The 2005âÂÂ06 Portland Trail Blazers season was the team's 36th in the NBA and their first with new coach Nate McMillan. The team began the season hoping to improve upon their 27âÂÂ55 output from the previous season. However, they came up six games shy of tying it, finishing 21âÂÂ61 and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight season.