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The 2012–13 NBA season was the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA champions Miami Heat started the season by hosting the Boston Celtics. The 2013 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 17, 2013, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The regular season ended on April 17, 2013, and the playoffs began on April 20, 2013, and ended on June 20, 2013, with the Miami Heat defeating the San Antonio Spurs in seven games to win the 2013 NBA Finals.[1]
2012–13 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 30, 2012 – April 17, 2013 April 20 – June 3, 2013 (Playoffs) June 6 – 20, 2013 (Finals) |
Number of games | 82[lower-alpha 1] |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Anthony Davis |
Picked by | New Orleans Hornets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Miami Heat |
Season MVP | LeBron James (Miami) |
Top scorer | Carmelo Anthony (New York) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Miami Heat |
Eastern runners-up | Indiana Pacers |
Western champions | San Antonio Spurs |
Western runners-up | Memphis Grizzlies |
Finals | |
Champions | Miami Heat |
Runners-up | San Antonio Spurs |
Finals MVP | LeBron James (Miami) |
Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the July moratorium ended.
Off-season | ||
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Team | 2011–12 coach | 2012–13 coach |
Charlotte Bobcats | Paul Silas | Mike Dunlap |
Orlando Magic | Stan Van Gundy | Jacque Vaughn |
Portland Trail Blazers | Kaleb Canales (interim) | Terry Stotts |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Los Angeles Lakers | Mike Brown | Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) |
Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) | Mike D'Antoni | |
Brooklyn Nets | Avery Johnson | P. J. Carlesimo (interim) |
Milwaukee Bucks | Scott Skiles | Jim Boylan (interim) |
Phoenix Suns | Alvin Gentry | Lindsey Hunter (interim) |
The preseason started on October 5, 2012, and ended on October 26, 2012.
NBA Europe Live 2012 was played October 5 – 7 and 9, 2012 featuring the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and teams from Europe (Fenerbahçe Ülker, Alba Berlin, Olimpia Milano and Regal FC Barcelona). The Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at the sixth annual NBA China Games on October 11 in Beijing. A second game took place on October 14 in Shanghai. On October 7, the NBA Mexico Games 2012 were played between the New Orleans Hornets and Orlando Magic. Finally, the NBA Canada Series was played on October 19 between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks in Montreal, and on October 24 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons in Winnipeg.
The regular season started on October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA champions Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 120–107. The regular season ended on April 17, 2013. The entire schedule was released on July 26, 2012.
For the first time since 2008, the NBA did not schedule any Thanksgiving games. The NBA's annual Christmas games featured, in chronological order, the Boston Celtics at the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks at the Los Angeles Lakers, the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Miami Heat, the Houston Rockets at the Chicago Bulls, and the Denver Nuggets at the Los Angeles Clippers (thus the Staples Center was in the rare situation of hosting two NBA games on the same day).
A regular season game took place at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks on January 17, 2013. The Knicks won the game 102–87.[11]
The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers played 81 games instead of the scheduled 82. A Pacers-Celtics game in Boston was initially postponed in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Because this happened very late in the regular season (leaving little time in which either team could play on a new date in Boston) and the results would not have affected that season's standings, the NBA decided to vacate the game for good.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y-New York Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 10–6 | 82 |
x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | 26–15 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 12.5 | 27–13 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 81† |
Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 23–18 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 5–11 | 82 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y-Indiana Pacers | 49 | 32 | .605 | – | 30–11 | 19–21 | 13–3 | 81† |
x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.5 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11.5 | 21–20 | 17–24 | 7–9 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20.5 | 18–23 | 11–30 | 8–8 | 82 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25.5 | 14–27 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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z-Miami Heat | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 37–4 | 29–12 | 15–1 | 82 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37 | 22–19 | 7–34 | 5–11 | 82 |
Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45 | 15–26 | 6–35 | 6–10 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46 | 12–29 | 8–33 | 3–13 | 82 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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c-Oklahoma City Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 10–6 | 82 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3 | 38–3 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 9–7 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27 | 22–19 | 11–30 | 6–10 | 82 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 4–12 | 82 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 32–9 | 24–17 | 11–5 | 82 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 9–7 | 82 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 8–8 | 82 |
Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 28 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 7–9 | 82 |
Phoenix Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 | 17–24 | 8–33 | 5–11 | 82 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 35–6 | 23–18 | 12–4 | 82 |
x-Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 | 32–9 | 24–17 | 10–6 | 82 |
x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 6–10 | 82 |
Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 7–9 | 82 |
New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31 | 16–25 | 11–30 | 5–11 | 82 |
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The playoffs began on April 20, 2013, and concluded with the 2013 NBA Finals, which began on June 6 between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Milwaukee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Brooklyn | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Boston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Oklahoma City* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Oklahoma City* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | LA Clippers* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Memphis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Denver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | LA Lakers | 0 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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Points per game | Carmelo Anthony | New York Knicks | 28.7 |
Rebounds per game | Dwight Howard | Los Angeles Lakers | 12.4 |
Assists per game | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 11.1 |
Steals per game | Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers | 2.41 |
Blocks per game | Serge Ibaka | Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.03 |
Fouls per game | Dwight Howard | Los Angeles Lakers | 3.8 |
Turnovers per game | Jrue Holiday | Philadelphia 76ers | 3.8 |
Minutes per game | Luol Deng | Chicago Bulls | 38.7 |
Efficiency per game | LeBron James | Miami Heat | 31.6 |
FG% | DeAndre Jordan | Los Angeles Clippers | 64.3% |
FT% | Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City Thunder | 90.5% |
3FG% | José Calderón | Detroit Pistons/Toronto Raptors | 46.1% |
Double-Doubles | David Lee | Golden State Warriors | 56 |
Triple-Doubles | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 5 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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Points | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 54 |
Rebounds | Nikola Vučević | Orlando Magic | 29 |
Assists | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | 20 |
Steals | Kemba Walker | Charlotte Bobcats | 8 |
Ricky Rubio | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||
Blocks | Roy Hibbert | Indiana Pacers | 11 |
Joakim Noah | Chicago Bulls | ||
Three Pointers | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | 11 |
Deron Williams | Brooklyn Nets |
Category | Team | Statistics |
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Points per game | Denver Nuggets | 106.1 |
Rebounds per game | Indiana Pacers | 45.9 |
Assists per game | San Antonio Spurs | 25.1 |
Steals per game | Los Angeles Clippers | 9.6 |
Blocks per game | Oklahoma City Thunder | 7.6 |
Turnovers per game | Houston Rockets | 16.4 |
Fouls per game | Toronto Raptors | 22.4 |
FG% | Miami Heat | 49.6% |
FT% | Oklahoma City Thunder | 82.8% |
3FG% | Golden State Warriors | 40.3% |
+/- | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9.2 |
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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 | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/5) | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) | [49] |
December | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/5) | Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [50] |
January | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/5) | Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) | [51] |
February | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (4/5) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [52] |
March | LeBron James (Miami Heat) (5/5) | Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) | [53] |
April | Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) | [54] |
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 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/6) | [55] |
December | Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) (1/2) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (2/6) | [56] |
January | Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) (2/2) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (3/6) | [57] |
February | Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (4/6) | [58] |
March | Jonas Valančiūnas (Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (5/6) | [59] |
April | Chris Copeland (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) (6/6) | [60] |
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 | Avery Johnson (Brooklyn Nets) (1/1) | Lionel Hollins (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/2) | [61] |
December | Larry Drew (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) | Vinny Del Negro (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) | [62] |
January | Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) | George Karl (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) | [63] |
February | Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (1/2) | Lionel Hollins (Memphis Grizzlies) (2/2) | [64] |
March | Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat) (2/2) | George Karl (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) | [65] |
April | Mike Woodson (New York Knicks) (1/1) | Mike D'Antoni (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) | [66] |