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The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.[1] Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the 2010–11 NBA MVP.[2]
2010–11 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 26, 2010 – April 13, 2011 April 16 – May 26, 2011 (Playoffs) May 31 – June 12, 2011 (Finals) |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | John Wall |
Picked by | Washington Wizards |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Chicago Bulls |
Season MVP | Derrick Rose (Chicago) |
Top scorer | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Miami Heat |
Eastern runners-up | Chicago Bulls |
Western champions | Dallas Mavericks |
Western runners-up | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Finals | |
Champions | Dallas Mavericks |
Runners-up | Miami Heat |
Finals MVP | Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) |
Off-season | ||
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Team | 2009–10 coach | 2010–11 coach |
Philadelphia 76ers | Eddie Jordan | Doug Collins |
New Orleans Hornets | Jeff Bower | Monty Williams |
New Jersey Nets | Kiki Vandeweghe | Avery Johnson |
Atlanta Hawks | Mike Woodson | Larry Drew |
Chicago Bulls | Vinny Del Negro | Tom Thibodeau |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Mike Brown | Byron Scott |
Los Angeles Clippers | Kim Hughes | Vinny Del Negro |
Golden State Warriors | Don Nelson | Keith Smart |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Charlotte Bobcats | Larry Brown | Paul Silas |
Indiana Pacers | Jim O'Brien | Frank Vogel |
Utah Jazz | Jerry Sloan | Tyrone Corbin |
The 2010 off-season had one of the most talented free agent pools in recent NBA history. The list of free agents included All-Stars LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer and Amar'e Stoudemire, as well as other veteran players such as Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Shaquille O'Neal and Paul Pierce.[22][23] Below are the major free agency signings, including the sign and trade agreements, that occurred during the off-season.
NBA Europe Live 2010 was played October 3, 2010 – October 7, 2010, featuring the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers and teams from Europe (Armani Jeans Milano and Regal FC Barcelona) The Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns played in Indian Wells, California, on October 9 for their outdoor special. The Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets played in the fifth annual NBA China Games on October 13 in Beijing, and October 16 at Guangzhou. The preseason schedule was released in August.[39]
The regular season began on October 26, 2010, and ended on April 13, 2011. The Opening Day schedule on TNT had the Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers' championship ring and banner ceremony and their game against the Houston Rockets. The opener began at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Christmas Day, ABC and ESPN had a five-game set, with ABC broadcasting the game between the Celtics and the Orlando Magic, and the Heat against the Lakers, which started at 2:00 p.m. ET. On Martin Luther King Day, ESPN aired the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. ET, while NBA TV aired the Sacramento Kings–Atlanta Hawks matchup at 4:00 p.m. ET. TNT capped off the holiday with a doubleheader, beginning with the Magic facing the Celtics, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder facing the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. The full schedule was released on August 10, 2010.[40]
Other much-anticipated games include: on October 28, 2010, John Wall, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft, made his NBA debut as the Washington Wizards visited the Magic on TNT.[40] On December 2, LeBron James returned to Cleveland for the first time since the Decision as his Heat faced the Cavaliers on TNT. The Celtics–Lakers rivalry renewed on January 30, 2011 (at Los Angeles on ABC) and on February 10, 2011 (at Boston on TNT) in a rematch of the 2010 NBA Finals.[41] On March 4–5, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors faced off in two regular season games held at London's O2 Arena.[42]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 33–8 | 23–18 | 13–3 |
x-New York Knicks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 9–7 |
New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 32 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 3–13 |
Toronto Raptors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5–11 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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z-Chicago Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 36–5 | 26–15 | 15–1 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 9–7 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 22–19 | 13–28 | 6–10 |
Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 7–9 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 3–13 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Miami Heat | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 30–11 | 28–13 | 13–3 |
x-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 6 | 29–12 | 23–18 | 11–5 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 | 24–17 | 20–21 | 9–7 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
Washington Wizards | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 | 20–21 | 3–38 | 3–13 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 30–11 | 25–16 | 13–3 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 30–11 | 18–23 | 10–6 |
Utah Jazz | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16 | 21–20 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 65 | .207 | 38 | 12–29 | 5–36 | 1–15 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–7 |
Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 26–15 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 7–9 |
Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 11–30 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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c-San Antonio Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 29–12 | 28–13 | 8–8 |
x-New Orleans Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 9–7 |
x-Memphis Grizzlies | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 30–11 | 16–25 | 8–8 |
Houston Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 5–11 |
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Notes
The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on April 16, with the Conference Finals concluding on May 26. The NBA Finals began on May 31 due to both Conference Finals ending in five games. ESPN began their playoff broadcast on April 16, and continued every Friday and Saturday thereafter, with the Sunday–Thursday schedule reserved for TNT (some Saturday first-round games apply) and NBA TV. ABC continued broadcasting early-round playoff coverage every Sunday afternoon, with select Saturday afternoon broadcasts. The first round playoff coverage was non-exclusive except for ABC-covered games, in which local sports networks (e.g. Fox Sports Net, Comcast SportsNet) still aired the game in their home market. TNT aired the Eastern Conference Finals while ESPN aired the Western Conference Finals. The NBA Finals were shown on ABC. Nationwide radio coverage was on ESPN Radio for select playoff games, the entire Conference Finals and NBA Finals.
First Round | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Orlando | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Atlanta | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | New York | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Memphis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Oklahoma City* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Oklahoma City* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Oklahoma City* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Portland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | New Orleans | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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Points per game | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder | 27.7 |
Rebounds per game | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15.2 |
Assists per game | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11.4 |
Steals per game | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 2.35 |
Blocks per game | Andrew Bogut | Milwaukee Bucks | 2.58 |
Turnovers per game | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.9 |
Fouls per game | DeMarcus Cousins | Sacramento Kings | 4.1 |
Minutes per game | Monta Ellis | Golden State Warriors | 40.3 |
Efficiency per game | LeBron James | Miami Heat | 27.3 |
FG% | Nenê | Denver Nuggets | 61.8% |
FT% | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 93.4% |
3FG% | Matt Bonner | San Antonio Spurs | 45.7% |
Double-Doubles | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 66 |
Triple-Doubles | LeBron James | Miami Heat | 4 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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Points | LeBron James | Miami Heat | 51 |
Rebounds | Kevin Love | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 |
Assists | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 24 |
Steals | John Wall | Washington Wizards | 9 |
Blocks | JaVale McGee | Washington Wizards | 12 |
Three Pointers | Ty Lawson | Denver Nuggets | 10 |
Category | Team | Statistics |
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Points per game | Denver Nuggets | 107.5 |
Rebounds per game | Minnesota Timberwolves | 44.4 |
Assists per game | Dallas Mavericks | 23.8 |
Houston Rockets | ||
Steals per game | Memphis Grizzlies | 9.4 |
Blocks per game | Washington Wizards | 6.1 |
Turnovers per game | Minnesota Timberwolves | 17.0 |
Fouls per game | Utah Jazz | 22.7 |
FG% | Boston Celtics | 48.6% |
FT% | Oklahoma City Thunder | 82.3% |
3FG% | San Antonio Spurs | 39.7% |
+/- | Miami Heat | 7.5 |
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The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October – November | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/2) | Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) (1/1) | [105] |
December | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/3) Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/1) |
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [106] |
January | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/3) | Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1) | [107] |
February | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (2/2) | LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) | [108] |
March | Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [109] |
April | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/3) | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [110] |
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October – November | Landry Fields (New York Knicks) (1/2) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/6) | [111] |
December | Landry Fields (New York Knicks) (2/2) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (2/6) | [112] |
January | John Wall (Washington Wizards) (1/4) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (3/6) | [113] |
February | John Wall (Washington Wizards) (2/4) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (4/6) | [114] |
March | John Wall (Washington Wizards) (3/4) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (5/6) | [115] |
April | John Wall (Washington Wizards) (4/4) | Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (6/6) | [116] |
The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference | Ref. |
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October – November | Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics) (1/1) | Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (1/2) | [117] |
December | Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/1) | Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (2/2) | [118] |
January | Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (1/3) | Monty Williams (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) | [119] |
February | Doug Collins (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) | Rick Carlisle (Dallas Mavericks) (1/1) | [120] |
March | Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (2/3) | Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [121] |
April | Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (3/3) | Nate McMillan (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) | [122] |
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. This game was the 61st edition of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s annual basketball festivities, and was also the fifth All-Star Game held in Los Angeles; the city previously hosted in 1963, 1972, 1983 and 2004. As with the 2004 event, it was jointly hosted by the Lakers and the Clippers. The Western Conference All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference 148–143, with the Lakers' Kobe Bryant named as MVP for the fourth time, tying the record of Bob Pettit.
On July 7, the NBA announced that the salary cap for the 2010–11 season would be $58.044 million, an increase of $0.344 million from previous season's $57.70 million, and would go into effect on July 8 as the league's "moratorium period" had ended and teams could begin signing free agents and making trades. The increase came as a surprise as the league initially predicted a decrease in the salary cap. On March, before the playoffs, the league projected that the salary cap would be around $56.1 million. The tax level for the season was set at $70.307 million, with each team paying a $1 tax for each $1 by which it exceeds $70.307 million. The mid-level exception was $5.765 million for the season and the minimum team salary, which was set at 75% of the salary cap, was $43.533 million. The maximum salaries for players are set at $13.604 million for players with zero to six years of experience, $16.324 million for players with seven to nine years of experience, and $19.045 million for players with more than 10 years of experience.[123][124]