2005–06 Houston Rockets season

2005–06 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerCarroll Dawson
OwnerLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKNWS
FSN Houston
RadioKILT

The 2005-06 Houston Rockets season was the team's 39th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 51–31 output from the previous season. However, they came up seventeen games shy of tying it, finishing 34–48, and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.[1] Tracy McGrady played in only 47 games after complaining about back spasms while Yao Ming missed time due to foot injuries. Despite their injuries, they were still voted to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game held in Houston.

Roster

2005–06 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 12 Rafer Alston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1976-07-24 Fresno State
F 10 Keith Bogans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
F 40 Ryan Bowen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-11-20 Iowa
G 9 Rick Brunson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972-06-14 Temple
G 14 Richie Frahm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977-08-14 Gonzaga
F 44 Chuck Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983-06-11 Kentucky
G 2 Luther Head 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-11-26 Illinois
F 5 Juwan Howard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973-02-07 Michigan
C 15 Maciej Lampe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1985-02-05 Poland
F 1 Tracy McGrady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion Christian Academy (HS)
C 55 Dikembe Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1966-06-25 Georgetown
G 3 Bob Sura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973-03-25 Florida State
C 4 Stromile Swift 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-21 LSU
G 7 David Wesley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1970-11-14 Baylor
C 11 Yao Ming 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) 1980-09-12 China
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 20, 2006

Roster notes

  • Small forward Tracy McGrady played 47 games (his last game being on March 8, 2006) but missed the rest of the season due to severe back spasms.[2][3][4]
  • Point guard Bob Sura missed the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured disc in his back.

Regular season

Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 6319.768-34–729–1213–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 6022.732334–726–1513–3
x-Memphis Grizzlies 4933.5981430–1119–226–10
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 3844.4632524–1714–277–9
Houston Rockets 3448.4152915–2619–221–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6319.768-
2 y-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
3 y-Denver Nuggets4438.53719
4 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.7323
5 x-Memphis Grizzlies4933.59814
6 x-Los Angeles Clippers4735.57316
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54918
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53719
9 Utah Jazz4141.50022
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3844.46325
11 Seattle SuperSonics3547.42728
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41529
13 Houston Rockets3448.41529
14 Minnesota Timberwolves3349.40230
15 Portland Trail Blazers2161.25642

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

Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Juwan Howard 808031.7.459.000.8066.71.4.6.111.8
Luther Head 802728.9.403.361.6993.32.71.1.18.8
David Wesley 715933.4.403.365.8072.52.9.8.19.9
Ryan Bowen 68199.6.298.136.7861.3.4.3.11.3
Stromile Swift 66520.4.491.000.6514.4.4.6.88.9
Dikembe Mutombo 642314.9.526.7584.8.1.3.92.6
Rafer Alston 636338.6.379.327.6924.06.71.6.212.1
Yao Ming 575734.2.519.000.85310.21.5.51.622.3
Tracy McGrady 474737.1.406.312.7476.54.81.3.924.4
Chuck Hayes 40013.4.562.000.6444.5.4.7.43.7
Keith Bogans† 332232.2.395.314.5804.52.51.0.28.5
Moochie Norris† 2908.3.400.000.7651.21.0.5.02.2
Lonny Baxter† 23012.2.458.8423.7.1.4.33.6
Rick Brunson† 2309.3.348.417.583.91.4.3.01.9
Derek Anderson† 20829.1.393.284.8364.22.7.8.210.8
Jon Barry 20017.1.385.375.8281.61.3.7.14.3
John Lucas III 1308.2.389.222.4.9.4.02.3
Richie Frahm† 8014.6.429.364.8001.3.8.1.05.3
Stephen Graham† 606.3.375.2001.0001.2.5.3.02.8
Maciej Lampe† 403.0.286.0001.3.0.0.01.0
Josh Davis† 100.0.0.0.0.0.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Rockets only.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 2005-06 Houston Rockets
  2. ↑ Brandon Ribak (November 18, 2008). "The Tracy McGrady Injury Curse". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "N.B.A. ROUNDUP; McGrady Is Taken to a Hospital After Back Spasms Return". The New York Times. January 9, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "McGrady taken to hospital with severe back spasms". ESPN. January 8, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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