2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Los Angeles Lakers 2006 45 37 Pacific 3 7 Phil Jackson Mitch Kupchak Jim Buss (vice) Jerry Buss Staples Center KCAL-TVFSN West KLAC First Round(lost to Suns 3–4) LAL 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 scored 81 points. This was the second highest total in NBA history for two decades until it was surpassed by Bam Adebayo on March 10, 2026. After the playoffs, Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. This led to him missing the 2006 FIBA World Championship.Mike Bresnahan https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-16-sp-kobe16-story.html Bryant Opts to Fix Knee Los Angeles Times July 16, 2006 November 23, 2021https://africa.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2520373 Kobe won't play for USA after knee surgery ESPN July 15, 2006 November 23, 2021https://www.fiba.basketball/news/USA-Knee-op-knocks-Kobe-out-of-FIBA-World-Championship USA - Knee-op knocks Kobe out of FIBA World Championship FIBA July 18, 2006 November 23, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/sports/basketball/16kobe.html Surgery for Bryant Is Bad News for U.S. The New York Times July 16, 2006 November 23, 2021 Draft picks 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 St. Joseph HS (New Jersey) 2 37 Ronny Turiaf Forward Gonzaga University 2 39 Von Wafer Guard Florida State University Roster Los Angeles Lakers 2005–06 54 Kwame Brown C 6 11 270 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy (GA) 8 Kobe Bryant G 6 6 220 1978-08-23 Lower Merion HS (PA) 17 Andrew Bynum C 7 0 275 1987-10-27 St. Joseph HS (NJ) 43 Brian Cook F 6 9 258 1980-12-04 Illinois basketball 3 Devean George F 6 8 220 1977-08-29 Augsburg 11 Devin Green G 6 7 210 1982-10-25 Hampton University 24 Jim Jackson basketball F 6 6 220 1970-10-14 Ohio State University 2 Aaron McKie G 6 5 209 1972-10-02 Temple University 14 Slava Medvedenko F 6 10 250 1979-04-04 Ukraine 31 Chris Mihm C 7 0 265 1979-07-16 University of Texas at Austin 7 Lamar Odom F 6 10 230 1979-11-06 Rhode Island 1 Smush Parker G 6 4 180 1981-06-01 Fordham 9 Laron Profit G 6 5 204 1977-08-05 University of Maryland 21 Ronny Turiaf C 6 10 249 1983-01-13 Gonzaga 18 Sasha Vujačić G 6 7 195 1984-03-08 Slovenia 23 Von Wafer G 6 5 210 1985-07-21 Florida State University 4 Luke Walton F 6 8 232 1980-03-28 Arizona Phil Jackson Frank Hamblen Craig Hodges Kurt Rambis Brian Shaw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2006.html Injuries Wednesday November 16, 2005: Slava Medvedenko was sidelined for the rest of the season after he suffered a herniated disc. SI.com Friday November 18, 2005: Kwame Brown strained his right hamstring and was sidelined for two weeks.https://archive.today/20130408013620/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/11/20/bc.bkp.lgns.lakersbrown.r/ Lakers' Brown sidelined two weeks Tuesday December 20, 2005: Laron Profit ruptured his Achilles' tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers' Profit out 4-6 months after Achilles surgery 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$15,946,8752Lamar Odom$11,465,3343Kwame Brown$7,500,0004Devean George$5,000,6005Chris Mihm$3,796,8756Stanislav Medvedenko$3,000,0007Aaron McKie$2,500,0008Andrew Bynum$1,888,6809Luke Walton$1,250,00010Brian Cook$865,80011Sasha Vujačić$910,44012Smush Parker$745,24813Laron Profit$835,81014Devin Green$398,76215Von Wafer$398,762Los Angeles Lakers Roster | FOX Sports Regular season thumb|280px|Kwame Brown winning a jump ball against the Atlanta Hawks, February 2006 The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results Despite dipping below .500 during the November, the team recovered and finished 2005 with a 15–14 record. The team went into the All Star Break with a 26–26 record 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. Los Angeles Lakers games in the 2005-2006 NBA season and playoffs The team finished the season with a 5-game winning streak, the longest of the season, and an overall 45–37 record. The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division and qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. 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 LAL LAL Game log Pre-season Los Angeles Lakers yes 2006 Total: 6–2 Los Angeles Lakers Preseason yes 6 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 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 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 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 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 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 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 20 | Denver | L 94-105 | Kwame Brown (16) | Lamar Odom (9) | Lamar Odom (7) | Staples Center15,047 | 2-2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 21 | Charlotte | W 109-93 | Kobe Bryant (25) | Kwame Brown (7) | Laron Profit (6) | Staples Center15,568 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 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 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 25 | Utah | W 95-85 | Kobe Bryant (20) | Kwame Brown (9) | Odom & Parker (4) | Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA)15,253 | 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 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 lal 2006 Regular season Los Angeles Lakers 2006 Total: 45–37 (home: 27–14; road: 18-23) Los Angeles Lakers November yes 3 4 2 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 2 | @ Denver | W 99-97 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (33) | Lamar Odom (9) | Lamar Odom (7) | Pepsi Center19,245 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 3 | Phoenix | L 112-122 | Kobe Bryant (39) | Lamar Odom (16) | Lamar Odom (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 6 | Denver | W 112-92 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Chris Mihm (13) | Bryant & Parker (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 8 | @ Atlanta | W 103-97 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Lamar Odom (11) | Lamar Odom (6) | Philips Arena19,523 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 9 | @ Minnesota | L 74-88 | Kobe Bryant (28) | Kwame Brown (13) | Kobe Bryant (4) | Target Center15,192 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 81-85 | Chris Mihm (20) | Lamar Odom (12) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Wachovia Center20,292 | 3-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 14 | @ Memphis | L 73-85 | Kobe Bryant (18) | Chris Mihm (10) | Lamar Odom (4) | FedEx Forum16,671 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 16 | New York | W 97-92 | Kobe Bryant (42) | Mihm & Odom (9) | Lamar Odom (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 4-4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 18 | L.A. Clippers | L 91-97 | Kobe Bryant (36) | Chris Mihm (9) | Bryant & Odom (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 20 | Chicago | L 93-96 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 24 | Seattle | W 108-96 | Kobe Bryant (34) | Lamar Odom (12) | Lamar Odom (6) | Staples Center18,070 | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 27 | New Jersey | L 96-102 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (46) | Mihm & Odom (10) | Odom & Walton (5) | Staples Center18,528 | 5–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 29 | @ San Antonio | L 84-90 | Lamar Odom (27) | Lamar Odom (16) | 3 players tied (3) | SBC Center18,797 | 5–8 Los Angeles Lakers December 3 3 7 3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | December 1 | @ Utah | W 105-101 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (30) | Lamar Odom (13) | Lamar Odom (9) | Delta Center18,008 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | December 2 | Minnesota | L 108-113 | Lamar Odom (24) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Bryant & Odom (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 6–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 4 | Charlotte | W 99-98 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (11) | Staples Center18,506 | 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 6 | @ Milwaukee | W 111-92 | Kobe Bryant (33) | Lamar Odom (9) | Lamar Odom (8) | Bradley Center15,185 | 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 7 | @ Toronto | W 102-91 | Lamar Odom (19) | George & Mihm (8) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Air Canada Centre18,821 | 9-9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 9 | @ Chicago | W 93-80 | Kobe Bryant (23) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Kobe Bryant (8) | United Center22,410 | 10–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 10 | @ Minnesota | L 82-95 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Chris Mihm (11) | Lamar Odom (4) | Target Center18,739 | 10-10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 12 | @ Dallas | W 109-106 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Lamar Odom (11) | Lamar Odom (5) | American Airlines Center19,680 | 11–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 14 | @ Memphis | W 94-79 | Kobe Bryant (27) | Bryant & Mihm (8) | Odom & Walton (5) | FedEx Forum16,591 | 12–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 16 | Washington | W 97-91 | Kobe Bryant (41) | Lamar Odom (11) | Luke Walton (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 13–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 18 | Houston | L 74-76 | Kobe Bryant (24) | Lamar Odom (7) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 13–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 20 | Dallas | W 112-90 | Kobe Bryant (62) | 3 players tied (8) | Luke Walton (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 14–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 23 | @ Orlando | W 104-88 | Kobe Bryant (21) | Kwame Brown (9) | Kobe Bryant (9) | TD Waterhouse Centre17,283 | 15–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 25 | @ Miami | L 92-97 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Lamar Odom (16) | Bryant & Odom (6) | American Airlines Arena20,277 | 15–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 26 | @ Washington | L 91-94 | Kobe Bryant (31) | Chris Mihm (9) | Lamar Odom (7) | MCI Center20,173 | 15–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 28 | Memphis | L 99-100 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (45) | Lamar Odom (15) | Odom & Parker (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 15–14 Los Angeles Lakers January 6 1 3 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | January 1 | Utah | L 94-98 | Brian Cook (19) | Lamar Odom (12) | Lamar Odom (8) | Staples Center18,310 | 15-15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | January 3 | @ Utah | L 80-90 | Lamar Odom (25) | Lamar Odom (8) | Odom & Parker (4) | Delta Center19,013 | 15–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 6 | Philadelphia | W 119-93 | Kobe Bryant (48) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Lamar Odom (12) | Staples Center18,997 | 16-16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 7 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 112-109 | Kobe Bryant (50) | 3 players tied (10) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center20,154 | 17–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 9 | Indiana | W 96-90 | Kobe Bryant (45) | Lamar Odom (12) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 18–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 11 | @ Portland | L 103-113 | Kobe Bryant (41) | Chris Mihm (7) | Lamar Odom (5) | Rose Garden16,421 | 18–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 12 | Cleveland | W 99-98 | Kobe Bryant (27) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 19–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 14 | @ Golden State | W 110-104 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Brown & Parker (12) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Oakland Arena20,179 | 20–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 16 | Miami | W 100-92 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 21–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 19 | @ Sacramento | L 109-118 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (51) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (6) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 21–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | L 93-106 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Lamar Odom (12) | Lamar Odom (4) | American West Arena18,422 | 21–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 22 | Toronto | W 122-104 | Kobe Bryant (81) | Brown & Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 22–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 27 | Golden State | W 106-105 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (30) | 3 players tied (9) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 23–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 29 | @ Detroit | L 93-102 | Kobe Bryant (39) | Chris Mihm (14) | 3 players tied (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 23–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 31 | @ New York | W 130-97 | Kobe Bryant (40) | Lamar Odom (13) | Smush Parker (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 24–20 Los Angeles Lakers February 4 3 1 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | February 1 | @ Indiana | L 79-105 | Kobe Bryant (26) | Lamar Odom (7) | Luke Walton (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,127 | 24–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | February 3 | @ Charlotte | L 102-112 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Bryant & Mihm (9) | Bryant & Walton (5) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena19,026 | 24–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 4 | @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City | L 90-106 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Kwame Brown (10) | Smush Parker (6) | Ford Center19,344 | 24–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 7 | @ Dallas | L 87-102 | Brian Cook (28) | George & Odom (6) | Lamar Odom (7) | American Airlines Center20,379 | 24-24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 8 | @ Houston | W 89-78 | Kobe Bryant (32) | Lamar Odom (13) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Toyota Center18,291 | 25–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 11 | Memphis | L 99-100 | Kobe Bryant (26) | Kwame Brown (8) | Lamar Odom (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 25-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 13 | Utah | W 94-88 | Kobe Bryant (23) | Lamar Odom (9) | Lamar Odom (8) | Staples Center18,629 | 26–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 15 | Atlanta | L 110-114 | Kobe Bryant (39) | Brian Cook (6) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Staples Center18,259 | 26-26 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 21 | Portland | W 99-82 | Kobe Bryant (27) | Lamar Odom (17) | Smush Parker (9) | Staples Center18,241 | 27–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 23 | Sacramento | W 106-85 | Kobe Bryant (36) | Devean George (9) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 28–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 24 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 83-102 | Kobe Bryant (39) | Lamar Odom (9) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center19,820 | 28–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 26 | Boston | L 111-112 | Kobe Bryant (40) | Lamar Odom (10) | Lamar Odom (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 28-28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 28 | Orlando | W 102-87 | Kobe Bryant (28) | Lamar Odom (12) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 29–28 Los Angeles Lakers March 5 3 5 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 1 | @ Portland | L 93-99 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Lamar Odom (8) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Rose Garden19,454 | 29-29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 3 | @ Golden State | W 106-94 | Kobe Bryant (42) | Brown & Vujačić (8) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Oakland Arena20,375 | 30–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 4 | Detroit | W 105-94 | Kobe Bryant (40) | Kwame Brown (12) | Lamar Odom (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 31–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 6 | San Antonio | L 96-103 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Brown & Odom (7) | Smush Parker (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 31–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 8 | @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City | W 113-107 | Kobe Bryant (40) | Lamar Odom (17) | Smush Parker (7) | New Orleans Arena17,744 | 32–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 10 | @ San Antonio | W 100-92 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Luke Walton (10) | Lamar Odom (9) | SBC Center18,797 | 33–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 12 | Seattle | L 113-120 | Kobe Bryant (22) | Chris Mihm (13) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 33–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 14 | @ Sacramento | L 98-114 | Kobe Bryant (30) | Kwame Brown (8) | Bryant & Odom (7) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 33–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 15 | Minnesota | W 92-89 | Kobe Bryant (25) | Lamar Odom (12) | Lamar Odom (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 34–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 17 | @ New Jersey | L 89-92 | Kobe Bryant (24) | Lamar Odom (13) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Continental Airlines Arena20,098 | 34–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 19 | @ Cleveland | L 95-96 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Lamar Odom (8) | Lamar Odom (9) | Gund Arena20,562 | 34-34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 20 | @ Boston | W 105-97 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Brown & Odom (9) | Brown & Parker (5) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 35–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 22 | Sacramento | W 87-80 | Kobe Bryant (28) | Kwame Brown (12) | Lamar Odom (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 36–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 24 | Milwaukee | W 101-96 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Brown & Odom (9) | Smush Parker (8) | Staples Center18,745 | 37–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 26 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | W 105-94 | Kobe Bryant (30) | Lamar Odom (8) | Smush Parker (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 38–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | March 30 | San Antonio | L 85-96 | Kobe Bryant (23) | Kwame Brown (10) | Smush Parker (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 38–35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | @ Seattle | W 106-93 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Kwame Brown (13) | Smush Parker (7) | KeyArena17,072 | 39–35 Los Angeles Lakers April 6 0 0 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 2 | Houston | W 104-88 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Odom & Walton (6) | Smush Parker (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 40–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 6 | @ Denver | L 108-110 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (42) | Kwame Brown (13) | Luke Walton (6) | Pepsi Center19,629 | 40–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 | April 7 | @ Phoenix | L 96-107 | Kobe Bryant (51) | Lamar Odom (11) | Lamar Odom (5) | American West Arena18,422 | 40–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 9 | L.A. Clippers | W 100-83 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Lamar Odom (15) | Bryant & Vujačić (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 41–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 11 | Golden State | W 111-100 | Kobe Bryant (31) | Kwame Brown (15) | Lamar Odom (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 42–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 14 | Portland | W 110-99 | Kobe Bryant (50) | Lamar Odom (12) | Lamar Odom (12) | Staples Center18,997 | 43–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 16 | Phoenix | W 109-89 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Lamar Odom (11) | Lamar Odom (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 44–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 19 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | W 115-95 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Kwame Brown (8) | Lamar Odom (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 45–37 lal 2006 Playoffs Los Angeles Lakers yes 2006 Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Los Angeles Lakers First Round yes yes no 2 1 1 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | April 23 | @ Phoenix | L 102–107 | Kobe Bryant (22) | Lamar Odom (14) | Kobe Bryant (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 26 | @ Phoenix | W 99–93 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Bryant & Odom (5) | US Airways Center18,422 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | April 28 | Phoenix | W 99–92 | Smush Parker (18) | Lamar Odom (17) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | April 30 | Phoenix | W 99–98 (OT) | Lamar Odom (25) | Kwame Brown (10) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 2 | @ Phoenix | L 97–114 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Lamar Odom (15) | Lamar Odom (6) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | May 4 | Phoenix | L 118–126 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (50) | Lamar Odom (11) | Lamar Odom (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | May 6 | @ Phoenix | L 90–121 | Kobe Bryant (24) | Sasha Vujačić (6) | Smush Parker (4) | US Airways Center18,422 | 3–4 |- LAL 2006 yes Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Brown, Kwame Kwame Brown 72 49 27.5 .526 .000 .545 6.6 1.0 .4 .6 7.4 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant 80 80 41.0 .450 .347 .850 5.3 4.5 1.8 .4 35.4 Bynum, Andrew Andrew Bynum 46 0 7.3 .402 . .296 1.7 .2 .1 .5 1.6 Cook, Brian Brian Cook 81 46 19.0 .511 .429 .832 3.4 .9 .5 .4 7.9 George, Devean Devean George 71 5 21.7 .400 .313 .674 3.9 1.0 .9 .5 6.3 Green, Devin Devin Green 27 0 5.0 .214 .000 .619 .9 .3 .1 .0 .9 Jackson, Jim Jim Jackson 13 0 7.1 .290 .364 . .9 .3 .2 .0 1.7 McKie, Aaron Aaron McKie 14 0 8.6 .250 .000 .500 1.4 .8 .4 .0 .5 Medvedenko, Stanislav Stanislav Medvedenko 2 0 3.0 .500 . . .000 .5 .0 .0 1.0 Mihm, Chris Chris Mihm 59 56 26.1 .501 . .716 6.3 1.0 0.3 1.2 10.2 Odom, Lamar Lamar Odom 80 80 40.3 .481 .372 .690 9.2 5.5 .9 .8 14.8 Parker, Sumush Smush Parker 82 82 33.8 .447 .366 .694 3.3 3.7 1.7 .2 11.5 Profit, Laron Laron Profit 25 1 11.2 .476 .167 .875 1.7 .6 .4 .2 4.2 Turiaf, Ronny Ronny Turiaf 23 1 7.0 .500 . .556 1.6 .3 .1 .4 2.0 Vujacic, Sasha Saša Vujačić 82 4 17.7 .346 .343 .885 1.9 1.7 .6 .0 3.9 Wafer, Von Von Wafer 16 0 4.6 .158 .118 .750 .5 .3 .2 .0 1.3 Walton, Luke 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 Brown, Kwame Kwame Brown 7 7 32.1 .523 . .710 6.6 1.0 .3 .9 12.9 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant 7 7 44.9 .497 .400 .771 6.3 5.1 1.1 .4 27.9 Bynum, Andrew Andrew Bynum 1 0 2.0 .000 . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Cook, Brian Brian Cook 7 0 11.1 .391 .364 1.000 3.1 1.1 .1 .0 6.3 George, Devean Devean George 7 0 17.3 .382 .429 .400 2.3 .6 .6 .1 5.3 Jackson, Jim Jim Jackson 3 0 7.0 .333 .000 . 1.0 .7 .3 .3 1.3 McKie, Aaron Aaron McKie 1 0 8.0 . . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Odom, Lamar Lamar Odom 7 7 44.9 .495 .200 .667 11.0 4.9 .4 1.1 19.1 Parker, Sumush Smush Parker 7 7 36.9 .333 .154 1.000 3.0 1.6 2.1 .1 8.9 Turiaf, Ronny Ronny Turiaf 3 0 8.3 .600 . .600 2.3 .0 .0 .3 3.7 Vujacic, Sasha Saša Vujačić 7 0 18.4 .423 .600 1.000 2.4 .9 .6 .0 6.0 Walton, Luke 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.https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2084945 ESPN - Report: Lakers hire Jackson again - NBA 14 February 2008 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.http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/butler-atkins_050803.html WIZARDS: Wizards Acquire Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins NBA.com 14 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080228010526/http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/butler-atkins_050803.html 28 February 2008 live 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.http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.html 2005 Outstanding Trades NBADraft.net 2005-04-02 2008-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090524013140/http://www.nbadraft.net/2005draftnotes.html 2009-05-24 live On October 26, 2005, The Lakers traded Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue). 2005-2006 Los Angeles Lakers Transactions Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006. On March 6, 2006, Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent. 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