2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season is the 45th season of the franchise, 39th in San Antonio and 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
- April 27: Defeating Golden State in the season finale, the Spurs achieved their 13th consecutive 50+ win season, a new NBA record.
- May 20: Spurs completed another series sweep, defeating the L.A. Clippers with a 102-99 win in the second round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs.[4]
- May 29: With the Spurs Game 2 victory over the Thunder, their 20th consecutive, the Spurs became only the 4th team in NBA history to win 20 or more straight victories.[5]
Draft picks
Main article:
2011 NBA Draft
Roster
San Antonio Spurs roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From |
1.5 !G |
25 |
Anderson, James |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
1989–03–25 |
Oklahoma State |
6.0 !C |
45 |
Blair, DeJuan |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
1989–04–22 |
Pittsburgh |
5.5 !F/C |
15 |
Bonner, Matt |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
1980–04–05 |
Florida |
2.5 !G/F |
34 |
Byars, Derrick |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
1984–04–25 |
Vanderbilt |
5.5 !F/C |
33 |
Diaw, Boris |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
1982–04–16 |
France |
4.0 !F |
21 |
Duncan, Tim (C) |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
255 lb (116 kg) |
1976–04–25 |
Wake Forest |
1.5 !G |
20 |
Ginóbili, Manu |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
1977–07–28 |
Argentina |
2.5 !G/F |
4 |
Green, Danny |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1987–06–22 |
North Carolina |
2.5 !G/F |
3 |
Jackson, Stephen |
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
1978–04–05 |
Oak Hill Academy (HS) |
1.5 !G |
5 |
Joseph, Cory |
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1991–08–20 |
Texas |
2.5 !G/F |
2 |
Leonard, Kawhi |
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
1991–06–29 |
San Diego State |
1.5 !G |
8 |
Mills, Patrick |
7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1988–08–11 |
Saint Mary's |
1.5 !G |
14 |
Neal, Gary |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1984–10–03 |
Towson |
1.5 !G |
9 |
Parker, Tony (C) |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1982–05–17 |
France |
5.5 !F/C |
22 |
Splitter, Tiago |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
1985–01–01 |
Brazil |
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- 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 • Transactions Last transaction: 2012–04–25 |
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 scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2011–12 game log Total: 50–16 (Home: 28–5; Road: 22–11)
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December: 3–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–1)
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January
: 10–8 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–7)
Game |
Date Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
5 |
January 2 |
@ Minnesota |
L 96–106 |
Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan (16) |
Matt Bonner (6) |
Tony Parker (9) |
Target Center 14,514 |
3–2 |
6 |
January 4 |
Golden State |
W 101–96 |
Tony Parker (21) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker, T. J. Ford (8) |
AT&T Center 16,751 |
4-2 |
7 |
January 5 |
Dallas |
W 93–71 |
Matt Bonner (17) |
Richard Jefferson (7) |
Tony Parker (8) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
5-2 |
8 |
January 7 |
Denver |
W 121–117 |
Danny Green (24) |
DeJuan Blair (10) |
T. J. Ford (7) |
AT&T Center 17,537 |
6-2 |
9 |
January 8 |
@ Oklahoma City |
L 96–108 |
Gary Neal (18) |
Kawhi Leonard (10) |
Tony Parker (7) |
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 |
6-3 |
10 |
January 10 |
@ Milwaukee |
L 93–96 |
Tony Parker (22) |
Tim Duncan (8) |
Tony Parker (8) |
Bradley Center 11,585 |
6-4 |
11 |
January 11 |
Houston |
W 101–95 (OT) |
Tony Parker (28) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (8) |
AT&T Center 17,381 |
7-4 |
12 |
January 13 |
Portland |
W 99–83 |
Tony Parker (20) |
DeJuan Blair (11) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
8-4 |
13 |
January 15 |
Phoenix |
W 102–91 |
Tim Duncan (21) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
9-4 |
14 |
January 17 |
@ Miami |
L 98–120 |
Danny Green (20) |
Tim Duncan (7) |
Richard Jefferson (5) |
American Airlines Arena 19,600 |
9-5 |
15 |
January 18 |
@ Orlando |
W 85–83 (OT) |
Tony Parker (25) |
Tim Duncan (10) |
Tony Parker (9) |
Amway Center 18,846 |
10-5 |
16 |
January 20 |
Sacramento |
L 86–88 |
Tony Parker (24) |
Tim Duncan (10) |
Tony Parker (6) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
10-6 |
17 |
January 21 |
@ Houston |
L 102–105 |
Tiago Splitter (25) |
Kawhi Leonard (11) |
Tony Parker (13) |
Toyota Center 15,285 |
10-7 |
18 |
January 23 |
@ New Orleans |
W 104–102 |
Tim Duncan (28) |
Tim Duncan (7) |
Tony Parker (17) |
New Orleans Arena 12,599 |
11-7 |
19 |
January 25 |
Atlanta |
W 105–83 |
Matt Bonner, DeJuan Blair (17) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (7) |
AT&T Center 17,888 |
12-7 |
20 |
January 27 |
@ Minnesota |
L 79–87 |
Tony Parker (20) |
Tim Duncan (10) |
Tim Duncan (4) |
Target Center 16,699 |
12-8 |
21 |
January 29 |
@ Dallas |
L 100–101 (OT) |
Gary Neal (19) |
DeJuan Blair (9) |
Gary Neal (7) |
American Airlines Center 20,262 |
12-9 |
22 |
January 30 |
@ Memphis |
W 83–73 |
Matt Bonner (15) |
Kawhi Leonard (10) |
Tony Parker (12) |
FedExForum 15,118 |
13-9 |
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February
: 11–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 8–1)
Game |
Date Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
23 |
February 1 |
Houston |
W 99–91 |
Tim Duncan (25) |
Matt Bonner (10) |
Tony Parker, Danny Green (4) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
14-9 |
24 |
February 2 |
New Orleans |
W 93–81 |
Tim Duncan (19) |
Tim Duncan (9) |
Tony Parker (7) |
AT&T Center 18,082 |
15-9 |
25 |
February 4 |
Oklahoma City |
W 107–96 |
Tony Parker (42) |
Tim Duncan (15) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
16-9 |
26 |
February 6 |
@ Memphis |
W 89–84 |
Tony Parker (21) |
Tim Duncan (17) |
Tony Parker (7) |
FedExForum 13,527 |
17-9 |
27 |
February 8 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 100–90 |
Tony Parker (37) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (8) |
Wells Fargo Center 18,070 |
18-9 |
28 |
February 11 |
@ New Jersey |
W 103–89 |
Gary Neal (18) |
Tim Duncan (10) |
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5) |
Prudential Center 15,272 |
19-9 |
29 |
February 14 |
@ Detroit |
W 99–95 |
Tim Duncan (18) |
Tim Duncan (13) |
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,533 |
20-9 |
30 |
February 15 |
@ Toronto |
W 113–106 |
Tony Parker (34) |
Danny Green (7) |
Tony Parker (14) |
Air Canada Centre 15,999 |
21-9 |
31 |
February 18 |
@ L. A. Clippers |
W 103–100 (OT) |
Tony Parker (30) |
Tim Duncan (17) |
Tony Parker (10) |
Staples Center 19,217 |
22-9 |
32 |
February 20 |
@ Utah |
W 106–102 |
Tony Parker (23) |
Kawhi Leonard (8) |
Tony Parker (11) |
EnergySolutions Arena 19,105 |
23-9 |
33 |
February 21 |
@ Portland |
L 97–137 |
Kawhi Leonard (24) |
Kawhi Leonard (10) |
Richard Jefferson, Cory Joseph, Gary Neal (3) |
Rose Garden 20,567 |
23-10 |
34 |
February 23 |
@ Denver |
W 114–99 |
Dejuan Blair (28) |
DeJuan Blair (12) |
Tony Parker (12) |
Pepsi Center 18,875 |
24-10 |
35 |
February 29 |
Chicago |
L 89–96 |
Gary Neal (21) |
Tim Duncan (10) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
24-11 |
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March
: 11–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 3–1)
Game |
Date Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
36 |
March 2 |
Charlotte |
W 102–72 |
Tony Parker (15) |
DeJuan Blair (11) |
Tony Parker (4) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
25-11 |
37 |
March 4 |
Denver |
L 94–99 |
Tony Parker (25) |
Tim Duncan (9) |
Tony Parker (7) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
25-12 |
38 |
March 7 |
New York |
W 118–105 |
Tony Parker (32) |
Tim Duncan (8) |
Tony Parker, Emanuel Ginóbili (6) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
26-12 |
39 |
March 9 |
L. A. Clippers |
L 108–120 |
Manu Ginobili (22) |
Matt Bonner, Kawhi Leonard (6) |
Manu Ginobili (6) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
26-13 |
40 |
March 12 |
Washington |
W 112–97 |
Tony Parker (31) |
DeJuan Blair (12) |
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili (7) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
27-13 |
41 |
March 14 |
Orlando |
W 122–111 |
Tony Parker (31) |
Tim Duncan (13) |
Tony Parker (12) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
28-13 |
42 |
March 16 |
@ Oklahoma City |
W 114–105 |
Tony Parker (25) |
Tim Duncan (19) |
Tony Parker (7) |
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 |
29-13 |
43 |
March 17 |
@ Dallas |
L 99–106 |
Danny Green, Tim Duncan (17) |
Tiago Splitter (6) |
Tony Parker (11) |
American Airlines Center 20,528 |
29-14 |
44 |
March 21 |
Minnesota |
W 116–100 |
Tim Duncan (21) |
Tim Duncan (15) |
Manu Ginobili (8) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
30-14 |
45 |
March 23 |
Dallas |
W 104–87 |
Danny Green (18) |
Tim Duncan (12) |
Manu Ginobili (7) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
31-14 |
46 |
March 24 |
@ New Orleans |
W 89–86 |
DeJuan Blair (23) |
Tim Duncan, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green (7) |
Tony Parker (10) |
New Orleans Arena 16,118 |
32-14 |
47 |
March 25 |
Philadelphia |
W 93–76 |
Tony Parker (21) |
Kawhi Leonard (10) |
Tony Parker (7) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
33-14 |
48 |
March 27 |
@ Phoenix |
W 107–100 |
Tim Duncan (26) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (7) |
US Airways Center 16,573 |
34-14 |
49 |
March 28 |
@ Sacramento |
W 117–112 |
Manu Ginobili (20) |
Kawhi Leonard (9) |
Tony Parker (10) |
Power Balance Pavilion 13,119 |
35-14 |
50 |
March 31 |
Indiana |
W 112–103 |
Tim Duncan (23) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili (5) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
36-14 |
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April: 12–2 (Home: 6–1; Road: 6–1)
Game |
Date Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record |
51 |
April 3 |
@ Cleveland |
W 125–90 |
Patrick Mills (20) |
Tim Duncan (8) |
Boris Diaw (8) |
Quicken Loans Arena 19,574 |
37-14 |
52 |
April 4 |
@ Boston |
W 87–86 |
Danny Green (14) |
Tim Duncan (16) |
Gary Neal (4) |
TD Garden 18,624 |
38-14 |
53 |
April 6 |
New Orleans |
W 128–103 |
Tim Duncan (19) |
Stephen Jackson (7) |
Tony Parker (6) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
39-14 |
54 |
April 8 |
Utah |
W 114–100 |
Tony Parker (28) |
Tim Duncan (13) |
Danny Green (5) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
40-14 |
55 |
April 9 |
@ Utah |
L 84–91 |
Gary Neal (14) |
DeJuan Blair (8) |
Gary Neal (5) |
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 |
40-15 |
56 |
April 11 |
L. A. Lakers |
L 84–98 |
Danny Green (22) |
Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Jackson (5) |
Tony Parker (8) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
40-16 |
57 |
April 12 |
Memphis |
W 107–97 |
Tim Duncan (28) |
Tim Duncan (12) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
41-16 |
58 |
April 14 |
Phoenix |
W 105–91 |
Tim Duncan (19) |
Tim Duncan (11) |
Tony Parker (5) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
42-16 |
59 |
April 16 |
@ Golden State |
W 120–99 |
Gary Neal (17) |
Boris Diaw (9) |
Gary Neal, Tony Parker (5) |
Oracle Arena 18,471 |
43-16 |
60 |
April 17 |
@ L. A. Lakers |
W 112–91 |
Tony Parker (29) |
Tim Duncan, Matt Bonner (8) |
Tony Parker (13) |
Staples Center 18,997 |
44-16 |
61 |
April 18 |
@ Sacramento |
W 127–102 |
Gary Neal, Tiago Splitter (17) |
Tiago Splitter (7) |
Tony Parker (8) |
Power Balance Pavilion 16,954 |
45-16 |
62 |
April 20 |
L. A. Lakers |
W 121–97 |
Tim Duncan (21) |
Tim Duncan (8) |
Tony Parker (10) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
46-16 |
63 |
April 22 |
Cleveland |
W 114–98 |
Manu Ginobili (20) |
Tiago Splitter, Boris Diaw, Kawhi Leonard, DeJuan Blair (7) |
Tony Parker (9) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
47-16 |
64 |
April 23 |
Portland |
W 124–89 |
Danny Green, Tim Duncan (18) |
Tim Duncan (8) |
Boris Diaw, Tony Parker (6) |
AT&T Center 18,581 |
48-16 |
65 |
April 25 |
@ Phoenix |
W 110–106 |
Patrick Mills (27) |
DeJuan Blair (8) |
Stephen Jackson (6) |
US Airways Center 17,172 |
49-16 |
66 |
April 26 |
@ Golden State |
W 107–101 |
Patrick Mills (34) |
DeJuan Blair (13) |
Patrick Mills (12) |
Oracle Arena 18,124 |
50-16 |
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2011–12 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
2012 playoff game log
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First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
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2012 playoff schedule |
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
External links
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