2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachScott Brooks
General managerSam Presti
OwnersProfessional Basketball Club LLC
ArenaChesapeake Energy Arena
Results
Record4719 (.712)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Heat 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Oklahoma
Radio

The 2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 4th season of the franchise's existence in Oklahoma City as a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Thunder continued to build on recent success in previous years by making the NBA Playoffs, first defeating and sweeping the defending NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks, in four games in the First Round, then defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semi-finals, and finally, defeated the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the Western Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1996, when the club was based in Seattle.

In the NBA Finals, the Thunder faced off against the Big Three-led Miami Heat, who made an appearance in the previous NBA Finals, but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games. Despite winning Game 1 in the NBA Finals, the Thunder would then go on to lose the next four games and the NBA Finals against the Heat.

Other season highlights included forward Kevin Durant's third consecutive NBA scoring title, and Durant being named the MVP of the All-Star Game. Following the season, James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets.

Offseason

Draft picks

Reggie Jackson was selected 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 24 Reggie Jackson PG  United States Boston College

The Thunder had only their own first-round pick entering the draft.[1] The Thunder traded their 2011 second-round pick in the Latavious Williams trade with the Miami Heat back in 2010.[2] The Thunder ended 2011 NBA draft night with Boston College guard Reggie Jackson.[3]

Trades

On December 13, the Thunder traded Robert Vaden, a 2012 second-round pick and a 2013 second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Lazar Hayward. Presti said on Hayward that his "toughness, length, and shooting are attributes that will add depth to our roster."[4]

On December 19, the Thunder traded Byron Mullens to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick. Mullens only played in 26 games over two seasons being stuck behind Kendrick Perkins, Nazr Mohammed and Cole Aldrich.[5]

Free agency

For this offseason, free agency began on December 9, 2011, due to the 2011 NBA lockout. Daequan Cook was set to hit restricted free agency. On December 9, Cook agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million deal to re-sign with the Thunder.[6][7] On December 13, Ryan Reid signed a deal with the Thunder. Reid was originally selected 57th overall in the 2010 NBA draft but did not a sign a contract in the 2010–11 season, instead playing the season with the Tulsa 66ers.[8]

On December 24, the Thunder waived Nate Robinson. Robinson opted to stay in his hometown Seattle after spending most of his Thunder tenure on the bench.[9][10]

Roster

2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-10-31 Kansas
PF 4 Collison, Nick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980-10-26 Kansas
SG 14 Cook, Daequan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-04-28 Ohio State
SF 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1988-09-29 Texas
PG 37 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974-08-09 Little Rock
SG 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
SF 11 Hayward, Lazar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1986-11-26 Marquette
PF 9 Ibaka, Serge 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989-09-18 Spain
SG 7 Ivey, Royal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-12-20 Texas
PG 15 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College
PG 6 Maynor, Eric Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-06-11 VCU
C 8 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-09-05 Kentucky
C 5 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 1984-11-10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)
SG 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-05-02 Switzerland
PG 0 Westbrook, Russell (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1988-11-12 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 25, 2012

Standings

Game log

Preseason

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 December 18 @ Dallas 106–92 Kevin Durant (21) Kendrick Perkins (8) Russell Westbrook (4) American Airlines Center 1–0
2 December 20 Dallas 87–83 James Harden (13) Kendrick Perkins
James Harden (8)
James Harden (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

2011–12 game log
Total: 47–19 (home: 26–7; road: 21–12)
December: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 December 25 Orlando W 97–89 Kevin Durant (30) Russell Westbrook
Nazr Mohammed (7)
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–0
2 December 26 @ Minnesota W 104–100 Kevin Durant (33) Kendrick Perkins (8) Russell Westbrook (6) Target Center
19,406
2–0
3 December 28 @ Memphis W 98–95 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (6) FedExForum
18,119
3–0
4 December 29 Dallas W 104–102 Kevin Durant (30) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
4–0
5 December 31 Phoenix W 107–97 Russell Westbrook (18) Kendrick Perkins (8) James Harden (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
5–0
January: 11–4 (home: 5–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
6 January 2 @ Dallas L 87–100 Kevin Durant (27) Serge Ibaka
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook
James Harden (3)
American Airlines Center
20,108
5–1
7 January 3 Portland L 93–103 James Harden (23) Nick Collison (6) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
5–2
8 January 6 Houston W 109–94 Kevin Durant (26) Serge Ibaka (9) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
6–2
9 January 7 @ Houston W 98–95 Kevin Durant (27) Kendrick Perkins (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Toyota Center
14,327
7–2
10 January 8 San Antonio W 108–96 Kevin Durant (21) Nick Collison
Kevin Durant (10)
Kevin Durant (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
8–2
11 January 10 @ Memphis W 100–95 Russell Westbrook (30) Kendrick Perkins (13) Kevin Durant (5) FedExForum
13,601
9–2
12 January 11 @ New Orleans W 95–85 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (7) New Orleans Arena
13,565
10–2
13 January 14 New York W 104–92 Kevin Durant (28) Russell Westbrook (8) Russell Westbrook (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
11–2
14 January 16 @ Boston W 97–88 Kevin Durant (28) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (7)
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (4)
TD Garden
18,624
12–2
15 January 18 @ Washington L 102–105 Russell Westbrook (36) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Verizon Center
15,075
12–3
16 January 21 @ New Jersey W 84–74 Russell Westbrook (21) Kevin Durant (15) Russell Westbrook (6) Prudential Center
15,201
13–3
17 January 23 Detroit W 99–79 Russell Westbrook
James Harden (24)
Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
14–3
18 January 25 New Orleans W 101–91 Kevin Durant (25) Kevin Durant
Serge Ibaka (7)
James Harden (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
15–3
19 January 27 @ Golden State W 120–109 Kevin Durant (37) Kevin Durant (13) Russell Westbrook (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
16–3
20 January 30 @ L. A. Clippers L 100–112 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (13) James Harden (5) Staples Center
19,404
16–4
February: 12–3 (home: 7–0; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
21 February 1 @ Dallas W 95–86 Russell Westbrook (33) Kevin Durant (13) James Harden (9) American Airlines Center
20,316
17–4
22 February 3 Memphis W 101–94 Kevin Durant (36) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
18–4
23 February 4 @ San Antonio L 96–107 Kevin Durant (22) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (6) AT&T Center
18,581
18–5
24 February 6 @ Portland W 111–107 Kevin Durant (33) Serge Ibaka (13) Russell Westbrook (8) Rose Garden
20,559
19–5
25 February 7 @ Golden State W 119–116 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
James Harden (7)
Oracle Arena
17,971
20–5
26 February 9 @ Sacramento L 101–106 Kevin Durant (27) Serge Ibaka (9) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
James Harden
Nick Collison (3)
Power Balance Pavilion
17,317
20–6
27 February 10 @ Utah W 101–87 Russell Westbrook (28) Serge Ibaka (11) Russell Westbrook (3) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
21–6
28 February 14 Utah W 111–85 James Harden (22) Serge Ibaka (10) Reggie Jackson (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
22–6
29 February 15 @ Houston L 95–96 Kevin Durant (33) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook
James Harden (4)
Toyota Center
18,274
22–7
30 February 17 Golden State W 110–87 James Harden (25) Kevin Durant (10) Kevin Durant (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
23–7
31 February 19 Denver W 124–118 Kevin Durant (51) Serge Ibaka (15) Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
24–7
32 February 20 New Orleans W 101–93 Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (31)
Kendrick Perkins (10) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Reggie Jackson (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
25–7
33 February 22 Boston W 119–104 Russell Westbrook (31) Kendrick Perkins (10) James Harden (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
26–7
34 February 23 L. A. Lakers W 100–85 Kevin Durant (33) Serge Ibaka (13) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
27–7
All-Star Break
35 February 29 @ Philadelphia W 92–88 Kevin Durant (23) Russell Westbrook (13) Russell Westbrook
James Harden (4)
Wells Fargo Center
19,746
28–7
March: 11–5 (home: 7–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
36 March 1 @ Orlando W 105–102 Kevin Durant (38) Kendrick Perkins (11) Russell Westbrook (10) Amway Center
18,846
29–7
37 March 3 @ Atlanta L 90–97 Kevin Durant (35) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (4) Philips Arena
18,087
29–8
38 March 5 Dallas W 95–91 Russell Westbrook (24) Kendrick Perkins (14) James Harden (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
30–8
39 March 7 Phoenix W 115–104 Russell Westbrook (31) Serge Ibaka (20) Russell Westbrook (10) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
31–8
40 March 9 Cleveland L 90–96 Kevin Durant (23) Kevin Durant (8) Kevin Durant (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
31–9
41 March 10 Charlotte W 122–95 James Harden (33) Kevin Durant (7) Reggie Jackson (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
32–9
42 March 13 Houston L 103–104 Kevin Durant (28) Kevin Durant (12) James Harden (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
32–10
43 March 15 @ Denver W 103–90 Kevin Durant (24) Kevin Durant (8) Russell Westbrook (5) Pepsi Center
18,458
33–10
44 March 16 San Antonio L 105–114 Russell Westbrook (36) Serge Ibaka (12) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
33–11
45 March 18 Portland W 111–95 Russell Westbrook (28) Serge Ibaka (8) James Harden (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
34–11
46 March 20 @ Utah L 90–97 Russell Westbrook (23) Serge Ibaka (10) Russell Westbrook (3) EnergySolutions Arena
18,138
34–12
47 March 21 L. A. Clippers W 114–91 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (9) Kevin Durant
James Harden (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
35–12
48 March 23 Minnesota W 149–140 (2OT) Russell Westbrook (45) Kevin Durant (17) James Harden
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
36–12
49 March 25 Miami W 103–87 Kevin Durant (28) Serge Ibaka (10) Kevin Durant (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
37–12
50 March 27 @ Portland W 109–95 Russell Westbrook (32) Serge Ibaka (12) Russell Westbrook (8) Rose Garden
20,626
38–12
51 March 29 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–93 Russell Westbrook (36) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (6) Staples Center
18,997
39–12
April : 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
52 April 1 Chicago W 92–78 Russell Westbrook (27) Kevin Durant (10) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
40–12
53 April 2 Memphis L 88–94 Kevin Durant (21) Kendrick Perkins (11) James Harden (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
40–13
54 April 4 @ Miami L 93–98 Kevin Durant (30) Serge Ibaka
Kendrick Perkins
Nick Collison (7)
James Harden (5) American Airlines Arena
20,104
40–14
55 April 6 @ Indiana L 98–103 Kevin Durant (44) Russell Westbrook (11) Russell Westbrook (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
40–15
56 April 8 Toronto W 91–75 Kevin Durant (23) Nick Collison (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
41–15
57 April 9 @ Milwaukee W 109–89 Russell Westbrook (26) Kendrick Perkins
Russell Westbrook
Nick Collison (7)
Kevin Durant (8) Bradley Center
14,111
42–15
58 April 11 L. A. Clippers L 98–100 Kevin Durant (22) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
42–16
59 April 13 Sacramento W 115–89 Kevin Durant (29) Kendrick Perkins (11) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
43–16
60 April 14 @ Minnesota W 115–110 Kevin Durant (43) Serge Ibaka (12) Russell Westbrook (8) Target Center
19,552
44–16
61 April 16 @ L. A. Clippers L 77–92 Kevin Durant (24) Kendrick Perkins (9) James Harden
Russell Westbrook (3)
Staples Center
19,516
44–17
62 April 18 @ Phoenix W 109–97 James Harden (40) Kevin Durant (11) Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook (5)
US Airways Center
14,873
45–17
63 April 20 @ Sacramento W 103–92 Kevin Durant (29) Kevin Durant (14) Kevin Durant (7) Power Balance Pavilion
16,882
46–17
64 April 22 @ L. A. Lakers L 106–114 (2OT) Kevin Durant (35) Serge Ibaka (14) Russell Westbrook (10) Staples Center
18,997
46–18
65 April 24 Sacramento W 118–110 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (9) Russell Westbrook (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
47–18
66 April 25 Denver L 101–106 Kevin Durant (32) Kendrick Perkins
Russell Westbrook (6)
Russell Westbrook (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
47–19
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 28 Dallas W 99–98 Russell Westbrook (28) Kendrick Perkins (8) Russell Westbrook (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–0
2 April 30 Dallas W 102–99 Russell Westbrook (29) Kevin Durant (10) James Harden (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
2–0
3 May 3 @ Dallas W 95–79 Kevin Durant (31) Serge Ibaka (11) Kevin Durant (6) American Airlines Center
20,640
3–0
4 May 5 @ Dallas W 103–97 James Harden (29) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Center
20,533
4–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Conference finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 June 12 Miami W 105–94 Kevin Durant (36) Nick Collison (10) Russell Westbrook (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–0
2 June 14 Miami L 96–100 Kevin Durant (32) Kendrick Perkins (8) Russell Westbrook (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
1–1
3 June 17 @ Miami L 85–91 Kevin Durant (25) Kendrick Perkins (12) James Harden (6) American Airlines Arena
20,003
1–2
4 June 19 @ Miami L 98–104 Russell Westbrook (43) James Harden (10) Russell Westbrook (5) American Airlines Arena
20,003
1–3
5 June 21 @ Miami L 106–121 Kevin Durant (32) Kevin Durant (11) Russell Westbrook (6) American Airlines Arena
20,003
1–4
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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cole Aldrich 26 0 6.7 52.4% - 92.9% 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 2.2
Nick Collison 63 0 20.7 59.7% 0.0% 71.0% 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.4 4.5
Daequan Cook 57 22 17.4 36.8% 34.6% 63.6% 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 5.5
Kevin Durant 66 66 38.6 49.6% 38.7% 86.0% 8.0 3.5 1.3 1.2 28.0
Derek Fisher 20 0 20.4 34.3% 31.4% 92.9% 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 4.9
James Harden 62 2 31.4 49.1% 39.0% 84.6% 4.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 16.8
Lazar Hayward 26 0 5.4 34.2% 28.6% 58.3% 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.4
Serge Ibaka 66 66 27.2 53.5% 33.3% 66.1% 7.5 0.4 0.5 3.7 9.1
Royal Ivey 34 0 10.4 35.6% 34.0% 12.5% 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 2.1
Reggie Jackson 45 0 11.1 32.1% 21.0% 86.2% 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.0 3.1
Eric Maynor 9 0 15.2 35.9% 35.3% 100% 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.0 4.2
Nazr Mohammed 63 1 11.0 46.7% 0.0% 56.5% 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 2.7
Kendrick Perkins 65 65 26.8 48.9% - 65.2% 6.6 1.2 0.4 1.1 5.1
Ryan Reid 5 0 3.4 80.0% - - 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
Thabo Sefolosha 42 42 21.8 43.2% 43.7% 88.4% 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 4.8
Russell Westbrook 66 66 35.3 45.7% 31.6% 82.3% 4.6 5.5 1.7 0.3 23.6
  Led team in statistic

After all games.[11]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cole Aldrich 5 0 5.0 44.4% - 50.0% 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Nick Collison 20 0 16.6 64.7% - 42.9% 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.3 3.5
Daequan Cook 16 0 6.8 37.8% 33.3% 0.0% 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 2.3
Kevin Durant 20 20 41.9 51.7% 37.3% 86.4% 7.4 3.7 1.5 1.2 28.5
Derek Fisher 20 0 22.3 41.5% 37.5% 100% 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.1 6.3
James Harden 20 0 31.5 43.5% 41.0% 85.7% 5.1 3.4 1.6 0.1 16.3
Lazar Hayward 5 0 3.6 66.7% - - 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
Serge Ibaka 20 20 28.5 52.8% 25.0% 72.2% 5.8 0.6 0.6 3.0 9.8
Royal Ivey 5 0 4.2 36.4% 40.0% 50.0% 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 2.2
Nazr Mohammed 8 0 10.4 50.0% - 50.0% 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.3
Kendrick Perkins 20 20 25.9 41.6% - 80.0% 6.2 0.7 0.4 1.3 4.7
Thabo Sefolosha 20 20 22.3 40.2% 32.7% 88.9% 2.7 1.3 1.5 0.5 5.3
Russell Westbrook 20 20 38.4 43.5% 27.7% 80.2% 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.4 23.1
  Led team in statistic

After all games.[12]

Individual game highs

Awards and records

Awards

Date Player Award
January 3, 2012 Kevin Durant (1/3)[13] December 25–January 1 Player of the Week[lower-alpha 1]
January 30, 2012 Russell Westbrook (1/2)[14] January 23–29 Player of the Week[lower-alpha 2]
February 2, 2012 Kevin Durant[15] All-Star[lower-alpha 3]
February 9, 2012 Russell Westbrook[16] All-Star[lower-alpha 4]
February 11, 2012 Scott Brooks[17] Western Conference All-Star Head Coach[lower-alpha 5]
February 13, 2012 Russell Westbrook (2/2)[18] February 6–12 Player of the Week[lower-alpha 6]
February 20, 2012 Kevin Durant (2/3)[19] February 13–19 Player of the Week[lower-alpha 7]
March 2, 2012 Kevin Durant (1/2)[20] February Player of the Month[lower-alpha 8]
March 26, 2012 Kevin Durant (3/3)[21] March 19–25 Player of the Week[lower-alpha 9]
April 4, 2012 Kevin Durant (2/2)[22] March Player of the Month[lower-alpha 10]
May 10, 2012 James Harden[23] Sixth Man of the Year[lower-alpha 11]
May 23, 2012 Serge Ibaka[24] All-Defensive First Team[lower-alpha 12]
May 24, 2012 Kevin Durant[25] All-NBA First Team[lower-alpha 13]
May 24, 2012 Russell Westbrook[26] All-NBA Second Team[lower-alpha 14]

Injuries

Player Duration Injury Games missed
Start End
Thabo Sefolosha January 3, 2012 January 6, 2012 Flu-like symptoms 1
Eric Maynor January 8, 2012 November 1, 2012 Torn right ACL 57
Thabo Sefolosha January 30, 2012 March 13, 2012 Right foot surgery 22
Kendrick Perkins February 17, 2012 February 19, 2012 Knee contusion 1
James Harden February 20, 2012 February 22, 2012 Sore ankle 1
Nick Collison February 20, 2012 February 29, 2012 Quad contusion 3
Daequan Cook March 21, 2012 April 1, 2012 Right MCL sprain 6
James Harden April 13, 2012 April 14, 2012 Sore right knee 1
James Harden April 24, 2012 April 28, 2012 Concussion 2

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Trades

December 13, 2011[27] To Oklahoma City Thunder
Lazar Hayward
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Vaden
2012 second-round pick
2013 second-round pick
December 19, 2011[28] To Oklahoma City Thunder
2013 second-round pick
To Charlotte Bobcats
Byron Mullens

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract
December 9, 2011 Daequan Cook[29] Multi-Year Contract
January 19, 2012 Russell Westbrook[30] Multi-Year Extension

Additions

Date Player Contract Former team
December 13, 2011 Ryan Reid[31] Standard Tulsa 66ers (D-League)
March 21, 2012 Derek Fisher[32] Standard Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team
December 24, 2011 Nate Robinson[33] Waived Golden State Warriors
March 21, 2012 Ryan Reid[34] Waived Tulsa 66ers (D-League)

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  1. Durant helped the Thunder to a 5-0 start as well, averaging a Western Conference-best 27.4 points (second overall), while shooting .547 from the field and .500 from beyond the arc. Durant opened the 2011-12 campaign with four 30-plus-point performances. He recorded a double-double – 30 points and 11 rebounds – in a 104-102 win over the Mavericks Dec. 29.
  2. Westbrook led the Thunder to a 3-0 week, including wins over the Pistons and Hornets. Westbrook averaged 22.0 points, 7.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals. Oklahoma City’s 120-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 27 was keyed by Westbrook’s 28 points, 11 assists, seven steals and six rebounds.
  3. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named a starter on the 2012 Western Conference All-Star team after receiving 1,345,566 votes, second most in the Western Conference, the NBA announced today.
  4. For the second straight season, Westbrook will join teammate Kevin Durant on the Western Conference All-Star squad. In his first All-Star appearance, Westbrook finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes of action.
  5. Oklahoma City head coach Scott Brooks and his coaching staff will guide the Western Conference All-Stars on February 26th at Amway Center in Orlando, it was announced by the NBA.
  6. Westbrook helped the Thunder to a 3-1 week, averaging 30.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.5 steals. Westbrook scored 28 or more points in all four of Oklahoma City’s games, and posted one double-double (28 points, 11 rebounds) on Feb. 6, in a 111-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Westbrook connected on a career-high 15 field goals on Feb. 9, during a 106-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
  7. Durant helped Oklahoma City to a 3-1 week which included wins over the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets. Durant averaged 32.0 points and 8.0 rebounds, and shot .585 from the field, .917 from the foul line and .588 from distance. Durant’s career-high 51 points on Feb. 19 propelled the Thunder to a 124-118 win over the Nuggets.
  8. Durant helped the Thunder to a 12-3 month with the help of seven 30-plus-point scoring efforts. He paced the league, averaging 29.1 points. Against Denver on Feb. 19, Durant scored a career-high 51 points to go along with eight rebounds during a 124-118 win. Oklahoma City’s 12 wins for the month was tops in the league, and the 12-3 record equaled the franchise’s best February in history (12-3, 1972). Durant was named MVP of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, thanks to his 36-point performance on Feb. 26, during the West’s 152-149 victory over the East.
  9. Durant’s 29.5 ppg ranked second in the league (Kevin Love, 33.5), his 10.3 rpg ranked ninth, and his 2.0 spg tied for fifth best in the Western Conference as he helped the Thunder to a 3-1 week. Durant, the league’s second leading scorer for the season at 27.9 points (Kobe Bryant, 28.3) tallied 40 points and a season-high 17 rebounds on March 25 in a 103-87 win over the Heat.
  10. Durant captured his second consecutive Player of the Month award, leading Oklahoma City to an 11-5 record (second in the Western Conference) in March. Durant ranked second in the league in scoring (27.6 ppg), netting at least 20 points 15 times and eclipsing 30 on five occasions. He added averages of 8.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists, and recorded three double-doubles. In a 149-140 double overtime win against Minnesota on March 23, Durant scored 40 points and grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds. Two nights later, in a 103-87 victory over Miami, Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds and season-high-tying eight assists.
  11. Harden, the third overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, was a model of consistency, scoring in double figures in 58 of 62 contests, while averaging 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 31.4 minutes per game. He topped the 20-point mark on 15 occasions, with the Thunder going 14-1 in those games. He shot .491 from the field, .846 from the free throw line, and .390 from three-point range.
  12. In his third NBA season, Ibaka led the NBA and set an all-time franchise record with 3.65 blocks per game. Ibaka’s block per game average was the highest for any NBA player in more than a decade.
  13. Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team for a third consecutive season after becoming just the seventh player in NBA history to capture three consecutive scoring crowns. During the 2011-12 season, Durant led the Thunder with 18 doubles-doubles and on Feb. 19 vs. Denver, he recorded a career-best 51 points. During the 2011-12 season, Durant received NBA Player of the Month honors in February and March.
  14. Westbrook received All-NBA Second Team honors for a second straight season after securing five first place votes and 239 total points. Westbrook currently maintains the longest active games played streak in the NBA (312 games) and registered the fifth highest scoring average in the NBA (23.6 ppg) while leading the Thunder in assists (5.5 apg) during the 2011-12 season.
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