The 2011–12 NBA season was the 66th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which began with the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the owners of the 30 NBA teams and the NBA's players. The previous CBA, which was ratified in 2005, expired at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2011, resulting in a lockout. With the new deal in place, the regular season was shortened from the normal 82 games per team to 66, because of nearly two months of inactivity. This was the league's first season since 1991–92 without Shaquille O'Neal, who announced his retirement on June 1, 2011, via social media. A 4-time champion, O'Neal played 19 years for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics. The season began on Christmas Day 2011, and ended on April 26, 2012. The playoffs started on April 28 and ended on June 21 when the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their series, 121–106, winning the Finals, 4–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBA title. LeBron James was named both the season MVP and the NBA Finals MVP. The NBA regular season would not begin again in December until the 2020–21 NBA season.

2011–12 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 25, 2011 – April 26, 2012
April 28 – June 9, 2012 (Playoffs)
June 12 – 21, 2012 (Finals)
Number of games66
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickKyrie Irving
Picked byCleveland Cavaliers
Regular season
Top seedChicago Bulls
Season MVPLeBron James (Miami)
Top scorerKevin Durant (Oklahoma City)
Playoffs
Eastern championsMiami Heat
  Eastern runners-upBoston Celtics
Western championsOklahoma City Thunder
  Western runners-upSan Antonio Spurs
Finals
ChampionsMiami Heat
  Runners-upOklahoma City Thunder
Finals MVPLeBron James (Miami)
NBA seasons

Transactions

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Free agency

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Free agency started on December 9, 2011.[1]

Coaching changes

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Coaching changes
Off-season
Team 2010–11 coach 2011–12 coach
Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson Mike Brown
Houston Rockets Rick Adelman Kevin McHale
Golden State Warriors Keith Smart Mark Jackson
Toronto Raptors Jay Triano Dwane Casey
Detroit Pistons John Kuester Lawrence Frank
Minnesota Timberwolves Kurt Rambis Rick Adelman
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Sacramento Kings Paul Westphal Keith Smart
Washington Wizards Flip Saunders Randy Wittman
New York Knicks Mike D'Antoni Mike Woodson
Portland Trail Blazers Nate McMillan Kaleb Canales

Off-season

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In-season

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2011 NBA lockout

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The lockout was the fourth work stoppage in the history of the NBA. It began at UTC (12:01 am EDT) on July 1, 2011. The main issues dividing the owners and the players were revenue sharing and the structure of the salary cap. During the lockout, teams could not trade, sign or contact players and players couldn't access NBA team facilities, trainers, or staff members. All preseason games (scheduled to begin October 9) and the first six weeks of the regular season (scheduled to begin November 1, through December 15) were canceled.[19][20] Some players signed contracts to play in other countries, and most had the option to return to the NBA as soon as the lockout ended. On November 26, 2011, after 15 hours of talks, a tentative deal was reached; once officially ratified, the NBA started a revised 2011–12 season.[1] Owners allowed players to have voluntary workouts at team sites starting December 1. On December 8, 2011, the lockout ended when the owners and players ratified a new CBA agreement.[21]

Preseason

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Training camp began on December 9. A revised two-game preseason schedule took place.[22]

Regular season

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A revised 66-game regular season began on December 25, 2011, with five Christmas Day games, two more than the original schedule.[23] The league built a new schedule from scratch based on available arena dates. In October, the league allowed arenas in Los Angeles and Chicago to reassign NBA dates for other events. The number of games between conferences was affected as was the case in the 1999 lockout, when each team played only five or six interconference games in a 50-game schedule. Normally, each team plays teams in the other conference twice each.[24] Teams played 48 conference games and 18 non-conference games in a 66-game schedule, compared to 52 conference games and 30 non-conference games in a normal 82-game season.[25] Teams played on average two more games per month and also were required to play three-consecutive games at least once in the season. In total, the league had 42 sets of back-to-back-to-back games throughout the season, with 11 teams playing two such sets. The exception was the then champion Dallas Mavericks, who never had a set of 3 consecutive back to backs.[26][27][28] The three-game set, or "triple", also occurred during the shortened 1998–99 season, which featured 64 triples and sloppier play due to tired players.[26][27] Before that, the last occurrence was two decades earlier.[27] On 29 occasions during the season, teams played a stretch of five games in six days.[28] With fewer off days during the season, the level of play was lower due to fatigue, and some older players rested to avoid burnout and recuperate from injuries.[29] When the San Antonio Spurs rested Tim Duncan for a game in March at the end of a back-to-back-to-back, coach Gregg Popovich submitted the description of Duncan's injury as "Old".[30]

Standings

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By division

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Eastern Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 24–9 15–18 8–6 66
x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 3 22–11 14–19 8–6 66
x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 4 19–14 16–17 7–6 66
Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 16 13–20 10–23 7–8 66
New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 17 9–24 13–20 5–9 66
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 26–7 24–9 13–1 66
x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8 23–10 19–14 9–4 66
Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19 17–16 14–19 7–8 66
Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25 18–15 7–26 4–11 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29 11–22 10–23 3–12 66
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Miami Heat 46 20 .697 28–5 18–15 9–5 66
x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 6 23–10 17–16 11–3 66
x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 9 21–12 16–17 8–7 66
Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 26 11–22 9–24 7–7 66
Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 39 4–29 3–30 1–14 66
Western Conference
Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.71226‍–‍721‍–‍1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020‍–‍1318‍–‍156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025‍–‍811‍–‍229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020‍–‍138‍–‍254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013‍–‍2013‍–‍204–966
Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Los Angeles Lakers4125.62126‍–‍715‍–‍189–566
x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.6061.024‍–‍916‍–‍177–766
Phoenix Suns3333.5008.019‍–‍1414‍–‍199–566
Golden State Warriors2343.34818.012‍–‍2111‍–‍227–866
Sacramento Kings2244.33319.016‍–‍176‍–‍273–1066
Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-San Antonio Spurs5016.75828‍–‍522‍–‍1112–466
x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.026‍–‍715‍–‍187–866
x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.023‍–‍1013‍–‍208–566
Houston Rockets3432.51516.022‍–‍1112‍–‍216–866
New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.011‍–‍2210‍–‍233–1166

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Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • y – Clinched division title

Tiebreakers

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  • Chicago clinched the #1 overall seed over San Antonio based on head-to-head record (1–0).
Western Conference
  • The Los Angeles Lakers clinched #3 seed over Memphis upon winning the Pacific Division.
  • Dallas clinched #7 seed over Utah based on head-to-head record (3–1).

Playoffs

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The 2012 NBA playoffs began on April 28, and concluded on June 21, 2012, when the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Chicago Bulls were eliminated after losing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah to injuries, and the New York Knicks lost to the Miami Heat while losing Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert to knee injuries. The Heat were not immune, losing Chris Bosh for most of the playoffs en route to their championship. Commissioner David Stern initially said there was no connection between the injuries and the 66-game schedule compressed into 124 days; however, he backed off those comments a week later, saying more research was needed.

This season also marked the final time that Kobe Bryant appeared in the playoffs, as an Achilles injury the following season prevented him from joining the Lakers for the 2013 first round.

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Bracket

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First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
            
E1 Chicago* 2
E8 Philadelphia 4
E8 Philadelphia 3
E4 Boston* 4
E4 Boston* 4
E5 Atlanta 2
E4 Boston* 3
Eastern Conference
E2 Miami* 4
E3 Indiana 4
E6 Orlando 1
E3 Indiana 2
E2 Miami* 4
E2 Miami* 4
E7 New York 1
E2 Miami* 4
W2 Oklahoma City* 1
W1 San Antonio* 4
W8 Utah 0
W1 San Antonio* 4
W5 LA Clippers 0
W4 Memphis 3
W5 LA Clippers 4
W1 San Antonio* 2
Western Conference
W2 Oklahoma City* 4
W3 LA Lakers* 4
W6 Denver 3
W3 LA Lakers* 1
W2 Oklahoma City* 4
W2 Oklahoma City* 4
W7 Dallas 0
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

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Individual statistic leaders

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Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 28.0
Rebounds per game Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 14.5
Assists per game Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 11.7
Steals per game Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 2.53
Blocks per game Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder 3.65
Turnovers per game Deron Williams New Jersey Nets 4.0
Fouls per game DeMarcus Cousins Sacramento Kings 4.0
Minutes per game Luol Deng Chicago Bulls 39.4
Efficiency per game LeBron James Miami Heat 29.9
FG% Tyson Chandler New York Knicks 67.9%
FT% Jamal Crawford Portland Trail Blazers 92.7%
3FG% Steve Novak New York Knicks 47.2%
Double-Doubles Kevin Love Minnesota Timberwolves 48
Triple-Doubles Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 6

Individual game highs

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Category Player Team Statistics
Points Deron Williams New Jersey Nets 57
Rebounds Andrew Bynum Los Angeles Lakers 30
Assists Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 20
Deron Williams New Jersey Nets
Steals Ty Lawson Denver Nuggets 8
Paul Millsap Utah Jazz
Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers
Tony Allen Memphis Grizzlies
Blocks Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder 11
Three Pointers Nicolas Batum Portland Trail Blazers 9
Jason Richardson Orlando Magic
Ben Gordon Detroit Pistons

Team statistic leaders

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Category Team Statistics
Points per game Denver Nuggets 108.7
Rebounds per game Chicago Bulls 46.7
Assists per game Denver Nuggets 24.0
Steals per game Memphis Grizzlies 10.3
Blocks per game Oklahoma City Thunder 8.2
Turnovers per game Oklahoma City Thunder 16.4
Fouls per game Toronto Raptors 23.2
FG% San Antonio Spurs 47.8%
FT% Oklahoma City Thunder 80.6%
3FG% San Antonio Spurs 39.3%
+/- Chicago Bulls 8.2

Notable occurrences

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Milestones and records

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Individual

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Team

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  • April 26: NBA Record: Charlotte Bobcats set the record for worst winning percentage in a season at 0.106 (7–59), surpassing the record previously held by the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers. In doing so, they also set a record for worst home winning percentage at 0.121 (4–29), beating out the record previously held by the 1947–48 Providence Steamrollers.
  • April 26: NBA Record: San Antonio Spurs finish the season with a 50–16 record, in doing so they won at least 50 games for the 13th straight season.

Awards

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Yearly awards

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Players of the week

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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
Dec. 25 – Jan. 1 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/6) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/3) [61]
Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/6) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) [62]
Jan. 9 – Jan. 15 Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (1/2) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) [63]
Jan. 16 – Jan. 22 Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/1) Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) [64]
Jan. 23 – Jan. 29 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/6) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) [65]
Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/2) Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [66]
Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 Jeremy Lin (New York Knicks) (1/1) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) [67]
Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (4/6) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/3) [68]
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4 Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (2/2) Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [69]
Mar. 5 – Mar. 11 Ersan İlyasova (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Monta Ellis (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) [70]
Mar. 12 – Mar. 18 Drew Gooden (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) [71]
Mar. 19 – Mar. 25 Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/3) [72]
Mar. 26 – Apr. 1 Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (2/2) Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [73]
Apr. 2 – Apr. 8 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (5/6) Goran Dragić (Houston Rockets) (1/1) [74]
Apr. 9 – Apr. 15 Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) [75]
Apr. 16 – Apr. 22 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (6/6) Al Jefferson (Utah Jazz) (1/1) [76]

Players of the month

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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
December – January LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/2) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) [77]
February LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/2) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) [78]
March Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/1) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) [79]
April Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (1/1) Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [80]

Rookies of the month

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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
December – January Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/3) Ricky Rubio (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) [81]
February Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/3) Isaiah Thomas (Sacramento Kings) (1/2) [82]
March Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/3) Isaiah Thomas (Sacramento Kings) (2/2) [83]
April Ivan Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [84]

Coaches of the month

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The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
December – January Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (1/2) Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [85]
February Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/1) Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (1/2) [86]
March Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (2/2) Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (2/2) [87]
April Frank Vogel (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) Lionel Hollins (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) [88]

Community Assist Award

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The following players won the Community Assist Award.

Month Player Ref.
February Wesley Matthews (Portland Trail Blazers) [89]
March Gerald Henderson Jr. (Charlotte Bobcats) [89]
April Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies) [89]
May Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) [89]

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