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2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Oklahoma City Thunder
end_year	2012
DivisionWin	yes
ConferenceWin	yes
wins	47
losses	19
division	Northwest
division_place	1
conf_place	2
coach	Scott Brooks
gm	Sam Presti
owners	Professional Basketball Club LLC
arena	Chesapeake Energy Arena
playoffs	[NBA Finals](2012-nba-finals)
(lost to [Heat](2011-12-miami-heat-season) 1–4)
bbr_team	OKC
television	Fox Sports Oklahoma

(lost to Heat 1–4)

KWPN
WWLS-FM

The 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 4th season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Thunder continued to build on recent success in previous years by making the NBA Playoffs, first defeating and sweeping the defending NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks, in four games in the First Round, then defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semi-finals, and finally, defeated the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Western Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1996, when the club was based in Seattle.

In the NBA Finals, the Thunder faced off against the Big Three-led Miami Heat, who made an appearance in the previous NBA Finals, but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games. Despite winning Game 1 in the NBA Finals, the Thunder would then go on to lose the next four games and the NBA Finals against the Heat. They would not return to the NBA Finals until 2025.

Other season highlights included forward Kevin Durant's third consecutive NBA scoring title, and Durant being named the MVP of the All-Star Game. Following the season, James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Round	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Pick	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="20%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="15%"	Position	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="15%"	Nationality	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="20%"	College/Club team
1	24	Reggie Jackson	PG	United States	Boston College

The Thunder had only their own first-round pick entering the draft. The Thunder traded their 2011 second-round pick in the Latavious Williams trade with the Miami Heat back in 2010. The Thunder ended 2011 NBA draft night with Boston College guard Reggie Jackson.

Trades

On December 13, the Thunder traded Robert Vaden, a 2012 second-round pick and a 2013 second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Lazar Hayward. Presti said on Hayward that his "toughness, length, and shooting are attributes that will add depth to our roster."

On December 19, the Thunder traded Byron Mullens to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick. Mullens only played in 26 games over two seasons being stuck behind Kendrick Perkins, Nazr Mohammed and Cole Aldrich.

Free agency

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

For this offseason, free agency began on December 9, 2011, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. Daequan Cook was set to hit restricted free agency. On December 9, Cook agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million deal to re-sign with the Thunder. On December 13, Ryan Reid signed a deal with the Thunder. Reid was originally selected 57th overall in the 2010 NBA draft but did not a sign a contract in the 2010–11 season, instead playing the season with the Tulsa 66ers.

On December 24, the Thunder waived Nate Robinson. Robinson opted to stay in his hometown Seattle after spending most of his Thunder tenure on the bench.

Roster

Scott Brooks
Mark Bryant
Maurice Cheeks
Rex Kalamian
Brian Keefe
Maz Trakh (player development)

Standings

Conference

Division

Game log

Preseason

1–0
2
December 20
Dallas
W 87–83
James Harden (13)
Kendrick Perkins
James Harden (8)
James Harden (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
2–0

Regular season

1–0
2
December 26
@ Minnesota

2–0
3
December 28
@ Memphis

3–0
4
December 29
Dallas

4–0
5
December 31
Phoenix

5–0
6
January 2
@ Dallas

5–1
7
January 3
Portland

5–2
8
January 6
Houston

6–2
9
January 7
@ Houston

7–2
10
January 8
San Antonio

8–2
11
January 10
@ Memphis

9–2
12
January 11
@ New Orleans

10–2
13
January 14
New York

11–2
14
January 16
@ Boston

12–2
15
January 18
@ Washington

12–3
16
January 21
@ New Jersey

13–3
17
January 23
Detroit

14–3
18
January 25
New Orleans

15–3
19
January 27
@ Golden State

16–3
20
January 30
@ L. A. Clippers

16–4
21
February 1
@ Dallas

17–4
22
February 3
Memphis

18–4
23
February 4
@ San Antonio

18–5
24
February 6
@ Portland

19–5
25
February 7
@ Golden State

20–5
26
February 9
@ Sacramento

20–6
27
February 10
@ Utah

21–6
28
February 14
Utah

22–6
29
February 15
@ Houston

22–7
30
February 17
Golden State

23–7
31
February 19
Denver

24–7
32
February 20
New Orleans

25–7
33
February 22
Boston

26–7
34
February 23
L. A. Lakers

- align="center"
35
February 29
@ Philadelphia

29–7
37
March 3
@ Atlanta

29–8
38
March 5
Dallas

30–8
39
March 7
Phoenix

31–8
40
March 9
Cleveland

31–9
41
March 10
Charlotte

32–9
42
March 13
Houston

32–10
43
March 15
@ Denver

33–10
44
March 16
San Antonio

33–11
45
March 18
Portland

34–11
46
March 20
@ Utah

34–12
47
March 21
L. A. Clippers

35–12
48
March 23
Minnesota

36–12
49
March 25
Miami

37–12
50
March 27
@ Portland

38–12
51
March 29
@ L. A. Lakers

39–12
52
April 1
Chicago

40–12
53
April 2
Memphis

40–13
54
April 4
@ Miami

40–14
55
April 6
@ Indiana

40–15
56
April 8
Toronto

41–15
57
April 9
@ Milwaukee

42–15
58
April 11
L. A. Clippers

42–16
59
April 13
Sacramento

43–16
60
April 14
@ Minnesota

44–16
61
April 16
@ L. A. Clippers

44–17
62
April 18
@ Phoenix

45–17
63
April 20
@ Sacramento

46–17
64
April 22
@ L. A. Lakers

46–18
65
April 24
Sacramento

47–18
66
April 25
Denver

Playoffs

1–0
2
April 30
Dallas

2–0
3
May 3
@ Dallas

3–0
4
May 5
@ Dallas

1–0
2
May 16
L. A. Lakers

2–0
3
May 18
@ L. A. Lakers

2–1
4
May 19
@ L. A. Lakers

3–1
5
May 21
L. A. Lakers

0–1
2
May 29
@ San Antonio

0–2
3
May 31
San Antonio

1–2
4
June 2
San Antonio

2–2
5
June 4
@ San Antonio

3–2
6
June 6
San Antonio

1–0
2
June 14
Miami

1–1
3
June 17
@ Miami

1–2
4
June 19
@ Miami

1–3
5
June 21
@ Miami

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | Cole Aldrich | 26 | 0 | 6.7

52.4%
92.9%
1.8
0.1
0.3
0.6
2.2
-
Nick Collison
63
0
20.7
59.7%
0.0%
71.0%
4.3
1.3
0.5
0.4
4.5
-
Daequan Cook
57
22
17.4
36.8%
34.6%
63.6%
2.1
0.3
0.4
0.2
5.5
-
Kevin Durant
49.6%
38.7%
86.0%
3.5
1.3
1.2
-
Derek Fisher ≠
20
0
20.4
34.3%
31.4%
92.9%
1.5
0.4
0.6
0.1
4.9
-
James Harden
62
2
31.4
49.1%
39.0%
84.6%
4.1
3.7
1.0
0.2
16.8
-
Lazar Hayward
26
0
5.4
34.2%
28.6%
58.3%
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
1.4
-
Serge Ibaka
27.2
53.5%
33.3%
66.1%
7.5
0.4
0.5
9.1
-
Royal Ivey
34
0
10.4
35.6%
34.0%
12.5%
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.0
2.1
-
Reggie Jackson
45
0
11.1
32.1%
21.0%
86.2%
1.2
1.6
0.6
0.0
3.1
-
Eric Maynor
9
0
15.2
35.9%
35.3%
1.4
2.4
0.6
0.0
4.2
-
Nazr Mohammed
63
1
11.0
46.7%
0.0%
56.5%
2.7
0.2
0.3
0.6
2.7
-
Kendrick Perkins
65
65
26.8
48.9%
-
65.2%
6.6
1.2
0.4
1.1
5.1
-
Ryan Reid ‡
5
0
3.4
-
-
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
-
Thabo Sefolosha
42
42
21.8
43.2%
88.4%
3.0
1.1
0.9
0.4
4.8
-
Russell Westbrook
35.3
45.7%
31.6%
82.3%
4.6
0.3
23.6
-
}
: Led team in statistic
After all games.

‡ Waived during the season

† Traded during the season

≠ Acquired during the season

Playoffs

|- | Cole Aldrich | 5 | 0 | 5.0

44.4%
50.0%
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
-
Nick Collison
0
16.6
64.7%
-
42.9%
3.4
1.0
0.6
0.3
3.5
-
Daequan Cook
16
0
6.8
37.8%
33.3%
0.0%
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.0
2.3
-
Kevin Durant
51.7%
37.3%
86.4%
3.7
1.5
1.2
-
Derek Fisher
0
22.3
41.5%
37.5%
1.6
1.3
0.9
0.1
6.3
-
James Harden
0
31.5
43.5%
85.7%
5.1
3.4
0.1
16.3
-
Lazar Hayward
5
0
3.6
-
-
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
-
Serge Ibaka
28.5
52.8%
25.0%
72.2%
5.8
0.6
0.6
9.8
-
Royal Ivey
5
0
4.2
36.4%
40.0%
50.0%
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.0
2.2
-
Nazr Mohammed
8
0
10.4
50.0%
-
50.0%
2.0
0.1
0.0
0.4
2.3
-
Kendrick Perkins
25.9
41.6%
-
80.0%
6.2
0.7
0.4
1.3
4.7
-
Thabo Sefolosha
22.3
40.2%
32.7%
88.9%
2.7
1.3
1.5
0.5
5.3
-
Russell Westbrook
38.4
43.5%
27.7%
80.2%
5.5
0.4
23.1
-
}
: Led team in statistic
After all games.

Individual game highs

Oklahoma City Thunder}}"	Category	Oklahoma City Thunder}}"
Points	Kevin Durant	51 vs Nuggets on February 19, 2012
Rebounds	Serge Ibaka	20 vs Suns on March 7, 2012
Assists	Russell Westbrook	11 vs Warriors on January 27, 2012
Steals	Russell Westbrook
Thabo Sefolosha	7 vs Warriors on January 27, 2012
7 vs Bucks on April 9, 2012
Blocks	Serge Ibaka	11 vs Nuggets on February 19, 2012
Minutes	Kevin Durant	52:24 vs Timberwolves on March 23, 2012

Oklahoma City Thunder}}"	Category	Oklahoma City Thunder}}"
Field goals made	Kevin Durant	19 vs Nuggets on February 19, 2012
Threes made	James Harden
Daequan Cook
Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant
James Harden
Kevin Durant	5 vs Pistons on January 23, 2012
5 vs Warriors on February 7, 2012
5 vs Nuggets on February 19, 2012
5 vs Magic on March 1, 2012
5 vs Suns on April 18, 2012
5 vs Nuggets on April 25, 2012
Free throws made	Kevin Durant	5 vs Kings on April 24, 2012
Double-doubles	Kevin Durant	18
Triple-doubles	Serge Ibaka	1

Awards and records

Awards

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"
January 3, 2012	Kevin Durant (1/3)	December 25–January 1 Player of the Week
January 30, 2012	Russell Westbrook (1/2)	January 23–29 Player of the Week
February 2, 2012	Kevin Durant	All-Star
February 9, 2012	Russell Westbrook	All-Star
February 11, 2012	Scott Brooks	Western Conference All-Star Head Coach
February 13, 2012	Russell Westbrook (2/2)	February 6–12 Player of the Week
February 20, 2012	Kevin Durant (2/3)	February 13–19 Player of the Week
March 2, 2012	Kevin Durant (1/2)	February Player of the Month
March 26, 2012	Kevin Durant (3/3)	March 19–25 Player of the Week
April 4, 2012	Kevin Durant (2/2)	March Player of the Month
May 10, 2012	James Harden	Sixth Man of the Year
May 23, 2012	Serge Ibaka	All-Defensive First Team
May 24, 2012	Kevin Durant	All-NBA First Team
May 24, 2012	Russell Westbrook	All-NBA Second Team

Injuries

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="15%" class="unsortable"	Duration	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="20%"
Thabo Sefolosha	January 3, 2012	January 6, 2012	Flu-like symptoms	1
Eric Maynor	January 8, 2012	November 1, 2012	Torn right ACL	57
Thabo Sefolosha	January 30, 2012	March 13, 2012	Right foot surgery	22
Kendrick Perkins	February 17, 2012	February 19, 2012	Knee contusion	1
James Harden	February 20, 2012	February 22, 2012	Sore ankle	1
Nick Collison	February 20, 2012	February 29, 2012	Quad contusion	3
Daequan Cook	March 21, 2012	April 1, 2012	Right MCL sprain	6
James Harden	April 13, 2012	April 14, 2012	Sore right knee	1
James Harden	April 24, 2012	April 28, 2012	Concussion	2

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added	Players Lost

Trades

December 19, 2011	To Oklahoma City Thunder2013 second-round pick	To Charlotte BobcatsByron Mullens

Free agency

Re-signed

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Contract
December 9, 2011	Daequan Cook	Multi-Year Contract
January 19, 2012	Russell Westbrook	Multi-Year Extension

Additions

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Contract	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Former team
December 13, 2011	Ryan Reid	Standard	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
March 21, 2012	Derek Fisher	Standard	Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="5%"	Date	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Player	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	Reason left	Oklahoma City Thunder}}" width="10%"	New team
December 24, 2011	Nate Robinson	Waived	Golden State Warriors
March 21, 2012	Ryan Reid	Waived	Tulsa 66ers (D-League)

References

"2011 NBA Draft".
(June 24, 2010). "Thunder Acquires Pleiss, Williams, Reid andFuture First Round Pick in 2010 NBA Draft".
(June 24, 2011). "Selection of Jackson Adds Depth to Thunder Roster".
(December 13, 2011). "Thunder Acquires Lazar Hayward".
(December 19, 2011). "Thunder deal Byron Mullens to Bobcats".
(December 9, 2011). "Thunder Re-signs Daequan Cook".
(December 9, 2011). "Thunder re-sign Daequan Cook".
(December 13, 2011). "Thunder Adds Reid to Training Camp Roster".
(December 24, 2011). "Thunder waive guard Nate Robinson".
(December 24, 2011). "Thunder close to completing buyout with Robinson".
"2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Stats". basketball-reference.com.
"2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Stats". basketball-reference.com.
(January 3, 2012). "LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player Of The Week".
(January 30, 2012). "Heat's LeBron James, Thunder's Russell Westbrook named NBA Players of the Week".
(February 2, 2012). "Durant Named 2012 Western Conference All-Star Starter".
(February 9, 2012). "Westbrook Named to 2012 Western Conference All-Star Team".
(February 11, 2012). "Scott Brooks Earns Spot as Western Conference Head Coach for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game".
(February 13, 2012). "Knicks' Jeremy Lin, Thunder's Russell Westbrook named NBA Players of the Week".
(February 20, 2012). "Heat's LeBron James, Thunder's Kevin Durant named NBA Players of the Week".
(March 2, 2012). "Heat's LeBron James, Thunder's Kevin Durant named Kia NBA Players of the Month".
(March 26, 2012). "Hawks' Joe Johnson, Thunder's Kevin Durant named NBA Players of the Week".
(April 4, 2012). "Celtics' Paul Pierce, Thunder's Kevin Durant named Kia NBA Players of the Month".
(May 10, 2012). "James Harden Wins Kia NBA Sixth Man Award".
(May 23, 2012). "Serge Ibaka Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team".
(May 24, 2012). "Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Named to All-NBA Teams".
(May 24, 2012). "Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Named to All-NBA Teams".
(December 13, 2011). "Thunder Acquires Lazar Hayward".
(December 19, 2011). "Thunder deal Byron Mullens to Bobcats".
(December 9, 2011). "Thunder Re-signs Daequan Cook".
(January 19, 2012). "Thunder Signs Westbrook to Multi-Year Extension".
(December 13, 2011). "Thunder Adds Reid to Training Camp Roster".
(March 21, 2012). "Thunder Signs Derek Fisher".
(December 24, 2011). "Thunder waive guard Nate Robinson".
(March 21, 2012). "Thunder Signs Derek Fisher".

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