2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
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2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Brown |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–25 (.621) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals to Oklahoma City (1–4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Home: FS West HD
Away: KCAL 9 HD |
| Radio | 710 ESPN |
| Los Angeles Lakers seasons | |
| < 2010–11 | 2012–13 > |
The 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season is the 66th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd season in Los Angeles. They will be attempting to win their third championship in the last four years. Following the 2011 NBA lockout the Lakers will only play 66 games this season. The Lakers finished 41-25, winning the Pacific Division for the 33rd time. They finished the season as the #3 seed in the Western Conference.
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Key dates
- June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
- December 19: The Lakers play their first preseason season game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
- December 25: The Lakers play their first regular season game against the Chicago Bulls.
- April 13: The Lakers clinch a playoff berth.
- April 24: The Lakers win the Pacific Division.
- April 26: The Lakers play their final game of the season against the Sacramento Kings.
Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA Draft
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Roster
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Los Angeles Lakers roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Andrew Bynum | Jordan Hill | ||
| PF | Pau Gasol | Josh McRoberts | Troy Murphy | |
| SF | Metta World Peace | Matt Barnes | Devin Ebanks | Christian Eyenga |
| SG | Kobe Bryant | Andrew Goudelock | ||
| PG | Ramon Sessions | Steve Blake | Darius Morris |
Pre-season
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Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 26–7 | 15–18 | 9–5 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1 | 24–9 | 16–17 | 7–7 |
| Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 8 | 19–14 | 14–19 | 9–5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 18 | 12–21 | 11–22 | 7–8 |
| Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 19 | 16–17 | 6–27 | 3–10 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | – |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 |
Game log
Playoffs
Denver Nuggets
The Lakers were matched against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. They won the opening game 103–88 after Andrew Bynum had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. The blocked shots broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record of nine, and tied the NBA playoff record set by Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon. Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and Pau Gasol added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.[2] After the Lakers led the series 3–1, Bynum before Game 5 said, "Close-out games are actually kind of easy."[3] The Lakers won the series 4–3, and avoided becoming the the ninth team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in a series. Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Bynum had 16 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds, and Steve Blake scored a playoff career-high 19 points in a 96–87 win in Game 7. The Lakers blew 16-point lead in the second half before Gasol put the Lakers ahead for good with a tip-in basket with 6:30 to play. Denver had 19 turnovers in the game and shot just 7-of-27 shooting in the fourth quarter. Returning from his seven-game suspension, Metta World Peace scored 15 points, while Bryant had 17 points added eight assists.[4]
Oklahoma City Thunder
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First round: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
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Semi-Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
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Player statistics
Awards, Records and Milestones
Awards
Week/Month
The following players were named the Western Conference Players of the Week.
| Week | Western Conference | Ref. |
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| Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [6] |
| Jan. 9 – Jan. 15 | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [7] |
| Mar. 12 – Mar. 18 | Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) | [8] |
| Apr. 9 – Apr. 15 | Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) | [9] |
The following players were named Western Conference Players of the Month.
| Month | Western Conference | Ref. |
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| December – January | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [10] |
All-Star
- Kobe Bryant was voted as an All-Star starter for the 14th consecutive time.
- Andrew Bynum was voted as an All-Star starter for the 1st time.
Records
- January 1: Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to score 28,000 career points at 33 years and 131 days old.[11]
- March 27: Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan for second most points scored by a player for a single franchise after scoring 30 points against the Golden State Warriors.[12]
- Andrew Bynum recorded 10 blocks against the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Division playoffs tying an NBA playoff record set by Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon.[13]
Team Records
- January 28: Kobe Bryant made his 7,161st free throw against the Milwaukee Bucks, breaking the Lakers all-time free throw record set by Jerry West.[14]
- January 29: Kobe Bryant made his 9,936th field goal against the Minnesota Timberwolves breaking the Lakers all time record set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[14]
- February 6: Kobe Bryant passed Shaquille O'Neal into 5th place on the all-time scoring list against the Philadelphia 76ers.
- February 10: Kobe Bryant made his 10,000th career field goal in a game against the New York Knicks.
- March 9: Kobe Bryant, at 33 years and 200 days old, became the youngest player to score 29,000 points in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant was 33 years and 200 days old.[15]
Milestones
- January 20: Los Angeles Lakers power forward Pau Gasol scored his 14,000th career point in a game against the Orlando Magic.
Team Milestones
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Derrick Caracter
Trades
| June 23, 2011 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Denver Nuggets
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| December 11, 2011 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Dallas Mavericks
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| March 15, 2012 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Cleveland Cavaliers
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| March 15, 2012 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
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To Houston Rockets
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See also
References
- ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Bynum's triple-double leads Lakers past Nuggets". SI.com. Associated Press. April 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/67chiZJ0r.
- ^ McMenamin, Dave (May 9, 2012). "Lakers want to end series Tuesday". ESPNLosAngeles.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/67cbXo08T.
- ^ "Pau Gasol-led Lakers top Nuggets in Game 7; Metta World Peace adds 15 points in return". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 12, 2012. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320512013. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/18/citizenship-award-release/index.html
- ^ "Heat's James, Lakers' Bryant named Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 9, 2012. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/01/09/players-of-the-week/index.html. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Bulls' Rose, Lakers' Bryant named NBA Players of the Week". NBA.com. January 16, 2012. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/01/16/rose-bryant-pow/index.html. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Bucks' Gooden, Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week" (Press release). NBA.com. March 19, 2012. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/03/19/players-of-the-week/index.html. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Celtics' Garnett and Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week" (Press release). NBA.com. April 16, 2012. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/16/players-of-the-week/index.html. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "James, Bryant named Eastern, Western players of the month". NBA.com. February 3, 2012. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/03/players-of-the-month-jan/index.html. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "Gallinari scores 20 as Nuggets beat Lakers, 99–90". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. January 1, 2012. http://www.nba.com/games/20120101/LALDEN/gameinfo.html. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ Devine, Dan (March 28, 2012). "Video: Kobe Bryant moves past Michael Jordan on single-franchise scoring list, still wants the ball". yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/video-kobe-bryant-moves-past-michael-jordan-single-134337212.html. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20120429/DENLAL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
- ^ a b "Kobe Tops Kareem, & Jerry". LAL. http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2012/01/31/kobe-sets-more-lakers-records/. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Kobe surpasses 29,000 points". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. March 9, 2012. http://blog.lakers.com/lakers/2012/03/09/kobe-surpasses-29000-points/. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
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