[[Hakim Warrick]] (14)\n| [[Marcin Gortat]],
[[Markieff Morris]] (8)\n| [[Steve Nash]],
[[Sebastian Telfair]] (5)\n| [[Pepsi Center]]
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Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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1 | December 20 | @ Denver | L 110–127 | Marcin Gortat, Hakim Warrick (14) | Marcin Gortat, Markieff Morris (8) | Steve Nash, Sebastian Telfair (5) | Pepsi Center 11,475 | 0–1 |
2 | December 22 | Denver | L 85–110 | Jared Dudley (17) | Markieff Morris (7) | Steve Nash (8) | US Airways Center 12,613 | 0–2 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 26–7 | 15–18 | 9–5 | 66 |
x- Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1.0 | 24–9 | 16–17 | 7–7 | 66 |
Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 8.0 | 19–14 | 14–19 | 9–5 | 66 |
Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 18.0 | 12–21 | 11–22 | 7–8 | 66 |
Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 19.0 | 16–17 | 6–27 | 3–10 | 66 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c- San Antonio Spurs * | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
2 | y- Oklahoma City Thunder * | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3.0 | 66 |
3 | y- Los Angeles Lakers * | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
4 | x- Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
5 | x- Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
6 | x- Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12.0 | 66 |
7 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
8 | x- Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 66 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17.0 | 66 |
11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22.0 | 66 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24.0 | 66 |
13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
All games from November 1 through December 24 were canceled due to the 2011 NBA Lockout. A new schedule was created with games starting on December 25.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Brown | 59 | 19 | 23.7 | .420 | .362 | .808 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .7 | .3 | 11.0 |
Josh Childress | 34 | 0 | 14.4 | .485 | .167 | .000 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 2.9 |
Jared Dudley | 65 | 60 | 31.1 | .485 | .383 | .726 | 4.6 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 12.7 |
Channing Frye | 64 | 59 | 26.1 | .416 | .346 | .890 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
Marcin Gortat | 66 | 66 | 32.0 | .555 | .000 | .649 | 10.0 | 0.9 | .7 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
Grant Hill | 49 | 46 | 28.1 | .446 | .264 | .761 | 3.5 | 2.2 | .8 | .6 | 10.2 |
Robin Lopez | 64 | 0 | 14.0 | .461 | .000 | .714 | 3.3 | 0.3 | .3 | .9 | 5.4 |
Markieff Morris | 63 | 7 | 19.5 | .399 | .347 | .717 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .7 | .7 | 7.4 |
Steve Nash | 62 | 62 | 31.6 | .532 | .390 | .894 | 3.0 | 10.7 | .6 | .1 | 12.5 |
Ronnie Price | 36 | 8 | 14.4 | .377 | .295 | .800 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .9 | .1 | 3.6 |
Michael Redd | 51 | 2 | 15.1 | .400 | .318 | .793 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .3 | .0 | 8.2 |
Sebastian Telfair | 60 | 1 | 14.9 | .412 | .314 | .791 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | 6.1 |
Hakim Warrick | 35 | 0 | 14.4 | .411 | .100 | .768 | 2.6 | 0.9 | .2 | .1 | 6.4 |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
---|---|---|
Sebastian Telfair | Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.5 Million. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Shannon Brown | Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $3.5 Million. | Los Angeles Lakers |
Grant Hill | Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $6.5 Million. | Phoenix Suns |
Ronnie Price | Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $854,389. | Utah Jazz |
Michael Redd | Signed a 1-year deal that was worth $1.3 Million. [a] | Milwaukee Bucks |
^ a: Michael Redd signed onto the team two games after the beginning of the 2011–12 season. However, he didn't start playing until January 12, 2012 due to Redd fully recovering from some knee injuries during his last two seasons in Milwaukee.
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
---|---|---|
Aaron Brooks | Lockout Concerns | Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Southern Tigers |
Gani Lawal | Lockout Concerns / Waived [b] | Zastal Zielona Góra / San Antonio Spurs / Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers / Chorale Roanne Basket |
Vince Carter | Waived [c] | Dallas Mavericks |
Zabian Dowdell | Waived | Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü / Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D. [d] [10] |
Mickaël Piétrus | Waived [e] | Boston Celtics |
Garret Siler | Waived [f] | Jiangsu Nangang Dragons [g] [11] |
^ b: Gani Lawal originally left due to the 2011 NBA lockout in concerns of playing the season. He signed with Zastal Zielona Góra in Poland before returning to Phoenix once the lockout ended. However, Gani was waived by the team alongside Vince Carter once the season began, and he tried a stint with the San Antonio Spurs for their training camp before being waived again. He later found a new team in the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers , but due to personal problems, he returned to playing with Zastal once more before finishing his season with Chorale Roanne Basket in France.
^ c: Vince Carter was paid $4 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns.
^ d: Zabian Dowdell originally signed a deal to play with Anadolu Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü in Turkey on January 18, 2012. However, due to a failed physical, he would be waived from the team before even having a change to play for them. He would then play with Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D. on March 17, 2016 after passing their own physical exam.
^ e: Mickaël Piétrus was paid $1.2 million in order to get out of his contract with the Suns.
^ f: Garret Siler was waived after the January 2 game against the Golden State Warriors . He didn't play a single game with the Phoenix Suns in the regular season.
^ g: Garret Siler signed with the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association quite some time after this season ended.
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