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2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Dallas Mavericks
end_year	2012
wins	36
losses	30
division	Southwest
division_place	3
conf_place	7
coach	Rick Carlisle
gm	Donnie Nelson
president	Donnie Nelson
owner	Mark Cuban
arena	American Airlines Center
playoffs	[First Round](2012-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Thunder](2011-12-oklahoma-city-thunder-season) 0–4)
bbr_team	DAL
television	FS Southwest
radio	KESN

(lost to Thunder 0–4)

The 2011–12 Dallas Mavericks season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals. They were attempting to win back-to-back NBA Finals, but were swept in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder (the team that the Mavericks defeated in last year's Western Conference finals in five games) in four games. The Thunder would go on to lose to the Heat in the Finals in five games.

The season officially began once NBA players and owners signed a new collective bargaining agreement to end the 2011 NBA lockout.

Key dates

June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

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1	26	Jordan Hamilton (traded to Denver)	F	United States	Texas

At the Draft night the Mavs acquired Rudy Fernández for their 26th pick, Jordan Hamilton, who was sent to Denver.

Offseason

Following their championship-winning 2010–2011 season, the Mavericks entered the offseason with six free agents; only one of those six players returned to play with the team in 2011–2012. Starting center Tyson Chandler was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team sign-and-trade deal; the Mavericks received guard Andy Rautins in return(in addition to a 2012 second-round pick and a traded player exception) and waived him shortly thereafter. Forward Caron Butler signed a three-year deal worth $24 million with the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 14, reserve guard José Juan Barea announced that he would join the Minnesota Timberwolves. On December 19, reserve forward Peja Stojaković announced his retirement. Guard DeShawn Stevenson signed a one-year deal with New Jersey. Backup forward Brian Cardinal re-signed with the Mavs.

The Mavericks acquired several new players during the offseason. On December 9, the Mavs signed power forward Brandan Wright.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7336515/dallas-mavericks-sign-former-lottery-pick-brandan-wright|title=Mavericks sign Brandan Wright

Season recap

Preseason

The Mavericks lost their first preseason game to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with both Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd sitting the game out. With Kidd and Nowitzki back in the lineup but without Jason Terry (illness), Vince Carter and Delonte West they also lost the second and last preseason matchup against the Thunder. The Mavericks ended the preseason with a 0–2 record.

Regular season

The 2011–12 NBA season began on December 25, 2011, and ended on April 26, 2012. Due to a lockout agreement, the season consisted of 66 games, rather than the standard 82. The Mavericks entered the season as defending champions. At the conclusion of the season, their record consisted of 36 wins and 30 losses. They finished seventh in the Western Conference and third in the Southwest Division.

Playoffs

The Mavericks opened their series against Oklahoma City Thunder on the first day of the playoffs. The game was close throughout and the Mavs took the lead by seven with 2 minutes to go. Dirk Nowitzki turned the ball over several times in the crucial stretch and the team stayed scoreless on four straight possessions. With nine seconds to go, the Mavs had a one-point lead, when Kevin Durant hit a shot that bounced a couple of times on the rim and backboard and fell through with 1.5 seconds to go. Shawn Marion's attempt for a half court shot came too late and the Thunder took Game 1. Game 2 was closeout again, even though the Mavs were down by 16 in the first half. They came back and took the lead in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was much of a freethrow contest, James Harden made all of his late in the game and both, Nowitzki and Jason Terry missed his threes. Terry had two tries to send it to overtime, but missed. Thunder were up 2–0. The Thunder took a commanding 3–0 lead after their blowout win in Game 3. Despite having a 13-point lead going into the fourth quarter the Mavs lost by six in Game 4 and were swept.

Roster

Rick Carlisle
Darrell Armstrong
Tony Brown
Monte Mathis
Terry Stotts
Casey Smith
Dionne Calhoun
Robert Hackett

Pre-season

0–2

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

34–26
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61
April 15
@ L.A. Lakers

Playoffs

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	SF	63	63	1,919	465	132	67	36	670	30.5	7.4	2.1	1.1	.6	10.6
	SG	63	1	2,000	149	226	73	11	950	31.7	2.4	3.6	1.2	.2	15.1
	PF	62	62	2,079	418	136	42	30	1,342	33.5	6.7	2.2	.7	.5	21.6
	SG	61	40	1,542	205	139	56	25	615	25.3	3.4	2.3	.9	.4	10.1
	C	61	12	1,139	289	12	38	31	354	18.7	4.7	.2	.6	.5	5.8
	C	54	54	1,146	324	19	24	54	281	21.2	6.0	.4	.4	1.0	5.2
	PG	53	12	1,151	151	152	56	28	472	21.7	2.8	2.9	1.1	.5	8.9
	SF	50	4	1,027	208	83	20	18	332	20.5	4.2	1.7	.4	.4	6.6
	C	49	0	791	174	13	22	63	340	16.1	3.6	.3	.4	1.3	6.9
	PG	48	48	1,379	198	264	82	10	299	28.7	4.1	5.5	1.7	.2	6.2
	PG	44	33	1,060	101	139	58	11	421	24.1	2.3	3.2	1.3	.3	9.6
	SF	44	0	277	34	16	8	2	43	6.3	.8	.4	.2	.0	1.0
	SG	33	1	268	44	42	10	5	88	8.1	1.3	1.3	.3	.2	2.7
{{sortname	Yi Jianlian}}	PF	30	0	203	49	5	7	8	79	6.8	1.6	.2	.2	.3
†	C	8	0	65	13	2	1	5	29	8.1	1.6	.3	.1	.6	3.6
	SG	3	0	18	0	0	1	0	7	6.0	.0	.0	.3	.0	2.3

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	PF	4	4	154	25	7	3	0	107	38.5	6.3	1.8	.8	.0	26.8
	PG	4	4	144	24	24	12	1	46	36.0	6.0	6.0	3.0	.3	11.5
	SF	4	4	140	32	4	1	5	47	35.0	8.0	1.0	.3	1.3	11.8
	C	4	4	61	13	1	1	2	13	15.3	3.3	.3	.3	.5	3.3
	PG	4	3	88	7	8	3	0	30	22.0	1.8	2.0	.8	.0	7.5
	SG	4	1	139	9	15	1	0	55	34.8	2.3	3.8	.3	.0	13.8
	SG	4	0	107	22	1	5	2	33	26.8	5.5	.3	1.3	.5	8.3
	C	4	0	70	18	0	3	3	29	17.5	4.5	.0	.8	.8	7.3
	C	4	0	27	5	0	1	1	5	6.8	1.3	.0	.3	.3	1.3
	PG	2	0	12	1	2	0	0	0	6.0	.5	1.0	.0	.0	.0
	SF	2	0	9	3	0	0	0	3	4.5	1.5	.0	.0	.0	1.5
	SG	1	0	5	1	0	1	0	3	5.0	1.0	.0	1.0	.0	3.0
{{sortname	Yi Jianlian}}	PF	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	2	5.0	2.0	.0	1.0	.0

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Dirk Nowitzki was voted to his 11th NBA All-Star Game.

Milestones

On January 1, Brendan Haywood recorded his 1,000th block during a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On January 2, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 8,000th made field goal during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On January 4, Dirk Nowitzki played in his 1,000th game against the Phoenix Suns.
On January 13, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 23,000th point during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On January 17, Vince Carter recorded his 20,000th point during a game against the New York Knicks.
On February 20, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 1,000th block during a game against the Boston Celtics.
On February 20, Dirk Nowitzki moved up to Number 20 on the all-time scoring list during a game against the Boston Celtics.
On February 20, Jason Kidd moved up to Number two on the all time steals list during a game against the Boston Celtics.
On March 10, Jason Terry played in his 1,000th game against the Golden State Warriors.
On April 4, Vince Carter recorded his 21,000th point during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
On April 4, Jason Terry moved up to Number five on the all time 3-point scoring leaders list during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
On April 15, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 24,000th point during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Injuries

Shawn Marion fractured his left little finger during the opening game against the Miami Heat but did not miss a game.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7388632/dallas-mavericks-shawn-marion-hurts-finger-expect-sit|title=Mavs' Shawn Marion fractures finger In a game against San Antonio, Jason Kidd was subbed out with under a minute to go in the first quarter and went straight into the Mavs' locker room and was diagnosed with a lower back injury and did not return to the game. He missed the game at New Orleans and two more games. He then missed the game at home against Milwaukee before returning versus the Sacramento Kings. Vince Carter injured his left foot, x-rays showed that it was a sprain. He missed the next four games. He returned against Utah. Dirk Nowitzki sat four games because of a sore knee. Delonte West was out against Utah due to a harmstring injury. Kidd left the Game versus Utah due to a strain calf and missed more than a week. Marion injured his knee against Oklahoma but did not miss a game. He, Lamar Odom and Brendan Haywood, the latter two missed the game against Oklahoma, returned to play against Indiana. Jason Terry and Rodrigue Beaubois were out against the Denver Nuggets. Terry joined the team at New York. West went out against the Nuggets before halftime and had fractured, dislocated finger and missed 4–6 weeks. Nowitzki left the game against Memphis with a back injury and was listed day-to-day but returned for the next game. Brandan Wright missed the game against Utah due to a concussion. Haywood sprained his ankle at Oklahoma. He sprained his knee against Charlotte and missed five games. Marion missed three games with a sore left knee. Kidd and Odom both missed the Game against the Clippers, Kidd with a groin injury which kept him out for a week and Odom was ill. Odom returned against Memphis, one game later. Beaubois missed the games at the Los Angeles Lakers and Jazz due to a right calf strain. He returned the next game against Houston. He dislocated his finger against Chicago but was able to return to the game.

Transactions

Trades

December 12, [2011](2011-12-nba-season)	To Dallas Mavericks	To Denver Nuggets

Free agents

Additions

Dallas Mavericks}}" width="10%"	Player	Dallas Mavericks}}" width="10%"
Brandan Wright	Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120	New Jersey Nets
Brian Cardinal	Signed 1-year contract worth $1.3 million	Dallas Mavericks
Vince Carter	Signed 3-year contract worth $9 million (MLE)	Phoenix Suns
Delonte West	Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million	Boston Celtics
Sean Williams	Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120	ISR Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Yi Jianlian	Signed 1-year contract worth $885,120	Washington Wizards / CHN Guangdong Winnerway Southern Tigers
Kelenna Azubuike	Signed 1-year contract	New York Knicks

Subtractions

Dallas Mavericks}}" width="10%"	Player	Dallas Mavericks}}" width="10%"
Caron Butler	Signed 3-year contract worth $24 million	Los Angeles Clippers
DeShawn Stevenson	Signed 1-year contract worth $2.5 million	New Jersey Nets
José Juan Barea	Signed 4-year contract worth $19 million	Minnesota Timberwolves
Peja Stojaković	Retirement	Retired
Sean Williams	Waived	Boston Celtics
Lamar Odom	Away from team

On April 9, the Mavericks and Odom decided to part ways. Odom stays away from the team and will be listed as inactive until the season ends.

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