2011–12 Boston Celtics season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics January 2013 March 2026 Boston Celtics yes 2012 39 27 Atlantic 1 4 Doc Rivers Danny Ainge Danny Ainge Boston Basketball Partners TD Garden Eastern Conference finals(lost to Heat 3–4) BOS CSN New England WEEI-FM The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 won-loss record, which was the 4th best in the East, winning their 21st Atlantic Division title. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 5 games. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 19.4 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (8.2 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.7. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout. The Celtics made a relatively deep playoff run, where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Semifinals, eventually challenging the Miami Heat for the third consecutive season (the team who defeated them in last season's Semifinals), in the Eastern Conference finals. They ultimately lost the series in seven games to the eventual NBA champion. Following the season, Ray Allen departed via free agency for the eventual champion Miami Heat, effectively ending the Big 3 era in Boston. During his 2 years with the Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games, and appear again in the 2014 Finals against the same Spurs team. It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991–92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic. 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 October 30, 2010 live December 25: The regular season begins with a matchup against the New York Knicks in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs. April 18: The Celtics secure the Atlantic Division title in a 102–98 win against the Orlando Magic.Boston Celtics clinch NBA Atlantic division title, Yahoo! News. April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. April 29: The 2012 NBA Playoffs started. May 10: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, defeating the Atlanta Hawks. May 25: The Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers June 9: The Celtics were defeated by the Miami Heat and were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs. Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team 1 27 JaJuan Johnson(traded from the New Jersey Nets) PF Purdue 2 55 E'Twaun Moore SG Purdue Roster Boston Celtics 2011–12 20 Ray Allen SG 6 5 205 Connecticut 1975-07-20 30 Brandon Bass PF 6 8 250 LSU 1985-04-30 0 Avery Bradley G 6 3 180 Texas 1990-11-26 4 Marquis Daniels G/F 6 6 200 Auburn 1981-01-07 51 Keyon Dooling G 6 3 195 Missouri 1980-05-08 5 Kevin Garnett F/C 6 11 253 Farragut Academy (IL) 1976-05-19 8 Jeff Green basketball F 6 9 235 Georgetown 1986–08–28 50 Ryan Hollins C 7 0 240 UCLA 1984-10-10 12 JaJuan Johnson PF 6 10 221 Purdue 1989-02-08 55 E'Twaun Moore G 6 4 191 Purdue 1989-02-25 11 Aleksandar Pavlović basketball SF 6 7 235 Montenegro 1983-11-15 34 Paul Pierce F 6 7 235 Kansas 1977-10-13 28 Mickaël Piétrus G/F 6 6 215 Guadeloupe 1982-02-07 9 Rajon Rondo PG 6 1 186 Kentucky 1986-02-22 54 Greg Stiemsma C 6 11 260 Wisconsin 1985-09-26 56 Sean Williams basketball F/C 6 10 235 Boston College 1986-09-13 Doc Rivers Kevin Eastman Armond Hill Mike Longabardi Tyronn Lue Jamie Young (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2012.html October 28, 2012 Roster notes Forward Jeff Green missed the entire season due to recovery from a heart surgery. Pre-season Game log Boston Celtics yes 2012 Boston Celtics Pre-season yes 1 0 1 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | December 18 | @ Toronto | 20111218 BOSTOR 76 75 | Ray Allen (12) | Kevin Garnett (7) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Air Canada Centre16,721 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | December 21 | Toronto | 20111221 TORBOS 81 73 | Rajon Rondo (12) | Ray Allen (6) | Rajon Rondo (6) | TD Garden18.624 | 2–0 |- bos 2012 Regular season Standings BOS BOS Game log Boston Celtics 2012 Total: 39–27 (home: 24–9; road: 15–18) Boston Celtics December yes 1 0 0 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | December 25 | @ New York | 20111225 BOSNYK 104 106 | Rajon Rondo (31) | Brandon Bass (11) | Rajon Rondo (13) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | December 27 | @ Miami | 20111227 BOSMIA 108 115 | Ray Allen (28) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Rajon Rondo (12) | American Airlines Arena20,166 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | December 28 | @ New Orleans | 20111228 BOSNOH 78 97 | Ray Allen (15) | Kevin Garnett (7) | Rajon Rondo (12) | New Orleans Arena17,802 | 0–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | December 30 | Detroit | 20111230 DETBOS 96 85 | Jermaine O'Neal (17) | Jermaine O'Neal (7) | Paul Pierce (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–3 Boston Celtics January 5 6 4 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | January 1 | @ Washington | 20120101 BOSWAS 94 86 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Verizon Center17,458 | 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | January 2 | Washington | 20120102 WASBOS 100 92 | Ray Allen (27) | Paul Pierce (8) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | January 4 | New Jersey | 20120104 NJNBOS 89 70 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | January 6 | Indiana | 20120106 INDBOS 74 87 | Ray Allen (23) | Paul Pierce,Jermaine O'Neal (7) | Rajon Rondo (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | January 11 | Dallas | 20120111 DALBOS 85 90 | Rajon Rondo (24) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | January 13 | Chicago | 20120113 CHIBOS 79 88 | Ray Allen (16) | Brandon Bass (9) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | January 14 | @ Indiana | 20120114 BOSIND 83 97 | Paul Pierce (21) | Jermaine O'Neal (12) | Rajon Rondo (9) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,203 | 4–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | January 16 | Oklahoma City | 20120116 OKCBOS 88 97 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (9) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | January 18 | Toronto | 20120118 TORBOS 96 73 | Rajon Rondo (21) | Brandon Bass (9) | Paul Pierce (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 5–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | January 20 | Phoenix | 20120120 PHXBOS 71 79 | Ray Allen (14) | Ray Allen,Brandon Bass (6) | Paul Pierce (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 5–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | January 22 | @ Washington | 20120122 BOSWAS 100 94 | Paul Pierce (34) | Brandon Bass (9) | Paul Pierce (10) | Verizon Center15,818 | 6–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | January 23 | Orlando | 20120123 ORLBOS 87 56 | Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass (19) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Paul Pierce (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 7–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | January 26 | @ Orlando | 20120126 BOSORL 91 83 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Paul Pierce (10) | Amway Center18,952 | 8–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | January 27 | Indiana | 20120127 INDBOS 94 87 | Paul Pierce (28) | Paul Pierce (10) | Paul Pierce (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 9–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | January 29 | Cleveland | 20120129 CLEBOS 87 88 | Ray Allen (22) | Kevin Garnett (7) | Paul Pierce (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | January 31 | @ Cleveland | 20120131 BOSCLE 93 90 | Paul Pierce (20) | Brandon Bass (6) | Ray Allen (8) | Quicken Loans Arena14,798 | 10–10 Boston Celtics February 6 2 1 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | February 1 | Toronto | 20120201 TORBOS 100 64 | Paul Pierce (17) | Brandon Bass (9) | Paul Pierce (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 11–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | February 3 | New York | 20120203 NYKBOS 91 89 | Paul Pierce (30) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 12–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | February 5 | Memphis | 20120205 MEMBOS 98 80 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 13–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | February 7 | Charlotte | 20120207 CHABOS 94 84 | Kevin Garnett (22) | Paul Pierce,Jermaine O'Neal (8) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 14–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | February 9 | L. A. Lakers | 20120209 LALBOS 87 88 | Ray Allen (22) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Paul Pierce,Rajon Rondo (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 14–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | February 10 | @ Toronto | 20120210 BOSTOR 74 86 | Kevin Garnett (17) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon Rondo (7) | Air Canada Centre19,207 | 14–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | February 12 | Chicago | 20120212 CHIBOS 95 91 | Rajon Rondo (32) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden18,624 | 15–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | February 15 | Detroit | 20120215 DETBOS 88 98 | Rajon Rondo (35) | Chris Wilcox (9) | Rajon Rondo (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 15–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | February 16 | @ Chicago | 20120216 BOSCHI 80 89 | Kevin Garnett (18) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (8) | United Center22,592 | 15–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | February 19 | @ Detroit | 20120219 BOSDET 81 96 | Paul Pierce (18) | Jermaine O'Neal (11) | Rajon Rondo (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 15–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | February 20 | @ Dallas | 20120220 BOSDAL 73 89 | Paul Pierce (20) | Mickaël Piétrus (12) | Mickaël Piétrus (4) | American Airlines Center20,364 | 15–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | February 22 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120222 BOSOKC 104 119 | Paul Pierce,Kevin Garnett (23) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Paul Pierce (8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 15–17 |- style="text-align:center;" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | February 28 | @ Cleveland | 20120228 BOSCLE 86 83 | Ray Allen (22) | Chris Wilcox (11) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Quicken Loans Arena15,971 | 16–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | February 29 | Milwaukee | 20120229 MILBOS 102 96 | Kevin Garnett (25) | Chris Wilcox (13) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 17–17 Boston Celtics March 6 0 6 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | March 2 | New Jersey | 20120302 NJNBOS 107 94 | Paul Pierce (27) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 18–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | March 4 | New York | 20120304 NYKBOS 115 111 | Paul Pierce (34) | Rajon Rondo (17) | Rajon Rondo (20) | TD Garden18,624 | 19–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | March 6 | Houston | 20120306 HOUBOS 97 92 | Paul Pierce (30) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 20–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | 20120307 BOSPHI 71 103 | Paul Pierce (16) | Kevin Garnett, JaJuan Johnson (13) | Rajon Rondo (8) | Wells Fargo Center18,508 | 20–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | March 9 | Portland | 20120309 PORBOS 104 86 | Paul PierceRay Allen (22) | Kevin Garnett (8) | Rajon RondoAvery Bradley (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 21–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | March 11 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120311 BOSLAL 94 97 | Rajon Rondo (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 21–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | March 12 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120312 BOSLAC 94 85 | Paul Pierce (25) | Brandon Bass (9) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Staples Center19,464 | 22–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | March 14 | @ Golden State | 20120314 BOSGS 105 103 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Brandon Bass (9) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 23–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | March 16 | @ Sacramento | 20120316 BOSSAC 95 120 | Ray Allen (26) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Power Balance Pavilion17,317 | 23–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | March 17 | @ Denver | 20120317 BOSDEN 91 98 | Paul PierceKevin Garnett (22) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Rajon Rondo (16) | Pepsi Center19,003 | 23–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | March 19 | @ Atlanta | 20120319 BOSATL 79 76 | Ray Allen (19) | Brandon Bass (10) | Rajon Rondo (13) | Philips Arena16,412 | 24–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | March 22 | @ Milwaukee | 20120322 BOSMIL 100 91 | Paul Pierce (25) | Brandon BassKevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Bradley Center15,171 | 25–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | March 23 | @ Philadelphia | 20120323 BOSPHI 86 99 | Kevin GarnettPaul Pierce (20) | Paul Pierce (9) | Rajon Rondo (17) | Wells Fargo Center19,583 | 25–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | March 25 | Washington | 20120325 WASBOS 88 76 | Avery Bradley (23) | Paul Pierce (8) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 26–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | March 26 | @ Charlotte | 20120326 BOSCHA 102 95 | Paul Pierce (36) | Paul Pierce (10) | Rajon Rondo (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,357 | 27–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | March 28 | Utah | 20120328 UTABOS 94 82 | Kevin Garnett (23) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 28–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | March 30 | @ Minnesota | 20120330 BOSMIN 100 79 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (17) | Target Center19356 | 29–22 Boston Celtics April 6 1 4 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | April 1 | Miami | 20120401 MIABOS 91 72 | Paul Pierce (23) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 30–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | April 4 | San Antonio | 20120404 SASBOS 86 87 | Avery Bradley (19) | Paul Pierce (10) | Rajon Rondo (11) | TD Garden18,624 | 30–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | April 5 | @ Chicago | 20120405 BOSCHI 86 93 | Paul Pierce (22) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Rajon Rondo (12) | United Center22,423 | 30–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | April 7 | @ Indiana | 20120407 BOSIND 86 72 | Paul Pierce (24) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,892 | 31–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | April 8 | Philadelphia | 20120408 PHIBOS 103 79 | Kevin Garnett (20) | Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett, Sasha Pavlovic (6) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden 18,624 | 32–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | April 10 | @ Miami | 20120410 BOSMIA 115 107 | Paul Pierce (27) | Brandon Bass (10) | Rajon Rondo (15) | American Airlines Arena 19,954 | 33–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | April 11 | Atlanta | 20120411 BOSATL 88 86 | Kevin Garnett (22) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (20) | TD Garden 18,624 | 34–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | April 13 | @ Toronto | 20120413 BOSTOR 79 84 | Paul Pierce (18) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Air Canada Centre 17,270 | 34–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | April 14 | @ New Jersey | 20120414 BOSNJN 94 82 | Kevin Garnett (21) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (15) | Prudential Center18,711 | 35–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | April 15 | @ Charlotte | 20120415 BOSCHA 94 82 | Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley (22) | Brandon Bass (9) | Rajon Rondo (16) | Time Warner Cable Arena15,169 | 36–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | April 17 | @ New York | 20120417 BOSNYK 110 118 | Paul Pierce (43) | Brandon Bass, Rajon Rondo (6) | Rajon Rondo (13) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 36–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | April 18 | Orlando | 20120417 ORLBOS 102 98 | Paul Pierce (29) | Kevin Garnett (9) | Paul Pierce (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 37–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | April 20 | @ Atlanta | 20120420 BOSATL 92 97 | Avery Bradley (28) | Marquis Daniels (8) | Sasha Pavlovic, Brandon Bass, Keyon Dooling, Avery Bradley, Marquis Daniels (3) | Philips Arena | 37–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | April 24 | Miami | 20120424 MIABOS 78 66 | Sasha Pavlovic (16) | Brandon Bass (8) | Marquis Daniels (4) | TD Garden18,624 | 38–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | April 26 | Milwaukee | 20120426 MILBOS 87 74 | Avery Bradley (14) | Brandon Bass (9) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden18,624 | 39–27 bos 2012 Playoffs Game log Boston Celtics yes 2012 Boston Celtics First round yes yes no 3 0 1 2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | April 29 | @ Atlanta | 20120429 BOSATL 74 83 | Kevin Garnett Rajon Rondo (20) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (11) | Philips Arena 19,292 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 2 | May 1 | @ Atlanta | 20120501 BOSATL 87 80 | Paul Pierce (36) | Paul Pierce (14) | Kevin Garnett (5) | Philips Arena 19,292 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 3 | May 4 | Atlanta | 20120504 ATLBOS 90 84 1 | Paul Pierce (21) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Rajon Rondo (12) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 4 | May 6 | Atlanta | 20120506 ATLBOS 101 79 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett Ray Allen Brandon Bass (5) | Rajon Rondo (16) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 5 | May 8 | @ Atlanta | 20120508 BOSATL 86 87 | Paul Pierce (16) | Kevin Garnett Brandon Bass (7) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Philips Arena 19,292 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 6 | May 10 | Atlanta | 20120510 ATLBOS 83 80 | Kevin Garnett (28) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Rajon Rondo (8) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–2 Boston Celtics Conference semifinals yes 3 1 1 2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 1 | May 12 | Philadelphia | 20120512 PHIBOS 92 91 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Rajon Rondo (12) | Rajon Rondo (17) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 14 | Philadelphia | 20120514 PHIBOS 81 82 | Ray Allen (17) | Kevin Garnett (12) | Rajon Rondo (13) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–1 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 3 | May 16 | @ Philadelphia | 20120516 BOSPHI 107 91 | Kevin Garnett (27) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (14) | Wells Fargo Center20,351 | 2–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 4 | May 18 | @ Philadelphia | 20120518 BOSPHI 83 92 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (15) | Wells Fargo Center20,411 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 5 | May 21 | Philadelphia | 20120521 PHIBOS 101 85 | Brandon Bass (27) | Kevin GarnettBrandon Bass (6) | Rajon Rondo (14) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | May 23 | @ Philadelphia | 20120523 BOSPHI 75 82 | Paul Pierce (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (6) | Wells Fargo Center20,403 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 7 | May 26 | Philadelphia | 20120526 PHIBOS 85 75 | Kevin GarnettRajon Rondo (18) | Kevin Garnett (13) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–3 Boston Celtics Conference finals yes 2 1 1 3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 1 | May 28 | @ Miami | 20120528 BOSMIA 79 93 | Kevin Garnett (23) | Kevin Garnett (10) | Rajon Rondo (7) | American Airlines Arena19,912 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 2 | May 30 | @ Miami | 20120530 BOSMIA 111 115 1 | Rajon Rondo (44) | Brandon Bass (10) | Rajon Rondo (10) | American Airlines Arena19,973 | 0–2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 3 | June 1 | Miami | 20120601 MIABOS 101 91 | Kevin Garnett (24) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 4 | June 3 | Miami | 20120603 MIABOS 93 91 1 | Paul Pierce (23) | Kevin Garnett (14) | Rajon Rondo (15) | TD Garden18,624 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 5 | June 5 | @ Miami | 20120605 BOSMIA 94 90 | Kevin Garnett (26) | Kevin Garnett (11) | Rajon Rondo (13) | American Airlines Arena20,021 | 3–2 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 6 | June 7 | Miami | 20120607 MIABOS 79 98 | Rajon Rondo (21) | Brandon Bass (7) | Rajon Rondo (10) | TD Garden18,624 | 3–3 |- bgcolor=ffcccc | 7 | June 9 | @ Miami | 20120609 BOSMIA 88 101 | Rajon Rondo (22) | Rajon Rondo (10) | Rajon Rondo (14) | American Airlines Arena20,114 | 3–4 BOS yes 2012 Player statistics Season Boston Celtics |-style="text-align:center" | Allen, Ray Ray Allen |46 || 42 || 34.0 || .458 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .453 || .915 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 14.2 |-style="text-align:center" | Bass, Brandon Brandon Bass |59 || 39 || 31.7 || .479 || .000 || .810 || 6.2 || .9 || .6 || .9 || 12.5 |-style="text-align:center" | Bradley, Avery Avery Bradley |style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"|64 || 28 || 21.4 || .498 || .407 || .795 || 1.8 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || 7.6 |-style="text-align:center" | Daniels, Marquis Marquis Daniels |38 || 0 || 12.7 || .364 || .000 || .739 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 3.2 |-style="text-align:center" | Dooling, Keyon Keyon Dooling |46 || 2 || 14.4 || .405 || .333 || .742 || 0.8 || 1.1 || .3 || .0 || 4.0 |-style="text-align:center" | Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett |60 || 60 || 31.1 || .503 || .333 || .857 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 8.2 || 2.9 || .9 || 1.0 || 15.8 |-style="text-align:center" | Hollins, Ryan Ryan HollinsNote1 1 1 |15 || 1 || 10.7 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| .643 || .000 || .300 || 1.7 || .2 || .1 || .3 || 2.8 |-style="text-align:center" | Johnson, JaJuan JaJuan Johnson |36 || 0 || 8.3 || .446 || .000 || .667 || 1.6 || .2 || .1 || .4 || 3.2 |-style="text-align:center" | Moore, E'Twaun E'Twaun Moore |38 || 0 || 8.7 || .381 || .378 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.000 || .9 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 2.9 |-style="text-align:center" | O'Neal, Jermaine Jermaine O'NealNote1 1 1 |25 || 24 || 22.8 || .433 || .000 || .677 || 5.4 || .4 || .3 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.7 || 5.0 |-style="text-align:center" | Pavlović, Sasha Sasha Pavlović |45 || 7 || 11.7 || .391 || .293 || .375 || 1.6 || .4 || .4 || .3 || 2.7 |-style="text-align:center" | Pierce, Paul Paul Pierce |61 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"|61 || 34.0 || .443 || .366 || .852 || 5.2 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .4 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 19.4 |-style="text-align:center" | Piétrus, Mickaël Mickaël Piétrus |42 || 6 || 21.9 || .385 || .335 || .645 || 3.1 || .6 || .5 || .2 || 6.9 |-style="text-align:center" | Rondo, Rajon Rajon Rondo | 53 || 53 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 36.9 || .448 || .238 || .597 || 4.8 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 11.7 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.8 || .1 || 11.9 |-style="text-align:center" | Stiemsma, Greg Greg Stiemsma |55 || 3 || 13.9 || .545 || .000 || .707 || 3.2 || .5 || .7 || 1.5 || 2.9 |-style="text-align:center" | Wilcox, Chris Chris WilcoxNote1 1 1 |28 || 4 || 17.2 || .598 || .000 || .615 || 4.4 || .4 || .4 || .3 || 5.4 |-style="text-align:center" | Williams, Sean Sean WilliamsNote1 1 1 |3 || 0 || 14.0 || .333 || .000 ||style="background:#efe196;color:#008040;"| 1.000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 3.7 |} Note1 1 1 Statistics with the Boston Celtics. Awards, records and milestones Paul Pierce was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twiceCeltics' Pierce, Spurs' Parker named Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20151219182351/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/02/06/players-of-the-week/index.html December 19, 2015 , NBA.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.C's Pierce, Clippers' Paul named Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20120405172231/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/02/players-of-the-week/index.html April 5, 2012 , NBA.com. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. (January 30 – February 5 and March 26 – April 1). Kevin Garnett was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (April 9 – 15).Celtics' Garnett and Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20120419011142/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/16/players-of-the-week/index.html April 19, 2012 , NBA.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo participated in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. It was their 10th and 3rd appearance respectively. On March 22 Paul Pierce surpassed Clyde Drexler on the All-time scoring leaders table in a 100–91 win against the Milwaukee Bucks.Boston–Milwaukee Game recap, Celtics.com. March 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Injuries and suspensions Jeff Green was not available for the 2011–12 season due to recovery from a heart surgery.Celtics F Jeff Green to miss season after surgery, USA Today. December 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Chris Wilcox was out for the season in March with a cardiac irregularity.Forsberg Chris Boston Celtics' Chris Wilcox out for season with cardiac irregularity https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/7687855/boston-celtics-chris-wilcox-season-cardiac-irregularity ESPN June 16, 2012 Jermaine O'Neal was out for the season on March to have surgery on his left wrist.Celtics' O'Neal plans season-ending wrist surgery https://web.archive.org/web/20120322202503/http://www.nba.com/2012/news/03/19/oneal-surgery.ap/index.html March 22, 2012 , NBA.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Rajon Rondo earned a two-game suspension for throwing the ball to a referee during a game against the Detroit Pistons on February 19Rajon Rondo suspended two games, ESPN.com. February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. and was suspended for one game during the playoffs for bumping a referee on game 1 of the first round against the Atlanta Hawks.Rajon Rondo suspended for bumping referee, Yahoo! Sports. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012. Transactions List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions Overview Players Added Via draft JaJuan Johnson E'Twaun Moore Via free agency Marquis Daniels Ryan Hollins Mickaël Piétrus Greg Stiemsma Chris Wilcox Sean Williams Via trade Brandon Bass Keyon DoolingPlayers Lost Via trade Glen Davis Von Wafer Via free agency Carlos Arroyo Nenad Krstić Troy Murphy Delonte West Negated Contract due to Injury Jeff Green Waived Jermaine O'Neal Chris Wilcox Retired Shaquille O'Neal Trades June 23, 2011 To Boston CelticsDraft rights to JaJuan JohnsonConditional 2014 second-round pick To New Jersey NetsDraft rights to MarShon Brooks December 9, 2011 To Boston CelticsKeyon DoolingConditional 2012 second-round pick To Milwaukee BucksDraft rights to Albert Miralles December 12, 2011 To Boston CelticsBrandon Bass To Orlando MagicGlen Davis (sign and trade)Von Wafer (sign and trade) Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamMarquis DanielsDecember 9Sacramento KingsChris WilcoxDecember 9Detroit PistonsGreg StiemsmaDecember 9Sioux Falls Skyforce(D-League)Aleksandar PavlovićDecember 12Re-signedMickaël PiétrusDecember 24Phoenix SunsRyan HollinsMarch 23Cleveland CavaliersSean WilliamsApril 20Dallas Mavericks SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamNenad KrstićJune 22CSKA Moscow (Russia)Glen DavisDecember 12Orlando MagicVon WaferDecember 12Orlando MagicDelonte WestDecember 13Dallas MavericksTroy MurphyDecember 18Los Angeles LakersCarlos ArroyoDecember 22Beşiktaş Milangaz (Turkey) 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.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 clauseNenad KrstićJune 22CSKA Moscow (Russia)Nohttp://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2011-12-signings/i/86052/5611/cska-puts-veteran-krstic-at-center CSKA puts veteran Krstic at center June 22, 2011 Euroleague.net Euroleague July 1, 2011E'Twaun MooreJuly 28Benetton Treviso (Italy)Yeshttps://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/6811999/ E'Twaun Moore signs Italian deal Chris Forsberg July 28, 2011 July 28, 2011 ESPN.comVon WaferAugust 3Vanoli Cremona (Italy)Yeshttp://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/2011/08/04-187286/Colpo+grosso+di+Cremona,+preso+anche+Wafer Colpo grosso di Cremona, preso anche Wafer it Big Shot in Cremona, Also Took Wafer August 4, 2011 CorriereDelloSport.it Corriere dello Sport August 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014081834/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/2011/08/04-187286/Colpo+grosso+di+Cremona,+preso+anche+Wafer October 14, 2012 dead mdy-allAvery BradleyOctober 5Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)Nohttp://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2011-12/i/87878/5745/hapoel-jerusalem-nabs-bradley Hapoel Jerusalem nabs Bradley October 5, 2011 EurocupBasketball.com Euroleague November 11, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111009150547/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2011-12/i/87878/5745/hapoel-jerusalem-nabs-bradley October 9, 2011 See also 2011–12 NBA season Uncut Gems, a 2019 film by the Safdie brothers starring Adam Sandler, set around the 2012 conference semi-finals; features Kevin Garnett as himself, with archival footage of Games 5–7. 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