2005–06 Boston Celtics season

2005–06 Boston Celtics season
Head coachDoc Rivers
PresidentDanny Ainge
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFSN New England
RadioWRKO

The 2005–06 Boston Celtics season was the 60th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the 56th and final season of Arnold "Red" Auerbach's official involvement with the team. Auerbach (who continued to hold the title of team president) died shortly before the next season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2005 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/School
1 18 Gerald Green SG  United States Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
2 50 Ryan Gomes PF  United States Providence
2 53 Orien Greene SG  United States Louisiana

Roster

2005–06 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PG 42 Tony Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State
PG 20 Dan Dickau 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978–09–16 Gonzaga
PF 4 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–01 Providence
SG 5 Gerald Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–01–26 Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
PG 0 Orien Greene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1982–02–04 Louisiana
PF 7 Al Jefferson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS)
PF 27 Dwayne Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983–06–09 Saint Joseph's
PF 45 Raef LaFrentz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1976–05–29 Kansas
C 41 Michael Olowokandi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1975–04–03 Pacific
C 43 Kendrick Perkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–11–10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SF 34 Paul Pierce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas
PF 44 Brian Scalabrine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) 1978–03–18 USC
SF 55 Wally Szczerbiak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–05 Miami (OH)
PG 13 Delonte West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–07–26 Saint Joseph's
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2006–02–21

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 - 29–12 20–21 10–6
Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 11 23–18 15–26 10–6
Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 16 21–20 12–29 10–6
Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 22 15–26 12–29 6–10
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 26 15–26 8–33 4–12
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 64 18 .780 -
2 y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 12
3 y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 15
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 14
5 x-Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 22
6 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 23
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 23
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 40 42 .488 24
9 Philadelphia 76ers 38 44 .463 26
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 28
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 31
12 Toronto Raptors 27 55 .329 37
13 Charlotte Bobcats 26 56 .317 38
14 Atlanta Hawks 26 56 .317 38
15 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 41

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

Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Raef LaFrentz 82 63 24.8 .431 .392 .680 5.0 1.4 .4 .9 7.8
Orien Greene 80 5 15.4 .395 .225 .662 1.8 1.6 1.0 .1 3.2
Paul Pierce 79 79 39.0 .471 .354 .772 6.7 4.7 1.4 .4 26.8
Delonte West 71 71 34.1 .487 .385 .851 4.1 4.6 1.2 .6 11.8
Brian Scalabrine 71 1 13.2 .383 .356 .722 1.6 .7 .3 .3 2.9
Kendrick Perkins 68 40 19.6 .515 .000 .615 5.9 1.0 .3 1.5 5.2
Ryan Gomes 61 33 22.6 .487 .333 .752 4.9 1.0 .6 .1 7.6
Al Jefferson 59 7 18.0 .499 .000 .642 5.1 .5 .5 .8 7.9
Tony Allen 51 9 19.2 .471 .324 .746 2.2 1.3 1.0 .4 7.2
Ricky Davis† 42 42 41.6 .464 .320 .787 4.5 5.3 1.2 .2 19.7
Mark Blount† 39 25 27.8 .511 .764 4.2 1.7 .4 .9 12.4
Wally Szczerbiak† 32 31 36.7 .476 .393 .898 3.8 3.2 .6 .1 17.5
Gerald Green 32 3 11.7 .478 .300 .784 1.3 .6 .4 .1 5.2
Justin Reed† 32 0 9.1 .338 .625 .9 .2 .2 .1 2.3
Dan Dickau 19 0 12.3 .370 .500 1.000 .8 2.1 .6 .1 3.3
Marcus Banks† 18 1 14.9 .413 .316 .900 1.1 1.8 .4 .0 5.5
Michael Olowokandi† 16 0 10.4 .444 .625 2.6 .4 .2 .4 2.8
Dwayne Jones 14 0 6.2 .400 .462 2.2 .1 .1 .2 1.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Transactions

Trades

August 2, 2005 To Boston Celtics

Curtis Borchardt, Qyntel Woods, the 39th pick in the 2004 NBA draft (Albert Miralles), two future 2nd round picks, and cash considerations

To Miami Heat

Antoine Walker

September 30, 2005 To Boston Celtics

Dan Dickau

To New Orleans Hornets

2006 2nd round pick

January 26, 2006 To Boston Celtics

Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, and Dwayne Jones

To Minnesota Timberwolves

Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two future 2nd round picks

Free agents

References

See also

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