2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachByron Scott
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record21–45 (.318)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 1 Kyrie Irving G  United States Duke
1 4 Tristan Thompson F  Canada Texas
2 32 Justin Harper F  United States Richmond
2 54 Milan Mačvan PF  Serbia Maccabi Tel Aviv

Roster
Roster listing
2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 36 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel
C 9 Erden, Semih 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986–07–28 Turkey
G/F 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama
G 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–27 Texas
F 44 Harangody, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986–01–02 Notre Dame
G 6 Harris, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–09–21 Michigan
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke
F 4 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–06–12 North Carolina
G/F 12 Kennedy, D. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1989-11-05 St. John's
G/F 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1975–06–19 Bradley
F/C 24 Samuels, Samardo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989–01–09 Louisville
G 15 Sloan, Donald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–01–15 Texas A&M
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
F 32 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–03–28 Arizona
Head coach
  • Byron Scott
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 16 @ Detroit Pistons W 91–87 Kyrie Irving (20) Alonzo Gee (8) Ramon Sessions (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
7,927		 1-0
2 December 20 Detroit Pistons L 89–90 Omri Casspi (18) Anderson Varejão (10) Ramon Sessions (8) Quicken Loans Arena
9,853		 1-1
2011–12 season schedule

The original 2011 NBA Pre-season was canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. After the lockout, the NBA created a new two game Pre-Season.

Regular season

Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–26–724–913–1
x-Indiana Pacers4224.636823–1019–149–4
Milwaukee Bucks3135.4701917–1614–197–8
Detroit Pistons2541.3792518–157–264–11
Cleveland Cavaliers2145.3182911–2210–233–12
# 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 —0–00–00–03–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–02–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–30–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—3–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–31–23–00–3—0–00–01–02–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00-10–00–0
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—1–03–00–14–00–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
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: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23)
December: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
January: 7–10 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–6)
February: 5–8 (Home: 5–5; Road: 0–3)
March: 4–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 3–6)
April: 4–12 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
51 April 3 San Antonio L 90–125 Antawn Jamison (15) Alonzo Gee (5) Kyrie Irving
Luke Walton (5)		 Quicken Loans Arena
14,759		 17-34
52 April 4 @ Milwaukee L 98–107 Anthony Parker (27) Tristan Thompson (9) Donald Sloan (8) Bradley Center
11,849		 17-35
53 April 6 @ Toronto W 84–80 Antawn Jamison (25) Antawn Jamison (8) Lester Hudson (7) Air Canada Centre
16,565		 18-35
54 April 8 @ New Jersey L 117–122 (OT) Antawn Jamison (34) Tristan Thompson (15) Donald Sloan (14) Prudential Center
11,341		 18-36
55 April 10 Charlotte W 103–90 Lester Hudson (25) Lester Hudson (8) Lester Hudson (6) Quicken Loans Arena
13,576		 19-36
56 April 11 Indiana L 98–104 (OT) Antawn Jamison (21) Antawn Jamison
Tristan Thompson (8)		 Donald Sloan (6) Quicken Loans Arena
14,307		 19-37
57 April 13 @ Indiana L 83–102 Omri Casspi (14) Samardo Samuels (10) Donald Sloan (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,356		 19-38
58 April 14 @ Washington W 98–89 Luke Harangody (16) Luke Harangody (10) Anthony Parker (5) Verizon Center
17,200		 20-38
59 April 15 Orlando L 84–100 Antawn Jamison (21) Alonzo Gee
Tristan Thompson (8)		 Antawn Jamison (6) Quicken Loans Arena
16,305		 20-39
60 April 17 @ Detroit L 77–116 Manny Harris (18) Tristan Thompson (13) Donald Sloan (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,595		 20-40
61 April 18 Philadelphia L 87–103 Samardo Samuels
Lester Hudson (15)		 Samardo Samuels
Tristan Thompson (5)		 Donald Sloan (7) Quicken Loans Arena
14,678		 20-41
62 April 20 New York W 98–90 Kyrie Irving (21) Manny Harris (12) Antawn Jamison (5) Quicken Loans Arena
19,349		 21-41
63 April 22 @ San Antonio L 98–114 Antawn Jamison (21) Tristan Thompson (9) Anthony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,581		 21-42
64 April 23 @ Memphis L 101–109 Kyrie Irving (25) Antawn Jamison
Tristan Thompson (9)		 Kyrie Irving (4) FedExForum
15,504		 21-43
65 April 25 Washington L 85–96 D.J. Kennedy (12) Samardo Samuels (9) Donald Sloan (7) Quicken Loans Arena
18,086		 21-44
66 April 26 @ Chicago L 75–107 Tristan Thompson (13) Tristan Thompson (12) Donald Sloan
Luke Walton (2)		 United Center
22,563		 21-45
2011–12 season schedule

All the games through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created starting in December 25.

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

Regular season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kyrie Irving 515130.5.469.399.8723.75.41.1.418.5
Antawn Jamison 656533.1.403.341.6836.32.0.8.717.2
Lester Hudson 13024.2.391.246.8423.52.71.1.212.7
Anderson Varejão 252531.4.514.000.67211.51.71.4.710.8
Alonzo Gee 633129.0.412.321.7885.11.81.3.310.6
Ramon Sessions 41424.5.398.419.8303.15.2.7.010.5
Tristan Thompson 602523.7.439.000.5526.5.5.51.08.2
Daniel Gibson 35726.2.351.396.7912.92.2.7.57.5
Anthony Parker 515125.1.433.362.6252.72.4.7.17.2
Omri Casspi 653520.6.403.315.6853.51.0.6.37.1
Manny Harris 26517.5.400.333.6952.71.2.5.26.7
Donald Sloan 251124.3.403.091.8082.43.7.4.16.6
D. J. Kennedy 2029.5.417.500.0003.51.51.0.06.0
Samardo Samuels 54015.3.455.7013.3.4.4.45.4
Ryan Hollins 24715.1.500.6002.3.3.2.53.7
Mychel Thompson 5319.0.292.3641.01.4.4.23.6
Semih Erden 28911.9.527.5122.6.3.4.23.5
Luke Harangody 21111.0.354.238.7502.5.3.3.12.9
Ben Uzoh 206.5.4002.01.0.5.02.0
Luke Walton 21014.2.353.4381.71.4.1.02.0
Christian Eyenga 6013.8.158.500.3332.0.7.5.71.5

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Milestones

Injuries, surgeries and absences
  • Semih Erden had a fracture in his right thumb and missed the first seven games of the regular season.[6] In April, he sprained his right ankle and missed the remainder of the season.[7]
  • Kyrie Irving suffered a concussion during a game against the Miami Heat on February 7 and missed the following 3 games.[8]
  • Anderson Varejão broke his wrist on February 10 during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks and missed the remainder of the season.[9]

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Date Player Signed Former team
February 10, 2012 Ben Uzoh NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers
February 21, 2012 Manny Harris NBA D-League Canton Charge

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team
December 9, 2011 Joey Graham Waived Free Agent
December 14, 2011 Baron Davis Waived New York Knicks
December 22, 2011 Manny Harris Waived Canton Charge

Trades
June 23, 2011
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 2013 second-round pick
  • 2014 second-round pick
 To Orlando Magic
June 30, 2011
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
 To Sacramento Kings
  • J.J. Hickson

References
  1. Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery, will pick first, USA Today. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. "Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January". NBA.com. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. "Irving, Thomas take Rookie of the Month honors for February". NBA.com. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. "Irving, Thomas named Rookies of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. "Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving named Kia Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  6. Semih Erden (thumb) cleared to return, NBC Sports. January 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  7. Semih Erden Injury Update, nba.com/cavaliers. April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012
  8. Kyrie Irving to miss 2 more games, ESPN.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  9. Season over for Cavs C Anderson Varejão, Yahoo! Sports. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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