2005–06 NBA season
sports season
The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, four games to two, to win their first NBA championship.
This marked the final regular season to be held in November and the following season it would start in October. As of May 2026, LeBron James is the only remaining active player who entered the NBA before this season.
Notable occurrences
A new league dress code was put into effect at the beginning of the year by commissioner David Stern.
The Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in franchise history. They become the third franchise (joining the 1969 Boston Celtics and 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, later joined by the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks) to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two games.
The All-Star Game was played on February 19, 2006, at the Toyota Center in Houston with the East beating the West 122–120. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers won the game's MVP honors the youngest ever in All-Star Game history at 21 years, and 51 days old.
This season marked the first season for the Charlotte Bobcats in their new arena in downtown Charlotte.
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