2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 58th of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 60th overall. The Lakers finished in third place of the Pacific Division and as the seventh seed of the Western Conference. The season ended with the team being eliminated in seven games against the Phoenix Suns in the First Round of the playoffs after holding a 3–1 series lead. After a year absence, the Lakers rehired Phil Jackson as their head coach. It was the final season that Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 before changing it to 24 the following season. Also memorable from this season was during a January 22, 2006 game vs. the Toronto Raptors where Bryant dropped a record 81 points, only the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962.

After the playoffs, Bryant underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in July. This led to him missing the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Draft picks
The Lakers had 3 picks going into the 2005 NBA draft. The Lakers picked seven footer Andrew Bynum as the 10th pick of the draft. Los Angeles also picked Ronny Turiaf and Von Wafer as the 37th and 39th picks respectively.

Injuries

 * Wednesday November 16, 2005: Slava Medvedenko was sidelined for the rest of the season after he suffered a herniated disc.
 * Friday November 18, 2005: Kwame Brown strained his right hamstring and was sidelined for two weeks.
 * Tuesday December 20, 2005: Laron Profit ruptured his Achilles' tendon during a game against the Dallas Mavericks. He underwent surgery on December 23, 2005. He was unable to play for the rest of the season after the surgery.

Regular season
The Lakers opened the season with an overtime victory against the Denver Nuggets. Despite dipping below .500 during the November, the team recovered and finished 2005 with a 15–14 record. The team went into the All Star Break with a 26–26 record The Lakers did not maintain any long winning streaks nor were they in long losing slumps; their longest winning streak of the season equalled their longest losing streak of 5 games. The team finished the season with a 5-game winning streak, the longest of the season, and an overall 45–37 record. The Lakers finished third in the Pacific Division and qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. In a January home game against the Toronto Raptors, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, the second most in a single game in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100.

Pre-season

 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1
 * October 11
 * Golden State
 * W 101-93
 * Kobe Bryant (28)
 * Chris Mihm (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (5)
 * Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) 7,307
 * 1-0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * October 12
 * Golden State
 * L 81-112
 * 3 players tied (11)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Odom & Parker (3)
 * Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) 7,646
 * 1-1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 3
 * October 18
 * Washington
 * W 111-108 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (28)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, CA) 6,536
 * 2-1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 4
 * October 20
 * Denver
 * L 94-105
 * Kwame Brown (16)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Staples Center 15,047
 * 2-2
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 5
 * October 21
 * Charlotte
 * W 109-93
 * Kobe Bryant (25)
 * Kwame Brown (7)
 * Laron Profit (6)
 * Staples Center 15,568
 * 3-2
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 6
 * October 23
 * Charlotte
 * W 98-97
 * Kobe Bryant (25)
 * Chris Mihm (11)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * iPayOne Center (San Diego, CA) 7,058
 * 4-2
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 7
 * October 25
 * Utah
 * W 95-85
 * Kobe Bryant (20)
 * Kwame Brown (9)
 * Odom & Parker (4)
 * Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 15,253
 * 5-2
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 8
 * October 28
 * Sacramento
 * W 105-103
 * Kobe Bryant (24)
 * Brown & Odom (7)
 * McKie & Parada (3)
 * Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 14,759
 * 6-2

Regular season

 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 1
 * November 2
 * @ Denver
 * W 99-97 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (33)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Pepsi Center 19,245
 * 1-0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * November 3
 * Phoenix
 * L 112-122
 * Kobe Bryant (39)
 * Lamar Odom (16)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 1-1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 3
 * November 6
 * Denver
 * W 112-92
 * Kobe Bryant (37)
 * Chris Mihm (13)
 * Bryant & Parker (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 2-1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 4
 * November 8
 * @ Atlanta
 * W 103-97
 * Kobe Bryant (37)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * Philips Arena 19,523
 * 3-1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 5
 * November 9
 * @ Minnesota
 * L 74-88
 * Kobe Bryant (28)
 * Kwame Brown (13)
 * Kobe Bryant (4)
 * Target Center 15,192
 * 3-2
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 6
 * November 11
 * @ Philadelphia
 * L 81-85
 * Chris Mihm (20)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Kobe Bryant (7)
 * Wachovia Center 20,292
 * 3-3
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 7
 * November 14
 * @ Memphis
 * L 73-85
 * Kobe Bryant (18)
 * Chris Mihm (10)
 * Lamar Odom (4)
 * FedEx Forum 16,671
 * 3-4
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 8
 * November 16
 * New York
 * W 97-92
 * Kobe Bryant (42)
 * Mihm & Odom (9)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 4-4
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 9
 * November 18
 * L.A. Clippers
 * L 91-97
 * Kobe Bryant (36)
 * Chris Mihm (9)
 * Bryant & Odom (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 4-5
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 10
 * November 20
 * Chicago
 * L 93-96
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 4-6
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 11
 * November 24
 * Seattle
 * W 108-96
 * Kobe Bryant (34)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * Staples Center 18,070
 * 5-6
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 12
 * November 27
 * New Jersey
 * L 96-102 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (46)
 * Mihm & Odom (10)
 * Odom & Walton (5)
 * Staples Center 18,528
 * 5-7
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 13
 * November 29
 * @ San Antonio
 * L 84-90
 * Lamar Odom (27)
 * Lamar Odom (16)
 * 3 players tied (3)
 * SBC Center 18,797
 * 5-8


 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 14
 * December 1
 * @ Utah
 * W 105-101 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (30)
 * Lamar Odom (13)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Delta Center 18,008
 * 6-8
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 15
 * December 2
 * Minnesota
 * L 108-113
 * Lamar Odom (24)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * Bryant & Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 6-9
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 16
 * December 4
 * Charlotte
 * W 99-98
 * Kobe Bryant (29)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Staples Center 18,506
 * 7-9
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 17
 * December 6
 * @ Milwaukee
 * W 111-92
 * Kobe Bryant (33)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Bradley Center 15,185
 * 8-9
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 18
 * December 7
 * @ Toronto
 * W 102-91
 * Lamar Odom (19)
 * George & Mihm (8)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * Air Canada Centre 18,821
 * 9-9
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 19
 * December 9
 * @ Chicago
 * W 93-80
 * Kobe Bryant (23)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * United Center 22,410
 * 10-9
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 20
 * December 10
 * @ Minnesota
 * L 82-95
 * Kobe Bryant (35)
 * Chris Mihm (11)
 * Lamar Odom (4)
 * Target Center 18,739
 * 10-10
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 21
 * December 12
 * @ Dallas
 * W 109-106
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Lamar Odom (5)
 * American Airlines Center 19,680
 * 11-10
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 22
 * December 14
 * @ Memphis
 * W 94-79
 * Kobe Bryant (27)
 * Bryant & Mihm (8)
 * Odom & Walton (5)
 * FedEx Forum 16,591
 * 12-10
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 23
 * December 16
 * Washington
 * W 97-91
 * Kobe Bryant (41)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Luke Walton (6)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 13-10
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 24
 * December 18
 * Houston
 * L 74-76
 * Kobe Bryant (24)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Kobe Bryant (6)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 13-11
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 25
 * December 20
 * Dallas
 * W 112-90
 * Kobe Bryant (62)
 * 3 players tied (8)
 * Luke Walton (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 14-11
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 26
 * December 23
 * @ Orlando
 * W 104-88
 * Kobe Bryant (21)
 * Kwame Brown (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283
 * 15-11
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 27
 * December 25
 * @ Miami
 * L 92-97
 * Kobe Bryant (37)
 * Lamar Odom (16)
 * Bryant & Odom (6)
 * American Airlines Arena 20,277
 * 15-12
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 28
 * December 26
 * @ Washington
 * L 91-94
 * Kobe Bryant (31)
 * Chris Mihm (9)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * MCI Center 20,173
 * 15-13
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 29
 * December 28
 * Memphis
 * L 99-100 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (45)
 * Lamar Odom (15)
 * Odom & Parker (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 15-14


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 30
 * January 1
 * Utah
 * L 94-98
 * Brian Cook (19)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,310
 * 15-15
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 31
 * January 3
 * @ Utah
 * L 80-90
 * Lamar Odom (25)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Odom & Parker (4)
 * Delta Center 19,013
 * 15-16
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 32
 * January 6
 * Philadelphia
 * W 119-93
 * Kobe Bryant (48)
 * Kobe Bryant (10)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 16-16
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 33
 * January 7
 * @ L.A. Clippers
 * W 112-109
 * Kobe Bryant (50)
 * 3 players tied (10)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * Staples Center 20,154
 * 17-16
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 34
 * January 9
 * Indiana
 * W 96-90
 * Kobe Bryant (45)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Kobe Bryant (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 18-16
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 35
 * January 11
 * @ Portland
 * L 103-113
 * Kobe Bryant (41)
 * Chris Mihm (7)
 * Lamar Odom (5)
 * Rose Garden 16,421
 * 18-17
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 36
 * January 12
 * Cleveland
 * W 99-98
 * Kobe Bryant (27)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 19-17
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 37
 * January 14
 * @ Golden State
 * W 110-104
 * Kobe Bryant (38)
 * Brown & Parker (12)
 * Kobe Bryant (7)
 * Oakland Arena 20,179
 * 20-17
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 38
 * January 16
 * Miami
 * W 100-92
 * Kobe Bryant (37)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 21-17
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 39
 * January 19
 * @ Sacramento
 * L 109-118 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (51)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * ARCO Arena 17,317
 * 21-18
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 40
 * January 20
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 93-106
 * Kobe Bryant (37)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Lamar Odom (4)
 * American West Arena 18,422
 * 21-19
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 41
 * January 22
 * Toronto
 * W 122-104
 * Kobe Bryant (81)
 * Brown & Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 22-19
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 42
 * January 27
 * Golden State
 * W 106-105 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (30)
 * 3 players tied (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 23-19
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 43
 * January 29
 * @ Detroit
 * L 93-102
 * Kobe Bryant (39)
 * Chris Mihm (14)
 * 3 players tied (3)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
 * 23-20
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 44
 * January 31
 * @ New York
 * W 130-97
 * Kobe Bryant (40)
 * Lamar Odom (13)
 * Smush Parker (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 19,763
 * 24-20


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 45
 * February 1
 * @ Indiana
 * L 79-105
 * Kobe Bryant (26)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Luke Walton (3)
 * Conseco Fieldhouse 16,127
 * 24-21
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 46
 * February 3
 * @ Charlotte
 * L 102-112
 * Kobe Bryant (35)
 * Bryant & Mihm (9)
 * Bryant & Walton (5)
 * Charlotte Bobcats Arena 19,026
 * 24-22
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 47
 * February 4
 * @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City
 * L 90-106
 * Kobe Bryant (35)
 * Kwame Brown (10)
 * Smush Parker (6)
 * Ford Center 19,344
 * 24-23
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 48
 * February 7
 * @ Dallas
 * L 87-102
 * Brian Cook (28)
 * George & Odom (6)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * American Airlines Center 20,379
 * 24-24
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 49
 * February 8
 * @ Houston
 * W 89-78
 * Kobe Bryant (32)
 * Lamar Odom (13)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * Toyota Center 18,291
 * 25-24
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 50
 * February 11
 * Memphis
 * L 99-100
 * Kobe Bryant (26)
 * Kwame Brown (8)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 25-25
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 51
 * February 13
 * Utah
 * W 94-88
 * Kobe Bryant (23)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,629
 * 26-25
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 52
 * February 15
 * Atlanta
 * L 110-114
 * Kobe Bryant (39)
 * Brian Cook (6)
 * Kobe Bryant (9)
 * Staples Center 18,259
 * 26-26
 * - style="text-align:center;"
 * colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 53
 * February 21
 * Portland
 * W 99-82
 * Kobe Bryant (27)
 * Lamar Odom (17)
 * Smush Parker (9)
 * Staples Center 18,241
 * 27-26
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 54
 * February 23
 * Sacramento
 * W 106-85
 * Kobe Bryant (36)
 * Devean George (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (10)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 28-26
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 55
 * February 24
 * @ L.A. Clippers
 * L 83-102
 * Kobe Bryant (39)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * Staples Center 19,820
 * 28-27
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 56
 * February 26
 * Boston
 * L 111-112
 * Kobe Bryant (40)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 28-28
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 57
 * February 28
 * Orlando
 * W 102-87
 * Kobe Bryant (28)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 29-28


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 58
 * March 1
 * @ Portland
 * L 93-99
 * Kobe Bryant (35)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Kobe Bryant (5)
 * Rose Garden 19,454
 * 29-29
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 59
 * March 3
 * @ Golden State
 * W 106-94
 * Kobe Bryant (42)
 * Brown & Vujačić (8)
 * Kobe Bryant (5)
 * Oakland Arena 20,375
 * 30-29
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 60
 * March 4
 * Detroit
 * W 105-94
 * Kobe Bryant (40)
 * Kwame Brown (12)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 31-29
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 61
 * March 6
 * San Antonio
 * L 96-103
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Brown & Odom (7)
 * Smush Parker (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 31-30
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 62
 * March 8
 * @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City
 * W 113-107
 * Kobe Bryant (40)
 * Lamar Odom (17)
 * Smush Parker (7)
 * New Orleans Arena 17,744
 * 32-30
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 63
 * March 10
 * @ San Antonio
 * W 100-92
 * Kobe Bryant (29)
 * Luke Walton (10)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * SBC Center 18,797
 * 33-30
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 64
 * March 12
 * Seattle
 * L 113-120
 * Kobe Bryant (22)
 * Chris Mihm (13)
 * Kobe Bryant (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 33-31
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 65
 * March 14
 * @ Sacramento
 * L 98-114
 * Kobe Bryant (30)
 * Kwame Brown (8)
 * Bryant & Odom (7)
 * ARCO Arena 17,317
 * 33-32
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 66
 * March 15
 * Minnesota
 * W 92-89
 * Kobe Bryant (25)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 34-32
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 67
 * March 17
 * @ New Jersey
 * L 89-92
 * Kobe Bryant (24)
 * Lamar Odom (13)
 * Kobe Bryant (11)
 * Continental Airlines Arena 20,098
 * 34-33
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 68
 * March 19
 * @ Cleveland
 * L 95-96
 * Kobe Bryant (38)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Gund Arena 20,562
 * 34-34
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 69
 * March 20
 * @ Boston
 * W 105-97
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Brown & Odom (9)
 * Brown & Parker (5)
 * TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
 * 35-34
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 70
 * March 22
 * Sacramento
 * W 87-80
 * Kobe Bryant (28)
 * Kwame Brown (12)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 36-34
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 71
 * March 24
 * Milwaukee
 * W 101-96
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Brown & Odom (9)
 * Smush Parker (8)
 * Staples Center 18,745
 * 37-34
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 72
 * March 26
 * New Orleans/Oklahoma City
 * W 105-94
 * Kobe Bryant (30)
 * Lamar Odom (8)
 * Smush Parker (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 38-34
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 73
 * March 30
 * San Antonio
 * L 85-96
 * Kobe Bryant (23)
 * Kwame Brown (10)
 * Smush Parker (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 38-35
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 74
 * March 31
 * @ Seattle
 * W 106-93
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Kwame Brown (13)
 * Smush Parker (7)
 * KeyArena 17,072
 * 39-35


 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 75
 * April 2
 * Houston
 * W 104-88
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Odom & Walton (6)
 * Smush Parker (10)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 40-35
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 76
 * April 6
 * @ Denver
 * L 108-110 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (42)
 * Kwame Brown (13)
 * Luke Walton (6)
 * Pepsi Center 19,629
 * 40-36
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 77
 * April 7
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 96-107
 * Kobe Bryant (51)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Lamar Odom (5)
 * American West Arena 18,422
 * 40-37
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 78
 * April 9
 * L.A. Clippers
 * W 100-83
 * Kobe Bryant (38)
 * Lamar Odom (15)
 * Bryant & Vujačić (5)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 41-37
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 79
 * April 11
 * Golden State
 * W 111-100
 * Kobe Bryant (31)
 * Kwame Brown (15)
 * Lamar Odom (10)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 42-37
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 80
 * April 14
 * Portland
 * W 110-99
 * Kobe Bryant (50)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Lamar Odom (12)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 43-37
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 81
 * April 16
 * Phoenix
 * W 109-89
 * Kobe Bryant (43)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Lamar Odom (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 44-37
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 82
 * April 19
 * New Orleans/Oklahoma City
 * W 115-95
 * Kobe Bryant (35)
 * Kwame Brown (8)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 45-37

Playoffs

 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 1
 * April 23
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 102–107
 * Kobe Bryant (22)
 * Lamar Odom (14)
 * Kobe Bryant (5)
 * US Airways Center 18,422
 * 0–1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 2
 * April 26
 * @ Phoenix
 * W 99–93
 * Kobe Bryant (29)
 * Kobe Bryant (10)
 * Bryant & Odom (5)
 * US Airways Center 18,422
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 3
 * April 28
 * Phoenix
 * W 99–92
 * Smush Parker (18)
 * Lamar Odom (17)
 * Kobe Bryant (7)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 2–1
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 4
 * April 30
 * Phoenix
 * W 99–98 (OT)
 * Lamar Odom (25)
 * Kwame Brown (10)
 * Kobe Bryant (8)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 3–1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 5
 * May 2
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 97–114
 * Kobe Bryant (29)
 * Lamar Odom (15)
 * Lamar Odom (6)
 * US Airways Center 18,422
 * 3–2
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 6
 * May 4
 * Phoenix
 * L 118–126 (OT)
 * Kobe Bryant (50)
 * Lamar Odom (11)
 * Lamar Odom (9)
 * Staples Center 18,997
 * 3–3
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 7
 * May 6
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 90–121
 * Kobe Bryant (24)
 * Sasha Vujačić (6)
 * Smush Parker (4)
 * US Airways Center 18,422
 * 3–4

Regular season
* Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards and records

 * Kobe Bryant, All-NBA First Team
 * Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

 * On June 14, 2005, the Lakers re-hired head coach Phil Jackson.
 * On August 2, 2005, the Lakers traded guard/forward Caron Butler and guard Chucky Atkins to the Washington Wizards in exchange for forward Kwame Brown and guard Laron Profit.
 * The Lakers traded guard Kareem Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two future second round draft picks (Ronny Turiaf and TBA). The Bobcats have acquired a second round pick (Ronny Turiaf) in the 2005 NBA draft from Atlanta in exchange for forward/center Predrag Drobnjak. Atlanta Hawks acquired centers Michael Doleac (from the New York Knicks) and Joel Przybilla (from the Milwaukee Bucks), along with a 2005 second-round pick from the Knicks (Ronny Turiaf), while sending center Nazr Mohammed to the Knicks in the three-way trade. The 2005 selection will be the better of the two-second-rounders the Knicks currently own.
 * On October 26, 2005, The Lakers traded Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2007 2nd round pick (Sun Yue).
 * Laron Profit was waived on January 16, 2006.
 * On March 6, 2006, Jim Jackson was signed as a free agent.