2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season

2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach
General managerChad Buchanan
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden
Results
Record28–38 (.424)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
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< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to the 2011 NBA lockout the regular season was shortened to 66 games. The Trail Blazers finished the season in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 28–38 record. It was the last season with head coach Nate McMillan, who was fired on March[1] and with starting shooting guard Brandon Roy, who announced his retirement.[2] The Trail Blazers also parted ways with their number one pick from the 2007 NBA draft Greg Oden after an injury-marred short career with the team.[3]

Key dates

Draft

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 21 Nolan Smith PG/SG  United States Duke
2 51 Jon Diebler SG  United States Ohio State

Roster

2011–12 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
F 8 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–20 Nevada
F 88 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
G 11 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980–03–20 Michigan
G 5 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–06–26 North Carolina
G 3 Flynn, Jonny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–06 Syracuse
F 21 Hickson, J. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988–09–04 NC State
G 2 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette
C 10 Przybilla, Joel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1979–10–10 Minnesota
F 83 Smith, Craig 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1983–11–10 Boston College
G 4 Smith, Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–25 Duke
C 34 Thabeet, Hasheem 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 263 lb (119 kg) 1987–02–16 Connecticut
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
G 9 Williams, Elliot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–06–20 Memphis
F 7 Williams, Shawne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–02–16 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 19 Utah W 110–90 Wesley Matthews (17) Chris Johnson (6) Jamal Crawford (7) Rose Garden 1–0
2 December 21 @ Utah L 89–92 Raymond Felton (17) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Jamal Crawford (5) EnergySolutions Arena 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.712–26‍–‍721‍–‍1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020‍–‍1318‍–‍156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025‍–‍811‍–‍229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020‍–‍138‍–‍254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013‍–‍2013‍–‍204–966
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.758–66
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 28–38 (Home: 20–13; Road: 8–25)
December: 3–0 (home: 3–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 Philadelphia W 107–103 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) Marcus Camby (13) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,509 		1–0
2 December 27 Sacramento W 101–79 Gerald Wallace (25) Marcus Camby (9) Raymond Felton (6) Rose Garden
20,350 		2–0
3 December 29 Denver W 111–102 Wes Matthews (25) Marcus Camby (12) LaMarcus Aldridge (6) Rose Garden
20,531 		3–0
January: 9–9 (home: 6–1; road: 3–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 January 1 @ L. A. Clippers L 88–93 Jamal Crawford (23) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Raymond Felton (8) Staples Center
19,060 		3–1
5 January 3 @ Oklahoma City W 103–93 LaMarcus Aldridge (30) Gerald Wallace (10) Raymond Felton (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		4–1
6 January 5 L. A. Lakers W 107–96 Gerald Wallace (31) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Raymond Felton (10) Rose Garden
20,444 		5–1
7 January 6 @ Phoenix L 77–102 LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Marcus Camby (11) Jamal Crawford
Nolan Smith (3) 		US Airways Center
16,235 		5–2
8 January 8 Cleveland W 98–78 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) Marcus Camby (9) Raymond Felton (7) Rose Garden
20,292 		6–2
9 January 10 L. A. Clippers W 105–97 Gerald Wallace (20) Marcus Camby (11) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,381 		7–2
10 January 11 Orlando L 104–107 Jamal Crawford (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (8) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,467 		7–3
11 January 13 @ San Antonio L 83–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (29) Gerald Wallace (12) Raymond Felton (7) AT&T Center
18,581 		7–4
12 January 14 @ Houston L 105–107 (OT) Nicolas Batum (29) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) LaMarcus Aldridge
Raymond Felton (5) 		Toyota Center
11,676 		7–5
13 January 16 @ New Orleans W 84–77 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Raymond Felton (12) New Orleans Arena
14,759 		8–5
14 January 18 @ Atlanta L 89–92 Jamal Crawford (22) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Raymond Felton (8) Philips Arena
13,729 		8–6
15 January 20 @ Toronto W 94–84 LaMarcus Aldridge (33) LaMarcus Aldridge (23) LaMarcus Aldridge
Raymond Felton (5) 		Air Canada Centre
17,537 		9–6
16 January 21 @ Detroit L 91–94 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) Nicolas Batum (9) Raymond Felton (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,456 		9–7
17 January 23 Sacramento W 101–89 Jamal Crawford (26) LaMarcus Aldridge (16) Three players (5) Rose Garden
20,363 		10–7
18 January 24 Memphis W 97–84 LaMarcus Aldridge (23) Marcus Camby (22) Jamal Crawford (4) Rose Garden
20,602 		11–7
19 January 25 @ Golden State L 93–101 LaMarcus Aldridge (18) Marcus Camby (16) Raymond Felton (7) Oracle Arena
17,923 		11–8
20 January 27 Phoenix W 109–71 LaMarcus Aldridge (23) Marcus Camby (20) Jamal Crawford (10) Rose Garden
20,664 		12–8
21 January 30 @ Utah L 89–93 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) Gerald Wallace (9) Raymond Felton (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,328 		12–9
February: 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 February 1 Charlotte W 112–68 Jamal Crawford (24) Marcus Camby (7) Raymond Felton (7) Rose Garden
20,608 		13–9
23 February 2 @ Sacramento L 92–95 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Raymond Felton (10) Power Balance Pavilion
11,740 		13–10
24 February 4 Denver W 117–97 Nicolas Batum (33) Marcus Camby (20) Jamal Crawford (8) Rose Garden
20,583 		14–10
25 February 6 Oklahoma City L 107–111 (OT) LaMarcus Aldridge (39) Marcus Camby (15) Jamal Crawford (5) Rose Garden
20,559 		14–11
26 February 8 Houston L 96–103 Jamal Crawford (21) Gerald Wallace (9) Jamal Crawford
Raymond Felton (6) 		Rose Garden
20,350 		14–12
27 February 10 @ New Orleans W 94–86 Jamal Crawford (31) LaMarcus Aldridge
Marcus Camby (7) 		Jamal Crawford (8) New Orleans Arena
14,421 		15–12
28 February 11 @ Dallas L 94–97 (OT) LaMarcus Aldridge (33) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Nicolas Batum (3) American Center
20,457 		15–13
29 February 14 Washington L 109–124 Nicolas Batum (33) Marcus Camby (12) Gerald Wallace (8) Rose Garden
20,558 		15–14
30 February 15 @ Golden State W 93–91 Gerald Wallace (24) Marcus Camby (11) Jamal Crawford
Raymond Felton (6) 		Oracle Arena
17,934 		16–14
31 February 16 L. A. Clippers L 71–74 Nicolas Batum
Jamal Crawford (19) 		Three players (6) Marcus Camby
Gerald Wallace (4) 		Rose Garden
20,665 		16–15
32 February 18 Atlanta W 97–77 Nicolas Batum (22) LaMarcus Aldridge
Kurt Thomas (10) 		Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,635 		17–15
33 February 20 @ L. A. Lakers L 92–103 LaMarcus Aldridge
Nicolas Batum (18) 		Marcus Camby (13) Nicolas Batum
Jamal Crawford (5) 		Staples Center
18,997 		17–16
34 February 21 San Antonio W 137–97 LaMarcus Aldridge (21) Gerald Wallace (10) Jamal Crawford (8) Rose Garden
20,567 		18–16
All-Star Break
35 February 29 @ Denver L 95–104 Jamal Crawford (21) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Raymond Felton (7) Pepsi Center
15,715 		18–17
March: 6–11 (home: 4–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 March 1 Miami L 93–107 LaMarcus Aldridge (20) Marcus Camby
Wesley Matthews (7) 		Three players (4) Rose Garden
20,597 		18–18
37 March 3 Minnesota L 110–122 Nicolas Batum (29) Gerald Wallace (14) LaMarcus Aldridge
Raymond Felton (4) 		Rose Garden
20,644 		18–19
38 March 5 New Orleans W 86–74 Nicolas Batum (19) Marcus Camby (16) Raymond Felton (10) Rose Garden
20,520 		19–19
39 March 7 @ Minnesota L 94–106 Raymond Felton (23) Gerald Wallace (9) Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace (9) Target Center
17,118 		19–20
40 March 9 @ Boston L 86–104 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) Marcus Camby (10) Raymond Felton (4) TD Garden
18,624 		19–21
41 March 10 @ Washington W 110–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (30) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Jamal Crawford
Raymond Felton (5) 		Verizon Center
18,071 		20–21
42 March 13 @ Indiana L 75–92 LaMarcus Aldridge (17) Joel Przybilla
Gerald Wallace (6) 		Raymond Felton (2) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,933 		20–22
43 March 14 @ New York L 79–121 LaMarcus Aldridge
Gerald Wallace (15) 		Gerald Wallace (12) Raymond Felton
Gerald Wallace (3) 		Madison Square Garden
19,763 		20–23
44 March 16 @ Chicago W 100–89 LaMarcus Aldridge (21) Nicolas Batum (9) Raymond Felton (5) United Center
22,022 		21–23
45 March 18 @ Oklahoma City L 95–111 Jamal Crawford (23) Joel Przybilla (11) Raymond Felton (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		21–24
46 March 20 Milwaukee L 87–116 LaMarcus Aldridge
Wesley Matthews (21) 		LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Raymond Felton (9) Rose Garden
20,387 		21–25
47 March 22 Memphis W 97–93 Nicolas Batum (24) Wesley Matthews (9) Raymond Felton (9) Rose Garden
20,636 		22–25
48 March 23 @ L. A. Lakers L 96–103 LaMarcus Aldridge (29) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Raymond Felton (6) Staples Center
18,997 		22–26
49 March 25 Golden State W 90–87 Raymond Felton (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Raymond Felton (7) Rose Garden
20,636 		23–26
50 March 27 Oklahoma City L 95–109 J. J. Hickson (21) LaMarcus Aldridge (8) Jonny Flynn (5) Rose Garden
20,626 		23–27
51 March 29 New Orleans W 99–93 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Raymond Felton (10) Rose Garden
20,499 		24–27
52 March 30 @ L. A. Clippers L 97–98 J. J. Hickson (29) J. J. Hickson (13) Raymond Felton (8) Staples Center
19,060 		24–28
April: 4–10 (home: 3–4; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 April 1 Minnesota W 119–106 LaMarcus Aldridge (26) J. J. Hickson (9) Raymond Felton (11) Rose Garden
20,359 		25–28
54 April 2 Utah L 97–102 Wesley Matthews (33) Nicolas Batum (10) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,050 		25–29
55 April 4 New Jersey W 101–88 LaMarcus Aldridge (24) Nicolas Batum (10) Raymond Felton (9) Rose Garden
20,464 		26–29
56 April 6 @ Dallas W 99–97 (OT) Raymond Felton (30) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Raymond Felton (6) American Center
20,544 		27–29
57 April 7 @ Milwaukee L 94–116 LaMarcus Aldridge (21) Joel Przybilla (10) Raymond Felton (10) Bradley Center
14,969 		27–30
58 April 9 Houston L 89–94 LaMarcus Aldridge (20) J. J. Hickson (10) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,487 		27–31
59 April 11 Golden State W 118–110 J. J. Hickson (23) Joel Przybilla (14) Raymond Felton (10) Rose Garden
20,502 		28–31
60 April 13 Dallas L 94–97 Nicolas Batum (20) J. J. Hickson (10) Jonny Flynn (5) Rose Garden
20,304 		28–32
61 April 15 @ Sacramento L 103–104 Wesley Matthews (31) J. J. Hickson (13) Jonny Flynn (5) Power Balance Pavilion
16,012 		28–33
62 April 16 @ Phoenix L 107–125 Jamal Crawford
J. J. Hickson (22) 		J. J. Hickson (8) Jonny Flynn (6) US Airways Center
15,322 		28–34
63 April 18 Utah L 91–112 Wesley Matthews (21) J. J. Hickson (9) Jonny Flynn (7) Rose Garden
20,545 		28–35
64 April 21 @ Memphis L 89–93 J. J. Hickson (23) J. J. Hickson (13) Nolan Smith (6) FedExForum
17,904 		28–36
65 April 23 @ San Antonio L 89–124 Wesley Matthews (24) J. J. Hickson (10) Raymond Felton (7) AT&T Center
18,581 		28–37
66 April 26 @ Utah L 94–96 J. J. Hickson (20) J. J. Hickson (9) Jonny Flynn (11) EnergySolutions Arena
19,554 		28–38
2011–12 season 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

Regular season

Portland Trail Blazers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge 55 55 36.3 .512 .182 .814 8.0 2.4 .9 .8 21.7
Luke Babbitt 40 4 13.4 .410 .430 .850 2.4 .4 .3 .1 5.1
Nicolas Batum 59 34 30.4 .451 .391 .836 4.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 13.9
Marcus Camby [a] 40 40 22.4 .416 .474 8.9 1.9 .8 1.4 3.8
Jamal Crawford 60 6 26.9 .384 .308 .927 2.0 3.2 .9 .2 14.0
Raymond Felton 60 56 31.8 .407 .305 .806 2.5 6.5 1.3 .2 11.4
Jonny Flynn [a] 18 1 15.6 .378 .320 .720 1.7 3.8 .2 .1 5.2
J. J. Hickson 19 10 31.6 .543 .000 .645 8.3 1.2 .6 .9 15.1
Armon Johnson [a] 1 0 5.0 1.000 1.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0
Chris Johnson [a] 20 0 4.7 .478 .833 .9 .1 .1 .4 1.6
Wesley Matthews 66 53 33.8 .412 .383 .860 3.4 1.7 1.5 .2 13.7
Joel Przybilla 27 19 16.6 .458 .611 5.1 .2 .1 .6 2.0
Craig Smith 47 0 9.9 .504 .000 .717 2.3 .4 .3 .1 3.3
Nolan Smith 44 4 12.3 .372 .289 .714 1.3 1.4 .4 .1 3.8
Hasheem Thabeet [a] 15 3 7.7 .444 .650 2.3 .0 .1 .5 1.9
Kurt Thomas 53 3 15.2 .465 .700 3.5 .9 .5 .6 3.0
Gerald Wallace [a] 42 42 35.8 .472 .265 .776 6.6 2.7 1.5 .6 13.3
Elliot Williams 24 0 6.2 .500 .296 .333 .8 .3 .3 .1 3.7
  • a Statistics with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Awards and records

All-Star

Injuries

  • Before the start of the regular season, Brandon Roy announced his retirement due to a degenerative knee condition.[2]
  • LaMarcus Aldridge underwent heart surgery two weeks before the start of the regular season.[5] Two weeks before the end of the season he had surgery to repair a torn labrum on his right hip.[6]
  • In February, Greg Oden, who was scheduled to miss the season after procedures on both of his knees, had microfracture surgery on his left knee.[7]
  • Shawne Williams had surgery in February to remove bone fragments from his left foot and missed the remainder of the season.[8]
  • In March Elliot Williams had surgery to repair his left dislocated shoulder capsule and was scheduled to miss the remainder of the season.[9]

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

Retired

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Portland Trail Blazers
Raymond Felton
Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo (from Mavericks) 		To Dallas Mavericks
Rudy Fernández
Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (from Trail Blazers)
To Denver Nuggets
Andre Miller
Draft rights to Jordan Hamilton (from Mavericks)
June 27, 2011 To Portland Trail Blazers
Future second round pick 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo
March 13, 2012 To Portland Trail Blazers
Jonny Flynn
Hasheem Thabeet
2012 second round pick 		To Houston Rockets
Marcus Camby
March 15, 2012 To Portland Trail Blazers
Mehmet Okur
Shawne Williams
2012 first round pick 		To New Jersey Nets
Gerald Wallace

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Greg Oden December 9 Re-signed
Kurt Thomas December 11 Chicago Bulls
Jamal Crawford December 15 Atlanta Hawks
Craig Smith December 15 Los Angeles Clippers
Joel Przybilla February 27 Charlotte Bobcats
J. J. Hickson March 21 Sacramento Kings
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Patrick Mills March 27 San Antonio Spurs

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.[10] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[11]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Nicolas Batum August 1 SLUC Nancy (France) Yes
Jon Diebler August 6 Panionios (Greece)
(unsigned rookie) 		No
Patrick Mills August 29 Melbourne Tigers (Australia) Yes

References

  1. ^ Blazers fire coach Nate McMillan, ESPN.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Blazers' Brandon Roy to retire". ESPN.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Blazers waive center Greg Oden, ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  5. ^ LaMarcus Aldridge to miss two weeks, ESPN.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  6. ^ LaMarcus Aldridge needs hip surgery, ESPN.com. April 12, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Greg Oden has microfracture surgery, ESPN.com. February 21, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  8. ^ Nets F Shawne Williams has surgery on left foot, Yahoo! Sports, February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  9. ^ Blazers G Elliot Williams Underwent Surgery On Left Shoulder; Done For Season, SB Nation. March 30, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  10. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  11. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.