2011–12 New York Knicks season

The 2011–12 New York Knicks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season with a 36–30 record and a seventh place in the Eastern Conference to reach the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Miami Heat in five games. Notable events of the season included coach Mike D'Antoni's resignation^[1],the surge in popularity of 23-year-old point guard Jeremy Lin during a six-game winning streak, and the Knicks winning their first playoff game since 2001 against the Miami Heat, snapping an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[2]
• December 25: The regular season begins with a match against the Boston Celtics in the Madison Square Garden.
• April 19: The Knicks secured a spot in the 2012 NBA Playoffs ^[3].

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Shumpert, ImanIman Shumpert	Guard	United States	Georgia Tech

Roster

2011–12 New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From 4.0 !F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse 1.5 !G 20 Bibby, Mike 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona 6.0 !C 6 Chandler, Tyson 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA) 1.5 !G 85 Davis, Baron  75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA 1.5 !G 23 Douglas, Toney 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–16 Florida State 1.5 !G 2 Fields, Landry 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–06–27 Stanford 6.0 !C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–02–22 UCLA 6.0 !C 55 Harrellson, Josh 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–12 Kentucky 4.0 !F 9 Jeffries, Jared 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana 6.0 !C 44 Jordan, Jerome 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986–09–29 Tulsa 1.5 !G 17 Lin, Jeremy  75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard 4.0 !F 16 Novak, Steve 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette 1.5 !G 21 Shumpert, Iman  77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech 1.5 !G 8 Smith, J. R. 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 5.5 !F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)	Head coach Mike Woodson Assistant coach(es) Herb Williams Kenny Atkinson Darrell Walker Jim Todd Athletic trainer(s) Roger Hinds Anthony Goenaga Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

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 scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Game log

Regular season

After a lack-luster start to the season where the Knicks had 8 wins and 13 losses in their first 21 games, Jeremy Lin burst on the scene. Injuries forced coach Mike D'Antoni to name Lin as the starting point guard, and Lin responded with averages of 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals in his first four starts. Lin closed the February 14th game against Toronto with a game-winning three-pointer that left 0.5 seconds on the clock.

However, when Carmelo Anthony returned from injury in late February, the Knicks hot streak ended. After a 6-game losing streak to start the month of March, Mike D'Antoni resigned as coach, and was replaced by his assistant Mike Woodson.^[4] The Knicks ended the season strong under Mike Woodson, going 18-6.

Game log

Standings

Player statistics

Playoffs

The Knicks finished in seventh place on the year with a record of 36-30 after an up and down season. Jeremy Lin is expected to return in the second round of the playoffs after a knee injury during the regular season. Also Knicks rookie guard, Iman Shumpert, tore his ACL and will be out for an estimated 7 month. Landry Fields will take his position at SG in the starting lineup. On May 6, The Knicks snapped the 13 consecutive playoff losses streak, which was an NBA record. During the game, Baron Davis injured his right knee and will likely miss the rest of the playoffs.^[5]

The New York Knicks have to take on the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. This years playoff format will be 2,2,1,1,1. In Game 2, Knicks rookie guard, Iman Shumpert, tore his ACL and will be out for an estimated 7 month. Landry Fields will take his position at SG in the starting lineup. On May 6, The Knicks snapped the 13 consecutive playoff losses streak, which was an NBA record. During the game, Baron Davis injured his right knee and will likely miss the rest of the playoffs ^[5]. The Knicks were eliminated in Game 5 of the first round to the Miami Heat.

Game log

Awards, records, and milestones

Awards

• On February 2, Carmelo Anthony was named a 2012 NBA All-Star Game starter for the Eastern Conference^[6].

• On February 13, Jeremy Lin was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (February 6 though February 12)^[7].

• On April 27, Carmelo Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April^[8].

• On May 2, Tyson Chandler was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2011-2012 season^[9].

Records

• On May 3, the New York Knicks set a NBA worst 13 consecutive playoff losses in an 87-70 loss to the Miami Heat in Madison Square Garden ^[10].

Milestones

• On January 18, Carmelo Anthony scored his 15,000th career point in an 88–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns ^[11].
• On April 26, Steve Novak finished the season shooting a league-leading 47% from three-point range.
• On April 26, Tyson Chandler finished the season shooting a league-leading 68% from the field.

Injuries, surgeries and disciplinary actions

• On April, Jeremy Lin underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for the season ^[12].

• In Game 1 of the first round series against the Miami Heat, rookie Iman Shumpert tore his left ACL and his lateral meniscus, missing the remainder of the season ^[13].

• After a Game 2 loss in the same playoff series against Miami, Amar'e Stoudemire cut his hand as a result of punching the glass casing of a fire extinguisher in the locker room area ^[14]. As a result, he missed the third game of the series after having surgery on his hand ^[15].

• In Game 4, Baron Davis tore his ACL, MCL and had a partial rupture in his patella tendon and was out for the season ^[16].

• J. R. Smith was fined US$ 25,000 by the league for posting an inappropriate picture on his Twitter account ^[17].

Player transactions

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Trades

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

References

External links

• New York Knicks official web site