2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season explained

Team:	Philadelphia 76ers
End Year:	2012
Wins:	35
Losses:	31
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	8
Coach:	Doug Collins
Gm:	Rod Thorn
Owner:	Josh Harris
Arena:	Wells Fargo Center
Playoffs:	Conference semifinals (lost to Celtics 3–4)
Bbr Team:	PHI
Television:	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia
Radio:	WIP-FM WPHT WPEN-FM (playoffs)

The 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season was the seventy-third season of the franchise, sixty-third in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the forty-ninth in Philadelphia.

Background

The Sixers finished the regular season with a 35–31 record, earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and a berth in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Philadelphia faced the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round and won the series in six games. This marked the first time the Sixers won an NBA playoffs series since 2003, when the team defeated the New Orleans Hornets in six games in the First Round.

This was only the fifth time an eighth-seeded team beat a first-seeded team in the playoffs in league history, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, the Golden State Warriors in 2007, and the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011.

The Sixers ended its postseason run after losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. This marked the last time the Sixers made the playoffs until 2018.

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 26: The 76ers begin their regular season with a loss against the Portland Trail Blazers
• April 23: Philadelphia secured a playoff spot in a 105–87 win against the New Jersey Nets.^[2]

NBA draft

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Nikola Vučević	Center / forward		USC
2	50	Lavoy Allen	Center / forward		Temple

Pre-season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| December 16| @ Washington| | Louis Williams (19)| Spencer Hawes (9)| Andre Iguodala,
Jrue Holiday,
Nikola Vucevic| Verizon Center| 1–0|- bgcolor="Ccffcc"| 2| December 20| Washington| | Jrue Holiday (24)| Spencer Hawes (13)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center| 2–0

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 1| December 26| @ Portland| | Louis Williams (25)| Spencer Hawes (14)| Spencer Hawes (9)| Rose Garden
20,509| 0–1|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 2| December 28| @ Phoenix| | Three players (15)| Spencer Hawes (11)| Andre Iguodala (6)| US Airways Center
16,360| 1–1|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 3| December 30| @ Utah| | Jrue Holiday (22)| Spencer Hawes (13)| Louis Williams (5)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911| 1–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 4| December 31| @ Golden State| | Louis Williams (23)| Spencer Hawes (12)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Oracle Arena
19,084| 2–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 5| January 4| @ New Orleans| | Jrue Holiday (23)| Elton Brand (12)| Jrue Holiday (8)| New Orleans Arena
12,387| 3–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 6| January 6| Detroit| | Jodie Meeks (21)| Spencer Hawes (14)| Jrue Holiday (9)| Wells Fargo Center
19,408| 4–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 7| January 7| Toronto| | Jrue Holiday
Andre Iguodala (14)| Andre Iguodala
Nikola Vučević (10)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
14,522| 5–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 8| January 9| Indiana| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
8,612| 6–2|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 9| January 10| Sacramento| | Elton Brand (21)| Elton Brand
Evan Turner (10)| Jrue Holiday
Evan Turner (8)| Wells Fargo Center
10,255| 7–2|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 10| January 11| @ New York| | Andre Iguodala
Evan Turner (16)| Elton Brand (10)| Jrue Holiday (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 7–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 11| January 13| Washington| | Jodie Meeks (26)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
14,213| 8–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 12| January 14| @ Washington| | Louis Williams (24)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Andre Iguodala (5)| Verizon Center
13,998| 9–3|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 13| January 16| Milwaukee| | Jrue Holiday (24)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
17,281| 10–3|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 14| January 18| Denver| | Thaddeus Young (22)| Evan Turner (11)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Wells Fargo Center
15,201| 10–4|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 15| January 20| Atlanta| | Thaddeus Young (20)| Elton Brand (16)| Jrue Holiday (11)| Wells Fargo Center
17,724| 11–4|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 16| January 21| @ Miami| | Louis Williams (22)| Nikola Vucevic (9)| Jrue Holiday, Louis Williams, Evan Turner (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,725| 11–5|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 17| January 23| Washington| | Jrue Holiday, Elton Brand (17)| Elton Brand (9)| Andre Iguodala (11)| Wells Fargo Center
10,108| 12–5|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 18| January 25| New Jersey| | Louis Williams (17)| Jodie Meeks (8)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Wells Fargo Center
13,138| 12–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 19| January 27| Charlotte| | Louis Williams (17)| Evan Turner, Lavoy Allen (7)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wells Fargo Center
16,199| 13–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 20| January 28| Detroit| | Louis Williams (17)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Wells Fargo Center
18,710| 14–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 21| January 30| Orlando| | Andre Iguodala (14)| Andre Iguodala (11)| Andre Iguodala, Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
16,299| 15–6|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 22| February 1| Chicago| | Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young (19)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
18,325| 16–6|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 23| February 3| Miami| | Thaddeus Young (16)| Andre Iguodala, Tony Battie (7)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,694| 16–7|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 24| February 4| @ Atlanta| | Nikola Vucevic (15)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Philips Arena
18,012| 17–7|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 25| February 6| L. A. Lakers| | Louis Williams (24)| Nikola Vucevic (6)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,064| 18–7|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 26| February 8| San Antonio| | Louis Williams (22)| Elton Brand (13)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Wells Fargo Center
18,070| 18–8|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 27| February 10| L. A. Clippers| | Elton Brand
Andre Iguodala (12)| Elton Brand (10)| Jrue Holiday (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,539| 18–9|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 28| February 11| @ Cleveland| | Jrue Holiday (20)| Andre Iguodala
Thaddeus Young (6)| Three players (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
17,155| 19–9|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 29| February 13| @ Charlotte| | Lou Williams (23)| Nikola Vucevic (10)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Time Warner Cable Arena
13,773| 20–9|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 30| February 15| @ Orlando| | Louis Williams (21)| Evan Turner (8)| Louis Williams (7)| Amway Center
18,846| 20–10|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 31| February 17| Dallas| | Nikola Vucevic (26)| Lavoy Allen (10)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wells Fargo Center
19,369| 20–11|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 32| February 19| @ Minnesota| | Jrue Holiday (20)| Lavoy Allen (8)| Andre Iguodala
Evan Turner (3)| Target Center
18,759| 20–12|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 33| February 21| @ Memphis| | Jrue Holiday (22)| Thaddeus Young (7)| Andre Iguodala (7)| FedExForum
14,258| 20–13|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 34| February 22| @ Houston| | Nikola Vucevic (18)| Nikola Vucevic (8)| Andre Iguodala (4)| Toyota Center
12,820| 20–14|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 35| February 28| @ Detroit| | Thaddeus Young (20)| Thaddeus Young (8)| Lou Williams (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
11,916| 21–14|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 36| February 29| Oklahoma City| | Jrue Holiday
Andre Iguodala (18)| Elton Brand (10)| Andre Iguodala
Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,746| 21–15

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 37| March 2| Golden State| | Lou Williams (25)| Elton Brand (14)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wells Fargo Center
18,323| 22–15|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 38| March 4| Chicago| | Thaddeus Young (17)| Elton Brand (13)| Louis Williams (7)| Wells Fargo Center
19,683| 22–16|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 39| March 5| @ Milwaukee| | Lou Williams (26)| Thaddeus Young (13)| Jrue Holiday, Andre Iguodala (5)| Bradley Center
12,315| 22–17|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 40| March 7| Boston| | Evan Turner (26)| Nikola Vucevic (12)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Wells Fargo Center
18,508| 23–17|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 41| March 9| Utah| | Lou Williams
Thaddeus Young (21)| Evan Turner (12)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Wells Fargo Center
18,512| 24–17|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 42| March 11| @ New York| | Lou Williams (28)| Evan Turner (15)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 25–17|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 43| March 14| @ Indiana| | Evan Turner (21)| Elton Brand
Evan Turner (5)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,081| 25–18|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 44| March 16| Miami| | Evan Turner (13)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Evan Turner (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,396| 25–19|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 45| March 17| @ Chicago| | Jrue Holiday (30)| Spencer Hawes
Thaddeus Young (7)| Jrue Holiday (5)| United Center
22,225| 25–20|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 46| March 19| @ Charlotte| | Jrue Holiday
Thaddeus Young (20)| Spencer Hawes (11)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Time Warner Cable Arena
12,792| 26–20|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 47| March 21| New York| | Jrue Holiday (16)| Elton Brand (12)| Jrue Holiday
Andre Iguodala (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,470| 26–21|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 48| March 23| Boston| | Elton Brand (20)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Wells Fargo Center
19,583| 27–21|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 49| March 25| @ San Antonio| | Elton Brand (14)| Elton Brand
Sam Young (9)| Spencer Hawes (4)| AT&T Center
18,581| 27–22|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 50| March 27| Cleveland| | Jodie Meeks (31)| Spencer Hawes (8)| Louis Williams (9)| Wells Fargo Center
17,832| 28–22|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 51| March 30| @ Washington| | Louis Williams
Thaddeus Young (14)| Elton Brand (9)| Jrue Holiday (4)| Verizon Center
18,066| 28–23|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 52| March 31| Atlanta| | Elton Brand (25)| Elton Brand (10)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,714| 29–23

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 53| April 3| @ Miami| | Evan Turner (26)| Evan Turner (8)| Jrue Holiday (6)| American Airlines Arena
20,015| 29–24|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 54| April 4| Toronto| | Elton Brand
Jrue Holiday (20)| Spencer Hawes (9)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wells Fargo Center
18,186| 29–25|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 55| April 7| Orlando| | Thaddeus Young (20)| Elton Brand (11)| Andre Iguodala (10)| Wells Fargo Center
19,775| 29–26|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 56| April 8| @ Boston| | Nikola Vucevic (14)| Nikola Vucevic (13)| Louis Williams (5)| TD Garden
18,624| 29–27|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 57| April 10| @ New Jersey| | Louis Williams (20)| Four players (8)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Prudential Center
15,376| 30–27|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 58| April 11| @ Toronto| | Thaddeus Young (17)| Elton Brand
Evan Turner (8)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Air Canada Centre
16,324| 31–27|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 59| April 13| New Jersey| | Jrue Holiday (19)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,169| 31–28|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 60| April 16| @ Orlando| | Jrue Holiday (18)| Andre Iguodala (8)| Spencer Hawes (9)| Amway Center
18,846| 31–29|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 61| April 17| Indiana| | Andre Iguodala (23)| Elton Brand
Spencer Hawes (8)| Andre Iguodala (6)| Wells Fargo Center
18,969| 31–30|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 62| April 18| @ Cleveland| | Jrue Holiday (24)| Andre Iguodala (13)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
14,678| 32–30|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 63| April 21| @ Indiana| | Elton Brand (20)| Elton Brand (9)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,701| 33–30|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 64| April 23| @ New Jersey| | Three players (15)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Andre Iguodala (9)| Prudential Center
18,711| 34–30|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 65| April 25| @ Milwaukee| | Evan Turner (29)| Evan Turner (13)| Evan Turner (6)| Bradley Center
13,489| 35–30|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 66| April 26| @ Detroit| | Spencer Hawes (16)| Nikola Vucevic (12)| Evan Turner (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,372| 35–31

Playoffs

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 28| @ Chicago| | Elton Brand (19)| Elton Brand, Jrue Holiday (7)| Andre Iguodala, Evan Turner (5)| United Center
21,943| 0–1

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| May 1| @ Chicago| | Jrue Holiday (26)| Lavoy Allen (9)| Three players (6)| United Center
22,067| 1–1

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| May 4| Chicago| | Spencer Hawes (21)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,381| 2–1

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| May 6| Chicago| | Spencer Hawes (22)| Andre Iguodala (12)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,381| 3–1

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| May 8| @ Chicago| | Spencer Hawes (16)| Andre Iguodala (14)| Jrue Holiday (4)| United Center
22,093| 3–2

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| May 10| Chicago| | Andre Iguodala (20)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Andre Iguodala (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,362| 4–2

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 12| @ Boston| | Andre Iguodala (19)| Evan Turner (10)| Andre Iguodala (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 0–1

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| May 14| @ Boston| | Jrue Holiday (18)| Spencer Hawes (10)| Andre Iguodala (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–1

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| May 16| Boston| | Thaddeus Young (22)| Evan Turner (8)| Jrue Holiday (9)| Wells Fargo Center
20,351| 1–2

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| May 18| Boston| | Andre Iguodala, Evan Turner (16)| Lavoy Allen (10)| Louis Williams (8)| Wells Fargo Center
20,411| 2–2

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 5| May 21| @ Boston| | Elton Brand (19)| Evan Turner (10)| Jrue Holiday (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 2–3

|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| May 23| Boston| | Jrue Holiday (20)| Elton Brand (10)| Jrue Holiday, Louis Williams (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,403| 3–3

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 7| May 26| @ Boston| | Andre Iguodala (18)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Jrue Holiday (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 3–4

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	41	15	15.2	.473		.786	4.2	.8	.3	.4	4.1
	27	11	10.9	.373	.000	1.000	2.5	.6	.1	.2	1.6
	14	1	6.3	.273	.333	.500	1.1	.6	.0	.1	1.6
	60	60	28.9	.494	.000	.733	7.2	1.6	1.0	1.6	11.0
	5	0	3.2	.333			.2	.2	.2	.2	.4
	37	29	24.9	.489	.250	.727	7.3	2.6	.4	1.3	9.6
	65	65	33.8	.432	.380	.783	3.3	4.5	1.6	.3	13.5
	62	62	35.6	.454	.394	.617	6.1	5.5	1.7	.5	12.4
	66	50	24.9	.409	.365	.906	2.4	.8	.6	.0	8.4
	11	1	5.1	.250	.167	.545	1.3	.1	.1	.1	1.5
	2	0	19.5	.267	.167	.667	2.0	1.5	.0	.0	5.5
	65	20	26.4	.446	.224	.676	5.8	2.8	.6	.3	9.4
	51	15	15.9	.450	.375	.529	4.8	.6	.4	.7	5.5
	64	0	26.3	.407	.362	.812	2.4	3.5	.8	.3	14.9
	14	0	9.6	.295	.625	.643	1.5	.4	.4	.3	2.9
	63	1	27.9	.507	.250	.771	5.2	1.2	1.0	.7	12.8

• Statistics with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	12	1	19.7	.557		.583	4.9	.3	.8	.9	6.3
	13	13	27.4	.465		.625	4.8	.5	.8	1.5	8.6
	13	12	25.5	.463	.400	.731	6.6	1.6	.3	.9	9.3
	13	13	38.0	.413	.408	.864	4.7	5.2	1.6	.6	15.8
	13	13	38.8	.384	.388	.589	5.7	3.7	1.5	.4	12.9
	13	1	7.8	.346	.231	1.000	.3	.3	.2	.1	2.7
	2	0	2.0	1.000			1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
	13	12	34.5	.364	.000	.688	7.5	2.5	.9	.5	11.2
	1	0	3.0	.000		.500	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
	13	0	27.5	.352	.167	.788	2.1	3.0	1.0	.0	11.5
	2	0	2.0	.000	.000		.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
	13	0	21.3	.429		.710	5.2	1.2	.5	.5	7.7

Awards and milestones

• Andre Iguodala was selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. It was his first appearance.

Disciplinary actions

• Head coach Doug Collins was fined US$15,000 for verbally abusing an official during a game against the Indiana Pacers.^[3]

Transactions

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

Overview

Players Added Via draft Lavoy Allen Nikola Vučević Via free agency Xavier Silas Via trade Sam Young 10-day contracts Francisco Elson

Players Lost Via trade Marreese Speights Via free agency Jason Kapono Waived Andrés Nocioni

Trades

January 4, 2012	To Philadelphia 76ers 2012 second round pick 2013 second round pick
March 15, 2012	To Philadelphia 76ers Sam Young	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Ricky Sánchez

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Thaddeus Young	December 10	Re-signed
Spencer Hawes	December 11	Re-signed
Tony Battie	December 12	Re-signed
Francisco Elson	January 27	Utah Jazz
Xavier Silas	April 24	Maine Red Claws

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.^[4] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[5]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Darius Songaila	July 8		No
Lavoy Allen	July 14		Yes
Nikola Vučević	August 22		Yes
Craig Brackins	August 25		Yes
Andrés Nocioni	November 14		Yes

See also

2011–12 NBA season

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. 30 October 2010 . live.
2. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/nba/04/23/nets.sixers/index.html Nets bid farewell to New Jersey as Sixers welcome playoff return
3. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/18791730/sixers-coach-doug-collins-fined-15k-for-screaming-profanity-at-referee Sixers coach Doug Collins fined $15K for screaming profanity at referee
4. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
5. 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.