2011–12 Boston Celtics season

The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 won-loss record, which was the 4th best in the East, winning their 21st Atlantic Division title. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 5 games. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 19.4 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (8.2 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.7. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout. The Celtics made a relatively deep playoff run, where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Semifinals, eventually challenging the Miami Heat, the team who defeated them in last season's Semifinals, in the Eastern Conference Finals. They ultimately lost the series in seven games to the eventual NBA champion.

2011–12 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersWycliffe Grousbeck
Stephen Pagliuca
H. Irving Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record39–27 (.591)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Heat 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN New England
RadioWEEI-FM

Following the season, Ray Allen departed via free agency for the eventual champion Miami Heat, effectively ending the Big 3 era in Boston. During his 3 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs, and appear again in the 2014 Finals.

It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991-92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.

Key dates
  • June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
  • December 25: The regular season begins with a matchup against the New York Knicks in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs.
  • April 18: The Celtics secure the Atlantic Division title in a 102–98 win against the Orlando Magic.[2]
  • April 29: The 2012 NBA Playoffs started.
  • May 10: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, defeating the Atlanta Hawks.
  • May 25: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers
  • June 9: The Celtics were defeated by the Miami Heat and were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 27 JaJuan Johnson
(traded from the New Jersey Nets)		 PF  United States Purdue
2 55 E'Twaun Moore SG  United States Purdue

Roster
Roster listing
2011–12 Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 20 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) July 20, 1975 Connecticut
F 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) April 30, 1985 LSU
G 0 Bradley, Avery  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) November 26, 1990 Texas
G 4 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) January 7, 1981 Auburn
G 51 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 8, 1980 Missouri
F/C 5 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) May 19, 1976 Farragut HS (IL)
C 50 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) October 10, 1984 UCLA
F 12 Johnson, JaJuan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) February 8, 1989 Purdue
G 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) February 25, 1989 Purdue
G/F 11 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) November 15, 1983 Montenegro
F 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 13, 1977 Kansas
F 28 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) February 7, 1982 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
G 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) February 22, 1986 Kentucky
C 54 Stiemsma, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) September 26, 1985 Wisconsin
F/C 56 Williams, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) September 13, 1986 Boston College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 28, 2012

Pre-season

Game log
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 18 @ Toronto W 76–75 Ray Allen (12) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (8) Air Canada Centre
16,721		 1–0
2 December 21 Toronto W 81–73 Rajon Rondo (12) Ray Allen (6) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18.624		 2-0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

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
1 z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–
2 y-Miami Heat4620.6974
3 x-Indiana Pacers4224.6368
4 y-Boston Celtics3927.59111
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610
6 x-Orlando Magic3729.56113
7 x-New York Knicks3630.54514
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015
9 Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019
10 Detroit Pistons2541.37925
11 Toronto Raptors2343.34827
12 New Jersey Nets2244.33328
13 Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829
14 Washington Wizards2046.30330
15 Charlotte Bobcats759.10643

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—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 39–27 (Home: 24–9; Road: 15–18)
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3)
January : 9–7 (Home: 5–6; Road: 4–1)
February : 7–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–5)
March : 12–5 (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–5)
April : 10–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 4–4)
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Conference Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2012 playoff schedule

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

Season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 464234.0.458.453.9153.12.41.1.214.2
Brandon Bass 593931.7.479.8106.2.9.6.912.5
Avery Bradley 642821.4.498.407.7951.81.4.7.27.6
Marquis Daniels 38012.7.364.000.7391.71.2.6.23.2
Keyon Dooling 46214.4.405.333.7420.81.1.3.04.0
Kevin Garnett 606031.1.503.333.8578.22.9.91.015.8
Ryan Hollins[1] 15110.7.643.3001.7.2.1.32.8
JaJuan Johnson 3608.3.446.6671.6.2.1.43.2
E'Twaun Moore 3808.7.381.3781.000.9.9.3.12.9
Jermaine O'Neal[1] 252422.8.433.6775.4.4.31.75.0
Sasha Pavlović 45711.7.391.293.3751.6.4.4.32.7
Paul Pierce 616134.0.443.366.8525.24.51.1.419.4
Mickaël Piétrus 42621.9.385.335.6453.1.6.5.26.9
Rajon Rondo 535336.9.448.238.5974.811.71.8.111.9
Greg Stiemsma 55313.9.545.7073.2.5.71.52.9
Chris Wilcox[1] 28417.2.598.6154.4.4.4.35.4
Sean Williams[1] 3014.0.3331.0004.01.01.01.03.7
  • 1 Statistics with the Boston Celtics.

Awards, records and milestones

Injuries and suspensions
  • Jeff Green was not available for the 2011–12 season due to recovery from a heart surgery.[7]
  • Chris Wilcox was out for the season in March with a cardiac irregularity.[8]
  • Jermaine O'Neal was out for the season on March to have surgery on his left wrist.[9]
  • Rajon Rondo earned a two-game suspension for throwing the ball to a referee during a game against the Detroit Pistons on February 19[10] and was suspended for one game during the playoffs for bumping a referee on game 1 of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks.[11]

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

Negated Contract due to Injury

Waived

Retired

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Draft rights to JaJuan Johnson
Conditional 2014 second round pick		 To New Jersey Nets
Draft rights to MarShon Brooks
December 9, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Keyon Dooling
Conditional 2012 second round pick		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to Albert Miralles
December 12, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Brandon Bass		 To Orlando Magic
Glen Davis (sign and trade)
Von Wafer (sign and trade)

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Marquis Daniels December 9 Sacramento Kings
Chris Wilcox December 9 Detroit Pistons
Greg Stiemsma December 9 Sioux Falls Skyforce
(D-League)
Aleksandar Pavlović December 12 Re-signed
Mickaël Piétrus December 24 Phoenix Suns
Ryan Hollins March 23 Cleveland Cavaliers
Sean Williams April 20 Dallas Mavericks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Nenad Krstić June 22 CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Glen Davis December 12 Orlando Magic
Von Wafer December 12 Orlando Magic
Delonte West December 13 Dallas Mavericks
Troy Murphy December 18 Los Angeles Lakers
Carlos Arroyo December 22 Beşiktaş Milangaz (Turkey)

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.[12] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[13]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Nenad Krstić June 22 CSKA Moscow (Russia) No[14]
E'Twaun Moore July 28 Benetton Treviso (Italy) Yes[15]
Von Wafer August 3 Vanoli Cremona (Italy) Yes[16]
Avery Bradley October 5 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) No[17]

See also

References
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  2. Boston Celtics clinch NBA Atlantic division title, Yahoo! News. April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. Celtics' Pierce, Spurs' Parker named Players of the Week Archived December 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. C's Pierce, Clippers' Paul named Players of the Week Archived April 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. Celtics' Garnett and Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  6. Boston–Milwaukee Game recap, Celtics.com. March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  7. Celtics F Jeff Green to miss season after surgery, USA Today. December 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  8. Forsberg, Chris. "Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox out for season with cardiac irregularity". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  9. Celtics' O'Neal plans season-ending wrist surgery Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  10. Rajon Rondo suspended two games, ESPN.com. February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  11. Rajon Rondo suspended for bumping referee, Yahoo! Sports. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  12. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  13. Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
  14. "CSKA puts veteran Krstic at center". Euroleague.net. Euroleague. June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  15. Forsberg, Chris (July 28, 2011). "E'Twaun Moore signs Italian deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  16. "Colpo grosso di Cremona, preso anche Wafer" [Big Shot in Cremona, Also Took Wafer]. CorriereDelloSport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  17. "Hapoel Jerusalem nabs Bradley". EurocupBasketball.com. Euroleague. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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