The 2011–12 New York Knicks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks finished the regular season with a 36–30 record and a seventh place in the Eastern Conference to reach the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the eventual NBA champion Miami Heat in five games. Notable events of the season included coach Mike D'Antoni's resignation,Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni resigns, ESPN.com. March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012. the surge in popularity of 23-year-old point guard Jeremy Lin during a seven-game winning streak ("Linsanity"), and the Knicks winning their first playoff game since 2001 against the Miami Heat, snapping an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak.

Key dates June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. July 1: The CBA expires and the 2011 NBA Lockout begins. December 8: The player and the owners ratified a new 10-year CBA ending the 161-day lockout. December 9: Free Agency and Training camps begin. December 25: The regular season begins with a match against the Boston Celtics in the Madison Square Garden. April 19: The Knicks clinched a spot in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.Knicks secure playoff berth with Bucks loss, ESPN.com, April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012 May 9: The Knicks' season ends with a game 5 loss to the Miami Heat.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 17 Guard Georgia Tech

Roster

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 scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | December 17 | @ New Jersey | | Renaldo Balkman (20) | Landry Fields (7) | Toney Douglas (5) | Prudential Center13,027 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | December 21 | New Jersey | | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Carmelo AnthonyToney DouglasLandry FieldsIman Shumpert (3) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–0

Regular season

After a lack-luster start to the season where the Knicks had 8 wins and 13 losses in their first 21 games, Jeremy Lin burst on the scene. Injuries forced coach Mike D'Antoni to name Lin as the starting point guard, and Lin responded with averages of 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals in his first four starts. Lin closed the February 14th game against Toronto with a game-winning three-pointer that left 0.5 seconds on the clock.

However, when Carmelo Anthony returned from injury in late February, the Knicks hot streak ended. After a 6-game losing streak to start the month of March, Mike D'Antoni resigned as coach, and was replaced by his assistant Mike Woodson. The Knicks ended the season strong 18-6 under Woodson.

However, the magic was gone as Lin suffered a knee injury against the Detroit Pistons. He underwent surgery days after and was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | December 25 | Boston | | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Carmelo Anthony (8) | Toney Douglas (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | December 28 | @ Golden State | | Amar'e Stoudemire (16) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Mike Bibby (4) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | December 29 | @ L. A. Lakers | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | December 31 | @ Sacramento | | Carmelo Anthony (23) | Josh Harrellson (12) | Toney Douglas (8) | Power Balance Pavilion16,175 | 2–2

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | January 2 | Toronto | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Carmelo Anthony (11) | Landry Fields (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | January 4 | Charlotte | | Carmelo Anthony (32) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Carmelo Anthony,Toney Douglas (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | January 6 | @ Washington | | Carmelo Anthony (37) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Iman Shumpert (7) | Verizon Center16,998 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | January 7 | @ Detroit | | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Carmelo Anthony (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,044 | 4–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | January 9 | Charlotte | | Amar'e Stoudemire (25) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | January 11 | Philadelphia | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Tyson Chandler (13) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | January 12 | @ Memphis | | Carmelo Anthony,Bill Walker (14) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Toney Douglas (4) | FedExForum15,324 | 6–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | January 14 | @ Oklahoma City | | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Bill Walker (7) | Bill Walker (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | January 16 | Orlando | | Carmelo Anthony (33) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler (8) | Carmelo Anthony (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | January 18 | Phoenix | | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler,Landry Fields (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | January 20 | Milwaukee | | Carmelo Anthony (35) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Iman Shumpert (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | January 21 | Denver | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Landry Fields,Iman Shumpert (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | January 24 | @ Charlotte | | Tyson Chandler (20) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Landry Fields (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,802 | 7–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | January 25 | @ Cleveland | | Amar'e Stoudemire (19) | Amar'e Stoudemire (14) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | Quicken Loans Arena16,760 | 7–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | January 27 | @ Miami | | Bill Walker (21) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Landry Fields,Toney Douglas (5) | American Airlines Arena19,707 | 7–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | January 28 | @ Houston | | Amar'e Stoudemire (23) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (6) | Toyota Center18,051 | 7–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | January 31 | Detroit | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Tyson Chandler (8) | Carmelo Anthony,Iman Shumpert (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 8–13

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | February 2 | Chicago | | Amar'e Stoudemire (34) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Iman Shumpert (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 8–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | February 3 | @ Boston | | Carmelo Anthony (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire,Tyson Chandler (11) | Carmelo Anthony (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 8–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | February 4 | New Jersey | | Jeremy Lin (25) | Jared Jeffries (10) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 9–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | February 6 | Utah | | Jeremy Lin (28) | Jared Jeffries (8) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | February 8 | @ Washington | | Tyson Chandler (25) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Verizon Center17,376 | 11–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | February 10 | L. A. Lakers | | Jeremy Lin (38) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 12–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | February 11 | @ Minnesota | | Jeremy LinIman Shumpert (20) | Jared Jeffries (8) | Jeremy Lin (8) | Target Center20,232 | 13–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | February 14 | @ Toronto | | Jeremy Lin (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire,Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin (11) | Air Canada Centre20,092 | 14–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | February 15 | Sacramento | | Landry Fields (15) | Landry Fields (10) | Jeremy Lin (13) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 15–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | February 17 | New Orleans | | Amar'e Stoudemire,Jeremy Lin (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 15–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | February 19 | Dallas | | Jeremy Lin (28) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jeremy Lin (14) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | February 20 | New Jersey | | Jeremy Lin (21) | Landry Fields (11) | Jeremy Lin (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | February 22 | Atlanta | | Jeremy Lin, Steve Novak (17) | Amar'e Stoudemire (10) | Jeremy Lin (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 17–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | February 23 | @ Miami | | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin, J.R. Smith, Baron Davis (3) | American Airlines Arena20,197 | 17–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | February 29 | Cleveland | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Tyson Chandler (15) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 18–18

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | March 4 | @ Boston | | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Tyson Chandler (14) | Baron Davis (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 18–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | March 6 | @ Dallas | | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Landry Fields (10) | Jeremy Lin (7) | American Airlines Center20,605 | 18–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | March 7 | @ San Antonio | | Carmelo Anthony (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Baron Davis (8) | AT&T Center18,581 | 18–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | March 9 | @ Milwaukee | | Amar'e Stoudemire (27) | Amar'e Stoudemire (11) | Jeremy Lin (13) | Bradley Center18,717 | 18–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | March 11 | Philadelphia | | Carmelo Anthony (22) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 18–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | March 12 | @ Chicago | | Carmelo Anthony (21) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Jeremy Lin (8) | United Center22,863 | 18–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | March 14 | Portland | | J.R. Smith (25) | Amar'e Stoudemire (8) | Baron Davis (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 19–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | March 16 | Indiana | | Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith (16) | Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Landry Fields (7) | Carmelo Anthony, Jeremy Lin (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 20–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | March 17 | @ Indiana | | Jeremy Lin (19) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Jeremy Lin (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 21–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | March 20 | Toronto | | Amar'e Stoudemire (22) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Jeremy Lin (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 22–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | March 21 | @ Philadelphia | | Amar'e Stoudemire (21) | Amar'e Stoudemire (9) | Jeremy Lin (5) | Wells Fargo Center20,470 | 23–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | March 23 | @ Toronto | | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Baron Davis (8) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 23–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | March 24 | Detroit | | Amar'e Stoudemire (17) | Tyson Chandler (17) | Landry Fields (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 24–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | March 26 | Milwaukee | | Carmelo Anthony (28) | Carmelo Anthony (12) | Baron Davis (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 25–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | March 28 | Orlando | | Carmelo Anthony (25)Iman Shumpert (25) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Carmelo Anthony (6)Baron Davis (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 26–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | March 30 | @ Atlanta | | Carmelo Anthony (36) | Carmelo Anthony,Tyson Chandler (9) | Baron Davis (4) | Philips Arena18,389 | 26–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | March 31 | Cleveland | | J.R. Smith (20) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Baron Davis (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 27–26

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | April 3 | @ Indiana | | Carmelo Anthony (39) | Tyson Chandler (14) | J.R. Smith (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,042 | 27–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55