2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season was the team's 30th overall season, the 33rd in San Antonio, and the 30th in the NBA. The Spurs entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games, winning their third NBA championship. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 59–23 output from the previous season. They bested it by four games, finishing 63–19, and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season. After defeating the Sacramento Kings by six games in the first round, the defending champions faced their in-state rival Dallas Mavericks. They were pushed to seven games and the Spurs ended up losing the deciding game of the series. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. This is Parker's first All-Star game appearance. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Game log Regular season |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 1 | Denver | | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 4 | Cleveland | | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 5 | @ Dallas | | Tony Parker (24) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tim Duncan (5) | American Airlines Center20,468 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 7 | @ Chicago | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (9) | United Center21,827 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 9 | @ Charlotte | | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (6) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena17,237 | 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 11 | @ Boston | | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | TD Banknorth Garden18,624 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 12 | @ Washington | | Manu Ginóbili (28) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (6) | MCI Center20,173 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 15 | Atlanta | | Manu Ginóbili (24) | Fabricio Oberto (8) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 17 | Houston | | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 19 | Phoenix | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (13) | Bruce Bowen (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 8–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 21 | @ Sacramento | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (4) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 9–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 23 | @ Golden State | | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | Oakland Arena18,768 | 10–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 |