2011–12 Utah Jazz season

The 2011–12 Utah Jazz season is the franchise's 38th overall in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 33rd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

With a mediocre 36–30 record, the Jazz made the playoffs for the first time since 2010 without Jerry Sloan, who retired last year. However, the Jazz were quickly eliminated from the playoffs as they were overpowered by the San Antonio Spurs, who swept them in four games.

The Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2017.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 | December 19 | @ Portland | | Derrick Favors (25) | Derrick Favors (12) | Earl Watson (5) | Rose Garden<br>19,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 | December 21 | Portland | | C.J. Miles (17) | C.J. Miles<br>Al Jefferson (9) | Jamaal Tinsley<br>Al Jefferson (3) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>15,367 | 1–1

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | December 27 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Paul Millsap (18) | Enes Kanter (11) | Devin Harris (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | December 28 | @ Denver | | Al Jefferson (19) | Derrick Favors (10) | Gordon Hayward (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 3 | December 30 | Philadelphia | | Derrick Favors (20) | Paul Millsap (14) | Earl Watson (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | December 31 | @ San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (21) | Al Jefferson (11) | Gordon Hayward (4) | AT&T Center<br>17,769 | 1–3

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 5 | January 2 | New Orleans | | Al Jefferson (22) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (6) | Earl Watson (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,159 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 6 | January 3 | Milwaukee | | Al Jefferson (26) | Paul Millsap (12) | Earl Watson (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,756 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 7 | January 6 | Memphis | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson (9) | Earl Watson (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,503 | 4–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 8 | January 7 | @ Golden State | | Gordon Hayward (18) | Derrick Favors (10) | Devin Harris (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 5–3 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 9 | January 10 | Cleveland | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (12) | Gordon Hayward (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,859 | 6–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 10 | January 11 | L. A. Lakers | | Paul Millsap (29) | Al Jefferson (11) | Devin Harris<br>Gordon Hayward (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,642 | 6–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 11 | January 14 | New Jersey | | Al Jefferson (20) | Paul Millsap (12) | Devin Harris (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,557 | 7–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 12 | January 15 | @ Denver | | Paul Millsap (26) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (12) | Devin Harris<br>Earl Watson (7) | Pepsi Center<br>16,208 | 8–4 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 13 | January 17 | L. A. Clippers | | Paul Millsap (20) | Al Jefferson (13) | Devin Harris<br>Al Jefferson (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,371 | 9–4 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 14 | January 19 | Dallas | | Al Jefferson (22) | Paul Millsap (13) | Earl Watson (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 9–5 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 15 | January 21 | Minnesota | | Paul Millsap (26) | Al Jefferson (12) | Earl Watson (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 10–5 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 16 | January 25 | Toronto | | Paul Millsap (31) | Derrick Favors (12) | Devin Harris (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,802 | 10–6 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 17 | January 27 | @ Dallas | | Paul Millsap (20) | Enes Kanter<br>Paul Millsap (7) | Gordon Hayward (6) | American Airlines Center<br>20,096 | 10–7 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 18 | January 28 | Sacramento | | Gordon Hayward (21) | Paul Millsap (14) | Devin Harris (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 11–7 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 19 | January 30 | Portland | | Paul Millsap (19) | Paul Millsap (15) | Three players (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,328 | 12–7

|- bgcolor=ffcccc | 20 | February 1 | L. A. Clippers | | Al Jefferson (27) | Al Jefferson (12) | Earl Watson (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,637 | 12–8 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 21 | February 2 | @ Golden State | | Gordon Hayward (21) | Paul Millsap (11) | Jamaal Tinsley (13) | Oracle Arena<br>18,123 | 12–9 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 22 | February 4 | L. A. Lakers | | Al Jefferson (18) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (13) | Earl Watson (11) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,642 | 13–9 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 23 | February 6 | @ New York | | Al Jefferson (22) | Paul Millsap (13) | Devin Harris<br>Gordon Hayward (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 13–10 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 24 | February 7 | @ Indiana | | Paul Millsap (18) | Paul Millsap (10) | Earl Watson (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,006 | 13–11 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 25 | February 10 | Oklahoma City | | Al Jefferson (20) | Paul Millsap (9) | Devin Harris (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 13–12 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 26 | February 12 | @ Memphis | | Gordon Hayward (23) | Al Jefferson (15) | Gordon Hayward<br>Earl Watson (5) | FedExForum<br>14,234 | 14–12 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 27 | February 13 | @ New Orleans | | Derrick Favors<br>Al Jefferson (14) | Al Jefferson<br>Enes Kanter (12) | Earl Watson (5) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,562 | 14–13 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 28 | February 14 | @ Oklahoma City | | Al Jefferson (15) | Paul Millsap (8) | Earl Watson (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 14–14 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 29 | February 17 | Washington | | Al Jefferson (34) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (12) | Devin Harris (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,719 | 15–14 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 30 | February 19 | @ Houston | | Al Jefferson (23) | Al Jefferson (11) | Devin Harris<br>Gordon Hayward (4) | Toyota Center<br>16,764 | 15–15 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 31 | February 20 | San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (20) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (11) | Devin Harris (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,105 | 15–16 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 32 | February 22 | @ Minnesota | | Paul Millsap (25) | Al Jefferson (11) | Devin Harris (8) | Target Center<br>18,776 | 15–17 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 33 | February 28 | @ Sacramento | | Devin Harris (18) | Derrick Favors (11) | Devin Harris (7) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>13,896 | 15–18 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 34 | February 29 | Houston | | CJ Miles (27) | Al Jefferson (10) | Earl Watson (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,816 | 16–18

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 35 | March 2 | Miami | | Al Jefferson (20) | Josh Howard (9) | Earl Watson (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 17–18 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 36 | March 3 | @ Dallas | | Paul Millsap (24) | Al Jefferson (10) | Devin Harris (5) | American Airlines Center<br />20,560 | 17–19 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 37 | March 5 | @ Cleveland | | Al Jefferson (25) | Al Jefferson (13) | Al Jefferson (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />13,190 | 18–19 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 38 | March 7 | @ Charlotte | | Al Jefferson (31) | Al Jefferson (9) | Al Jefferson<br>Earl Watson (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />10,891 | 19–19 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 39 | March 9 | @ Philadelphia | | Paul Millsap (15) | Paul Millsap (9) | Earl Watson (5) | Wells Fargo Center<br>18,512 | 19–20 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 40 | March 10 | @ Chicago | | Paul Millsap (26) | Al Jefferson (8) | Jamaal Tinsley (10) | United Center<br>22,158 | 19–21 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 41 | March 12 | Detroit | | Al Jefferson (33) | Al Jefferson (12) | Devin Harris (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,393 | 20–21 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 42 | March 14 | @ Phoenix | | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (18) | Paul Millsap (10) | Jamaal Tinsley (8) | US Airways Center<br>14,076 | 20–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 43 | March 15 | Minnesota | | Gordon Hayward (26) | Derrick Favors (16) | Jamaal Tinsley (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,053 | 21–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 44 | March 17 | Golden State | | Derrick Favors (23) | Derrick Favors (17) | Devin Harris (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,854 | 22–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 45 | March 18 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Paul Millsap (24) | Derrick Favors (10) | Devin Harris (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 23–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 46 | March 20 | Oklahoma City | | Paul Millsap (20) | Derrick Favors (9) | Devin Harris<br>Al Jefferson (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,138 | 24–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 47 | March 22 | @ Sacramento | | Al Jefferson (26) | Derrick Favors (10) | Jamaal Tinsley (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>11,646 | 25–22 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 48 | March 23 | Denver | | Al Jefferson (23) | Al Jefferson (8) | Devin Harris (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,250 | 26–22 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 49 | March 25 | @ Atlanta | | Al Jefferson (28) | Al Jefferson (17) | Devin Harris (10) | Philips Arena<br>13,544 | 26–23 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 50 | March 26 | @ New Jersey | | Paul Millsap (24) | Paul Millsap (13) | Devin Harris (11) | Prudential Center<br>10,310 | 27–23 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 51 | March 28 | @ Boston | | Gordon Hayward (19) | Al Jefferson (12) | Devin Harris (7) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 27–24 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 52 | March 30 | Sacramento | | Al Jefferson (27) | Al Jefferson (16) | Earl Watson (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 27–25 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 53 | March 31 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Al Jefferson (26) | Paul Millsap (9) | Devin Harris (6) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 27–26

|- bgcolor=ccffcc | 54 | April 2 | @ Portland | | Paul Millsap (31) | Derrick Favors<br>Paul Millsap (11) | Jamaal Tinsley (6) | Rose Garden<br>20,050 | 28–26 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 55 | April 4 | Phoenix | | Paul Millsap (25) | Gordon Hayward (10) | Paul Millsap (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 28–27 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 56 | April 6 | Golden State | | Al Jefferson (30) | Al Jefferson (11) | Earl Watson (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,933 | 29–27 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 57 | April 8 | @ San Antonio | | Al Jefferson (19) | Derrick Favors (12) | Devin Harris (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 29–28 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 58 | April 9 | San Antonio | | Devin Harris (25) | Al Jefferson<br>Paul Millsap (10) | Devin Harris (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 30–28 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 59 | April 11 | @ Houston | | Gordon Hayward (29) | Derrick Favors (11) | Gordon Hayward (6) | Toyota Center<br>18,273 | 31–28 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 60 | April 13 | @ New Orleans | | Paul Millsap (27) | Derrick Favors (13) | Devin Harris (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,326 | 31–29 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 61 | April 14 | @ Memphis | | Devin Harris<br>Al Jefferson (20) | Derrick Favors (14) | Devin Harris (6) | FedExForum<br>17,190 | 31–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 62 | April 16 | Dallas | | Al Jefferson (28) | Al Jefferson (26) | Devin Harris (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,363 | 32–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 63 | April 18 | @ Portland | | Devin Harris (27) | Al Jefferson (10) | Alec Burks (5) | Rose Garden<br>20,545 | 33–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 64 | April 21 | Orlando | | Devin Harris<br>Al Jefferson (21) | Derrick Favors (11) | Jamaal Tinsley (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,580 | 34–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 65 | April 24 | Phoenix | | Paul Millsap (26) | Al Jefferson (16) | Gordon Hayward (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,911 | 35–30 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | 66 | April 26 | Portland | | Alec Burks (18) | Jeremy Evans<br>Enes Kanter (10) | Jamaal Tinsley (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,554 | 36–30

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References