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 20,986 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

TNT

May 22 8:00 pm

Recap

Dallas Mavericks 119, San Antonio Spurs 111 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 37–27, 27–23, 20–28, 20–26, Overtime: 15–7
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 37 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 15 Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 6		Pts: Tim Duncan 41 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tim Duncan 6
Dallas wins the series, 4–3

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Referees: Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, Steve Javie

Previous Playoffs meeting: 2003 Western Conference Finals (San Antonio won 4–2)

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

Awards and records

• Tim Duncan, All-NBA Second Team
• Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive Second Team