2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season explained

Team:	Atlanta Hawks
End Year:	2012
Wins:	40
Losses:	26
Division:	Southeast
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	4
Coach:	Larry Drew
Owners:	Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena:	Philips Arena
Playoffs:	First round (lost to Celtics 2–4)
Bbr Team:	ATL
Television:	Fox Sports South SportSouth
Radio:	99X

The 2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in Atlanta. The Hawks finished the lockout-shortened season in 5th place in the Eastern Conference with a 40–26 record and reached the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Boston Celtics in six games.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 27: The Hawks begin the regular season with a victory against the New Jersey Nets.
• April 16: Atlanta secures a playoff spot with a 109–87 win against the Toronto Raptors.^[2]

Draft picks

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

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="ffcccc"| 1| December 19| @ Charlotte Bobcats| 77–79| Josh Smith
Al Horford (11)| Josh Smith
Ivan Johnson (7)| Joe Johnson (5)| Time Warner Cable Arena| 0–1|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 2| December 22| Charlotte Bobcats| 92–75| Josh Smith (21)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| Joe Johnson (5)| Philips Arena| 1–1

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 1| December 27| @ New Jersey| | Vladimir Radmanović (17)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| Vladimir Radmanović (5)| Prudential Center
18,711| 1–0|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 2| December 28| Washington| | Joe Johnson (18)| Al Horford
Josh Smith
(10)| Jeff Teague (5)| Philips Arena
17,750| 2–0|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 3| December 30| New Jersey| | Jeff Teague (22)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
16,300| 3–0|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 4| December 31| @ Houston| | Al Horford
Joe Johnson (15)| Josh Smith (7)| Jeff Teague (5)| Toyota Center
14,390| 3–1

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 5| January 2| @ Miami| | Joe Johnson (21)| Al Horford (9)| Jeff Teague (5)| American Airlines Arena
20,078| 4–1|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 6| January 3| @ Chicago| | Al Horford (16)| Josh Smith (14)| Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (4)| United Center
22,166| 4–2|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 7| January 5| Miami| | Joe Johnson (20)| Josh Smith (13)| Jeff Teague (7)| Philips Arena
18,371| 4–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 8| January 6| @ Charlotte| | Josh Smith (23)| Josh Smith (13)| Jeff Teague (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
17,827| 5–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 9| January 7| Chicago| | Josh Smith (25)| Al Horford (7)| Jeff Teague (8)| Philips Arena
17,112| 6–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 10| January 9| @ New Jersey| | Josh Smith (26)| Al Horford (9)| Al Horford
Joe Johnson (6)| Prudential Center
12,259| 7–3|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 11| January 11| @ Indiana| | Josh Smith (16)| Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia (7)| Three players (3)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,334| 7–4|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 12| January 12| Charlotte| | Josh Smith (30)| Josh Smith (13)| Joe Johnson (8)| Philips Arena
10,597| 8–4|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 13| January 14| Minnesota| | Joe Johnson (25)| Ivan Johnson (11)| Jeff Teague (10)| Philips Arena
13,135| 9–4|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 14| January 16| Toronto| | Josh Smith (28)| Josh Smith (15)| Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
11,050| 10–4|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 15| January 18| Portland| | Joe Johnson (24)| Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia (11)| Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (5)| Philips Arena
13,729| 11–4|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 16| January 20| @ Philadelphia| | Willie Green (14)| Josh Smith (6)| Jeff Teague (6)| Wells Fargo Center
17,724| 11–5|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 17| January 21| Cleveland| | Joe Johnson (25)| Josh Smith (11)| Jannero Pargo (6)| Philips Arena
15,922| 12–5|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 18| January 23| @ Milwaukee| | Joe Johnson (26)| Zaza Pachulia (14)| Jeff Teague
Tracy McGrady (5)| Bradley Center
13,048| 13–5|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 19| January 25| @ San Antonio| | Jeff Teague (20)| Marvin Williams (9)| Joe Johnson (7)| AT&T Center
17,888| 13–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 20| January 27| @ Detroit| | Joe Johnson (30)| Josh Smith (11)| Kirk Hinrich (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,010| 14–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 21| January 29| @ New Orleans| | Jeff Teague (24)| Joe Johnson (9)| Jeff Teague (4)| New Orleans Arena
14,962| 15–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 22| January 31| @ Toronto| | Joe Johnson (30)| Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia
Ivan Johnson (6)| Jeff Teague (5)| Air Canada Centre
16,117| 16–6

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 23| February 2| Memphis| | Josh Smith (11)| Ivan Johnson (9)| Tracy McGrady
Jeff Teague
Jannero Pargo (4)| Philips Arena
14,211| 16–7|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 24| February 4| Philadelphia| | Jeff Teague (21)| Ivan Johnson (13)| Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
18,012| 16–8|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 25| February 6| Phoenix| | Josh Smith (18)| Zaza Pachulia (8)| Three players (3)| Philips Arena
11,823| 16–9|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 26| February 8| Indiana| | Josh Smith (28)| Josh Smith (12)| Joe Johnson (8)| Philips Arena
16,288| 17–9|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 27| February 10| @ Orlando| | Josh Smith (23)| Josh Smith (19)| Joe Johnson
Josh Smith (5)| Amway Center
18,846| 18–9|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 28| February 12| Miami| | Willie Green (17)| Zaza Pachulia (16)| Josh Smith (7)| Philips Arena
18,371| 18–10|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 29| February 14| @ L. A. Lakers| | Jeff Teague (18)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Joe Johnson (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 18–11|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 30| February 15| @ Phoenix| | Josh Smith (30)| Josh Smith (17)| Josh Smith (7)| US Airways Center
15,392| 19–11|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 31| February 18| @ Portland| | Joe Johnson (19)| Zaza Pachulia
Josh Smith (10)| Josh Smith (9)| Rose Garden
20,635| 19–12|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 32| February 20| @ Chicago| | Jannero Pargo (19)| Josh Smith (12)| Josh Smith (5)| United Center
22,033| 19–13|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 33| February 22| @ New York| | Jeff Teague (18)| Ivan Johnson (8)| Willie Green (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 19–14|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 34| February 23| Orlando| | Josh Smith (22)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| Kirk Hinrich
Zaza Pachulia (4)| Philips Arena
14,523| 20–14|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 35| February 29| Golden State| | Joe Johnson (18)| Zaza Pachulia (16)| Jeff Teague (4)| Philips Arena
13,049| 20–15

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 36| March 2| Milwaukee| | Josh Smith (24)| Josh Smith (19)| Tracy McGrady (5)| Philips Arena
13,311| 21–15|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 37| March 3| Oklahoma City| | Josh Smith (30)| Zaza Pachulia (14)| Jerry Stackhouse (5)| Philips Arena
18,087| 22–15|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 38| March 6| @ Indiana| | Josh Smith (27)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Jeff Teague (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,393| 23–15|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 39| March 7| @ Miami| | Josh Smith (23)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Zaza Pachulia
Jannero Pargo (3)| American Airlines Arena
20,018| 23–16|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 40| March 9| @ Detroit| | Josh Smith (21)| Josh Smith (7)| Joe Johnson (4)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,503| 23–17|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 41| March 11| @ Sacramento| | Josh Smith (28)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| Jeff Teague (7)| Power Balance Pavilion
13,976| 24–17|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 42| March 13| @ Denver| | Joe Johnson (34)| Zaza Pachulia
Josh Smith (13)| Jeff Teague (8)| Pepsi Center
15,594| 24–18|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 43| March 14| @ L. A. Clippers| | Joe Johnson (19)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 24–19|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 44| March 16| Washington| | Joe Johnson (34)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Josh Smith (8)| Philips Arena
15,241| 25–19|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 45| March 18| @ Cleveland| | Joe Johnson (28)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Josh Smith (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
15,645| 26–19|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 46| March 19| Boston| | Joe Johnson (25)| Zaza Pachulia (13)| Josh Smith (8)| Philips Arena
16,412| 26–20|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 47| March 21| Cleveland| | Josh Smith (32)| Josh Smith (17)| Jeff Teague (7)| Philips Arena
12,331| 27–20|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 48| March 23| New Jersey| | Josh Smith (30)| Josh Smith (12)| Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
14,129| 28–20|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 49| March 24| @ Washington| | Josh Smith (20)| Josh Smith (9)| Jeff Teague (9)| Verizon Center
18,588| 29–20|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 50| March 25| Utah| | Joe Johnson (37)| Zaza Pachulia (20)| Jeff Teague (9)| Philips Arena
13,544| 30–20|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 51| March 27| @ Milwaukee| | Josh Smith (30)| Josh Smith (18)| Joe Johnson (8)| Bradley Center
12,223| 30–21|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 52| March 28| Chicago| | Josh Smith (19)| Zaza Pachulia (10)| Jeff Teague (8)| Philips Arena
16,290| 30–22|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 53| March 30| New York| | Joe Johnson (28)| Zaza Pachulia (12)| Jeff Teague (7)| Philips Arena
18,389| 31–22|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 54| March 31| @ Philadelphia| | Josh Smith (34)| Josh Smith (9)| Kirk Hinrich (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,714| 31–23

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 55| April 4| Charlotte| | Josh Smith (24)| Zaza Pachulia (11)| Jannero Pargo
Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
13,046| 32–23|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 56| April 6| Detroit| | Jeff Teague (24)| Josh Smith (12)| Jeff Teague (11)| Philips Arena
15,143| 33–23|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 57| April 7| @ Charlotte| | Joe Johnson (18)| Zaza Pachulia (16)| Jannero Pargo (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,715| 34–23|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 58| April 11| @ Boston| | Jeff Teague (21)| Josh Smith (11)| Jeff Teague (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 34–24|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 59| April 13| @ Orlando| | Jannero Pargo (17)| Josh Smith (8)| Josh Smith (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 35–24|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 60| April 15| Toronto| | Josh Smith (26)| Josh Smith (8)| Joe Johnson (5)| Philips Arena
13,845| 35–25|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 61| April 16| @ Toronto| | Ivan Johnson (21)| Josh Smith (9)| Jeff Teague (10)| Air Canada Centre
15,992| 36–25|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 62| April 18| Detroit| | Tracy McGrady (17)| Ivan Johnson (10)| Jannero Pargo (8)| Philips Arena
14,392| 37–25|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 63| April 20| Boston| | Joe Johnson (30)| Josh Smith (12)| Joe Johnson (6)| Philips Arena
16,214| 38–25|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 64| April 22| New York| | Marvin Williams (29)| Marvin Williams (11)| Jeff Teague (6)| Philips Arena
18,158| 38–26|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 65| April 24| L. A. Clippers| | Joe Johnson (28)| Josh Smith (10)| Josh Smith (5)| Philips Arena
18,223| 39–26|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 66| April 26| Dallas| | Josh Smith (23)| Josh Smith (9)| Josh Smith (7)| Philips Arena
14,595| 40–26

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 1| April 29| Boston| | Josh Smith (22)| Josh Smith (18)| Joe Johnson (5)| Philips Arena
19,292| 1–0|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 2| May 1| Boston| | Joe Johnson (22)| Josh Smith (12)| Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (5)| Philips Arena
19,308| 1–1|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 3| May 4| @ Boston| | Joe Johnson (29)| Marvin Williams (11)| Jeff Teague (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–2|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 4| May 5| @ Boston| | Josh Smith (15)| Josh Smith (13)| Josh Smith (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 5| May 8| Boston| | Al Horford (19)| Josh Smith (16)| Josh Smith (6)| Philips Arena
19,319| 2–3|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 6| May 10| @ Boston| | Josh Smith (18)| Al Horford, Josh Smith (9)| Jeff Teague (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	30	10	10.3	.400		.467	1.6	.3	.1	.1	1.3
	15	0	5.5	.125			1.7	.3	.1	.3	.1
	53	2	17.4	.471	.442	.857	1.5	.8	.4	.1	7.6
	48	31	25.8	.414	.346	.781	2.1	2.8	.8	.2	6.6
	11	11	31.6	.553	.000	.733	7.0	2.2	.9	1.3	12.4
	56	0	16.7	.513	.333	.720	4.0	.6	.8	.3	6.4
	60	60	35.5	.454	.388	.849	3.7	3.9	.8	.2	18.8
	52	0	16.1	.437	.455	.675	3.0	2.1	.3	.3	5.3
	58	44	28.3	.499		.741	7.9	1.4	.9	.5	7.8
	50	0	13.4	.415	.384	.950	1.5	1.9	.4	.0	5.6
	49	3	15.4	.376	.370	.759	2.9	1.1	.4	.3	4.5
	5	0	4.0	.375	.000		1.0	1.0	.2	.0	1.2
	66	66	35.3	.458	.257	.630	9.6	3.9	1.4	1.7	18.8
	30	0	9.1	.370	.342	.913	.8	.5	.3	.1	3.6
	66	66	33.1	.476	.342	.757	2.4	4.9	1.6	.6	12.6
	57	37	26.3	.432	.389	.788	5.2	1.2	.8	.3	10.2

• Statistics with the Atlanta Hawks.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	5	4	17.0	.545			2.4	.0	.2	.0	2.4
	4	0	13.8	.538		.667	3.5	.0	.0	.2	4.0
	5	0	12.6	.462	.250		1.6	.6	.0	.0	2.6
	6	4	23.5	.433	.375	1.000	2.0	1.0	.7	.0	5.7
	3	2	36.0	.588		.750	8.3	2.7	1.3	1.3	15.3
	5	0	10.8	.313	.000	.600	3.4	.0	.6	.0	2.6
	6	4	40.5	.373	.250	.750	3.5	3.5	1.3	.2	17.2
	6	0	15.0	.385	.000	.833	2.8	1.0	.0	.3	4.2
	5	0	9.2	.286	.333		1.0	1.2	.4	.0	3.2
	2	0	7.5	.000	.000		.5	.5	.0	.0	.0
	5	4	39.2	.386	.000	.762	13.6	4.8	.6	1.0	16.8
	6	4	37.5	.411	.412	.895	3.7	4.2	.8	.8	14.0
	6	2	24.2	.356	.500	.778	5.5	.8	.5	.3	7.8

Awards and milestones

• Joe Johnson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 19 – 25).^[3]
• Ivan Johnson was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April.^[4]

All-Star

• Joe Johnson was selected as a reserve for the East in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and was scheduled to participate in the Three-Point Contest and Shooting Stars Competition but an injury didn't allow him to play.^[5] Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant and teammate Jerry Stackhouse replaced him in each competition respectively.

Injuries and disciplinary actions

• Kirk Hinrich missed the first 18 games of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder.^[6]
• On January, Al Horford underwent surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle and missed the remainder of the regular season.^[7]
• Ivan Johnson was fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture to a fan after their Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.^[8]
• Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon, Jr. received a $35,000 fine for comments made on Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and officials during the first round of the playoffs.^[9]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft Via free agency Erick Dampier Willie Green Ivan Johnson Tracy McGrady Jannero Pargo Vladimir Radmanović Donald Sloan Jerry Stackhouse

Players Lost Via free agency Damien Wilkins Jamal Crawford Waived Keith Benson Magnum Rolle Pape Sy Donald Sloan

Trades

June 23, 2011

To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations

To Golden State Warriors Conditional 2012 second round pick.

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Ivan Johnson	December 9
Tracy McGrady	December 9	Detroit Pistons
Vladimir Radmanović	December 9	Golden State Warriors
	December 9
Jerry Stackhouse	December 9	Miami Heat
Jannero Pargo	December 20	Chicago Bulls
Willie Green	December 22	New Orleans Hornets
Erick Dampier	March 1	Miami Heat

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Damien Wilkins	December 9	Detroit Pistons
Jamal Crawford	December 15	Portland Trail Blazers

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.^[10] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[11]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Hilton Armstrong	June 30		No
Magnum Rolle	July 27		Yes
Pape Sy	August 26		Yes
Josh Powell	September 5		No
Zaza Pachulia	October 7		Yes

See also

2011–12 NBA season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report: NBA draft moving to Newark. ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. October 30, 2010 . live.
2. http://atlanta.sbnation.com/atlanta-hawks/2012/4/16/2951815/hawks-vs-raptors-score-update Hawks Vs. Raptors: Atlanta Clinches Playoff Berth With 109–87 Win Over Toronto
3. National Basketball Association-->,NBA.com. Durant, Johnson named Players of the Week . March 19, 2012 . March 26, 2012.
4. Web site: Hawks' Johnson, Nuggets' Faried get Rookie of Month honors. April 27, 2012. NBA.com. April 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120428183637/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/27/rookies-of-the-month-april/index.html. April 28, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
5. Web site: Hawks' Johnson (knee) to sit out All-Star weekend. February 22, 2012. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. NBA.com. February 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225040332/http://www.nba.com/2012/allstar/2012/02/22/hawks-johnson-out.ap/index.html. February 25, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
6. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7487834/atlanta-hawks-kirk-hinrich-close-returning-shoulder-surgery Hawks' Kirk Hinrich close to return
7. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/7455860/al-horford-atlanta-hawks-3-4-months-shoulder-injury Al Horford sidelined with shoulder injury
8. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/12/ivan-johnson-fined/index.html Hawks' forward Ivan Johnson fined $25K for obscene gesture
9. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/05/12/hawks.owner.fined.ap/index.html Hawks owner fined $35K for calling Garnett dirty
10. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
11. News: Sun Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . live . August 30, 2011.