# 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 10 | Andrew Bynum | Center | United States | St. Joseph HS (New Jersey) |
| 2 | 37 | Ronny Turiaf | Forward | France | Gonzaga University |
| 2 | 39 | Von Wafer | Guard | United States | Florida State University |

## 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

| Rank | Player | Salary |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | $15,946,875 |
| 2 | Lamar Odom | $11,465,334 |
| 3 | Kwame Brown | $7,500,000 |
| 4 | Devean George | $5,000,600 |
| 5 | Chris Mihm | $3,796,875 |
| 6 | Stanislav Medvedenko | $3,000,000 |
| 7 | Aaron McKie | $2,500,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Bynum | $1,888,680 |
| 9 | Luke Walton | $1,250,000 |
| 10 | Brian Cook | $865,800 |
| 11 | Sasha Vujačić | $910,440 |
| 12 | Smush Parker | $745,248 |
| 13 | Laron Profit | $835,810 |
| 14 | Devin Green | $398,762 |
| 15 | Von Wafer | $398,762 |

## Regular season

The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. 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. 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

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 31–10 | 23–18 | 10–6 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 27–14 | 20–21 | 7–9 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 | 27–14 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | 27–14 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
| 2 | y-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
| 3 | y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 10 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 13 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42 |

### Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOK | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2005 preseason game log Total: 6–2 :
Preseason
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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
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
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
4
October 20
Denver
L 94-105
Kwame Brown (16)
Lamar Odom (9)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 15,047
2-2
5
October 21
Charlotte
W 109-93
Kobe Bryant (25)
Kwame Brown (7)
Laron Profit (6)
Staples Center 15,568
3–2
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
7
October 25
Utah
W 95-85
Kobe Bryant (20)
Kwame Brown (9)
Odom & Parker (4)
Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 15,253
5–2
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 :
2005–06 season schedule :

### Regular season

2005–06 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 27–14; road: 18-23) :
November: 5–8 (home: 3–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 2
@ Denver
W 99-97 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (33)
Lamar Odom (9)
Lamar Odom (7)
Pepsi Center 19,245
1–0
2
November 3
Phoenix
L 112-122
Kobe Bryant (39)
Lamar Odom (16)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
1-1
3
November 6
Denver
W 112-92
Kobe Bryant (37)
Chris Mihm (13)
Bryant & Parker (5)
Staples Center 18,997
2–1
4
November 8
@ Atlanta
W 103-97
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (11)
Lamar Odom (6)
Philips Arena 19,523
3–1
5
November 9
@ Minnesota
L 74-88
Kobe Bryant (28)
Kwame Brown (13)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Target Center 15,192
3–2
6
November 11
@ Philadelphia
L 81-85
Chris Mihm (20)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Wachovia Center 20,292
3-3
7
November 14
@ Memphis
L 73-85
Kobe Bryant (18)
Chris Mihm (10)
Lamar Odom (4)
FedEx Forum 16,671
3–4
8
November 16
New York
W 97-92
Kobe Bryant (42)
Mihm & Odom (9)
Lamar Odom (6)
Staples Center 18,997
4-4
9
November 18
L.A. Clippers
L 91-97
Kobe Bryant (36)
Chris Mihm (9)
Bryant & Odom (5)
Staples Center 18,997
4–5
10
November 20
Chicago
L 93-96
Kobe Bryant (43)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (5)
Staples Center 18,997
4–6
11
November 24
Seattle
W 108-96
Kobe Bryant (34)
Lamar Odom (12)
Lamar Odom (6)
Staples Center 18,070
5–6
12
November 27
New Jersey
L 96-102 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (46)
Mihm & Odom (10)
Odom & Walton (5)
Staples Center 18,528
5–7
13
November 29
@ San Antonio
L 84-90
Lamar Odom (27)
Lamar Odom (16)
3 players tied (3)
SBC Center 18,797
5–8 :
December: 10–6 (home: 3–3; road: 7–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 1
@ Utah
W 105-101 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (30)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (9)
Delta Center 18,008
6–8
15
December 2
Minnesota
L 108-113
Lamar Odom (24)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Bryant & Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
6–9
16
December 4
Charlotte
W 99-98
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (11)
Staples Center 18,506
7–9
17
December 6
@ Milwaukee
W 111-92
Kobe Bryant (33)
Lamar Odom (9)
Lamar Odom (8)
Bradley Center 15,185
8–9
18
December 7
@ Toronto
W 102-91
Lamar Odom (19)
George & Mihm (8)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Air Canada Centre 18,821
9-9
19
December 9
@ Chicago
W 93-80
Kobe Bryant (23)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Kobe Bryant (8)
United Center 22,410
10–9
20
December 10
@ Minnesota
L 82-95
Kobe Bryant (35)
Chris Mihm (11)
Lamar Odom (4)
Target Center 18,739
10-10
21
December 12
@ Dallas
W 109-106
Kobe Bryant (43)
Lamar Odom (11)
Lamar Odom (5)
American Airlines Center 19,680
11–10
22
December 14
@ Memphis
W 94-79
Kobe Bryant (27)
Bryant & Mihm (8)
Odom & Walton (5)
FedEx Forum 16,591
12–10
23
December 16
Washington
W 97-91
Kobe Bryant (41)
Lamar Odom (11)
Luke Walton (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–10
24
December 18
Houston
L 74-76
Kobe Bryant (24)
Lamar Odom (7)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–11
25
December 20
Dallas
W 112-90
Kobe Bryant (62)
3 players tied (8)
Luke Walton (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14–11
26
December 23
@ Orlando
W 104-88
Kobe Bryant (21)
Kwame Brown (9)
Kobe Bryant (9)
TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283
15–11
27
December 25
@ Miami
L 92-97
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (16)
Bryant & Odom (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,277
15–12
28
December 26
@ Washington
L 91-94
Kobe Bryant (31)
Chris Mihm (9)
Lamar Odom (7)
MCI Center 20,173
15–13
29
December 28
Memphis
L 99-100 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (45)
Lamar Odom (15)
Odom & Parker (5)
Staples Center 18,997
15–14 :
January: 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
January 1
Utah
L 94-98
Brian Cook (19)
Lamar Odom (12)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,310
15-15
31
January 3
@ Utah
L 80-90
Lamar Odom (25)
Lamar Odom (8)
Odom & Parker (4)
Delta Center 19,013
15–16
32
January 6
Philadelphia
W 119-93
Kobe Bryant (48)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Lamar Odom (12)
Staples Center 18,997
16-16
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
34
January 9
Indiana
W 96-90
Kobe Bryant (45)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
18–16
35
January 11
@ Portland
L 103-113
Kobe Bryant (41)
Chris Mihm (7)
Lamar Odom (5)
Rose Garden 16,421
18–17
36
January 12
Cleveland
W 99-98
Kobe Bryant (27)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (9)
Staples Center 18,997
19–17
37
January 14
@ Golden State
W 110-104
Kobe Bryant (38)
Brown & Parker (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Oakland Arena 20,179
20–17
38
January 16
Miami
W 100-92
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (9)
Staples Center 18,997
21–17
39
January 19
@ Sacramento
L 109-118 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (51)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
21–18
40
January 20
@ Phoenix
L 93-106
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (12)
Lamar Odom (4)
American West Arena 18,422
21–19
41
January 22
Toronto
W 122-104
Kobe Bryant (81)
Brown & Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
22–19
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
43
January 29
@ Detroit
L 93-102
Kobe Bryant (39)
Chris Mihm (14)
3 players tied (3)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
23–20
44
January 31
@ New York
W 130-97
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (13)
Smush Parker (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
24–20 :
February: 5–8 (home: 4–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 1
@ Indiana
L 79-105
Kobe Bryant (26)
Lamar Odom (7)
Luke Walton (3)
Conseco Fieldhouse 16,127
24–21
46
February 3
@ Charlotte
L 102-112
Kobe Bryant (35)
Bryant & Mihm (9)
Bryant & Walton (5)
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 19,026
24–22
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
48
February 7
@ Dallas
L 87-102
Brian Cook (28)
George & Odom (6)
Lamar Odom (7)
American Airlines Center 20,379
24-24
49
February 8
@ Houston
W 89-78
Kobe Bryant (32)
Lamar Odom (13)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Toyota Center 18,291
25–24
50
February 11
Memphis
L 99-100
Kobe Bryant (26)
Kwame Brown (8)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
25-25
51
February 13
Utah
W 94-88
Kobe Bryant (23)
Lamar Odom (9)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,629
26–25
52
February 15
Atlanta
L 110-114
Kobe Bryant (39)
Brian Cook (6)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,259
26-26
All-Star Break
53
February 21
Portland
W 99-82
Kobe Bryant (27)
Lamar Odom (17)
Smush Parker (9)
Staples Center 18,241
27–26
54
February 23
Sacramento
W 106-85
Kobe Bryant (36)
Devean George (9)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
28–26
55
February 24
@ L.A. Clippers
L 83-102
Kobe Bryant (39)
Lamar Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 19,820
28–27
56
February 26
Boston
L 111-112
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
28-28
57
February 28
Orlando
W 102-87
Kobe Bryant (28)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
29–28 :
March: 10–7 (home: 5–3; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58
March 1
@ Portland
L 93-99
Kobe Bryant (35)
Lamar Odom (8)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Rose Garden 19,454
29-29
59
March 3
@ Golden State
W 106-94
Kobe Bryant (42)
Brown & Vujačić (8)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Oakland Arena 20,375
30–29
60
March 4
Detroit
W 105-94
Kobe Bryant (40)
Kwame Brown (12)
Lamar Odom (10)
Staples Center 18,997
31–29
61
March 6
San Antonio
L 96-103
Kobe Bryant (43)
Brown & Odom (7)
Smush Parker (5)
Staples Center 18,997
31–30
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
63
March 10
@ San Antonio
W 100-92
Kobe Bryant (29)
Luke Walton (10)
Lamar Odom (9)
SBC Center 18,797
33–30
64
March 12
Seattle
L 113-120
Kobe Bryant (22)
Chris Mihm (13)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
33–31
65
March 14
@ Sacramento
L 98-114
Kobe Bryant (30)
Kwame Brown (8)
Bryant & Odom (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
33–32
66
March 15
Minnesota
W 92-89
Kobe Bryant (25)
Lamar Odom (12)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
34–32
67
March 17
@ New Jersey
L 89-92
Kobe Bryant (24)
Lamar Odom (13)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,098
34–33
68
March 19
@ Cleveland
L 95-96
Kobe Bryant (38)
Lamar Odom (8)
Lamar Odom (9)
Gund Arena 20,562
34-34
69
March 20
@ Boston
W 105-97
Kobe Bryant (43)
Brown & Odom (9)
Brown & Parker (5)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
35–34
70
March 22
Sacramento
W 87-80
Kobe Bryant (28)
Kwame Brown (12)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
36–34
71
March 24
Milwaukee
W 101-96
Kobe Bryant (43)
Brown & Odom (9)
Smush Parker (8)
Staples Center 18,745
37–34
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
73
March 30
San Antonio
L 85-96
Kobe Bryant (23)
Kwame Brown (10)
Smush Parker (5)
Staples Center 18,997
38–35
74
March 31
@ Seattle
W 106-93
Kobe Bryant (43)
Kwame Brown (13)
Smush Parker (7)
KeyArena 17,072
39–35 :
April: 6–2 (home: 6–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
Houston
W 104-88
Kobe Bryant (43)
Odom & Walton (6)
Smush Parker (10)
Staples Center 18,997
40–35
76
April 6
@ Denver
L 108-110 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (42)
Kwame Brown (13)
Luke Walton (6)
Pepsi Center 19,629
40–36
77
April 7
@ Phoenix
L 96-107
Kobe Bryant (51)
Lamar Odom (11)
Lamar Odom (5)
American West Arena 18,422
40–37
78
April 9
L.A. Clippers
W 100-83
Kobe Bryant (38)
Lamar Odom (15)
Bryant & Vujačić (5)
Staples Center 18,997
41–37
79
April 11
Golden State
W 111-100
Kobe Bryant (31)
Kwame Brown (15)
Lamar Odom (10)
Staples Center 18,997
42–37
80
April 14
Portland
W 110-99
Kobe Bryant (50)
Lamar Odom (12)
Lamar Odom (12)
Staples Center 18,997
43–37
81
April 16
Phoenix
W 109-89
Kobe Bryant (43)
Lamar Odom (11)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
44–37
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 :
2005–06 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2006 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) :
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 23
@ Phoenix
L 102–107
Kobe Bryant (22)
Lamar Odom (14)
Kobe Bryant (5)
US Airways Center 18,422
0–1
2
April 26
@ Phoenix
W 99–93
Kobe Bryant (29)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Bryant & Odom (5)
US Airways Center 18,422
1–1
3
April 28
Phoenix
W 99–92
Smush Parker (18)
Lamar Odom (17)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
2–1
4
April 30
Phoenix
W 99–98 (OT)
Lamar Odom (25)
Kwame Brown (10)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3–1
5
May 2
@ Phoenix
L 97–114
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (15)
Lamar Odom (6)
US Airways Center 18,422
3–2
6
May 4
Phoenix
L 118–126 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (50)
Lamar Odom (11)
Lamar Odom (9)
Staples Center 18,997
3–3
7
May 6
@ Phoenix
L 90–121
Kobe Bryant (24)
Sasha Vujačić (6)
Smush Parker (4)
US Airways Center 18,422
3–4 :
2006 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kwame Brown | 72 | 49 | 27.5 | .526 | .000 | .545 | 6.6 | 1.0 | .4 | .6 | 7.4 |
| Kobe Bryant | 80 | 80 | 41.0 | .450 | .347 | .850 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | .4 | 35.4 |
| Andrew Bynum | 46 | 0 | 7.3 | .402 | . | .296 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | .5 | 1.6 |
| Brian Cook | 81 | 46 | 19.0 | .511 | .429 | .832 | 3.4 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 7.9 |
| Devean George | 71 | 5 | 21.7 | .400 | .313 | .674 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .9 | .5 | 6.3 |
| Devin Green | 27 | 0 | 5.0 | .214 | .000 | .619 | .9 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .9 |
| Jim Jackson | 13 | 0 | 7.1 | .290 | .364 | . | .9 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Aaron McKie | 14 | 0 | 8.6 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .5 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | . | . | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Chris Mihm | 59 | 56 | 26.1 | .501 | . | .716 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| Lamar Odom | 80 | 80 | 40.3 | .481 | .372 | .690 | 9.2 | 5.5 | .9 | .8 | 14.8 |
| Smush Parker | 82 | 82 | 33.8 | .447 | .366 | .694 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .2 | 11.5 |
| Laron Profit | 25 | 1 | 11.2 | .476 | .167 | .875 | 1.7 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 23 | 1 | 7.0 | .500 | . | .556 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 2.0 |
| Saša Vujačić | 82 | 4 | 17.7 | .346 | .343 | .885 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Von Wafer | 16 | 0 | 4.6 | .158 | .118 | .750 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Luke Walton | 69 | 6 | 19.3 | .412 | .327 | .750 | 3.6 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | 5.0 |
*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kwame Brown | 7 | 7 | 32.1 | .523 | . | .710 | 6.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .9 | 12.9 |
| Kobe Bryant | 7 | 7 | 44.9 | .497 | .400 | .771 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 27.9 |
| Andrew Bynum | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Brian Cook | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | .391 | .364 | 1.000 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | 6.3 |
| Devean George | 7 | 0 | 17.3 | .382 | .429 | .400 | 2.3 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 |
| Jim Jackson | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | .333 | .000 | . | 1.0 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Aaron McKie | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | . | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Lamar Odom | 7 | 7 | 44.9 | .495 | .200 | .667 | 11.0 | 4.9 | .4 | 1.1 | 19.1 |
| Smush Parker | 7 | 7 | 36.9 | .333 | .154 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | .600 | . | .600 | 2.3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 3.7 |
| Saša Vujačić | 7 | 0 | 18.4 | .423 | .600 | 1.000 | 2.4 | .9 | .6 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Luke Walton | 7 | 7 | 33.6 | .458 | .364 | 1.000 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 12.1 |

## 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).
* Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006.
* On March 6, 2006, Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent.