- 2005-06 NBL Season
Here are the results and statistics from the
National Basketball League (Australia) season of2005 -2006 .End of Season Ladder
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 176 games were played, 32 for each team. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.
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1Sydney Kings
32
26
6
15-1
11-5
112.2
81
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2Melbourne Tigers
32
25
7
15-1
10-6
110.8
78
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3Wollongong Hawks
32
19
13
12-4
7-9
104.2
59
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4Adelaide 36ers
32
19
13
14-2
5-11
98.3
59
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5Brisbane Bullets
32
17
15
12-4
5-11
102.8
53
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6Cairns Taipans
32
18
14
12-4
6-10
103.0
56
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7Perth Wildcats
32
16
16
10-6
6-10
101.6
50
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8Hunter Pirates
32
13
19
8-8
5-11
94.3
41
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9New Zealand Breakers
32
9
23
6-10
3-13
91.6
28
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10Townsville Crocodiles
32
9
23
7-9
2-14
94.3
28
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11West Sydney Razorbacks
32
5
27
4-12
1-15
90.1
16
-Key:Green: Qualified for Semi-final:Purple: Qualified for Quarter Final:Blue: Qualified for Elimination FinalFinals
Quarter Finals
The quarter finals were played over 4 days. The first two teams automatically went ahead to the semi finals. The winner of Game 1 went on to play the 3rd placed team, while the winner of Game 2 went on to play the 4th placed team.
"Game 1" -
Brisbane Bullets 91 vPerth Wildcats 96 @Brisbane Convention Centre . Crowd: ???."Game 2" -
Cairns Taipans 88 vHunter Pirates 80 @Cairns Convention Centre . Crowd: 4726"Game 3" -
Wollongong Hawks 101 vPerth Wildcats 121 @WIN Entertainment Centre . Crowd: 3345."Game 4" -
Adelaide 36ers 103 vCairns Taipans 106 in OT @Distinctive Homes Dome . Crowd: ???emi Finals
The semi finals took place in a best of 3 series. But, both teams that advanced through to the Grand Final didn't need the 3rd game, winning 2-0.
Semi Final 1 -
Melbourne Tigers vsPerth Wildcats "Game 1" -
Melbourne Tigers 94 vPerth Wildcats 78 @State Netball and Hockey Centre . Crowd: 3107."Game 2" -
Perth Wildcats 101 vMelbourne Tigers 106 @Challenge Stadium . Crowd: 4400Semi Final 2 -
Sydney Kings vsCairns Taipans "Game 1" -
Sydney Kings 112 vCairns Taipans 87 @ Sydney Entertainment Centre. Crowd: 3192."Game 2" -
Cairns Taipans 82 vSydney Kings 84 @ Cairns Convention Centre. Crowd: ???.Grand Final
The
Melbourne Tigers beat theSydney Kings 3-0 in the best of 5 series. Two of these games were played at theSydney Entertainment Centre , while one was played at Melbourne's home ground,State Netball and Hockey Centre ."Game 1" -
Sydney Kings 93 vMelbourne Tigers 100 @Sydney Entertainment Centre . Crowd: 5890."Game 2" -
Melbourne Tigers 103 vSydney Kings 99 @State Netball and Hockey Centre . Crowd: ???"Game 3" -
Sydney Kings 83 vMelbourne Tigers 88 @Sydney Entertainment Centre . Crowd: 5561.Awards
The MVP was awarded to
Chris Anstey of theMelbourne Tigers .The Grand Final MVP was also awarded to
Chris Anstey .The Coach of the Year went to
Alan Westover of theMelbourne Tigers who coached the team to the title.The Rookie of the Year went to
Mark Worthington of theSydney Kings .
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