2006 жылғы НБА плей-оффы

Postseason tournament

The 2006 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Dwyane Wade was named NBA Finals MVP.

With the addition of the 30th NBA franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, in 2005, the NBA realigned its divisions. Each conference had three divisions of five teams each, and at this point in time, the winner of each division was guaranteed a top three playoff seed regardless of whether the team had one of the top eight records in its conference. However, the division champion was not guaranteed home court advantage; a division leading team could be seeded second or third but face a lower seed (that did not win its division) with a better record, and the lower seed would have home court advantage. This was illustrated in the first round here when the 44 win Denver Nuggets won the Northwest Division and had the third seed, yet did not have home court advantage against the sixth seeded, 47 win Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers had played the Memphis Grizzlies a week before the playoffs to determine the fifth and sixth seed. The loser of the game would face Denver, whereas the winner would face fourth seeded Dallas, who had the second best record in the conference. It was speculated that the Clippers lost on purpose to play Denver in the first round. Starting in the 2007 playoffs, being a division winner did not guarantee a top 3 playoff seed.

The Detroit Pistons clinched the best record in the NBA, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs. However, when the Pistons lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, home court advantage in the NBA Finals went to the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks, which had a better record than the Heat.

The San Antonio Spurs clinched the best record in the Western Conference, and had home court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. However, when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Conference semifinals, Dallas had home court advantage in the Western Conference finals.

First and second round games were televised on ABC, TNT, ESPN, ESPN2, and NBA TV in the United States and on TSN, The Score, and Raptors NBA TV in Canada; some games were also televised on local or regional TV networks. The Eastern Conference finals aired exclusively on ABC, and the Western Conference finals aired exclusively on TNT; TSN and The Score split coverage of the conference finals. The NBA Finals aired exclusively on ABC in the U. S. and on TSN in Canada.

This was the first time both conference semifinals went seven games since 1994.

Category High AveragePlayer Team Total Player Team Avg. Games played Points Dirk NowitzkiKobe Bryant Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers 50 Gilbert Arenas Washington Wizards 34.0 6 Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 21 Bonzi Wells Sacramento Kings 12.0 6 Assists Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 16 Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 10.2 20 Steals Shawn MarionVince Carter Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets 6 Larry Hughes Cleveland Cavaliers 2.2 9 Blocks James JonesZydrunas IlgauskasTim Duncan Phoenix SunsCleveland CavaliersSan Antonio Spurs 6 Marcus Camby Denver Nuggets 2.8 5