2012–13 NBA season

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2012–13 NBA season
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
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 Heat)
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 Heat)
NBA seasons

The 2012–13 NBA season was the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, 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 Wednesday, April 17, 2013, and the playoffs began on Saturday, 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]

Transactions

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Free agency

Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the July moratorium ended.

Coaching changes

Coaching changes
Off-season
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)

Off-season

In-season

  • On November 9, 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Mike Brown after starting the season 1–4 and named Bernie Bickerstaff as interim head coach.[7] It is one of the earliest regular season head coach firings in NBA history.[8] On November 12, 2012, the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni as official head coach and demoted Bickerstaff back to an assistant head coach.[9]
  • On December 27, 2012, the Brooklyn Nets fired Avery Johnson after losing 10 out of 13 games in December, which came right after winning the Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month award in November. The team promoted assistant P. J. Carlesimo as interim head coach.[10]
  • On January 8, 2013, the Milwaukee Bucks and Scott Skiles mutually agreed to part ways after starting the season with a 16–16 record. The team promoted assistant Jim Boylan as interim head coach.
  • On January 18, 2013, the Phoenix Suns and Alvin Gentry mutually agreed to part ways. The Suns' 13–28 record at the time of Gentry's departure was the worst in the Western Conference. The team promoted assistant and development coach Lindsey Hunter as interim head coach.

Preseason

The preseason started on Friday, October 5, 2012, and ended on Friday, 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.

Regular season

The regular season started on Tuesday October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 120–107. The regular season ended on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The entire schedule was released on Thursday night July 26 at 7 PM ET on NBA TV.

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 will be 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, England between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks on January 17, 2013. The Knicks won the game 102–87.[11]

Standings

By division

By conference

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • dagger – In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the NBA canceled the April 16 game scheduled in Boston between the Celtics and the Pacers; the game was not rescheduled because it would have had no impact on either team's playoff seedings.[12]

Tiebreakers

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Western Conference
  • The Los Angeles Clippers clinched #4 seed over Memphis as the Clippers won the Pacific Division and the Grizzlies finished second in the Southwest Division. Also, the Clippers secured home court advantage over the Grizzlies based on head-to-head record (3-1).
  • The Los Angeles Lakers clinched #7 seed over Houston based on winning percentage against Western Conference teams (the Lakers' .538 to the Rockets' .462).

Postseason

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The playoffs began on Saturday, April 20, 2013, and concludes with the 2013 NBA Finals, which began on June 6 between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs

Bracket

First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
                       
1 Miami* 4
8 Milwaukee 0
1 Miami* 4
5 Chicago 1
4 Brooklyn 3
5 Chicago 4
1 Miami* 4
Eastern Conference
3 Indiana* 3
3 Indiana* 4
6 Atlanta 2
3 Indiana* 4
2 New York* 2
2 New York* 4
7 Boston 2
E1 Miami* 4
W2 San Antonio* 3
1 Oklahoma City* 4
8 Houston 2
1 Oklahoma City* 1
5 Memphis 4
4 L.A. Clippers* 2
5 Memphis 4
5 Memphis 0
Western Conference
2 San Antonio* 4
3 Denver 2
6 Golden State 4
6 Golden State 2
2 San Antonio* 4
2 San Antonio* 4
7 L.A. Lakers 0

* Division winner
Bold Series winner
italics Team with home-court advantage


Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game Kevin Durant OKC THunder 31.6
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% Jose Calderon Detroit Pistons/Toronto Raptors 46.1%
Double-Doubles David Lee Golden State Warriors 56
Triple-Doubles Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 5

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistics
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

Team Statistic Leaders

Category Team Statistics
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

Awards

Yearly awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
Oct. 30 – Nov. 4 Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/2) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (1/3) [26]
Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/6) Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [27]
Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/6) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/4) [28]
Nov. 19 – Nov. 25 Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [29]
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (1/4) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/4) [30]
Dec. 3 – Dec. 9 Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [31]
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 Paul George (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) David Lee (Golden State Warriors) (1/2) [32]
Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/6) Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [33]
Dec. 24 – Dec. 30 Monta Ellis (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/2) Greivis Vásquez (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) [34]
Dec. 31 – Jan. 6 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (2/4) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (2/3) [35]
Jan. 7 – Jan. 13 Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/2) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (3/4) [36]
Jan. 14 – Jan. 20 Carlos Boozer (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (4/4) [37]
Jan. 21 – Jan. 27 Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [38]
Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 Nate Robinson (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) David Lee (Golden State Warriors) (2/2) [39]
Feb. 4 – Feb. 10 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (4/6) Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/1) [40]
Feb. 19 – Feb. 24 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (5/6) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/3) [41]
Feb. 25 – Mar. 3 Monta Ellis (Milwaukee Bucks) (2/2) Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [42]
Mar. 4 – Mar. 10 Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) (1/1) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/3) [43]
Mar. 11 – Mar. 17 John Wall (Washington Wizards) (1/1) LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) [44]
Mar. 18 – Mar. 24 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (6/6) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (3/3) [45]
Mar. 25 – Mar. 31 J. R. Smith (New York Knicks) (1/1) Al Jefferson (Utah Jazz) (1/1) [46]
Apr. 1 – Apr. 7 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (3/4) Nikola Peković (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) [47]
Apr. 8 – Apr. 14 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (4/4) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (3/3) [48]

Players of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
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]

Rookies of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
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]

Coaches of the month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref.
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]

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