2005–06 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 2006 yes 44 38 Northwest 1st 3 George Karl Stan Kroenke Pepsi Center Altitude Sports and Entertainment KCKK First Round(lost to Clippers 1–4) The 2005–06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44–38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games.2005-06 Denver Nuggets In spite of regressing from last year's 49–33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity. For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2012. Draft picks 2005 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 20 Julius Hodge SF/SG North Carolina State 1 22 Jarrett Jack PG Georgia Tech 2 52 Axel Hervelle SF/PF Roster Denver Nuggets 2005–06 #5091CD #FFFFFF #00285E #FDB927 15 Carmelo Anthony SG 6 8 240 Syracuse 11 Earl Boykins PG 5 5 133 Eastern Michigan 7 Greg Buckner SG 6 4 210 Clemson 23 Marcus Camby PF 6 11 240 Massachusetts 10 Howard Eisley PG 6 2 185 Boston College 56 Francisco Elson C 7 0 235 California 30 Reggie Evans PF 6 7 245 Iowa 32 Julius Hodge SG 6 7 210 North Carolina State 3 DerMarr Johnson SF 6 9 210 Cincinnati 43 Linas Kleiza SF 6 8 235 Missouri 6 Kenyon Martin SF 6 9 225 Cincinnati 24 Andre Miller PG 6 2 200 Utah 21 Eduardo Nájera PF 6 8 235 Oklahoma 31 Nenê C 6 11 250 Brazil yes 22 Ruben Patterson SF 6 5 223 Cincinnati George Karl Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Doug Moe (North Carolina) Jamahl Mosley (player development) John Welch (player development) Bill Branch (director of scouting) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2006.html Roster notes Guard Julius Hodge also holds citizenship in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Regular season Season standings DEN DEN Game log October 2020 Playoffs Denver Nuggets 2006 yes #5091CD #FFFFFF Denver Nuggets First Round no yes yes #00285E #FDB927 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 22 | L.A. Clippers | L 87–89 | Anthony, Miller (25) | Marcus Camby (10) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center19,162 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 24 | L.A. Clippers | L 87–98 | Anthony, Camby (16) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center18,794 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 94–87 | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 29 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 86–100 | Carmelo Anthony (17) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 1 | L.A. Clippers | L 83–101 | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Marcus Camby (11) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center18,648 | 1–4 |- DEN 2006 yes Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony808036.8.481.243.8084.92.71.10.526.5Andre Miller828235.8.463.185.7384.38.21.30.213.7Ruben Patterson262028.3.543.167.5803.52.61.30.313.2Kenyon Martin564927.6.495.227.7126.31.40.80.912.9Marcus Camby565433.2.465.091.71211.92.11.43.312.8Earl Boykins60025.7.410.346.8741.43.80.80.112.6Voshon Lenard12619.8.408.286.3852.31.50.70.28.3Earl Watson461021.2.429.395.6271.93.50.80.27.5Greg Buckner732724.1.434.354.7822.91.71.20.36.7DerMarr Johnson582115.9.431.350.8101.70.90.40.46.1Eduardo Nàjera64322.6.422.333.7815.10.80.80.55.4Reggie Evans26223.3.453.5058.70.60.60.25.2Francisco Elson725421.9.532.200.6624.70.70.80.64.9Howard Eisley19014.8.349.316.8331.02.30.40.14.8Linas Kleiza6128.5.445.154.7041.90.20.20.23.5Julius Hodge1402.4.385.3750.50.40.10.00.9Nenê103.0.0000.00.00.00.00.0Bryon Russell103.01.01.00.00.00.0Charles Smith102.0.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony5538.6.333.000.7506.62.80.80.221.0Andre Miller5536.4.442.8244.47.21.00.216.4Greg Buckner5427.4.418.313.8752.81.20.60.212.6Marcus Camby5535.0.419.55611.02.20.82.811.4Earl Boykins5028.0.322.211.7651.44.00.80.011.0Ruben Patterson4114.5.529.4001.50.80.30.05.0Kenyon Martin2017.5.308.5004.50.52.01.04.5Reggie Evans5013.8.429.000.7224.60.00.40.23.8DerMarr Johnson3011.3.231.1003.30.70.00.32.3Eduardo Nàjera4322.3.214.5003.80.50.80.02.0Linas Kleiza304.7.375.0001.30.70.00.02.0Francisco Elson5215.0.6002.20.40.80.01.2 Player statistics citation:2005-06 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2006.html 2021-08-09 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions January 2013 References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Denver Nug