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

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

Roster notes Guard Julius Hodge also holds citizenship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- 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

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:

Awards and records Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

References