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NBA professional basketball team season
2005–06 Miami Heat season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach
General managerRandy Pfund
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Mavericks 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBFS-TV
WFOR-TV
Sun Sports
RadioWIOD
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

The 2005–06 Miami Heat season was the 18th National Basketball Association season for the Miami Heat basketball franchise. During the offseason, the Heat acquired Jason Williams and James Posey from the Memphis Grizzlies, and All-Star forward Antoine Walker from the Boston Celtics, while signing free agent All-Star point guard Gary Payton. Early into the season, after a 11–10 start to the year, head coach Stan Van Gundy resigned, citing the desire to spend more time with his family, and Pat Riley resumed coaching the Heat. The Heat went 41–20 the rest of the way, finishing with a 52–30 record, good enough for first place in the Southeast Division and second place in the Eastern Conference overall. Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games, and the New Jersey Nets in five games in the semi-finals to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons in a rematch of last year's playoffs. After splitting the first two games of the series, the Heat defeated the Pistons in six games to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, where they faced the Dallas Mavericks. After losing the first two games of the series, the Heat recovered to win the next four games and the first ever championship in franchise history. The team was nicknamed "15 Strong".

Offseason

  • In August 2005, Shaquille O'Neal signed a 5-year-extension with the Heat for $100 million. Supporters applauded O'Neal's willingness to take what amounted to a pay cut, and the Heat's decision to secure O'Neal's services for the long term. They contend that O'Neal was worth more than $20 million per year, particularly given that considerably less valuable players earn almost the same amount. Critics, however, questioned the wisdom of the move, characterizing it as overpaying an aging and often injured player.
  • On August 2, 2005, the Heat were involved in one of the largest trades in NBA history. It was a five-team trade which included the Heat, the New Orleans Hornets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boston Celtics, and the Utah Jazz. The Heat traded Rasual Butler to the Hornets, Eddie Jones to the Grizzlies, and Albert Miralles, Qyntel Woods, a 2006 2nd round draft pick, and a 2008 2nd round draft pick to the Celtics. In return, the Heat received Antoine Walker from the Celtics, Andre Emmett, James Posey, and Jason Williams from the Grizzlies, and Roberto Dueñas from the Hornets. Walker would be a reliable bench player during the season. Posey and Williams would be starters at small forward and point guard, respectively. Emmett would be waived on October 31, while Dueñas would not sign with the team.
Jason Williams would be the starting point guard on the Heat.

On the same day, the Heat would sign Kasib Powell. He would sign with the Chicago Bulls on September 29, and the Bulls waived him on November 2. Powell may not have played on the Heat during the season, but would join the team two seasons later.

NBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 29 Wayne Simien Forward  United States Kansas

Roster

2005–06 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-07-18 Kentucky
G/F 49 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973-12-31 Georgia
C 30 Barron, Earl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-08-14 Memphis
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977-06-15 Utah
F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
F 24 Kapono, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-02-04 UCLA
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown
C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-06 LSU
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968-07-23 Oregon State
F 42 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1977-01-13 Xavier
F 25 Simien, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-03-09 Kansas
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
F 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1976-08-12 Kentucky
G 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975-11-18 Florida
F 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985-12-02 South Kent (HS)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 2006

Regular season

  • In the second game of the 2005–06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Many critics stated that Heat coach Pat Riley correctly managed O'Neal during the rest of the season, limiting his minutes to a career low. Riley felt doing so would allow O'Neal to be healthier and fresher come playoff time. Although O'Neal averaged career (or near-career) lows in points, rebounds, and blocks, he said in an interview "Stats don't matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I'm happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose, I'm pissed off. 'Cause I knew I did something wrong. I'll have a hell of a season if I win the championship and average 20 points a game." During the 2005–06 season, the Heat recorded only a .500 record without O'Neal in the line-up.
  • During the 2005 off-season, it was widely speculated Pat Riley was attempting to run Van Gundy out of his coaching job and take over the job himself, as the team was in a position to contend for the championship. Van Gundy would resign from his position as head coach on December 12, 2005, just 21 games into the season, citing a need to spend more time with his family. Riley replaced him as head coach, and led Miami to their first championship that same season.

In Shaquille O'Neal's book, "Shaq Uncut: My Story", O'Neal responded to allegations of being a "coach killer" and that he forced Van Gundy out of Miami by stating: "Stan got fired because Pat (Riley) wanted to take over, not because I wanted him out. I had no control over it — not a smidgen of control. We all kind of knew it was coming because Pat and Stan were always arguing. Pat would come down and tell Stan how to do something and Stan would want to do it his own way, and that was a fine game plan if you wanted to get yourself fired."

  • On April 11, 2006, Shaquille O'Neal recorded his second career triple-double against the Toronto Raptors with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career high 10 assists.

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 52 30 .634 - 31–10 21–20 13–3
x-Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 10 27–14 15–26 8–8
Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 16 26–15 10–31 9–7
Charlotte Bobcats 26 56 .317 26 17–24 9–32 5–11
Atlanta Hawks 26 56 .317 26 18–23 8–33 5–11

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

2005–06 game log
November: 9–6 (home: 7–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2 @ Memphis W 97–78 Antoine Walker (25) Antoine Walker (16) Dwyane Wade (6) FedEx Forum 1–0
2 November 3 Indiana L 102–105 Dwyane Wade (31) Udonis Haslem (8) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena 1-1
3 November 5 @ Milwaukee L 100–105 Dwyane Wade (21) Alonzo Mourning (12) Dwyane Wade (9) Bradley Center 1–2
4 November 7 New Jersey W 90–89 Dwyane Wade (23) Alonzo Mourning (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 2-2
5 November 9 @ Indiana L 90–95 Dwyane Wade (29) Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 2–3
6 November 10 Houston W 88–84 Dwyane Wade (25) Alonzo Mourning (9) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 3-3
7 November 12 Charlotte W 108–99 Jason Williams (22) Udonis Haslem (11) Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 4–3
8 November 15 New Orleans/Oklahoma City W 109–102 Dwyane Wade (25) Alonzo Mourning (11) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena 5–3
9 November 18 Philadelphia W 106–96 Dwyane Wade (32) Udonis Haslem (12) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena 6–3
10 November 20 @ Toronto L 94–107 Dwyane Wade (33) Dwyane Wade (8) Dwyane Wade (9) Air Canada Centre 6–4
11 November 23 Portland W 100–79 Dwyane Wade (19) Dwyane Wade (11) Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker (4) American Airlines Arena 7–4
12 November 25 Dallas L 90–103 Jason Williams (24) Udonis Haslem (8) Jason Williams (5) American Airlines Arena 7–5
13 November 26 @ Orlando L 77–80 Dwyane Wade (21) Alonzo Mourning (21) Dwyane Wade (4) TD Waterhouse Centre 7–6
14 November 28 New York W 107–94 Dwyane Wade (33) Udonis Haslem (12) Jason Williams (6) American Airlines Arena 8–6
15 November 30 @ Atlanta W 96–74 Jason Williams (21) Alonzo Mourning (12) Jason Williams (9) Philips Arena 9–6
December: 9–7 (home: 4–2; road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 2 @ Sacramento W 98–87 Dwyane Wade (27) Udonis Haslem (8) Jason Williams (8) ARCO Arena 10–6
17 December 3 @ Denver L 99–101 Dwyane Wade (32) James Posey (10) Dwyane Wade (6) Pepsi Center 10–7
18 December 5 @ L.A. Clippers L 89–99 Dwyane Wade (29) Alonzo Mourning (12) Jason Williams (9) Staples Center 10–8
19 December 7 @ San Antonio L 84–98 Dwyane Wade (31) Alonzo Mourning (7) Dwyane Wade (10) SBC Center 10–9
20 December 9 Denver L 92–100 Dwyane Wade (37) Dwyane Wade (10) Antoine Walker (5) American Airlines Arena 10-10
21 December 11 Washington W 104–101 Dwyane Wade (41) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 11–10
22 December 13 @ Chicago W 100–97 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Alonzo Mourning (12) Dwyane Wade (11) United Center 12–10
23 December 14 @ Milwaukee W 100–83 Dwyane Wade (27) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (7) Bradley Center 13–10
24 December 16 @ Philadelphia W 112–105 Dwyane Wade (32) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Gary Payton (5) Wachovia Center 14–10
25 December 17 @ Cleveland L 107–115 Dwyane Wade (33) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Dwyane Wade, Antoine Walker (7) Quicken Loans Arena 14–11
26 December 20 Atlanta W 111–92 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Gary Payton (8) American Airlines Arena 15–11
27 December 23 New Jersey L 88–95 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 15–12
28 December 25 L.A. Lakers W 97–92 Gary Payton (21) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena 16–12
29 December 27 Milwaukee W 109–98 Dwyane Wade (35) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (7) American Airlines Arena 17–12
30 December 29 @ Detroit L 101–106 Dwyane Wade (33) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17–13
31 December 30 @ Washington W 128–113 Dwyane Wade (34) Antoine Walker (13) Gary Payton (7) MCI Center 18–13
January: 10–5 (home: 4–2; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 1 Minnesota W 97–70 Dwyane Wade (19) Alonzo Mourning (10) Dwyane Wade (9) American Airlines Arena 19–13
33 January 4 @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City L 92–107 Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade (19) Dwyane Wade (10) Dwyane Wade (10) Ford Center 19–14
34 January 6 @ Phoenix L 93–111 Antoine Walker (22) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Gerald Fitch (6) America West Arena 19–15
35 January 8 @ Portland W 118–89 Dwyane Wade (31) James Posey (9) Jason Williams (8) Rose Garden 20–15
36 January 11 @ Golden State W 110–96 Dwyane Wade (32) Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (10) Dwyane Wade (11) The Arena in Oakland 21–15
37 January 13 @ Seattle W 117–104 James Posey, Jason Williams (19) Dwyane Wade (10) Dwyane Wade (14) KeyArena 22–15
38 January 14 @ Utah W 100–94 Dwyane Wade (31) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Dwyane Wade (8) Delta Center 23–15
39 January 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 92–100 Dwyane Wade (34) Udonis Haslem (12) Dwyane Wade (7) Staples Center 23–16
40 January 20 San Antonio L 94–101 Dwyane Wade (36) James Posey, Antoine Walker (7) Udonis Haslem, Jason Williams (3) American Airlines Arena 23–17
41 January 22 Sacramento W 119–99 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (6) Jason Williams (11) American Airlines Arena 24–17
42 January 24 Memphis W 94–82 Dwyane Wade (25) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Jason Williams (6) American Airlines Arena 25–17
43 January 26 Phoenix L 98–107 Dwyane Wade (25) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Gary Payton (8) American Airlines Arena 25–18
44 January 27 @ Charlotte W 91–85 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Gerald Fitch (8) Gary Payton (8) Charlotte Arena 26–18
45 January 29 @ Houston W 101–95 Dwyane Wade (32) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Dwyane Wade (9) Toyota Center 27–18
46 January 30 L.A. Clippers W 118–114 Dwyane Wade (28) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Dwyane Wade (11) American Airlines Arena 28–18
February: 8–2 (home: 6–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 2 Cleveland W 101–73 Dwyane Wade (24) James Posey (10) Jason Williams (8) American Airlines Arena 29–18
48 February 4 @ New Jersey L 92–105 Dwyane Wade (31) James Posey, Shaquille O'Neal (7) Jason Williams (7) Continental Airlines Arena 29–19
49 February 6 Boston W 114–98 Dwyane Wade (34) Dwyane Wade (8) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 30–19
50 February 9 @ Dallas L 76–112 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Center 30–20
51 February 12 Detroit W 100–98 Dwyane Wade (37) Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal (8) Jason Williams (5) American Airlines Arena 31–20
52 February 14 Orlando W 107–93 Dwyane Wade (38) Udonis Haslem (14) Jason Williams (4) American Airlines Arena 32–20
53 February 15 @ Orlando W 110–100 Dwyane Wade (36) Udonis Haslem (12) Dwyane Wade (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 33–20
54 February 22 @ New York W 103–83 Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (24) Udonis Haslem (8) Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade (5) Madison Square Garden 34–20
55 February 25 Seattle W 115–106 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Antoine Walker, Shaquille O'Neal (9) Dwyane Wade (11) American Airlines Arena 35–20
56 February 27 Toronto W 101–94 Dwyane Wade (32) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 36–20
March: 12–3 (home: 7–1; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 @ Boston W 103–96 Dwyane Wade (24) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Jason Williams (9) TD Banknorth Garden 37–20
58 March 4 Atlanta W 95–83 Shaquille O'Neal (21) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Jason Williams (7) American Airlines Arena 38–20
59 March 6 @ Charlotte W 106–105 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Udonis Haslem (13) Jason Williams (5) Charlotte Arena 39–20
60 March 8 Washington W 118–112 Dwyane Wade (40) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (5) American Airlines Arena 40–20
61 March 10 Golden State L 106–111 Dwyane Wade (42) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 40–21
62 March 12 Cleveland W 98–92 Dwyane Wade (35) Dwyane Wade (9) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 41–21
63 March 14 Atlanta W 121–83 Dwyane Wade (25) Alonzo Mourning, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (7) Jason Williams (7) American Airlines Arena 42–21
64 March 16 Boston W 107–104 Dwyane Wade (30) Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 43–21
65 March 18 @ Chicago W 85–84 Dwyane Wade (15) Udonis Haslem (11) Jason Williams (5) United Center 44–21
66 March 19 @ New York W 111–100 Dwyane Wade (30) Udonis Haslem (7) Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams (9) Madison Square Garden 45–21
67 March 21 @ Minnesota L 96–100 Dwyane Wade (35) Alonzo Mourning (12) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 45–22
68 March 22 @ Detroit L 73–82 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Udonis Haslem (12) Dwyane Wade (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 45–23
69 March 24 Charlotte W 114–93 Dwyane Wade (24) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 46–23
70 March 27 Indiana W 96–91 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena 47–23
71 March 29 @ Toronto W 98–94 Dwyane Wade (37) Antoine Walker (10) Shandon Anderson (4) Air Canada Centre 48–23
April: 4–7 (home: 3–3; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 1 @ Cleveland L 99–106 Dwyane Wade (44) Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (9) Gund Arena 48–24
73 April 2 @ New Jersey L 78–90 Dwyane Wade (32) Udonis Haslem (11) Gary Payton (7) Continental Airlines Arena 48–25
74 April 4 Milwaukee W 115–89 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 49–25
75 April 6 Detroit L 82–95 Dwyane Wade (29) Dwyane Wade (9) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena 49–26
76 April 8 @ Washington W 99–86 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Udonis Haslem (14) Gary Payton, Dwyane Wade (8) MCI Center 50–26
77 April 9 Orlando L 84–93 Dwyane Wade (27) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena 50–27
78 April 11 Toronto W 106–97 Antoine Walker (32) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Shaquille O'Neal (10) American Airlines Arena 51–27
79 April 14 Philadelphia W 104–85 Udonis Haslem (24) Udonis Haslem (14) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena 52–27
80 April 16 Chicago L 93–117 Antoine Walker (22) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Derek Anderson, Jason Williams (3) American Airlines Arena 52–28
81 April 18 @ Atlanta L 100–103 Dorell Wright (19) Dorell Wright (7) Jason Kapono (6) Philips Arena 52–29
82 April 19 @ Boston L 78–85 Dorell Wright (20) Udonis Haslem (8) Derek Anderson (4) TD Banknorth Garden 52–30
2005–06 season schedule

Playoffs

2006 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 Chicago W 111–106 Dwyane Wade (30) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Dwyane Wade (11) American Airlines Arena
20,288 		1–0
2 April 24 Chicago W 115–108 Williams, O'Neal (22) Antoine Walker (10) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena
20,214 		2–0
3 April 27 @ Chicago L 90–109 Dwyane Wade (26) Udonis Haslem (10) Wade, Williams (4) United Center
22,133 		2–1
4 April 30 @ Chicago L 87–93 Antoine Walker (21) Udonis Haslem (9) Dwyane Wade (10) United Center
22,361 		2–2
5 May 2 Chicago W 92–78 Dwyane Wade (28) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena
20,287 		3–2
6 May 4 @ Chicago W 113–96 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Dwyane Wade (6) United Center
22,584 		4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 New Jersey L 88–100 Dwyane Wade (25) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Wade, Williams (3) American Airlines Arena
20,208 		0–1
2 May 10 New Jersey W 111–89 Dwyane Wade (31) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
20,227 		1–1
3 May 12 @ New Jersey W 103–92 Dwyane Wade (30) James Posey (10) Dwyane Wade (10) Continental Airlines Arena
20,102 		2–1
4 May 14 @ New Jersey W 102–92 Dwyane Wade (31) Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (8) Continental Airlines Arena
19,474 		3–1
5 May 16 New Jersey W 106–105 Antoine Walker (23) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
20,255 		4–1
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23 @ Detroit W 91–86 Dwyane Wade (25) Udonis Haslem (9) Dwyane Wade (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–0
2 May 25 @ Detroit L 88–92 Dwyane Wade (32) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Dwyane Wade (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–1
3 May 27 Detroit W 98–83 Dwyane Wade (35) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Walker, Wade (4) American Airlines Arena
20,245 		2–1
4 May 29 Detroit W 89–78 Dwyane Wade (31) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Dwyane Wade (5) American Airlines Arena
20,248 		3–1
5 May 31 @ Detroit L 78–91 Dwyane Wade (23) Udonis Haslem (10) Jason Williams (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 June 2 Detroit W 95–78 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena
20,258 		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 8 @ Dallas L 80–90 Dwyane Wade (28) Udonis Haslem (9) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Center
20,475 		0–1
2 June 11 @ Dallas L 85–99 Dwyane Wade (23) Dwyane Wade (8) Payton, Williams (4) American Airlines Center
20,459 		0–2
3 June 13 Dallas W 98–96 Dwyane Wade (42) Dwyane Wade (13) Shaquille O'Neal (5) American Airlines Arena
20,145 		1–2
4 June 15 Dallas W 98–74 Dwyane Wade (36) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Jason Williams (6) American Airlines Arena
20,145 		2–2
5 June 18 Dallas W 101–100 (OT) Dwyane Wade (43) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Wade, Williams (4) American Airlines Arena
20,145 		3–2
6 June 20 @ Dallas W 95–92 Dwyane Wade (36) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Jason Williams (7) American Airlines Center
20,522 		4–2
2006 schedule

2006 NBA Finals

Game One

Dallas' Jason Terry scored a playoff-high 32 points as the Mavericks overcame a 31–23 deficit at the end of the first quarter.

June 8
21:00 ET
1
Miami Heat 80, Dallas Mavericks 90
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 13–23, 24–24, 12–20
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 8
Asts: Dwyane Wade 6		 Pts: Jason Terry 32
Rebs: Josh Howard 12
Asts: Nowitzki, Howard 4 each
Dallas leads series, 1–0.
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,475
Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

Game Two

Dirk Nowitzki had a stellar 26-point-16 rebound performance, and the Mavericks cruised past the Heat to take a 2–0 series lead.

ABC
June 11
21:00 ET
2
Miami Heat 85, Dallas Mavericks 99
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 17–32, 24–32, 27–17
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23
Rebs: Dwyane Wade 8
Asts: Payton, Williams 4 each		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16
Asts: Jason Terry 9
Dallas leads series, 2–0.
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,459
Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

Game Three

Led by Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rallied from a 13-point deficit with six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The momentum-changing comeback was capped by a Gary Payton field goal from just inside the three-point line with 9.3 seconds left.

ABC
June 13
21:00 ET
3
Dallas Mavericks 96, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–23, 34–16, 19–30
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 30
Rebs: Erick Dampier 9
Asts: Jason Terry 5		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 42
Rebs: Dwyane Wade 13
Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 5
Dallas leads series, 2–1.
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,145
Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies

Game Four

Dwyane Wade shined again for the Heat with 36 points, and Miami held Dallas to just seven points in the fourth quarter en route to a series-tying, blowout victory. The Mavericks' low-scoring fourth quarter was the lowest ever by any team during the NBA Finals. Jerry Stackhouse caught Shaquille O'Neal with a flagrant foul that resulted in his suspension for Game 5.

ABC
June 15
21:00 ET
4
Dallas Mavericks 74, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–24, 23–24, 7–20
Pts: Jason Terry 17
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9
Asts: Jerry Stackhouse 4		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 36
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13
Asts: Jason Williams 6
Miami ties series, 2–2.
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,145
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer

Game Five

Making a strong case for NBA Finals MVP, Wade was the star yet again with 43 points shooting as many free throws as all the Mavericks combined, leading the Heat to their third straight win over Dallas after being down 0–2 in the series. After a controversial play in which Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thought Wade committed a backcourt violation, Wade hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds left, and also made the shot that sent the game into overtime. He set an NBA Finals record for most made free-throws in a game with 21. The NBA, upon further review of the play, deemed that the officials made the correct call, and that there was no backcourt violation committed.

After the game, Dirk Nowitzki kicked a ball into the stands and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban caused many "acts of misconduct" resulting in both of them being fined $5,000 and $250,000 respectively.

ABC
June 18
21:00 ET
5
Dallas Mavericks 100, Miami Heat 101 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 30–19, 20–27, 22–23, Overtime: 7–8
Pts: Jason Terry 35
Rebs: Josh Howard 10
Asts: Marquis Daniels 4		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 43
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12
Asts: Wade, Williams 4 each
Miami leads series, 3–2.
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,145
Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Bennett Salvatore

Game Six

Behind Dwyane Wade's 36 points, Miami edged Dallas to win their first championship in franchise history. Averaging 34.7 points per game in the championship series, Wade was named NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player).

ABC
June 20
21:00 ET
6
Miami Heat 95, Dallas Mavericks 92
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 26–18, 22–20, 24–24
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12
Asts: Jason Williams 7		 Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 29
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12
Asts: Jason Terry 5
Miami wins series, 4–2.
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,522
Referees: Dan Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antoine Walker PF 82 19 2,199 421 166 47 30 1,000 26.8 5.1 2.0 .6 .4 12.2
Udonis Haslem PF 81 80 2,491 634 95 50 17 757 30.8 7.8 1.2 .6 .2 9.3
Gary Payton PG 81 25 2,305 233 257 71 10 626 28.5 2.9 3.2 .9 .1 7.7
Dwyane Wade SG 75 75 2,892 430 503 146 58 2,040 38.6 5.7 6.7 1.9 .8 27.2
James Posey SF 67 63 1,914 319 89 54 20 483 28.6 4.8 1.3 .8 .3 7.2
Alonzo Mourning C 65 20 1,302 359 11 13 173 509 20.0 5.5 .2 .2 2.7 7.8
Shaquille O'Neal C 59 58 1,806 541 113 23 104 1,181 30.6 9.2 1.9 .4 1.8 20.0
Jason Williams PG 59 56 1,874 139 287 53 5 728 31.8 2.4 4.9 .9 .1 12.3
Jason Kapono SF 51 2 665 71 37 7 3 207 13.0 1.4 .7 .1 .1 4.1
Shandon Anderson SF 48 1 638 81 30 17 6 126 13.3 1.7 .6 .4 .1 2.6
Wayne Simien PF 43 2 414 88 7 13 1 146 9.6 2.0 .2 .3 .0 3.4
Michael Doleac C 31 3 371 85 8 10 7 98 12.0 2.7 .3 .3 .2 3.2
Derek Anderson SG 23 3 465 60 48 8 2 133 20.2 2.6 2.1 .3 .1 5.8
Dorell Wright SF 20 2 132 32 8 3 1 58 6.6 1.6 .4 .2 .1 2.9
Gerald Fitch PG 18 1 239 30 33 7 5 84 13.3 1.7 1.8 .4 .3 4.7
Earl Barron C 8 0 45 10 0 0 0 13 5.6 1.3 .0 .0 .0 1.6
Matt Walsh SG 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwyane Wade SG 23 23 959 135 132 51 26 654 41.7 5.9 5.7 2.2 1.1 28.4
Antoine Walker PF 23 23 862 129 56 23 8 307 37.5 5.6 2.4 1.0 .3 13.3
Shaquille O'Neal C 23 23 759 225 39 11 34 424 33.0 9.8 1.7 .5 1.5 18.4
Jason Williams PG 23 23 686 46 90 15 0 214 29.8 2.0 3.9 .7 .0 9.3
Gary Payton PG 23 0 560 40 36 23 3 133 24.3 1.7 1.6 1.0 .1 5.8
Udonis Haslem PF 22 22 650 162 17 13 7 189 29.5 7.4 .8 .6 .3 8.6
James Posey SF 22 1 607 125 20 17 2 160 27.6 5.7 .9 .8 .1 7.3
Alonzo Mourning C 21 0 226 61 3 5 24 80 10.8 2.9 .1 .2 1.1 3.8
Shandon Anderson SF 13 0 90 12 4 0 1 13 6.9 .9 .3 .0 .1 1.0
Michael Doleac C 8 0 72 22 0 1 0 16 9.0 2.8 .0 .1 .0 2.0
Derek Anderson SG 8 0 66 9 5 2 0 24 8.3 1.1 .6 .3 .0 3.0
Wayne Simien PF 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 3.5 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
Jason Kapono SF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Award winners

O'Neal handing over the championship ball when the NBA Champion Heat visited the White House
  • Shaquille O'Neal, NBA leader in field goal percentage
    • He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in league history to lead the league in field goal percentage nine times.
  • Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
  • Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion
  • Dwyane Wade, All-NBA Second Team
  • Dwyane Wade, NBA Finals MVP
  • Dwyane Wade, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

NBA All-Star Game

  • Dwyane Wade, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
  • Shaquille O'Neal, NBA All-Star Appearance

References

  1. ^ "2005-06 Miami Heat Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024.
  2. "Kasib Powell Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023.
  3. "Heat coach Van Gundy resigns; Riley returns". ESPN. Associated Press. December 12, 2005. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. O'Neal, S.; MacMullan, J. (2011). Shaq Uncut: My Story. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455504428. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  5. usatoday.com, No backcourt violation on winning possession, NBA says, accessed May 5, 2007.
  6. espn.com, Cuban fined $250K for actions after Game 5, accessed May 5, 2007.
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