2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in Atlanta. The Hawks finished the lockout-shortened season in 5th place in the Eastern Conference with a 40–26 record and reached the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Boston Celtics in six games.

2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Larry Drew
Owners	Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	40–26 (.606)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southeast) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South SportSouth
Radio	99X
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 27: The Hawks begin the regular season with a victory against the New Jersey Nets.
• April 16: Atlanta secures a playoff spot with a 109–87 win against the Toronto Raptors.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	48	Keith Benson	Center	United States	Oakland

Roster

2011–12 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 34 Jason Collins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1976-07-14 Mississippi State G 33 Willie Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1981-07-28 Detroit Mercy G 6 Kirk Hinrich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas F/C 15 Al Horford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida F 44 Ivan Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-04-10 Cal State San Bernardino G 2 Joe Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-06-29 Arkansas G/F 1 Tracy McGrady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion Academy (NC) C 27 Zaza Pachulia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984-02-10 Republic of Georgia G 7 Jannero Pargo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas F 77 Vladimir Radmanović 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-11-19 Serbia F 5 Josh Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-12-05 Oak Hill Academy (VA) G/F 42 Jerry Stackhouse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974-11-05 North Carolina G 0 Jeff Teague 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1988-06-10 Wake Forest F 24 Marvin Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986-06-19 North Carolina

Head coach Larry Drew Assistant(s) Bob Bender Lester Conner Kenny Gattison Tyrone Hill Pete Radulovic Wally Blase (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player (L) On leave from the team Injured Roster Updated: March 15, 2012

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 19 @ Charlotte Bobcats 77–79 Josh Smith Al Horford (11) Josh Smith Ivan Johnson (7) Joe Johnson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 0–1 2 December 22 Charlotte Bobcats 92–75 Josh Smith (21) Zaza Pachulia (8) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	–	28–5	18–15	9–5	66
x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	6	23–10	17–16	11–3	66
x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	9	21–12	16–17	8–7	66
Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	26	11–22	9–24	7–7	66
Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	39	4–29	3–30	1–14	66

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–	66
2	y-Miami Heat *	46	20	.697	4.0	66
3	x-Indiana Pacers *	42	24	.636	8.0	66
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11.0	66
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10.0	66
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13.0	66
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14.0	66
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15.0	66
9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19.0	66
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25.0	66
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27.0	66
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28.0	66
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29.0	66
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30.0	66
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43.0	66

Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 40–26 (home: 23–10; road: 17–16)
December: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 27 @ New Jersey W 106–70 Vladimir Radmanović (17) Zaza Pachulia (11) Vladimir Radmanović (5) Prudential Center 18,711 1–0 2 December 28 Washington W 101–83 Joe Johnson (18) Al Horford Josh Smith (10) Jeff Teague (5) Philips Arena 17,750 2–0 3 December 30 New Jersey W 105–98 Jeff Teague (22) Zaza Pachulia (8) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 16,300 3–0 4 December 31 @ Houston L 84–95 Al Horford Joe Johnson (15) Josh Smith (7) Jeff Teague (5) Toyota Center 14,390 3–1
January: 13–5 (home: 6–1; road: 7–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 2 @ Miami W 100–92 Joe Johnson (21) Al Horford (9) Jeff Teague (5) American Airlines Arena 20,078 4–1 6 January 3 @ Chicago L 74–76 Al Horford (16) Josh Smith (14) Joe Johnson Jeff Teague (4) United Center 22,166 4–2 7 January 5 Miami L 109–116 (3OT) Joe Johnson (20) Josh Smith (13) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena 18,371 4–3 8 January 6 @ Charlotte W 102–96 (OT) Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (13) Jeff Teague (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,827 5–3 9 January 7 Chicago W 109–94 Josh Smith (25) Al Horford (7) Jeff Teague (8) Philips Arena 17,112 6–3 10 January 9 @ New Jersey W 106–101 Josh Smith (26) Al Horford (9) Al Horford Joe Johnson (6) Prudential Center 12,259 7–3 11 January 11 @ Indiana L 84–96 Josh Smith (16) Josh Smith Zaza Pachulia (7) Three players (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 10,334 7–4 12 January 12 Charlotte W 111–81 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (13) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 10,597 8–4 13 January 14 Minnesota W 93–91 Joe Johnson (25) Ivan Johnson (11) Jeff Teague (10) Philips Arena 13,135 9–4 14 January 16 Toronto W 93–84 Josh Smith (28) Josh Smith (15) Joe Johnson Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 11,050 10–4 15 January 18 Portland W 92–89 Joe Johnson (24) Josh Smith Zaza Pachulia (11) Joe Johnson Jeff Teague (5) Philips Arena 13,729 11–4 16 January 20 @ Philadelphia L 76–90 Willie Green (14) Josh Smith (6) Jeff Teague (6) Wells Fargo Center 17,724 11–5 17 January 21 Cleveland W 121–94 Joe Johnson (25) Josh Smith (11) Jannero Pargo (6) Philips Arena 15,922 12–5 18 January 23 @ Milwaukee W 97–92 Joe Johnson (26) Zaza Pachulia (14) Jeff Teague Tracy McGrady (5) Bradley Center 13,048 13–5 19 January 25 @ San Antonio L 83–105 Jeff Teague (20) Marvin Williams (9) Joe Johnson (7) AT&T Center 17,888 13–6 20 January 27 @ Detroit W 107–101 (OT) Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith (11) Kirk Hinrich (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,010 14–6 21 January 29 @ New Orleans W 94–72 Jeff Teague (24) Joe Johnson (9) Jeff Teague (4) New Orleans Arena 14,962 15–6 22 January 31 @ Toronto W 100–77 Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith Zaza Pachulia Ivan Johnson (6) Jeff Teague (5) Air Canada Centre 16,117 16–6
February: 4–9 (home: 2–5; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 February 2 Memphis L 77–96 Josh Smith (11) Ivan Johnson (9) Tracy McGrady Jeff Teague Jannero Pargo (4) Philips Arena 14,211 16–7 24 February 4 Philadelphia L 87–98 Jeff Teague (21) Ivan Johnson (13) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 18,012 16–8 25 February 6 Phoenix L 90–99 Josh Smith (18) Zaza Pachulia (8) Three players (3) Philips Arena 11,823 16–9 26 February 8 Indiana W 97–87 Josh Smith (28) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena 16,288 17–9 27 February 10 @ Orlando W 89–87 (OT) Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (19) Joe Johnson Josh Smith (5) Amway Center 18,846 18–9 28 February 12 Miami L 87–107 Willie Green (17) Zaza Pachulia (16) Josh Smith (7) Philips Arena 18,371 18–10 29 February 14 @ L. A. Lakers L 78–86 Jeff Teague (18) Zaza Pachulia (10) Joe Johnson (5) Staples Center 18,997 18–11 30 February 15 @ Phoenix W 101–99 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (17) Josh Smith (7) US Airways Center 15,392 19–11 31 February 18 @ Portland L 77–97 Joe Johnson (19) Zaza Pachulia Josh Smith (10) Josh Smith (9) Rose Garden 20,635 19–12 32 February 20 @ Chicago L 79–90 Jannero Pargo (19) Josh Smith (12) Josh Smith (5) United Center 22,033 19–13 33 February 22 @ New York L 82–99 Jeff Teague (18) Ivan Johnson (8) Willie Green (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 19–14 34 February 23 Orlando W 83–78 Josh Smith (22) Zaza Pachulia (13) Kirk Hinrich Zaza Pachulia (4) Philips Arena 14,523 20–14 35 February 29 Golden State L 82–85 Joe Johnson (18) Zaza Pachulia (16) Jeff Teague (4) Philips Arena 13,049 20–15
March: 11–8 (home: 7–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 March 2 Milwaukee W 99–94 Josh Smith (24) Josh Smith (19) Tracy McGrady (5) Philips Arena 13,311 21–15 37 March 3 Oklahoma City W 97–90 Josh Smith (30) Zaza Pachulia (14) Jerry Stackhouse (5) Philips Arena 18,087 22–15 38 March 6 @ Indiana W 101–96 Josh Smith (27) Zaza Pachulia (10) Jeff Teague (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,393 23–15 39 March 7 @ Miami L 86–89 Josh Smith (23) Zaza Pachulia (10) Zaza Pachulia Jannero Pargo (3) American Airlines Arena 20,018 23–16 40 March 9 @ Detroit L 85–86 Josh Smith (21) Josh Smith (7) Joe Johnson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,503 23–17 41 March 11 @ Sacramento W 106–99 Josh Smith (28) Zaza Pachulia (13) Jeff Teague (7) Power Balance Pavilion 13,976 24–17 42 March 13 @ Denver L 117–118 (OT) Joe Johnson (34) Zaza Pachulia Josh Smith (13) Jeff Teague (8) Pepsi Center 15,594 24–18 43 March 14 @ L. A. Clippers L 82–96 Joe Johnson (19) Zaza Pachulia (10) Joe Johnson Jeff Teague (5) Staples Center 19,060 24–19 44 March 16 Washington W 102–88 Joe Johnson (34) Zaza Pachulia (10) Josh Smith (8) Philips Arena 15,241 25–19 45 March 18 @ Cleveland W 103–87 Joe Johnson (28) Zaza Pachulia (12) Josh Smith (9) Quicken Loans Arena 15,645 26–19 46 March 19 Boston L 76–79 Joe Johnson (25) Zaza Pachulia (13) Josh Smith (8) Philips Arena 16,412 26–20 47 March 21 Cleveland W 103–102 (OT) Josh Smith (32) Josh Smith (17) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena 12,331 27–20 48 March 23 New Jersey W 93–84 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (12) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 14,129 28–20 49 March 24 @ Washington W 95–92 Josh Smith (20) Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (9) Verizon Center 18,588 29–20 50 March 25 Utah W 139–133 (4OT) Joe Johnson (37) Zaza Pachulia (20) Jeff Teague (9) Philips Arena 13,544 30–20 51 March 27 @ Milwaukee L 101–108 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (18) Joe Johnson (8) Bradley Center 12,223 30–21 52 March 28 Chicago L 77–98 Josh Smith (19) Zaza Pachulia (10) Jeff Teague (8) Philips Arena 16,290 30–22 53 March 30 New York W 100–90 Joe Johnson (28) Zaza Pachulia (12) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena 18,389 31–22 54 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 90–95 Josh Smith (34) Josh Smith (9) Kirk Hinrich (6) Wells Fargo Center 19,714 31–23
April: 9–3 (home: 6–2; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 April 4 Charlotte W 120–93 Josh Smith (24) Zaza Pachulia (11) Jannero Pargo Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 13,046 32–23 56 April 6 Detroit W 101–96 Jeff Teague (24) Josh Smith (12) Jeff Teague (11) Philips Arena 15,143 33–23 57 April 7 @ Charlotte W 116–96 Joe Johnson (18) Zaza Pachulia (16) Jannero Pargo (9) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,715 34–23 58 April 11 @ Boston L 86–88 (OT) Jeff Teague (21) Josh Smith (11) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden 18,624 34–24 59 April 13 @ Orlando W 109–81 Jannero Pargo (17) Josh Smith (8) Josh Smith (4) Amway Center 18,846 35–24 60 April 15 Toronto L 86–102 Josh Smith (26) Josh Smith (8) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 13,845 35–25 61 April 16 @ Toronto W 109–87 Ivan Johnson (21) Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (10) Air Canada Centre 15,992 36–25 62 April 18 Detroit W 116–84 Tracy McGrady (17) Ivan Johnson (10) Jannero Pargo (8) Philips Arena 14,392 37–25 63 April 20 Boston W 97–92 Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (6) Philips Arena 16,214 38–25 64 April 22 New York L 112–113 Marvin Williams (29) Marvin Williams (11) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena 18,158 38–26 65 April 24 L. A. Clippers W 109–102 Joe Johnson (28) Josh Smith (10) Josh Smith (5) Philips Arena 18,223 39–26 66 April 26 Dallas W 106–89 Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (9) Josh Smith (7) Philips Arena 14,595 40–26
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

2012 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 Boston W 83–74 Josh Smith (22) Josh Smith (18) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 19,292 1–0 2 May 1 Boston L 80–87 Joe Johnson (22) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (5) Philips Arena 19,308 1–1 3 May 4 @ Boston L 84–90 (OT) Joe Johnson (29) Marvin Williams (11) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden 18,624 1–2 4 May 5 @ Boston L 79–101 Josh Smith (15) Josh Smith (13) Josh Smith (5) TD Garden 18,624 1–3 5 May 8 Boston W 87–86 Al Horford (19) Josh Smith (16) Josh Smith (6) Philips Arena 19,319 2–3 6 May 10 @ Boston L 80–83 Josh Smith (18) Al Horford, Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden 18,624 2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jason Collins	30	10	10.3	.400		.467	1.6	.3	.1	.1	1.3
Erick Dampier[a]	15	0	5.5	.125			1.7	.3	.1	.3	.1
Willie Green	53	2	17.4	.471	.442	.857	1.5	.8	.4	.1	7.6
Kirk Hinrich	48	31	25.8	.414	.346	.781	2.1	2.8	.8	.2	6.6
Al Horford	11	11	31.6	.553	.000	.733	7.0	2.2	.9	1.3	12.4
Ivan Johnson	56	0	16.7	.513	.333	.720	4.0	.6	.8	.3	6.4
Joe Johnson	60	60	35.5	.454	.388	.849	3.7	3.9	.8	.2	18.8
Tracy McGrady	52	0	16.1	.437	.455	.675	3.0	2.1	.3	.3	5.3
Zaza Pachulia	58	44	28.3	.499		.741	7.9	1.4	.9	.5	7.8
Jannero Pargo	50	0	13.4	.415	.384	.950	1.5	1.9	.4	.0	5.6
Vladimir Radmanović	49	3	15.4	.376	.370	.759	2.9	1.1	.4	.3	4.5
Donald Sloan[a]	5	0	4.0	.375	.000		1.0	1.0	.2	.0	1.2
Josh Smith	66	66	35.3	.458	.257	.630	9.6	3.9	1.4	1.7	18.8
Jerry Stackhouse	30	0	9.1	.370	.342	.913	.8	.5	.3	.1	3.6
Jeff Teague	66	66	33.1	.476	.342	.757	2.4	4.9	1.6	.6	12.6
Marvin Williams	57	37	26.3	.432	.389	.788	5.2	1.2	.8	.3	10.2

• ^a Statistics with the Atlanta Hawks.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jason Collins	5	4	17.0	.545			2.4	.0	.2	.0	2.4
Erick Dampier	4	0	13.8	.538		.667	3.5	.0	.0	.2	4.0
Willie Green	5	0	12.6	.462	.250		1.6	.6	.0	.0	2.6
Kirk Hinrich	6	4	23.5	.433	.375	1.000	2.0	1.0	.7	.0	5.7
Al Horford	3	2	36.0	.588		.750	8.3	2.7	1.3	1.3	15.3
Ivan Johnson	5	0	10.8	.313	.000	.600	3.4	.0	.6	.0	2.6
Joe Johnson	6	4	40.5	.373	.250	.750	3.5	3.5	1.3	.2	17.2
Tracy McGrady	6	0	15.0	.385	.000	.833	2.8	1.0	.0	.3	4.2
Jannero Pargo	5	0	9.2	.286	.333		1.0	1.2	.4	.0	3.2
Vladimir Radmanović	2	0	7.5	.000	.000		.5	.5	.0	.0	.0
Josh Smith	5	4	39.2	.386	.000	.762	13.6	4.8	.6	1.0	16.8
Jeff Teague	6	4	37.5	.411	.412	.895	3.7	4.2	.8	.8	14.0
Marvin Williams	6	2	24.2	.356	.500	.778	5.5	.8	.5	.3	7.8

Awards and milestones

• Joe Johnson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 19 – 25).^[3]
• Ivan Johnson was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April.^[4]

All-Star

• Joe Johnson was selected as a reserve for the East in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and was scheduled to participate in the Three-Point Contest and Shooting Stars Competition but an injury didn't allow him to play.^[5] Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant and teammate Jerry Stackhouse replaced him in each competition respectively.

Injuries and disciplinary actions

• Kirk Hinrich missed the first 18 games of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder.^[6]
• On January, Al Horford underwent surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle and missed the remainder of the regular season.^[7]
• Ivan Johnson was fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture to a fan after their Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.^[8]
• Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. received a $35,000 fine for comments made on Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and officials during the first round of the playoffs.^[9]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Keith Benson (10-day contract) Via free agency Erick Dampier Willie Green Ivan Johnson Tracy McGrady Jannero Pargo Vladimir Radmanović Donald Sloan (10-day contract) Jerry Stackhouse

Players Lost Via free agency Damien Wilkins Jamal Crawford Waived Keith Benson Magnum Rolle Pape Sy Donald Sloan

Trades

June 23, 2011

To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations

To Golden State Warriors Conditional 2012 second round pick.

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Ivan Johnson	December 9	Qingdao Doublestar (China)
Tracy McGrady	December 9	Detroit Pistons
Vladimir Radmanović	December 9	Golden State Warriors
Donald Sloan (10-day contract)	December 9	Erie BayHawks (D-League)
Jerry Stackhouse	December 9	Miami Heat
Jannero Pargo	December 20	Chicago Bulls
Willie Green	December 22	New Orleans Hornets
Erick Dampier	March 1	Miami Heat

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Damien Wilkins	December 9	Detroit Pistons
Jamal Crawford	December 15	Portland Trail Blazers

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.^[10] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[11]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Hilton Armstrong	June 30	ASVEL Basket (France)	No
Magnum Rolle	July 27	Changwon LG Sakers (South Korea)	Yes
Pape Sy	August 26	BCM Gravelines (France)	Yes
Josh Powell	September 5	Liaoning Dinosaurs (China)	No
Zaza Pachulia	October 7	Galatasaray Medical Park (Turkey)	Yes

See also

2011–12 NBA season