2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season
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2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season
| 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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| Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
| Owner(s) | Peter Holt |
| Arena | AT&T Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–16 (.758) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | TBD |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | FS Southwest KENS KMYS |
| Radio | WOAI KCOR (in Spanish) |
| San Antonio Spurs seasons | |
| < 2010–11 | 2012–13 > |
The 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season is the 45th season of the franchise, 39th in San Antonio and 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Key dates
- June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
- April 27: Defeating Golden State in the season finale, the Spurs achieved their 13th consecutive 50+ win season, a new NBA record.
- May 1: Gregg Popovich announced as the recipient of the 2011-2012 NBA Coach of the Year Award. [2]
- May 7: With an 87-81 win the Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz in a 4-0 series sweep in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. [3]
- May 20: Spurs completed another series sweep, defeating the L.A. Clippers with a 102-99 win in the second round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. [4]
Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 15 | Kawhi Leonard | Small forward |  United States |
San Diego State |
| 2 | 42 | Dāvis Bertāns | Small forward |  Latvia |
Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| 2 | 59 | Ádám Hanga | Shooting guard |  Hungary |
Assignia Manresa (Spain) |
Roster
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San Antonio Spurs roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive | |
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| C | DeJuan Blair | Tiago Splitter | Matt Bonner | ||
| PF | Tim Duncan | Boris Diaw | |||
| SF | Kawhi Leonard | Stephen Jackson | Derrick Byars | ||
| SG | Manu Ginobili | Danny Green | Patrick Mills | James Anderson | |
| PG | Tony Parker | Gary Neal | Cory Joseph |
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.
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Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| c-San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 28–5 | 22–11 | 12–4 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9 | 26–7 | 15–18 | 7–8 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .554 | 14 | 23–10 | 13–20 | 8–5 |
| Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .508 | 16 | 22–11 | 12–21 | 6–8 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .323 | 29 | 11–22 | 10–23 | 3–11 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
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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
Game log
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First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
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Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
- ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Report: http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/01/coach-of-the-year/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2".
- ^ "Report: http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2012/westseries1/index.html?ls=st&g=4&t=gs".
- ^ "Report: http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2012/westseries1/index.html?ls=st&g=4&t=gs".
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