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.
| 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Frank Vogel |
| General manager | Larry Bird |
| Owners | Herb Simon |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–24 (.636) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Heat 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
| Radio | WFNI |
In the offseason, the team drafted future multi-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.
Key dates
edit- June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
- December 26: The regular season started with a win against the Detroit Pistons.
- April 11: The Pacers secure a playoff spot with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[2]
- May 8: By eliminating the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Pacers win their first playoff series since 2005.[3]
2011 NBA draft
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| 1 | 15 | Kawhi Leonard | SF | San Diego State | |
| 2 | 42 | Dāvis Bertāns | SF | Union Olimpija |
Roster
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Pre-season
editDue 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.
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Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
editStandings
edit| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
| 3 | x-Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
| 15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |
Game log
editPlayoffs
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First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
editRagular season
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Paul George | SG | 66 | 66 | 1,958 | 370 | 158 | 108 | 38 | 798 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | .6 | 12.1 |
| David West | PF | 66 | 66 | 1,925 | 433 | 140 | 52 | 46 | 842 | 29.2 | 6.6 | 2.1 | .8 | .7 | 12.8 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 66 | 0 | 1,442 | 290 | 30 | 54 | 9 | 614 | 21.8 | 4.4 | .5 | .8 | .1 | 9.3 |
| Roy Hibbert | C | 65 | 65 | 1,937 | 572 | 108 | 32 | 128 | 834 | 29.8 | 8.8 | 1.7 | .5 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| Dahntay Jones | SF | 65 | 3 | 1,052 | 117 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 346 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Danny Granger | SF | 62 | 62 | 2,062 | 307 | 109 | 62 | 40 | 1,159 | 33.3 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .6 | 18.7 |
| Darren Collison | PG | 60 | 56 | 1,878 | 187 | 287 | 49 | 14 | 621 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .8 | .2 | 10.4 |
| Lou Amundson | PF | 60 | 0 | 753 | 222 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 213 | 12.6 | 3.7 | .2 | .5 | .7 | 3.6 |
| George Hill | PG | 50 | 9 | 1,274 | 151 | 145 | 42 | 17 | 481 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .8 | .3 | 9.6 |
| A. J. Price | PG | 44 | 1 | 568 | 61 | 86 | 20 | 2 | 172 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .5 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 42 | 1 | 442 | 53 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 106 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Leandro Barbosa† | SG | 22 | 0 | 436 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 196 | 19.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .9 | .0 | 8.9 |
| Jeff Ayres | C | 20 | 1 | 106 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 5.3 | 1.7 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Jeff Foster | C | 11 | 0 | 141 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12.8 | 3.8 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | C | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | .3 | .7 | .0 | 2.7 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Playoffs
edit| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Danny Granger | SF | 11 | 11 | 420 | 62 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 187 | 38.2 | 5.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .4 | 17.0 |
| David West | PF | 11 | 11 | 416 | 94 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 168 | 37.8 | 8.5 | 2.0 | .7 | .5 | 15.3 |
| Paul George | SG | 11 | 11 | 371 | 73 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 107 | 33.7 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | .4 | 9.7 |
| George Hill | PG | 11 | 11 | 346 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 148 | 31.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 13.5 |
| Roy Hibbert | C | 11 | 11 | 340 | 123 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 129 | 30.9 | 11.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 3.1 | 11.7 |
| Leandro Barbosa | SG | 11 | 0 | 223 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 20.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 5.7 |
| Darren Collison | PG | 11 | 0 | 205 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 96 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 8.7 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 11 | 0 | 164 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 14.9 | 3.2 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 4.4 |
| Lou Amundson | PF | 11 | 0 | 94 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 8.5 | 2.1 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 2.5 |
| Dahntay Jones | SF | 7 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Jeff Ayres | C | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| A. J. Price | PG | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
Awards
edit- Head coach Frank Vogel was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for April.[4]
- Team president Larry Bird won the NBA Executive of the Year Award,[5] becoming the first person in NBA history to also win the Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year awards.[6]
All-Star
edit- Roy Hibbert made his first All-Star appearance at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.
- Paul George was selected to play in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge and also participated in the Slam Dunk Contest.
Disciplinary actions
edit- Danny Granger and David West received a $25,000 fine after an altercation during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 19.[7]
- Head coach Frank Vogel was fined $15,000 before the playoff series against the Miami Heat began, after making comments about the officiating.[8]
Transactions
editOverview
edit| Players Added Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
Trades
edit| June 23, 2011 | To Indiana Pacers George Hill |
To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Kawhi Leonard Draft rights to Erazem Lorbek Draft rights to Dāvis Bertāns |
| December 19, 2011 | To Indiana Pacers Louis Amundson |
To Golden State Warriors Brandon Rush |
| March 15, 2012 | To Indiana Pacers Leandro Barbosa |
To Toronto Raptors Conditional 2012 second round draft pick. Cash considerations. |
Free agents
edit| Additions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| David West | December 13 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | March 23 | Utah Jazz |
| Subtractions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Solomon Jones | January 3 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Josh McRoberts | December 14 | Los Angeles Lakers |
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]
| Played in other leagues during lockout | |||
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| Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
| T. J. Ford | November 22 | KK Zagreb (Croatia) | Yes |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on May 19, 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.