2011β12 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Doc Rivers |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
President | Danny Ainge |
Owners | Boston Basketball Partners |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 39–27 (.591) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN New England |
Radio | WEEI-FM |
The 2011β12 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 39β27 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 for the third consecutive season (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.
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 2 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and appear again in the 2014 Finals against the same Spurs team.
It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991β92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club Team |
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1 | 27 |
JaJuan Johnson (traded from the New Jersey Nets) |
PF | ![]() |
Purdue |
2 | 55 | E'Twaun Moore | SG | ![]() |
Purdue |
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2011 pre-season game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 2β0 (home: 1β0; road: 1β0)
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2011β12 season schedule |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | β | 24β9 | 15β18 | 8β6 | 66 |
x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 3 | 22β11 | 14β19 | 8β6 | 66 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 4 | 19β14 | 16β17 | 7β6 | 66 |
Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 16 | 13β20 | 10β23 | 7β8 | 66 |
New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 17 | 9β24 | 13β20 | 5β9 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | β | 66 |
2 | y- Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
4 | y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
6 | x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
8 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |
2012 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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Conference finals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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2012 playoff schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ray Allen | 46 | 42 | 34.0 | .458 | .453 | .915 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.2 |
Brandon Bass | 59 | 39 | 31.7 | .479 | .810 | 6.2 | .9 | .6 | .9 | 12.5 | |
Avery Bradley | 64 | 28 | 21.4 | .498 | .407 | .795 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 7.6 |
Marquis Daniels | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | .364 | .000 | .739 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 3.2 |
Keyon Dooling | 46 | 2 | 14.4 | .405 | .333 | .742 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
Kevin Garnett | 60 | 60 | 31.1 | .503 | .333 | .857 | 8.2 | 2.9 | .9 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
Ryan Hollins [1] | 15 | 1 | 10.7 | .643 | .300 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 2.8 | |
JaJuan Johnson | 36 | 0 | 8.3 | .446 | .667 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 3.2 | |
E'Twaun Moore | 38 | 0 | 8.7 | .381 | .378 | 1.000 | .9 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 |
Jermaine O'Neal [1] | 25 | 24 | 22.8 | .433 | .677 | 5.4 | .4 | .3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | |
Sasha PavloviΔ | 45 | 7 | 11.7 | .391 | .293 | .375 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 2.7 |
Paul Pierce | 61 | 61 | 34.0 | .443 | .366 | .852 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.4 |
MickaΓ«l PiΓ©trus | 42 | 6 | 21.9 | .385 | .335 | .645 | 3.1 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 6.9 |
Rajon Rondo | 53 | 53 | 36.9 | .448 | .238 | .597 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 1.8 | .1 | 11.9 |
Greg Stiemsma | 55 | 3 | 13.9 | .545 | .707 | 3.2 | .5 | .7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
Chris Wilcox [1] | 28 | 4 | 17.2 | .598 | .615 | 4.4 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 5.4 | |
Sean Williams [1] | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Negated Contract due to Injury Waived Retired |
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) |
Additions | ||
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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 PavloviΔ | December 12 | Re-signed |
MickaΓ«l PiΓ©trus | December 24 | Phoenix Suns |
Ryan Hollins | March 23 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Sean Williams | April 20 | Dallas Mavericks |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Nenad KrstiΔ | 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 | BeΕiktaΕ 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 | |||
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Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
Nenad KrstiΔ | 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] |
2011β12 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Doc Rivers |
General manager | Danny Ainge |
President | Danny Ainge |
Owners | Boston Basketball Partners |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 39–27 (.591) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Atlantic) Conference: 4th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Heat 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN New England |
Radio | WEEI-FM |
The 2011β12 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 39β27 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 for the third consecutive season (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.
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 2 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and appear again in the 2014 Finals against the same Spurs team.
It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991β92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club Team |
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1 | 27 |
JaJuan Johnson (traded from the New Jersey Nets) |
PF | ![]() |
Purdue |
2 | 55 | E'Twaun Moore | SG | ![]() |
Purdue |
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2011β12 season schedule |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | β | 24β9 | 15β18 | 8β6 | 66 |
x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 3 | 22β11 | 14β19 | 8β6 | 66 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 4 | 19β14 | 16β17 | 7β6 | 66 |
Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 16 | 13β20 | 10β23 | 7β8 | 66 |
New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 17 | 9β24 | 13β20 | 5β9 | 66 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z- Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | β | 66 |
2 | y- Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
3 | x- Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
4 | y- Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
6 | x- Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
7 | x- New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
8 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |
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December: 1β3 (home: 1β0; road: 0β3)
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January
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February
: 7β7 (home: 6β2; road: 1β5)
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March
: 12β5 (home: 6β0; road: 6β5)
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April
: 10β5 (home: 6β1; road: 4β4)
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2012 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 3β1; road: 1β2)
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Conference finals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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2012 playoff schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ray Allen | 46 | 42 | 34.0 | .458 | .453 | .915 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 14.2 |
Brandon Bass | 59 | 39 | 31.7 | .479 | .810 | 6.2 | .9 | .6 | .9 | 12.5 | |
Avery Bradley | 64 | 28 | 21.4 | .498 | .407 | .795 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 7.6 |
Marquis Daniels | 38 | 0 | 12.7 | .364 | .000 | .739 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 3.2 |
Keyon Dooling | 46 | 2 | 14.4 | .405 | .333 | .742 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
Kevin Garnett | 60 | 60 | 31.1 | .503 | .333 | .857 | 8.2 | 2.9 | .9 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
Ryan Hollins [1] | 15 | 1 | 10.7 | .643 | .300 | 1.7 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 2.8 | |
JaJuan Johnson | 36 | 0 | 8.3 | .446 | .667 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 3.2 | |
E'Twaun Moore | 38 | 0 | 8.7 | .381 | .378 | 1.000 | .9 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 |
Jermaine O'Neal [1] | 25 | 24 | 22.8 | .433 | .677 | 5.4 | .4 | .3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | |
Sasha PavloviΔ | 45 | 7 | 11.7 | .391 | .293 | .375 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 2.7 |
Paul Pierce | 61 | 61 | 34.0 | .443 | .366 | .852 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 19.4 |
MickaΓ«l PiΓ©trus | 42 | 6 | 21.9 | .385 | .335 | .645 | 3.1 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 6.9 |
Rajon Rondo | 53 | 53 | 36.9 | .448 | .238 | .597 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 1.8 | .1 | 11.9 |
Greg Stiemsma | 55 | 3 | 13.9 | .545 | .707 | 3.2 | .5 | .7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | |
Chris Wilcox [1] | 28 | 4 | 17.2 | .598 | .615 | 4.4 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 5.4 | |
Sean Williams [1] | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | .333 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
Players Added Via draft Via free agency Via trade |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Negated Contract due to Injury Waived Retired |
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) |
Additions | ||
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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 PavloviΔ | December 12 | Re-signed |
MickaΓ«l PiΓ©trus | December 24 | Phoenix Suns |
Ryan Hollins | March 23 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Sean Williams | April 20 | Dallas Mavericks |
Subtractions | ||
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Player | Date signed | New team |
Nenad KrstiΔ | 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 | BeΕiktaΕ 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 | |||
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Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
Nenad KrstiΔ | 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] |