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NBA professional basketball team season
The
2011β12
San Antonio Spurs season was the 45th season of the franchise, 39th in
San Antonio and 36th in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs tied the
Chicago Bulls for the best record of the season at 50β16, transmuted to 62β20 in an 82-game season, as the season was shortened to 66 games due to the
2011 NBA lockout .
The Spurs attained the first seed in the Western Conference, earning a berth in the
2012 NBA playoffs , where they swept both the
Utah Jazz and the
Los Angeles Clippers in four games in the first round and semifinals, respectively, only to be eliminated in six games by the
Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals. The Thunder would go on to lose to the
Miami Heat in the
Finals in five games.
Key dates
Draft picks
Roster
2011β12 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
25
Anderson, James
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1989-03-25
Oklahoma State
PF
45
Blair, DeJuan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1989-04-22
Pittsburgh
PF
15
Bonner, Matt
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1980-04-05
Florida
PF
34
Byars, Derrick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1984-04-25
Vanderbilt
PF
33
Diaw, Boris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1982-04-16
France
C
21
Duncan, Tim
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1976-04-25
Wake Forest
SG
20
GinΓ³bili, Manu
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1977-07-28
Argentina
SG
4
Green, Danny
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1987-06-22
North Carolina
SF
3
Jackson, Stephen
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1978-04-05
Oak Hill Academy (HS)
PG
5
Joseph, Cory
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1991-08-20
Texas
SF
2
Leonard, Kawhi
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1991-06-29
San Diego State
PG
8
Mills, Patty
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1988-08-11
Saint Mary's
SG
14
Neal, Gary
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1984-10-03
Towson
PG
9
Parker, Tony
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1982-05-17
France
C
22
Splitter, Tiago
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1985-01-01
Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 25, 2012
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.
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2011β12 game log Total: 50β16 (home: 28β5; road: 22β11)
December: 3β1 (home: 3β0; road: 0β1)
January
: 10β8 (home: 7β1; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
January 2
@
Minnesota
L 96β106
Richard Jefferson ,
Tim Duncan (16)
Matt Bonner (6)
Tony Parker (9)
Target Center 14,514
3β2
6
January 4
Golden State
W 101β96
Tony Parker (21)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker ,
T. J. Ford (8)
AT&T Center 16,751
4β2
7
January 5
Dallas
W 93β71
Matt Bonner (17)
Richard Jefferson (7)
Tony Parker (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
5β2
8
January 7
Denver
W 121β117
Danny Green (24)
DeJuan Blair (10)
T. J. Ford (7)
AT&T Center 17,537
6β2
9
January 8
@
Oklahoma City
L 96β108
Gary Neal (18)
Kawhi Leonard (10)
Tony Parker (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6β3
10
January 10
@
Milwaukee
L 93β96
Tony Parker (22)
Tim Duncan (8)
Tony Parker (8)
Bradley Center 11,585
6β4
11
January 11
Houston
W 101β95 (
OT )
Tony Parker (28)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (8)
AT&T Center 17,381
7β4
12
January 13
Portland
W 99β83
Tony Parker (20)
DeJuan Blair (11)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
8β4
13
January 15
Phoenix
W 102β91
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
9β4
14
January 17
@
Miami
L 98β120
Danny Green (20)
Tim Duncan (7)
Richard Jefferson (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
9β5
15
January 18
@
Orlando
W 85β83 (
OT )
Tony Parker (25)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (9)
Amway Center 18,846
10β5
16
January 20
Sacramento
L 86β88
Tony Parker (24)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
10β6
17
January 21
@
Houston
L 102β105
Tiago Splitter (25)
Kawhi Leonard (11)
Tony Parker (13)
Toyota Center 15,285
10β7
18
January 23
@
New Orleans
W 104β102
Tim Duncan (28)
Tim Duncan (7)
Tony Parker (17)
New Orleans Arena 12,599
11β7
19
January 25
Atlanta
W 105β83
Matt Bonner ,
DeJuan Blair (17)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (7)
AT&T Center 17,888
12β7
20
January 27
@
Minnesota
L 79β87
Tony Parker (20)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tim Duncan (4)
Target Center 16,699
12β8
21
January 29
@
Dallas
L 100β101 (
OT )
Gary Neal (19)
DeJuan Blair (9)
Gary Neal (7)
American Airlines Center 20,262
12β9
22
January 30
@
Memphis
W 83β73
Matt Bonner (15)
Kawhi Leonard (10)
Tony Parker (12)
FedExForum 15,118
13β9
February
: 11β2 (home: 3β1; road: 8β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
February 1
Houston
W 99β91
Tim Duncan (25)
Matt Bonner (10)
Tony Parker ,
Danny Green (4)
AT&T Center 18,581
14β9
24
February 2
New Orleans
W 93β81
Tim Duncan (19)
Tim Duncan (9)
Tony Parker (7)
AT&T Center 18,082
15β9
25
February 4
Oklahoma City
W 107β96
Tony Parker (42)
Tim Duncan (15)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
16β9
26
February 6
@
Memphis
W 89β84
Tony Parker (21)
Tim Duncan (17)
Tony Parker (7)
FedExForum 13,527
17β9
27
February 8
@
Philadelphia
W 100β90
Tony Parker (37)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (8)
Wells Fargo Center 18,070
18β9
28
February 11
@
New Jersey
W 103β89
Gary Neal (18)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tim Duncan ,
Tony Parker (5)
Prudential Center 15,272
19β9
29
February 14
@
Detroit
W 99β95
Tim Duncan (18)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tony Parker ,
Manu GinΓ³bili (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,533
20β9
30
February 15
@
Toronto
W 113β106
Tony Parker (34)
Danny Green (7)
Tony Parker (14)
Air Canada Centre 15,999
21β9
31
February 18
@
L. A. Clippers
W 103β100 (
OT )
Tony Parker (30)
Tim Duncan (17)
Tony Parker (10)
Staples Center 19,217
22β9
32
February 20
@
Utah
W 106β102
Tony Parker (23)
Kawhi Leonard (8)
Tony Parker (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,105
23β9
33
February 21
@
Portland
L 97β137
Kawhi Leonard (24)
Kawhi Leonard (10)
Richard Jefferson ,
Cory Joseph ,
Gary Neal (3)
Rose Garden 20,567
23β10
34
February 23
@
Denver
W 114β99
Dejuan Blair (28)
DeJuan Blair (12)
Tony Parker (12)
Pepsi Center 18,875
24β10
All-Star Break
35
February 29
Chicago
L 89β96
Gary Neal (21)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
24β11
March
: 11β3 (home: 8β2; road: 3β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
March 2
Charlotte
W 102β72
Tony Parker (15)
DeJuan Blair (11)
Tony Parker (4)
AT&T Center 18,581
25β11
37
March 4
Denver
L 94β99
Tony Parker (25)
Tim Duncan (9)
Tony Parker (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
25β12
38
March 7
New York
W 118β105
Tony Parker (32)
Tim Duncan (8)
Tony Parker ,
Manu GinΓ³bili (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
26β12
39
March 9
L. A. Clippers
L 108β120
Manu GinΓ³bili (22)
Matt Bonner ,
Kawhi Leonard (6)
Manu GinΓ³bili (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
26β13
40
March 12
Washington
W 112β97
Tony Parker (31)
DeJuan Blair (12)
Tony Parker ,
Manu GinΓ³bili (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
27β13
41
March 14
Orlando
W 122β111
Tony Parker (31)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tony Parker (12)
AT&T Center 18,581
28β13
42
March 16
@
Oklahoma City
W 114β105
Tony Parker (25)
Tim Duncan (19)
Tony Parker (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
29β13
43
March 17
@
Dallas
L 99β106
Danny Green ,
Tim Duncan (17)
Tiago Splitter (6)
Tony Parker (11)
American Airlines Center 20,528
29β14
44
March 21
Minnesota
W 116β100
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan (15)
Manu GinΓ³bili (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
30β14
45
March 23
Dallas
W 104β87
Danny Green (18)
Tim Duncan (12)
Manu GinΓ³bili (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
31β14
46
March 24
@
New Orleans
W 89β86
DeJuan Blair (23)
Tim Duncan ,
DeJuan Blair ,
Kawhi Leonard ,
Danny Green (7)
Tony Parker (10)
New Orleans Arena 16,118
32β14
47
March 25
Philadelphia
W 93β76
Tony Parker (21)
Kawhi Leonard (10)
Tony Parker (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
33β14
48
March 27
@
Phoenix
W 107β100
Tim Duncan (26)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (7)
US Airways Center 16,573
34β14
49
March 28
@
Sacramento
W 117β112
Manu GinΓ³bili (20)
Kawhi Leonard (9)
Tony Parker (10)
Power Balance Pavilion 13,119
35β14
50
March 31
Indiana
W 112β103
Tim Duncan (23)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker ,
Manu GinΓ³bili (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
36β14
April: 12β2 (home: 6β1; road: 6β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
April 3
@
Cleveland
W 125β90
Patrick Mills (20)
Tim Duncan (8)
Boris Diaw (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,574
37β14
52
April 4
@
Boston
W 87β86
Danny Green (14)
Tim Duncan (16)
Gary Neal (4)
TD Garden 18,624
38β14
53
April 6
New Orleans
W 128β103
Tim Duncan (19)
Stephen Jackson (7)
Tony Parker (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
39β14
54
April 8
Utah
W 114β100
Tony Parker (28)
Tim Duncan (13)
Danny Green (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
40β14
55
April 9
@
Utah
L 84β91
Gary Neal (14)
DeJuan Blair (8)
Gary Neal (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
40β15
56
April 11
L. A. Lakers
L 84β98
Danny Green (22)
Kawhi Leonard ,
Stephen Jackson (5)
Tony Parker (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
40β16
57
April 12
Memphis
W 107β97
Tim Duncan (28)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
41β16
58
April 14
Phoenix
W 105β91
Tim Duncan (19)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
42β16
59
April 16
@
Golden State
W 120β99
Gary Neal (17)
Boris Diaw (9)
Gary Neal ,
Tony Parker (5)
Oracle Arena 18,471
43β16
60
April 17
@
L. A. Lakers
W 112β91
Tony Parker (29)
Tim Duncan ,
Matt Bonner (8)
Tony Parker (13)
Staples Center 18,997
44β16
61
April 18
@
Sacramento
W 127β102
Gary Neal ,
Tiago Splitter (17)
Tiago Splitter (7)
Tony Parker (8)
Power Balance Pavilion 16,954
45β16
62
April 20
L. A. Lakers
W 121β97
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan (8)
Tony Parker (10)
AT&T Center 18,581
46β16
63
April 22
Cleveland
W 114β98
Manu GinΓ³bili (20)
Tiago Splitter ,
Boris Diaw ,
Kawhi Leonard ,
DeJuan Blair (7)
Tony Parker (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
47β16
64
April 23
Portland
W 124β89
Danny Green ,
Tim Duncan (18)
Tim Duncan (8)
Boris Diaw ,
Tony Parker (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
48β16
65
April 25
@
Phoenix
W 110β106
Patrick Mills (27)
DeJuan Blair (8)
Stephen Jackson (6)
US Airways Center 17,172
49β16
66
April 26
@
Golden State
W 107β101
Patrick Mills (34)
DeJuan Blair (13)
Patrick Mills (12)
Oracle Arena 18,124
50β16
2011β12 season schedule
Playoffs
Game log
2012 playoff game log
First round: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
Conference semifinals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 2β1; road: 0β3)
2012 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Award winners
References
^
"Report: NBA draft moving to Newark" . ESPN.com . October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2011 .
^
"Spurs' Popovich named Coach of the Year" .
NBA .com . May 1, 2012. Archived from
the original on May 7, 2012.
^
"Spurs finish off Jazz" .
NBA .com . May 7, 2012.
^
"Spurs complete sweep of Clippers" .
NBA .com . May 21, 2012.
^
"Notebook: Spurs 120, Thunder 111" .
NBA .com . May 30, 2012.
^
"San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder recap" . espn.com . Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
^ McAllister, Shep (March 16, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Eric Dawson to Second 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Hunt, Ben (December 9, 2011).
"Spurs sign T.J. Ford" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ McAllister, Shep (December 12, 2011).
"Spurs sign Antoine Hood and Gani Lawal" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Hunt, Ben (January 3, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Ike Diogu" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Hunt, Ben (January 12, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Malcolm Thomas" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ McAllister, Shep (March 23, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Boris Diaw" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ McAllister, Shep (March 27, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Patrick Mills" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ McAllister, Shep (March 24, 2012).
"Spurs Sign Justin Dentmon to 10 Day Contract" . NBA.com . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
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