2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachByron Scott
General managerChris Grant
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record21–45 (.318)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 1 Kyrie Irving G  United States Duke
1 4 Tristan Thompson F  Canada Texas
2 32 Justin Harper F  United States Richmond
2 54 Milan Mačvan PF  Serbia Maccabi Tel Aviv

Roster

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2011–12 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 36 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-06-22 Israel
C 9 Erden, Semih 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-07-28 Turkey
SG 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1987-05-29 Alabama
SG 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-02-27 Texas
PF 44 Harangody, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-01-02 Notre Dame
SG 6 Harris, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-09-21 Michigan
PG 2 Irving, Kyrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-06-12 North Carolina
SF 12 Kennedy, D. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1989-11-05 St. John's
SF 18 Parker, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1975-06-19 Bradley
C 24 Samuels, Samardo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989-01-09 Louisville
PG 15 Sloan, Donald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988-01-15 Texas A&M
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
F 32 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-03-28 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 21, 2012

Pre-season

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2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 @ Detroit Pistons W 91–87 Kyrie Irving (20) Alonzo Gee (8) Ramon Sessions (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
7,927 		1–0
2 December 20 Detroit Pistons L 89–90 Omri Casspi (18) Anderson Varejão (10) Ramon Sessions (8) Quicken Loans Arena
9,853 		1-1
2011–12 season schedule

The original 2011 NBA Pre-season was canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. After the lockout, the NBA created a new two game Pre-Season.

Regular season

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Standings

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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

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2011–12 game log
Total: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23)
December: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 Toronto L 96–104 Ramon Sessions (18) Anderson Varejão (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		0–1
2 December 28 @ Detroit W 105–89 Samardo Samuels (17) Anderson Varejão, Ramon Sessions (7) Kyrie Irving (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–1
3 December 30 @ Indiana L 91–98 (OT) Kyrie Irving (20) Anderson Varejão (13) Kyrie Irving, Alonzo Gee (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,004 		1–2
January: 7–10 (home: 3–4; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 January 1 New Jersey W 98–82 Antawn Jamison (23) Anderson Varejão (11) Ramon Sessions (8) Quicken Loans Arena
15,084 		2–2
5 January 3 Charlotte W 115–101 Kyrie Irving (20) Tristan Thompson (9) Ramon Sessions (9) Quicken Loans Arena
14,173 		3–2
6 January 4 @ Toronto L 77–92 Antawn Jamison (19) Anderson Varejão (13) Kyrie Irving (4) Air Canada Centre
14,468 		3–3
7 January 6 @ Minnesota W 98–87 Antawn Jamison (22) Anderson Varejão (12) Ramon Sessions (6) Target Center
16,943 		4–3
8 January 8 @ Portland L 78–98 Kyrie Irving (21) Antawn Jamison (11) Kyrie Irving (4) Rose Garden
20,292 		4–4
9 January 10 @ Utah L 105–113 Antawn Jamison (22) Anderson Varejão (11) Kyrie Irving (5) EnergySolutions Arena
17,879 		4–5
10 January 12 @ Phoenix W 101–90 Kyrie Irving (26) Anderson Varejão (17) Kyrie Irving (6) US Airways Center
14,636 		5–5
11 January 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 92–97 Kyrie Irving (21) Anderson Varejão (14) Anthony Parker (5) Staples Center
18,997 		5–6
12 January 16 @ Charlotte W 102–94 Kyrie Irving (25) Anderson Varejão (12) Ramon Sessions (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,988 		6–6
13 January 17 Golden State L 95–105 Antawn Jamison (19) Anderson Varejão (13) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
13,056 		6–7
14 January 20 Chicago L 75–114 Anderson Varejão (14) Antawn Jamison (8) Anthony Parker, Kyrie Irving, Ramon Sessions (3) Quicken Loans Arena
17,871 		6–8
15 January 21, 2012 @ Atlanta L 94–121 Kyrie Irving (18) Anderson Varejão (8) Ramon Sessions (4) Philips Arena
15,922 		6–9
16 January 24 @ Miami L 85–92 Kyrie Irving (17) Anderson Varejão (11) Kyrie Irving, Antawn Jamison (4) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		6–10
17 January 25 New York W 91–81 Antawn Jamison (15) Anderson Varejão (16) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena
16,760 		7–10
18 January 27 New Jersey L 96–99 Kyrie Irving (32) Anderson Varejão (9) Daniel Gibson (4) Quicken Loans Arena
13,121 		7–11
19 January 29 @ Boston W 88–87 Kyrie Irving (23) Anderson Varejão (9) Kyrie Irving (6) TD Garden
18,624 		8–11
20 January 31 Boston L 90–93 Kyrie Irving (21) Anderson Varejão (20) Ramon Sessions (10) Quicken Loans Arena
14,798 		8–12
February: 5–8 (home: 5–5; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 February 3 @ Orlando L 94–102 Alonzo Gee (20) Anderson Varejão (15) Ramon Sessions (8) Amway Center
18,933 		8–13
22 February 4 Dallas W 91–88 Kyrie Irving (20) Anderson Varejão (17) Ramon Sessions (8) Quicken Loans Arena
17,433 		9–13
23 February 7 @ Miami L 91–107 Antawn Jamison (25) Anderson Varejão (11) Kyrie Irving (6) American Airlines Arena20,078 9–14
24 February 8 L. A. Clippers W 99–92 Antawn Jamison (27) Anderson Varejão (11) Ramon Sessions (13) Quicken Loans Arena
17,100 		10–14
25 February 10 Milwaukee L 112–113 (OT) Antawn Jamison (34) Tristan Thompson (13) Ramon Sessions (16) Quicken Loans Arena
15,195 		10–15
26 February 11 Philadelphia L 84–99 Antawn Jamison (20) Antawn Jamison (8) Ramon Sessions (8) Quicken Loans Arena 10–16
27 February 15 Indiana W 98–87 Kyrie Irving (22) David West (10) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena 11–16
28 February 17 Miami L 87–111 LeBron James (28) Chris Bosh (12) LeBron James (5) Quicken Loans Arena 11–17
29 February 19 Sacramento W 93–92 Kyrie Irving (23) Omri Casspi (12) Isaiah Thomas (11) Quicken Loans Arena 12–17
30 February 21 Detroit W 101–100 Antawn Jamison (32) Alonzo Gee (11) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 13–17
31 February 22 New Orleans L 84–89 Antawn Jamison (22) Gustavo Ayon (17) Kyrie Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena 13–18
All-Star Break
32 February 28 Boston L 83–86 Kyrie Irving (24) Chris Wilcox (11) Rajon Rondo (11 Quicken Loans Arena 13–19
33 February 29 @ New York L 103–120 Antawn Jamison (23) Tyson Chandler (15) Jeremy Lin (13) Madison Square Garden 13–20
March: 4–13 (home: 1–7; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 March 2 Chicago L 91–112 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (11) Derrick Rose (9) Quicken Loans Arena 13–21
35 March 3 @ Washington L 98–101 Jordan Crawford (31) JaVale McGee (12) Kyrie Irving (6) Verizon Center 13–22
36 March 5 Utah L 100–109 Antawn Jamison, Kyrie Irving (22) Five players (4) Antawn Jamison (6) Quicken Loans Arena
13,190 		13–23
37 March 7 @ Denver W 100–99 Antawn Jamison (33) Antawn Jamison (9) Kyrie Irving (8) Power Balance Pavilion
15,816 		14–23
38 March 9 @ Oklahoma City W 96–90 Antawn Jamison (21) Three players (8) Kyrie Irving (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		15–23
39 March 11 Houston W 118–107 Antawn Jamison (28) Kyrie Irving (6) Ramon Sessions (7) Quicken Loans Arena
17,662 		16–23
40 March 13 Toronto L 88–96 Antawn Jamison (20) Kyrie Irving (7) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena
14,203 		16–24
41 March 14 @ Milwaukee L 105–115 Kyrie Irving (28) Alonzo Gee
Antawn Jamison (5) 		Ramon Sessions (6) Bradley Center
15,319 		16–25
42 March 18 Atlanta L 87–103 Alonzo Gee (20) Alonzo Gee (9) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena
15,645 		16–26
43 March 19 @ New Jersey W 105–100 Tristan Thompson (27) Antawn Jamison (13) Kyrie Irving (7) Prudential Center
11,254 		17–26
44 March 21 @ Atlanta L 102–103 (OT) Kyrie Irving (29) Alonzo Gee (13) Kyrie Irving (9) Philips Arena
12,331 		17–27
45 March 23 @ Orlando L 80–93 Antawn Jamison (16) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (6) Amway Center
18,846 		17–28
46 March 25 Phoenix L 83–108 Kyrie Irving (16) Manny Harris (9) Kyrie Irving
Donald Sloan (4) 		Quicken Loans Arena
17,307 		17–29
47 March 27 @ Philadelphia L 85–103 Anthony Parker (14) Alonzo Gee (9) Kyrie Irving (7) Wells Fargo Center
17,832 		17–30
48 March 28 Detroit L 75–87 Kyrie Irving (22) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
14,486 		17–31
49 March 30 Milwaukee L 84–121 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
16,099 		17–32
50 March 31 @ New York L 75–91 Antawn Jamison (13) Antawn Jamison
Donald Sloan (7) 		Donald Sloan (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		17–33
April: 4–12 (home: 2–5; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 April 3 San Antonio L 90–125 Antawn Jamison (15) Alonzo Gee (5) Kyrie Irving
Luke Walton (5) 		Quicken Loans Arena
14,759 		17–34
52 April 4 @ Milwaukee L 98–107 Anthony Parker (27) Tristan Thompson (9) Donald Sloan (8) Bradley Center
11,849 		17–35
53 April 6 @ Toronto W 84–80 Antawn Jamison (25) Antawn Jamison (8) Lester Hudson (7) Air Canada Centre
16,565 		18–35
54 April 8 @ New Jersey L 117–122 (OT) Antawn Jamison (34) Tristan Thompson (15) Donald Sloan (14) Prudential Center
11,341 		18–36
55 April 10 Charlotte W 103–90 Lester Hudson (25) Lester Hudson (8) Lester Hudson (6) Quicken Loans Arena
13,576 		19–36
56 April 11 Indiana L 98–104 (OT) Antawn Jamison (21) Antawn Jamison
Tristan Thompson (8) 		Donald Sloan (6) Quicken Loans Arena
14,307 		19–37
57 April 13 @ Indiana L 83–102 Omri Casspi (14) Samardo Samuels (10) Donald Sloan (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,356 		19–38
58 April 14 @ Washington W 98–89 Luke Harangody (16) Luke Harangody (10) Anthony Parker (5) Verizon Center
17,200 		20–38
59 April 15 Orlando L 84–100 Antawn Jamison (21) Alonzo Gee
Tristan Thompson (8) 		Antawn Jamison (6) Quicken Loans Arena
16,305 		20–39
60 April 17 @ Detroit L 77–116 Manny Harris (18) Tristan Thompson (13) Donald Sloan (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,595 		20–40
61 April 18 Philadelphia L 87–103 Samardo Samuels
Lester Hudson (15) 		Samardo Samuels
Tristan Thompson (5) 		Donald Sloan (7) Quicken Loans Arena
14,678 		20–41
62 April 20 New York W 98–90 Kyrie Irving (21) Manny Harris (12) Antawn Jamison (5) Quicken Loans Arena
19,349 		21–41
63 April 22 @ San Antonio L 98–114 Antawn Jamison (21) Tristan Thompson (9) Anthony Parker (4) AT&T Center
18,581 		21–42
64 April 23 @ Memphis L 101–109 Kyrie Irving (25) Antawn Jamison
Tristan Thompson (9) 		Kyrie Irving (4) FedExForum
15,504 		21–43
65 April 25 Washington L 85–96 D.J. Kennedy (12) Samardo Samuels (9) Donald Sloan (7) Quicken Loans Arena
18,086 		21–44
66 April 26 @ Chicago L 75–107 Tristan Thompson (13) Tristan Thompson (12) Donald Sloan
Luke Walton (2) 		United Center
22,563 		21–45
2011–12 season schedule

All the games through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created starting in December 25.

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kyrie Irving 51 51 30.5 .469 .399 .872 3.7 5.4 1.1 .4 18.5
Antawn Jamison 65 65 33.1 .403 .341 .683 6.3 2.0 .8 .7 17.2
Lester Hudson 13 0 24.2 .391 .246 .842 3.5 2.7 1.1 .2 12.7
Anderson Varejão 25 25 31.4 .514 .000 .672 11.5 1.7 1.4 .7 10.8
Alonzo Gee 63 31 29.0 .412 .321 .788 5.1 1.8 1.3 .3 10.6
Ramon Sessions 41 4 24.5 .398 .419 .830 3.1 5.2 .7 .0 10.5
Tristan Thompson 60 25 23.7 .439 .000 .552 6.5 .5 .5 1.0 8.2
Daniel Gibson 35 7 26.2 .351 .396 .791 2.9 2.2 .7 .5 7.5
Anthony Parker 51 51 25.1 .433 .362 .625 2.7 2.4 .7 .1 7.2
Omri Casspi 65 35 20.6 .403 .315 .685 3.5 1.0 .6 .3 7.1
Manny Harris 26 5 17.5 .400 .333 .695 2.7 1.2 .5 .2 6.7
Donald Sloan 25 11 24.3 .403 .091 .808 2.4 3.7 .4 .1 6.6
D. J. Kennedy 2 0 29.5 .417 .500 .000 3.5 1.5 1.0 .0 6.0
Samardo Samuels 54 0 15.3 .455 .701 3.3 .4 .4 .4 5.4
Ryan Hollins 24 7 15.1 .500 .600 2.3 .3 .2 .5 3.7
Mychel Thompson 5 3 19.0 .292 .364 1.0 1.4 .4 .2 3.6
Semih Erden 28 9 11.9 .527 .512 2.6 .3 .4 .2 3.5
Luke Harangody 21 1 11.0 .354 .238 .750 2.5 .3 .3 .1 2.9
Ben Uzoh 2 0 6.5 .400 2.0 1.0 .5 .0 2.0
Luke Walton 21 0 14.2 .353 .438 1.7 1.4 .1 .0 2.0
Christian Eyenga 6 0 13.8 .158 .500 .333 2.0 .7 .5 .7 1.5

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Milestones

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Injuries, surgeries and absences

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  • Semih Erden had a fracture in his right thumb and missed the first seven games of the regular season.[6] In April, he sprained his right ankle and missed the remainder of the season.[7]
  • Kyrie Irving suffered a concussion during a game against the Miami Heat on February 7 and missed the following 3 games.[8]
  • Anderson Varejão broke his wrist on February 10 during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks and missed the remainder of the season.[9]

Transactions

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Free agents

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Additions

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Date Player Signed Former team
February 10, 2012 Ben Uzoh NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers
February 21, 2012 Manny Harris NBA D-League Canton Charge

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason left New team
December 9, 2011 Joey Graham Waived Free Agent
December 14, 2011 Baron Davis Waived New York Knicks
December 22, 2011 Manny Harris Waived Canton Charge

Trades

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June 23, 2011 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 2013 second-round pick
  • 2014 second-round pick
 To Orlando Magic
June 30, 2011 To Cleveland Cavaliers
 To Sacramento Kings

References

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  1. ^ Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery, will pick first, USA Today. May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Irving, Rubio take Rookie of the Month honors for January". NBA.com. February 1, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Irving, Thomas take Rookie of the Month honors for February". NBA.com. March 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Irving, Thomas named Rookies of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving named Kia Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 15, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Semih Erden (thumb) cleared to return, NBC Sports. January 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  7. ^ Semih Erden Injury Update, nba.com/cavaliers. April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012
  8. ^ Kyrie Irving to miss 2 more games, ESPN.com. February 11, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  9. ^ Season over for Cavs C Anderson Varejão, Yahoo! Sports. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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