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2005-06 Philippine Basketball League season

2005–06 PBL season
Duration October 29, 2005 – June 17, 2006
Number of teams 8
TV partner(s) Studio 23
Draft
Top draft pick Larry Rodriguez (PMI)
Picked by Montana Pawnshop
Conferences
Heroes Cup champions Magnolia Ice Cream Wizards
  Runners-up Rain or Shine
Unity Cup champions Harbour Centre
  Runners-up Toyota-Otis
Awards
Season MVP Jojo Tangkay / Joe Devance
Seasons
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for quarterfinals
Qualified for semifinals
Qualified for quarterfinals

The 2005–06 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).

Magnolia and Rain or Shine makes it to the finals via two-game sweep in their best-of-three semifinal series against Granny Goose and Harbour respectively, the Wizards won over Tortillos, 98-97 in overtime in Game One and repeated with another double overtime win in the second game, 92-86. The Painters edged Harbour, 69-67, in their semifinals opener, and they wrapped up the series with a 69-59 triumph in Game Two.

Magnolia overcame a 0-2 series deficit, the Wizards pulled away from a 56-all deadlock in the final three minutes of the deciding fifth game, a 9-0 run, with Arwind Santos hitting a triple, gave Magnolia a 65-56 advantage with 1:23 remaining, the Painters remain scoreless and allowed the Wizards to pad their lead to 16 points, 73-57. Kelly Williams of Magnolia was voted the finals MVP.

Sixth-seeded Harbour advances to the finals with a 3-1 series win over Montaña. In the other semifinal series, Toyota-Otis scored a 3-0 sweep over defending champion Rain or Shine.

Joseph Yeo fired seven three-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points as Harbour captured its first PBL title. The Portmasters drilled in 36 points from the three-point area and five of those triples came in the opening of the fourth period that opened up a 68-57 lead against the Sparks heading into the final 4:50. LA Tenorio of Harbour Centre was awarded with the finals MVP.


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