2011–12 Sacramento Kings season

The 2011–12 Sacramento Kings season was the 67th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 27th in Sacramento.

2011–12 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Paul Westphal (Dec 26-Jan 5) Keith Smart (Jan 5-Apr 26)
General manager	Geoff Petrie
Arena	Power Balance Pavilion
Results
Record	22–44 (.333)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast Sports Net California
Radio	Sports Radio 1140 The Fan

The Kings huddling prior to the tip-off of the 2011–12 exhibition opener against the Golden State Warriors

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]

Possible relocation

Henry Samueli, the owner of the Anaheim Ducks and Anaheim Arena Management, has hoped to bring an NBA franchise to Honda Center in Anaheim since he took control of the arena in the early 2000s. The Sacramento Kings had expressed an interest in relocating to Anaheim from their current stadium, Power Balance Pavilion (formerly ARCO Arena).[2] On March 3, 2011, a lawyer representing the Maloof brothers (owners of the Kings) filed federal trademark applications for names for a new basketball team based in Anaheim. Those names included Anaheim Royals, Los Angeles Royals, Orange County Royals, and Anaheim Royals of Southern California. Of note, the city of Anaheim has mandated that any team playing at Honda Center must use "Anaheim" as its only geographic identifier. This requirement was made after the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim added 'Los Angeles' to their official name. On May 2, 2011, the Maloofs announced they were staying in Sacramento for at least one more season, to try to make things work with a new Sports and Entertainment Complex in Sacramento.

Timeline of events

• July 1, 1997: Sacramento obtained a $70 million loan for the Kings. A "Team Owner's Relocation Assurance Agreement" recites that Kings agree to stay in Sacramento for 30 years or until the loan is repaid. But the contract includes a term prohibiting the City of Sacramento from preventing a relocation.[3]
• November 8, 2003: As early as 2003, there had been speculation that the Kings may move to Anaheim. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Maloofs (then and current owners of the Kings) were interested in purchasing the then-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim who played (and still play) at the Arrowhead Pond/Honda Center. In that same article, Gavin Maloof was quoted as saying that "I think Anaheim would be a plus for the league. The arena is beautiful. The market is so rich. Three teams in that market, it could handle it." This, naturally, set off speculation that the Maloofs were considering a move to Orange County, however, a spokeswoman for the Maloofs quickly shot down the idea calling a possible Kings move to Anaheim "laughable." [4]
• February 13, 2009: Speculation was renewed by the Orange County Register/Sacramento Bee that the Kings may be looking at Southern California as a possible new home.[5]
• September 23, 2010: Anaheim Ducks and Anaheim Arena Management owner Henry Samueli renewed his interest in an NBA franchise relocating to Honda Center.[6]
• December 6, 2010: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and other news agencies were reporting that Anaheim is on the NBA's short list for a possible franchise relocation. At this time, however, speculation surrounded the New Orleans Hornets franchise and also the cities of Kansas City, Missouri; San Jose, California; Seattle, Washington; and Chicago, Illinois; along with Anaheim.[7]
• January 9, 2011: Randy Youngman of the Orange County Register re-kindled the Kings to Anaheim speculation and the Register continued to publish Kings to Anaheim speculation for a week.[8][9]
• February 10, 2011: The Sacramento city council unanimously voted to approve ICON and David Taylor to conduct a feasibility study for a new sports and entertainment center in the state capital. The Maloofs, at that time, reportedly agreed to hand over 11 years of financial/arena information documents to help in this study.[10]
• February 19–22, 2011: NBA Commissioner David Stern acknowledged that there are ongoing talks between the Kings and Anaheim officials about a possible relocation during the All-Star festivities at Staples Center in Los Angeles.[11]
• February 25, 2011: The Kings asked for an extension to the relocation filing deadline. The deadline is normally March 1.[12]
• February 28, 2011: Kings fans organized to sell out then-ARCO Arena for a game against the Los Angeles Clippers in response to the relocation rumors.[13]
• March 1, 2011: The NBA moved the relocation filing deadline back from March 1 to April 18 for the Kings.[14]
• March 6, 2011: It was reported that the Taylor/ICON group would delay their report until they knew whether or not the Kings were staying in Sacramento.[15]
• March 23–26, 2011: Jim Crandell reported that there is a possible "game changing" proposal that could keep the Kings in Sacramento. It was later reported, however, that the Maloofs had rejected this plan which calls for a renovation of Power Balance Pavilion.[16][17]
• March 28, 2011: The Orange County Register reported that an official in the city of Sacramento had sent a letter to the city of Anaheim insisting that they cease negotiations with the Kings because of a $73,725,000 loan that is owed to the capital city by the Maloofs. Kings co-owner quickly shot back, saying that the letter was "below the belt" and that Sacramento should "not interfere with our business." The next day, the Los Angeles Times reported that California state senate president pro tempore Steinberg (D-Sacramento) is considering legislation that would prevent the Kings from moving until the debt is paid in full.[18][19][20]
• March 29, 2011: The city of Anaheim unanimously approved a 75 million dollar bond to bring Honda Center up to modern NBA standards.[21][22]
• April 14, 2011: The NBA Board of Governors met at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City where George Maloof, on behalf of the majority owners, made his case to the other owners that relocation was advisable. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, Anaheim City Manager Tom Wood, Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli, and Anaheim Arena Management official Michael Schulman all attended the meetings to make the argument for relocation to their city. Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson also attended the meetings and made the case why the Kings should remain in California's capital city or why Sacramento deserves a new team if the Kings leave. Johnson also announced during his presentation that Ron Burkle, a billionaire credited with helping keep the Pittsburgh Penguins in their home town, wanted to purchase the Kings franchise and keep them in Sacramento. Burkle's firm later sent out a press release confirming his interest in purchasing the Kings and keeping the NBA in Sacramento.[23] The Orange County Register also reported that the fate of the Kings may be known by Friday, April 15.[24]
• April 15, 2011: At an NBA Board of Governors meeting at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City, the NBA moved the relocation filing deadline for the Kings from March 18 to May 2.[25]
• April 18, 2011: The Kings' second deadline to file for relocation. An extension to May 2 was granted on April 15.
• April 29, 2011: The Orange County Register reported that the relocation committee headed by Oklahoma City Thunder owner has suggested that the Kings remain in Sacramento. In response, Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli upped his offer to the Maloofs, promising to pay for up to 70 million dollars in upgrades to Honda Center. He also reportedly secured 30 million dollars (to counter the 10 million that Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson secured) in corporate funding and a six-year television deal that would pay out 24 million dollars annually. Samueli also upped his personal loan to the Maloofs to 75 million dollars and offered to buy a minority stake in the Kings. Following this report, the Maloofs have not filed for relocation and the relocation committee has not changed their reported suggestion.[26]
• May 2, 2011: George Maloof announces that the Kings will remain in Sacramento for at least one more season.[27]

Cities considered future sites for the Kings

The Kings not only looked at Anaheim in relocation plans, the team was offered deals in possible relocations to Kansas City, where the Kings once played until their move to Sacramento in 1985, Cincinnati, where the Kings used to be the Cincinnati Royals from 1961 to 1972, Pittsburgh due to a radio station report about the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins may purchase the team, Las Vegas where the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, and Seattle the former home of the Oklahoma City Thunder (was the Seattle SuperSonics) when the team moved to Oklahoma in 2006. The Kings wanted to reuse the "Royals" namesake for Anaheim not to confuse with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings whose cross-region rival is the Anaheim Ducks, but if they move to Seattle, they will keep the "Kings" moniker and their closest opponent will be the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon. ESPN's Basketball Editor in Chief recently told a Seattle Sports Station that Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is the most "viable" option.[28]

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Jimmer Fredette^¤	Guard	United States	BYU
2	35	Tyler Honeycutt	Forward	United States	UCLA
2	60	Isaiah Thomas^¤	Guard	United States	Washington

¤:Draft rights traded to Sacramento from the Milwaukee Bucks

Roster

Roster listing

2011–12 Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From C 15 Cousins, DeMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1990–08–13 Kentucky G 13 Evans, Tyreke (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–09–19 Memphis G 7 Fredette, Jimmer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–25 BYU G/F 32 García, Francisco 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1980–12–31 Louisville F 20 Greene, Donté 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988–02–21 Syracuse F/C 42 Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983–06–11 Kentucky F 3 Honeycutt, Tyler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1990–07–15 UCLA F 25 Outlaw, Travis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1984–09–18 Starkville HS (MS) G/F 5 Salmons, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1979–12–12 Miami (FL) G 22 Thomas, Isaiah 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–02–07 Washington F 34 Thompson, Jason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–07–21 Rider G 23 Thornton, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987–06–05 LSU C 33 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–06–13 Marshall G/F 55 Williams, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–06–28 Louisville	Head coach Keith Smart Assistant coach(es) Jim Eyen Alex English Bobby Jackson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2012–03–21

Preseason

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed preseason schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season, were scrapped, and a two-game preseason was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 17 @ Golden State L 96–107 Jimmer Fredette Marcus Thornton (21) J. J. Hickson (7) Tyreke Evans (7) Oracle Arena 16,523 1–0 2 December 20 Golden State W 95–91 Marcus Thornton (21) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Tyreke Evans (7) Power Balance Pavilion 12,425 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Los Angeles Lakers	41	25	.621	0.0	26–7	15–18	9–5	66
x-Los Angeles Clippers	40	26	.606	1.0	24–9	16–17	7–7	66
Phoenix Suns	33	33	.500	8.0	19–14	14–19	9–5	66
Golden State Warriors	23	43	.348	18.0	12–21	11–22	7–8	66
Sacramento Kings	22	44	.333	19.0	16–17	6–27	3–10	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: 22–44 (Home: 16–17; Road: 6–27)
December: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 26 L. A. Lakers W 100–91 Marcus Thornton (27) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Three players (3) Power Balance Pavilion 17,317 1–0 2 December 27 @ Portland L 79–101 DeMarcus Cousins (16) DeMarcus Cousins Chuck Hayes (11) Tyreke Evans Marcus Thornton (3) Rose Garden 20,350 1–1 3 December 29 Chicago L 98–108 Marcus Thornton (20) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Jimmer Fredette Chuck Hayes (3) Power Balance Pavilion 17,317 1–2 4 December 31 New York L 92–114 Marcus Thornton (14) Chuck Hayes (13) DeMarcus Cousins (4) Power Balance Pavilion 16,175 1–3
January: 5–12 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–10) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 New Orleans W 96–80 Tyreke Evans (27) Chuck Hayes (10) Jimmer Fredette (5) Power Balance Pavilion 13,628 2–3 6 January 3 @ Memphis L 96–113 Jimmer Fredette (17) J.J. Hickson (10) Tyreke Evans (4) FedEx Forum 12,391 2–4 7 January 4 @ Denver L 83–110 DeMarcus Cousins (26) Three players (5) Three players (3) Pepsi Center 14,562 2–5 8 January 5 Milwaukee W 103–100 Marcus Thornton (27) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Tyreke Evans (5) Power Balance Pavilion 11,813 3–5 9 January 8 Orlando L 97–104 Tyreke Evans (28) J. J. Hickson (11) Tyreke Evans (8) Power Balance Pavilion 14,150 3–6 10 January 10 @ Philadelphia L 85–112 DeMarcus Cousins (17) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Francisco García (4) Wells Fargo Center 10,255 3–7 11 January 11 @ Toronto W 98–91 Tyreke Evans (29) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Isaiah Thomas (6) Air Canada Centre 14,323 4–7 12 January 13 @ Houston L 89–103 Tyreke Evans (27) Donté Greene (8) Tyreke Evans Isaiah Thomas (5) Toyota Center 12,870 4-8 13 January 14 @ Dallas L 60–99 Marcus Thornton (14) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Tyreke Evans John Salmons (3) American Airlines Center 20,313 4-9 14 January 16 @ Minnesota L 86–99 Three players (12) Tyreke Evans (8) Tyreke Evans (10) Target Center 16,159 4-10 15 January 18 Indiana W 92–88 Marcus Thornton (17) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Tyreke Evans (6) Power Balance Pavilion 14,170 5-10 16 January 20 @ San Antonio W 88–86 Tyreke Evans (23) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Tyreke Evans (7) AT&T Center 18,581 6-10 17 January 21 @ Memphis L 95–128 Jimmer Fredette (20) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Three players (5) FedEx Forum 16,562 6-11 18 January 23 @ Portland L 89–101 DeMarcus Cousins (18) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Isaiah Thomas (8) Power Balance Pavilion 20,363 6-12 19 January 25 Denver L 93–122 Jimmer Fredette (19) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Tyreke Evans (7) Power Balance Pavilion 12,097 6-13 20 January 28 @ Utah L 93–96 Tyreke Evans (31) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Tyreke Evans (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 6-14 21 January 31 @ Golden State L 90–93 Tyreke Evans (22) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Tyreke Evans (9) Oracle Arena 17,753 6-15
February : 6–7 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 2 Portland W 95–92 Marcus Thornton (20) Jason Thompson (12) Tyreke Evans (5) Power Balance Pavilion 11,740 7-15 23 February 4 Golden State W 114–106 (OT) Marcus Thornton (28) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Tyreke Evans (9) Power Balance Pavilion 16,411 8-15 24 February 6 @ New Orleans W 100–92 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Isaiah Thomas (6) New Orleans Arena 13,222 9-15 25 February 7 @ Minnesota L 84–86 Marcus Thornton (22) DeMarcus Cousins J. J. Hickson (11) Tyreke Evans Isaiah Thomas (4) Target Center 14,073 9-16 26 February 9 Oklahoma City W 106–101 Tyreke Evans (22) Jason Thompson (10) Tyreke Evans (5) Power Balance Pavilion 17,317 10-16 27 February 11 Phoenix L 84–98 DeMarcus Cousins (26) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Tyreke Evans (5) Power Balance Pavilion 16,964 10-17 28 February 14 @ Chicago L 115–121 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (17) Tyreke Evans (8) United Center 21,936 10-18 29 February 15 @ New York L 85–100 Tyreke Evans (19) J. J. Hickson (6) Tyreke Evans (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 10-19 30 February 17 @ Detroit L 108–114 DeMarcus Cousins (26) DeMarcus Cousins (15) Tyreke Evans (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,686 10-20 31 February 19 @ Cleveland L 92–93 Isaiah Thomas (23) Marcus Thornton (10) Isaiah Thomas (11) Quicken Loans Arena 16,812 10-21 32 February 21 @ Miami L 108–120 Isaiah Thomas (24) Jason Thompson (10) Tyreke Evans (10) American Airlines Arena 20,068 10-22 33 February 22 @ Washington W 115–107 Tyreke Evans Marcus Thornton (22) DeMarcus Cousins (16) Isaiah Thomas (6) Verizon Center 17,085 11-22 34 February 28 Utah W 103–96 DeMarcus Cousins (22) DeMarcus Cousins (18) Isaiah Thomas (8) Power Balance Pavilion 13,896 12-22
March: 6–12 (Home: 5–7; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 March 1 L. A. Clippers L 100–108 DeMarcus Cousins (23) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Isaiah Thomas (4) Power Balance Pavilion 15,512 12-23 36 March 2 @ L. A. Lakers L 107–115 Francisco García (18) DeMarcus Cousins (13) Isaiah Thomas (6) Staples Center 18,997 12-24 37 March 4 @ Phoenix L 88–96 Marcus Thornton (21) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Tyreke Evans (6) US Airways Center 15,026 12-25 38 March 5 @ Denver L 116–119 (OT) Tyreke Evans, Marcus Thornton (27) Jason Thompson (8) DeMarcus Cousins, John Salmons (5) Pepsi Center 14,823 12-26 39 March 7 New Orleans W 99–98 Marcus Thornton (25) Jason Thompson (8) Jimmer Fredette (5) Power Balance Pavilion 13,487 13-26 40 March 9 Dallas W 110–97 Tyreke Evans Marcus Thornton (17) Tyreke Evans (9) DeMarcus Cousins Isaiah Thomas (5) Power Balance Pavilion 16,857 14-26 41 March 11 Atlanta L 99–106 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Tyreke Evans (7) Power Balance Pavilion 13,976 14-27 42 March 13 Golden State L 89–115 DeMarcus Cousins (19) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Marcus Thornton (3) Power Balance Pavilion 12,011 14-28 43 March 14 Detroit L 112–124 Tyreke Evans (23) Jason Thompson (15) Marcus Thornton (6) Power Balance Pavilion 12,173 14-29 44 March 16 Boston W 120–95 Marcus Thornton (36) Jason Thompson (15) Isaiah Thomas (10) Power Balance Pavilion 17,317 15-29 45 March 18 Minnesota W 115–99 Marcus Thornton (24) Jason Thompson (10) Jimmer Fredette Marcus Thornton (4) Power Balance Pavilion 15,616 16-29 46 March 20 Memphis W 119–110 Marcus Thornton (31) Jason Thompson (13) Isaiah Thomas (7) Power Balance Pavilion 11,105 17-29 47 March 22 Utah L 102–103 Tyreke Evans (25) DeMarcus Cousins (18) Isaiah Thomas (7) Power Balance Pavilion 11,646 17-30 48 March 24 @ Golden State L 108–111 DeMarcus Cousins (28) DeMarcus Cousins (18) DeMarcus Cousins Isaiah Thomas (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 17-31 49 March 26 @ Houston L 106–113 (OT) DeMarcus Cousins (38) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Isaiah Thomas (6) Toyota Center 13,572 17-32 50 March 28 San Antonio L 112–117 Isaiah Thomas (28) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Isaiah Thomas (10) Power Balance Pavilion 13,119 17-33 51 March 30 @ Utah W 104–103 DeMarcus Cousins (27) DeMarcus Cousins (14) Isaiah Thomas (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 18-33 52 March 31 New Jersey L 99–111 Tyreke Evans (23) Jason Thompson (10) Isaiah Thomas (6) Power Balance Pavilion 14,370 18-34
April: 4–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 April 2 Minnesota W 116–108 Tyreke Evans (24) Terrence Williams (12) Tyreke Evans (7) Power Balance Pavilion 12,279 19-34 54 April 3 Phoenix L 100–109 DeMarcus Cousins (41) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Isaiah Thomas (7) Power Balance Pavilion 12,462 19-35 55 April 5 L. A. Clippers L 85–93 Isaiah Thomas (17) Jason Thompson (16) Tyreke Evans (6) Power Balance Pavilion 14,411 19-36 56 April 7 @ L. A. Clippers L 94–109 DeMarcus Cousins (15) DeMarcus Cousins (20) Terrence Williams (9) Staples Center 19,060 19-37 57 April 8 Houston L 87–104 Terrence Williams (21) Hassan Whiteside (10) Isaiah Thomas (6) Power Balance Pavilion 13,299 19-38 58 April 10 @ Dallas L 100–110 DeMarcus Cousins (25) DeMarcus Cousins (18) Tyreke Evans Isaiah Thomas (5) American Airlines Center 20,241 19-39 59 April 11 @ New Orleans L 96–105 Marcus Thornton (25) Jason Thompson (7) Tyreke Evans (8) New Orleans Arena 16,906 19-40 60 April 13 @ Oklahoma City L 89–115 Isaiah Thomas (21) DeMarcus Cousins (12) Terrence Williams (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 19-41 61 April 15 Portland W 104–103 DeMarcus Cousins (23) DeMarcus Cousins Chuck Hayes (7) Isaiah Thomas (8) Power Balance Pavilion 16,012 20-41 62 April 18 San Antonio L 102–127 Isaiah Thomas (21) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Isaiah Thomas Terrence Williams (8) Power Balance Pavilion 16,954 20-42 63 April 20 Oklahoma City L 92–103 DeMarcus Cousins (18) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Chuck Hayes (5) Power Balance Pavilion 16,882 20-43 64 April 22 @ Charlotte W 114–88 DeMarcus Cousins (29) Jason Thompson (11) Jason Thompson (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 11,317 21-43 65 April 24 @ Oklahoma City L 110–118 DeMarcus Cousins (32) DeMarcus Cousins Travis Outlaw (7) Isaiah Thomas (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 21-44 66 April 26 L. A. Lakers W 113–96 DeMarcus Cousins (23) DeMarcus Cousins (19) Isaiah Thomas (7) Power Balance Pavilion 16,281 22-44
2011–12 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Milwaukee Bucks----Stephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Beno Udrih Draft rights to Tobias Harris	To Charlotte Bobcats----Corey Maggette Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo----To Sacramento Kings----John Salmons Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette
June 30, 2011	To Sacramento Kings----J.J. Hickson	To Cleveland Cavaliers----Omri Casspi 2012 first-round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Marcus Thornton	December 9	Sacramento Kings
Travis Outlaw	December 17	New Jersey Nets
Chuck Hayes	December 23	Houston Rockets
Terrence Williams	March 31	Sacramento Kings (previously signed a 10-day contract)

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Marquis Daniels	December 9	Boston Celtics
Samuel Dalembert	December 26	Houston Rockets
Jermaine Taylor		Rio Grande Valley Vipers

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

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