2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season

The 2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 18th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 12th for the franchise in Memphis.

2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach	Lionel Hollins
General manager	Chris Wallace
Owners	Robert Pera
Arena	FedExForum
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference Finals (lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WRBO
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

The season saw the Grizzlies make the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Prior to making the conference finals, the Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, and defeated the top-seeded defending runner-up Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the semifinals. However, a four-game sweep to the experienced San Antonio Spurs ended the Grizzlies' season and playoff run. Head coach Lionel Hollins was fired at the conclusion of the season.

Led by Marc Gasol, the Defensive Player of the Year, the 2013 Grizzlies held opponents to 89.3 points per game. This is the last time a team allowed under 90 points per game in an NBA season.^[1]

As of 2023, this is the closest the Grizzlies were to the finals.

Key dates

• June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School
1	25	Tony Wroten	SG	United States	Washington

Roster

2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 9 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State PF 00 Arthur, Darrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–03–25 Kansas G 7 Bayless, Jerryd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–20 Arizona PG 11 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State F/C 32 Davis, Ed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–06–05 North Carolina F 5 Daye, Austin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–06–05 Gonzaga G 55 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1980–05–08 Missouri C 33 Gasol, Marc 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–01–29 Lausanne CS (TN) F 13 Greene, Donté 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988–02–21 Syracuse PF 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin G/F 20 Pondexter, Quincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–03–10 Washington SF 21 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–02–28 Kentucky F/C 50 Randolph, Zach (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981–07–16 Michigan State F/C 3 Reed, Willie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–05–16 Saint Louis SG 1 Wroten, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–04–13 Washington

Head coach Lionel Hollins Assistant coach(es) Henry Bibby Dave Joerger Barry Hecker Bob Thornton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Roster Last transaction: 2013–05–27

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
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

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Oklahoma City Thunder *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-San Antonio Spurs *	58	24	.707	2.0	82
3	x-Denver Nuggets *	57	25	.695	3.0	82
4	y-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	4.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	56	26	.683	4.0	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13.0	82
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	15.0	82
8	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	15.0	82
9	Utah Jazz	43	39	.524	17.0	82
10	Dallas Mavericks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
11	Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	29.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	32.0	82
14	New Orleans Hornets	27	55	.329	33.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	25	57	.305	35.0	82

Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 32–9; road: 24–17)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 31 @ L. A. Clippers L 92–101 Rudy Gay (25) Zach Randolph (16) Conley & Gasol (5) Staples Center 19,060 0–1
November : 12–1 (home: 8–1; road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 2 @ Golden State W 104–94 Conley & Gasol (21) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–1 3 November 5 Utah W 103–94 Marc Gasol (22) Zach Randolph (18) Marc Gasol (8) FedExForum 17,401 2-1 4 November 7 @ Milwaukee W 108–90 Randolph & Speights (18) Zach Randolph (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (12) BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,465 3-1 5 November 9 Houston W 93–85 Rudy Gay (21) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) FedExForum 16,087 4-1 6 November 11 Miami W 104–86 Wayne Ellington (25) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) FedExForum 18,119 5-1 7 November 14 @ Oklahoma City W 107–97 Rudy Gay (28) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 6-1 8 November 16 New York W 105–95 Marc Gasol (24) Zach Randolph (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum 17,516 7-1 9 November 17 @ Charlotte W 94–87 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Zach Randolph (12) Marc Gasol (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 16,541 8-1 10 November 19 Denver L 92–97 Rudy Gay (22) Zach Randolph (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum 15,111 8-2 11 November 23 L. A. Lakers W 106–98 Rudy Gay (21) Zach Randolph (12) Marc Gasol (8) FedExForum 18,119 9-2 12 November 26 Cleveland W 84–78 Gasol & Randolph (19) Zach Randolph (8) Jerryd Bayless (6) FedExForum 13,485 10-2 13 November 28 Toronto W 103–82 Marreese Speights (18) Zach Randolph (13) Zach Randolph (6) FedExForum 14,603 11-2 14 November 30 Detroit W 90–78 Rudy Gay (18) Marc Gasol (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum 16,732 12-2
December : 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 1 @ San Antonio L 95–99 Marc Gasol (20) Zach Randolph (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (12) AT&T Center 18,581 12-3 16 December 4 Phoenix W 108–98 Zach Randolph (38) Zach Randolph (22) Marc Gasol (4) FedExForum 14,481 13-3 17 December 7 @ New Orleans W 96–89 Rudy Gay (28) Marc Gasol (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) New Orleans Arena 13,698 14-3 18 December 8 Atlanta L 83–93 Gasol & Randolph (18) Zach Randolph (13) Marc Gasol (5) FedExForum 17,612 14-4 19 December 12 @ Phoenix L 80–82 Rudy Gay (21) Rudy Gay (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) US Airways Center 13,093 14-5 20 December 14 @ Denver L 94–99 Rudy Gay (21) Marc Gasol (9) Jerryd Bayless (11) Pepsi Center 16,367 14-6 21 December 15 @ Utah W 99–86 Zach Randolph (25) Zach Randolph (16) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) EnergySolutions Arena 18,183 15-6 22 December 17 Chicago W 80–71 Mike Conley, Jr. (17) Zach Randolph (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) FedExForum 17,305 16-6 23 December 19 Milwaukee W 90–80 Zach Randolph (15) Zach Randolph (17) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,007 17-6 24 December 21 Dallas W 92–82 Rudy Gay (26) Zach Randolph (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (11) FedExForum 17,677 18-6 25 December 22 @ Houston L 96–121 Mike Conley, Jr. (16) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) Toyota Center 18,029 18-7 26 December 26 Philadelphia L 89–99 Zach Randolph (23) Zach Randolph (9) Marc Gasol (8) FedExForum 16,055 18-8 27 December 29 Denver W 81–72 Rudy Gay (19) Marreese Speights (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 17,707 19-8 28 December 31 @ Indiana L 83–88 Zach Randolph (21) Zach Randolph (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,979 19-9
January : 10–7 (home: 4–4; road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 2 @ Boston W 93–83 Mike Conley, Jr. (23) Zach Randolph (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) TD Garden 18,624 20-9 30 January 4 Portland L 84–86 Marreese Speights (22) Marreese Speights (13) Conley & Gasol (3) FedExForum 15,823 20-10 31 January 6 @ Phoenix W 92–81 Zach Randolph (21) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) US Airways Center 13,197 21-10 32 January 7 @ Sacramento W 113–81 Wayne Ellington (26) Zach Randolph (7) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) Sleep Train Arena 11,531 22-10 33 January 9 @ Golden State W 94–87 Zach Randolph (19) Zach Randolph (12) Bayless & Gay (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 23-10 34 January 11 San Antonio W 101–98 Rudy Gay (23) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum 17,685 24-10 35 January 12 @ Dallas L 83–104 Rudy Gay (12) Darrell Arthur (9) Jerryd Bayless (5) American Airlines Center 19,984 24-11 36 January 14 L. A. Clippers L 73–99 Zach Randolph (15) Zach Randolph (12) Tony Allen (4) FedExForum 15,837 24-12 37 January 16 @ San Antonio L 82–103 Rudy Gay (17) Rudy Gay (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (3) AT&T Center 18,581 24-13 38 January 18 Sacramento W 85–69 Mike Conley, Jr. (19) Marc Gasol (10) Tony Allen (6) FedExForum 15,910 25-13 39 January 19 @ Chicago W 85–82 Marc Gasol (19) Zach Randolph (19) Mike Conley, Jr. (9) United Center 22,124 26-13 40 January 21 Indiana L 81–82 Wayne Ellington (17) Rudy Gay (8) Jerryd Bayless (5) FedExForum 17,508 26-14 41 January 23 L. A. Lakers W 106–93 Darrell Arthur (20) Rudy Gay (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 17,984 27-14 42 January 25 Brooklyn W 101–77 Marc Gasol (20) Gasol & Randolph (9) Jerryd Bayless (8) FedExForum 16,911 28-14 43 January 27 New Orleans L 83–91 Zach Randolph (20) Zach Randolph (13) Jerryd Bayless (5) FedExForum 16,277 28-15 44 January 28 @ Philadelphia W 103–100 Marc Gasol (27) Zach Randolph (12) Jerryd Bayless (9) Wells Fargo Center 15,448 29-15 45 January 31 @ Oklahoma City L 89–106 Jerryd Bayless (23) Zach Randolph (19) Jerryd Bayless (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 29-16
February : 9–2 (home: 6–1; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 1 Washington W 85–76 Mike Conley, Jr. (18) Marc Gasol (15) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 15,017 30-16 47 February 5 Phoenix L 90–96 Jerryd Bayless (29) Zach Randolph (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum 14,933 30-17 48 February 6 @ Atlanta L 92–103 Zach Randolph (20) Marc Gasol (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) Philips Arena 13,198 30-18 49 February 8 Golden State W 99–93 Marc Gasol (20) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (10) FedExForum 16,701 31-18 50 February 10 Minnesota W 105–88 Tayshaun Prince (18) Marc Gasol (9) Conley & Gasol (8) FedExForum 16,023 32-18 51 February 12 Sacramento W 108–101 Marc Gasol (24) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum 14,722 33-18 All-Star Break 52 February 19 @ Detroit W 105–91 Mike Conley, Jr. (19) Zach Randolph (10) Jerryd Bayless (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,481 34-18 53 February 20 @ Toronto W 88–82 Randolph & Conley (17) Zach Randolph (18) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 35-18 54 February 22 Orlando W 88–82 Marc Gasol (19) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum 17,669 36-18 55 February 24 @ Brooklyn W 76–72 Zach Randolph (16) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Barclays Center 17,098 37-18 56 February 27 Dallas W 90–84 Zach Randolph (22) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,017 38-18
March : 11–6 (home: 6–0; road: 5–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 1 @ Miami L 91–98 Marc Gasol (24) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) American Airlines Arena 20,128 38-19 58 March 3 @ Orlando W 108–82 Tayshaun Prince (14) Ed Davis (10) Marc Gasol (11) Amway Center 16,020 39-19 59 March 6 Portland W 91–85 Marc Gasol (23) Marc Gasol (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,214 40-19 60 March 8 @ Cleveland W 103–92 Marc Gasol (22) Ed Davis (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (11) Quicken Loans Arena 17,032 41-19 61 March 9 New Orleans W 96–85 Mike Conley, Jr. (22) Ed Davis (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (8) FedExForum 17,501 42-19 62 March 12 @ Portland W 102–97 Marc Gasol (20) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (15) Rose Garden 18,754 43-19 63 March 13 @ L. A. Clippers W 96–85 Marc Gasol (21) Zach Randolph (8) Mike Conley, Jr. (11) Staples Center 19,316 44-19 64 March 15 @ Denver L 80–87 Zach Randolph (18) Zach Randolph (18) Marc Gasol (5) Pepsi Center 19,408 44-20 65 March 16 @ Utah L 84–90 Jerryd Bayless (24) Zach Randolph (9) Mike Conley, Jr. (4) EnergySolutions Arena 17,122 44–21 66 March 18 Minnesota W 92–77 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Tayshaun Prince (14) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) FedExForum 16,378 45–21 67 March 20 Oklahoma City W 90–89 (OT) Mike Conley, Jr. (24) Zach Randolph (18) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum 18,119 46–21 68 March 22 @ New Orleans L 83–90 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Zach Randolph (9) Marc Gasol (4) New Orleans Arena 16,494 46–22 69 March 23 Boston W 110–106 Jerryd Bayless (30) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley, Jr. (10) FedExForum 18,119 47–22 70 March 25 @ Washington L 94–107 Mike Conley, Jr. (23) Zach Randolph (7) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) Verizon Center 17,868 47–23 71 March 27 @ New York L 101–108 Mike Conley, Jr. (26) Tony Allen (10) Mike Conley, Jr. (6) Madison Square Garden 19,033 47–24 72 March 29 Houston W 103–94 Zach Randolph (21) Zach Randolph (12) Mike Conley, Jr. (10) FedExForum 18,119 48-24 73 March 30 @ Minnesota W 99–86 Marc Gasol (21) Marc Gasol (8) Jerryd Bayless (7) Target Center 13,680 49–24
April : 7–2 (home: 3–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 74 April 1 San Antonio W 92–90 Mike Conley, Jr. (23) Zach Randolph (10) Prince & Gasol (4) FedExForum 16,642 50–24 75 April 3 @ Portland W 94–76 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Ed Davis (10) Jerryd Bayless (7) Rose Garden 19,275 51–24 76 April 5 @ L. A. Lakers L 84–86 Mike Conley, Jr. (21) Marc Gasol (8) Marc Gasol (7) Staples Center 18,997 51–25 77 April 7 @ Sacramento W 89–87 Mike Conley, Jr. (25) Marc Gasol (10) Conley & Gasol (4) Power Balance Pavilion 15,205 52–25 78 April 9 Charlotte W 94–75 Mike Conley, Jr. (20) Zach Randolph (13) Mike Conley, Jr. (7) FedExForum 16,591 53–25 79 April 12 @ Houston W 82–78 Randolph & Gasol (15) Marc Gasol (12) Conley & Gasol (5) Toyota Center 18,163 54–25 80 April 13 L. A. Clippers L 87–91 Marc Gasol (18) Marc Gasol (15) Marc Gasol (7) FedExForum 18,119 54-26 81 April 15 @ Dallas W 103–97 Jerryd Bayless (19) Ed Davis (11) Marc Gasol (6) American Airlines Center 19,833 55–26 82 April 17 Utah W 86–70 Zach Randolph (25) Zach Randolph (19) Mike Conley, Jr. (5) FedExForum 16,777 56–26
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2013 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–112 Jerryd Bayless (19) Ed Davis (6) Marc Gasol (7) Staples Center 19,373 0–1 2 April 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–93 Mike Conley (28) Tony Allen (10) Mike Conley (9) Staples Center 19,373 0–2 3 April 25 L.A. Clippers W 94–82 Zach Randolph (27) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley (10) FedExForum 18,119 1–2 4 April 27 L.A. Clippers W 104–83 Gasol, Randolph (24) Marc Gasol (13) Mike Conley (13) FedExForum 18,119 2–2 5 April 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–93 Zach Randolph (25) Zach Randolph (11) Mike Conley (6) Staples Center 19,384 3–2 6 May 3 L.A. Clippers W 118–105 Conley, Randolph (23) Allen. Gasol (7) Mike Conley (7) FedExForum 18,119 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 5 @ Oklahoma City L 91–93 Marc Gasol (20) Zach Randolph (10) Three Players (3) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 0–1 2 May 7 @ Oklahoma City W 99–93 Mike Conley (26) Mike Conley (10) Mike Conley (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 1–1 3 May 11 Oklahoma City W 87–81 Marc Gasol (20) Zach Randolph (10) Mike Conley (6) FedExForum 18,119 2–1 4 May 13 Oklahoma City W 103–97 (OT) Mike Conley (24) Zach Randolph (12) Conley, Prince (5) FedExForum 18,119 3–1 5 May 15 @ Oklahoma City W 88–84 Zach Randolph (28) Zach Randolph (14) Mike Conley (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 4–1
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 19 @ San Antonio L 83–105 Quincy Pondexter (17) Gasol, Randolph (7) Mike Conley (8) AT&T Center 18,581 0–1 2 May 21 @ San Antonio L 89–93 (OT) Bayless, Conley (18) Zach Randolph (18) Conley, Gasol (4) AT&T Center 18,581 0–2 3 May 25 San Antonio L 93–104 (OT) Mike Conley (20) Zach Randolph (15) Marc Gasol (5) FedExForum 18,119 0–3 4 May 27 San Antonio L 86–93 Quincy Pondexter (22) Allen, Randolph (8) Mike Conley (7) FedExForum 18,119 0–4
2013 playoff schedule

See also

•   Sports portal

References

1. "Team Season Finder".