# 2011–12 Golden State Warriors season

The 2011–12 Golden State Warriors season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 50th anniversary of their time in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors hired former NBA player and ESPN color commentator Mark Jackson as their head coach during the lockout, and finished with a 23–43 win–loss record. This was the last time the Warriors failed to qualify for the playoffs until 2020.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
| 1 | 11 | Klay Thompson | SG | United States | Washington State |
| 2 | 44 | Charles Jenkins | PG/ SG | United States | Hofstra |

## Preseason

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed preseason schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season, were scrapped, and a two-game preseason was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

## Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) :
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 17
Sacramento
W 107–96
Stephen Curry (22)
David Lee (8)
Monta Ellis (8)
Oracle Arena 16,523
1–0
2
December 20
@ Sacramento
L 91–95
David Lee (30)
David Lee (13)
Monta Ellis (6)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,425
1-1 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings
#### Division

| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 25 | .621 | – | 26‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍18 | 9–5 | 66 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 1.0 | 24‍–‍9 | 16‍–‍17 | 7–7 | 66 |
| Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 8.0 | 19‍–‍14 | 14‍–‍19 | 9–5 | 66 |
| Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 18.0 | 12‍–‍21 | 11‍–‍22 | 7–8 | 66 |
| Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 19.0 | 16‍–‍17 | 6‍–‍27 | 3–10 | 66 |

#### Conference

Western Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs * | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 47 | 19 | .712 | 3.0 | 66 |
| 3 | y-Los Angeles Lakers * | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 4 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 25 | .621 | 9.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 28 | .576 | 12.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 32 | .515 | 16.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 33 | 33 | .500 | 17.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 28 | 38 | .424 | 22.0 | 66 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 40 | .394 | 24.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Golden State Warriors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |

### Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 23–43 (Home: 12–21; Road: 11–22) :
December: 2–2 (home: 2–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 25
L. A. Clippers
L 86–105
David Lee (21)
David Lee (12)
Monta Ellis (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
December 26
Chicago
W 99–91
Monta Ellis (26)
Lee, Curry (7)
Stephen Curry (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–1
3
December 28
New York
W 92–78
Monta Ellis (22)
Kwame Brown (10)
Monta Ellis (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–1
4
December 31
Philadelphia
L 79–107
Stephen Curry (21)
Ekpe Udoh (9)
Ish Smith (5)
Oracle Arena 19,084
2–2 :
January: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 2
@ Phoenix
L 91–102
Monta Ellis (18)
David Lee (9)
Monta Ellis (11)
US Airways Center 14,793
2–3
6
January 4
@ San Antonio
L 95–101
Monta Ellis (38)
David Lee (10)
Stephen Curry (8)
AT&T Center 16,751
2–4
7
January 6
@ L. A. Lakers
L 90–97
Monta Ellis (18)
David Lee (11)
Monta Ellis (10)
Staples Center 18,997
2–5
8
January 7
Utah
L 87–88
Monta Ellis (32)
David Lee (15)
Monta Ellis (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
2–6
9
January 10
Miami
W 111–106
Nate Robinson (24)
David Lee (14)
Nate Robinson (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
3–6
10
January 12
Orlando
L 109–117
Monta Ellis (30)
David Lee (12)
Monta Ellis (11)
Oracle Arena 17,754
3–7
11
January 14
@ Charlotte
L 100–112
David Lee (24)
David Lee (16)
Monta Ellis (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,112
3–8
12
January 15
@ Detroit
W 99–91
David Lee (24)
Dorell Wright (11)
Monta Ellis (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,774
4–8
13
January 17
@ Cleveland
W 105–95
David Lee (29)
Andris Biedriņš (11)
Nate Robinson (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 13,056
5–8
14
January 18
@ New Jersey
L 100–107
Monta Ellis (30)
David Lee (11)
Nate Robinson (7)
Prudential Center 12,570
5–9
15
January 20
Indiana
L 91–94
Monta Ellis (25)
David Lee (14)
Monta Ellis (6)
Oracle Arena 17,621
5–10
16
January 23
Memphis
L 90–91
Monta Ellis (20)
David Lee (12)
Nate Robinson (6)
Oracle Arena 17,549
5–11
17
January 25
Portland
W 101–93
Stephen Curry (32)
Ekpe Udoh (7)
Monta Ellis (12)
Oracle Arena 17,923
6–11
18
January 27
Oklahoma City
L 109–120
Dorell Wright (23)
Dorell Wright (9)
Ellis, Curry (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
6–12
19
January 31
Sacramento
W 93–90
Brandon Rush (20)
Brandon Rush (6)
Stephen Curry (8)
Oracle Arena 17,753
7–12 :
February
: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
February 2
Utah
W 119–101
Monta Ellis (33)
David Lee (14)
Stephen Curry (12)
Oracle Arena 18,123
8–12
21
February 4
@ Sacramento
L 106–114 (OT)
Dorell Wright (24)
Lee, Biedriņš (5)
Stephen Curry (9)
Power Balance Pavilion 16,411
8–13
22
February 7
Oklahoma City
L 116–119
Monta Ellis (48)
David Lee (11)
Curry, Lee (10)
Oracle Arena 17,971
8–14
23
February 9
@ Denver
W 109–101
Stephen Curry (36)
Lee, Biedriņš (8)
Stephen Curry (7)
Pepsi Center 14,960
9–14
24
February 12
Houston
W 106–97
Monta Ellis (33)
David Lee (13)
Monta Ellis (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
10–14
25
February 13
Phoenix
W 102–96
David Lee (28)
David Lee (12)
Stephen Curry (5)
Oracle Arena 19,106
11–14
26
February 15
Portland
L 91–93
David Lee (29)
David Lee (11)
Stephen Curry (8)
Oracle Arena 17,934
11–15
27
February 17
@ Oklahoma City
L 87–110
David Lee (23)
Dorell Wright (11)
Ellis, Curry (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
11–16
28
February 18
@ Memphis
L 103–104
Stephen Curry (36)
David Lee (9)
Ellis, Curry (6)
FedEx Forum 17,151
11–17
29
February 20
L. A. Clippers
W 104–97
Monta Ellis (32)
David Lee (13)
Stephen Curry (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
12–17
30
February 22
@ Phoenix
W 106–104
Monta Ellis (26)
Dominic McGuire (9)
Monta Ellis (6)
US Airways Center 14,558
13–17
31
February 28
@ Indiana
L 78–102
Ellis, Rush (14)
Brandon Rush (7)
Lee, Robinson (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,111
13–18
32
February 29
@ Atlanta
W 85–82
Monta Ellis (24)
Dominic McGuire (15)
Monta Ellis (8)
Philips Arena 13,049
14–18 :
March: 6–12 (home: 2–7; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
March 2
@ Philadelphia
L 83–105
David Lee (24)
David Lee (15)
Monta Ellis (7)
Wells Fargo Center 18,323
14–19
34
March 4
@ Toronto
L 75–83
David Lee (22)
David Lee (12)
Monta Ellis (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,056
14–20
35
March 5
@ Washington
W 120–100
Monta Ellis (25)
David Lee (10)
Monta Ellis (8)
Verizon Center 17,843
15–20
36
March 7
Memphis
L 92–110
Ellis, Thompson (16)
3 players tied (6)
Robinson, Udoh (4)
Oracle Arena 19,171
15–21
37
March 10
Dallas
W 111–87
David Lee (25)
David Lee (9)
Monta Ellis (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
16–21
38
March 11
@ L. A. Clippers
W 97–93
Monta Ellis (21)
David Lee (10)
Monta Ellis (11)
Staples Center 19,183
17–21
39
March 13
@ Sacramento
W 115–89
3 players tied (17)
Dorell Wright (10)
Klay Thompson (5)
Power Balance Pavilion 12,011
18–21
40
March 14
Boston
L 103–105
Klay Thompson (26)
David Lee (8)
Nate Robinson (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
18–22
41
March 16
Milwaukee
L 98–120
David Lee (22)
David Lee (9)
Nate Robinson (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
18–23
42
March 17
@ Utah
L 92–99 (OT)
Nate Robinson (19)
Dorell Wright (10)
Nate Robinson (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,854
18–24
43
March 19
Minnesota
L 93–97
David Lee (25)
Lee, McGuire (9)
Nate Robinson (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
18–25
44
March 21
@ New Orleans
W 101–92
Klay Thompson (27)
David Lee (11)
Nate Robinson (10)
New Orleans Arena 13,959
19–25
45
March 22
@ Houston
L 83–109
Richard Jefferson (14)
Dominic McGuire (6)
Charles Jenkins (6)
Toyota Center 15,325
19–26
46
March 24
Sacramento
W 111–108
Klay Thompson (31)
David Lee (14)
David Lee (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–26
47
March 25
@ Portland
L 87–90
Charles Jenkins (27)
David Lee (16)
Charles Jenkins (6)
Rose Garden 20,636
20–27
48
March 27
L. A. Lakers
L 101–104
Lee, Rush (23)
David Lee (9)
Klay Thompson (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–28
49
March 28
New Orleans
L 87–102
David Lee (28)
David Lee (7)
Nate Robinson (6)
Oracle Arena 18,771
20–29
50
March 30
New Jersey
L 100–102
David Lee (27)
Dominic McGuire (9)
Charles Jenkins (12)
Oracle Arena 19,596
20–30 :
April
: 3–14 (home: 1–6; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
April 1
@ L. A. Lakers
L 112–120
David Lee (27)
David Lee (6)
Lee, Robinson (7)
Staples Center 18,897
20–31
52
April 3
@ Memphis
L 94–98
David Lee (22)
David Lee (13)
Nate Robinson (5)
FedEx Forum 14,310
20–32
53
April 4
@ Minnesota
W 97–94
David Lee (31)
David Lee (8)
Charles Jenkins (7)
Target Center 17,161
21–32
54
April 6
@ Utah
L 98–104
David Lee (26)
David Lee (12)
Charles Jenkins (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,933
21–33
55
April 7
Denver
W 112–97
Rush (20)
David Lee (9)
Charles Jenkins (8)
Oracle Arena 18,942
22–33
56
April 9
@ Denver
L 84–123
Klay Thompson (17)
Mickell Gladness (5)
Nate Robinson (5)
Pepsi Center 15,530
22–34
57
April 11
@ Portland
L 110–118
David Lee (21)
David Lee (14)
Nate Robinson (8)
Rose Garden 20,502
22–35
58
April 12
Dallas
L 103–112
David Lee (30)
David Lee (8)
Klay Thompson (8)
Oracle Arena 17,929
22–36
59
April 14
@ L. A. Clippers
L 104–112
Nate Robinson (28)
Dominic McGuire (11)
Nate Robinson (8)
Staples Center 19,060
22–37
60
April 16
San Antonio
L 99–120
Nate Robinson (30)
Jeremy Tyler (10)
Nate Robinson (7)
Oracle Arena 18,471
22–38
61
April 18
L. A. Lakers
L 87–99
Klay Thompson (17)
Dorell Wright (7)
Charles Jenkins (11)
Oracle Arena 18,547
22–39
62
April 20
@ Dallas
L 94–104
Klay Thompson (26)
Brandon Rush (8)
Charles Jenkins (10)
American Airlines Center 20547
22–40
63
April 21
@ Houston
L 96–99
Klay Thompson (24)
Brandon Rush (7)
Charles Jenkins (8)
Toyota Center 15436
22–41
64
April 22
@ Minnesota
W 93–88
Charles Jenkins (24)
Brandon Rush (9)
Charles Jenkins (9)
Target Center 15872
23–41
65
April 24
New Orleans
L 81–83
Klay Thompson (16)
Jeremy Tyler (8)
Charles Jenkins (10)
Oracle Arena 17598
23–42
66
April 26
San Antonio
L 101–107
Dorell Wright (25)
Jeremy Tyler (9)
Dominic McGuire (8)
Oracle Arena 18124
23–43 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Klay Thompson | 66 | 29 | 24.4 | .443 | .414 | .868 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 12.5 |
| Brandon Rush | 65 | 1 | 26.4 | .501 | .452 | .793 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .5 | .9 | 9.8 |
| Dominic McGuire | 64 | 6 | 17.6 | .448 | .000 | .736 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .7 | .6 | 3.5 |
| Dorell Wright | 61 | 61 | 27.0 | .422 | .360 | .816 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .4 | 10.3 |
| David Lee | 57 | 57 | 37.2 | .503 | .000 | .782 | 9.6 | 2.8 | .9 | .4 | 20.1 |
| Charles Jenkins | 51 | 28 | 17.5 | .447 | .150 | .872 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .6 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Nate Robinson | 51 | 9 | 23.4 | .424 | .365 | .832 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .0 | 11.2 |
| Andris Biedriņš | 47 | 35 | 15.7 | .609 | | .111 | 3.7 | .3 | .5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 42 | 23 | 13.5 | .421 | .000 | .558 | 3.3 | .4 | .4 | .5 | 4.9 |
| Ekpe Udoh$^†$ | 38 | 6 | 21.8 | .443 | | .719 | 3.9 | .8 | .7 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| Monta Ellis$^†$ | 37 | 37 | 36.9 | .433 | .321 | .812 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | .3 | 21.9 |
| Stephen Curry | 26 | 23 | 28.2 | .490 | .455 | .809 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | .3 | 14.7 |
| Chris Wright | 24 | 1 | 7.8 | .511 | | .774 | 1.9 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 2.9 |
| Richard Jefferson$^†$ | 22 | 3 | 26.4 | .420 | .418 | .686 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 9.0 |
| Mickell Gladness$^†$ | 18 | 7 | 12.4 | .429 | | .500 | 2.6 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Kwame Brown | 9 | 3 | 20.8 | .525 | | .441 | 6.3 | .4 | .9 | .0 | 6.3 |
| Mikki Moore | 7 | 0 | 16.9 | .450 | | .857 | 3.1 | .7 | .4 | .4 | 3.4 |
| Ish Smith$^†$ | 6 | 1 | 10.5 | .400 | .400 | .500 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .7 | .0 | 4.5 |
| Keith Benson | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Earl Barron | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | | | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2011 | To Golden State WarriorsDraft rights to Jeremy Tyler | To Charlotte BobcatsCash considerations |
| December 19, 2011 | To Golden State WarriorsBrandon Rush | To Indiana PacersLouis Amundson |
| March 13, 2012 | To Golden State WarriorsAndrew Bogut Stephen Jackson | To Milwaukee BucksMonta Ellis Ekpe Udoh Kwame Brown |
| March 15, 2012 | To Golden State Warriors2012 second-round pick | To Atlanta HawksCash considerations |
| March 15, 2012 | To Golden State WarriorsRichard Jefferson T. J. Ford Conditional 2012 1st-round pick | To San Antonio SpursStephen Jackson |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Chris Wright | | Maine Red Claws |
| Kwame Brown | 1-year contract worth $7 million | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Dominic McGuire | 1-year contract worth $1 million | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Ish Smith | | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Nate Robinson | | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Earl Barron | | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Mickell Gladness | | Miami Heat |
| Keith Benson | | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Mikki Moore | | Idaho Stampede |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Jeff Adrien | Waived | Houston Rockets |
| Vladimir Radmanović | — | Atlanta Hawks |
| Jeremy Lin | Waived | New York Knicks |
| Charlie Bell | Waived | Juvecaserta Basket |
| Reggie Williams | 2-year contract worth $5 million | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Ish Smith | Waived | Orlando Magic |
| Earl Barron | Waived | Meralco Bolts |
| T. J. Ford | Waived | N/A |