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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2011–12
Indiana Pacers season was the 45th season of the franchise and 36th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers finished the regular season with a 42–24 record and secured a spot in the
2012 NBA playoffs as the 3rd best team in the
Eastern Conference . After eliminating the
Orlando Magic in the First Round in five games, Indiana lost in the East Semifinals series against the eventual champion
Miami Heat in six games.
In the offseason, the team
drafted future multi-time
Finals MVP
Kawhi Leonard , who was later traded to the
San Antonio Spurs .
2011–12 Indiana Pacers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PF
17
Amundson, Louis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1982–12–07
UNLV
SG
28
Barbosa, Leandro
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1982–11–28
Brazil
PG
2
Collison, Darren
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
1987–08–23
UCLA
C
44
Fesenko, Kyrylo (waived)
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1986–12–24
Ukraine
C
10
Foster, Jeff
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1977-01-16
Texas State
SG
24
George, Paul
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1990–05–02
Fresno State
SF
33
Granger, Danny
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1983–04–20
New Mexico
PF
50
Hansbrough, Tyler
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1985–11–03
North Carolina
C
55
Hibbert, Roy
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1986–12–11
Georgetown
PG
3
Hill, George
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1986–05–04
IUPUI
SF
1
Jones, Dahntay
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1980–12–27
Duke
C
29
Pendergraph, Jeff
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1987–04–29
Arizona State
PG
12
Price, A. J.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1986–10–07
Connecticut
SG
6
Stephenson, Lance
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1990–09–05
Cincinnati
PF
21
West, David
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1980–08–29
Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
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.
2011–12 game log Total: 42–24 (home: 23–10; road: 19–14)
December: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
January
: 11–5 (home: 4–1; road: 7–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
January 2
@
New Jersey
W 108–94
Paul George (21)
Tyler Hansbrough (7)
Darren Collison (7)
Prudential Center 12,519
4–1
6
January 4
@
Miami
L 83–118
Roy Hibbert (16)
Roy Hibbert (12)
Paul George (3)
American Airlines Arena 20,201
4–2
7
January 6
@
Boston
W 87–74
Danny Granger (15)
Roy Hibbert (12)
Darren Collison (4)
TD Garden 18,624
5–2
8
January 7
Charlotte
W 99–77
Roy Hibbert (20)
Darren Collison ,
Roy Hibbert (8)
Darren Collison (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,226
6–2
9
January 9
@
Philadelphia
L 86–96
Roy Hibbert (19)
David West (11)
Paul George (5)
Wells Fargo Center 8,612
6–3
10
January 11
Atlanta
W 96–84
Danny Granger (24)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,334
7–3
11
January 13
@
Toronto
W 95–90
George Hill (22)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Darren Collison (5)
Air Canada Centre 15,302
8–3
12
January 14
Boston
W 97–83
Danny Granger (21)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Darren Collison (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,203
9–3
13
January 18
@
Sacramento
L 88–92
Darren Collison ,
Danny Granger (16)
Paul George (9)
Roy Hibbert (4)
Power Balance Pavilion 14,170
9–4
14
January 20
@
Golden State
W 94–91
Danny Granger (26)
Roy Hibbert (16)
Darren Collison (9)
Oracle Arena 17,621
10–4
15
January 22
@
L. A. Lakers
W 98–96
Roy Hibbert (18)
David West (9)
Darren Collison (7)
Staples Center 18,997
11–4
16
January 24
Orlando
L 83–102
Danny Granger ,
Roy Hibbert (16)
Roy Hibbert (12)
Danny Granger ,
Roy Hibbert (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,760
11–5
17
January 25
@
Chicago
W 95–90
Danny Granger (22)
Danny Granger (9)
Darren Collison (8)
United Center 21,755
12–5
18
January 27
@
Boston
L 87–94
Danny Granger (21)
Paul George (9)
Darren Collison (4)
TD Garden 18,624
12–6
19
January 29
@
Orlando
W 106–85
Danny Granger (24)
David West ,
Paul George (7)
Darren Collison (10)
Amway Center 18,846
13–6
20
January 31
New Jersey
W 106–99
Paul George (24)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Danny Granger ,
Lance Stephenson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,408
14–6
February: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
February 1
@
Minnesota
W 109–99
Danny Granger (36)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Darren Collison (9)
Target Center 15,017
15–6
22
February 3
@
Dallas
W 98–87
Paul George (30)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Darren Collison (6)
American Airlines Center 20,146
16–6
23
February 4
Orlando
L 81–85
Danny Granger (19)
David West ,
Danny Granger (7)
Paul George (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
16–7
24
February 7
Utah
W 104–99
Darren Collison (25)
Roy Hibbert (10)
Darren Collison (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,006
17–7
25
February 8
@
Atlanta
L 87–97
Josh Smith (28)
Roy Hibbert (13)
Darren Collison (9)
Philips Arena 16,288
17–8
26
February 10
@
Memphis
L 92–98
David West (22)
David West (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedEx Forum 16,281
17–9
27
February 11
Denver
L 109–113
Ty Lawson (27)
David West (7)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,313
17–10
28
February 14
Miami
L 90–105
LeBron James (23)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
17–11
29
February 15
@
Cleveland
L 87–98
Kyrie Irving (22)
David West (10)
Kyrie Irving (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 12,712
17–12
30
February 16
New Jersey
W 93–88
Danny Granger (32)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Paul George (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,117
18–12
31
February 19
Charlotte
W 108–73
Roy Hibbert (18)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,673
19–12
32
February 21
New Orleans
W 117–108 (OT)
Roy Hibbert (30)
Roy Hibbert (13)
Jarrett Jack (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,508
20–12
33
February 22
@
Charlotte
W 102–88
Tyler Hansbrough (22)
Louis Amundson (12)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,458
21–12
34
February 28
Golden State
W 102–78
Danny Granger (25)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Darren Collison (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,111
22–12
March: 8–9 (home: 5–3; road: 3–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
March 3
@
New Orleans
W 102–84
Danny Granger (20)
David West (13)
Darren Collison (4)
New Orleans Arena 16,379
23–12
36
March 5
@
Chicago
L 72–92
Paul George (21)
David West (9)
Roy Hibbert (4)
United Center 22,106
23–13
37
March 6
Atlanta
L 96–101
David West (24)
Danny Granger
Roy Hibbert (8)
Darren Collison (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,393
23–14
38
March 10
@
Miami
L 91–93 (OT)
Danny Granger (19)
David West (10)
Darren Collison (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,154
23–15
39
March 11
@
Orlando
L 94–107
Paul George (22)
Paul George (8)
Darren Collison (4)
Amway Center 18,846
23–16
40
March 13
Portland
W 92–75
Louis Amundson (21)
David West (10)
A. J. Price (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,933
24–16
41
March 14
Philadelphia
W 111–94
Danny Granger (20)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Roy Hibbert (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,081
25–16
42
March 16
@
New York
L 100–115
Darren Collison (15)
Paul George
Tyler Hansbrough (6)
Darren Collison
George Hill (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
25–17
43
March 17
New York
L 88–102
Roy Hibbert (24)
Roy Hibbert (12)
Paul George (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
25–18
44
March 20
L. A. Clippers
W 102–89
Danny Granger (25)
Danny Granger (8)
George Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,901
26–18
45
March 22
@
Washington
W 85–83
Roy Hibbert (19)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Darren Collison (5)
Verizon Center 15,874
27–18
46
March 23
Phoenix
L 111–113
Danny Granger (28)
David West (8)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,786
27–19
47
March 24
@
Milwaukee
W 125–104
George Hill (24)
Roy Hibbert (9)
George Hill (5)
Bradley Center 16,207
28–19
48
March 26
Miami
W 105–90
Danny Granger (25)
David West (12)
David West (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,415
29–19
49
March 28
@
New Jersey
L 84–100
Paul George (22)
Roy Hibbert (7)
Darren Collison (7)
Prudential Center 10,817
29–20
50
March 29
Washington
W 93–89
Danny Granger (25)
David West (8)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,505
30–20
51
March 31
@
San Antonio
L 103–112
Danny Granger
Paul George (18)
Roy Hibbert
George Hill (7)
George Hill (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
30–21
April: 12–3 (home: 7–3; road: 5–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
52
April 1
@
Houston
W 104–102 (OT)
Danny Granger (32)
Tyler Hansbrough (10)
Darren Collison (7)
Toyota Center 18,197
31–21
53
April 3
New York
W 112–104
Danny Granger (27)
Paul George (8)
George Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,042
32–21
54
April 4
@
Washington
W 109–96
Danny Granger (20)
Louis Amundson (8)
Darren Collison (11)
Verizon Center 14,561
33–21
55
April 6
Oklahoma City
W 103–98
Danny Granger (26)
Paul George (16)
George Hill (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
34–21
56
April 7
Boston
L 72–86
Danny Granger (20)
Roy Hibbert (17)
Darren Collison
Paul George (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,892
34–22
57
April 9
Toronto
W 103–98
Danny Granger
George Hill (18)
George Hill
Tyler Hansbrough (7)
George Hill
A. J. Price (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,021
35–22
58
April 11
@
Cleveland
W 104–98
Danny Granger (23)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Roy Hibbert
Paul George (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,307
36–22
59
April 13
Cleveland
W 102–83
Danny Granger (18)
Roy Hibbert (10)
George Hill (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,356
37–22
60
April 14
@
Milwaukee
W 105–99
Roy Hibbert (23)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Danny Granger
George Hill (3)
Bradley Center 15,143
38–22
61
April 16
Minnesota
W 111–88
David West (22)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Danny Granger (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,845
39–22
62
April 17
@
Philadelphia
W 102–97
Danny Granger (24)
Roy Hibbert (13)
George Hill (7)
Wells Fargo Center 18,969
40–22
63
April 19
Milwaukee
W 118–109
Danny Granger (29)
David West (14)
George Hill (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,453
41–22
64
April 21
Philadelphia
L 106–109 (OT)
David West (32)
David West (12)
George Hill (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,701
41–23
65
April 23
Detroit
W 103–97
Paul George (27)
Paul George (10)
A.J. Price (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,584
42–23
66
April 25
Chicago
L 87–92
Lance Stephenson (22)
Louis Amundson (7)
George Hill (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
42–24
2011–12 season schedule
2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
2012 playoff schedule
Players Added
Via free agency
Via trade
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the
2011 NBA lockout .
FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.
[9] The
Chinese Basketball Association , however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign
free agents who could play for at least the entire season.
[10]
^
"Report: NBA draft moving to Newark" . ESPN.com . October 27, 2010.
Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010 .
^
Pacers grab playoff berth, blow away Cavs, 102-83 ,
The Indianapolis Star . April 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^
Pacers finish off Magic, win first playoff series in seven years
Archived 2012-05-12 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Sports Illustrated . May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
^
"Pacers' Vogel, Grizzlies' Hollins named Coaches of the Month" . NBA.com. April 27, 2012. Archived from
the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012 .
^
"Indiana's Larry Bird named 2011–12 Executive of the Year" . NBA.com . NBA.com. May 16, 2012. Archived from
the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012 .
^
"Pacers' Bird named NBA's top exec" .
CNN Sports Illustrated . May 16, 2012.
^
Bucks' Sanders out two games for fracas against Pacers ,
Chicago Tribune . April 20, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
^
NBA fines Pacers coach Frank Vogel $15,000 for comments about officiating Heat ,
CBS Sports . May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
^
"FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas" . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011).
"New rule shuts door on NBA stars" .
China Daily .
Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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