2011–12 Indiana Pacers season
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 .
Key dates
2011 NBA draft
Roster
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
Pre-season
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.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
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
Playoffs
Game log
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
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
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
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
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
All-Star
Disciplinary actions
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via free agency
Via trade
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Trades
Free agents
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]
See also
References
^ "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.
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