2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 17th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 11th for the franchise in Memphis.

2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Lionel Hollins
General manager	Chris Wallace
Owners	Michael Heisley
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	41–25 (.621)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Clippers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WRBO

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
2	49	Josh Selby	PG	United States	University of Kansas

Roster

2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 9 Tony Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State G 10 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–01–06 Arizona F 00 Darrell Arthur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas G 11 Mike Conley Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State F 44 Dante Cunningham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1987–04–22 Villanova C 33 Marc Gasol 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–01–29 Spain F 22 Rudy Gay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–08–17 Connecticut C 15 Hamed Haddadi 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–05–19 Iran G 32 O. J. Mayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–11–05 USC G 1 Jeremy Pargo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1986–03–17 Gonzaga F 20 Quincy Pondexter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–03–10 Washington F 50 Zach Randolph 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981–07–16 Michigan State G 2 Josh Selby (DL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–27 Kansas F/C 5 Marreese Speights 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida G 14 Lester Hudson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1984–08–07 UT Martin

Head coach Lionel Hollins Assistant(s) Henry Bibby Dave Joerger Barry Hecker Bob Thornton Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Updated: 2012–04–05

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 16 New Orleans L 90–97 Tony Allen (17) Brian Skinner (9) Jeremy Pargo (7) FedExForum 0–1 2 December 21 @ New Orleans L 80–95 Rudy Gay (20) Zach Randolph Sam Young (8) Mike Conley Jr. (6) New Orleans Arena 0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-San Antonio Spurs	50	16	.758	–	28‍–‍5	22‍–‍11	12–4	66
x-Memphis Grizzlies	41	25	.621	9.0	26‍–‍7	15‍–‍18	7–8	66
x-Dallas Mavericks	36	30	.545	14.0	23‍–‍10	13‍–‍20	8–5	66
Houston Rockets	34	32	.515	16.0	22‍–‍11	12‍–‍21	6–8	66
New Orleans Hornets	21	45	.318	29.0	11‍–‍22	10‍–‍23	3–11	66

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: 41–25 (home: 23–7; road: 14–18)
December: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 26 @ San Antonio L 82–95 Rudy Gay (19) Rudy Gay (10) Mike Conley Jr. (7) AT&T Center 18,581 0–1 2 December 28 Oklahoma City L 95–98 Zach Randolph (24) Zach Randolph (10) Jeremy Pargo (7) FedExForum 18,119 0–2 3 December 30 Houston W 113–93 Zach Randolph (23) Zach Randolph (9) Josh Selby (7) FedExForum 16,069 1–2
January: 10–8 (home: 6–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 January 1 @ Chicago L 64–104 Sam Young Josh Davis (10) Marc Gasol (10) O. J. Mayo (5) United Center 22,763 1–3 5 January 3 Sacramento W 113–96 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (15) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 12,391 2–3 6 January 4 @ Minnesota W 90–86 Tony Allen (20) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Target Center 17,404 3–3 7 January 6 @ Utah L 85–94 Tony Allen (21) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,503 3–4 8 January 8 @ L. A. Lakers L 82–90 Rudy Gay (19) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center 18,997 3–5 9 January 10 Oklahoma City L 95–100 Marc Gasol (20) Marc Gasol (14) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum 13,601 3–6 10 January 12 New York W 94–83 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 15,234 4–6 11 January 14 New Orleans W 108–99 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 14,983 5–6 12 January 16 Chicago W 102–86 Rudy Gay (24) Marreese Speights (12) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum 18,119 6–6 13 January 18 @ New Orleans W 93–87 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (10) New Orleans Arena 12,045 7–6 14 January 20 @ Detroit W 98–81 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (6) Mike Conley Jr. (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,255 8–6 15 January 21 Sacramento W 128–95 Rudy Gay (23) Marreese Speights (15) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,562 9–6 16 January 23 @ Golden State W 91–90 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Oracle Arena 17,549 10–6 17 January 24 @ Portland L 84–97 O. J. Mayo (20) Marreese Speights (6) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Rose Garden 20,602 10–7 18 January 26 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–98 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Staples Center 19,275 10–8 19 January 28 @ Phoenix L 84–86 Rudy Gay Marc Gasol (18) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley Jr. (10) US Airways Center 14,903 10–9 20 January 30 San Antonio L 73–83 O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley Jr. (3) FedExForum 15,118 10–10 21 January 31 Denver W 100–97 (OT) Rudy Gay Marc Gasol (20) Rudy Gay Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 13,651 11–10
February: 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 2 @ Atlanta W 96–77 Rudy Gay (21) Dante Cunningham (12) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Philips Arena 14,211 12–10 23 February 3 @ Oklahoma City L 94–101 Marc Gasol (24) Marc Gasol Rudy Gay (8) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 12–11 24 February 5 @ Boston L 80–98 Rudy Gay (21) Rudy Gay (7) Mike Conley Jr. (4) TD Garden (18,624) 12–12 25 February 6 San Antonio L 84–89 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum 13,527 12–13 26 February 8 Minnesota W 85–80 Rudy Gay (19) Marreese Speights (15) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 13,287 13–13 27 February 10 Indiana W 98–92 Rudy Gay (21) Marreese Speights (9) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,281 14–13 28 February 12 Utah L 88–98 Rudy Gay (22) Marreese Speights (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 14,424 14–14 29 February 14 Houston W 93–83 Mike Conley Jr. (21) Rudy Gay (8) Mike Conley Jr. (4) FedExForum 13,042 15–14 30 February 15 @ New Jersey W 105–100 Rudy Gay (25) Marreese Speights (18) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Prudential Center 10,885 16–14 31 February 17 Denver W 103–102 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (14) Marc Gasol (8) FedExForum 15,201 17–14 32 February 18 Golden State W 104–103 Rudy Gay (19) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 17,151 18–14 33 February 20 @ Houston L 93–97 Rudy Gay (23) Three players (7) Marc Gasol (5) Toyota Center 12,525 18–15 34 February 21 Philadelphia W 89–76 Marc Gasol (15) Marc Gasol (14) Marc Gasol (7) FedExForum 14,258 19–15 All-Star Break 35 February 29 Dallas W 96–85 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum 17,023 20–15
March : 8–7 (home: 3–2; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 March 2 @ Toronto W 102–99 Rudy Gay (23) Rudy Gay (12) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Air Canada Centre 17,168 21–15 37 March 3 Detroit W 100–83 Marc Gasol O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley Jr. (12) FedExForum 17,569 22–15 38 March 7 @ Golden State W 110–92 Rudy Gay (26) Marc Gasol Rudy Gay (12) Mike Conley Jr. (12) Oracle Arena 19,171 23–15 39 March 10 @ Phoenix L 91–98 Marc Gasol (21) Marc Gasol (8) Mike Conley Jr. (10) US Airways Center 16,350 23–16 40 March 11 @ Denver W 94–91 O. J. Mayo (22) Marreese Speights (9) O. J. Mayo (8) Pepsi Center 17,737 24–16 41 March 13 L. A. Lakers L 111–116 (OT) Marreese Speights (25) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley Jr. (11) FedExForum 18,119 24–17 42 March 16 Toronto L 110–114 (OT) Marc Gasol (28) Rudy Gay (11) Mike Conley Jr. (10) FedExForum 17,239 24–18 43 March 18 Washington W 97–92 Rudy Gay (27) Three players (9) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 15,412 25–18 44 March 20 @ Sacramento L 110–119 Rudy Gay (23) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Power Balance Pavilion 11,105 25–19 45 March 22 @ Portland L 93–97 Marc Gasol (22) Marc Gasol (9) Tony Allen (6) Rose Garden 20,636 25–20 46 March 24 @ L. A. Clippers L 85–101 Zach Randolph (14) Marc Gasol Zach Randolph (8) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Staples Center 19,060 25–21 47 March 25 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–96 Rudy Gay (18) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center 18,997 26–21 48 March 27 Minnesota W 93–86 Rudy Gay (21) Dante Cunningham (14) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum 14,769 27–21 49 March 30 @ Houston L 89–98 Rudy Gay (20) Marc Gasol (9) O. J. Mayo (4) Toyota Center 16,884 27–22 50 March 31 @ Milwaukee W 99–95 O. J. Mayo (24) Marc Gasol (15) O. J. Mayo (3) Bradley Center 17,106 28–22
April : 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 April 2 @ Oklahoma City W 94–88 O. J. Mayo (22) Marreese Speights (13) O. J. Mayo Zach Randolph (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 29–22 52 April 3 Golden State W 98–94 O. J. Mayo (19) Tony Allen (7) Marc Gasol (6) FedExForum 14,310 30–22 53 April 4 @ Dallas L 85–95 O. J. Mayo (17) Marc Gasol (10) Marc Gasol (7) American Airlines Center 20,233 30–23 54 April 6 @ Miami W 97–82 Rudy Gay (17) Zach Randolph (14) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Arena 20,008 31–23 55 April 7 Dallas W 94–89 Rudy Gay (25) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr. O. J. Mayo (5) FedExForum 18,119 32–23 56 April 9 L. A. Clippers W 94–85 Marc Gasol (18) Zach Randolph (12) Marc Gasol (7) FedExForum 17,219 33–23 57 April 11 Phoenix W 104–93 Rudy Gay (32) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 15,239 34–23 58 April 12 @ San Antonio L 97–107 Rudy Gay (19) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr. Rudy Gay (4) AT&T Center 18,581 34–24 59 April 14 Utah W 103–98 Rudy Gay (26) Rudy Gay (12) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedExForum 17,190 35–24 60 April 15 @ New Orleans L 75–88 Rudy Gay (24) Zach Randolph (13) Three players (3) New Orleans Arena 15,570 35–25 61 April 17 @ Minnesota W 91–84 Rudy Gay (28) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Target Center 16,709 36–25 62 April 18 New Orleans W 103–91 Rudy Gay (26) Zach Randolph (6) Mike Conley Jr. (5) FedExForum 14,507 37–25 63 April 20 @ Charlotte W 85–80 Mike Conley Jr. (20) Rudy Gay Zach Randolph (6) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,428 38–25 64 April 21 Portland W 93–89 Rudy Gay (21) Marreese Speights (11) Marc Gasol (4) FedExForum 17,904 39–25 65 April 23 Cleveland W 109–101 Marreese Speights Marc Gasol (17) Marreese Speights (10) O. J. Mayo (5) FedExForum 15,504 40–25 66 April 26 Orlando W 88–76 Marc Gasol (22) Zach Randolph (12) O. J. Mayo (6) FedExForum 17,215 41–25
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 L. A. Clippers L 98–99 Rudy Gay (19) Marreese Speights (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedEx Forum 18,119 0–1 2 May 2 L. A. Clippers W 105–98 Rudy Gay (21) Zach Randolph (8) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedEx Forum 18,119 1–1 3 May 5 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–87 Rudy Gay (24) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center 19,060 1–2 4 May 7 @ L. A. Clippers L 97–101 Mike Conley Jr. (25) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Staples Center 19,167 1–3 5 May 9 L. A. Clippers W 92–80 Marc Gasol (23) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley Jr. (6) FedEx Forum 18,119 2–3 6 May 11 @ L. A. Clippers W 90–88 Marc Gasol (23) Zach Randolph (16) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Staples Center 19,060 3–3 7 May 13 L. A. Clippers L 72–82 Rudy Gay Marc Gasol (19) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley Jr. (5) FedEx Forum 18,119 3–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
O. J. Mayo	SG	66	0	1,771	210	169	71	23	833	26.8	3.2	2.6	1.1	.3	12.6
Rudy Gay	SF	65	65	2,422	417	147	95	55	1,232	37.3	6.4	2.3	1.5	.8	19.0
Marc Gasol	C	65	65	2,370	579	204	62	121	952	36.5	8.9	3.1	1.0	1.9	14.6
Quincy Pondexter	SF	64	8	1,002	126	27	27	5	271	15.7	2.0	.4	.4	.1	4.2
Dante Cunningham	PF	64	5	1,124	246	37	42	34	333	17.6	3.8	.6	.7	.5	5.2
Mike Conley Jr.	PG	62	61	2,174	156	404	136	11	788	35.1	2.5	6.5	2.2	.2	12.7
Marreese Speights	PF	60	54	1,345	374	48	21	29	526	22.4	6.2	.8	.4	.5	8.8
Tony Allen	SG	58	57	1,525	233	79	104	33	568	26.3	4.0	1.4	1.8	.6	9.8
Jeremy Pargo	PG	44	5	424	37	55	15	0	126	9.6	.8	1.3	.3	.0	2.9
Hamed Haddadi	C	35	0	206	71	8	1	26	70	5.9	2.0	.2	.0	.7	2.0
Zach Randolph	PF	28	8	735	225	48	21	4	324	26.3	8.0	1.7	.8	.1	11.6
Josh Selby	PG	28	0	237	15	30	7	0	63	8.5	.5	1.1	.3	.0	2.3
Sam Young†	SF	21	2	240	41	9	11	2	74	11.4	2.0	.4	.5	.1	3.5
Gilbert Arenas	PG	17	0	211	18	18	11	1	72	12.4	1.1	1.1	.6	.1	4.2
Josh Davis	PF	15	0	130	27	6	7	1	28	8.7	1.8	.4	.5	.1	1.9
Lester Hudson†	PG	3	0	20	0	1	0	0	9	6.7	.0	.3	.0	.0	3.0
Brian Skinner	C	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Grizzlies only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Rudy Gay	SF	7	7	279	46	10	9	2	133	39.9	6.6	1.4	1.3	.3	19.0
Mike Conley Jr.	PG	7	7	277	23	50	6	0	99	39.6	3.3	7.1	.9	.0	14.1
Marc Gasol	C	7	7	261	47	22	2	13	106	37.3	6.7	3.1	.3	1.9	15.1
Zach Randolph	PF	7	7	248	69	6	7	4	96	35.4	9.9	.9	1.0	.6	13.7
Tony Allen	SG	7	7	170	22	5	9	7	48	24.3	3.1	.7	1.3	1.0	6.9
O. J. Mayo	SG	7	0	163	25	15	9	1	62	23.3	3.6	2.1	1.3	.1	8.9
Quincy Pondexter	SF	7	0	114	16	2	4	0	33	16.3	2.3	.3	.6	.0	4.7
Marreese Speights	PF	7	0	100	30	2	3	3	46	14.3	4.3	.3	.4	.4	6.6
Dante Cunningham	PF	7	0	49	11	0	1	2	8	7.0	1.6	.0	.1	.3	1.1
Gilbert Arenas	PG	6	0	23	1	1	0	0	4	3.8	.2	.2	.0	.0	.7
Hamed Haddadi	C	4	0	21	9	1	0	2	5	5.3	2.3	.3	.0	.5	1.3
Josh Selby	PG	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Milestones

• April 26: Memphis set a franchise record for regular-season winning percentage (.621). The Grizzlies' previous best regular-season mark was .610, which they set during the 2003–04 season.