The 2005âÂÂ06 San Antonio Spurs season was the team's 30th overall season, the 33rd in San Antonio, and the 30th in the NBA. The Spurs entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games, winning their third NBA championship. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 59âÂÂ23 output from the previous season. They bested it by four games, finishing 63âÂÂ19, and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth straight season. After defeating the Sacramento Kings by six games in the first round, the defending champions faced their in-state rival Dallas Mavericks. They were pushed to seven games and the Spurs ended up losing the deciding game of the series.
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were selected to play in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game in Houston. This is Parker's first All-Star game appearance.
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 1 | Denver | | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 1âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 4 | Cleveland | | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 2âÂÂ0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 5 | @ Dallas | | Tony Parker (24) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tim Duncan (5) | American Airlines Center<br/>20,468 | 2âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 7 | @ Chicago | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (9) | United Center<br/>21,827 | 3âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 9 | @ Charlotte | | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (6) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena<br/>17,237 | 4âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 11 | @ Boston | | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | TD Banknorth Garden<br/>18,624 | 5âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 12 | @ Washington | | Manu Ginóbili (28) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (6) | MCI Center<br/>20,173 | 5âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 15 | Atlanta | | Manu Ginóbili (24) | Fabricio Oberto (8) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 6âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 17 | Houston | | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 7âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 19 | Phoenix | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (13) | Bruce Bowen (4) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 8âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 21 | @ Sacramento | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (4) | ARCO Arena<br/>17,317 | 9âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 23 | @ Golden State | | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | Oakland Arena<br/>18,768 | 10âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 25 | Chicago | | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 10âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 29 | L. A. Lakers | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 11âÂÂ3
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 1 | @ Dallas | | Tony Parker (30) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (5) | American Airlines Center<br/>20,076 | 12âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 3 | Philadelphia | | Tony Parker (20) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 13âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 5 | @ Orlando | | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br/>14,661 | 14âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 7 | Miami | | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (11) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 15âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 9 | Boston | | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (11) | Nick Van Exel (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 16âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 10 | @ Atlanta | | Tony Parker (20) | Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan (10) | Michael Finley (6) | Philips Arena<br/>16,678 | 16âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 13 | L. A. Clippers | | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (22) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 17âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 15 | @ Minnesota | | Michael Finley (21) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (7) | Target Center<br/>17,003 | 18âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 17 | Sacramento | | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (12) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 19âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 18 | @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City | | Michael Finley, Tony Parker (17) | Tim Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (6) | Ford Center<br/>19,297 | 19âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (11) | Bradley Center<br/>16,865 | 19âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 21 | @ New York | | Michael Finley (19) | Rasho Nesterovic, Nazr Mohammed, Robert Horry (5) | Tony Parker (10) | Madison Square Garden<br/>19,763 | 20âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 23 | Toronto | | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tim Duncan (8) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 21âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 25 | @ Detroit | | Tony Parker (19) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tim Duncan (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br/>22,076 | 21âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 27 | Indiana | | Tony Parker (27) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 22âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 29 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | | Michael Finley (18) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 23âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 31 | @ Denver | | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | Pepsi Center<br/>18,296 | 24âÂÂ7
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 4 | Portland | | Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (18) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 25âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 6 | Minnesota | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 26âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 7 | @ Phoenix | | Tim Duncan, Manu Ginóbili (19) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | America West Arena<br/>18,422 | 26âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 10 | New Jersey | | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (12) | Bruce Bowen (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 27âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 12 | Detroit | | Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (17) | Tim Duncan (13) | Michael Finley (3) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 27âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 14 | Memphis | | Manu Ginóbili (20) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 28âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 16 | @ Memphis | | Tony Parker (28) | Tim Duncan (12) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | FedEx Forum<br/>18,119 | 29âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 18 | Milwaukee | | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 30âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 20 | @ Miami | | Tony Parker (38) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (5) | AmericanAirlines Arena<br/>20,287 | 31âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 22 | Denver | | Nazr Mohammed (17) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 31âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 24 | Charlotte | | Beno Udrih (17) | Tim Duncan (9) | Beno Udrih (8) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 32âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 25 | @ New Orleans/Oklahoma City | | Tim Duncan (17) | Bruce Bowen (8) | Tony Parker (3) | Ford Center<br/>19,289 | 33âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 28 | Minnesota | | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 34âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 30 | @ Utah | | Tim Duncan (19) | Nazr Mohammed (9) | Tony Parker (6) | Delta Center<br/>19,384 | 35âÂÂ10
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 1 | @ Portland | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (17) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br/>16,638 | 36âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 2 | @ Golden State | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (11) | Beno Udrih, Tony Parker (6) | Oakland Arena<br/>17,223 | 37âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 8 | @ Toronto | | Tony Parker (32) | Rasho Nesterovic (8) | Tony Parker (13) | Air Canada Centre<br/>19,284 | 38âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 10 | @ New Jersey | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br/>19,096 | 39âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 12 | @ Indiana | | Manu Ginóbili (29) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br/>18,345 | 40âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 13 | @ Cleveland | | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tim Duncan (5) | Gund Arena<br/>19,486 | 40âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Tony Parker (23) | Nazr Mohammed (20) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | Wachovia Center<br/>17,335 | 40âÂÂ12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 21 | Seattle | | Tony Parker (30) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 41âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 24 | @ Memphis | | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (16) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | FedEx Forum<br/>18,119 | 42âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 25 | Golden State | | Nazr Mohammed (15) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 43âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 27 | New York | | Michael Finley (22) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tony Parker (12) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 44âÂÂ12
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 2 | Dallas | | Tony Parker (23) | Bruce Bowen (8) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 45âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | March 4 | Portland | | Tim Duncan (22) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 46âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 6 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili, Michael Finley (21) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tim Duncan (9) | Staples Center<br/>18,997 | 47âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 7 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Tony Parker (20) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tim Duncan (7) | Staples Center<br/>18,409 | 47âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 9 | @ Phoenix | | Tony Parker (29) | Nazr Mohammed (11) | Brent Barry (7) | America West Arena<br/>18,422 | 48âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 10 | L. A. Lakers | | Michael Finley, Brent Barry (16) | Michael Finley (9) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 48âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 12 | Houston | | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 49âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 14 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | | Tony Parker (20) | Tim Duncan, Nazr Mohammed (8) | Tony Parker (11) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 50âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 17 | Phoenix | | Nazr Mohammed (30) | Nazr Mohammed (16) | Tim Duncan (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 51âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 18 | @ Houston | | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan, Nazr Mohammed (8) | Tony Parker (8) | Toyota Center<br/>18,234 | 52âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 21 | Golden State | | Tony Parker (29) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 53âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 22 | @ Denver | | Manu Ginóbili (26) | Tim Duncan (6) | Tony Parker (6) | Pepsi Center<br/>17,455 | 53âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 24 | @ Portland | | Brent Barry (23) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tim Duncan (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br/>17,018 | 54âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 26 | @ Seattle | | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (12) | KeyArena<br/>16,861 | 54âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 28 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Tim Duncan, Michael Finley (20) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (9) | Staples Center<br/>17,978 | 55âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 30 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | Staples Center<br/>18,997 | 56âÂÂ16
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 1 | Washington | | Tony Parker (28) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 57âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 4 | Washington | | Manu Ginóbili (26) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (8) | Delta Center<br/>18,064 | 58âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 5 | Sacramento | | Tony Parker (16) | Nazr Mohammed (9) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 58âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 7 | Dallas | | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (9) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 58âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 9 | Memphis | | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tim Duncan (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 59âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 9 | Memphis | | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tim Duncan (5) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 59âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 11 | Memphis | | Tony Parker (27) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 60âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 13 | Orlando | | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 60âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 16 | @ Minnesota | | Beno Udrih (15) | Tim Duncan (8) | Bruce Bowen (5) | Target Center<br/>15,231 | 61âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 17 | Utah | | Manu Ginóbili (18) | Rasho Nesterovic (11) | Nick Van Exel (6) | SBC Center<br/>18,797 | 62âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 19 | @ Houston | | Brent Barry (19) | Nazr Mohammed, Robert Horry (6) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | Toyota Center<br/>17,613 | 63âÂÂ19
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 22 | Sacramento | W 122âÂÂ88 | Tony Parker (25) | Nazr Mohammed (17) | Brent Barry (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 25 | Sacramento | W 128âÂÂ119 (OT) | Manu Ginóbili (32) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (10) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Sacramento | L 93âÂÂ94 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 30 | @ Sacramento | L 84âÂÂ102 | Tony Parker (22) | Tim Duncan (8) | Bruce Bowen (3) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 2 | Sacramento | W 109âÂÂ98 | Manu Ginóbili (27) | Duncan, Ginóbili (9) | Tim Duncan (5) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 5 | @ Sacramento | W 105âÂÂ83 | Tony Parker (31) | Robert Horry (7) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 4âÂÂ2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 7 | Dallas | W 87âÂÂ85 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (13) | Duncan, Parker (4) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 9 | Dallas | L 91âÂÂ113 | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tim Duncan (3) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 13 | @ Dallas | L 103âÂÂ104 | Tim Duncan (35) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (4) | American Airlines Center<br>20,865 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 15 | @ Dallas | L 118âÂÂ123 (OT) | Tony Parker (33) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tim Duncan (6) | American Airlines Center<br>20,969 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 17 | Dallas | W 98âÂÂ97 | Tim Duncan (36) | Tim Duncan (10) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | AT&T Center<br>18,797 | 2âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 19 | @ Dallas | W 91âÂÂ86 | Manu Ginóbili (30) | Manu Ginóbili (10) | Tony Parker (3) | American Airlines Center<br>20,986 | 3âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 22 | Dallas | L 111âÂÂ119 (OT) | Tim Duncan (41) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (6) | AT&T Center | 3âÂÂ4 |-