2011–12 Denver Nuggets season

2011–12 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerMasai Ujiri
Owner(s)Stan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record38–28 (.576)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 3–4)

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The 2011–12 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise, and its 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Denver finished the lockout-shortened season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 38–28 record and were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Nuggets finished the regular season leading the league in points per game (104.12) and assists per game (23.96).

Key dates

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Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 22 Kenneth Faried PF  United States Morehead State University

Roster

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2011–12 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 6 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-10-15 UCLA
C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-07-07 Blinn
SF 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986-03-05 Florida
SF 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987-05-10 DePaul
PF 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989-11-19 Morehead State
SG 5 Fernández, Rudy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-04-04 Spain
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1988-08-08 Italy
SF 1 Hamilton, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-10-06 Texas
PF 7 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-02-17 St. Patrick HS (NJ)
C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-02-24 Ohio State
PG 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987-11-03 North Carolina
C 34 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada
SG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976-03-19 Utah
C 25 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-07-16 Russia
SG 10 Stone, Julyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-12-07 UTEP
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 18, 2012

Regular season

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Standings

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Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.71226‍–‍721‍–‍1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020‍–‍1318‍–‍156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025‍–‍811‍–‍229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020‍–‍138‍–‍254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013‍–‍2013‍–‍204–966
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.75866
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Game log

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2011–12 game log
Total: 38–28 (home: 20–13; road: 18–15)
December: 2–2 (home: 1–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 26 @ Dallas W 115–93 Ty Lawson (27) Danilo Gallinari
Nenê
(7)
Andre Miller (5) American Airlines Center
20,408
1–0
2 December 28 Utah W 117–100 Nenê (25) Al Harrington
Nenê
(7)
Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center
19,155
2–0
3 December 29 @ Portland L 102–111 Ty Lawson (25) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (8) Rose Garden
20,531
2–1
4 December 31 @ L. A. Lakers L 89–92 Al Harrington (21) Timofey Mozgov (10) Ty Lawson (8) Staples Center
18,997
2–2
January: 12–5 (home: 6–3; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 January 1 L. A. Lakers W 99–90 Danilo Gallinari (20) Al Harrington (11) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
19,155
3–2
6 January 2 Milwaukee W 91–86 Danilo Gallinari (21) Danilo Gallinari (10) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center
14,142
4–2
7 January 4 Sacramento W 110–83 Al Harrington (15) Kosta Koufos (10) Rudy Fernández (8) Pepsi Center
14,562
5–2
8 January 6 @ New Orleans W 96–88 Danilo Gallinari (23) Nenê (8) Ty Lawson (8) New Orleans Arena
13,035
6–2
9 January 7 @ San Antonio L 117–121 Danilo Gallinari (31) Andre Miller (6) Ty Lawson (10) AT&T Center
17,537
6–3
10 January 9 New Orleans L 81–94 Danilo Gallinari
Ty Lawson (15)
Nenê (11) Nenê (4) Pepsi Center
14,002
6–4
11 January 11 New Jersey W 123–115 Danilo Gallinari (22) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center
14,139
7–4
12 January 13 Miami W 117–104 Ty Lawson (24) Nenê (12) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center
19,155
8–4
13 January 15 Utah L 96–106 Nenê
Danilo Gallinari (18)
Al Harrington (7) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center
16,208
8–5
14 January 17 @ Milwaukee W 105–95 Corey Brewer (22) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (11) Bradley Center
11,322
9–5
15 January 18 @ Philadelphia W 108–104 (OT) Andre Miller (28) Nenê (14) Andre Miller (10) Wells Fargo Center
15,201
10–5
16 January 20 @ Washington W 108–104 Al Harrington (29) Ty Lawson (9) Ty Lawson (7) Verizon Center
14,866
11–5
17 January 21 @ New York W 119–114 (2OT) Danilo Gallinari (37) Nenê (13) Andre Miller (12) Madison Square Garden
19,763
12–5
18 January 25 @ Sacramento W 122–93 Danilo Gallinari (23) Kosta Koufos (7) Andre Miller (10) Power Balance Pavilion
12,097
13–5
19 January 27 Toronto W 96–81 Rudy Fernández (23) Nenê (10) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center
18,855
14–5
20 January 29 L. A. Clippers L 105–109 Nenê (18) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (10) Pepsi Center
19,495
14–6
21 January 31 @ Memphis L 97–100 (OT) Al Harrington (23) Al Harrington (10) Andre Miller (6) FedEx Forum
13,651
14–7
February: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
22 February 2 @ L. A. Clippers W 112–91 Danilo Gallinari (21) Timofey Mozgov (7) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
19,223
15–7
23 February 3 L. A. Lakers L 89–93 Al Harrington (24) Al Harrington (8) Ty Lawson
Andre Miller (7)
Pepsi Center
19,155
15–8
24 February 4 @ Portland L 97–117 Danilo Gallinari (20) Kosta Koufos (12) Ty Lawson (5) Rose Garden
20,583
15–9
25 February 6 Houston L 90–99 Rudy Fernández
Danilo Gallinari (14)
Al Harrington (15) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center
14,501
15–10
26 February 8 Dallas L 95–105 Rudy Fernández
Al Harrington (17)
Nenê (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
15,970
15–11
27 February 9 Golden State L 101–109 Arron Afflalo (26) Kenneth Faried (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
14,960
15–12
28 February 11 @ Indiana W 113–109 Ty Lawson (27) Kosta Koufos (7) Andre Miller (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,313
16–12
29 February 14 Phoenix W 109–92 Arron Afflalo (20) Kenneth Faried
Kosta Koufos (9)
Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center
17,873
17–12
30 February 15 @ Dallas L 84–102 Rudy Fernández (14) Kosta Koufos (14) Corey Brewer
Julyan Stone (4)
American Airlines Center
20,075
17–13
31 February 17 @ Memphis L 102–103 Corey Brewer (26) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (9) Pepsi Center
15,201
17–14
32 February 19 @ Oklahoma City L 118–124 (OT) Arron Afflalo (27) Al Harrington (11) Andre Miller (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
17–15
33 February 20 Minnesota W 103–101 (OT) Al Harrington (31) Kenneth Faried (14) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center
17,263
18–15
34 February 22 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–103 Arron Afflalo (20) Kenneth Faried (9) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
19,163
18–16
35 February 23 San Antonio L 99–114 Corey Brewer (23) Jordan Hamilton
Al Harrington (9)
Andre Miller
Julyan Stone (12)
Pepsi Center
18,875
18–17
36 February 29 Portland W 104–95 Ty Lawson (18) Kosta Koufos (11) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center
15,715
19–17
March: 9–7 (home: 5–4; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
37 March 2 @ Houston W 117–105 Ty Lawson (22) Kenneth Faried (11) Ty Lawson (15) Toyota Center
16,879
20–17
38 March 4 @ San Antonio W 99–94 Ty Lawson (22) Ty Lawson (9) Ty Lawson (11) AT&T Center
18,581
21–17
39 March 5 Sacramento W 119–116 (OT) Arron Afflalo (32) Kenneth Faried (12) Ty Lawson (13) Pepsi Center
14,823
22–17
40 March 7 Cleveland L 99–100 Al Harrington (22) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center
15,816
22–18
41 March 9 New Orleans W 110–97 Arron Afflalo (28) Al Harrington (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
19,155
23–18
42 March 11 Memphis L 91–94 Three players (15) Chris Andersen
Nenê (9)
Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center
17,737
23–19
43 March 13 Atlanta W 118–117 (OT) Nenê (22) Kenneth Faried (9) Andre Miller (8) Pepsi Center
15,594
24–19
44 March 15 Oklahoma City L 90–103 Andre Miller (17) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (5) Pepsi Center
18,458
24–20
45 March 17 Boston W 98–91 Danilo Gallinari (20) Kenneth Faried (16) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
19,003
25–20
46 March 19 Dallas L 95–112 Arron Afflalo (24) Al Harrington (9) Danilo Gallinari (7) Pepsi Center
16,683
25–21
47 March 21 Detroit W 116–115 Ty Lawson (25) Wilson Chandler (10 Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center
16,681
26–21
48 March 23 @ Utah L 102–121 Al Harrington (20) Al Harrington (10) Ty Lawson
Andre Miller (6)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,250
26–22
49 March 25 @ Minnesota L 100–117 Kenneth Faried (17) JaVale McGee (11) Wilson Chandler
Ty Lawson (5)
Target Center
20,023
26–23
50 March 26 @ Chicago W 108–91 Ty Lawson (27) Ty Lawson (9) Andre Miller (10) United Center
22,274
27–23
51 March 28 @ Toronto L 96–105 Ty Lawson (26) Wilson Chandler (8) Ty Lawson (9) Air Canada Centre
15,867
27–24
52 March 30 @ Charlotte W 99–88 Arron Afflalo (19) Arron Afflalo
Al Harrington (11)
Ty Lawson (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,806
28–24
April: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
53 April 1 @ Orlando W 104–101 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (9) Amway Center
18,846
29–24
54 April 4 @ New Orleans L 92–94 Ty Lawson (22) Kenneth Faried (8) Arron Afflalo (7) New Orleans Arena
15,020
29–25
55 April 6 Phoenix W 105–99 Arron Afflalo (30) Kenneth Faried
Kosta Koufos (8)
Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center
19,155
30–25
56 April 7 @ Golden State L 97–112 Ty Lawson (21) JaVale McGee
Andre Miller (6)
Ty Lawson (6) Oracle Arena
18,942
30–26
57 April 9 Golden State W 123–84 Kenneth Faried (27) Kenneth Faried (17) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center
15,530
31–26
58 April 11 Minnesota W 113–107 Ty Lawson (24) Kenneth Faried (12) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center
15,823
32–26
59 April 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 97–103 Andre Miller (20) JaVale McGee (10) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center
18,997
32–27
60 April 15 Houston W 101–86 Arron Afflalo
Ty Lawson (20)
Kenneth Faried (11) Andre Miller (11) Pepsi Center
17,954
33–27
61 April 16 @ Houston W 105–102 Arron Afflalo (26) Al Harrington (9) Andre Miller (13) Toyota Center
15,988
34–27
62 April 18 L. A. Clippers L 98–104 Ty Lawson (24) Kosta Koufos (9) Andre Miller (8) Pepsi Center
17,219
34–28
63 April 21 @ Phoenix W 118–107 Ty Lawson (29) Kenneth Faried (14) Ty Lawson (10) US Airways Center
15,877
35–28
64 April 22 Orlando W 101–74 Danilo Gallinari
JaVale McGee (17)
Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (11) Pepsi Center
19,155
36–28
65 April 25 @ Oklahoma City W 106–101 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
37–28
66 April 26 @ Minnesota W 131–102 JaVale McGee (19) Kosta Koufos (11) Andre Miller (10) Target Center
14,824
38–28
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

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2012 playoff game log
First round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 88–103 Danilo Gallinari (19) Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (8) Andre Miller (7) Staples Center
18,997
0–1
2 May 1 @ L. A. Lakers L 100–104 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
18,997
0–2
3 May 4 L. A. Lakers W 99–84 Ty Lawson (25) JaVale McGee (15) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center
19,155
1–2
4 May 6 L. A. Lakers L 88–92 Danilo Gallinari (20) Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (7) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center
19,155
1–3
5 May 8 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–99 Andre Miller (24) JaVale McGee (14) Ty Lawson, Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
18,997
2–3
6 May 10 L. A. Lakers W 113–96 Ty Lawson (32) Kenneth Faried (11) Arron Afflalo, Danilo Gallinari (7) Pepsi Center
19,770
3–3
7 May 12 @ L. A. Lakers L 87–96 Al Harrington, Ty Lawson (24) JaVale McGee (14) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center
18,997
3–4
2012 playoff schedule

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
Arron Afflalo 62 62 33.6 .471 .398 .798 3.2 2.4 .6 .2 15.2
Chris Andersen 32 1 15.2 .546 .610 4.6 .2 .6 1.4 5.3
Corey Brewer 59 17 21.8 .434 .260 .692 2.5 1.5 1.2 .3 8.9
DeMarre Carroll [a] 4 0 5.3 1.000 .8 .8 .0 .0 3.0
Wilson Chandler 8 6 26.9 .392 .250 .833 5.1 2.1 .8 .8 9.4
Kenneth Faried 46 39 22.5 .586 .665 7.7 .8 .7 1.0 10.2
Rudy Fernandez 31 1 22.9 .440 .328 .698 2.1 2.4 1.0 .1 8.6
Danilo Gallinari 43 40 31.4 .414 .328 .871 4.7 2.7 1.0 .5 14.6
Jordan Hamilton 26 2 9.9 .432 .362 .400 2.4 .8 .2 .1 4.4
Al Harrington 64 1 27.5 .446 .333 .676 6.1 1.4 .9 .2 14.2
Nene Hilario [a] 28 27 29.5 .509 .000 .677 7.4 2.2 1.3 .9 13.4
Kosta Koufos 48 24 16.5 .599 .600 5.4 .3 .5 .9 5.5
Ty Lawson 61 61 34.8 .488 .365 .824 3.7 6.6 1.3 .1 16.4
JaVale McGee [a] 20 5 20.6 .612 .373 5.8 .3 .5 1.6 10.3
Andre Miller 66 7 27.4 .438 .217 .811 3.3 6.7 1.0 .1 9.7
Timofey Mozgov 44 35 15.6 .526 .684 4.1 .5 .3 1.0 5.4
Julyan Stone 22 2 8.1 .419 .182 .727 1.1 1.7 .4 .3 1.6

a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 7 7 32.7 .405 .200 .800 3.6 2.7 .7 .3 10.9
Corey Brewer 7 0 16.6 .426 .300 .750 2.0 .9 1.0 .3 8.3
Kenneth Faried 7 7 27.4 .533 .750 10.0 .6 .7 1.1 10.4
Danilo Gallinari 7 7 31.7 .362 .174 .917 5.1 2.4 .7 .6 13.4
Jordan Hamilton 2 0 2.5 .667 .0 .0 .5 .0 2.0
Al Harrington 7 0 23.3 .320 .286 .667 4.3 .9 .4 .1 9.7
Kosta Koufos 3 2 8.7 .333 3.7 .0 .0 .1 .7
Ty Lawson 7 7 34.6 .514 .321 .632 2.6 6.0 1.0 .1 19.0
JaVale McGee 7 0 25.9 .434 .538 9.6 .7 .7 3.1 8.6
Andre Miller 7 0 28.6 .425 .571 .867 5.6 6.0 1.3 .1 11.3
Timofey Mozgov 7 5 14.1 .480 .500 3.3 .4 .3 .9 4.0
Julyan Stone 2 0 2.5 .500 .5 1.0 .0 .0 1.0

Awards

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Injuries and disciplinary actions

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Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

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June 23, 2011 To Denver Nuggets
Andre Miller
Draft rights to Jordan Hamilton (from Mavericks)
To Dallas Mavericks
Rudy Fernández
Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (from Trail Blazers)
To Portland Trail Blazers
Raymond Felton
Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo (from Mavericks)
June 23, 2011 To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum
To Los Angeles Lakers
Future second round pick
December 13, 2011 To Denver Nuggets
Corey Brewer
Rudy Fernández
To Dallas Mavericks
Future second round pick
March 15, 2012 To Denver Nuggets
JaVale McGee
Ronny Turiaf
Future second round pick (from Clippers)
To Los Angeles Clippers
Nick Young
To Washington Wizards
Nenê
Brian Cook
Conditional 2015 second round pick (from Clippers)

Free agents

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Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Julyan Stone December 9 UTEP
(undrafted rookie)
DeMarre Carroll December 13 Houston Rockets
Nenê December 14 Re-signed
(later traded to Washington)
Arron Afflalo December 20 Re-signed
Wilson Chandler March 18 Re-signed
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
J. R. Smith September 13 Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China)
(later signed with the New York Knicks)
Kenyon Martin September 21 Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
(later signed with the Los Angeles Clippers)
Melvin Ely December 14 Charlotte Bobcats
Gary Forbes December 14 Toronto Raptors

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.[7] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[8]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Timofey Mozgov July 21 BC Khimki (Russia) Yes
Ty Lawson August 15 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) Yes
Wilson Chandler August 29 Zhejiang Lions (China) No
J. R. Smith September 13 Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China) No
Danilo Gallinari September 20 Armani Milano (Italy) Yes
Kenyon Martin September 21 Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) No

References

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  1. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN. October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Rose, Lawson claim Player of Week honors" (Press release). National Basketball Association. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "Hawks' Johnson, Nuggets' Faried get Rookie of Month honors". NBA.com. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Irving, Rubio headline 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team". NBA.com. NBA.com. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Hip injury puts Nuggets' Wilson Chandler out for season, NBA.com/nuggets. April 18, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Denver's Afflalo suspended one game for elbow shot Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  8. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.