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 eventual NBA champion 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 seven-game winning streak (Linsanity), and the Knicks winning their first playoff game since 2001 against the Miami Heat, snapping an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak.

2011–12 New York Knicks season
Head coachMike D'Antoni (through March 14, 2012)
Mike Woodson (after March 14, 2012)
General managerGlen Grunwald
OwnersMadison Square Garden, Inc.
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record36–30 (.545)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Heat 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR
RadioWEPN

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Iman Shumpert Guard  United States Georgia Tech

Roster
Roster listing
2011–12 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
G 20 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona
C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA)
G 85 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA
G 23 Douglas, Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–16 Florida State
G 2 Fields, Landry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–06–27 Stanford
C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–02–22 UCLA
C 55 Harrellson, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–12 Kentucky
F 9 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana
C 44 Jordan, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986–09–29 Tulsa
G 17 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard
F 16 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette
G 21 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G 8 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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.

Game log
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season
The Knicks playing against the Dallas Mavericks during the 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.[5] The Knicks ended the season strong 18-6 under Woodson.

However, the magic was gone as Lin suffered a knee injury against the Detroit Pistons. He underwent surgery days after and was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 36–30 (Home: 22–11; Road: 14–19)
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2)
January : 6–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–5)
February: 10–5 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–2)
March: 9–8 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–7)
April : 9–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–3)
2011–12 season schedule

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics3927.591–24–915–188–6
x-New York Knicks3630.545322–1114–198–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.530419–1416–177–6
Toronto Raptors2343.3481613–2010–237–8
New Jersey Nets2244.333179–2413–205–9
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
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

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1—1–03–00–12-20–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—1—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony555534.1.430.335.8046.33.61.10.422.6
Renaldo Balkman1408.2.500.222.7271.90.40.30.23.0
Mike Bibby39414.3.282.318.7501.52.10.50.12.6
Tyson Chandler626233.2.679.000.6899.90.90.91.411.3
Baron Davis291420.5.370.306.6671.94.71.20.16.1
Toney Douglas38917.3.324.231.8461.92.00.80.06.2
Landry Fields666228.7.460.256.5624.22.61.20.38.8
Dan Gadzuric206.5.000.000.0002.50.00.50.50.0
Josh Harrellson37414.6.423.339.6153.90.30.60.54.4
Jared Jeffries39418.7.410.188.6813.90.70.70.64.4
Jerome Jordan2105.1.515.000.8001.30.20.00.32.0
Jeremy Lin352526.9.446.320.7983.16.21.60.314.6
Steve Novak54018.9.478.472.8461.90.20.30.28.8
Iman Shumpert593528.9.401.306.7983.22.81.70.19.5
J.R. Smith35127.6.407.347.7093.92.41.50.212.5
Amar'e Stoudemire474732.8.483.238.7657.81.10.81.017.5
Bill Walker32819.4.398.319.8502.51.20.60.25.9

Playoffs

The Knicks finished in seventh place on the year with a record of 36-30 after an up and down season. Knicks rookie guard, Iman Shumpert, tore his ACL and was estimated to be out for 7 months. Landry Fields took his position at Shooting guard 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 missed the rest of the playoffs.[6] The Knicks were eliminated in Game 5 of the first round to the Miami Heat.

Game log
2012 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2012 playoff schedule

Awards, records, and milestones

Awards

Records

Milestones
  • On January 18, Carmelo Anthony scored his 15,000th career point in an 88–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[13]
  • 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 January 21, Josh Harrellson injured broke his right wrist against the Denver Nuggets after falling on it in the first of 2 overtimes. He would have successful surgery 3 days later. He had to be sidelined for 6 weeks.[14]
  • On February 23, it was announced Iman Shumpert could not participate in the 2012 Slam Dunk Contest due to left patella tendonitis. He had sat out the 2 games following up the announcement and one game after the announcement. He returned the first game after the All-Star break.
  • On March 4, Bill Walker underwent left elbow surgery to remove tissue. He missed the next 5 weeks after the surgery.[15]
  • On March 21, Jared Jeffries left a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. A MRI later showed that his surgically repaired right knee had been inflamed. Following the MRI, the Knicks announced that he would be out for 2 weeks.[16]
  • On April 1, Jeremy Lin underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for the season.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • 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.[19] As a result, he missed the third game of the series after having surgery on his hand.[20]
  • In Game 4, Baron Davis tore his ACL, MCL and had a partial rupture in his patella tendon and was out for the season.[21]
  • J. R. Smith was fined US$25,000 by the league for posting an inappropriate picture on his Twitter account.[22]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
June 23, 2011 To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Josh Harrelson		 To New Orleans Hornets
Cash considerations
December 10, 2011 To New York Knicks
Tyson Chandler (sign and trade)
Draft rights to Ahmad Nivins (from Dallas)
Draft rights to Georgios Printezis (from Dallas)		 To Dallas Mavericks
Andy Rautins
Future second round pick (from Washington)
To Washington Wizards
Ronny Turiaf
2013 second round pick (from New York)
Cash considerations (from New York)
2012 second round pick (from Dallas)

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Jared Jeffries December 6 Re-sign
Mike Bibby December 11 Miami Heat
Jerome Jordan December 15 BC Krka
Baron Davis December 19 Cleveland Cavaliers
Steve Novak December 21 San Antonio Spurs
Jeremy Lin December 27 Houston Rockets
J. R. Smith February 17 Denver Nuggets
Dan Gadzuric April 20 Texas Legends
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Derrick Brown December 9 Charlotte Bobcats
Roger Mason, Jr. December 9 Washington Wizards
Anthony Carter December 12 Toronto Raptors
Shelden Williams December 13 New Jersey Nets
Shawne Williams December 15 New Jersey Nets

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.[23] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[24]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Ronny Turiaf October 17 ASVEL Basket (France) Yes[25]

See also

References
  1. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni resigns, ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  2. "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  3. "NBA lockout timeline". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. Knicks secure playoff berth with Bucks loss, ESPN.com, April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012
  5. "D'Antoni resigns. Woodson takes over". ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  6. Baron Davis dislocates right kneecap, ESPN.com. May 7, 2012.
  7. Knicks' Melo named to All-Star team, New York Daily News. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  8. Knicks' Lin, Thunder's Westbrook named Players of the Week Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. February 13, 2012.
  9. Knicks' Anthony, Clippers' Paul win monthly honors for April Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 27, 2012.
  10. Knicks' Chandler wins Kia Defensive Player of Year Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. May 2, 2012.
  11. Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images. "Knicks Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler named to All-NBA Third Team". NJ.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  12. Knicks set NBA mark with 13th straight playoff loss Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  13. Phoenix Suns 91, New York Knicks 88 — Suns win battle of the exes, Valleyofthesuns.com. January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  14. "Knicks Harrellson Has Wrist Surgery". ZagsBlog.com. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  15. Valentine, Ed. "Bill Walker Injury Update: Forward Out 4-6 Weeks Due To Elbow Surgery – SB Nation New York". Newyork.sbnation.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  16. Seth on Mar 22, 8:48a. "Jared Jeffries will rest his knee again". Posting and Toasting. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  17. New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin to miss rest of season, FoxNews.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  18. Knicks rookie Shumpert suffers torn ACL in loss to Heat, New York Post. April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  19. Amar'e Stoudemire hurts himself, Knicks after punching fire extinguisher case, Yahoo! Sports, May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  20. Stoudemire has hand surgery, to miss Game 3 Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  21. Baron Davis has partially torn patella tendon, completely torn ACL and MCL, CBS Sports, May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  22. NBA fines J.R. Smith for tweeting Tahiry photo, Yahoo! Sports. March 10, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  23. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  24. Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
  25. "Knicks centre Turiaf joins French club during lock-out". FOX News. OX News Network, LLC. October 17, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
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