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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|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 [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]] on July 1, 2011, resulting in [[2011 NBA lockout|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 NBA season|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 [[2012 NBA playoffs|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 [[2012 NBA Finals|Finals]], 4–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBA title. [[LeBron James]] was named both the season MVP and the [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]]. The NBA regular season would not begin again in December until the [[2020–21 NBA season]].
==Transactions==
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====Off-season====
*On May 31, the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] hired [[Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)|Mike Brown]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/110531lakers_hire_mikebrown.html|title=Mike Brown Becomes 22nd Head Coach in Lakers History|first=Mike|last=Trudell|date=June 1, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 11, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604145256/http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/110531lakers_hire_mikebrown.html| archive-date=June 4, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> replacing [[Phil Jackson]] who retired at the end of the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=
*On June 1, the [[Houston Rockets]] hired [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/kevin_mchale_named_rockets_hea_2011_06_01.html|title=Kevin McHale Named Rockets Head Coach|date=June 1, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 11, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604205815/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/kevin_mchale_named_rockets_hea_2011_06_01.html| archive-date=June 4, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> replacing [[Rick Adelman]] whose contract expired at the end of the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets__rick_adelman_part__2011_04_18.html|title=Rockets And Adelman Part Ways|date=April 18, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref>
*On June 6, the [[Golden State Warriors]] hired [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_name_mark_jackson_head_coach_060611.html|title=Warriors Name Mark Jackson Head Coach|date=June 6, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 11, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110610100435/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_name_mark_jackson_head_coach_060611.html| archive-date=June 10, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> replacing [[Keith Smart]] who was fired on April 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=
*On June 21, the [[Toronto Raptors]] hired [[Dallas Mavericks]] assistant coach [[Dwane Casey]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/20110621/18351/raptors-name-dwane-casey-head-coach|title=Raptors Name Dwane Casey Head Coach|date=June 21, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=June 21, 2011}}</ref> replacing [[Jay Triano]], whose contract as head coach expired at the end of the previous season. Triano was retained as a special assistant to the president and general manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=
*On August 3, the [[Detroit Pistons]] hired [[Boston Celtics]] assistant coach [[Lawrence Frank]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=
*On September 28, the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] hired [[Rick Adelman]] as head coach,<ref>{{cite web|url=
====In-season====
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==2011 NBA lockout==
{{main|2011 NBA lockout}}
The [[Lockout (industry)|lockout]] was the fourth work stoppage in the history of the NBA. It began at [[UTC]] (12:01 am [[Eastern Time Zone|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.<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/07/19/2011-2012-schedule/|title=NBA releases game, broadcast schedule for 2011–12 season|date=July 19, 2011|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=July 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606074558/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/07/19/2011-2012-schedule/|archive-date=June 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="espn-stern-cancel-nov30">{{cite web|url=
==Preseason==
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==Regular season==
A revised 66-game regular season began on December 25, 2011, with five [[National Basketball Association Christmas games|Christmas Day games]], two more than the original schedule.<ref>{{cite news|title=NBA adds 2 games to Christmas opener |date=December 2, 2011 |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=
===Standings===
====By division====
;[[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]]
{{2011–12 NBA Atlantic standings}}
{{2011–12 NBA Central standings}}
{{2011–12 NBA Southeast standings}}
;[[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]]
{{2011–12 NBA Northwest standings}}
{{2011–12 NBA Pacific standings}}
{{2011–12 NBA Southwest standings}}
====By conference====
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==Playoffs==
{{Main|2012 NBA playoffs}}
The 2012 NBA playoffs began on April 28, and concluded on June 21, 2012, when the [[Miami Heat]] defeated the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]].
The [[2011–12 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] were eliminated after losing [[Derrick Rose]] and [[Joakim Noah]] to injuries, and the [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] lost to the [[2011–12 Miami Heat season|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
<ref>{{cite news|last=Zillgitt |first=Jeff |title=NBA deals with postseason trauma as stars go down |date=May 15, 2012 |newspaper=USA Today |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-05-14/NBA-playoff-trauma-with-Derrick-Rose-Chris-Bosh-injuries/54964494/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114173905/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-05-14/NBA-playoff-trauma-with-Derrick-Rose-Chris-Bosh-injuries/54964494/1 |archive-date=January 14, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stern suggests shortened training camp may be reason for injury trend |date=May 9, 2012 |work=SportingNews.com |url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-05-09/baron-davis-dwight-howard-derrick-rose-injury-david-stern-nba-playoffs-injuries |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711013016/http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-05-09/baron-davis-dwight-howard-derrick-rose-injury-david-stern-nba-playoffs-injuries |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>
===Bracket===
{{excerpt|2012 NBA playoffs|Bracket|bold=yes|hat=no}}
==Statistics leaders==
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==Notable occurrences==
*On December 8, 2011, the [[New Orleans Hornets]], the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and the [[Houston Rockets]] agreed to a trade that would send [[Chris Paul]] to Los Angeles. NBA commissioner [[David Stern]] nullified the trade, saying the Hornets were better off keeping Paul than accepting the terms of the deal. The league had acquired the Hornets from former owner [[George Shinn]], and the commissioner's office has final authority over all management decisions.<ref name=beck_12102011>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=N.B.A. Reopens to Business as Unusual |date=December 10, 2011 |page=D1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/sports/basketball/nba-basketball-roundup.html?_r=1&ref=basketball&pagewanted=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609214245/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/sports/basketball/nba-basketball-roundup.html?_r=2&ref=basketball&pagewanted=all |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |work=The New York Times |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all |access-date=February 26, 2017 }}</ref> Several of the other owners, who co-own the Hornets, also opposed the deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Teams still pushing for Paul trade|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_chris_paul_lakers_hornets_nba_120811&expire=1|author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski|first=Adrian|last=Wojnarowski|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=December 9, 2011}}</ref> [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] owner [[Dan Gilbert (businessman)|Dan Gilbert]] felt that the Lakers were acquiring the best player in the deal, Paul, and reducing their salary to possibly acquire [[Dwight Howard]].<ref name=beck_12102011/><ref>{{cite news|title=Cavs owner wanted trade blocked |date=December 8, 2011 |publisher=Yahoo! News Network |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-nba_dan_gilbert_email_lakers_hornets_trade_120811 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209235025/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-nba_dan_gilbert_email_lakers_hornets_trade_120811 |archive-date=December 9, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> Owners believed the trade would have sent a bad message coming out of the lockout, where one goal was to give [[small-market]] teams a chance to keep their players. Paul had long been speculated to be leaving the Hornets as a free agent after the end of the season. [[Magic Johnson]] said the trade denial "sends a bad message to fans", and [[Dwyane Wade]] called the situation a "mess".<ref>{{cite news |title=Criticism of NBA's handling of Paul trade pouring in |date=December 9, 2011 |work=NBA.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/09/trade-criticism.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107222306/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/09/trade-criticism.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2 |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all |access-date=December 9, 2011 }}</ref> The three teams involved in the trade attempted to lobby the league to reverse its ruling<ref>{{cite news|last=Stein|first=Marc|title=Sources: Teams lobby over Paul ruling|date=December 9, 2011|work=ESPN.com|url=
*The [[Toronto Raptors]] became the first North American sports franchise to apply [[Stereoscopy|3D application]] to its hardwood floor, which when seen by the players and in-arena spectators appears flat, but when seen by the television audience appears popped up. It made its debut in a pre-season game against the [[Boston Celtics]] at [[Air Canada Centre]] on December 18. On December 21, when the two teams met at the [[TD Garden]], the Celtics became the first team to apply their [[Twitter]] account on their trademark [[parquetry|parquet floor]].
*The Raptors also became the first NBA team to unveil [[Military camouflage|camouflaged]] uniforms, which they wore for the first time on March 21 against the [[Chicago Bulls]] as a tribute to the [[Canadian Forces]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=320321028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331043208/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=320321028|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2012|title=John Lucas, Luol Deng spark Bulls' rally against Raptors|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2012|work=ESPN.com}}</ref>
*Due to a career-ending knee injury, [[Portland Trail Blazers]] guard and three-time All-Star [[Brandon Roy]] announced his retirement, after only five seasons, on December 9, 2011. Roy's retirement was brief, however,
*A new shot-clock rule was put into place. Upon reaching the five-second mark, tenths of a second is displayed in order to accurately determine last-second shots.
*The [[Conseco|Conseco Fieldhouse]], the arena of the [[Indiana Pacers]] was renamed to [[Bankers Life Fieldhouse]]. On December 26, 2011, they played their first game in the newly named arena against the [[Detroit Pistons]]. Likewise the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]'s arena was renamed the [[Chesapeake Energy Arena]], after [[Chesapeake Energy]] acquired naming rights.
*Final season of the [[New Jersey Nets|Nets]] playing in [[New Jersey]]. They spent a total of 36 seasons <!--counting the one in the ABA as the New Jersey Americans--> in New Jersey in four different locations ([[Teaneck Armory]], [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]]'s [[Rutgers Athletic Center]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]'s [[Izod Center]] <small>(Brendan Byrne and Continental Airlines Arena)</small>, and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]'s [[Prudential Center]]) from 1977 to 2012. They
*All four active NBA teams formerly in the [[American Basketball Association]] ([[New Jersey Nets]] <small>(as the [[New Jersey Nets#1967 to 1976.C2.A0.E2.80.93 The ABA years|New York Nets]])</small>, [[San Antonio Spurs]] <small>(as the [[Dallas Chaparrals|Texas Chaparrals]])</small>, [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Indiana Pacers]]) along with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] (as the [[Minnesota Muskies]]), the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] (as the [[Memphis Sounds#Memphis Tams 1972–1975|Memphis Tams]]), the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (as the [[Los Angeles Stars]]), the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] (as the [[Carolina Cougars]]), and the [[Miami Heat]] (as the [[Miami Floridians]]) participated in NBA [[Hardwood Classics|Hardwood Classics Nights]] as a tribute to the ABA wearing [[throwback uniform|throwback jerseys]].
*On February 19 in an overtime win vs. the [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Kevin Durant]] scored 51, [[Russell Westbrook]] scored 40, and [[Serge Ibaka]] had a triple-double marking the first time that a player scores 50+ points, with another scoring 40+ points, and another having a triple-double in the same game.
*On March 25, the [[Atlanta Hawks]] defeat the [[Utah Jazz]] 139–133 at [[Philips Arena]] in the first quadruple-overtime game since [[1997–98 NBA season|November 14, 1997]], when the [[Phoenix Suns]] defeated the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] 140–139.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joe Johnson scores 37 as Hawks top Jazz in first 4OT game since '97 |date=March 25, 2012 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320325001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326033112/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320325001 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>
*On April 13, [[Tom Benson]], who owns the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[New Orleans Saints]], agreed to buy the Hornets from the NBA for $338 million.
*On April 26, the [[New Jersey Nets]] played their last game against the [[Toronto Raptors]] before moving to [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]].
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==Milestones and records==
{{Main article|List of NBA regular season records}}
===Individual===
{{More citations needed section|date=May 2012}}
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*March 9: '''Youngest player to 29,000 points'''. [[Los Angeles Lakers]] shooting guard [[Kobe Bryant]] scored his 29,000th career point in a 105–102 victory against the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. Bryant was 33 years and 200 days old. This record was previously held by [[Wilt Chamberlain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2012/03/09/kobe-surpasses-29000-points/|title=Kobe surpasses 29,000 points|date=March 9, 2012|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|access-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313212613/http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2012/03/09/kobe-surpasses-29000-points/|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*March 17: [[Boston Celtics]] power forward [[Kevin Garnett]] made his 5,000th assist in a 98–91 loss against the [[Denver Nuggets]].
*March 19: [[Chicago Bulls]]' [[Tom Thibodeau]] became the fastest coach in NBA history to earn 100 career victories, doing so on his 130th game as a head coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tom Thibodeau fastest to 100 wins as Bulls unload on Magic |date=March 19, 2012 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320319019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320075634/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320319019|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2012|access-date=March 19, 2012}}</ref>
*March 20: [[Phoenix Suns]] small forward [[Grant Hill]] scored his 17,000th career point in a 95–99 loss against the [[Miami Heat]].
*March 22: '''Pierce 26th on the NBA all-time scoring list'''. [[Boston Celtics]] small forward [[Paul Pierce]] passes [[Clyde Drexler]] in a 100–91 win against the [[Milwaukee Bucks]].
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*'''[[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]]''': [[Tyson Chandler]], [[New York Knicks]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/02/dpoy-release|title=Knicks' Chandler wins Kia Defensive Player of Year|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=May 2, 2012|date=May 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507222043/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/02/dpoy-release/|archive-date=May 7, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*'''[[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]''': [[Kyrie Irving]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/15/rookie-of-the-year-release/index.html |title=Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving named Kia Rookie of the Year |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc |access-date=May 15, 2012 |date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517101149/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/15/rookie-of-the-year-release/index.html |archive-date=May 17, 2012 }}</ref>
*'''[[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|Sixth Man of the Year]]''': [[
*'''[[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]]''': [[Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988)|Ryan Anderson]], [[Orlando Magic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/most-improved-player/|title=Magic's Ryan Anderson wins Kia Most Improved Player Award|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|access-date=May 4, 2012|date=May 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507223034/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/most-improved-player/|archive-date=May 7, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*'''[[NBA Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]''': [[Gregg Popovich]], [[San Antonio Spurs]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Spurs' Popovich named Coach of the Year|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/01/coach-of-the-year/index.html|date=May 1, 2012|access-date=May 1, 2012|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc|work=NBA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507233208/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/01/coach-of-the-year/index.html|archive-date=May 7, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of NBA regular season records]]
==References==
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