The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th of the franchise in the

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(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, the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. After the playoffs, Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. This led to him missing the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Draft picks

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.

Roster

Injuries

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

Player salaries

Regular season

The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the

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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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Pre-season

, - 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 ,

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L 94-105
, Kwame Brown (16) , Lamar Odom (9) , Lamar Odom (7) , Staples Center
15,047 , 2-2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , October 21 , Charlotte
W 109-93
, Kobe Bryant (25) , Kwame Brown (7) , Laron Profit (6) , Staples Center
15,568 , 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 ,

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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

Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , November 2 , @

W 99-97 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (33) , Lamar Odom (9) , Lamar Odom (7) , Pepsi Center
19,245 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , November 3 , Phoenix
L 112-122
, Kobe Bryant (39) , Lamar Odom (16) , Lamar Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 1-1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , November 6 ,

W 112-92
, Kobe Bryant (37) , Chris Mihm (13) , Bryant & Parker (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , November 8 , @

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W 103-97
, Kobe Bryant (37) , Lamar Odom (11) , Lamar Odom (6) , Philips Arena
19,523 , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , November 9 , @

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L 74-88
, Kobe Bryant (28) , Kwame Brown (13) , Kobe Bryant (4) , Target Center
15,192 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , November 11 , @

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L 81-85
, Chris Mihm (20) , Lamar Odom (12) , Kobe Bryant (7) , Wachovia Center
20,292 , 3-3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , November 14 , @ Memphis
L 73-85
, Kobe Bryant (18) , Chris Mihm (10) , Lamar Odom (4) , FedEx Forum
16,671 , 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , November 16 , New York
W 97-92
, Kobe Bryant (42) , Mihm & Odom (9) , Lamar Odom (6) , Staples Center
18,997 , 4-4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , November 18 , L.A. Clippers
L 91-97
, Kobe Bryant (36) , Chris Mihm (9) , Bryant & Odom (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 4–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , November 20 ,

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L 93-96
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 4–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 24 ,

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W 108-96
, Kobe Bryant (34) , Lamar Odom (12) , Lamar Odom (6) , Staples Center
18,070 , 5–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , November 27 ,

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L 96-102 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (46) , Mihm & Odom (10) , Odom & Walton (5) , Staples Center
18,528 , 5–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , November 29 , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

L 84-90
, Lamar Odom (27) , Lamar Odom (16) , 3 players tied (3) , SBC Center
18,797 , 5–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , December 1 , @

W 105-101 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (30) , Lamar Odom (13) , Lamar Odom (9) , Delta Center
18,008 , 6–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , December 2 ,

L 108-113
, Lamar Odom (24) , Kobe Bryant (9) , Bryant & Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 6–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , December 4 , Charlotte
W 99-98
, Kobe Bryant (29) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (11) , Staples Center
18,506 , 7–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , December 6 , @

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W 111-92
, Kobe Bryant (33) , Lamar Odom (9) , Lamar Odom (8) , Bradley Center
15,185 , 8–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , December 7 , @

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W 102-91
, Lamar Odom (19) , George & Mihm (8) , Kobe Bryant (9) , Air Canada Centre
18,821 , 9-9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , December 9 , @

W 93-80
, Kobe Bryant (23) , Kobe Bryant (9) , Kobe Bryant (8) ,

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22,410 , 10–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 20 , December 10 , @

L 82-95
, Kobe Bryant (35) , Chris Mihm (11) , Lamar Odom (4) , Target Center
18,739 , 10-10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , December 12 , @

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W 109-106
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Lamar Odom (11) , Lamar Odom (5) ,

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19,680 , 11–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , December 14 , @ Memphis
W 94-79
, Kobe Bryant (27) , Bryant & Mihm (8) , Odom & Walton (5) , FedEx Forum
16,591 , 12–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , December 16 , Washington
W 97-91
, Kobe Bryant (41) , Lamar Odom (11) , Luke Walton (6) , Staples Center
18,997 , 13–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 24 , December 18 ,

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L 74-76
, Kobe Bryant (24) , Lamar Odom (7) , Kobe Bryant (6) , Staples Center
18,997 , 13–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , December 20 ,

W 112-90
, Kobe Bryant (62) , 3 players tied (8) , Luke Walton (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 14–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 23 , @ Orlando
W 104-88
, Kobe Bryant (21) , Kwame Brown (9) , Kobe Bryant (9) , TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 , 15–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , December 25 , @

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L 92-97
, Kobe Bryant (37) , Lamar Odom (16) , Bryant & Odom (6) , American Airlines Arena
20,277 , 15–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , December 26 , @ Washington
L 91-94
, Kobe Bryant (31) , Chris Mihm (9) , Lamar Odom (7) , MCI Center
20,173 , 15–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , December 28 , Memphis
L 99-100 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (45) , Lamar Odom (15) , Odom & Parker (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 15–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , January 1 ,

L 94-98
, Brian Cook (19) , Lamar Odom (12) , Lamar Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,310 , 15-15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , January 3 , @

L 80-90
, Lamar Odom (25) , Lamar Odom (8) , Odom & Parker (4) , Delta Center
19,013 , 15–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , January 6 ,

W 119-93
, Kobe Bryant (48) , Kobe Bryant (10) , Lamar Odom (12) , Staples Center
18,997 , 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 Center
20,154 , 17–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , January 9 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

W 96-90
, Kobe Bryant (45) , Lamar Odom (12) , Kobe Bryant (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 18–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , January 11 , @ Portland
L 103-113
, Kobe Bryant (41) , Chris Mihm (7) , Lamar Odom (5) , Rose Garden
16,421 , 18–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , January 12 ,

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W 99-98
, Kobe Bryant (27) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (9) , Staples Center
18,997 , 19–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , January 14 , @ Golden State
W 110-104
, Kobe Bryant (38) , Brown & Parker (12) , Kobe Bryant (7) , Oakland Arena
20,179 , 20–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , January 16 ,

W 100-92
, Kobe Bryant (37) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (9) , Staples Center
18,997 , 21–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , January 19 , @ Sacramento
L 109-118 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (51) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 21–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , January 20 , @ Phoenix
L 93-106
, Kobe Bryant (37) , Lamar Odom (12) , Lamar Odom (4) , American West Arena
18,422 , 21–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , January 22 ,

W 122-104
, Kobe Bryant (81) , Brown & Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 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 Center
18,997 , 23–19 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , January 29 , @

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L 93-102
, Kobe Bryant (39) , Chris Mihm (14) , 3 players tied (3) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 23–20 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , January 31 , @ New York
W 130-97
, Kobe Bryant (40) , Lamar Odom (13) , Smush Parker (5) ,

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19,763 , 24–20 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , February 1 , @

L 79-105
, Kobe Bryant (26) , Lamar Odom (7) , Luke Walton (3) , Conseco Fieldhouse
16,127 , 24–21 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 46 , February 3 , @ Charlotte
L 102-112
, Kobe Bryant (35) , Bryant & Mihm (9) , Bryant & Walton (5) , Charlotte Bobcats Arena
19,026 , 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 Center
19,344 , 24–23 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 48 , February 7 , @

L 87-102
, Brian Cook (28) , George & Odom (6) , Lamar Odom (7) ,

20,379 , 24-24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , February 8 , @

W 89-78
, Kobe Bryant (32) , Lamar Odom (13) , Kobe Bryant (9) , Toyota Center
18,291 , 25–24 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 50 , February 11 , Memphis
L 99-100
, Kobe Bryant (26) , Kwame Brown (8) , Lamar Odom (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 25-25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , February 13 ,

W 94-88
, Kobe Bryant (23) , Lamar Odom (9) , Lamar Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,629 , 26–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , February 15 ,

L 110-114
, Kobe Bryant (39) , Brian Cook (6) , Kobe Bryant (9) , Staples Center
18,259 , 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 Center
18,241 , 27–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , February 23 , Sacramento
W 106-85
, Kobe Bryant (36) , Devean George (9) , Kobe Bryant (10) , Staples Center
18,997 , 28–26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , February 24 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 83-102
, Kobe Bryant (39) , Lamar Odom (9) , Kobe Bryant (8) , Staples Center
19,820 , 28–27 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 56 , February 26 ,

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L 111-112
, Kobe Bryant (40) , Lamar Odom (10) , Lamar Odom (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 28-28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , February 28 , Orlando
W 102-87
, Kobe Bryant (28) , Lamar Odom (12) , Kobe Bryant (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 29–28 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , March 1 , @ Portland
L 93-99
, Kobe Bryant (35) , Lamar Odom (8) , Kobe Bryant (5) , Rose Garden
19,454 , 29-29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , March 3 , @ Golden State
W 106-94
, Kobe Bryant (42) , Brown & Vujačić (8) , Kobe Bryant (5) , Oakland Arena
20,375 , 30–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , March 4 ,

W 105-94
, Kobe Bryant (40) , Kwame Brown (12) , Lamar Odom (10) , Staples Center
18,997 , 31–29 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , March 6 ,

L 96-103
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Brown & Odom (7) , Smush Parker (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 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 Arena
17,744 , 32–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 10 , @

W 100-92
, Kobe Bryant (29) , Luke Walton (10) , Lamar Odom (9) , SBC Center
18,797 , 33–30 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , March 12 ,

L 113-120
, Kobe Bryant (22) , Chris Mihm (13) , Kobe Bryant (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 33–31 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , March 14 , @ Sacramento
L 98-114
, Kobe Bryant (30) , Kwame Brown (8) , Bryant & Odom (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 33–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , March 15 ,

W 92-89
, Kobe Bryant (25) , Lamar Odom (12) , Lamar Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 34–32 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , March 17 , @

L 89-92
, Kobe Bryant (24) , Lamar Odom (13) , Kobe Bryant (11) , Continental Airlines Arena
20,098 , 34–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , March 19 , @

L 95-96
, Kobe Bryant (38) , Lamar Odom (8) , Lamar Odom (9) , Gund Arena
20,562 , 34-34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , March 20 , @

W 105-97
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Brown & Odom (9) , Brown & Parker (5) , TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 , 35–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 22 , Sacramento
W 87-80
, Kobe Bryant (28) , Kwame Brown (12) , Lamar Odom (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 36–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , March 24 ,

W 101-96
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Brown & Odom (9) , Smush Parker (8) , Staples Center
18,745 , 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 Center
18,997 , 38–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 73 , March 30 ,

L 85-96
, Kobe Bryant (23) , Kwame Brown (10) , Smush Parker (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 38–35 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , March 31 , @

W 106-93
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Kwame Brown (13) , Smush Parker (7) , KeyArena
17,072 , 39–35 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , April 2 ,

W 104-88
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Odom & Walton (6) , Smush Parker (10) , Staples Center
18,997 , 40–35 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 76 , April 6 , @

L 108-110 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (42) , Kwame Brown (13) , Luke Walton (6) , Pepsi Center
19,629 , 40–36 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 77 , April 7 , @ Phoenix
L 96-107
, Kobe Bryant (51) , Lamar Odom (11) , Lamar Odom (5) , American West Arena
18,422 , 40–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , April 9 , L.A. Clippers
W 100-83
, Kobe Bryant (38) , Lamar Odom (15) , Bryant & Vujačić (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 41–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , April 11 , Golden State
W 111-100
, Kobe Bryant (31) , Kwame Brown (15) , Lamar Odom (10) , Staples Center
18,997 , 42–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , April 14 , Portland
W 110-99
, Kobe Bryant (50) , Lamar Odom (12) , Lamar Odom (12) , Staples Center
18,997 , 43–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , April 16 , Phoenix
W 109-89
, Kobe Bryant (43) , Lamar Odom (11) , Lamar Odom (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 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 Center
18,997 , 45–37

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , April 23 , @ Phoenix
L 102–107
, Kobe Bryant (22) , Lamar Odom (14) , Kobe Bryant (5) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , April 26 , @ Phoenix
W 99–93
, Kobe Bryant (29) , Kobe Bryant (10) , Bryant & Odom (5) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , April 28 , Phoenix
W 99–92
, Smush Parker (18) , Lamar Odom (17) , Kobe Bryant (7) , Staples Center
18,997 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , April 30 , Phoenix
W 99–98 (OT)
, Lamar Odom (25) , Kwame Brown (10) , Kobe Bryant (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , May 2 , @ Phoenix
L 97–114
, Kobe Bryant (29) , Lamar Odom (15) , Lamar Odom (6) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , May 4 , Phoenix
L 118–126 (OT)
, Kobe Bryant (50) , Lamar Odom (11) , Lamar Odom (9) , Staples Center
18,997 , 3–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , May 6 , @ Phoenix
L 90–121
, Kobe Bryant (24) , Sasha Vujačić (6) , Smush Parker (4) , US Airways Center
18,422 , 3–4 , -

Player statistics

Regular season

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs

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. *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. *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. *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.

References

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