2011–12 Indiana Pacers season

2011–12 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerLarry Bird
OwnersHerb Simon
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record42–24 (.636)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Heat 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
RadioWFNI
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season was the 45th season of the franchise and 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers finished the regular season with a 42–24 record and secured a spot in the 2012 NBA playoffs as the 3rd best team in the Eastern Conference. After eliminating the Orlando Magic in the First Round in five games, Indiana lost in the East Semifinals series against the eventual champion Miami Heat in six games.

In the offseason, the team drafted future multi-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Key dates

2011 NBA draft

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Kawhi Leonard SF  United States San Diego State
2 42 Dāvis Bertāns SF  Latvia Union Olimpija

Roster

2011–12 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 17 Amundson, Louis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–12–07 UNLV
SG 28 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
PG 2 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA
C 44 Fesenko, Kyrylo (waived) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1986–12–24 Ukraine
C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-01-16 Texas State
SG 24 George, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–05–02 Fresno State
SF 33 Granger, Danny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1983–04–20 New Mexico
PF 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–12–11 Georgetown
PG 3 Hill, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI
SF 1 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
C 29 Pendergraph, Jeff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–04–29 Arizona State
PG 12 Price, A. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–10–07 Connecticut
SG 6 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–09–05 Cincinnati
PF 21 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 Chicago L 86–95 Tyler Hansbrough (19) Tyler Hansbrough (11) Darren Collison (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,013 		0–1
2 December 21 @ Chicago L 85–93 Tyler Hansbrough (24) Tyler Hansbrough (13) Darren Collison (5) United Center
21,659 		0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 26–7 24–9 13–1 66
x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8 23–10 19–14 9–4 66
Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19 17–16 14–19 7–8 66
Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25 18–15 7–26 4–11 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29 11–22 10–23 3–12 66
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 42–24 (home: 23–10; road: 19–14)
December: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 Detroit W 91–79 Danny Granger,
Roy Hibbert (16) 		Roy Hibbert (14) Darren Collison (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–0
2 December 28 @ Toronto W 90–85 Danny Granger (21) Roy Hibbert (10) Darren Collison (12) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		2–0
3 December 30 Cleveland W 98–91 (OT) Danny Granger (22) Roy Hibbert (13) Danny Granger,
Darren Collison (4) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,004 		3–0
4 December 31 @ Detroit L 88–96 George Hill,
Tyler Hansbrough (16) 		Five players (5) Darren Collison (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
8,824 		3–1
January : 11–5 (home: 4–1; road: 7–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 2 @ New Jersey W 108–94 Paul George (21) Tyler Hansbrough (7) Darren Collison (7) Prudential Center
12,519 		4–1
6 January 4 @ Miami L 83–118 Roy Hibbert (16) Roy Hibbert (12) Paul George (3) American Airlines Arena
20,201 		4–2
7 January 6 @ Boston W 87–74 Danny Granger (15) Roy Hibbert (12) Darren Collison (4) TD Garden
18,624 		5–2
8 January 7 Charlotte W 99–77 Roy Hibbert (20) Darren Collison,
Roy Hibbert (8) 		Darren Collison (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,226 		6–2
9 January 9 @ Philadelphia L 86–96 Roy Hibbert (19) David West (11) Paul George (5) Wells Fargo Center
8,612 		6–3
10 January 11 Atlanta W 96–84 Danny Granger (24) Roy Hibbert (11) Darren Collison (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,334 		7–3
11 January 13 @ Toronto W 95–90 George Hill (22) Roy Hibbert (9) Darren Collison (5) Air Canada Centre
15,302 		8–3
12 January 14 Boston W 97–83 Danny Granger (21) Roy Hibbert (9) Darren Collison (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,203 		9–3
13 January 18 @ Sacramento L 88–92 Darren Collison,
Danny Granger (16) 		Paul George (9) Roy Hibbert (4) Power Balance Pavilion
14,170 		9–4
14 January 20 @ Golden State W 94–91 Danny Granger (26) Roy Hibbert (16) Darren Collison (9) Oracle Arena
17,621 		10–4
15 January 22 @ L. A. Lakers W 98–96 Roy Hibbert (18) David West (9) Darren Collison (7) Staples Center
18,997 		11–4
16 January 24 Orlando L 83–102 Danny Granger,
Roy Hibbert (16) 		Roy Hibbert (12) Danny Granger,
Roy Hibbert (3) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,760 		11–5
17 January 25 @ Chicago W 95–90 Danny Granger (22) Danny Granger (9) Darren Collison (8) United Center
21,755 		12–5
18 January 27 @ Boston L 87–94 Danny Granger (21) Paul George (9) Darren Collison (4) TD Garden
18,624 		12–6
19 January 29 @ Orlando W 106–85 Danny Granger (24) David West,
Paul George (7) 		Darren Collison (10) Amway Center
18,846 		13–6
20 January 31 New Jersey W 106–99 Paul George (24) Roy Hibbert (14) Danny Granger,
Lance Stephenson (5) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,408 		14–6
February: 8–6 (home: 5–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 February 1 @ Minnesota W 109–99 Danny Granger (36) Roy Hibbert (9) Darren Collison (9) Target Center
15,017 		15–6
22 February 3 @ Dallas W 98–87 Paul George (30) Roy Hibbert (14) Darren Collison (6) American Airlines Center
20,146 		16–6
23 February 4 Orlando L 81–85 Danny Granger (19) David West,
Danny Granger (7) 		Paul George (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		16–7
24 February 7 Utah W 104–99 Darren Collison (25) Roy Hibbert (10) Darren Collison (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,006 		17–7
25 February 8 @ Atlanta L 87–97 Josh Smith (28) Roy Hibbert (13) Darren Collison (9) Philips Arena
16,288 		17–8
26 February 10 @ Memphis L 92–98 David West (22) David West (13) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedEx Forum
16,281 		17–9
27 February 11 Denver L 109–113 Ty Lawson (27) David West (7) Darren Collison (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,313 		17–10
28 February 14 Miami L 90–105 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		17–11
29 February 15 @ Cleveland L 87–98 Kyrie Irving (22) David West (10) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
12,712 		17–12
30 February 16 New Jersey W 93–88 Danny Granger (32) Roy Hibbert (11) Paul George (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,117 		18–12
31 February 19 Charlotte W 108–73 Roy Hibbert (18) Roy Hibbert (14) Darren Collison (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,673 		19–12
32 February 21 New Orleans W 117–108 (OT) Roy Hibbert (30) Roy Hibbert (13) Jarrett Jack (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,508 		20–12
33 February 22 @ Charlotte W 102–88 Tyler Hansbrough (22) Louis Amundson (12) Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,458 		21–12
34 February 28 Golden State W 102–78 Danny Granger (25) Roy Hibbert (9) Darren Collison (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,111 		22–12
March: 8–9 (home: 5–3; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
35 March 3 @ New Orleans W 102–84 Danny Granger (20) David West (13) Darren Collison (4) New Orleans Arena
16,379 		23–12
36 March 5 @ Chicago L 72–92 Paul George (21) David West (9) Roy Hibbert (4) United Center
22,106 		23–13
37 March 6 Atlanta L 96–101 David West (24) Danny Granger
Roy Hibbert (8) 		Darren Collison (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,393 		23–14
38 March 10 @ Miami L 91–93 (OT) Danny Granger (19) David West (10) Darren Collison (6) American Airlines Arena
20,154 		23–15
39 March 11 @ Orlando L 94–107 Paul George (22) Paul George (8) Darren Collison (4) Amway Center
18,846 		23–16
40 March 13 Portland W 92–75 Louis Amundson (21) David West (10) A. J. Price (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,933 		24–16
41 March 14 Philadelphia W 111–94 Danny Granger (20) Roy Hibbert (9) Roy Hibbert (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,081 		25–16
42 March 16 @ New York L 100–115 Darren Collison (15) Paul George
Tyler Hansbrough (6) 		Darren Collison
George Hill (4) 		Madison Square Garden
19,763 		25–17
43 March 17 New York L 88–102 Roy Hibbert (24) Roy Hibbert (12) Paul George (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		25–18
44 March 20 L. A. Clippers W 102–89 Danny Granger (25) Danny Granger (8) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,901 		26–18
45 March 22 @ Washington W 85–83 Roy Hibbert (19) Roy Hibbert (9) Darren Collison (5) Verizon Center
15,874 		27–18
46 March 23 Phoenix L 111–113 Danny Granger (28) David West (8) Darren Collison (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,786 		27–19
47 March 24 @ Milwaukee W 125–104 George Hill (24) Roy Hibbert (9) George Hill (5) Bradley Center
16,207 		28–19
48 March 26 Miami W 105–90 Danny Granger (25) David West (12) David West (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,415 		29–19
49 March 28 @ New Jersey L 84–100 Paul George (22) Roy Hibbert (7) Darren Collison (7) Prudential Center
10,817 		29–20
50 March 29 Washington W 93–89 Danny Granger (25) David West (8) Darren Collison (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,505 		30–20
51 March 31 @ San Antonio L 103–112 Danny Granger
Paul George (18) 		Roy Hibbert
George Hill (7) 		George Hill (6) AT&T Center
18,581 		30–21
April: 12–3 (home: 7–3; road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
52 April 1 @ Houston W 104–102 (OT) Danny Granger (32) Tyler Hansbrough (10) Darren Collison (7) Toyota Center
18,197 		31–21
53 April 3 New York W 112–104 Danny Granger (27) Paul George (8) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,042 		32–21
54 April 4 @ Washington W 109–96 Danny Granger (20) Louis Amundson (8) Darren Collison (11) Verizon Center
14,561 		33–21
55 April 6 Oklahoma City W 103–98 Danny Granger (26) Paul George (16) George Hill (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		34–21
56 April 7 Boston L 72–86 Danny Granger (20) Roy Hibbert (17) Darren Collison
Paul George (3) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,892 		34–22
57 April 9 Toronto W 103–98 Danny Granger
George Hill (18) 		George Hill
Tyler Hansbrough (7) 		George Hill
A. J. Price (4) 		Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,021 		35–22
58 April 11 @ Cleveland W 104–98 Danny Granger (23) Roy Hibbert (11) Roy Hibbert
Paul George (5) 		Quicken Loans Arena
14,307 		36–22
59 April 13 Cleveland W 102–83 Danny Granger (18) Roy Hibbert (10) George Hill (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,356 		37–22
60 April 14 @ Milwaukee W 105–99 Roy Hibbert (23) Roy Hibbert (14) Danny Granger
George Hill (3) 		Bradley Center
15,143 		38–22
61 April 16 Minnesota W 111–88 David West (22) Roy Hibbert (11) Danny Granger (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,845 		39–22
62 April 17 @ Philadelphia W 102–97 Danny Granger (24) Roy Hibbert (13) George Hill (7) Wells Fargo Center
18,969 		40–22
63 April 19 Milwaukee W 118–109 Danny Granger (29) David West (14) George Hill (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,453 		41–22
64 April 21 Philadelphia L 106–109 (OT) David West (32) David West (12) George Hill (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,701 		41–23
65 April 23 Detroit W 103–97 Paul George (27) Paul George (10) A.J. Price (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,584 		42–23
66 April 25 Chicago L 87–92 Lance Stephenson (22) Louis Amundson (7) George Hill (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		42–24
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Orlando L 77–81 David West (19) Roy Hibbert (13) Darren Collison (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		0–1
2 April 30 Orlando W 93–78 David West
Danny Granger
George Hill (18) 		Roy Hibbert (13) David West (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–1
3 May 2 @ Orlando W 97–74 Danny Granger (26) Roy Hibbert (10) Paul George (4) Amway Center
18,846 		2–1
4 May 5 @ Orlando W 101–99 (OT) David West (26) David West (12) Darren Collison (9) Amway Center
18,846 		3–1
5 May 8 Orlando W 105–87 Danny Granger (25) David West (8) Darren Collison (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		4–1
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 13 @ Miami L 86–95 David West
Roy Hibbert (17) 		David West (12) Darren Collison (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		0–1
2 May 15 @ Miami W 78–75 David West (16) Roy Hibbert
Paul George (11) 		Danny Granger (3) American Airlines Arena
19,828 		1–1
3 May 17 Miami W 94–75 George Hill (20) Roy Hibbert (18) George Hill (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		2–1
4 May 20 Miami L 93–101 Danny Granger (20) Roy Hibbert (9) Paul George (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		2–2
5 May 22 @ Miami L 83–115 Paul George (11) Roy Hibbert (12) Paul George (3) American Airlines Arena
20,097 		2–3
6 May 24 Miami L 93–105 David West (24) Paul George (10) George Hill (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Paul George SG 66 66 1,958 370 158 108 38 798 29.7 5.6 2.4 1.6 .6 12.1
David West PF 66 66 1,925 433 140 52 46 842 29.2 6.6 2.1 .8 .7 12.8
Tyler Hansbrough PF 66 0 1,442 290 30 54 9 614 21.8 4.4 .5 .8 .1 9.3
Roy Hibbert C 65 65 1,937 572 108 32 128 834 29.8 8.8 1.7 .5 2.0 12.8
Dahntay Jones SF 65 3 1,052 117 63 23 11 346 16.2 1.8 1.0 .4 .2 5.3
Danny Granger SF 62 62 2,062 307 109 62 40 1,159 33.3 5.0 1.8 1.0 .6 18.7
Darren Collison PG 60 56 1,878 187 287 49 14 621 31.3 3.1 4.8 .8 .2 10.4
Lou Amundson PF 60 0 753 222 14 27 44 213 12.6 3.7 .2 .5 .7 3.6
George Hill PG 50 9 1,274 151 145 42 17 481 25.5 3.0 2.9 .8 .3 9.6
A. J. Price PG 44 1 568 61 86 20 2 172 12.9 1.4 2.0 .5 .0 3.9
Lance Stephenson SG 42 1 442 53 46 21 5 106 10.5 1.3 1.1 .5 .1 2.5
Leandro Barbosa† SG 22 0 436 49 33 20 0 196 19.8 2.2 1.5 .9 .0 8.9
Jeff Ayres C 20 1 106 33 4 3 2 34 5.3 1.7 .2 .2 .1 1.7
Jeff Foster C 11 0 141 42 4 8 1 25 12.8 3.8 .4 .7 .1 2.3
Kyrylo Fesenko C 3 0 17 9 1 2 0 8 5.7 3.0 .3 .7 .0 2.7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Granger SF 11 11 420 62 27 6 4 187 38.2 5.6 2.5 .5 .4 17.0
David West PF 11 11 416 94 22 8 6 168 37.8 8.5 2.0 .7 .5 15.3
Paul George SG 11 11 371 73 26 18 4 107 33.7 6.6 2.4 1.6 .4 9.7
George Hill PG 11 11 346 25 32 13 3 148 31.5 2.3 2.9 1.2 .3 13.5
Roy Hibbert C 11 11 340 123 12 4 34 129 30.9 11.2 1.1 .4 3.1 11.7
Leandro Barbosa SG 11 0 223 24 14 5 1 63 20.3 2.2 1.3 .5 .1 5.7
Darren Collison PG 11 0 205 14 33 14 0 96 18.6 1.3 3.0 1.3 .0 8.7
Tyler Hansbrough PF 11 0 164 35 6 5 3 48 14.9 3.2 .5 .5 .3 4.4
Lou Amundson PF 11 0 94 23 2 2 5 27 8.5 2.1 .2 .2 .5 2.5
Dahntay Jones SF 7 0 58 7 3 1 0 17 8.3 1.0 .4 .1 .0 2.4
Lance Stephenson SG 4 0 12 0 1 0 0 6 3.0 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Jeff Ayres C 4 0 9 2 0 0 0 2 2.3 .5 .0 .0 .0 .5
A. J. Price PG 4 0 7 2 1 0 0 2 1.8 .5 .3 .0 .0 .5

Awards

All-Star

Disciplinary actions

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Indiana Pacers
George Hill 		To San Antonio Spurs
Draft rights to Kawhi Leonard
Draft rights to Erazem Lorbek
Draft rights to Dāvis Bertāns
December 19, 2011 To Indiana Pacers
Louis Amundson 		To Golden State Warriors
Brandon Rush
March 15, 2012 To Indiana Pacers
Leandro Barbosa 		To Toronto Raptors
Conditional 2012 second round draft pick.
Cash considerations.

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
David West December 13 New Orleans Hornets
Kyrylo Fesenko March 23 Utah Jazz
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Solomon Jones January 3 Los Angeles Clippers
Josh McRoberts December 14 Los Angeles Lakers

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

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
T. J. Ford November 22 KK Zagreb (Croatia) Yes

See also

References

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  2. ^ Pacers grab playoff berth, blow away Cavs, 102-83, The Indianapolis Star. April 13, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Pacers finish off Magic, win first playoff series in seven years Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated. May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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  8. ^ NBA fines Pacers coach Frank Vogel $15,000 for comments about officiating Heat, CBS Sports. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  9. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.