2011–12 Denver Nuggets season

2011–12 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Masai Ujiri
Owner(s)	Stan Kroenke
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	38–28 (.576)
Place	Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (Lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise, and its 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Denver finished the lockout-shortened season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 38–28 record and were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Nuggets finished the regular season leading the league in points per game (104.12) and assists per game (23.96).

Key dates[]

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. With the 22nd overall pick in the draft, the Nuggets selected Kenneth Faried from Morhead State.^[1]

Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	22	Kenneth Faried	PF	United States	Morehead State University

Roster[]

2011–12 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From SG 6 Afflalo, Arron (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-10-15 UCLA C 11 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978-07-07 Blinn SF 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986-03-05 Florida SF 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987-05-10 DePaul PF 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989-11-19 Morehead State SG 5 Fernández, Rudy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-04-04 Spain SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1988-08-08 Italy SF 1 Hamilton, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-10-06 Texas PF 7 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-02-17 St. Patrick HS (NJ) C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-02-24 Ohio State PG 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987-11-03 North Carolina C 34 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada SG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976-03-19 Utah C 25 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-07-16 Russia SG 10 Stone, Julyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-12-07 UTEP

Head coach George Karl Assistant coach(es) Ryan Bowen Melvin Hunt Chad Iske Jesse Mermuys Patrick Mutombo (player development) John Welch Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 18, 2012

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Oklahoma City Thunder	47	19	.712	0.0	26–7	21–12	10–3	66
x-Denver Nuggets	38	28	.576	9.0	20–13	18–15	6–7	66
x-Utah Jazz	36	30	.545	11.0	25–8	11–22	9–4	66
Portland Trail Blazers	28	38	.424	19.0	20–13	8–25	4–10	66
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	40	.394	21.0	13–20	13–20	4–9	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

Record vs. opponents[]

2011-12 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Boston	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Charlotte	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Chicago	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Cleveland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Dallas	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Detroit	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Golden State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Houston	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Indiana	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Clippers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Memphis	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Milwaukee	1–2	0–3	2–1	0–4	4–0	0–1	0–2	3–1	1–0	1–0	0–4	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	3–0	0–1	4–0	0–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–0	0–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—0	0—1	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New Jersey	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0—0	0—0
New Orleans	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Oklahoma City	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Orlando	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Philadelphia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Phoenix	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0��0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0
Portland	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0—0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
Toronto	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—	0–0
Washington	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	—

Game log[]

2011–12 game log Total: 38–28 (Home: 20–13; Road: 18–15)
show December: 2–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 26 @ Dallas W 115–93 Ty Lawson (27) Danilo Gallinari Nenê (7) Andre Miller (5) American Airlines Center 20,408 1–0 2 December 28 Utah W 117–100 Nenê (25) Al Harrington Nenê (7) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center 19,155 2–0 3 December 29 @ Portland L 102–111 Ty Lawson (25) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (8) Rose Garden 20,531 2–1 4 December 31 @ L. A. Lakers L 89–92 Al Harrington (21) Timofey Mozgov (10) Ty Lawson (8) Staples Center 18,997 2–2
show January: 12–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 L. A. Lakers W 99–90 Danilo Gallinari (20) Al Harrington (11) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 19,155 3–2 6 January 2 Milwaukee W 91–86 Danilo Gallinari (21) Danilo Gallinari (10) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 14,142 4–2 7 January 4 Sacramento W 110–83 Al Harrington (15) Kosta Koufos (10) Rudy Fernández (8) Pepsi Center 14,562 5–2 8 January 6 @ New Orleans W 96–88 Danilo Gallinari (23) Nenê (8) Ty Lawson (8) New Orleans Arena 13,035 6–2 9 January 7 @ San Antonio L 117–121 Danilo Gallinari (31) Andre Miller (6) Ty Lawson (10) AT&T Center 17,537 6–3 10 January 9 New Orleans L 81–94 Danilo Gallinari Ty Lawson (15) Nenê (11) Nenê (4) Pepsi Center 14,002 6–4 11 January 11 New Jersey W 123–115 Danilo Gallinari (22) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center 14,139 7–4 12 January 13 Miami W 117–104 Ty Lawson (24) Nenê (12) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center 19,155 8–4 13 January 15 Utah L 96–106 Nenê Danilo Gallinari (18) Al Harrington (7) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center 16,208 8–5 14 January 17 @ Milwaukee W 105–95 Corey Brewer (22) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (11) Bradley Center 11,322 9–5 15 January 18 @ Philadelphia W 108–104 (OT) Andre Miller (28) Nenê (14) Andre Miller (10) Wells Fargo Center 15,201 10–5 16 January 20 @ Washington W 108–104 Al Harrington (29) Ty Lawson (9) Ty Lawson (7) Verizon Center 14,866 11–5 17 January 21 @ New York W 119–114 (2OT) Danilo Gallinari (37) Nenê (13) Andre Miller (12) Madison Square Garden 19,763 12–5 18 January 25 @ Sacramento W 122–93 Danilo Gallinari (23) Kosta Koufos (7) Andre Miller (10) Power Balance Pavilion 12,097 13–5 19 January 27 Toronto W 96–81 Rudy Fernández (23) Nenê (10) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center 18,855 14–5 20 January 29 L. A. Clippers L 105–109 Nenê (18) Nenê (9) Andre Miller (10) Pepsi Center 19,495 14–6 21 January 31 @ Memphis L 97–100 (OT) Al Harrington (23) Al Harrington (10) Andre Miller (6) FedEx Forum 13,651 14–7
show February: 5–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 2 @ L. A. Clippers W 112–91 Danilo Gallinari (21) Timofey Mozgov (7) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 19,223 15–7 23 February 3 L. A. Lakers L 89–93 Al Harrington (24) Al Harrington (8) Ty Lawson Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center 19,155 15–8 24 February 4 @ Portland L 97–117 Danilo Gallinari (20) Kosta Koufos (12) Ty Lawson (5) Rose Garden 20,583 15–9 25 February 6 Houston L 90–99 Rudy Fernández Danilo Gallinari (14) Al Harrington (15) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center 14,501 15–10 26 February 8 Dallas L 95–105 Rudy Fernández Al Harrington (17) Nenê (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 15,970 15–11 27 February 9 Golden State L 101–109 Arron Afflalo (26) Kenneth Faried (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 14,960 15–12 28 February 11 @ Indiana W 113–109 Ty Lawson (27) Kosta Koufos (7) Andre Miller (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,313 16–12 29 February 14 Phoenix W 109–92 Arron Afflalo (20) Kenneth Faried Kosta Koufos (9) Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center 17,873 17–12 30 February 15 @ Dallas L 84–102 Rudy Fernández (14) Kosta Koufos (14) Corey Brewer Julyan Stone (4) American Airlines Center 20,075 17–13 31 February 17 @ Memphis L 102–103 Corey Brewer (26) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (9) Pepsi Center 15,201 17–14 32 February 19 @ Oklahoma City L 118–124 (OT) Arron Afflalo (27) Al Harrington (11) Andre Miller (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 17–15 33 February 20 Minnesota W 103–101 (OT) Al Harrington (31) Kenneth Faried (14) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center 17,263 18–15 34 February 22 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–103 Arron Afflalo (20) Kenneth Faried (9) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 19,163 18–16 35 February 23 San Antonio L 99–114 Corey Brewer (23) Jordan Hamilton Al Harrington (9) Andre Miller Julyan Stone (12) Pepsi Center 18,875 18–17 36 February 29 Portland W 104–95 Ty Lawson (18) Kosta Koufos (11) Ty Lawson (9) Pepsi Center 15,715 19–17
show March: 9–7 (Home: 5–4; Road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 March 2 @ Houston W 117–105 Ty Lawson (22) Kenneth Faried (11) Ty Lawson (15) Toyota Center 16,879 20–17 38 March 4 @ San Antonio W 99–94 Ty Lawson (22) Ty Lawson (9) Ty Lawson (11) AT&T Center 18,581 21–17 39 March 5 Sacramento W 119–116 (OT) Arron Afflalo (32) Kenneth Faried (12) Ty Lawson (13) Pepsi Center 14,823 22–17 40 March 7 Cleveland L 99–100 Al Harrington (22) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 15,816 22–18 41 March 9 New Orleans W 110–97 Arron Afflalo (28) Al Harrington (10) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 19,155 23–18 42 March 11 Memphis L 91–94 Three players (15) Chris Andersen Nenê (9) Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center 17,737 23–19 43 March 13 Atlanta W 118–117 (OT) Nenê (22) Kenneth Faried (9) Andre Miller (8) Pepsi Center 15,594 24–19 44 March 15 Oklahoma City L 90–103 Andre Miller (17) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (5) Pepsi Center 18,458 24–20 45 March 17 Boston W 98–91 Danilo Gallinari (20) Kenneth Faried (16) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center 19,003 25–20 46 March 19 Dallas L 95–112 Arron Afflalo (24) Al Harrington (9) Danilo Gallinari (7) Pepsi Center 16,683 25–21 47 March 21 Detroit W 116–115 Ty Lawson (25) Wilson Chandler (10 Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center 16,681 26–21 48 March 23 @ Utah L 102–121 Al Harrington (20) Al Harrington (10) Ty Lawson Andre Miller (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,250 26–22 49 March 25 @ Minnesota L 100–117 Kenneth Faried (17) JaVale McGee (11) Wilson Chandler Ty Lawson (5) Target Center 20,023 26–23 50 March 26 @ Chicago W 108–91 Ty Lawson (27) Ty Lawson (9) Andre Miller (10) United Center 22,274 27–23 51 March 28 @ Toronto L 96–105 Ty Lawson (26) Wilson Chandler (8) Ty Lawson (9) Air Canada Centre 15,867 27–24 52 March 30 @ Charlotte W 99–88 Arron Afflalo (19) Arron Afflalo Al Harrington (11) Ty Lawson (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,806 28–24
show April: 10–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 April 1 @ Orlando W 104–101 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (9) Ty Lawson (9) Amway Center 18,846 29–24 54 April 4 @ New Orleans L 92–94 Ty Lawson (22) Kenneth Faried (8) Arron Afflalo (7) New Orleans Arena 15,020 29–25 55 April 6 Phoenix W 105–99 Arron Afflalo (30) Kenneth Faried Kosta Koufos (8) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center 19,155 30–25 56 April 7 @ Golden State L 97–112 Ty Lawson (21) JaVale McGee Andre Miller (6) Ty Lawson (6) Oracle Arena 18,942 30–26 57 April 9 Golden State W 123–84 Kenneth Faried (27) Kenneth Faried (17) Andre Miller (12) Pepsi Center 15,530 31–26 58 April 11 Minnesota W 113–107 Ty Lawson (24) Kenneth Faried (12) Ty Lawson (8) Pepsi Center 15,823 32–26 59 April 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 97–103 Andre Miller (20) JaVale McGee (10) Andre Miller (6) Staples Center 18,997 32–27 60 April 15 Houston W 101–86 Arron Afflalo Ty Lawson (20) Kenneth Faried (11) Andre Miller (11) Pepsi Center 17,954 33–27 61 April 16 @ Houston W 105–102 Arron Afflalo (26) Al Harrington (9) Andre Miller (13) Toyota Center 15,988 34–27 62 April 18 L. A. Clippers L 98–104 Ty Lawson (24) Kosta Koufos (9) Andre Miller (8) Pepsi Center 17,219 34–28 63 April 21 @ Phoenix W 118–107 Ty Lawson (29) Kenneth Faried (14) Ty Lawson (10) US Airways Center 15,877 35–28 64 April 22 Orlando W 101–74 Danilo Gallinari JaVale McGee (17) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (11) Pepsi Center 19,155 36–28 65 April 25 @ Oklahoma City W 106–101 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 37–28 66 April 26 @ Minnesota W 131–102 JaVale McGee (19) Kosta Koufos (11) Andre Miller (10) Target Center 14,824 38–28
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2012 playoff game log
hide First round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 88–103 Danilo Gallinari (19) Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (8) Andre Miller (7) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 May 1 @ L. A. Lakers L 100–104 Ty Lawson (25) Kenneth Faried (10) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 18,997 0–2 3 May 4 L. A. Lakers W 99–84 Ty Lawson (25) JaVale McGee (15) Ty Lawson (7) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–2 4 May 6 L. A. Lakers L 88–92 Danilo Gallinari (20) Andre Miller, Kenneth Faried (7) Ty Lawson (6) Pepsi Center 19,155 1–3 5 May 8 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–99 Andre Miller (24) JaVale McGee (14) Ty Lawson, Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 18,997 2–3 6 May 10 L. A. Lakers W 113–96 Ty Lawson (32) Kenneth Faried (11) Arron Afflalo, Danilo Gallinari (7) Pepsi Center 19,770 3–3 7 May 12 @ L. A. Lakers L 87–96 Al Harrington, Ty Lawson (24) JaVale McGee (14) Andre Miller (8) Staples Center 18,997 3–4
2012 playoff schedule

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

Regular season[]

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	62	62	33.6	.471	.398	.798	3.2	2.4	.6	.2	15.2
Chris Andersen	32	1	15.2	.546		.610	4.6	.2	.6	1.4	5.3
Corey Brewer	59	17	21.8	.434	.260	.692	2.5	1.5	1.2	.3	8.9
DeMarre Carroll [a]	4	0	5.3	1.000			.8	.8	.0	.0	3.0
Wilson Chandler	8	6	26.9	.392	.250	.833	5.1	2.1	.8	.8	9.4
Kenneth Faried	46	39	22.5	.586		.665	7.7	.8	.7	1.0	10.2
Rudy Fernandez	31	1	22.9	.440	.328	.698	2.1	2.4	1.0	.1	8.6
Danilo Gallinari	43	40	31.4	.414	.328	.871	4.7	2.7	1.0	.5	14.6
Jordan Hamilton	26	2	9.9	.432	.362	.400	2.4	.8	.2	.1	4.4
Al Harrington	64	1	27.5	.446	.333	.676	6.1	1.4	.9	.2	14.2
Nene Hilario [a]	28	27	29.5	.509	.000	.677	7.4	2.2	1.3	.9	13.4
Kosta Koufos	48	24	16.5	.599		.600	5.4	.3	.5	.9	5.5
Ty Lawson	61	61	34.8	.488	.365	.824	3.7	6.6	1.3	.1	16.4
JaVale McGee [a]	20	5	20.6	.612		.373	5.8	.3	.5	1.6	10.3
Andre Miller	66	7	27.4	.438	.217	.811	3.3	6.7	1.0	.1	9.7
Timofey Mozgov	44	35	15.6	.526		.684	4.1	.5	.3	1.0	5.4
Julyan Stone	22	2	8.1	.419	.182	.727	1.1	1.7	.4	.3	1.6

^a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Playoffs[]

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Arron Afflalo	7	7	32.7	.405	.200	.800	3.6	2.7	.7	.3	10.9
Corey Brewer	7	0	16.6	.426	.300	.750	2.0	.9	1.0	.3	8.3
Kenneth Faried	7	7	27.4	.533		.750	10.0	.6	.7	1.1	10.4
Danilo Gallinari	7	7	31.7	.362	.174	.917	5.1	2.4	.7	.6	13.4
Jordan Hamilton	2	0	2.5	.667			.0	.0	.5	.0	2.0
Al Harrington	7	0	23.3	.320	.286	.667	4.3	.9	.4	.1	9.7
Kosta Koufos	3	2	8.7	.333			3.7	.0	.0	.1	.7
Ty Lawson	7	7	34.6	.514	.321	.632	2.6	6.0	1.0	.1	19.0
JaVale McGee	7	0	25.9	.434		.538	9.6	.7	.7	3.1	8.6
Andre Miller	7	0	28.6	.425	.571	.867	5.6	6.0	1.3	.1	11.3
Timofey Mozgov	7	5	14.1	.480		.500	3.3	.4	.3	.9	4.0
Julyan Stone	2	0	2.5	.500			.5	1.0	.0	.0	1.0

Awards[]

• Ty Lawson was named Western Conference Player of the Week (February 27 – March 4).^[2]
• Kenneth Faried was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March ^[3] and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[4]

Injuries and disciplinary actions[]

• Before the start of the postseason, Wilson Chandler had a labral tear in his hip and was out for the remainder of the season.^[5]
• Arron Afflalo earned a 1-game suspension for throwing an elbow at an opponent during a game against the Utah Jazz on March 23.^[6]

Transactions[]

Overview[]

Players Added Via draft Kenneth Faried Via free agency DeMarre Carroll (later waived) Julyan Stone (Undrafted) Via trade Corey Brewer Rudy Fernández JaVale McGee Andre Miller

Players Lost Via trade Raymond Felton Nenê Via free agency Melvin Ely Gary Forbes Kenyon Martin J. R. Smith Waived Cory Higgins Ronny Turiaf (acquired in trade)

Trades[]

June 23, 2011	To Denver Nuggets Andre Miller Draft rights to Jordan Hamilton (from Mavericks)	To Dallas Mavericks Rudy Fernández Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (from Trail Blazers) To Portland Trail Blazers Raymond Felton Draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo (from Mavericks)
June 23, 2011	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum	To Los Angeles Lakers Future second round pick
December 13, 2011	To Denver Nuggets Corey Brewer Rudy Fernández	To Dallas Mavericks Future second round pick
March 15, 2012	To Denver Nuggets JaVale McGee Ronny Turiaf Future second round pick (from Clippers)	To Los Angeles Clippers Nick Young To Washington Wizards Nenê Brian Cook Conditional 2015 second round pick (from Clippers)

Free agents[]

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Julyan Stone	December 9	UTEP (undrafted rookie)
DeMarre Carroll	December 13	Houston Rockets
Nenê	December 14	Re-signed (later traded to Washington)
Arron Afflalo	December 20	Re-signed
Wilson Chandler	March 18	Re-signed

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
J. R. Smith	September 13	Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China) (later signed with the New York Knicks)
Kenyon Martin	September 21	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China) (later signed with the Los Angeles Clippers)
Melvin Ely	December 14	Charlotte Bobcats
Gary Forbes	December 14	Toronto Raptors

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.^[7] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[8]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Timofey Mozgov	July 21	BC Khimki (Russia)	Yes
Ty Lawson	August 15	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)	Yes
Wilson Chandler	August 29	Zhejiang Lions (China)	No
J. R. Smith	September 13	Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China)	No
Danilo Gallinari	September 20	Armani Milano (Italy)	Yes
Kenyon Martin	September 21	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)	No

References[]