2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 17th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 11th for the franchise in Memphis.

2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coachLionel Hollins
General managerChris Wallace
OwnersMichael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record41–25 (.621)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Clippers 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Southeast
RadioWRBO
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
2 49 Josh Selby PG   United States University of Kansas

Roster

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2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State
G 10 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–01–06 Arizona
F 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas
G 11 Conley Jr., Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State
F 44 Cunningham, Dante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1987–04–22 Villanova
C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–01–29 Spain
F 22 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–05–19 Iran
G 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–11–05 USC
G 1 Pargo, Jeremy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1986–03–17 Gonzaga
F 20 Pondexter, Quincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–03–10 Washington
F 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981–07–16 Michigan State
G 2 Selby, Josh (DL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–27 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 14 Hudson, Lester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–07 UT Martin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–04–05

Pre-season

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Game log

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2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 16 New Orleans L 90–97 Tony Allen (17) Brian Skinner (9) Jeremy Pargo (7) FedExForum 0–1
2 December 21 @ New Orleans L 80–95 Rudy Gay (20) Zach Randolph
Sam Young (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (6) New Orleans Arena 0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

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Standings

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Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-San Antonio Spurs5016.75828‍–‍522‍–‍1112–466
x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.026‍–‍715‍–‍187–866
x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.023‍–‍1013‍–‍208–566
Houston Rockets3432.51516.022‍–‍1112‍–‍216–866
New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.011‍–‍2210‍–‍233–1166
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.75866
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

Game log

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2011–12 game log
Total: 41–25 (home: 23–7; road: 14–18)
December: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 26 @ San Antonio L 82–95 Rudy Gay (19) Rudy Gay (10) Mike Conley Jr. (7) AT&T Center
18,581
0–1
2 December 28 Oklahoma City L 95–98 Zach Randolph (24) Zach Randolph (10) Jeremy Pargo (7) FedExForum
18,119
0–2
3 December 30 Houston W 113–93 Zach Randolph (23) Zach Randolph (9) Josh Selby (7) FedExForum
16,069
1–2
January: 10–8 (home: 6–2; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
4 January 1 @ Chicago L 64–104 Sam Young
Josh Davis (10)
Marc Gasol (10) O. J. Mayo (5) United Center
22,763
1–3
5 January 3 Sacramento W 113–96 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (15) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum
12,391
2–3
6 January 4 @ Minnesota W 90–86 Tony Allen (20) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Target Center
17,404
3–3
7 January 6 @ Utah L 85–94 Tony Allen (21) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,503
3–4
8 January 8 @ L. A. Lakers L 82–90 Rudy Gay (19) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center
18,997
3–5
9 January 10 Oklahoma City L 95–100 Marc Gasol (20) Marc Gasol (14) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum
13,601
3–6
10 January 12 New York W 94–83 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum
15,234
4–6
11 January 14 New Orleans W 108–99 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum
14,983
5–6
12 January 16 Chicago W 102–86 Rudy Gay (24) Marreese Speights (12) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum
18,119
6–6
13 January 18 @ New Orleans W 93–87 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (10) New Orleans Arena
12,045
7–6
14 January 20 @ Detroit W 98–81 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (6) Mike Conley Jr. (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,255
8–6
15 January 21 Sacramento W 128–95 Rudy Gay (23) Marreese Speights (15) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
16,562
9–6
16 January 23 @ Golden State W 91–90 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Oracle Arena
17,549
10–6
17 January 24 @ Portland L 84–97 O. J. Mayo (20) Marreese Speights (6) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Rose Garden
20,602
10–7
18 January 26 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–98 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Staples Center
19,275
10–8
19 January 28 @ Phoenix L 84–86 Rudy Gay
Marc Gasol (18)
Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley Jr. (10) US Airways Center
14,903
10–9
20 January 30 San Antonio L 73–83 O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (3) FedExForum
15,118
10–10
21 January 31 Denver W 100–97 (OT) Rudy Gay
Marc Gasol (20)
Rudy Gay
Marc Gasol (13)
Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
13,651
11–10
February: 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
22 February 2 @ Atlanta W 96–77 Rudy Gay (21) Dante Cunningham (12) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Philips Arena
14,211
12–10
23 February 3 @ Oklahoma City L 94–101 Marc Gasol (24) Marc Gasol
Rudy Gay (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
12–11
24 February 5 @ Boston L 80–98 Rudy Gay (21) Rudy Gay (7) Mike Conley Jr. (4) TD Garden
(18,624)
12–12
25 February 6 San Antonio L 84–89 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum
13,527
12–13
26 February 8 Minnesota W 85–80 Rudy Gay (19) Marreese Speights (15) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum
13,287
13–13
27 February 10 Indiana W 98–92 Rudy Gay (21) Marreese Speights (9) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
16,281
14–13
28 February 12 Utah L 88–98 Rudy Gay (22) Marreese Speights (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
14,424
14–14
29 February 14 Houston W 93–83 Mike Conley Jr. (21) Rudy Gay (8) Mike Conley Jr. (4) FedExForum
13,042
15–14
30 February 15 @ New Jersey W 105–100 Rudy Gay (25) Marreese Speights (18) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Prudential Center
10,885
16–14
31 February 17 Denver W 103–102 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (14) Marc Gasol (8) FedExForum
15,201
17–14
32 February 18 Golden State W 104–103 Rudy Gay (19) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
17,151
18–14
33 February 20 @ Houston L 93–97 Rudy Gay (23) Three players (7) Marc Gasol (5) Toyota Center
12,525
18–15
34 February 21 Philadelphia W 89–76 Marc Gasol (15) Marc Gasol (14) Marc Gasol (7) FedExForum
14,258
19–15
All-Star Break
35 February 29 Dallas W 96–85 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum
17,023
20–15
March : 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
36 March 2 @ Toronto W 102–99 Rudy Gay (23) Rudy Gay (12) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Air Canada Centre
17,168
21–15
37 March 3 Detroit W 100–83 Marc Gasol
O. J. Mayo (17)
Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley Jr. (12) FedExForum
17,569
22–15
38 March 7 @ Golden State W 110–92 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol
Rudy Gay (12)
Mike Conley Jr. (12) Oracle Arena
19,171
23–15
39 March 10 @ Phoenix L 91–98 Marc Gasol (21) Marc Gasol (8) Mike Conley Jr. (10) US Airways Center
16,350
23–16
40 March 11 @ Denver W 94–91 O. J. Mayo (22) Marreese Speights (9) O. J. Mayo (8) Pepsi Center
17,737
24–16
41 March 13 L. A. Lakers L 111–116 (OT) Marreese Speights (25) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (11) FedExForum
18,119
24–17
42 March 16 Toronto L 110–114 (OT) Marc Gasol (28) Rudy Gay (11) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum
17,239
24–18
43 March 18 Washington W 97–92 Rudy Gay (27) Three players (9) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
15,412
25–18
44 March 20 @ Sacramento L 110–119 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Power Balance Pavilion
11,105
25–19
45 March 22 @ Portland L 93–97 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (9) Tony Allen (6) Rose Garden
20,636
25–20
46 March 24 @ L. A. Clippers L 85–101 Zach Randolph (14) Marc Gasol
Zach Randolph (8)
Mike Conley Jr. (9) Staples Center
19,060
25–21
47 March 25 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–96 Rudy Gay (18) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center
18,997
26–21
48 March 27 Minnesota W 93–86 Rudy Gay (21) Dante Cunningham (14) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum
14,769
27–21
49 March 30 @ Houston L 89–98 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (9) O. J. Mayo (4) Toyota Center
16,884
27–22
50 March 31 @ Milwaukee W 99–95 O. J. Mayo (24) Marc Gasol (15) O. J. Mayo (3) Bradley Center
17,106
28–22
April : 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
51 April 2 @ Oklahoma City W 94–88 O. J. Mayo (22) Marreese Speights (13) O. J. Mayo
Zach Randolph (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
29–22
52 April 3 Golden State W 98–94 O. J. Mayo (19) Tony Allen (7) Marc Gasol (6) FedExForum
14,310
30–22
53 April 4 @ Dallas L 85–95 O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (10) Marc Gasol (7) American Airlines Center
20,233
30–23
54 April 6 @ Miami W 97–82 Rudy Gay (17) Zach Randolph (14) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Arena
20,008
31–23
55 April 7 Dallas W 94–89 Rudy Gay (25) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr.
O. J. Mayo (5)
FedExForum
18,119
32–23
56 April 9 L. A. Clippers W 94–85 Marc Gasol (18) Zach Randolph (12) Marc Gasol (7) FedExForum
17,219
33–23
57 April 11 Phoenix W 104–93 Rudy Gay (32) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum
15,239
34–23
58 April 12 @ San Antonio L 97–107 Rudy Gay (19) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr.
Rudy Gay (4)
AT&T Center
18,581
34–24
59 April 14 Utah W 103–98 Rudy Gay (26) Rudy Gay (12) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum
17,190
35–24
60 April 15 @ New Orleans L 75–88 Rudy Gay (24) Zach Randolph (13) Three players (3) New Orleans Arena
15,570
35–25
61 April 17 @ Minnesota W 91–84 Rudy Gay (28) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Target Center
16,709
36–25
62 April 18 New Orleans W 103–91 Rudy Gay (26) Zach Randolph (6) Mike Conley Jr. (5) FedExForum
14,507
37–25
63 April 20 @ Charlotte W 85–80 Mike Conley Jr. (20) Rudy Gay
Zach Randolph (6)
Mike Conley Jr. (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,428
38–25
64 April 21 Portland W 93–89 Rudy Gay (21) Marreese Speights (11) Marc Gasol (4) FedExForum
17,904
39–25
65 April 23 Cleveland W 109–101 Marreese Speights
Marc Gasol (17)
Marreese Speights (10) O. J. Mayo (5) FedExForum
15,504
40–25
66 April 26 Orlando W 88–76 Marc Gasol (22) Zach Randolph (12) O. J. Mayo (6) FedExForum
17,215
41–25
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

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2012 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29 L. A. Clippers L 98–99 Rudy Gay (19) Marreese Speights (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedEx Forum
18,119
0–1
2 May 2 L. A. Clippers W 105–98 Rudy Gay (21) Zach Randolph (8) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedEx Forum
18,119
1–1
3 May 5 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–87 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center
19,060
1–2
4 May 7 @ L. A. Clippers L 97–101 Mike Conley Jr. (25) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center
19,167
1–3
5 May 9 L. A. Clippers W 92–80 Marc Gasol (23) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedEx Forum
18,119
2–3
6 May 11 @ L. A. Clippers W 90–88 Marc Gasol (23) Zach Randolph (16) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Staples Center
19,060
3–3
7 May 13 L. A. Clippers L 72–82 Rudy Gay
Marc Gasol (19)
Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley Jr. (5) FedEx Forum
18,119
3–4
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Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
O. J. Mayo SG 66 0 1,771 210 169 71 23 833 26.8 3.2 2.6 1.1 .3 12.6
Rudy Gay SF 65 65 2,422 417 147 95 55 1,232 37.3 6.4 2.3 1.5 .8 19.0
Marc Gasol C 65 65 2,370 579 204 62 121 952 36.5 8.9 3.1 1.0 1.9 14.6
Quincy Pondexter SF 64 8 1,002 126 27 27 5 271 15.7 2.0 .4 .4 .1 4.2
Dante Cunningham PF 64 5 1,124 246 37 42 34 333 17.6 3.8 .6 .7 .5 5.2
Mike Conley Jr. PG 62 61 2,174 156 404 136 11 788 35.1 2.5 6.5 2.2 .2 12.7
Marreese Speights PF 60 54 1,345 374 48 21 29 526 22.4 6.2 .8 .4 .5 8.8
Tony Allen SG 58 57 1,525 233 79 104 33 568 26.3 4.0 1.4 1.8 .6 9.8
Jeremy Pargo PG 44 5 424 37 55 15 0 126 9.6 .8 1.3 .3 .0 2.9
Hamed Haddadi C 35 0 206 71 8 1 26 70 5.9 2.0 .2 .0 .7 2.0
Zach Randolph PF 28 8 735 225 48 21 4 324 26.3 8.0 1.7 .8 .1 11.6
Josh Selby PG 28 0 237 15 30 7 0 63 8.5 .5 1.1 .3 .0 2.3
Sam Young SF 21 2 240 41 9 11 2 74 11.4 2.0 .4 .5 .1 3.5
Gilbert Arenas PG 17 0 211 18 18 11 1 72 12.4 1.1 1.1 .6 .1 4.2
Josh Davis PF 15 0 130 27 6 7 1 28 8.7 1.8 .4 .5 .1 1.9
Lester Hudson PG 3 0 20 0 1 0 0 9 6.7 .0 .3 .0 .0 3.0
Brian Skinner C 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rudy Gay SF 7 7 279 46 10 9 2 133 39.9 6.6 1.4 1.3 .3 19.0
Mike Conley Jr. PG 7 7 277 23 50 6 0 99 39.6 3.3 7.1 .9 .0 14.1
Marc Gasol C 7 7 261 47 22 2 13 106 37.3 6.7 3.1 .3 1.9 15.1
Zach Randolph PF 7 7 248 69 6 7 4 96 35.4 9.9 .9 1.0 .6 13.7
Tony Allen SG 7 7 170 22 5 9 7 48 24.3 3.1 .7 1.3 1.0 6.9
O. J. Mayo SG 7 0 163 25 15 9 1 62 23.3 3.6 2.1 1.3 .1 8.9
Quincy Pondexter SF 7 0 114 16 2 4 0 33 16.3 2.3 .3 .6 .0 4.7
Marreese Speights PF 7 0 100 30 2 3 3 46 14.3 4.3 .3 .4 .4 6.6
Dante Cunningham PF 7 0 49 11 0 1 2 8 7.0 1.6 .0 .1 .3 1.1
Gilbert Arenas PG 6 0 23 1 1 0 0 4 3.8 .2 .2 .0 .0 .7
Hamed Haddadi C 4 0 21 9 1 0 2 5 5.3 2.3 .3 .0 .5 1.3
Josh Selby PG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Milestones

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  • April 26: Memphis set a franchise record for regular-season winning percentage (.621). The Grizzlies' previous best regular-season mark was .610, which they set during the 2003–04 season.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ NBA.com