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#Nba eastern conference standings 2006 series
They also won a best of seven series for the first time since 1979. With their first round series win over the Chicago Bulls, the Washington Wizards their first since 1982.
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It would be Boston's last playoff appearance until 2008. Boston won in 2003 4–2, while Indiana swept Boston in 2004. The Minnesota Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996.įor the third straight year (fifth overall) the Pacers met the Celtics in the first round. This was the last time that the Seattle SuperSonics would be in the playoffs before they relocated to Oklahoma to become the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is also the last time until 2018 that the playoffs were played entirely outside of Los Angeles. The Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies also entered their second consecutive postseason.įor the Los Angeles Lakers, it marked the first time in 11 seasons (dating back to 1994) and the fifth time in NBA history that they missed the playoffs. The Phoenix Suns returned to the NBA playoffs after a one season absence. They consistently placed at or near the bottom of the Central Division in between, but their 47–35 season in 2005 was a 24–game improvement from 2004. For the Washington Wizards, it was their first playoff appearance since 1997 (and even more ironic their opponents for that postseason appearance were the Bulls who swept them on their way to their fifth NBA title), and only their second since 1988.įor the Chicago Bulls, it was their first post- Michael Jordan playoff appearance, as their last playoff game was Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. The Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards ended long playoff droughts in 2005, meeting each other in the first round. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. The 2005 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.
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