2011-12 NBA Season - Sportsbuck's Blog

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2011-12 NBA Season

Posted on May 26, 2011 at 08:35 PM.

Well, things looked promising for the Bobcats when camp began, but then once the pre-season games started, it all went downhill from there. Stephen Jackson was injured in the first pre-season game, and that was just the beginning. Tyrus Thomas would miss 2 months of the season, and Gerald Henderson, D.J. Augustin and Boris Diaw would also go on to miss significant portions of time. When it came down to it, we dealt Captain Jack at the deadline to the Bulls in exchange for some needed cap relief, some young talent, and a couple of draft picks.

The bright spot though was rookie PG Kemba Walker, who won Rookie of the Year honors and averaged 26.1 points per game *** well as over 5 assists and 5 rebounds each.

Deadline Deals
PG Chris Paul from Hornets to the Knicks
C Dwight Howard from Magic to the Lakers
SG Stephen Jackson from Bobcats to the Bulls

NBA Playoffs
First Round
1. Miami 4
8. Milwaukee 1

4. Atlanta 2
5. Orlando 4

3. Boston 4
6. New York 2

2. Chicago 4
7. Indiana 1

1. Oklahoma City 4
8. Golden State 1

4. Denver 2
5. Houston 4

3. San Antonio 4
6. Portland 2

2. Los Angeles Lakers 4
7. Los Angeles Clippers 2

Second Round
1. Miami 4
5. Orlando 1

2. Chicago 4
3. Boston 2

1. Oklahoma City 4
5. Houston 3

2. Los Angeles Lakers 1
3. San Antonio 4

Conference Finals
1. Miami 0
2. Chicago 4

1. Oklahoma City 4
3. San Antonio 1

NBA Finals
1. Oklahoma City 2
2. Chicago 4

NBA Champions: Chicago Bulls
NBA Finals MVP: PG Derrick Rose
MVP: Derrick Rose, PG Bulls
ROY: Kemba Walker, PG Bobcats
DPOY: Dwight Howard, C Lakers
6th man: Brandon Knight, PG Jazz
Most Improved: Terrence Williams, SF Rockets
Coach: Erik Spoelstra, Heat

Bobcats: 36-46
PPG Leader: Kemba Walker, 26.1 PPG
RPG Leader: Tyrus Thomas, 9.2 RPG
APG Leader: D.J. Augustin, 6.0 APG