2011–12 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 2012 36 30 Atlantic 2nd 7th Mike D'Antoni (through March 14, 2012) Mike Woodson (after March 14, 2012) Glen Grunwald Madison Square Garden, Inc. Madison Square Garden MSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR WEPN First round (lost to Heat 1–4) NYK The 2011–12 New York Knicks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season with a 36–30 record and a seventh place in the Eastern Conference to reach the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the eventual NBA champion Miami Heat in five games. Notable events of the season included coach Mike D'Antoni's resignation,Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni resigns, ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012. the surge in popularity of 23-year-old point guard Jeremy Lin during a seven-game winning streak ("Linsanity"), and the Knicks winning their first playoff game since 2001 against the Miami Heat, snapping an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak. Key dates June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Report: NBA draft moving to Newark https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 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 July 1: The CBA expires and the 2011 NBA Lockout begins.http://www.nba.com/2011/news/09/09/labor-timeline/index.html NBA lockout timeline NBA.com 2012-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20130216151126/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/09/09/labor-timeline/index.html 2013-02-16 dead December 8: The player and the owners ratified a new 10-year CBA ending the 161-day lockout. December 9: Free Agency and Training camps begin. December 25: The regular season begins with a match against the Boston Celtics in the Madison Square Garden. April 19: The Knicks clinched a spot in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.Knicks secure playoff berth with Bucks loss, ESPN.com, April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012 May 9: The Knicks' season ends with a game 5 loss to the Miami Heat. Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 17 Iman Shumpert Guard United States Georgia Tech Roster New York Knicks 2011–12 #003594 #FFFFFF #FE5000 #010101 7 Carmelo Anthony F 6 8 230 Syracuse 1984–05–29 20 Mike Bibby G 6 2 195 Arizona 1978–05–13 6 Tyson Chandler C 7 1 240 Dominguez HS (CA) 1982–10–02 85 Baron Davis G 6 3 212 UCLA 1979–04–13 23 Toney Douglas G 6 2 185 Florida State 1986–06–16 2 Landry Fields G 6 7 215 Stanford 1988–06–27 50 Dan Gadzuric C 6 11 245 UCLA 1978–02–22 55 Josh Harrellson C 6 10 275 Kentucky 1989–02–12 9 Jared Jeffries F 6 11 240 Indiana 1981–11–25 44 Jerome Jordan C 7 0 240 Tulsa 1986–09–29 17 Jeremy Lin G 6 3 200 Harvard 1988–08–23 16 Steve Novak F 6 10 240 Marquette 1983–06–13 21 Iman Shumpert G 6 5 220 Georgia Institute of Technology 1990–06–26 8 J. R. Smith G 6 6 220 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 1985–09–09 1 Amar'e Stoudemire F/C 6 11 260 Cypress Creek HS (FL) 1982–11–16 Mike Woodson Herb Williams Kenny Atkinson Darrell Walker Jim Todd 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. Game log New York Knicks yes 2012 New York Knicks Pre-season yes no 1 0 1 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | December 17 | @ New Jersey | 20111217 NYKNJN 92 83 | Renaldo Balkman (20) | Landry Fields (7) | Toney Douglas (5) | Prudential Center13,027 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | December 21 | New Jersey | 20111217 NJNNYK 88 82 | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Carmelo AnthonyToney DouglasLandry FieldsIman Shumpert (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–0 nyk 2012 Regular season thumb|right|The Knicks playing against the Dallas Mavericks during the season After a lack-luster start to the season where the Knicks had 8 wins and 13 losses in their first 21 games, Jeremy Lin burst on the scene. Injuries forced coach Mike D'Antoni to name Lin as the starting point guard, and Lin responded with averages of 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals in his first four starts. Lin closed the February 14th game against Toronto with a game-winning three-pointer that left 0.5 seconds on the clock. However, when Carmelo Anthony returned from injury in late February, the Knicks hot streak ended. After a 6-game losing streak to start the month of March, Mike D'Antoni resigned as coach, and was replaced by his assistant Mike Woodson.https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7686638/new-york-knicks-coach-mike-dantoni-resigns D'Antoni resigns. Woodson takes over. ESPN.com March 15, 2012 March 22, 2012 The Knicks ended the season strong 18-6 under Woodson. However, the magic was gone as Lin suffered a knee injury against the Detroit Pistons. He underwent surgery days after and was placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Game log New York Knicks 2012 Total: 36–30 (home: 22–11; road: 14–19) New York Knicks December yes 1 0 1 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | December 25 | Boston | 20111225 BOSNYK 106 104 | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Toney Douglas (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | December 28 | @ Golden State | 20111228 NYKGSW 78 92 | Amar'e Stoudemire (16) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Mike Bibby (4) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | December 29 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20111229 NYKLAL 82 99 | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | December 31 | @ Sacramento | 20111231 NYKSAC 114 92 | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Josh Harrellson (12) | Toney Douglas (8) | Power Balance Pavilion16,175 | 2–2 New York Knicks January 3 6 3 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | January 2 | Toronto | 20120102 TORNYK 85 90 | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Landry Fields (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | January 4 | Charlotte | 20120104 CHANYK 110 118 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Carmelo Anthony,Toney Douglas (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | January 6 | @ Washington | 20120106 NYKWAS 99 96 | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Iman Shumpert (7) | Verizon Center16,998 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | January 7 | @ Detroit | 20120106 NYKDET 103 80 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,044 | 4–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | January 9 | Charlotte | 20120109 CHANYK 91 87 | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | January 11 | Philadelphia | 20120111 PHINYK 85 79 | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | January 12 | @ Memphis | 20120112 NYKMEM 83 94 | Carmelo Anthony,Bill Walker (14) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Toney Douglas (4) | FedExForum15,324 | 6–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | January 14 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120114 NYKOKC 92 104 | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Bill Walker (7) | Bill Walker (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | January 16 | Orlando | 20120116 ORLNYK 93 102 | Carmelo Anthony (33) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler (8) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | January 18 | Phoenix | 20120118 PHXNYK 88 91 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler,Landry Fields (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | January 20 | Milwaukee | 20120120 MILNYK 86 100 | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Iman Shumpert (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | January 21 | Denver | 20120121 DENNYK 114 119 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Landry Fields,Iman Shumpert (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | January 24 | @ Charlotte | 20120124 NYKCHA 111 78 | Tyson Chandler (20) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Landry Fields (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,802 | 7–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | January 25 | @ Cleveland | 20120125 NYKCLE 81 91 | Amar'e Stoudemire (19) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Quicken Loans Arena16,760 | 7–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | January 27 | @ Miami | 20120127 NYKMIA 89 99 | Bill Walker (21) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Landry Fields,Toney Douglas (5) | American Airlines Arena19,707 | 7–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | January 28 | @ Houston | 20120128 NYKHOU 84 97 | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Toyota Center18,051 | 7–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | January 31 | Detroit | 20120131 DETNYK 113 86 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Carmelo Anthony,Iman Shumpert (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 8–13 New York Knicks February 7 3 3 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | February 2 | Chicago | 20120202 CHINYK 102 105 | Amar'e Stoudemire (34) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Iman Shumpert (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 8–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | February 3 | @ Boston | 20120203 NYKBOS 89 91 | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire,Tyson Chandler (11) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 8–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | February 4 | New Jersey | 20120204 NJNNYK 99 92 | Jeremy Lin (25) | Jared Jeffries (10) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 9–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | February 6 | Utah | 20120206 UTANYK 99 88 | Jeremy Lin (28) | Jared Jeffries (8) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | February 8 | @ Washington | 20120208 NYKWAS 107 93 | Tyson Chandler (25) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Verizon Center17,376 | 11–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | February 10 | L. A. Lakers | 20120210 LALNYK 92 85 | Jeremy Lin (38) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 12–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | February 11 | @ Minnesota | 20120211 NYKMIN 100 98 | Jeremy LinIman Shumpert (20) | Jared Jeffries (8) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Target Center20,232 | 13–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | February 14 | @ Toronto | 20120214 NYKTOR 90 87 | Jeremy Lin (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire,Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin (11) | Air Canada Centre20,092 | 14–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | February 15 | Sacramento | 20120215 SACNYK 100 85 | Landry Fields (15) | Landry Fields (10) | Jeremy Lin (13) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 15–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | February 17 | New Orleans | 20120217 NOHNYK 85 89 | Amar'e Stoudemire,Jeremy Lin (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 15–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | February 19 | Dallas | 20120219 DALNYK 104 97 | Jeremy Lin (28) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jeremy Lin (14) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | February 20 | New Jersey | 20120220 NJNNYK 92 100 | Jeremy Lin (21) | Landry Fields (11) | Jeremy Lin (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | February 22 | Atlanta | 20120222 ATLNYK 99 82 | Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak (17) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Jeremy Lin (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 17–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | February 23 | @ Miami | 20120223 NYKMIA 88 102 | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin, J.R. Smith, Baron Davis (3) | American Airlines Arena20,197 | 17–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | February 29 | Cleveland | 20120229 NYKMIA 120 103 | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 18–18 New York Knicks March 7 1 2 7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | March 4 | @ Boston | 20120304 NYKBOS 111 115 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Tyson Chandler (14) | Baron Davis (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 18–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | March 6 | @ Dallas | 20120306 NYKDAL 85 95 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Landry Fields (10) | Jeremy Lin (7) | American Airlines Center20,605 | 18–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | March 7 | @ San Antonio | 20120307 NYKSAS 105 118 | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Baron Davis (8) | AT&T Center18,581 | 18–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | March 9 | @ Milwaukee | 20120309 NYKMIL 114 119 | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Jeremy Lin (13) | Bradley Center18,717 | 18–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | March 11 | Philadelphia | 20120311 NYKPHI 94 106 | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 18–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | March 12 | @ Chicago | 20120312 NYKCHI 99 104 | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jeremy Lin (8) | United Center22,863 | 18–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | March 14 | Portland | 20120314 PORNYK 121 79 | J.R. Smith (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Baron Davis (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 19–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | March 16 | Indiana | 20120316 NYKIND 115 100 | Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith (16) | Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Landry Fields (7) | Carmelo Anthony, Jeremy Lin (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 20–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | March 17 | @ Indiana | 20120317 NYKIND 102 88 | Jeremy Lin (19) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 21–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | March 20 | Toronto | 20120320 TORNYK 106 87 | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 22–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | March 21 | @ Philadelphia | 20120321 NYKPHI 82 79 | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Wells Fargo Center20,470 | 23–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | March 23 | @ Toronto | 20120323 NYKTOR 79 96 | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 23–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | March 24 | Detroit | 20120324 NYKDET 101 79 | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Landry Fields (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 24–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | March 26 | Milwaukee | 20120326 MILNYK 89 80 | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Baron Davis (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 25–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | March 28 | Orlando | 20120328 ORLNYK 108 86 | Carmelo Anthony (25)Iman Shumpert (25) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Carmelo Anthony (6)Baron Davis (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 26–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | March 30 | @ Atlanta | 20120330 NYKATL 90 100 | Carmelo Anthony (36) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler (9) | Baron Davis (4) | Philips Arena18,389 | 26–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | March 31 | Cleveland | 20120331 CLENYK 91 75 | J.R. Smith (20) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Baron Davis (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 27–26 New York Knicks April 4 1 5 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | April 3 | @ Indiana | 20120403 NYKIND 104 112 | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Tyson Chandler (14) | J.R. Smith (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,042 | 27–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | April 5 | @ Orlando | 20120405 NYKORL 96 80 | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Tyson Chandler (12) | J.R. Smith (9) | Amway Center19,098 | 28–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | April 8 | Chicago | 20120408 CHINYK 100 99 | Carmelo Anthony (43) | Tyson Chandler (16) | Iman Shumpert (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 29–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | April 10 | @ Chicago | 20120410 NYKCHI 86 98 | Carmelo Anthony (29) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Baron Davis (6) | United Center22,131 | 29–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | April 11 | @ Milwaukee | 20120411 NYKMIL 111 107 | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Landry Fields (6) | Bradley Center15,534 | 30–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | April 13 | Washington | 20120413 WASNYK 103 65 | J.R. Smith (23) | Tyson Chandler (15) | J.R. Smith (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 31–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | April 15 | Miami | 20120415 MIANYK 85 93 | Carmelo Anthony (42) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 31–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | April 17 | Boston | 20120417 BOSNYK 118 110 | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 32–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | April 18 | @ New Jersey | 20120418 NYKNJN 104 95 | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Mike Bibby (8) | Prudential Center18,711 | 33–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | April 20 | @ Cleveland | 20120418 NYKCLE 90 98 | Steve Novak, Amar'e Stoudemire (15) | Toney Douglas (9) | Toney Douglas, J.R. Smith (6) | Quicken Loans Arena19,349 | 33–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | April 22 | @ Atlanta | 20120422 NYKATL 113 112 | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Baron Davis (10) | Philips Arena18,158 | 34–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | April 25 | L. A. Clippers | 20120425 LACNYK 99 93 | J.R. Smith (21) | Iman Shumpert, Amar'e Stoudemire (7) | Mike Bibby, J.R. Smith (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 35–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | April 26 | @ Charlotte | 20120426 NYKCHA 104 84 | J.R. Smith (22) | Josh Harrellson (9) | Mike Bibby (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,023 | 36–30 nyk 2012 Standings NYK NYK Player statistics PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Anthony, Carmelo Carmelo Anthony 55 55 34.1 .430 .335 .804 6.3 3.6 1.1 0.4 22.6 Balkman, Renaldo Renaldo Balkman 14 0 8.2 .500 .222 .727 1.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 3.0 Bibby, Mike Mike Bibby 39 4 14.3 .282 .318 .750 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 2.6 Chandler, Tyson Tyson Chandler 62 62 33.2 .679 .000 .689 9.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 11.3 Davis, Baron Baron Davis 29 14 20.5 .370 .306 .667 1.9 4.7 1.2 0.1 6.1 Douglas, Toney Toney Douglas 38 9 17.3 .324 .231 .846 1.9 2.0 0.8 0.0 6.2 Fields, Landry Landry Fields 66 62 28.7 .460 .256 .562 4.2 2.6 1.2 0.3 8.8 Gadzuric, Dan Dan Gadzuric 2 0 6.5 .000 .000 .000 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 Harrellson, Josh Josh Harrellson 37 4 14.6 .423 .339 .615 3.9 0.3 0.6 0.5 4.4 Jeffries, Jared Jared Jeffries 39 4 18.7 .410 .188 .681 3.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 4.4 Jordan, Jerome Jerome Jordan 21 0 5.1 .515 .000 .800 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.0 Lin, Jeremy Jeremy Lin 35 25 26.9 .446 .320 .798 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.3 14.6 Novak, Steve Steve Novak 54 0 18.9 .478 .472 .846 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 8.8 Shumpert, Iman Iman Shumpert 59 35 28.9 .401 .306 .798 3.2 2.8 1.7 0.1 9.5 Smith, J.R. J.R. Smith 35 1 27.6 .407 .347 .709 3.9 2.4 1.5 0.2 12.5 Stoudemire, Amar'e Amar'e Stoudemire 47 47 32.8 .483 .238 .765 7.8 1.1 0.8 1.0 17.5 Walker, Bill Bill Walker 32 8 19.4 .398 .319 .850 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.2 5.9 Playoffs The Knicks finished in seventh place on the year with a record of 36–30 after an up and down season. Knicks rookie guard, Iman Shumpert, tore his ACL and was estimated to be out for 7 months. Landry Fields took his position at Shooting guard in the starting lineup. On May 6, The Knicks snapped the 13 consecutive playoff losses streak, which was an NBA record. During the game, Baron Davis injured his right knee and missed the rest of the playoffs.Baron Davis dislocates right kneecap, ESPN.com. May 7, 2012. The Knicks were eliminated in Game 5 of the first round to the Miami Heat. Game log New York Knicks yes 2012 Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) New York Knicks First Round yes yes no 1 1 0 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | April 28 | @ Miami | 20120428 NYKMIA 67 100 | J.R. Smith (17) | Carmelo Anthony (10) | Carmelo Anthony (3) | American Airlines Arena19,621 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | April 30 | @ Miami | 20120430 NYKMIA 94 104 | Carmelo Anthony (30) | Carmelo Anthony (9) | Baron Davis (6) | American Airlines Arena19,621 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 3 | Miami | 20120503 MIANYK 70 87 | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Baron Davis (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 6 | Miami | 20120506 MIANYK 89 87 | Carmelo Anthony (41) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 9 | @ Miami | 20120509 NYKMIA 94 106 | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Mike Bibby (6) | American Airlines Arena19,754 | 1–4 NYK yes 2012 Awards, records, and milestones Awards On February 2, Carmelo Anthony was named a 2012 NBA All-Star Game starter for the Eastern Conference.https://archive.today/20120707195140/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-02-03/news/31019188_1_knicks-melo-west-starters-voting Knicks' Melo named to All-Star team, New York Daily News. February 3, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. On February 13, Jeremy Lin was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (February 6 though February 12).Knicks' Lin, Thunder's Westbrook named Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20120215074805/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/13/players-of-the-week/index.html 2012-02-15 , NBA.com. February 13, 2012. On April 27, Carmelo Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April.Knicks' Anthony, Clippers' Paul win monthly honors for April https://web.archive.org/web/20120430212532/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/27/april-pow-release/index.html 2012-04-30 , NBA.com. April 27, 2012. On May 2, Tyson Chandler was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2011–2012 season.Knicks' Chandler wins Kia Defensive Player of Year https://web.archive.org/web/20120508001041/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/02/dpoy-release/?ls=iref:nbahpt2 2012-05-08 , NBA.com. May 2, 2012. On May 24, Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2011–2012 NBA season.Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images http://www.nj.com/knicks/index.ssf/2012/05/knicks_carmelo_anthony_tyson_c.html Knicks Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler named to All-NBA Third Team NJ.com 2012-11-07 On May 24, Tyson Chandler was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2011–2012 NBA season. On June 21, Jeremy Lin was awarded The Epic Award due to the performance he had against the Lakers in this year's first annual NBA Social Media Awards. On June 21, Jeremy Lin was awarded The Social Breakout Award due to the highest increase of fan across Facebook and Twitter in this year's first annual NBA Social Media Awards. On June 21, Landry Fields was awarded The Snap Shot Award with the photo he took of his couch where Jeremy Lin slept during the season in this year's first annual NBA Social Media Awards. Records On May 3, the New York Knicks set an NBA worst 13 consecutive playoff losses in an 87–70 loss to the Miami Heat in Madison Square Garden.Knicks set NBA mark with 13th straight playoff loss https://web.archive.org/web/20120508085349/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/knicks-set-record.ap/index.html 2012-05-08 , NBA.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Milestones On January 18, Carmelo Anthony scored his 15,000th career point in an 88–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns.Phoenix Suns 91, New York Knicks 88 — Suns win battle of the exes, Valleyofthesuns.com. January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. On April 26, Steve Novak finished the season shooting a league-leading 47% from three-point range. On April 26, Tyson Chandler finished the season shooting a league-leading 68% from the field. Injuries, surgeries and disciplinary actions On January 21, Josh Harrellson broke his right wrist against the Denver Nuggets after falling on it in the first of 2 overtimes. He would have successful surgery 3 days later. He had to be sidelined for 6 weeks.http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/01/24/knicks-harrellson-has-wrist-surgery/ Knicks Harrellson Has Wrist Surgery ZagsBlog.com 2012-01-24 2012-11-07 On February 23, it was announced Iman Shumpert could not participate in the 2012 Slam Dunk Contest due to left patella tendonitis. He had sat out the 2 games following up the announcement and one game after the announcement. He returned the first game after the All-Star break. On March 4, Bill Walker underwent left elbow surgery to remove tissue. He missed the next 5 weeks after the surgery.Valentine Ed http://newyork.sbnation.com/2012/3/4/2844025/bill-walker-injury-update-elbow-surgery-new-york-knicks-jr-smith-steve-novak Bill Walker Injury Update: Forward Out 4-6 Weeks Due To Elbow Surgery – SB Nation New York Newyork.sbnation.com 2012-11-07 On March 21, Jared Jeffries left a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. An MRI later showed that his surgically repaired right knee had been inflamed. Following the MRI, the Knicks announced that he would be out for 2 weeks.Seth on Mar 22, 8:48a http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2012/3/22/2893220/jared-jeffries-will-rest-his-knee-again Jared Jeffries will rest his knee again. Posting and Toasting 2012-11-07 On April 1, Jeremy Lin underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for the season.New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin to miss rest of season, FoxNews.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. In Game 1 of the first round series against the Miami Heat, rookie Iman Shumpert tore his left ACL and his lateral meniscus, missing the remainder of the season.Knicks rookie Shumpert suffers torn ACL in loss to Heat, New York Post. April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. After a Game 2 loss in the same playoff series against Miami, Amar'e Stoudemire cut his hand as a result of punching the glass casing of a fire extinguisher in the locker room area.Amar'e Stoudemire hurts himself, Knicks after punching fire extinguisher case, Yahoo! Sports, May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. As a result, he missed the third game of the series after having surgery on his hand.Stoudemire has hand surgery, to miss Game 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508012244/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/01/knicks-stoudemire.ap/index.html 2012-05-08 , NBA.com. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. In Game 4, Baron Davis tore his ACL, MCL and had a partial rupture in his patella tendon and was out for the season.Baron Davis has partially torn patella tendon, completely torn ACL and MCL, CBS Sports, May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. J. R. Smith was fined US$25,000 by the league for posting an inappropriate picture on his Twitter account.NBA fines J.R. Smith for tweeting Tahiry photo, Yahoo! Sports. March 10, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Iman Shumpert Via free agency Mike Bibby Jared Jeffries Jerome Jordan Baron Davis Dan Gadzuric Jeremy Lin Steve Novak J. R. Smith Via trade Tyson Chandler Josh HarrellsonPlayers Lost Via trade Andy Rautins Ronny Turiaf Via free agency Derrick Brown Anthony Carter Roger Mason, Jr. Shawne Williams Shelden Williams Waived Renaldo Balkman Chauncey Billups Bill Walker Chris Hunter Trades June 23, 2011 To New York Knicks Draft rights to Josh Harrelson To New Orleans Hornets Cash considerations December 10, 2011 To New York Knicks Tyson Chandler (sign and trade)Draft rights to Ahmad Nivins (from Dallas)Draft rights to Georgios Printezis (from Dallas) To Dallas Mavericks Andy RautinsFuture second-round pick (from Washington) To Washington Wizards Ronny Turiaf2013 second-round pick (from New York)Cash considerations (from New York)2012 second-round pick (from Dallas) Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamJared JeffriesDecember 6 Re-signMike BibbyDecember 11Miami HeatJerome JordanDecember 15BC KrkaBaron DavisDecember 19Cleveland CavaliersSteve NovakDecember 21San Antonio SpursJeremy LinDecember 27Houston RocketsJ. R. SmithFebruary 17Denver NuggetsDan GadzuricApril 20Texas Legends SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamDerrick BrownDecember 9Charlotte BobcatsRoger Mason, Jr.December 9Washington WizardsAnthony CarterDecember 12Toronto RaptorsShelden WilliamsDecember 13New Jersey NetsShawne WilliamsDecember 15New Jersey Nets 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."FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.Sun Xiaochen New rule shuts door on NBA stars August 21, 2011 China Daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm live August 30, 2011 Played in other leagues during lockoutPlayerDate signedNew teamOpt-out clauseRonny TuriafOctober 17ASVEL Basket (France)Yeshttps://www.foxnews.com/sports/knicks-centre-turiaf-joins-french-club-during-lock-out/ Knicks centre Turiaf joins French club during lock-out October 17, 2011 FOX News OX News Network, LLC November 10, 2011 See also 2011–12 NBA season References Category:New York Knicks seasons New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:2012 in sports in New York City Category:2010s in Manhattan