2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season was the 45th season of the franchise, 39th in San Antonio and 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs tied the Chicago Bulls for the best record of the season at 50–16, transmuted to 62–20 in an 82-game season, as the season was shortened to 66 games due to the 2011 NBA lockout.

2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR. C. Buford
PresidentGregg Popovich
Owner(s)Peter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record50–16 (.758)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Thunder 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The Spurs attained the first seed in the Western Conference, earning a berth in the 2012 NBA playoffs, where they swept both the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers in four games in the first round and semifinals, respectively, only to be eliminated in six games by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals. The Thunder would go on to lose to the Miami Heat in the Finals in five games.

Key dates edit

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 15 Kawhi Leonard Small forward   United States San Diego State
1 29 Cory Joseph Point guard   Canada University of Texas
2 42 Dāvis Bertāns Small forward   Latvia Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2 59 Ádám Hanga Shooting guard   Hungary Assignia Manresa (Spain)

Roster edit

2011–12 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 25 Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989-03-25 Oklahoma State
PF 45 Blair, DeJuan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989-04-22 Pittsburgh
PF 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-04-05 Florida
PF 34 Byars, Derrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-04-25 Vanderbilt
PF 33 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-04-16 France
C 21 Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-04-25 Wake Forest
SG 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-07-28 Argentina
SG 4 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-06-22 North Carolina
SF 3 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978-04-05 Oak Hill Academy (HS)
PG 5 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991-08-20 Texas
SF 2 Leonard, Kawhi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-06-29 San Diego State
PG 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-08-11 Saint Mary's
SG 14 Neal, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1984-10-03 Towson
PG 9 Parker, Tony (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-05-17 France
C 22 Splitter, Tiago 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985-01-01 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 25, 2012

Pre-season edit

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 17 @ Houston L 87–101 DeJuan Blair
Manu Ginóbili (16)
DeJuan Blair (7) T. J. Ford (6) Toyota Center
12,859
0–1
2 December 21 Houston W 97–95 Tim Duncan (19) Gani Lawal
T. J. Ford (5)
Tony Parker
Tim Duncan (5)
AT&T Center
17,323
1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season edit

Standings edit

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
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.75866
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Record vs. opponents edit

2011–12 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–4 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1
Minnesota 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2—1 1–0 3–1 1–0
Toronto 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Game log edit

2011–12 game log
Total: 50–16 (home: 28–5; road: 22–11)
December: 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 26 Memphis W 95–82 Manu Ginóbili (24) Tiago Splitter (8) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
1–0
2 December 28 L. A. Clippers W 115–90 Manu Ginóbili (24) Tim Duncan, Kawhi Leonard (8) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
2–0
3 December 29 @ Houston L 85–105 DeJuan Blair (22) DeJuan Blair (8) Tiago Splitter (3) Toyota Center
18,267
2–1
4 December 31 Utah W 104–89 Manu Ginóbili (23) DeJuan Blair (10) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,769
3–1
January : 10–8 (home: 7–1; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 January 2 @ Minnesota L 96–106 Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan (16) Matt Bonner (6) Tony Parker (9) Target Center
14,514
3–2
6 January 4 Golden State W 101–96 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker, T. J. Ford (8) AT&T Center
16,751
4–2
7 January 5 Dallas W 93–71 Matt Bonner (17) Richard Jefferson (7) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,581
5–2
8 January 7 Denver W 121–117 Danny Green (24) DeJuan Blair (10) T. J. Ford (7) AT&T Center
17,537
6–2
9 January 8 @ Oklahoma City L 96–108 Gary Neal (18) Kawhi Leonard (10) Tony Parker (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
6–3
10 January 10 @ Milwaukee L 93–96 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (8) Bradley Center
11,585
6–4
11 January 11 Houston W 101–95 (OT) Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
17,381
7–4
12 January 13 Portland W 99–83 Tony Parker (20) DeJuan Blair (11) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
8–4
13 January 15 Phoenix W 102–91 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
9–4
14 January 17 @ Miami L 98–120 Danny Green (20) Tim Duncan (7) Richard Jefferson (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600
9–5
15 January 18 @ Orlando W 85–83 (OT) Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (9) Amway Center
18,846
10–5
16 January 20 Sacramento L 86–88 Tony Parker (24) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
10–6
17 January 21 @ Houston L 102–105 Tiago Splitter (25) Kawhi Leonard (11) Tony Parker (13) Toyota Center
15,285
10–7
18 January 23 @ New Orleans W 104–102 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (7) Tony Parker (17) New Orleans Arena
12,599
11–7
19 January 25 Atlanta W 105–83 Matt Bonner, DeJuan Blair (17) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
17,888
12–7
20 January 27 @ Minnesota L 79–87 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan (4) Target Center
16,699
12–8
21 January 29 @ Dallas L 100–101 (OT) Gary Neal (19) DeJuan Blair (9) Gary Neal (7) American Airlines Center
20,262
12–9
22 January 30 @ Memphis W 83–73 Matt Bonner (15) Kawhi Leonard (10) Tony Parker (12) FedExForum
15,118
13–9
February : 11–2 (home: 3–1; road: 8–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 February 1 Houston W 99–91 Tim Duncan (25) Matt Bonner (10) Tony Parker, Danny Green (4) AT&T Center
18,581
14–9
24 February 2 New Orleans W 93–81 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,082
15–9
25 February 4 Oklahoma City W 107–96 Tony Parker (42) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
16–9
26 February 6 @ Memphis W 89–84 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (7) FedExForum
13,527
17–9
27 February 8 @ Philadelphia W 100–90 Tony Parker (37) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) Wells Fargo Center
18,070
18–9
28 February 11 @ New Jersey W 103–89 Gary Neal (18) Tim Duncan (10) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5) Prudential Center
15,272
19–9
29 February 14 @ Detroit W 99–95 Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,533
20–9
30 February 15 @ Toronto W 113–106 Tony Parker (34) Danny Green (7) Tony Parker (14) Air Canada Centre
15,999
21–9
31 February 18 @ L. A. Clippers W 103–100 (OT) Tony Parker (30) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (10) Staples Center
19,217
22–9
32 February 20 @ Utah W 106–102 Tony Parker (23) Kawhi Leonard (8) Tony Parker (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,105
23–9
33 February 21 @ Portland L 97–137 Kawhi Leonard (24) Kawhi Leonard (10) Richard Jefferson, Cory Joseph, Gary Neal (3) Rose Garden
20,567
23–10
34 February 23 @ Denver W 114–99 Dejuan Blair (28) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker (12) Pepsi Center
18,875
24–10
All-Star Break
35 February 29 Chicago L 89–96 Gary Neal (21) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
24–11
March : 11–3 (home: 8–2; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
36 March 2 Charlotte W 102–72 Tony Parker (15) DeJuan Blair (11) Tony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,581
25–11
37 March 4 Denver L 94–99 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
25–12
38 March 7 New York W 118–105 Tony Parker (32) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,581
26–12
39 March 9 L. A. Clippers L 108–120 Manu Ginóbili (22) Matt Bonner, Kawhi Leonard (6) Manu Ginóbili (6) AT&T Center
18,581
26–13
40 March 12 Washington W 112–97 Tony Parker (31) DeJuan Blair (12) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,581
27–13
41 March 14 Orlando W 122–111 Tony Parker (31) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (12) AT&T Center
18,581
28–13
42 March 16 @ Oklahoma City W 114–105 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (19) Tony Parker (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
29–13
43 March 17 @ Dallas L 99–106 Danny Green, Tim Duncan (17) Tiago Splitter (6) Tony Parker (11) American Airlines Center
20,528
29–14
44 March 21 Minnesota W 116–100 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (8) AT&T Center
18,581
30–14
45 March 23 Dallas W 104–87 Danny Green (18) Tim Duncan (12) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,581
31–14
46 March 24 @ New Orleans W 89–86 DeJuan Blair (23) Tim Duncan, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green (7) Tony Parker (10) New Orleans Arena
16,118
32–14
47 March 25 Philadelphia W 93–76 Tony Parker (21) Kawhi Leonard (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581
33–14
48 March 27 @ Phoenix W 107–100 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (7) US Airways Center
16,573
34–14
49 March 28 @ Sacramento W 117–112 Manu Ginóbili (20) Kawhi Leonard (9) Tony Parker (10) Power Balance Pavilion
13,119
35–14
50 March 31 Indiana W 112–103 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker, Manu Ginóbili (5) AT&T Center
18,581
36–14
April: 12–2 (home: 6–1; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
51 April 3 @ Cleveland W 125–90 Patrick Mills (20) Tim Duncan (8) Boris Diaw (8) Quicken Loans Arena
19,574
37–14
52 April 4 @ Boston W 87–86 Danny Green (14) Tim Duncan (16) Gary Neal (4) TD Garden
18,624
38–14
53 April 6 New Orleans W 128–103 Tim Duncan (19) Stephen Jackson (7) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
39–14
54 April 8 Utah W 114–100 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (13) Danny Green (5) AT&T Center
18,581
40–14
55 April 9 @ Utah L 84–91 Gary Neal (14) DeJuan Blair (8) Gary Neal (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
40–15
56 April 11 L. A. Lakers L 84–98 Danny Green (22) Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Jackson (5) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,581
40–16
57 April 12 Memphis W 107–97 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
41–16
58 April 14 Phoenix W 105–91 Tim Duncan (19) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,581
42–16
59 April 16 @ Golden State W 120–99 Gary Neal (17) Boris Diaw (9) Gary Neal, Tony Parker (5) Oracle Arena
18,471
43–16
60 April 17 @ L. A. Lakers W 112–91 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (8) Tony Parker (13) Staples Center
18,997
44–16
61 April 18 @ Sacramento W 127–102 Gary Neal, Tiago Splitter (17) Tiago Splitter (7) Tony Parker (8) Power Balance Pavilion
16,954
45–16
62 April 20 L. A. Lakers W 121–97 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (10) AT&T Center
18,581
46–16
63 April 22 Cleveland W 114–98 Manu Ginóbili (20) Tiago Splitter, Boris Diaw, Kawhi Leonard, DeJuan Blair (7) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
47–16
64 April 23 Portland W 124–89 Danny Green, Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (8) Boris Diaw, Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
48–16
65 April 25 @ Phoenix W 110–106 Patrick Mills (27) DeJuan Blair (8) Stephen Jackson (6) US Airways Center
17,172
49–16
66 April 26 @ Golden State W 107–101 Patrick Mills (34) DeJuan Blair (13) Patrick Mills (12) Oracle Arena
18,124
50–16
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs edit

Game log edit

2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29 Utah W 106–91 Tony Parker (28) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) AT&T Center
18,581
1–0
2 May 2 Utah W 114–83 Tony Parker (18) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581
2–0
3 May 5 @ Utah W 102–90 Tony Parker (27) Tiago Splitter (8) Manu Ginóbili (10) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
3–0
4 May 7 @ Utah W 87–81 Manu Ginóbili (17) Stephen Jackson (6) Tony Parker (3) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
4–0
Conference semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 15 L. A. Clippers W 108–92 Tim Duncan (26) Boris Diaw (12) Tony Parker (11) AT&T Center
18,581
1–0
2 May 17 L. A. Clippers W 105–88 Tony Parker (22) Kawhi Leonard (6) Tony Parker (5)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
AT&T Center
18,581
2–0
3 May 19 @ L. A. Clippers W 96–86 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (10) Staples Center
19,060
3–0
4 May 20 @ L. A. Clippers W 102–99 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (5) Staples Center
19,060
4–0
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 27 Oklahoma City W 101–98 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
1–0
2 May 29 Oklahoma City W 120–111 Tony Parker (34) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (6) AT&T Center
18,581
2–0
3 May 31 @ Oklahoma City L 82–102 Tony Parker (16)
S. Jackson (16)
Manu Ginóbili (6)
Kawhi Leonard (6)
Gary Neal (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–1
4 June 2 @ Oklahoma City L 103–109 Tim Duncan (21) Kawhi Leonard (9) Gary Neal (4)
Manu Ginóbili (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–2
5 June 4 Oklahoma City L 103–108 Manu Ginóbili (34) Tim Duncan (12) Manu Ginóbili (7) AT&T Center
18,581
2–3
6 June 6 @ Oklahoma City L 99–107 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Anderson 51 2 11.8 .379 .279 .750 1.5 .8 .2 .0 3.7
DeJuan Blair 64 62 21.3 .534 .000 .613 5.5 1.2 .9 .2 9.5
Matt Bonner 65 2 20.4 .440 .420 .762 3.3 .9 .2 .3 6.6
Derrick Byars 2 0 18.5 .273 .000 1.000 5.5 .5 1.0 .0 5.0
Eric Dawson 4 0 9.8 .583 . .500 2.5 .0 .3 .5 3.8
Justin Dentmon 2 0 9.5 .333 .000 . .5 .5 .5 .0 2.0
Boris Diaw 20 7 20.3 .588 .615 .625 4.3 2.4 .7 .3 4.7
Ike Diogu 2 0 7.0 .000 . 1.000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Tim Duncan 58 58 28.2 .492 .000 .695 9.0 2.3 .7 1.5 15.4
T. J. Ford 14 0 13.6 .442 .250 .786 1.3 3.2 .6 .1 3.6
Manu Ginóbili 34 7 23.3 .526 .413 .871 3.4 4.4 .7 .4 12.9
Danny Green 66 38 23.1 .442 .436 .790 3.5 1.3 .9 .7 9.1
Stephen Jackson 21 1 23.8 .405 .306 .815 3.9 2.0 1.3 .3 8.9
Richard Jefferson 41 41 28.5 .414 .421 .700 3.5 1.3 .6 .3 9.2
Cory Joseph 29 1 9.2 .314 .200 .647 .9 1.2 .2 .1 2.0
Kawhi Leonard 64 39 24.0 .493 .376 .773 5.1 1.1 1.3 .4 7.9
Patty Mills 16 3 16.3 .485 .429 1.000 1.8 2.4 .6 .1 10.3
Gary Neal 56 7 21.5 .436 .419 .781 2.1 2.1 .5 .0 9.9
Tony Parker 60 60 32.1 .480 .230 .799 2.9 7.7 1.0 .1 18.3
Tiago Splitter 59 2 19.0 .618 . .691 5.2 1.1 .4 .8 9.3
Malcolm Thomas 3 0 5.0 .000 . .000 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .3

Playoffs edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Anderson 8 0 3.9 .444 .500 .500 .6 .4 .1 .0 1.4
DeJuan Blair 10 0 7.6 .630 . .500 2.3 .2 .3 .1 3.7
Matt Bonner 13 0 12.7 .313 .348 .600 1.9 .7 .2 .3 2.4
Boris Diaw 14 14 24.7 .514 .500 .750 5.2 2.5 .8 .3 6.2
Tim Duncan 14 14 33.1 .495 .000 .707 9.4 2.8 .7 2.1 17.4
Manu Ginóbili 14 2 27.9 .448 .338 .857 3.5 4.0 .7 .3 14.4
Danny Green 14 12 20.6 .418 .345 .700 3.2 1.1 .5 .7 7.4
Stephen Jackson 14 0 21.4 .535 .605 .933 2.0 1.7 .6 .2 8.3
Kawhi Leonard 14 14 27.1 .500 .450 .813 5.9 .6 1.2 .4 8.6
Patty Mills 8 0 3.9 .545 .600 . .4 .6 .1 .0 1.9
Gary Neal 14 0 15.5 .476 .444 .846 1.3 1.4 .1 .0 7.5
Tony Parker 14 14 36.1 .453 .333 .807 3.6 6.8 .9 .0 20.1
Tiago Splitter 13 0 12.9 .638 . .372 2.8 .8 .4 .3 5.8

Transactions edit

Trades edit

March 15, 2012
To San Antonio Spurs
To Golden State Warriors
June 23, 2011
To San Antonio Spurs
To Indiana Pacers

Free agents edit

Additions edit

Player Signed Former Team
Eric Dawson Signed 10-day contract[7] Austin Toros
T. J. Ford Undisclosed[8] Indiana Pacers
Gani Lawal Undisclosed[9] Phoenix Suns
Ike Diogu Undisclosed[10] Los Angeles Clippers
Malcolm Thomas Undisclosed[11] Los Angeles D-Fenders
Boris Diaw Undisclosed[12] Charlotte Bobcats
Patrick Mills Undisclosed[13] Portland Trail Blazers
Justin Dentmon Signed 10-day contract[14] Austin Toros

Subtractions edit

Player Reason Left New Team
Da'Sean Butler Waived Austin Toros
T. J. Ford Retired N/A
Steve Novak Waived New York Knicks
Antonio McDyess Waived N/A
Gani Lawal Waived Chorale Roanne
Ike Diogu Waived Capitanes de Arecibo
Malcolm Thomas Waived Los Angeles D-Fenders

Award winners edit

References edit

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