2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 64th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd season in Los Angeles. For the first time since 2005, Phil Jackson did not return as the Lakers coach and replaced by former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown. Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82. At midseason they traded longtime point guard Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill and longtime forward Luke Walton to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions.

2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachMike Brown
General managerMitch Kupchak
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record41–25 (.621)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Thunder 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionHome: FS West HD Away: KCAL 9 HD
Radio710 ESPN

The Lakers finished 41–25, roughly the equivalent of 51–31, winning the Pacific Division for the 33rd time. They finished the season as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated the Denver Nuggets in seven games in the first round, but lost to the eventual Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder 1–4 in the Western Conference semi-finals. This season marked the final career playoff appearance of Andrew Bynum.

During this season, the Lakers were supposed to acquire Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, and a 2012 1st round pick to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but then-NBA Commissioner David Stern vetoed the trade. Following the season, Andrew Bynum was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team deal.

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team

Roster
2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 9 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1980-03-09 UCLA
PG 5 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980-02-26 Maryland
SG 24 Bryant, Kobe (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1978-08-23 Lower Merion HS (PA)
C 17 Bynum, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1987-10-27 St. Joseph HS (NJ)
SG 3 Ebanks, Devin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989-10-28 West Virginia
SF 88 Eyenga, Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989-06-22 DR Congo
PF 16 Gasol, Pau (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-07-06 Spain
SG 0 Goudelock, Andrew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-07-12 College of Charleston
C 27 Hill, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987-07-27 Arizona
PF 6 McRoberts, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-02-28 Duke
PG 1 Morris, Darius 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-01-03 Michigan
PF 14 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1980-05-02 Notre Dame
PG 7 Sessions, Ramon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986-04-11 Nevada
SF 15 World Peace, Metta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1979-11-13 St. John's
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: April 26, 2012

Season summary

Emergence of All Star Andrew Bynum

At the start of the season, Andrew Bynum did not play the first four games due to a suspension he earned in the final game of last year's playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks. In his first game back against the Denver Nuggets, he scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Lakers to a 92–89 win.[2] He had his first 20–20 game on January 3 against the Houston Rockets scoring 21 points and grabbing 22 rebounds.[3] On April 11, 2012, Bynum further showed why he should be an all-star when against the San Antonio Spurs he recorded a career high 30 rebounds and helped the Lakers win the game 98–84.[4] His domination on the glass was further shown when the Spurs only managed to grab 32 rebounds as a team. This was all done with Kobe Bryant, the Lakers best player sitting out.[4] For the first time he was selected to play in the All Star game as the Western Conference's starting center.[5] He was awarded Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of March 12 through 18.[6] Bynum finish the season averaging a career high 18.7 points per game, 11.8 rebounds per game (NBA 3rd overall), and 35.2 minutes per game.[7] His emergence as an all-star and career high numbers sparked a debate of whether Bynum was the best center in the league or Dwight Howard.[8] Previously, Howard was seen widely as the undisputed best center in the league. Shaquille O'Neal was one of the main supporters of Bynum as the best center in the league.[9]

Post-season summary

Denver Nuggets

The Lakers were matched against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. They won the opening game 103–88 after Andrew Bynum had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. The blocked shots broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record of nine, and tied the NBA playoff record set by Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon. Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and Pau Gasol added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.[10] After the Lakers led the series 3–1, Bynum before Game 5 said, "Close-out games are actually kind of easy."[11] The Lakers won the series 4–3, and avoided becoming the ninth team in NBA history to blow a 3–1 lead in a series. Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Bynum had 16 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds, and Steve Blake scored a playoff career-high 19 points in a 96–87 win in Game 7. The Lakers blew 16-point lead in the second half before Gasol put the Lakers ahead for good with a tip-in basket with 6:30 to play. Denver had 19 turnovers in the game and shot just 7-of-27 shooting in the fourth quarter. Returning from his seven-game suspension, Metta World Peace scored 15 points, while Bryant had 17 points added eight assists.[12]

Oklahoma City Thunder

The Lakers were then matched up against the second seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. During this series the Lakers did not have home court advantage as they did against Denver. In the first game of the series the Thunder blew the Lakers out 90–119.[13] In the second game, the Lakers led 75–68 with 2:08 to play but were unable to hold on. Kevin Durant hit the go ahead bucket with 18.6 seconds to go and Steve Blake missed a three-pointer in the corner resulting in a 75-76 Laker loss.[14] The Lakers won game 3 at home 99–96. Kobe Bryant scored 36 points going 18-18 from the free throw line including the last 2 free throws that put the Lakers up by 3. Game 4 ended with a 100-103 Thunder win.[15] The Lakers held a 9-point lead with 6:01 to play in the 4th quarter but were unable to sustain. This time it was Kevin Durant with the go-ahead three-pointer over Metta World Peace. Kobe Bryant had 38 points to lead the Lakers but Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant were able to both match him combining for 68 points. Ultimately, the eventual Western Conference Champions Thunder proved too much for the Lakers, winning the next game at Chesapeake Energy Arena 90–106, wrapping up the series 1–4. Kobe Bryant averaged 31.2 points per game in the series. Andrew Bynum, the Lakers other All-Star did not perform up to his usual standards and only averaged 16.6 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game. This was low considering during the regular season he averaged 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, both career highs.[16] This marked the second year in a row the Lakers were defeated in the second round of the playoffs. The previous year they were swept 4-0 by the Dallas Mavericks.

Standings
Pacific DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Los Angeles Lakers4125.621–26–715–189–566
x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.6061.024–916–177–766
Phoenix Suns3333.5008.019–1414–199–566
Golden State Warriors2343.34818.012–2111–227–866
Sacramento Kings2244.33319.016–176–273–1066
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.758–66
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

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 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1–1–03–00–14–00–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
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 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—0–0–00–00–0
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

Preseason
2011 preseason game log
Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Preseason: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 19 L. A. Clippers L 95-114 Kobe Bryant (22) Andrew Bynum (12) Steve Blake (5) Staples Center
18,643		 0–1
2 December 21 @ L. A. Clippers L 103-108 Andrew Bynum (26) Andrew Bynum (11) Derek Fisher (8) Staples Center
19,060		 0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season
2011–12 game log
Total: 41–25 (home: 26–7; road: 15–18)
December: 3–2 (home: 3–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 25 Chicago L 87-88 Kobe Bryant (28) 3 players tied (8) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997		 0–1
2 December 26 @ Sacramento L 91-100 Kobe Bryant (29) Pau Gasol (9) Kobe Bryant (6) Power Balance Pavilion
17,317		 0–2
3 December 27 Utah W 96-71 Kobe Bryant (26) Troy Murphy (11) Kobe Bryant (5) Staples Center
18,997		 1–2
4 December 29 New York W 99-82 Kobe Bryant (28) Pau Gasol (10) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997		 2–2
5 December 31 Denver W 92-89 Andrew Bynum (29) Andrew Bynum (13) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center
18,997		 3–2
January: 10–7 (home: 8–1; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 January 1 @ Denver L 90-99 Pau Gasol (20) Andrew Bynum (16) Bryant & Fisher (4) Pepsi Center
19,155		 3–3
7 January 3 Houston W 108-99 Kobe Bryant (37) Andrew Bynum (22) Derek Fisher (7) Staples Center
18,997		 4–3
8 January 5 @ Portland L 96-107 Kobe Bryant (30) Andrew Bynum (12) Derek Fisher (6) Rose Garden
20,444		 4–4
9 January 6 Golden State W 97-90 Kobe Bryant (39) Andrew Bynum (16) Bryant & Fisher (7) Staples Center
18,997		 5–4
10 January 8 Memphis W 90-82 Kobe Bryant (26) Bynum & Gasol (15) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center
18,997		 6–4
11 January 10 Phoenix W 99-83 Kobe Bryant (48) Pau Gasol (12) Steve Blake (8) Staples Center
18,997		 7–4
12 January 11 @ Utah W 90-87 (OT) Kobe Bryant (40) Pau Gasol (11) Derek Fisher (7) EnergySolutions Arena
19,642		 8–4
13 January 13 Cleveland W 97-92 Kobe Bryant (42) Andrew Bynum (11) Derek Fisher (10) Staples Center
18,997		 9–4
14 January 14 @ L.A. Clippers L 92-102 Kobe Bryant (42) Andrew Bynum (14) 4 players tied (4) Staples Center
19,895		 9–5
15 January 16 Dallas W 73-70 Andrew Bynum (17) Andrew Bynum (15) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997		 10–5
16 January 19 @ Miami L 87-98 Pau Gasol (26) Andrew Bynum (12) Kobe Bryant (7) American Airlines Arena
20,004		 10–6
17 January 20 @ Orlando L 80-92 Kobe Bryant (30) Andrew Bynum (12) Kobe Bryant (8) Amway Center
18,846		 10–7
18 January 22 Indiana L 96-98 Kobe Bryant (33) 3 players tied (8) Pau Gasol (10) Staples Center
18,997		 10–8
19 January 25 L.A. Clippers W 96-91 Kobe Bryant (24) Pau Gasol (10) Metta World Peace (7) Staples Center
18,997		 11–8
20 January 28 @ Milwaukee L 89-100 Kobe Bryant (27) Pau Gasol (15) Kobe Bryant (9) Bradley Center
18,027		 11–9
21 January 29 @ Minnesota W 106-101 Kobe Bryant (35) Kobe Bryant (14) Derek Fisher (7) Target Center
17,551		 12–9
22 January 31 Charlotte W 106-73 Kobe Bryant (24) Andrew Bynum (11) Fisher & Murphy (4) Staples Center
18,997		 13–9
February: 8–5 (home: 4–0; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 February 3 @ Denver W 93-89 Andrew Bynum (22) Pau Gasol (17) Kobe Bryant (9) Pepsi Center
19,155		 14–9
24 February 4 @ Utah L 87-96 Kobe Bryant (26) Pau Gasol (16) Pau Gasol (4) EnergySolutions Arena
19,642		 14–10
25 February 6 @ Philadelphia L 90-95 Kobe Bryant (28) Andrew Bynum (20) Kobe Bryant (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,064		 14–11
26 February 9 @ Boston W 88-87 (OT) Kobe Bryant (27) Andrew Bynum (17) Kobe Bryant (4) TD Garden
18,624		 15–11
27 February 10 @ New York L 85-92 Kobe Bryant (34) Andrew Bynum (13) Steve Blake (3) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 15–12
28 February 12 @ Toronto W 94-92 Kobe Bryant (27) Pau Gasol (17) Pau Gasol (6) Air Canada Centre
19,311		 16–12
29 February 14 Atlanta W 86-78 Pau Gasol (20) Andrew Bynum (15) Steve Blake (6) Staples Center
18,997		 17–12
30 February 17 Phoenix W 111-99 Kobe Bryant (36) Andrew Bynum (14) Blake & Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997		 18–12
31 February 19 @ Phoenix L 90-102 Kobe Bryant (32) Pau Gasol (12) Pau Gasol (6) US Airways Center
18,023		 18–13
32 February 20 Portland W 103-92 Kobe Bryant (28) Andrew Bynum (19) Pau Gasol (4) Staples Center
18,997		 19–13
33 February 22 @ Dallas W 96-91 Pau Gasol (24) Andrew Bynum (14) Steve Blake (5) American Airlines Center
20,577		 20–13
34 February 23 @ Oklahoma City L 85-100 Kobe Bryant (24) Andrew Bynum (13) Metta World Peace (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 20–14
All-Star Break
35 February 29 Minnesota W 104-85 Kobe Bryant (31) Andrew Bynum (13) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center
18,997		 21–14
March: 11–6 (home: 6–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 March 2 Sacramento W 115-107 Kobe Bryant (38) Andrew Bynum (15) Derek Fisher (7) Staples Center
18,997		 22–14
37 March 4 Miami W 93-83 Kobe Bryant (33) Andrew Bynum (13) Steve Blake (6) Staples Center
18,997		 23–14
38 March 6 @ Detroit L 85-88 (OT) Andrew Bynum (30) Andrew Bynum (14) Kobe Bryant (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 23–15
39 March 7 @ Washington L 101-106 Kobe Bryant (30) Pau Gasol (15) Steve Blake (7) Verizon Center
20,282		 23–16
40 March 9 @ Minnesota W 105-102 Kobe Bryant (34) Pau Gasol (11) Steve Blake (5) Target Center
20,164		 24–16
41 March 11 Boston W 97-94 Kobe Bryant (26) Andrew Bynum (14) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997		 25–16
42 March 13 @ Memphis W 116-111 (2OT) Andrew Bynum (37) Andrew Bynum (16) Pau Gasol (8) FedExForum
18,119		 26–16
43 March 14 @ New Orleans W 107-101 (OT) Kobe Bryant (33) Andrew Bynum (18) Kobe Bryant (5) New Orleans Arena
17,272		 27–16
44 March 16 Minnesota W 97-92 Kobe Bryant (28) Andrew Bynum (14) Steve Blake (6) Staples Center
18,997		 28–16
45 March 18 Utah L 99-103 Andrew Bynum (33) Andrew Bynum (11) Barnes & Sessions (6) Staples Center
18,997		 28–17
46 March 20 @ Houston L 104-107 Kobe Bryant (29) Andrew Bynum (7) 3 players tied (4) Toyota Center
18,391		 28–18
47 March 21 @ Dallas W 109-93 Kobe Bryant (30) Barnes & Gasol (9) Ramon Sessions (9) American Airlines Center
20,664		 29–18
48 March 23 Portland W 103-96 Andrew Bynum (28) Pau Gasol (16) Ramon Sessions (11) Staples Center
18,997		 30–18
49 March 25 Memphis L 96-102 Andrew Bynum (30) Pau Gasol (14) Ramon Sessions (5) Staples Center
18,997		 30–19
50 March 27 @ Golden State W 104-101 Kobe Bryant (30) Pau Gasol (17) Kobe Bryant (5) Oracle Arena
19,596		 31–19
51 March 29 Oklahoma City L 93-102 Andrew Bynum (25) Andrew Bynum (13) Ramon Sessions (5) Staples Center
18,997		 31–20
52 March 31 New Orleans W 88-85 Pau Gasol (21) Pau Gasol (11) Ramon Sessions (10) Staples Center
18,997		 32–20
April: 9–5 (home: 5–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
53 April 1 Golden State W 120-112 Kobe Bryant (40) Gasol & Murphy (11) Ramon Sessions (9) Staples Center
18,897		 33–20
54 April 3 New Jersey W 91-87 Kobe Bryant (24) Pau Gasol (12) Ramon Sessions (11) Staples Center
18,997		 34–20
55 April 4 @ L.A. Clippers W 113-108 Andrew Bynum (36) Andrew Bynum (8) Ramon Sessions (8) Staples Center
19,819		 35–20
56 April 6 Houston L 107-112 Kobe Bryant (28) Matt Barnes (13) Ramon Sessions (7) Staples Center
18,997		 35–21
57 April 7 @ Phoenix L 105-125 Pau Gasol (30) Andrew Bynum (18) Ramon Sessions (9) US Airways Center
18,237		 35–22
58 April 9 @ New Orleans W 93-91 Pau Gasol (25) Andrew Bynum (11) Ramon Sessions (6) New Orleans Arena
17,275		 36–22
59 April 11 @ San Antonio W 98-84 Metta World Peace (26) Andrew Bynum (30) Ramon Sessions (5) AT&T Center
18,581		 37–22
60 April 13 Denver W 103-97 Andrew Bynum (30) Barnes & Gasol (10) Ramon Sessions (6) Staples Center
18,997		 38–22
61 April 15 Dallas W 112-108 (OT) Andrew Bynum (23) Andrew Bynum (16) Matt Barnes (8) Staples Center
18,997		 39–22
62 April 17 San Antonio L 91-112 Andrew Bynum (21) Bynum & Gasol (7) Steve Blake (7) Staples Center
18,997		 39–23
63 April 18 @ Golden State W 99-87 Andrew Bynum (31) Pau Gasol (11) Pau Gasol (11) Oracle Arena
18,547		 40–23
64 April 20 @ San Antonio L 97-121 Kobe Bryant (18) Pau Gasol (8) Steve Blake (5) AT&T Center
18,581		 40–24
65 April 22 Oklahoma City W 114-106 (2OT) Kobe Bryant (26) Jordan Hill (15) Pau Gasol (9) Staples Center
18,997		 41–24
66 April 26 @ Sacramento L 96-113 Josh McRoberts (16) Josh McRoberts (9) Steve Blake (6) Power Balance Pavilion
16,281		 41–25
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs
2012 playoff game log
Total: 5–7 (home: 4–2; road: 1–5)
First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 Denver W 103-88 Kobe Bryant (31) Andrew Bynum (13) Pau Gasol (8) Staples Center
18,997		 1–0
2 May 1 Denver W 104-100 Kobe Bryant (38) Hill & Gasol (10) Pau Gasol (5) Staples Center
18,997		 2–0
3 May 4 @ Denver L 84-99 Kobe Bryant (22) Andrew Bynum (12) Bryant & Sessions (6) Pepsi Center
19,155		 2–1
4 May 6 @ Denver W 92-88 Kobe Bryant (22) Jordan Hill (11) Bryant & Gasol (6) Pepsi Center
19,155		 3–1
5 May 8 Denver L 99-102 Kobe Bryant (43) Andrew Bynum (11) Ramon Sessions (4) Staples Center
18,997		 3–2
6 May 10 @ Denver L 96-113 Kobe Bryant (31) Andrew Bynum (16) Blake & Bryant (4) Pepsi Center
19,770		 3–3
7 May 12 Denver W 96-87 Pau Gasol (23) Andrew Bynum (18) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center
18,997		 4–3
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 14 @ Oklahoma City L 90-119 Bryant & Bynum (20) Andrew Bynum (14) Steve Blake (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 0–1
2 May 16 @ Oklahoma City L 75-77 Bryant & Bynum (20) Pau Gasol (11) Kobe Bryant (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 0–2
3 May 18 Oklahoma City W 99-96 Kobe Bryant (36) Bynum & Gasol (11) Bryant & Gasol (6) Staples Center
18,997		 1–2
4 May 19 Oklahoma City L 100-103 Kobe Bryant (38) Andrew Bynum (9) Bryant & Sessions (5) Staples Center
18,997		 1–3
5 May 21 @ Oklahoma City L 90-106 Kobe Bryant (42) Pau Gasol (16) Metta World Peace (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 1–4
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
Matt Barnes 631622.9.452.333.7425.52.0.6.87.8
Steve Blake 53523.3.377.335.7781.63.3.7.05.2
Kobe Bryant 585838.5.430.303.8455.44.61.2.327.9
Andrew Bynum 606035.2.558.200.69211.81.4.51.918.7
Devin Ebanks 241216.5.416.000.6572.3.5.5.34.0
Christian Eyenga 1019.0.500.0001.0002.01.0.01.08.0
Derek Fisher 434325.6.383.324.8302.13.3.9.15.9
Pau Gasol 656537.4.501.259.78210.43.6.61.417.4
Andrew Goudelock 40010.5.391.373.917.8.5.1.04.4
Jordan Hill 7111.7.467..6254.4.3.7.94.7
Jason Kapono 27010.0.382.2961.000.5.4.1.02.0
Josh McRoberts 50614.4.475.429.6393.41.0.3.42.8
Darius Morris 1908.9.429.444.667.81.1.1.02.4
Troy Murphy 59016.2.450.418.6673.2.9.3.33.2
Ramon Sessions 231930.5.479.486.7133.86.2.7.112.7
Luke Walton 907.2.429.000.1.6.6.2.01.3
Metta World Peace 644526.9.394.296.6173.42.21.1.47.7

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Matt Barnes 11016.8.271.161.5003.31.5.9.53.5
Steve Blake 12025.5.419.419.7142.82.3.7.26.3
Kobe Bryant 121239.7.439.283.8324.84.31.3.230.0
Andrew Bynum 121237.6.477..78311.11.5.43.116.7
Devin Ebanks 9614.0.410.000.6252.2.7.3.84.1
Christian Eyenga 303.0.667..000.7.3.3.31.3
Pau Gasol 121237.0.434.400.8289.53.7.52.112.5
Andrew Goudelock 402.5.6671.000..3.0.0.01.3
Jordan Hill 12018.1.434..6886.3.1.3.74.8
Josh McRoberts 602.7.250.000..7.2.0.2.3
Darius Morris 402.01.0001.000.750.0.8.0.02.5
Troy Murphy 403.81.0001.000..8.0.0.0.8
Ramon Sessions 121231.7.377.160.7433.03.6.3.19.7
Metta World Peace 6639.3.367.389.7503.52.32.2.711.7

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/month

The following players were named the Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week Western Conference Ref.
Jan. 2 – Jan. 8 Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) [18]
Jan. 9 – Jan. 15 Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) [19]
Mar. 12 – Mar. 18 Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) [20]
Apr. 9 – Apr. 15 Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) [21]

The following players were named Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Western Conference Ref.
December – January Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) [22]

All-Star
  • Kobe Bryant was voted as an All-Star starter for the 14th consecutive time.
  • Andrew Bynum was voted as an All-Star starter for the 1st time.

Records

Team records

Milestones

Transactions

Additions

Power Forwards Troy Murphy, Josh McRoberts, and Guard/Forward Jason Kapono, who was later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Subtractions

Derrick Caracter

Pre-season trades

In December 2011, NBA commissioner David Stern vetoed a proposed three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, Lamar Odom to the New Orleans Hornets, and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets. Stern said the Hornets were better off keeping Paul than accepting the terms of the deal. The league had acquired the Hornets from former owner George Shinn, and the commissioner's office had final authority over all management decisions.[28] Odom felt "disrespected" after he learned of the Hornets trade publicly, and he requested a trade from the Lakers to another contending team.[29] The Lakers were also concerned that Odom's contract was pricey since he was not needed to initiate the triangle offense with Mike Brown replacing Phil Jackson as Lakers coach.[30] Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a first-round draft pick and an $8.9 million trade exception on December 11.[31][32]

Mid-season trades

On March 15, 2012, the Lakers traded Luke Walton, Jason Kapono, and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions, Christian Eyenga, and the right to swap a 2013 first-round pick for Miami's, currently owned by Cleveland. They also traded longtime Laker and co-captain Derrick Fisher and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill.[33] These trades gave them the younger, quicker starting point guard they had been looking for to compete in a league that featured quick, explosive point guards on almost every team. Hill bolstered the Laker frontline which featured oft-injured Andrew Bynum. Both Sessions and Hill added youth to a Laker team filled with old veterans. Although Hill did not play immediately, he later planted himself as a key bench player after his breakout game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After Metta World Peace was ejected for elbowing James Harden, the shorthanded Lakers called upon Hill. In his first game with significant minutes for the Lakers, he scored 14 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots. Not only did he play an important role in both overtime periods, he was so productive that Coach Mike Brown played Hill instead of Bynum, the Lakers' all star center. Hill helped the Lakers defeat the Thunder, 114–106.[34]

June 23, 2011 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Future second-round picks
 To Denver Nuggets
December 11, 2011 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • First round draft pick
  • $8.9 million trade exception
 To Dallas Mavericks
March 15, 2012 To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
March 15, 2012 To Los Angeles Lakers
 To Houston Rockets

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