The 2005–06 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 39th season in the NBA. Without Brian Scalabrine, who was signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics in the offseason, they began the season hoping to improve upon their 42-40 output from the previous season. They bested it by seven wins, finishing 49-33 and qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Nets lost in the second round to the eventual champions, the Miami Heat.
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | Indiana | L 88–90 | Vince Carter (31) | Vince Carter (13) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena18,752 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 25 | Indiana | W 90–75 | Vince Carter (33) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena18,472 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Indiana | L 95–107 | Carter, Jefferson (25) | Collins, Kidd (6) | Richard Jefferson (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,706 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Indiana | W 97–88 | Vince Carter (28) | Nenad Krstić (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,401 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 2 | Indiana | W 92–86 | Vince Carter (34) | Vince Carter (15) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena18,804 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 4 | @ Indiana | W 96–90 | Richard Jefferson (30) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (11) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,586 | 4–2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Miami | W 100–88 | Vince Carter (27) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | American Airlines Arena20,208 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Miami | L 89–111 | Vince Carter (22) | Nenad Krstić (7) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Arena20,227 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 12 | Miami | L 92–103 | Vince Carter (43) | Jason Collins (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena20,102 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 14 | Miami | L 92–102 | Vince Carter (26) | Nenad Krstić (14) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena19,474 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 16 | @ Miami | L 105–106 | Carter, Jefferson (33) | three players tied (7) | Jason Kidd (8) | American Airlines Arena20,255 | 1–4 |-