The 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks season was the team's 38th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 30-52 output from the previous season. They bested it by ten games, finishing 40–42, qualifying for the playoffs despite finishing last place in the Central Division.2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 1 Andrew Bogut C Utah 2 36 Ersan İlyasova F
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1 || November 1, 2005 || @ Philadelphia | W 117–108 |Michael Redd (30)
| Wachovia Center17,705 | 1–0 |- | 2 || November 2, 2005 || @ New Jersey | W 110–96 |Mo Williams (23)
| Continental Airlines Arena20,098 | 2–0 |- | 3 || November 5, 2005 || Miami | W 105–100 |Michael Redd, Bobby Simmons (23)
| Bradley Center18,717 | 3–0 |- | 4 || November 8, 2005 || Golden State | L 103–110 |Michael Redd, Mo Williams (21)
| Bradley Center14,712 | 3–1 |- | 5 || November 12, 2005 || Indiana | W 103–102 |Michael Redd (28)
| Bradley Center17,894 | 4–1 |- | 6 || November 15, 2005 || @ L. A. Clippers | L 85–109 |Michael Redd, T. J. Ford (15)
| STAPLES Center14,938 | 4–2 |- | 7 || November 16, 2005 || @ Golden State | W 90–87 |Michael Redd (27)
| Oakland Arena16,752 | 5–2 |- | 8 || November 18, 2005 || @ Sacramento | L 82–103 |Joe Smith (21)
| ARCO Arena17,317 | 5–3 |- | 9 || November 21, 2005 || @ Utah | L 80–100 |Michael Redd (25)
| Delta Center16,176 | 5–4 |- | 10 || November 23, 2005 || Philadelphia | W 108–97 |Michael Redd (32)
| Bradley Center17,526 | 6–4 |- | 11 || November 25, 2005 || @ Minnesota | L 91–99 |Michael Redd (28)
| Target Center17,422 | 6–5 |- | 13 || November 29, 2005 || Dallas | W 113–111 OT
| Bradley Center14,996 | 7–6
| 18 || December 10, 2005 || Cleveland | W 111–106
| Bradley Center18,717 | 11–7 |- | 22 || December 17, 2005 || Utah | L 80–88
| Bradley Center16,827 | 13–9 |- | 23 || December 20, 2005 || San Antonio | W 109–107
| Bradley Center16,865 | 14–9
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ Detroit | L 74–92 | Charlie Bell (13) | Jamaal Magloire (9) | Ford, Bogut (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 26 | @ Detroit | L 98–109 | Michael Redd (29) | Andrew Bogut (13) | Andrew Bogut (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | Detroit | W 124–104 | Michael Redd (40) | three players tied (7) | T. J. Ford (15) | Bradley Center18,717 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | Detroit | L 99–109 | Michael Redd (33) | Jamaal Magloire (12) | Andrew Bogut (6) | Bradley Center16,296 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 3 | @ Detroit | L 93–122 | Michael Redd (23) | Michael Redd (9) | T. J. Ford (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–4
Player statistics Source:
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 59 6 21.7 .439 .423 .708 2.0 2.2 1.0 0.1 8.4 82 77 28.6 .533 .000 .629 7.0 2.3 0.6 0.8 9.4 4 0 3.0 .250 .000 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 72 70 35.5 .416 .337 .754 4.3 6.6 1.4 0.1 12.2 74 0 12.0 .553 .000 .461 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 5.2 12 0 4.5 .500 .000 .250 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.1 30 2 6.7 .423 .250 .857 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 1.2 18 0 4.5 .412 .500 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 65 0 15.7 .389 .306 .714 2.3 2.1 0.5 0.3 4.9 82 82 30.1 .467 .535 9.5 0.7 0.4 1.0 9.2 80 80 39.1 .450 .395 .877 4.3 2.9 1.2 0.1 25.4 75 74 33.8 .453 .420 .825 4.4 2.3 1.1 0.3 13.4 44 5 20.2 .475 .000 .774 5.2 0.7 0.5 0.3 8.6 58 2 14.9 .387 .286 .747 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.0 4.3 58 12 26.4 .424 .382 .850 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.1 12.1
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Michael Redd 5 5 37.0 52.4 46.7 89.1 5.4 1.6 0.8 0.027.2 T. J. Ford 5 5 32.4 49.0 40.0 91.7 4.0 6.4 0.6 0.012.6 Charlie Bell 5 0 21.6 39.5 45.5 100.0 0.6 1.4 0.6 0.49.2 Jamaal Magloire 5 5 27.0 47.4 0.0 60.0 8.0 1.0 0.4 1.29.0 Andrew Bogut 5 5 34.4 43.5 0.0 37.5 6.2 3.4 0.6 0.08.6 Joe Smith 5 0 21.2 48.5 0.0 66.7 5.4 0.6 0.4 0.47.6 3 0 17.7 57.1 62.5 50.0 1.7 3.0 0.3 0.07.3 Mo Williams 5 0 15.0 50.0 18.2 0.0 0.6 2.0 0.2 0.07.2 Bobby Simmons 5 5 31.8 33.3 41.7 0.0 3.6 2.0 1.8 0.26.6 Dan Gadzuric 4 0 4.0 88.9 0.0 50.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.34.3 Jiri Welsch 4 0 3.8 50.0 0.0 75.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.01.8 Ervin Johnson 3 0 3.7 0.0 0.0 100.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.00.7 Jermaine Jackson 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00.0
Transactions
Trades June 28, 2005 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jiří Welsch To Cleveland Cavaliers---- 2006 2nd round pick (Lior Eliyahu) October 26, 2005 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jamaal Magloire To New Orleans Hornets---- Desmond Mason
Free agents Player Signed Former teamBobby SimmonsBucks Sign Bobby Simmons, nba.com, accessed August 8, 2005August 8, 2005Los Angeles ClippersCharlie BellAugust 18, 2005Leche Río BreogánErvin JohnsonSeptember 29, 2005Minnesota TimberwolvesJosh DavisOctober 2, 2005Philadelphia 76ersJermaine JacksonDecember 15, 2005Chicago Bulls
SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamZaza PachuliaAugust 11, 2005Atlanta HawksCalvin BoothSeptember 7, 2005Washington Wizards
References
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