The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which involved the top four in April 2013. The schedule was announced on 4 June 2012.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2011–12 title for a third consecutive championship.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the third year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster, with a three-year exclusive deal being signed.[2]
Sponsorship included iiNet entering its third season as league naming rights sponsor and Spalding providing equipment including the official game ball.
The NBL All-Star Game was reintroduced to the fixture list after a four-year absence and was played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena.[3]
The league reverted to an eight-team competition when Gold Coast Blaze withdrew on 18 July 2012. A new schedule was released on 25 July 2012.
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2013. Source: NBL.com.au
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
1Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Melbourne Tigers (2-2). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+2).
Ladder Progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
The 2012–13 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2013, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Under this system, Melbourne did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Sydney's win–loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +2 points).
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The 2012 13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979 A total of eight teams contested the league The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013 followed by a post season which involved the top four in April 2013 The schedule was announced on 4 June 2012 1 The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2011 12 title for a third consecutive championship 2012 13 NBL seasonLeagueNational Basketball LeagueSeason2012 13Dates5 October 2012 12 April 2013Number of teams8TV partner s Australia Network Ten One HD New Zealand Sky Sport Online NBL TV FIBA TVRegular seasonSeason championsNew Zealand BreakersSeason MVPCedric Jackson New Zealand FinalsChampionsNew Zealand Breakers 3rd title Runners upPerth WildcatsSemifinalistsWollongong HawksSydney KingsFinals MVPCedric Jackson New Zealand Statistical leadersPointsBen Madgen Sydney 17 9ReboundsDaniel Johnson Adelaide 8 1AssistsCedric Jackson New Zealand 7 2NBL seasons 2011 122013 14 Broadcast rights were held by free to air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One in the third year of a five year deal through to the 2014 15 season In New Zealand Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster with a three year exclusive deal being signed 2 Sponsorship included iiNet entering its third season as league naming rights sponsor and Spalding providing equipment including the official game ball The NBL All Star Game was reintroduced to the fixture list after a four year absence and was played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena 3 The league reverted to an eight team competition when Gold Coast Blaze withdrew on 18 July 2012 A new schedule was released on 25 July 2012 Contents 1 Pre season 1 1 Perth Wildcats pre season 1 1 1 2012 Cable Beach Invitational 1 2 Adelaide 36ers pre season 1 2 1 2012 Longgang International Men s Basketball Challenge 1 3 Melbourne Tigers pre season 1 4 Wollongong Hawks pre season 1 5 Cairns Taipans pre season 1 6 Sydney Kings pre season 1 7 New Zealand Breakers pre season 1 8 Townsville Crocodiles pre season 1 9 2012 NBL pre season tournament 1 9 1 Finals 2 Regular season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 All Star Game 2 13 Round 12 2 14 Round 13 2 15 Round 14 2 16 Round 15 2 17 Round 16 2 18 Round 17 2 19 Round 18 2 20 Round 19 2 21 Round 20 2 22 Round 21 2 23 Round 22 2 24 Round 23 2 25 Round 24 3 Ladder 3 1 Ladder Progression 4 Finals 4 1 Playoff Seedings 4 2 Playoff bracket 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Grand Final 5 Season statistics 5 1 Statistics leaders 5 2 Attendances 5 3 Top 10 Attendances 6 Awards 6 1 Player of the Week 6 2 Player of the Month 6 3 Coach of the Month 6 4 Season 6 5 Finals 7 See also 8 ReferencesPre season EditPerth Wildcats pre season Edit teamA v teamB 29 July 2012 Perth Wildcats 84 66 Cairns Taipans South Hedland Recreation Centre South Hedland 2012 Cable Beach Invitational Edit teamA v teamB 26 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 62 54 Singapore Slingers Cable Beach Broome teamA v teamB 27 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 73 47 Zhejiang Lions Cable Beach BroomeFox Sports teamA v teamB 28 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 71 37 Shanghai Sharks Cable Beach BroomeFox Sports Adelaide 36ers pre season Edit teamA v teamB 4 August 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85 75 Nicholls State University Adelaide Arena Adelaide 2012 Longgang International Men s Basketball Challenge Edit teamA v teamB 7 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 88 64 Elkhart Express Dayun Center Gymnasium Shenzhen China teamA v teamB 8 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 96 56 OKK Belgrade Dayun Center Gymnasium Shenzhen China teamA v teamB 9 September 2012 Dongguan Leopards 59 65 Adelaide 36ers Dayun Center Gymnasium Shenzhen China teamA v teamB 11 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 88 76 Elkhart Express Zhongshan China Adelaide 36ers win 2012 Longgang International Men s Basketball Challenge Melbourne Tigers pre season Edit teamA v teamB 7 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 74 75 Washington State University Kilsyth Sports Centre Melbourne teamA v teamB 10 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 90 60 Northern Colorado University Caulfield Grammar Melbourne teamA v teamB 31 August 2012 Melbourne Tigers 54 67 Wollongong Hawks Kilsyth Sports Centre Melbourne teamA v teamB 2 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 66 90 Wollongong Hawks Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Melbourne Wollongong Hawks pre season Edit teamA v teamB 10 August 2012 Wollongong Hawks 86 74 Washington State University Illawarra Basketball Stadium Wollongong teamA v teamB 12 August 2012 Wollongong Hawks 87 63 Northern Colorado University Illawarra Basketball Stadium Wollongong Cairns Taipans pre season Edit teamA v teamB 14 August 2012 Cairns Taipans 86 81 Washington State University Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium Cairns teamA v teamB 13 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 91 80 Perth Wildcats Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium Cairns teamA v teamB 14 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 61 69 Perth Wildcats Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium Cairns Sydney Kings pre season Edit teamA v teamB 24 August 2012 Sydney Kings 67 74 Wollongong Hawks Gosford City Basketball amp Sports Stadium Terrigal teamA v teamB 7 September 2012 Sydney Kings 98 93 OT Cairns Taipans Tamworth Sports Dome Tamworth teamA v teamB 8 September 2012 Sydney Kings 80 60 Cairns Taipans Tamworth Sports Dome Tamworth New Zealand Breakers pre season Edit teamA v teamB 11 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 70 61 Wollongong Hawks CBS Canterbury Arena Christchurch Attendance 6 500 teamA v teamB 13 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 61 64 Wollongong Hawks Edgar Centre Dunedin teamA v teamB 15 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 84 90 Wollongong Hawks Claudelands Arena Hamilton Townsville Crocodiles pre season Edit teamA v teamB 14 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 78 68 Sydney Kings USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Toowoomba teamA v teamB 16 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 92 79 Sydney Kings USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Toowoomba teamA v teamB 28 September 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 91 100 Melbourne Tigers RSL Stadium Townsville 2012 NBL pre season tournament Edit teamA v teamB 20 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 104 105 2OT Wollongong Hawks Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 20 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 97 70 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 20 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 78 74 Cairns Taipans Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 20 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 71 66 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 21 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 96 90 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 21 September 2012 Cairns Taipans 75 83 New Zealand Breakers Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 21 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 67 70 Perth Wildcats Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 21 September 2012 Wollongong Hawks 75 53 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne Finals Edit teamA v teamB 22 September 2012 New Zealand Breakers 93 100 Sydney Kings Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 22 September 2012 Melbourne Tigers 60 80 Townsville Crocodiles Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 22 September 2012 Adelaide 36ers 89 62 Cairns Taipans Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne teamA v teamB 22 September 2012 Perth Wildcats 72 60 Wollongong Hawks Dandenong Basketball Stadium Melbourne Perth Wildcats are pre season champions Regular season EditRound 1 Edit teamA v teamB 5 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 72 93 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 5 October 2012 Wollongong Hawks 79 76 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongOne Attendance 4 323 teamA v teamB 6 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 84 72 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 473 teamA v teamB 7 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 84 61 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 3 988 Round 2 Edit teamA v teamB 12 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 73 59 Adelaide 36ers Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 6 625 teamA v teamB 12 October 2012 Sydney Kings 85 82 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 4 386 teamA v teamB 12 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 58 68 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 172 teamA v teamB 14 October 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 58 82 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNetwork Ten Attendance 3 782 Round 3 Edit teamA v teamB 19 October 2012 New Zealand Breakers 73 71 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 3 749 teamA v teamB 19 October 2012 Sydney Kings 68 88 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 4 238 teamA v teamB 20 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85 81 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena AdelaideNBL TV Attendance 4 331 teamA v teamB 21 October 2012 Melbourne Tigers 65 74 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 5 256 teamA v teamB 21 October 2012 Wollongong Hawks 84 66 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 836 Round 4 Edit teamA v teamB 26 October 2012 Melbourne Tigers 64 75 New Zealand Breakers Hisense Arena MelbourneOne Attendance 5 130 teamA v teamB 26 October 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 87 92 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 294 teamA v teamB 28 October 2012 Adelaide 36ers 63 77 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena AdelaideOne Attendance 4 720 teamA v teamB 28 October 2012 Cairns Taipans 69 71 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 022 Round 5 Edit teamA v teamB 2 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 79 76 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 3 653 teamA v teamB 2 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 80 92 OT Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleOne Attendance 3 485 teamA v teamB 4 November 2012 Sydney Kings 81 88 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNetwork Ten Attendance 4 660 teamA v teamB 4 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 91 66 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena MelbourneNBL TV Attendance 4 044 teamA v teamB 4 November 2012 Wollongong Hawks 100 67 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 4 026 Round 6 Edit teamA v teamB 9 November 2012 Sydney Kings 65 51 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 4 082 teamA v teamB 9 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 96 66 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena MelbourneNBL TV Attendance 5 283 teamA v teamB 9 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 72 81 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 392 teamA v teamB 10 November 2012 Cairns Taipans 54 73 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 661 teamA v teamB 11 November 2012 Adelaide 36ers 77 65 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 3 696 Round 7 Edit teamA v teamB 16 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 93 63 Townsville Crocodiles Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 7 489 teamA v teamB 16 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 65 69 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 11 562 teamA v teamB 17 November 2012 Wollongong Hawks 73 59 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 826 teamA v teamB 18 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 67 72 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 5 810 Round 8 Edit teamA v teamB 22 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 89 64 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 11 086 teamA v teamB 23 November 2012 Cairns Taipans 76 83 OT Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre CairnsOne Attendance 4 253 teamA v teamB 24 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 63 68 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 244 teamA v teamB 25 November 2012 Melbourne Tigers 66 74 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 2 774 Round 9 Edit teamA v teamB 30 November 2012 New Zealand Breakers 94 64 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 30 November 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 75 73 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 255 teamA v teamB 30 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 75 56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 11 172 teamA v teamB 2 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85 88 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 4 015 teamA v teamB 2 December 2012 Cairns Taipans 76 66 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 3 754 Round 10 Edit teamA v teamB 7 December 2012 Perth Wildcats 80 68 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 11 239 teamA v teamB 8 December 2012 Sydney Kings 75 62 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre SydneyNBL TV Attendance 4 178 teamA v teamB 8 December 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 85 84 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 360 teamA v teamB 9 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 85 91 OT Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 3 485 Round 11 Edit teamA v teamB 13 December 2012 New Zealand Breakers 97 76 Cairns Taipans Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 6 677 teamA v teamB 14 December 2012 Wollongong Hawks 78 75 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongOne Attendance 3 326 teamA v teamB 15 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 75 80 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena AdelaideNBL TV Attendance 4 493 teamA v teamB 15 December 2012 Sydney Kings 70 63 OT Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNBL TV Attendance 5 776 teamA v teamB 16 December 2012 Melbourne Tigers 83 77 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 3 242 All Star Game Edit teamA v teamB 22 December 2012 North All Stars 114 134 South All Stars Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 4 523 Round 12 Edit teamA v teamB 28 December 2012 Adelaide 36ers 66 71 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena AdelaideOne Attendance 4 740 teamA v teamB 30 December 2012 Sydney Kings 61 95 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNetwork Ten Attendance 6 788 teamA v teamB 31 December 2012 Cairns Taipans 61 66 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 5 217 teamA v teamB 31 December 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 86 82 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 4 124 teamA v teamB 31 December 2012 Wollongong Hawks 72 80 OT Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 4 976 Round 13 Edit teamA v teamB 4 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 61 75 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena AdelaideOne Attendance 3 997 teamA v teamB 5 January 2013 Sydney Kings 86 82 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNBL TV Attendance 4 511 teamA v teamB 5 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 76 78 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 756 teamA v teamB 5 January 2013 Cairns Taipans 66 85 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 013 teamA v teamB 6 January 2013 Melbourne Tigers 74 71 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 3 500 Round 14 Edit teamA v teamB 11 January 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 78 82 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 985 teamA v teamB 11 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81 94 OT Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongOne Attendance 3 456 teamA v teamB 13 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 82 64 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 4 489 teamA v teamB 13 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 73 58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 12 336 Round 15 Edit teamA v teamB 17 January 2013 New Zealand Breakers 72 71 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 18 January 2013 Sydney Kings 74 77 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 6 281 teamA v teamB 18 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 86 64 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 11 808 teamA v teamB 19 January 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 82 74 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 632 teamA v teamB 20 January 2013 Adelaide 36ers 66 84 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 4 630 Round 16 Edit teamA v teamB 24 January 2013 New Zealand Breakers 95 76 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 25 January 2013 Cairns Taipans 85 71 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 059 teamA v teamB 25 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 62 59 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 10 900 teamA v teamB 26 January 2013 Wollongong Hawks 74 91 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 534 teamA v teamB 27 January 2013 Melbourne Tigers 87 80 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 3 215 Round 17 Edit teamA v teamB 1 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 98 81 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 9 200 teamA v teamB 1 February 2013 Adelaide 36ers 78 86 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena AdelaideOne Attendance 3 628 teamA v teamB 2 February 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 90 78 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 648 teamA v teamB 3 February 2013 Melbourne Tigers 67 64 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 3 012 teamA v teamB 3 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80 52 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 11 509 Round 18 Edit teamA v teamB 8 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 70 77 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 061 teamA v teamB 8 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 73 67 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 10 776 teamA v teamB 9 February 2013 Sydney Kings 94 96 OT New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNBL TV Attendance 7 124 teamA v teamB 9 February 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 111 108 2OT Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 4 329 teamA v teamB 10 February 2013 Adelaide 36ers 71 84 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena AdelaideNetwork Ten Attendance 5 055 Round 19 Edit teamA v teamB 15 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 92 84 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 15 February 2013 Sydney Kings 75 78 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 4 117 teamA v teamB 15 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80 52 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 10 587 teamA v teamB 16 February 2013 Cairns Taipans 68 71 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 3 911 teamA v teamB 17 February 2013 Melbourne Tigers 79 83 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 3 500 teamA v teamB 17 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 86 62 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 3 006 Round 20 Edit teamA v teamB 21 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 78 58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 10 447 teamA v teamB 22 February 2013 Wollongong Hawks 90 91 OT Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongOne Attendance 3 024 teamA v teamB 22 February 2013 Cairns Taipans 78 75 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 3 881 teamA v teamB 24 February 2013 Sydney Kings 71 97 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNetwork Ten Attendance 5 908 Round 21 Edit teamA v teamB 28 February 2013 New Zealand Breakers 104 79 Adelaide 36ers Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 8 500 teamA v teamB 1 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 78 72 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre CairnsOne Attendance 3 820 teamA v teamB 2 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 82 88 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre MelbourneNBL TV Attendance 3 500 teamA v teamB 3 March 2013 Sydney Kings 83 67 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyNetwork Ten Attendance 4 955 Round 22 Edit teamA v teamB 7 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 80 77 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 8 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 83 56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 11 343 teamA v teamB 9 March 2013 Adelaide 36ers 69 70 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena AdelaideNBL TV Attendance 5 309 teamA v teamB 9 March 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 69 64 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNBL TV Attendance 3 381 teamA v teamB 10 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 74 79 New Zealand Breakers Hisense Arena MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 5 192 Round 23 Edit teamA v teamB 14 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 114 84 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre AucklandSky Sport Attendance 4 000 teamA v teamB 15 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81 74 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongOne Attendance 4 016 teamA v teamB 15 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 76 73 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 013 teamA v teamB 17 March 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 75 73 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre TownsvilleNetwork Ten Attendance 3 448 teamA v teamB 17 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 70 53 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 10 936 Round 24 Edit teamA v teamB 22 March 2013 Sydney Kings 81 74 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 6 371 teamA v teamB 22 March 2013 Cairns Taipans 64 66 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre CairnsNBL TV Attendance 4 932 teamA v teamB 22 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 73 58 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena PerthNBL TV Attendance 12 381 teamA v teamB 23 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 74 64 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNBL TV Attendance 4 512 teamA v teamB 24 March 2013 Melbourne Tigers 78 70 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena MelbourneNetwork Ten Attendance 5 209Ladder EditPos 2012 13 NBL season vteTeam Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP1 New Zealand Breakers 28 24 4 85 71 4 1 L1 13 1 11 3 2296 2070 110 92 2 Perth Wildcats 28 22 6 78 57 4 1 W3 13 1 9 5 2195 1885 116 45 3 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 46 43 3 2 W2 8 6 5 9 2104 2087 100 82 4 Sydney Kings1 28 12 16 42 86 2 3 W1 7 7 5 9 2102 2222 94 60 5 Melbourne Tigers1 28 12 16 42 86 2 3 W2 7 7 5 9 2092 2163 96 72 6 Cairns Taipans 28 11 17 39 29 2 3 L2 6 8 5 9 2074 2137 97 05 7 Townsville Crocodiles 28 10 18 35 71 2 3 L2 8 6 2 12 2063 2242 92 02 8 Adelaide 36ers 28 8 20 28 57 1 4 L4 4 10 4 10 2091 2211 94 57 Updated to match es played on 24 March 2013 Source NBL com auThe NBL tie breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win loss record the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding 1Head to Head between Sydney Kings and Melbourne Tigers 2 2 Sydney Kings won For and Against 2 Ladder Progression Edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round 2012 13 NBL season vteTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Adelaide 36ers 1 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 7 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8Cairns Taipans 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 6Melbourne Tigers 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6 5New Zealand Breakers 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Perth Wildcats 2 1 1 1 3 3 5 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Sydney Kings 5 5 6 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 4Townsville Crocodiles 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7Wollongong Hawks 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3Finals EditMain article 2013 NBL Finals The 2012 13 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2013 consisting of two best of three semi final and final series where the higher seed hosts the first and third games Playoff Seedings Edit New Zealand Breakers Perth Wildcats Wollongong Hawks Sydney KingsThe NBL tie breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win loss record the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding Under this system Melbourne did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Sydney s win loss record as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker 2 2 2 points Playoff bracket Edit SemifinalsGrand Final 1New Zealand Breakers8199X4Sydney Kings6488X1New Zealand Breakers7970X2Perth Wildcats6766X2Perth Wildcats9385X3Wollongong Hawks6581XSemi finals Edit teamA v teamB 28 March 2013 New Zealand Breakers 81 64 Sydney Kings Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 8 314 teamA v teamB 28 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 93 65 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 10 904 teamA v teamB 31 March 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81 85 OT Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre WollongongNetwork Ten Attendance 3 026 teamA v teamB 1 April 2013 Sydney Kings 88 99 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre SydneyOne Attendance 4 908 Grand Final Edit teamA v teamB 7 April 2013 New Zealand Breakers 79 67 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena AucklandSky Sport Attendance 9 330 teamA v teamB 12 April 2013 Perth Wildcats 66 70 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena PerthOne Attendance 13 527Season statistics EditStatistics leaders Edit Category Player Gamesplayed Totals AveragePoints per game Ben Madgen Sydney Kings 28 502 17 9Rebounds per game Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers 28 227 8 1Assists per game Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 28 200 7 1Steals per game Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 28 79 2 8Blocks per game Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers 27 38 1 4Field goal percentage Jeremiah Trueman Perth Wildcats 28 45 71 63 4 Three point field goal percentage Oscar Forman Wollongong Hawks 28 73 153 47 7 Free throw percentage Ben Madgen Sydney Kings 28 95 111 85 6 Note regular season only minimum 14 games Attendances Edit Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest TotalAdelaide 36ers 14 4 327 5 309 3 485 60 576Cairns Taipans 14 4 227 5 217 3 754 59 181Melbourne Tigers 14 4 191 5 810 2 774 58 667New Zealand Breakers 14 5 278 9 200 3 653 73 893Perth Wildcats 14 11 292 12 381 10 447 158 082Sydney Kings 14 5 241 7 124 4 082 73 375Townsville Crocodiles 14 3 597 4 329 3 244 50 359Wollongong Hawks 14 3 763 4 976 3 006 52 678Totals 112 5 239 12 381 2 774 586 811Note regular season only Top 10 Attendances Edit Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day13 527 GF 12 April 2013 Perth Wildcats 66 70 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night12 381 24 22 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 73 58 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night12 336 14 13 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 73 58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon11 808 15 18 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 86 64 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena Friday Night11 562 7 16 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 65 69 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Friday Night11 509 17 3 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80 52 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon11 343 22 8 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 83 56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night11 239 10 7 December 2012 Perth Wildcats 80 68 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Friday Night11 172 9 30 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 75 56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night11 086 8 22 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 89 64 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Thursday NightAwards EditPlayer of the Week Edit Round Player Team1 Matthew Knight Perth Wildcats2 Corin Henry Sydney Kings3 Mika Vukona New Zealand Breakers4 Ben Madgen Sydney Kings5 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks6 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers7 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers8 Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats9 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers10 Corin Henry Sydney Kings11 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers12 Lucas Walker Melbourne Tigers13 Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles14 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers15 Ian Crosswhite Sydney Kings16 Daryl Corletto New Zealand Breakers17 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers18 Peter Crawford Townsville Crocodiles19 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks20 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats21 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks22 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers23 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers24 Larry Davidson Wollongong HawksPlayer of the Month Edit Month Player TeamOctober Ben Madgen Sydney KingsNovember Cedric Jackson New Zealand BreakersDecember Gary Ervin Townsville CrocodilesJanuary Gary Ervin Townsville CrocodilesFebruary Cedric Jackson New Zealand BreakersMarch Adris Deleon Wollongong HawksMarch Chris Goulding Melbourne TigersCoach of the Month Edit Month Player TeamOctober Gordie McLeod Wollongong HawksNovember Andrej Lemanis New Zealand BreakersDecember Paul Woolpert Townsville CrocodilesJanuary Andrej Lemanis New Zealand BreakersFebruary Rob Beveridge Perth WildcatsMarch Gordie McLeod Wollongong HawksSeason Edit The end of season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino Melbourne on Sunday 24 March 2013 Most Valuable Player Andrew Gaze Trophy Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers Rookie of the Year Cameron Gliddon Cairns Taipans Best Defensive Player Damian Martin Perth Wildcats Best Sixth Man Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks Most Improved Player Ben Madgen Sydney Kings Coach of the Year Lindsay Gaze Trophy Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers Referee of the Year Michael Aylen All NBL First Team Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats Ben Madgen Sydney Kings Seth Scott Melbourne Tigers Matthew Knight Perth Wildcats All NBL Second Team Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles Jonny Flynn Melbourne Tigers Damian Martin Perth Wildcats Mika Vukona New Zealand Breakers Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers All NBL Third Team Jamar Wilson Cairns Taipans Adam Gibson Adelaide 36ers Thomas Abercrombie New Zealand Breakers Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats Ian Crosswhite Sydney KingsFinals Edit Grand Final Series MVP Larry Sengstock Medal Cedric Jackson New Zealand BreakersSee also Edit2012 13 NBL squads 2012 13 Adelaide 36ers season 2012 13 New Zealand Breakers season 2012 NBL All Star GameReferences Edit NBL tips off October 5 NBL com au 4 June 2012 Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 4 June 2012 Extended broadcast deal with Sky New Zealand NBL com au September 19 2012 Archived from the original on October 21 2012 Retrieved October 23 2012 NBL reintroduces All Star Game NBL com au 9 May 2012 Archived from the original on 16 March 2015 Retrieved 4 June 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 13 NBL season amp oldid 1144355001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,