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2011–12 Denver Nuggets season

The 2011–12 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise, and its 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This is the first full season since 2002-03 season that Carmelo Anthony was not on the opening day roster. Denver finished the lockout-shortened season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 38–28 record and were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Nuggets finished the regular season leading the league in points per game (104.12) and assists per game (23.96).

Key dates

Draft

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 26 | @ Dallas | | Ty Lawson (27) | Danilo Gallinari<br>Nenê<br>(7) | Andre Miller (5) | American Airlines Center<br>20,408 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | December 28 | Utah | | Nenê (25) | Al Harrington<br>Nenê<br>(7) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | December 29 | @ Portland | | Ty Lawson (25) | Nenê (9) | Andre Miller (8) | Rose Garden<br>20,531 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | December 31 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Al Harrington (21) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | Ty Lawson (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 2–2

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | January 1 | L. A. Lakers | | Danilo Gallinari (20) | Al Harrington (11) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | January 2 | Milwaukee | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | Danilo Gallinari (10) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center<br>14,142 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | January 4 | Sacramento | | Al Harrington (15) | Kosta Koufos (10) | Rudy Fernández (8) | Pepsi Center<br>14,562 | 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | January 6 | @ New Orleans | | Danilo Gallinari (23) | Nenê (8) | Ty Lawson (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,035 | 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | January 7 | @ San Antonio | | Danilo Gallinari (31) | Andre Miller (6) | Ty Lawson (10) | AT&T Center<br>17,537 | 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | January 9 | New Orleans | | Danilo Gallinari<br>Ty Lawson (15) | Nenê (11) | Nenê (4) | Pepsi Center<br>14,002 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | January 11 | New Jersey | | Danilo Gallinari (22) | Nenê (9) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>14,139 | 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | January 13 | Miami | | Ty Lawson (24) | Nenê (12) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | January 15 | Utah | | Nenê<br>Danilo Gallinari (18) | Al Harrington (7) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>16,208 | 8–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | January 17 | @ Milwaukee | | Corey Brewer (22) | Nenê (9) | Andre Miller (11) | Bradley Center<br>11,322 | 9–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Andre Miller (28) | Nenê (14) | Andre Miller (10) | Wells Fargo Center<br>15,201 | 10–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | January 20 | @ Washington | | Al Harrington (29) | Ty Lawson (9) | Ty Lawson (7) | Verizon Center<br>14,866 | 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | January 21 | @ New York | | Danilo Gallinari (37) | Nenê (13) | Andre Miller (12) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 12–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | January 25 | @ Sacramento | | Danilo Gallinari (23) | Kosta Koufos (7) | Andre Miller (10) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>12,097 | 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | January 27 | Toronto | | Rudy Fernández (23) | Nenê (10) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>18,855 | 14–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | January 29 | L. A. Clippers | | Nenê (18) | Nenê (9) | Andre Miller (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,495 | 14–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | January 31 | @ Memphis | | Al Harrington (23) | Al Harrington (10) | Andre Miller (6) | FedEx Forum<br>13,651 | 14–7

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | February 2 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | Timofey Mozgov (7) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center<br>19,223 | 15–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | February 3 | L. A. Lakers | | Al Harrington (24) | Al Harrington (8) | Ty Lawson<br>Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 15–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | February 4 | @ Portland | | Danilo Gallinari (20) | Kosta Koufos (12) | Ty Lawson (5) | Rose Garden<br>20,583 | 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | February 6 | Houston | | Rudy Fernández<br>Danilo Gallinari (14) | Al Harrington (15) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center<br>14,501 | 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | February 8 | Dallas | | Rudy Fernández<br>Al Harrington (17) | Nenê (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>15,970 | 15–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | February 9 | Golden State | | Arron Afflalo (26) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>14,960 | 15–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | February 11 | @ Indiana | | Ty Lawson (27) | Kosta Koufos (7) | Andre Miller (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,313 | 16–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | February 14 | Phoenix | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Kenneth Faried<br>Kosta Koufos (9) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>17,873 | 17–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | February 15 | @ Dallas | | Rudy Fernández (14) | Kosta Koufos (14) | Corey Brewer<br>Julyan Stone (4) | American Airlines Center<br>20,075 | 17–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | February 17 | @ Memphis | | Corey Brewer (26) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center<br>15,201 | 17–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | February 19 | @ Oklahoma City | | Arron Afflalo (27) | Al Harrington (11) | Andre Miller (10) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 17–15 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | February 20 | Minnesota | | Al Harrington (31) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>17,263 | 18–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | February 22 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center<br>19,163 | 18–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | February 23 | San Antonio | | Corey Brewer (23) | Jordan Hamilton<br>Al Harrington (9) | Andre Miller<br>Julyan Stone (12) | Pepsi Center<br>18,875 | 18–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | February 29 | Portland | | Ty Lawson (18) | Kosta Koufos (11) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>15,715 | 19–17

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | March 2 | @ Houston | | Ty Lawson (22) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (15) | Toyota Center<br>16,879 | 20–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | March 4 | @ San Antonio | | Ty Lawson (22) | Ty Lawson (9) | Ty Lawson (11) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 21–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | March 5 | Sacramento | | Arron Afflalo (32) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (13) | Pepsi Center<br />14,823 | 22–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | March 7 | Cleveland | | Al Harrington (22) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center<br />15,816 | 22–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | March 9 | New Orleans | | Arron Afflalo (28) | Al Harrington (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 23–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | March 11 | Memphis | | Three players (15) | Chris Andersen<br>Nenê (9) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>17,737 | 23–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | March 13 | Atlanta | | Nenê (22) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Andre Miller (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,594 | 24–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | March 15 | Oklahoma City | | Andre Miller (17) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (5) | Pepsi Center<br>18,458 | 24–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | March 17 | Boston | | Danilo Gallinari (20) | Kenneth Faried (16) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,003 | 25–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | March 19 | Dallas | | Arron Afflalo (24) | Al Harrington (9) | Danilo Gallinari (7) | Pepsi Center<br>16,683 | 25–21 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | March 21 | Detroit | | Ty Lawson (25) | Wilson Chandler (10 | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>16,681 | 26–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | March 23 | @ Utah | | Al Harrington (20) | Al Harrington (10) | Ty Lawson<br>Andre Miller (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,250 | 26–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | March 25 | @ Minnesota | | Kenneth Faried (17) | JaVale McGee (11) | Wilson Chandler<br>Ty Lawson (5) | Target Center<br>20,023 | 26–23 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | March 26 | @ Chicago | | Ty Lawson (27) | Ty Lawson (9) | Andre Miller (10) | United Center<br>22,274 | 27–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | March 28 | @ Toronto | | Ty Lawson (26) | Wilson Chandler (8) | Ty Lawson (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,867 | 27–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | March 30 | @ Charlotte | | Arron Afflalo (19) | Arron Afflalo<br>Al Harrington (11) | Ty Lawson (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,806 | 28–24

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | April 1 | @ Orlando | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (9) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 29–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | April 4 | @ New Orleans | | Ty Lawson (22) | Kenneth Faried (8) | Arron Afflalo (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,020 | 29–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | April 6 | Phoenix | | Arron Afflalo (30) | Kenneth Faried<br>Kosta Koufos (8) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 30–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | April 7 | @ Golden State | | Ty Lawson (21) | JaVale McGee<br>Andre Miller (6) | Ty Lawson (6) | Oracle Arena<br>18,942 | 30–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | April 9 | Golden State | | Kenneth Faried (27) | Kenneth Faried (17) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>15,530 | 31–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | April 11 | Minnesota | | Ty Lawson (24) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,823 | 32–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | April 13 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Andre Miller (20) | JaVale McGee (10) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 32–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | April 15 | Houston | | Arron Afflalo<br>Ty Lawson (20) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Andre Miller (11) | Pepsi Center<br>17,954 | 33–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | April 16 | @ Houston | | Arron Afflalo (26) | Al Harrington (9) | Andre Miller (13) | Toyota Center<br>15,988 | 34–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | April 18 | L. A. Clippers | | Ty Lawson (24) | Kosta Koufos (9) | Andre Miller (8) | Pepsi Center<br>17,219 | 34–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | April 21 | @ Phoenix | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (10) | US Airways Center<br>15,877 | 35–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | April 22 | Orlando | | Danilo Gallinari<br>JaVale McGee (17) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (11) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 36–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | April 25 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 37–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | April 26 | @ Minnesota | | JaVale McGee (19) | Kosta Koufos (11) | Andre Miller (10) | Target Center<br>14,824 | 38–28

Playoffs

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 29 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (8) | Andre Miller (7) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 1 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 4 | L. A. Lakers | | Ty Lawson (25) | JaVale McGee (15) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center<br />19,155 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 6 | L. A. Lakers | | Danilo Gallinari (20) | Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (7) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center<br />19,155 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 8 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Andre Miller (24) | JaVale McGee (14) | Ty Lawson, Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 10 | L. A. Lakers | | Ty Lawson (32) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Arron Afflalo, Danilo Gallinari (7) | Pepsi Center<br />19,770 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 12 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Al Harrington, Ty Lawson (24) | JaVale McGee (14) | Andre Miller (8) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 3–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Playoffs

Awards

Injuries and disciplinary actions

  • Before the start of the postseason, Wilson Chandler had a labral tear in his hip and was out for the remainder of the season.
  • Arron Afflalo earned a 1-game suspension for throwing an elbow at an opponent during a game against the Utah Jazz on March 23.

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

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

References