2011–12 Indiana Pacers season

The 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season was the 45th season of the franchise and 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers finished the regular season with a 42–24 record and secured a spot in the 2012 NBA playoffs as the 3rd best team in the Eastern Conference. After eliminating the Orlando Magic in the First Round in five games, Indiana lost in the East Semifinals series against the eventual champion Miami Heat in six games.

In the offseason, the team drafted future multi-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• December 26: The regular season started with a win against the Detroit Pistons.
• April 11: The Pacers secure a playoff spot with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• May 8: By eliminating the Orlando Magic in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Pacers win their first playoff series since 2005.

2011 NBA draft

The Pacers entered the draft holding one first-round pick and one second-round pick. They used these picks to acquire future All-Star Kawhi Leonard and Dāvis Bertāns, respectively, but their rights were soon traded to the San Antonio Spurs for George Hill.

Roster

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.

|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 | December 16 | Chicago | | Tyler Hansbrough (19) | Tyler Hansbrough (11) | Darren Collison (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>14,013 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 | December 21 | @ Chicago | | Tyler Hansbrough (24) | Tyler Hansbrough (13) | Darren Collison (5) | United Center<br>21,659 | 0–2

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 26 | Detroit | | Danny Granger,<br>Roy Hibbert (16) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Darren Collison (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | December 28 | @ Toronto | | Danny Granger (21) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (12) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | December 30 | Cleveland | | Danny Granger (22) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Danny Granger,<br>Darren Collison (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,004 | 3–0 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 | December 31 | @ Detroit | | George Hill,<br>Tyler Hansbrough (16) | Five players (5) | Darren Collison (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>8,824 | 3–1

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 | January 2 | @ New Jersey | | Paul George (21) | Tyler Hansbrough (7) | Darren Collison (7) | Prudential Center<br>12,519 | 4–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 6 | January 4 | @ Miami | | Roy Hibbert (16) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Paul George (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,201 | 4–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 7 | January 6 | @ Boston | | Danny Granger (15) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Darren Collison (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 5–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 8 | January 7 | Charlotte | | Roy Hibbert (20) | Darren Collison,<br>Roy Hibbert (8) | Darren Collison (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,226 | 6–2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 9 | January 9 | @ Philadelphia | | Roy Hibbert (19) | David West (11) | Paul George (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>8,612 | 6–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 10 | January 11 | Atlanta | | Danny Granger (24) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Darren Collison (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,334 | 7–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 11 | January 13 | @ Toronto | | George Hill (22) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,302 | 8–3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 12 | January 14 | Boston | | Danny Granger (21) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,203 | 9–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 13 | January 18 | @ Sacramento | | Darren Collison,<br>Danny Granger (16) | Paul George (9) | Roy Hibbert (4) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>14,170 | 9–4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 14 | January 20 | @ Golden State | | Danny Granger (26) | Roy Hibbert (16) | Darren Collison (9) | Oracle Arena<br>17,621 | 10–4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 15 | January 22 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Roy Hibbert (18) | David West (9) | Darren Collison (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 11–4 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 16 | January 24 | Orlando | | Danny Granger,<br>Roy Hibbert (16) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Danny Granger,<br>Roy Hibbert (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,760 | 11–5 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 17 | January 25 | @ Chicago | | Danny Granger (22) | Danny Granger (9) | Darren Collison (8) | United Center<br>21,755 | 12–5 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 18 | January 27 | @ Boston | | Danny Granger (21) | Paul George (9) | Darren Collison (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 12–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 19 | January 29 | @ Orlando | | Danny Granger (24) | David West,<br>Paul George (7) | Darren Collison (10) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 13–6 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 20 | January 31 | New Jersey | | Paul George (24) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Danny Granger,<br>Lance Stephenson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,408 | 14–6

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | February 1 | @ Minnesota | | Danny Granger (36) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (9) | Target Center<br>15,017 | 15–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | February 3 | @ Dallas | | Paul George (30) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Darren Collison (6) | American Airlines Center<br>20,146 | 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | February 4 | Orlando | | Danny Granger (19) | David West,<br>Danny Granger (7) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | February 7 | Utah | | Darren Collison (25) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,006 | 17–7 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 25 | February 8 | @ Atlanta | | Josh Smith (28) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Darren Collison (9) | Philips Arena<br>16,288 | 17–8 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 26 | February 10 | @ Memphis | | David West (22) | David West (13) | Mike Conley Jr. (6) | FedEx Forum<br>16,281 | 17–9 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 27 | February 11 | Denver | | Ty Lawson (27) | David West (7) | Darren Collison (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,313 | 17–10 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 28 | February 14 | Miami | | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (9) | LeBron James (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 17–11 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 29 | February 15 | @ Cleveland | | Kyrie Irving (22) | David West (10) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>12,712 | 17–12 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 30 | February 16 | New Jersey | | Danny Granger (32) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,117 | 18–12 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 31 | February 19 | Charlotte | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Darren Collison (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,673 | 19–12 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 32 | February 21 | New Orleans | | Roy Hibbert (30) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,508 | 20–12 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 33 | February 22 | @ Charlotte | | Tyler Hansbrough (22) | Louis Amundson (12) | Boris Diaw (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,458 | 21–12 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 34 | February 28 | Golden State | | Danny Granger (25) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,111 | 22–12

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 35 | March 3 | @ New Orleans | | Danny Granger (20) | David West (13) | Darren Collison (4) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,379 | 23–12 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 36 | March 5 | @ Chicago | | Paul George (21) | David West (9) | Roy Hibbert (4) | United Center<br>22,106 | 23–13 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 37 | March 6 | Atlanta | | David West (24) | Danny Granger<br>Roy Hibbert (8) | Darren Collison (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,393 | 23–14 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 38 | March 10 | @ Miami | | Danny Granger (19) | David West (10) | Darren Collison (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,154 | 23–15 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 39 | March 11 | @ Orlando | | Paul George (22) | Paul George (8) | Darren Collison (4) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 23–16 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 40 | March 13 | Portland | | Louis Amundson (21) | David West (10) | A. J. Price (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,933 | 24–16 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 41 | March 14 | Philadelphia | | Danny Granger (20) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Roy Hibbert (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,081 | 25–16 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 42 | March 16 | @ New York | | Darren Collison (15) | Paul George<br>Tyler Hansbrough (6) | Darren Collison<br>George Hill (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 25–17 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 43 | March 17 | New York | | Roy Hibbert (24) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Paul George (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 25–18 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 44 | March 20 | L. A. Clippers | | Danny Granger (25) | Danny Granger (8) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,901 | 26–18 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 45 | March 22 | @ Washington | | Roy Hibbert (19) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (5) | Verizon Center<br>15,874 | 27–18 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 46 | March 23 | Phoenix | | Danny Granger (28) | David West (8) | Darren Collison (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,786 | 27–19 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 47 | March 24 | @ Milwaukee | | George Hill (24) | Roy Hibbert (9) | George Hill (5) | Bradley Center<br>16,207 | 28–19 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 48 | March 26 | Miami | | Danny Granger (25) | David West (12) | David West (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,415 | 29–19 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 49 | March 28 | @ New Jersey | | Paul George (22) | Roy Hibbert (7) | Darren Collison (7) | Prudential Center<br>10,817 | 29–20 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 50 | March 29 | Washington | | Danny Granger (25) | David West (8) | Darren Collison (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,505 | 30–20 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 51 | March 31 | @ San Antonio | | Danny Granger<br>Paul George (18) | Roy Hibbert<br>George Hill (7) | George Hill (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 30–21

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 52 | April 1 | @ Houston | | Danny Granger (32) | Tyler Hansbrough (10) | Darren Collison (7) | Toyota Center<br>18,197 | 31–21 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 53 | April 3 | New York | | Danny Granger (27) | Paul George (8) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,042 | 32–21 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 54 | April 4 | @ Washington | | Danny Granger (20) | Louis Amundson (8) | Darren Collison (11) | Verizon Center<br>14,561 | 33–21 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 55 | April 6 | Oklahoma City | | Danny Granger (26) | Paul George (16) | George Hill (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 34–21 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 56 | April 7 | Boston | | Danny Granger (20) | Roy Hibbert (17) | Darren Collison<br>Paul George (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,892 | 34–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 57 | April 9 | Toronto | | Danny Granger<br>George Hill (18) | George Hill<br>Tyler Hansbrough (7) | George Hill<br>A. J. Price (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,021 | 35–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 58 | April 11 | @ Cleveland | | Danny Granger (23) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Roy Hibbert<br>Paul George (5) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>14,307 | 36–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 59 | April 13 | Cleveland | | Danny Granger (18) | Roy Hibbert (10) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,356 | 37–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 60 | April 14 | @ Milwaukee | | Roy Hibbert (23) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Danny Granger<br>George Hill (3) | Bradley Center<br>15,143 | 38–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 61 | April 16 | Minnesota | | David West (22) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Danny Granger (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,845 | 39–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 62 | April 17 | @ Philadelphia | | Danny Granger (24) | Roy Hibbert (13) | George Hill (7) | Wells Fargo Center<br>18,969 | 40–22 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 63 | April 19 | Milwaukee | | Danny Granger (29) | David West (14) | George Hill (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,453 | 41–22 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 64 | April 21 | Philadelphia | | David West (32) | David West (12) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,701 | 41–23 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 65 | April 23 | Detroit | | Paul George (27) | Paul George (10) | A.J. Price (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,584 | 42–23 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 66 | April 25 | Chicago | | Lance Stephenson (22) | Louis Amundson (7) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 42–24

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 1 | April 28 | Orlando | | David West (19) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Darren Collison (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30 | Orlando | | David West<br>Danny Granger<br>George Hill (18) | Roy Hibbert (13) | David West (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 2 | @ Orlando | | Danny Granger (26) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Paul George (4) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5 | @ Orlando | | David West (26) | David West (12) | Darren Collison (9) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 8 | Orlando | | Danny Granger (25) | David West (8) | Darren Collison (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 4–1 |-

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 1 | May 13 | @ Miami | | David West<br>Roy Hibbert (17) | David West (12) | Darren Collison (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 15 | @ Miami | | David West (16) | Roy Hibbert<br>Paul George (11) | Danny Granger (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,828 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 17 | Miami | | George Hill (20) | Roy Hibbert (18) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 4 | May 20 | Miami | | Danny Granger (20) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 5 | May 22 | @ Miami | | Paul George (11) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Paul George (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,097 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | 6 | May 24 | Miami | | David West (24) | Paul George (10) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

• Head coach Frank Vogel was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for April.
• Team president Larry Bird won the NBA Executive of the Year Award, becoming the first person in NBA history to also win the Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year awards.

All-Star

• Roy Hibbert made his first All-Star appearance at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game.
• Paul George was selected to play in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge and also participated in the Slam Dunk Contest.

Disciplinary actions

• Danny Granger and David West received a $25,000 fine after an altercation during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on April 19.
• Head coach Frank Vogel was fined $15,000 before the playoff series against the Miami Heat began, after making comments about the officiating.

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.

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

References