2005–06 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerLarry Bird
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record4141 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Nets 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWIBC

The 2005–06 Indiana Pacers season was the 30th season completed by the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] This was also the Pacers first since the 1986-87 season that All-Star guard Reggie Miller was not on the roster as he retired following the 2004-05 season.

Draft Selections

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
117Danny GrangerF United StatesNew Mexico
246Erazem LorbekF SloveniaClimamio Bologna (Italy)

Season summary

In Summer 2005, the Pacers introduced new, completely re-designed jerseys to replace the pinstripe jerseys that they had worn since 1997. However, the pinstripe jerseys continued to be worn through the pre-season, while the new jerseys debuted at the regular season opener, a win against the Orlando Magic on November 2.

The Pacers made a major move for the 2005–06 season by signing Šarūnas Jasikevičius, the floor leader of two-time defending Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The first game of the 2005–06 season was Ron Artest's first game back with his team after his suspension the previous year for his role in the November 19, 2004, brawl between Pacers players and Pistons fans.

In 2005, the Pacers got off to an average start. On December 10, 2005, Ron Artest told a reporter for the Indianapolis Star that he wanted to be traded, saying "the team would be better off without me". Various Pacers, including Jermaine O'Neal, soon denounced him, as O'Neal did not want to talk about it. On December 12, the Pacers placed Artest on their inactive list and began seeking a trade for the troubled star. On December 16, the NBA fined Ron Artest $10,000 for publicly demanding a trade, which is similar to "degrading the league".

After that, the team had gone on a 9-12 tailspin and was 22-22, a far cry from the beginning where people mentioned that the Pacers would be one of the NBA's elite. On January 24, 2006, it was said that Artest would be traded to the Sacramento Kings for Predrag Stojaković, when the trade was declined suddenly without any explanation. The following day, however, the trade was accepted, and Indiana finally cut ties with the troubled All-Star. On February 1, 2006, they managed to beat the Kobe Bryant-led Lakers, keeping the high-scorer below his average. Jermaine O'Neal was also sidelined with a torn left groin and missed two months. The Pacers finished the season 41-41.

Despite the Artest saga and many key injuries the Pacers made the playoffs for the 14th time in 15 years. They also were the only road team to win Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. However New Jersey won game 2 to tie the series at 1-1 heading back to Indiana. In game 3 Jermaine O'Neal scored 37 points as the Pacers regained a 2-1 series lead. The Nets, however, won games four and five to take a 3-2 series lead. In Game 6 Anthony Johnson scored 40 points but the Pacers' season came to an end as the Nets won 96-90. The 2005–06 season was the last time the Indiana Pacers qualified for the NBA playoffs until the 2010–11 NBA season.

On March 30, during a game against the Phoenix Suns, the Pacers organization honored Reggie Miller by retiring his #31 jersey, and presenting him with a Bentley Continental GT. Miller had spent his entire 18-year career with the Pacers and had retired following the 2004–05 season.

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6418.780-37–427–1413–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5032.6101431–1019–2211–5
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5002327–1414–276–10
x-Chicago Bulls 4141.5002321–2020–214–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4042.4882425–1615–266–10
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6418.780-
2 y-Miami Heat5230.63412
3 y-New Jersey Nets4933.59815
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.61014
5 x-Washington Wizards4240.51222
6 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50023
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50023
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4042.48824
9 Philadelphia 76ers3844.46326
10 Orlando Magic3646.43928
11 Boston Celtics3349.40231
12 Toronto Raptors2755.32937
13 Charlotte Bobcats2656.31738
14 Atlanta Hawks2656.31738
15 New York Knicks2359.28041

Game log

Roster

2005–06 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 24 Bender, Jonathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1981-01-30 Picayune Memorial HS (MS)
PF 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-05-01 Providence
C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-01-16 Texas State
PG 4 Gill, Eddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-08-16 Weber State
SF 33 Granger, Danny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1983-04-20 New Mexico
C 13 Harrison, David 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1982-08-15 Colorado
SG 1 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1978-04-05 Butler CC
PG 3 Jasikevičius, Šarūnas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1976-03-05 Maryland
PG 8 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1974-10-02 College of Charleston
SG 20 Jones, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-11 Oregon
PF 7 O'Neal, Jermaine (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978-10-13 Eau Claire HS (SC)
C 62 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 278 lb (126 kg) 1975-02-12 Kansas
SF 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1977-06-09 Croatia
PG 11 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-28 Iowa State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 25, 2006

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 23 @ New Jersey W 90–88 Stephen Jackson (19) Jeff Foster (9) Anthony Johnson (6) Continental Airlines Arena
18,752
1–0
2 April 25 @ New Jersey L 75–90 Anthony Johnson (16) Jeff Foster (9) Johnson, Jones (4) Continental Airlines Arena
18,472
1–1
3 April 27 New Jersey W 107–95 Jermaine O'Neal (37) Jermaine O'Neal (15) Anthony Johnson (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,706
2–1
4 April 29 New Jersey L 88–97 Jermaine O'Neal (22) Danny Granger (8) three players tied (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,401
2–2
5 May 2 @ New Jersey L 86–92 Jermaine O'Neal (19) Danny Granger (12) Stephen Jackson (7) Continental Airlines Arena
18,804
2–3
6 May 4 New Jersey L 90–96 Anthony Johnson (40) Jermaine O'Neal (6) Anthony Johnson (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,586
2–4
2006 schedule

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jermaine O'Neal 51 47 35.3 .472 .300 .709 9.3 2.6 0.5 2.3 20.1
Peja Stojakovic 40 40 36.4 .461 .404 .903 6.3 1.7 0.7 0.2 19.5
Ron Artest 16 16 37.7 .460 .333 .612 4.9 2.2 2.6 0.7 19.4
Stephen Jackson 81 81 35.9 .411 .345 .786 3.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 16.4
Fred Jones 68 2 27.0 .417 .337 .763 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.3 9.6
Jamaal Tinsley 42 27 26.7 .409 .229 .637 3.2 5.0 1.2 0.1 9.3
Anthony Johnson 75 53 26.4 .443 .329 .752 2.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 9.2
Austin Croshere 50 26 23.0 .463 .386 .882 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 8.2
Danny Granger 78 17 22.6 .462 .323 .777 4.9 1.2 0.7 0.8 7.5
Sarunas Jasikevicius 75 15 20.8 .396 .364 .910 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.1 7.3
Jeff Foster 63 37 25.1 .552 .000 .604 9.1 0.8 0.7 0.4 5.9
David Harrison 67 17 15.4 .503 .511 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 5.7
Jonathan Bender 2 0 10.5 .800 1.000 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 5.0
Scot Pollard 45 32 17.1 .455 .763 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.4 3.8
Eddie Gill 41 0 3.0 .222 .304 .783 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.1
Samaki Walker 7 0 3.1 .000 1.000 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jermaine O'Neal 6 6 36.0 .524 .000 .717 7.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 21.0
Anthony Johnson 6 6 40.3 .517 .400 .667 5.0 5.2 1.0 0.0 20.0
Stephen Jackson 6 6 37.8 .366 .231 .778 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.2 13.3
Peja Stojakovic 2 2 25.5 .444 .000 .857 4.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 11.0
Austin Croshere 6 2 29.2 .316 .391 .889 3.7 1.2 0.8 0.0 8.2
Danny Granger 6 3 27.0 .529 .563 1.000 5.2 1.7 0.7 1.2 8.2
Fred Jones 6 1 27.8 .417 .375 .917 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.2 7.8
Jeff Foster 4 4 20.0 .364 .750 6.0 0.8 1.0 0.3 2.8
Sarunas Jasikevicius 6 0 11.0 .368 .222 .500 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.2 2.8
David Harrison 6 0 5.2 .333 .583 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.2
Jamaal Tinsley 1 0 7.0 .333 .000 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0
Scot Pollard 4 0 3.8 .000 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Eddie Gill 2 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Roster changes

Additions

PlayerAcquiredFormer teamPosition
Danny GrangerDraft selectionrookieSF
Šarūnas JasikevičiusSigned as free agentMaccabi Tel AvivPG
Predrag StojakovićTradeSacramento KingsSF
Samaki WalkerSigned as free agentWashington WizardsPF

Subtractions

PlayerDepartedNew teamPosition
Ron ArtestTradeSacramento KingsSF
Michael CurryRetirednoneSG
Dale DavisSigned as free agentDetroit PistonsC
John EdwardsSigned as free agentAtlanta HawksC
Tremaine FowlkesContract expirednoneSF
Marcus HaislipContract expirednonePF
Britton JohnsenContract expirednoneSF
James JonesTradePhoenix SunsSF
Reggie MillerRetirednoneSG

References

  1. 2005-06 Indiana Pacers
  2. "2005-06 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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