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2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season

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Head coach
  
Vinny Del Negro

Owner(s)
  
Donald Sterling

Record
  
40–26 (.606)

General manager
  
Neil Olshey

Arena
  
Staples Center

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)

The 2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season is the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 34th season in Southern California, and their 28th season in Los Angeles. Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82. The Clippers finished 40-26, their best winning percentage in franchise history. They finished the season as the #5 seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they lost to the San Antonio Spurs 0-4 in the Western Conference semi-finals.

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Key dates

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

    • Roster notes

  • Forward Caron Butler becomes the 17th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Forward Bobby Simmons makes his second tour of duty with the Clippers. He played for the team from 2003–2005.

    • 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.

    References

    2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season Wikipedia
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