2011–12 Utah Jazz season

The 2011–12 Utah Jazz season is the franchise's 38th overall in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 33rd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

2011–12 Utah Jazz season
Head coachTyrone Corbin
General managerKevin O'Connor
Owner(s)Gail Miller
ArenaEnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record36–30 (.545)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Spurs 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionRoot Sports Utah
Radio
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

With a mediocre 36–30 record, the Jazz made the playoffs for the first time since 2010 without Jerry Sloan, who retired last year. However, the Jazz were quickly eliminated from the playoffs as they were overpowered by the San Antonio Spurs, who swept them in four games.

The Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2017.

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

2011–12 Utah Jazz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG2Ahearn, Blake6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1984-05-27Missouri State
SG19Bell, Raja6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1976-09-19FIU
SG10Burks, Alec6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg)1991-07-20Colorado
SF3Carroll, DeMarre6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg)1986-07-27Missouri
SF40Evans, Jeremy6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)194 lb (88 kg)1987-10-24Western Kentucky
PF15Favors, Derrick6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)248 lb (112 kg)1991-07-15Georgia Tech
PG5Harris, Devin6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg)1983-02-27Wisconsin
SF20Hayward, Gordon6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)1990-03-23Butler
SF8Howard, Josh6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1980-04-28Wake Forest
C25Jefferson, Al6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)289 lb (131 kg)1985-01-04Prentiss HS (MS)
C0Kanter, Enes6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)267 lb (121 kg)1992-05-20Turkey
SG34Miles, C. J.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg)1987-03-18Skyline HS (TX)
PF24Millsap, Paul6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)253 lb (115 kg)1985-02-10Louisiana Tech
PG6Tinsley, Jamaal6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg)1978-02-28Iowa State
PG11Watson, Earl6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)199 lb (90 kg)1979-06-12UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2012

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1December 19@ PortlandL 90–110 Derrick Favors (25)Derrick Favors (12)Earl Watson (5)Rose Garden
19,997
0–1
2December 21PortlandW 92–89 C.J. Miles (17)C.J. Miles
Al Jefferson (9)
Jamaal Tinsley
Al Jefferson (3)
EnergySolutions Arena
15,367
1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder4719.71226‍–‍721‍–‍1210–366
x-Denver Nuggets3828.5769.020‍–‍1318‍–‍156–766
x-Utah Jazz3630.54511.025‍–‍811‍–‍229–466
Portland Trail Blazers2838.42419.020‍–‍138‍–‍254–1066
Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39421.013‍–‍2013‍–‍204–966
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-San Antonio Spurs *5016.75866
2y-Oklahoma City Thunder *4719.7123.066
3y-Los Angeles Lakers *4125.6219.066
4x-Memphis Grizzlies4125.6219.066
5x-Los Angeles Clippers4026.60610.066
6x-Denver Nuggets3828.57612.066
7x-Dallas Mavericks3630.54514.066
8x-Utah Jazz3630.54514.066
9Houston Rockets3432.51516.066
10Phoenix Suns3333.50017.066
11Portland Trail Blazers2838.42422.066
12Minnesota Timberwolves2640.39424.066
13Golden State Warriors2343.34827.066
14Sacramento Kings2244.33328.066
15New Orleans Hornets2145.31829.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 36–30 (home: 25–8; road: 11–22)
December: 1–3 (home: 1–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1December 27@ L. A. LakersL 71–96 Paul Millsap (18)Enes Kanter (11)Devin Harris (6)Staples Center
18,997
0–1
2December 28@ DenverL 100–117 Al Jefferson (19)Derrick Favors (10)Gordon Hayward (7)Pepsi Center
19,155
0–2
3December 30PhiladelphiaW 102–99 Derrick Favors (20)Paul Millsap (14)Earl Watson (4)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
1–2
4December 31@ San AntonioL 89–104 Al Jefferson (21)Al Jefferson (11)Gordon Hayward (4)AT&T Center
17,769
1–3
January: 11–4 (home: 9–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
5January 2New OrleansW 94–90 Al Jefferson (22)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (6)
Earl Watson (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,159
2–3
6January 3MilwaukeeW 85–73 Al Jefferson (26)Paul Millsap (12)Earl Watson (8)EnergySolutions Arena
17,756
3–3
7January 6MemphisW 94–85 Al Jefferson (20)Al Jefferson (9)Earl Watson (5)EnergySolutions Arena
19,503
4–3
8January 7@ Golden StateW 88–87 Gordon Hayward (18)Derrick Favors (10)Devin Harris (8)Oracle Arena
19,596
5–3
9January 10ClevelandW 113–105 Al Jefferson (30)Al Jefferson (12)Gordon Hayward (8)EnergySolutions Arena
17,859
6–3
10January 11L. A. LakersL 87–90 (OT)Paul Millsap (29)Al Jefferson (11)Devin Harris
Gordon Hayward (5)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,642
6–4
11January 14New JerseyW 107–94 Al Jefferson (20)Paul Millsap (12)Devin Harris (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,557
7–4
12January 15@ DenverW 106–96 Paul Millsap (26)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (12)
Devin Harris
Earl Watson (7)
Pepsi Center
16,208
8–4
13January 17L. A. ClippersW 108–79 Paul Millsap (20)Al Jefferson (13)Devin Harris
Al Jefferson (4)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,371
9–4
14January 19DallasL 91–94 Al Jefferson (22)Paul Millsap (13)Earl Watson (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
9–5
15January 21MinnesotaW 108–98 Paul Millsap (26)Al Jefferson (12)Earl Watson (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
10–5
16January 25TorontoL 106–111 (OT)Paul Millsap (31)Derrick Favors (12)Devin Harris (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,802
10–6
17January 27@ DallasL 101–116 Paul Millsap (20)Enes Kanter
Paul Millsap (7)
Gordon Hayward (6)American Airlines Center
20,096
10–7
18January 28SacramentoW 96–93 Gordon Hayward (21)Paul Millsap (14)Devin Harris (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
11–7
19January 30PortlandW 93–89 Paul Millsap (19)Paul Millsap (15)Three players (4)EnergySolutions Arena
19,328
12–7
February: 4–11 (home: 3–3; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
20February 1L. A. ClippersL 105–107 Al Jefferson (27)Al Jefferson (12)Earl Watson (8)EnergySolutions Arena
19,637
12–8
21February 2@ Golden StateL 101–119 Gordon Hayward (21)Paul Millsap (11)Jamaal Tinsley (13)Oracle Arena
18,123
12–9
22February 4L. A. LakersW 95–87 Al Jefferson (18)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (13)
Earl Watson (11)EnergySolutions Arena
19,642
13–9
23February 6@ New YorkL 88–99 Al Jefferson (22)Paul Millsap (13)Devin Harris
Gordon Hayward (4)
Madison Square Garden
19,763
13–10
24February 7@ IndianaL 99–104 Paul Millsap (18)Paul Millsap (10)Earl Watson (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,006
13–11
25February 10Oklahoma CityL 87–101 Al Jefferson (20)Paul Millsap (9)Devin Harris (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
13–12
26February 12@ MemphisW 98–88 Gordon Hayward (23)Al Jefferson (15)Gordon Hayward
Earl Watson (5)
FedExForum
14,234
14–12
27February 13@ New OrleansL 80–86 Derrick Favors
Al Jefferson (14)
Al Jefferson
Enes Kanter (12)
Earl Watson (5)New Orleans Arena
13,562
14–13
28February 14@ Oklahoma CityL 85–111 Al Jefferson (15)Paul Millsap (8)Earl Watson (6)Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
14–14
29February 17WashingtonW 114–100 Al Jefferson (34)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (12)
Devin Harris (9)EnergySolutions Arena
18,719
15–14
30February 19@ HoustonL 85–101 Al Jefferson (23)Al Jefferson (11)Devin Harris
Gordon Hayward (4)
Toyota Center
16,764
15–15
31February 20San AntonioL 102–106 Al Jefferson (20)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (11)
Devin Harris (4)EnergySolutions Arena
19,105
15–16
32February 22@ MinnesotaL 98–100 Paul Millsap (25)Al Jefferson (11)Devin Harris (8)Target Center
18,776
15–17
All-Star Break
33February 28@ SacramentoL 96–103 Devin Harris (18)Derrick Favors (11)Devin Harris (7)Power Balance Pavilion
13,896
15–18
34February 29HoustonW 104–83 CJ Miles (27)Al Jefferson (10)Earl Watson (8)EnergySolutions Arena
18,816
16–18
March: 11–8 (home: 6–1; road: 5–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
35March 2MiamiW 99–98 Al Jefferson (20)Josh Howard (9)Earl Watson (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
17–18
36March 3@ DallasL 96–102 Paul Millsap (24)Al Jefferson (10)Devin Harris (5)American Airlines Center
20,560
17–19
37March 5@ ClevelandW 109–100 Al Jefferson (25)Al Jefferson (13)Al Jefferson (7)Quicken Loans Arena
13,190
18–19
38March 7@ CharlotteW 99–93 Al Jefferson (31)Al Jefferson (9)Al Jefferson
Earl Watson (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena
10,891
19–19
39March 9@ PhiladelphiaL 91–104 Paul Millsap (15)Paul Millsap (9)Earl Watson (5)Wells Fargo Center
18,512
19–20
40March 10@ ChicagoL 97–111 Paul Millsap (26)Al Jefferson (8)Jamaal Tinsley (10)United Center
22,158
19–21
41March 12DetroitW 105–90 Al Jefferson (33)Al Jefferson (12)Devin Harris (8)EnergySolutions Arena
19,393
20–21
42March 14@ PhoenixL 111–120 Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (18)
Paul Millsap (10)Jamaal Tinsley (8)US Airways Center
14,076
20–22
43March 15MinnesotaW 111–105 (OT)Gordon Hayward (26)Derrick Favors (16)Jamaal Tinsley (5)EnergySolutions Arena
18,053
21–22
44March 17Golden StateW 99–92 (OT)Derrick Favors (23)Derrick Favors (17)Devin Harris (5)EnergySolutions Arena
17,854
22–22
45March 18@ L. A. LakersW 103–99 Paul Millsap (24)Derrick Favors (10)Devin Harris (9)Staples Center
18,997
23–22
46March 20Oklahoma CityW 97–90 Paul Millsap (20)Derrick Favors (9)Devin Harris
Al Jefferson (4)
EnergySolutions Arena
18,138
24–22
47March 22@ SacramentoW 103–102 Al Jefferson (26)Derrick Favors (10)Jamaal Tinsley (8)Power Balance Pavilion
11,646
25–22
48March 23DenverW 121–102 Al Jefferson (23)Al Jefferson (8)Devin Harris (9)EnergySolutions Arena
19,250
26–22
49March 25@ AtlantaL 133–139 (4OT)Al Jefferson (28)Al Jefferson (17)Devin Harris (10)Philips Arena
13,544
26–23
50March 26@ New JerseyW 105–84 Paul Millsap (24)Paul Millsap (13)Devin Harris (11)Prudential Center
10,310
27–23
51March 28@ BostonL 82–94 Gordon Hayward (19)Al Jefferson (12)Devin Harris (7)TD Garden
18,624
27–24
52March 30SacramentoL 103–104 Al Jefferson (27)Al Jefferson (16)Earl Watson (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
27–25
53March 31@ L. A. ClippersL 96–105 Al Jefferson (26)Paul Millsap (9)Devin Harris (6)Staples Center
19,060
27–26
April: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
54April 2@ PortlandW 102–97 Paul Millsap (31)Derrick Favors
Paul Millsap (11)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)Rose Garden
20,050
28–26
55April 4PhoenixL 105–107 Paul Millsap (25)Gordon Hayward (10)Paul Millsap (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
28–27
56April 6Golden StateW 104–98 Al Jefferson (30)Al Jefferson (11)Earl Watson (6)EnergySolutions Arena
18,933
29–27
57April 8@ San AntonioL 104–114 Al Jefferson (19)Derrick Favors (12)Devin Harris (6)AT&T Center
18,581
29–28
58April 9San AntonioW 91–84 Devin Harris (25)Al Jefferson
Paul Millsap (10)
Devin Harris (6)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
30–28
59April 11@ HoustonW 103–91 Gordon Hayward (29)Derrick Favors (11)Gordon Hayward (6)Toyota Center
18,273
31–28
60April 13@ New OrleansL 85–96 Paul Millsap (27)Derrick Favors (13)Devin Harris (8)New Orleans Arena
16,326
31–29
61April 14@ MemphisL 98–103 Devin Harris
Al Jefferson (20)
Derrick Favors (14)Devin Harris (6)FedExForum
17,190
31–30
62April 16DallasW 123–121 (3OT)Al Jefferson (28)Al Jefferson (26)Devin Harris (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,363
32–30
63April 18@ PortlandW 112–91 Devin Harris (27)Al Jefferson (10)Alec Burks (5)Rose Garden
20,545
33–30
64April 21OrlandoW 117–107 Devin Harris
Al Jefferson (21)
Derrick Favors (11)Jamaal Tinsley (9)EnergySolutions Arena
19,580
34–30
65April 24PhoenixW 100–88 Paul Millsap (26)Al Jefferson (16)Gordon Hayward (8)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
35–30
66April 26PortlandW 96–94 Alec Burks (18)Jeremy Evans
Enes Kanter (10)
Jamaal Tinsley (7)EnergySolutions Arena
19,554
36–30
2011–12 season schedule

References