2011–12 Boston Celtics season

The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 won-loss record, which was the 4th best in the East, winning their 21st Atlantic Division title. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 5 games. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 19.4 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (8.2 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.7. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout. The Celtics made a relatively deep playoff run, where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Semifinals, eventually challenging the Miami Heat for the third consecutive season (the team who defeated them in last season's Semifinals), in the Eastern Conference finals. They ultimately lost the series in seven games to the eventual NBA champion.

2011–12 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerDanny Ainge
PresidentDanny Ainge
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record39–27 (.591)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference finals
(lost to Heat 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN New England
RadioWEEI-FM

Following the season, Ray Allen departed via free agency for the eventual champion Miami Heat, effectively ending the Big 3 era in Boston. During his 2 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and appear again in the 2014 Finals against the same Spurs team.

It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991–92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 27 JaJuan Johnson
(traded from the New Jersey Nets)		 PF  United States Purdue
2 55 E'Twaun Moore SG  United States Purdue

Roster
2011–12 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 20 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) July 20, 1975 Connecticut
PF 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) April 30, 1985 LSU
G 0 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) November 26, 1990 Texas
G/F 4 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) January 7, 1981 Auburn
G 51 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 8, 1980 Missouri
F/C 5 Garnett, Kevin (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) May 19, 1976 Farragut Academy (IL)
F 8 Green, Jeff Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
C 50 Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) October 10, 1984 UCLA
PF 12 Johnson, JaJuan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) February 8, 1989 Purdue
G 55 Moore, E'Twaun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) February 25, 1989 Purdue
SF 11 Pavlović, Aleksandar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) November 15, 1983 Montenegro
F 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 13, 1977 Kansas
G/F 28 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) February 7, 1982 Guadeloupe
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) February 22, 1986 Kentucky
C 54 Stiemsma, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) September 26, 1985 Wisconsin
F/C 56 Williams, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) September 13, 1986 Boston College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 28, 2012

Roster notes
  • Forward Jeff Green missed the entire season due to recovery from a heart surgery.

Pre-season

Game log
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 18 @ Toronto W 76–75 Ray Allen (12) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (8) Air Canada Centre
16,721		 1–0
2 December 21 Toronto W 81–73 Rajon Rondo (12) Ray Allen (6) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18.624		 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Boston Celtics3927.591–24–915–188–666
x-New York Knicks3630.545322–1114–198–666
x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.530419–1416–177–666
Toronto Raptors2343.3481613–2010–237–866
New Jersey Nets2244.333179–2413–205–966
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1—1–03–00–12-20–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—1—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 1–01–01–00–12–02–22–11–03–02–21–02–12–14–00–00–11–21–04–01–02–12–02–04–02–12—1–1–03–11–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 39–27 (home: 24–9; road: 15–18)
December: 1–3 (home: 1–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 25 @ New York L 104–106 Rajon Rondo (31) Brandon Bass (11) Rajon Rondo (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 December 27 @ Miami L 108–115 Ray Allen (28) Rajon Rondo (8) Rajon Rondo (12) American Airlines Arena
20,166		 0–2
3 December 28 @ New Orleans L 78–97 Ray Allen (15) Kevin Garnett (7) Rajon Rondo (12) New Orleans Arena
17,802		 0–3
4 December 30 Detroit W 96–85 Jermaine O'Neal (17) Jermaine O'Neal (7) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden
18,624		 1–3
January : 9–7 (home: 5–6; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 January 1 @ Washington W 94–86 Kevin Garnett (24) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (14) Verizon Center
17,458		 2–3
6 January 2 Washington W 100–92 Ray Allen (27) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden
18,624		 3–3
7 January 4 New Jersey W 89–70 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624		 4–3
8 January 6 Indiana L 74–87 Ray Allen (23) Paul Pierce,
Jermaine O'Neal (7)		 Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624		 4–4
9 January 11 Dallas L 85–90 Rajon Rondo (24) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624		 4–5
10 January 13 Chicago L 79–88 Ray Allen (16) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624		 4–6
11 January 14 @ Indiana L 83–97 Paul Pierce (21) Jermaine O'Neal (12) Rajon Rondo (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,203		 4–7
12 January 16 Oklahoma City L 88–97 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (9) TD Garden
18,624		 4–8
13 January 18 Toronto W 96–73 Rajon Rondo (21) Brandon Bass (9) Paul Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624		 5–8
14 January 20 Phoenix L 71–79 Ray Allen (14) Ray Allen,
Brandon Bass (6)		 Paul Pierce (6) TD Garden
18,624		 5–9
15 January 22 @ Washington W 100–94 Paul Pierce (34) Brandon Bass (9) Paul Pierce (10) Verizon Center
15,818		 6–9
16 January 23 Orlando W 87–56 Paul Pierce,
Brandon Bass (19)		 Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624		 7–9
17 January 26 @ Orlando W 91–83 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (10) Amway Center
18,952		 8–9
18 January 27 Indiana W 94–87 Paul Pierce (28) Paul Pierce (10) Paul Pierce (8) TD Garden
18,624		 9–9
19 January 29 Cleveland L 87–88 Ray Allen (22) Kevin Garnett (7) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden
18,624		 9–10
20 January 31 @ Cleveland W 93–90 Paul Pierce (20) Brandon Bass (6) Ray Allen (8) Quicken Loans Arena
14,798		 10–10
February : 7–7 (home: 6–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 1 Toronto W 100–64 Paul Pierce (17) Brandon Bass (9) Paul Pierce (8) TD Garden
18,624		 11–10
22 February 3 New York W 91–89 Paul Pierce (30) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624		 12–10
23 February 5 Memphis W 98–80 Kevin Garnett (24) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624		 13–10
24 February 7 Charlotte W 94–84 Kevin Garnett (22) Paul Pierce,
Jermaine O'Neal (8)		 Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624		 14–10
25 February 9 L. A. Lakers L 87–88 Ray Allen (22) Kevin Garnett (12) Paul Pierce,
Rajon Rondo (7)		 TD Garden
18,624		 14–11
26 February 10 @ Toronto L 74–86 Kevin Garnett (17) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (7) Air Canada Centre
19,207		 14–12
27 February 12 Chicago W 95–91 Rajon Rondo (32) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624		 15–12
28 February 15 Detroit L 88–98 Rajon Rondo (35) Chris Wilcox (9) Rajon Rondo (6) TD Garden
18,624		 15–13
29 February 16 @ Chicago L 80–89 Kevin Garnett (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (8) United Center
22,592		 15–14
30 February 19 @ Detroit L 81–96 Paul Pierce (18) Jermaine O'Neal (11) Rajon Rondo (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 15–15
31 February 20 @ Dallas L 73–89 Paul Pierce (20) Mickaël Piétrus (12) Mickaël Piétrus (4) American Airlines Center
20,364		 15–16
32 February 22 @ Oklahoma City L 104–119 Paul Pierce,
Kevin Garnett (23)		 Kevin Garnett (13) Paul Pierce (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 15–17
All-Star Break
33 February 28 @ Cleveland W 86–83 Ray Allen (22) Chris Wilcox (11) Rajon Rondo (11) Quicken Loans Arena
15,971		 16–17
34 February 29 Milwaukee W 102–96 Kevin Garnett (25) Chris Wilcox (13) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624		 17–17
March : 12–5 (home: 6–0; road: 6–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35 March 2 New Jersey W 107–94 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden
18,624		 18–17
36 March 4 New York W 115–111 Paul Pierce (34) Rajon Rondo (17) Rajon Rondo (20) TD Garden
18,624		 19–17
37 March 6 Houston W 97–92 Paul Pierce (30) Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624		 20–17
38 March 7 @ Philadelphia L 71–103 Paul Pierce (16) Kevin Garnett, JaJuan Johnson (13) Rajon Rondo (8) Wells Fargo Center
18,508		 20–18
39 March 9 Portland W 104–86 Paul Pierce
Ray Allen (22)		 Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo
Avery Bradley (5)		 TD Garden
18,624		 21–18
40 March 11 @ L. A. Lakers L 94–97 Rajon Rondo (24) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
18,997		 21–19
41 March 12 @ L. A. Clippers W 94–85 Paul Pierce (25) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (10) Staples Center
19,464		 22–19
42 March 14 @ Golden State W 105–103 Kevin Garnett (24) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (14) Oracle Arena
19,596		 23–19
43 March 16 @ Sacramento L 95–120 Ray Allen (26) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (12) Power Balance Pavilion
17,317		 23–20
44 March 17 @ Denver L 91–98 Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett (22)		 Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (16) Pepsi Center
19,003		 23–21
45 March 19 @ Atlanta W 79–76 Ray Allen (19) Brandon Bass (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Philips Arena
16,412		 24–21
46 March 22 @ Milwaukee W 100–91 Paul Pierce (25) Brandon Bass
Kevin Garnett (10)		 Rajon Rondo (14) Bradley Center
15,171		 25–21
47 March 23 @ Philadelphia L 86–99 Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce (20)		 Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (17) Wells Fargo Center
19,583		 25–22
48 March 25 Washington W 88–76 Avery Bradley (23) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624		 26–22
49 March 26 @ Charlotte W 102–95 Paul Pierce (36) Paul Pierce (10) Rajon Rondo (13) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,357		 27–22
50 March 28 Utah W 94–82 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624		 28–22
51 March 30 @ Minnesota W 100–79 Kevin Garnett (24) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (17) Target Center
19356		 29–22
April : 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
52 April 1 Miami W 91–72 Paul Pierce (23) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624		 30–22
53 April 4 San Antonio L 86–87 Avery Bradley (19) Paul Pierce (10) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624		 30–23
54 April 5 @ Chicago L 86–93 Paul Pierce (22) Kevin Garnett (14) Rajon Rondo (12) United Center
22,423		 30–24
55 April 7 @ Indiana W 86–72 Paul Pierce (24) Greg Stiemsma (9) Rajon Rondo (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,892		 31–24
56 April 8 Philadelphia W 103–79 Kevin Garnett (20) Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett, Sasha Pavlovic (6) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624		 32–24
57 April 10 @ Miami W 115–107 Paul Pierce (27) Brandon Bass (10) Rajon Rondo (15) American Airlines Arena
19,954		 33–24
58 April 11 Atlanta W 88–86 Kevin Garnett (22) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (20) TD Garden
18,624		 34–24
59 April 13 @ Toronto L 79–84 Paul Pierce (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (12) Air Canada Centre
17,270		 34–25
60 April 14 @ New Jersey W 94–82 Kevin Garnett (21) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (15) Prudential Center
18,711		 35–25
61 April 15 @ Charlotte W 94–82 Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley (22) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (16) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,169		 36–25
62 April 17 @ New York L 110–118 Paul Pierce (43) Brandon Bass, Rajon Rondo (6) Rajon Rondo (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 36–26
63 April 18 Orlando W 102–98 Paul Pierce (29) Kevin Garnett (9) Paul Pierce (14) TD Garden
18,624		 37–26
64 April 20 @ Atlanta L 92–97 Avery Bradley (28) Marquis Daniels (8) Sasha Pavlovic, Brandon Bass, Keyon Dooling, Avery Bradley, Marquis Daniels (3) Philips Arena 37–27
65 April 24 Miami W 78–66 Sasha Pavlovic (16) Brandon Bass (8) Marquis Daniels (4) TD Garden
18,624		 38–27
66 April 26 Milwaukee W 87–74 Avery Bradley (14) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624		 39–27
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Atlanta L 74–83 Kevin Garnett
Rajon Rondo (20)		 Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (11) Philips Arena
19,292		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Atlanta W 87–80 Paul Pierce (36) Paul Pierce (14) Kevin Garnett (5) Philips Arena
19,292		 1–1
3 May 4 Atlanta W 90–84 (OT) Paul Pierce (21) Rajon Rondo (14) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624		 2–1
4 May 6 Atlanta W 101–79 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett
Ray Allen
Brandon Bass (5)		 Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden
18,624		 3–1
5 May 8 @ Atlanta L 86–87 Paul Pierce (16) Kevin Garnett
Brandon Bass (7)		 Rajon Rondo (12) Philips Arena
19,292		 3–2
6 May 10 Atlanta W 83–80 Kevin Garnett (28) Kevin Garnett (14) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624		 4–2
Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 12 Philadelphia W 92–91 Kevin Garnett (24) Rajon Rondo (12) Rajon Rondo (17) TD Garden
18,624		 1–0
2 May 14 Philadelphia L 81–82 Ray Allen (17) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden
18,624		 1–1
3 May 16 @ Philadelphia W 107–91 Kevin Garnett (27) Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (14) Wells Fargo Center
20,351		 2–1
4 May 18 @ Philadelphia L 83–92 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (15) Wells Fargo Center
20,411		 2–2
5 May 21 Philadelphia W 101–85 Brandon Bass (27) Kevin Garnett
Brandon Bass (6)		 Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624		 3–2
6 May 23 @ Philadelphia L 75–82 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,403		 3–3
7 May 26 Philadelphia W 85–75 Kevin Garnett
Rajon Rondo (18)		 Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624		 4–3
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 28 @ Miami L 79–93 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (7) American Airlines Arena
19,912		 0–1
2 May 30 @ Miami L 111–115 (OT) Rajon Rondo (44) Brandon Bass (10) Rajon Rondo (10) American Airlines Arena
19,973		 0–2
3 June 1 Miami W 101–91 Kevin Garnett (24) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624		 1–2
4 June 3 Miami W 93–91 (OT) Paul Pierce (23) Kevin Garnett (14) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624		 2–2
5 June 5 @ Miami W 94–90 Kevin Garnett (26) Kevin Garnett (11) Rajon Rondo (13) American Airlines Arena
20,021		 3–2
6 June 7 Miami L 79–98 Rajon Rondo (21) Brandon Bass (7) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624		 3–3
7 June 9 @ Miami L 88–101 Rajon Rondo (22) Rajon Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (14) American Airlines Arena
20,114		 3–4
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

Season
Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 464234.0.458.453.9153.12.41.1.214.2
Brandon Bass 593931.7.479.8106.2.9.6.912.5
Avery Bradley 642821.4.498.407.7951.81.4.7.27.6
Marquis Daniels 38012.7.364.000.7391.71.2.6.23.2
Keyon Dooling 46214.4.405.333.7420.81.1.3.04.0
Kevin Garnett 606031.1.503.333.8578.22.9.91.015.8
Ryan Hollins[1] 15110.7.643.3001.7.2.1.32.8
JaJuan Johnson 3608.3.446.6671.6.2.1.43.2
E'Twaun Moore 3808.7.381.3781.000.9.9.3.12.9
Jermaine O'Neal[1] 252422.8.433.6775.4.4.31.75.0
Sasha Pavlović 45711.7.391.293.3751.6.4.4.32.7
Paul Pierce 616134.0.443.366.8525.24.51.1.419.4
Mickaël Piétrus 42621.9.385.335.6453.1.6.5.26.9
Rajon Rondo 535336.9.448.238.5974.811.71.8.111.9
Greg Stiemsma 55313.9.545.7073.2.5.71.52.9
Chris Wilcox[1] 28417.2.598.6154.4.4.4.35.4
Sean Williams[1] 3014.0.3331.0004.01.01.01.03.7
  • 1 Statistics with the Boston Celtics.

Awards, records and milestones

Injuries and suspensions
  • Jeff Green was not available for the 2011–12 season due to recovery from a heart surgery.[7]
  • Chris Wilcox was out for the season in March with a cardiac irregularity.[8]
  • Jermaine O'Neal was out for the season on March to have surgery on his left wrist.[9]
  • Rajon Rondo earned a two-game suspension for throwing the ball to a referee during a game against the Detroit Pistons on February 19[10] and was suspended for one game during the playoffs for bumping a referee on game 1 of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks.[11]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Negated Contract due to Injury

Waived

Retired

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Draft rights to JaJuan Johnson
Conditional 2014 second round pick		 To New Jersey Nets
Draft rights to MarShon Brooks
December 9, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Keyon Dooling
Conditional 2012 second round pick		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to Albert Miralles
December 12, 2011 To Boston Celtics
Brandon Bass		 To Orlando Magic
Glen Davis (sign and trade)
Von Wafer (sign and trade)

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Marquis Daniels December 9 Sacramento Kings
Chris Wilcox December 9 Detroit Pistons
Greg Stiemsma December 9 Sioux Falls Skyforce
(D-League)
Aleksandar Pavlović December 12 Re-signed
Mickaël Piétrus December 24 Phoenix Suns
Ryan Hollins March 23 Cleveland Cavaliers
Sean Williams April 20 Dallas Mavericks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Nenad Krstić June 22 CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Glen Davis December 12 Orlando Magic
Von Wafer December 12 Orlando Magic
Delonte West December 13 Dallas Mavericks
Troy Murphy December 18 Los Angeles Lakers
Carlos Arroyo December 22 Beşiktaş Milangaz (Turkey)

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.[12] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[13]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Nenad Krstić June 22 CSKA Moscow (Russia) No[14]
E'Twaun Moore July 28 Benetton Treviso (Italy) Yes[15]
Von Wafer August 3 Vanoli Cremona (Italy) Yes[16]
Avery Bradley October 5 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) No[17]

See also

References
  1. "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. Boston Celtics clinch NBA Atlantic division title, Yahoo! News. April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. Celtics' Pierce, Spurs' Parker named Players of the Week Archived December 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. C's Pierce, Clippers' Paul named Players of the Week Archived April 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. Celtics' Garnett and Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  6. Boston–Milwaukee Game recap, Celtics.com. March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  7. Celtics F Jeff Green to miss season after surgery, USA Today. December 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  8. Forsberg, Chris. "Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox out for season with cardiac irregularity". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  9. Celtics' O'Neal plans season-ending wrist surgery Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  10. Rajon Rondo suspended two games, ESPN.com. February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  11. Rajon Rondo suspended for bumping referee, Yahoo! Sports. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  12. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  13. Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
  14. "CSKA puts veteran Krstic at center". Euroleague.net. Euroleague. June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  15. Forsberg, Chris (July 28, 2011). "E'Twaun Moore signs Italian deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  16. "Colpo grosso di Cremona, preso anche Wafer" [Big Shot in Cremona, Also Took Wafer]. CorriereDelloSport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  17. "Hapoel Jerusalem nabs Bradley". EurocupBasketball.com. Euroleague. October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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