The 2005–06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44–38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games. In spite of regressing from last year's 49–33, the Nuggets won the division due to the presence of mediocrity. For this season, they added new dark blue road alternate uniforms with light blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2012. Draft picks Roster Roster Notes Guard Julius Hodge also holds citizenship in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 22 | L.A. Clippers | L 87–89 | Anthony, Miller (25) | Marcus Camby (10) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center19,162 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 24 | L.A. Clippers | L 87–98 | Anthony, Camby (16) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center18,794 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 94–87 | Carmelo Anthony (24) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 29 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 86–100 | Carmelo Anthony (17) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 1 | L.A. Clippers | L 83–101 | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Marcus Camby (11) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center18,648 | 1–4 |- Player statistics Regular season Playoffs Player Statistics Citation: Awards and records Carmelo Anthony, All-NBA Third Team Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions References Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Denver Nug