2011–12 New York Knicks season

2011–12 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Mike D'Antoni (through March 14, 2012) Mike Woodson (after March 14, 2012)
General manager	Glen Grunwald
Owner(s)	Madison Square Garden, Inc.
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	36–30 (.545)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in First Round to Miami (1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR
Radio	WEPN

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 Miami Heat in five games. Notable events of the season included coach Mike D'Antoni's resignation,^[1] 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.^[2]
• July 1: The CBA expires and the 2011 NBA Lockout begins.^[3]
• December 8: The player and the owners ratified a new 10-year CBA ending the 161-day lockout.^[3]
• December 9: Free Agency and Training camps begin.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• May 9: The Knicks' season ends with a game 5 loss to the Miami Heat.^[3]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Shumpert, ImanIman Shumpert	Guard	United States	Georgia Tech

Roster

2011–12 New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse G 20 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA) G 85 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA G 23 Douglas, Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–16 Florida State G 2 Fields, Landry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–06–27 Stanford C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–02–22 UCLA C 55 Harrellson, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1989–02–12 Kentucky F 9 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana C 44 Jordan, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986–09–29 Tulsa G 17 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard F 16 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette G 21 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech G 8 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)	Head coach Mike Woodson Assistant coach(es) Herb Williams Kenny Atkinson Darrell Walker Jim Todd Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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 scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 17 @ New Jersey W 92–83 Renaldo Balkman (20) Landry Fields (7) Toney Douglas (5) Prudential Center 13,027 1–0 2 December 21 New Jersey W 88–82 Carmelo Anthony (21) Tyson Chandler (12) Carmelo Anthony Toney Douglas Landry Fields Iman Shumpert (3) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

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.^[5] 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

2011–12 game log Total: 36–30 (Home: 22–11; Road: 14–19)
December: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 25 Boston W 106–104 Carmelo Anthony (37) Carmelo Anthony (8) Toney Douglas (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–0 2 December 28 @ Golden State L 78–92 Amar'e Stoudemire (16) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Mike Bibby (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–1 3 December 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 82–99 Carmelo Anthony (27) Tyson Chandler (11) Carmelo Anthony (5) Staples Center 18,997 1–2 4 December 31 @ Sacramento W 114–92 Carmelo Anthony (23) Josh Harrellson (12) Toney Douglas (8) Power Balance Pavilion 16,175 2–2
January : 6–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 2 Toronto L 85–90 Carmelo Anthony (35) Carmelo Anthony (11) Landry Fields (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–3 6 January 4 Charlotte L 110–118 Carmelo Anthony (32) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Carmelo Anthony, Toney Douglas (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–4 7 January 6 @ Washington W 99–96 Carmelo Anthony (37) Tyson Chandler (15) Iman Shumpert (7) Verizon Center 16,998 3–4 8 January 7 @ Detroit W 103–80 Amar'e Stoudemire (22) Tyson Chandler (9) Carmelo Anthony (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,044 4–4 9 January 9 Charlotte W 91–87 Amar'e Stoudemire (25) Tyson Chandler (13) Carmelo Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 5–4 10 January 11 Philadelphia W 85–79 Carmelo Anthony (27) Tyson Chandler (13) Carmelo Anthony (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 6–4 11 January 12 @ Memphis L 83–94 Carmelo Anthony, Bill Walker (14) Tyson Chandler (11) Toney Douglas (4) FedExForum 15,324 6–5 12 January 14 @ Oklahoma City L 92–104 Amar'e Stoudemire (14) Bill Walker (7) Bill Walker (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 6–6 13 January 16 Orlando L 93–102 Carmelo Anthony (33) Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler (8) Carmelo Anthony (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 6–7 14 January 18 Phoenix L 88–91 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Tyson Chandler (17) Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Landry Fields (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 6–8 15 January 20 Milwaukee L 86–100 Carmelo Anthony (35) Tyson Chandler (12) Iman Shumpert (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 6–9 16 January 21 Denver L 114–119 Carmelo Anthony (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Landry Fields, Iman Shumpert (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 6–10 17 January 24 @ Charlotte W 111–78 Tyson Chandler (20) Tyson Chandler (17) Landry Fields (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,802 7–10 18 January 25 @ Cleveland L 81–91 Amar'e Stoudemire (19) Amar'e Stoudemire (14) Carmelo Anthony (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,760 7–11 19 January 27 @ Miami L 89–99 Bill Walker (21) Tyson Chandler (12) Landry Fields, Toney Douglas (5) American Airlines Arena 19,707 7–12 20 January 28 @ Houston L 84–97 Amar'e Stoudemire (23) Tyson Chandler (11) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center 18,051 7–13 21 January 31 Detroit W 113–86 Carmelo Anthony (25) Tyson Chandler (8) Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 8–13
February: 10–5 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 2 Chicago L 102–105 Amar'e Stoudemire (34) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Iman Shumpert (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 8–14 23 February 3 @ Boston L 89–91 Carmelo Anthony (26) Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler (11) Carmelo Anthony (6) TD Garden 18,624 8–15 24 February 4 New Jersey W 99–92 Jeremy Lin (25) Jared Jeffries (10) Jeremy Lin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 9–15 25 February 6 Utah W 99–88 Jeremy Lin (28) Jared Jeffries (8) Jeremy Lin (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 10–15 26 February 8 @ Washington W 107–93 Tyson Chandler (25) Tyson Chandler (11) Jeremy Lin (10) Verizon Center 17,376 11–15 27 February 10 L. A. Lakers W 92–85 Jeremy Lin (38) Tyson Chandler (11) Jeremy Lin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 12–15 28 February 11 @ Minnesota W 100–98 Jeremy Lin Iman Shumpert (20) Jared Jeffries (8) Jeremy Lin (8) Target Center 20,232 13–15 29 February 14 @ Toronto W 90–87 Jeremy Lin (27) Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler (9) Jeremy Lin (11) Air Canada Centre 20,092 14–15 30 February 15 Sacramento W 100–85 Landry Fields (15) Landry Fields (10) Jeremy Lin (13) Madison Square Garden 19,763 15–15 31 February 17 New Orleans L 85–89 Amar'e Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin (26) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Jeremy Lin (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 15–16 32 February 19 Dallas W 104–97 Jeremy Lin (28) Tyson Chandler (10) Jeremy Lin (14) Madison Square Garden 19,763 16–16 33 February 20 New Jersey L 92–100 Jeremy Lin (21) Landry Fields (11) Jeremy Lin (9) Madison Square Garden 19,763 16–17 34 February 22 Atlanta W 99–82 Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak (17) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Jeremy Lin (9) Madison Square Garden 19,763 17–17 35 February 23 @ Miami L 88–102 Carmelo Anthony (19) Tyson Chandler (9) Jeremy Lin, J.R. Smith, Baron Davis (3) American Airlines Arena 20,197 17–18 36 February 29 Cleveland W 120–103 Carmelo Anthony (22) Tyson Chandler (15) Jeremy Lin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 18–18
March: 9–8 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–7) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 March 4 @ Boston L 111–115 Carmelo Anthony (25) Tyson Chandler (14) Baron Davis (7) TD Garden 18,624 18–19 38 March 6 @ Dallas L 85–95 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Landry Fields (10) Jeremy Lin (7) American Airlines Center 20,605 18–20 39 March 7 @ San Antonio L 105–118 Carmelo Anthony (27) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Baron Davis (8) AT&T Center 18,581 18–21 40 March 9 @ Milwaukee L 114–119 Amar'e Stoudemire (27) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Jeremy Lin (13) Bradley Center 18,717 18–22 41 March 11 Philadelphia L 94–106 Carmelo Anthony (22) Tyson Chandler (12) Jeremy Lin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 18–23 42 March 12 @ Chicago L 99–104 Carmelo Anthony (21) Tyson Chandler (10) Jeremy Lin (8) United Center 22,863 18–24 43 March 14 Portland W 121–79 J.R. Smith (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Baron Davis (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 19–24 44 March 16 Indiana W 115–100 Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith (16) Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Landry Fields (7) Carmelo Anthony, Jeremy Lin (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 20–24 45 March 17 @ Indiana W 102–88 Jeremy Lin (19) Tyson Chandler (9) Jeremy Lin (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165 21–24 46 March 20 Toronto W 106–87 Amar'e Stoudemire (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Jeremy Lin (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 22–24 47 March 21 @ Philadelphia W 82–79 Amar'e Stoudemire (21) Amar'e Stoudemire (9) Jeremy Lin (5) Wells Fargo Center 20,470 23–24 48 March 23 @ Toronto L 79–96 Amar'e Stoudemire (17) Tyson Chandler (11) Baron Davis (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 23–25 49 March 24 Detroit W 101–79 Amar'e Stoudemire (17) Tyson Chandler (17) Landry Fields (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 24–25 50 March 26 Milwaukee W 89–80 Carmelo Anthony (28) Carmelo Anthony (12) Baron Davis (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 25–25 51 March 28 Orlando W 108–86 Carmelo Anthony (25) Iman Shumpert (25) Tyson Chandler (9) Carmelo Anthony (6) Baron Davis (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 26–25 52 March 30 @ Atlanta L 90–100 Carmelo Anthony (36) Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler (9) Baron Davis (4) Philips Arena 18,389 26–26 53 March 31 Cleveland W 91–75 J.R. Smith (20) Tyson Chandler (12) Baron Davis (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 27–26
April: 9–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 April 3 @ Indiana L 104–112 Carmelo Anthony (39) Tyson Chandler (14) J.R. Smith (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,042 27–27 55 April 5 @ Orlando W 96–80 Carmelo Anthony (19) Tyson Chandler (12) J.R. Smith (9) Amway Center 19,098 28–27 56 April 8 Chicago W 100–99 Carmelo Anthony (43) Tyson Chandler (16) Iman Shumpert (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 29–27 57 April 10 @ Chicago L 86–98 Carmelo Anthony (29) Tyson Chandler (15) Baron Davis (6) United Center 22,131 29–28 58 April 11 @ Milwaukee W 111–107 Carmelo Anthony (32) Tyson Chandler (11) Landry Fields (6) Bradley Center 15,534 30–28 59 April 13 Washington W 103–65 J.R. Smith (23) Tyson Chandler (15) J.R. Smith (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 31–28 60 April 15 Miami L 85–93 Carmelo Anthony (42) Carmelo Anthony (9) Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 31–29 61 April 17 Boston W 118–110 Carmelo Anthony (35) Carmelo Anthony (12) Carmelo Anthony (10) Madison Square Garden 19,763 32–29 62 April 18 @ New Jersey W 104–95 Carmelo Anthony (35) Tyson Chandler (10) Mike Bibby (8) Prudential Center 18,711 33–29 63 April 20 @ Cleveland L 90–98 Steve Novak, Amar'e Stoudemire (15) Toney Douglas (9) Toney Douglas, J.R. Smith (6) Quicken Loans Arena 19,349 33–30 64 April 22 @ Atlanta W 113–112 Carmelo Anthony (39) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) Baron Davis (10) Philips Arena 18,158 34–30 65 April 25 L. A. Clippers W 99–93 J.R. Smith (21) Iman Shumpert, Amar'e Stoudemire (7) Mike Bibby, J.R. Smith (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 35–30 66 April 26 @ Charlotte W 104–84 J.R. Smith (22) Josh Harrellson (9) Mike Bibby (13) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,023 36–30
2011–12 season schedule

Standings

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15
9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15
9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carmelo Anthony	55	55	34.1	.430	.335	.804	6.3	3.6	1.1	0.4	22.6
Renaldo Balkman	14	0	8.2	.500	.222	.727	1.9	0.4	0.3	0.2	3.0
Mike Bibby	39	4	14.3	.282	.318	.750	1.5	2.1	0.5	0.1	2.6
Tyson Chandler	62	62	33.2	.679	.000	.689	9.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	11.3
Baron Davis	29	14	20.5	.370	.306	.667	1.9	4.7	1.2	0.1	6.1
Toney Douglas	38	9	17.3	.324	.231	.846	1.9	2.0	0.8	0.0	6.2
Landry Fields	66	62	28.7	.460	.256	.562	4.2	2.6	1.2	0.3	8.8
Dan Gadzuric	2	0	6.5	.000	.000	.000	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
Josh Harrellson	37	4	14.6	.423	.339	.615	3.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	4.4
Jared Jeffries	39	4	18.7	.410	.188	.681	3.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	4.4
Jerome Jordan	21	0	5.1	.515	.000	.800	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	2.0
Jeremy Lin	35	25	26.9	.446	.320	.798	3.1	6.2	1.6	0.3	14.6
Steve Novak	54	0	18.9	.478	.472	.846	1.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	8.8
Iman Shumpert	59	35	28.9	.401	.306	.798	3.2	2.8	1.7	0.1	9.5
J.R. Smith	35	1	27.6	.407	.347	.709	3.9	2.4	1.5	0.2	12.5
Amar'e Stoudemire	47	47	32.8	.483	.238	.765	7.8	1.1	0.8	1.0	17.5
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 will be out for an estimated 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.^[6] The Knicks were eliminated in Game 5 of the first round to the Miami Heat.

Game log

2012 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28 @ Miami L 67–100 J.R. Smith (17) Carmelo Anthony (10) Carmelo Anthony (3) American Airlines Arena 19,621 0–1 2 April 30 @ Miami L 94–104 Carmelo Anthony (30) Carmelo Anthony (9) Baron Davis (6) American Airlines Arena 19,621 0–2 3 May 3 Miami L 70–87 Carmelo Anthony (22) Tyson Chandler (15) Baron Davis (3) Madison Square Garden 19,763 0–3 4 May 6 Miami W 89–87 Carmelo Anthony (41) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–3 5 May 9 @ Miami L 94–106 Carmelo Anthony (35) Tyson Chandler (11) Mike Bibby (6) American Airlines Arena 19,754 1–4
2012 playoff schedule

Awards, records, and milestones

Awards

• On February 2, Carmelo Anthony was named a 2012 NBA All-Star Game starter for the Eastern Conference.^[7]
• On February 13, Jeremy Lin was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (February 6 though February 12).^[8]
• On April 27, Carmelo Anthony was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April.^[9]
• On May 2, Tyson Chandler was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2011–2012 season.^[10]
• On May 24, Carmelo Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2011–2012 NBA season.^[11]
• On May 24, Tyson Chandler was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the 2011–2012 NBA season.^[11]
• 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 a NBA worst 13 consecutive playoff losses in an 87-70 loss to the Miami Heat in Madison Square Garden.^[12]

Milestones

• On January 18, Carmelo Anthony scored his 15,000th career point in an 88–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns.^[13]
• 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 injured 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.^[14]
• 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.^[15]
• On March 21, Jared Jeffries left a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. A 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.^[16]
• On April 1, Jeremy Lin underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus and was out for the season.^[17]
• 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.^[18]
• 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.^[19] As a result, he missed the third game of the series after having surgery on his hand.^[20]
• In Game 4, Baron Davis tore his ACL, MCL and had a partial rupture in his patella tendon and was out for the season.^[21]
• J. R. Smith was fined US$25,000 by the league for posting an inappropriate picture on his Twitter account.^[22]

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 Harrellson

Players 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 Rautins Future second round pick (from Washington) To Washington Wizards Ronny Turiaf 2013 second round pick (from New York) Cash considerations (from New York) 2012 second round pick (from Dallas)

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Jared Jeffries	December 6	Re-sign
Mike Bibby	December 11	Miami Heat
Jerome Jordan	December 15	BC Krka
Baron Davis	December 19	Cleveland Cavaliers
Steve Novak	December 21	San Antonio Spurs
Jeremy Lin	December 27	Houston Rockets
J. R. Smith	February 17	Denver Nuggets
Dan Gadzuric	April 20	Texas Legends

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Derrick Brown	December 9	Charlotte Bobcats
Roger Mason, Jr.	December 9	Washington Wizards
Anthony Carter	December 12	Toronto Raptors
Shelden Williams	December 13	New Jersey Nets
Shawne Williams	December 15	New 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.^[23] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[24]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Ronny Turiaf	October 17	ASVEL Basket (France)	Yes[25]

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

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External links

• New York Knicks official web site