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2012–13 NBA season

January 26, 2023

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
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 30, 2012 – April 17, 2013
April 20 – June 3, 2013 (Playoffs)
June 6 – 20, 2013 (Finals)
Number of games82[a]
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pickAnthony Davis
Picked byNew Orleans Hornets
Regular season
Top seedMiami Heat
Season MVPLeBron James (Miami)
Top scorerCarmelo Anthony (New York)
Playoffs
Eastern championsMiami Heat
  Eastern runners-upIndiana Pacers
Western championsSan Antonio Spurs
  Western runners-upMemphis Grizzlies
Finals
ChampionsMiami Heat
  Runners-upSan Antonio Spurs
Finals MVPLeBron James (Miami)
NBA seasons

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

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

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] This was 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 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.

Regular season

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]

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
  •   – In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, 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

Main article: NBA playoffs § Format
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).

Playoffs

Main article: 2013 NBA playoffs

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

Bracket

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

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

This bracket:


Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
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

Individual game highs

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.

Rookies of the month

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

Coaches of the month

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

Notable occurrences

Notes

  1. ^ The Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers played only 81 games each as their matchup originally scheduled for April 16, 2013 was cancelled as a result of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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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 seasonLeagueNational Basketball AssociationSportBasketballDurationOctober 30 2012 April 17 2013 April 20 June 3 2013 Playoffs June 6 20 2013 Finals Number of games82 a Number of teams30TV partner s ABC TNT ESPN NBA TVDraftTop draft pickAnthony DavisPicked byNew Orleans HornetsRegular seasonTop seedMiami HeatSeason MVPLeBron James Miami Top scorerCarmelo Anthony New York PlayoffsEastern championsMiami Heat Eastern runners upIndiana PacersWestern championsSan Antonio Spurs Western runners upMemphis GrizzliesFinalsChampionsMiami Heat Runners upSan Antonio SpursFinals MVPLeBron James Miami NBA seasons 2011 122013 14 Contents 1 Transactions 1 1 Free agency 1 2 Coaching changes 1 2 1 Off season 1 2 2 In season 2 Preseason 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 1 1 By division 3 1 2 By conference 3 1 3 Tiebreakers 3 1 3 1 Western Conference 4 Playoffs 4 1 Bracket 5 Statistics leaders 5 1 Individual statistic leaders 5 2 Individual game highs 5 3 Team statistic leaders 6 Awards 6 1 Yearly awards 6 2 Players of the week 6 3 Players of the month 6 4 Rookies of the month 6 5 Coaches of the month 7 Notable occurrences 8 Notes 9 ReferencesTransactions EditMain article List of 2012 13 NBA season transactions Free agency Edit Free agency negotiation started on July 1 2012 with players being able to sign starting July 11 after the July moratorium ended Coaching changes Edit Coaching changes Off seasonTeam 2011 12 coach 2012 13 coachCharlotte Bobcats Paul Silas Mike DunlapOrlando Magic Stan Van Gundy Jacque VaughnPortland Trail Blazers Kaleb Canales interim Terry StottsIn seasonTeam Outgoing coach Incoming coachLos Angeles Lakers Mike Brown Bernie Bickerstaff interim Bernie Bickerstaff interim Mike D AntoniBrooklyn Nets Avery Johnson P J Carlesimo interim Milwaukee Bucks Scott Skiles Jim Boylan interim Phoenix Suns Alvin Gentry Lindsey Hunter interim Off season Edit On April 30 2012 the Charlotte Bobcats released Paul Silas from his coaching contract 2 On June 20 the Charlotte Bobcats hired Mike Dunlap as head coach 3 On May 21 2012 the Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy 4 On July 28 the Orlando Magic hired Jacque Vaughn as head coach 5 On August 8 2012 the Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach and demoted Kaleb Canales back to assistant head coach 6 In season Edit 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 This was 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 EditThe 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 Fenerbahce Ulker 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 EditThe 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 Standings Edit By division Edit Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPy New York Knicks 54 28 659 31 10 23 18 10 6 82x Brooklyn Nets 49 33 598 5 26 15 23 18 11 5 82x 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 82Toronto Raptors 34 48 415 20 21 20 13 28 5 11 82Central Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPy 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 82x Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 11 5 21 20 17 24 7 9 82Detroit Pistons 29 53 354 20 5 18 23 11 30 8 8 82Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58 293 25 5 14 27 10 31 3 13 82Southeast Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPz Miami Heat 66 16 805 37 4 29 12 15 1 82x Atlanta Hawks 44 38 537 22 25 16 19 22 11 5 82Washington Wizards 29 53 354 37 22 19 7 34 5 11 82Charlotte Bobcats 21 61 256 45 15 26 6 35 6 10 82Orlando Magic 20 62 244 46 12 29 8 33 3 13 82 Western ConferenceNorthwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPc Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 732 34 7 26 15 10 6 82x Denver Nuggets 57 25 695 3 38 3 19 22 11 5 82Utah Jazz 43 39 524 17 30 11 13 28 9 7 82Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 402 27 22 19 11 30 6 10 82Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 378 29 20 21 11 30 4 12 82Pacific Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPy Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 683 32 9 24 17 11 5 82x Golden State Warriors 47 35 573 9 28 13 19 22 9 7 82x Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 549 11 29 12 16 25 8 8 82Sacramento Kings 28 54 341 28 20 21 8 33 7 9 82Phoenix Suns 25 57 305 31 17 24 8 33 5 11 82Southwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GPy San Antonio Spurs 58 24 707 35 6 23 18 12 4 82x Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 683 2 32 9 24 17 10 6 82x Houston Rockets 45 37 549 13 29 12 16 25 6 10 82Dallas Mavericks 41 41 500 17 24 17 17 24 7 9 82New Orleans Hornets 27 55 329 31 16 25 11 30 5 11 82 By conference Edit Eastern Conference Team W L PCT GB GP1 z Miami Heat 66 16 805 822 y New York Knicks 54 28 659 12 0 823 y Indiana Pacers 49 32 605 16 5 814 x Brooklyn Nets 49 33 598 17 0 825 x Chicago Bulls 45 37 549 21 0 826 x Atlanta Hawks 44 38 537 22 0 827 x Boston Celtics 41 40 506 24 5 818 x Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 28 0 829 Philadelphia 76ers 34 48 415 32 0 8210 Toronto Raptors 34 48 415 32 0 8211 Detroit Pistons 29 53 354 37 0 8212 Washington Wizards 29 53 354 37 0 8213 Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58 293 42 0 8214 Charlotte Bobcats 21 61 256 45 0 8215 Orlando Magic 20 62 244 46 0 82 Western Conference Team W L PCT GB GP1 c Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 732 822 y San Antonio Spurs 58 24 707 2 0 823 x Denver Nuggets 57 25 695 3 0 824 y Los Angeles Clippers 56 26 683 4 0 825 x Memphis Grizzlies 56 26 683 4 0 826 x Golden State Warriors 47 35 573 13 0 827 x Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 549 15 0 828 x Houston Rockets 45 37 549 15 0 829 Utah Jazz 43 39 524 17 0 8210 Dallas Mavericks 41 41 500 19 0 8211 Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 402 27 0 8212 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 378 29 0 8213 Sacramento Kings 28 54 341 32 0 8214 New Orleans Hornets 27 55 329 33 0 8215 Phoenix Suns 25 57 305 35 0 82 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 In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing 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 Edit Main article NBA playoffs Format Western Conference Edit 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 Playoffs EditMain article 2013 NBA playoffs 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 Bracket Edit First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals E1Miami 4E8Milwaukee0E1Miami 4E5Chicago1E4Brooklyn3E5Chicago4E1Miami 4Eastern ConferenceE3Indiana 3E3Indiana 4E6Atlanta2E3Indiana 4E2New York 2E2New York 4E7Boston2E1Miami 4W2San Antonio 3W1Oklahoma City 4W8Houston2W1Oklahoma City 1W5Memphis4W4LA Clippers 2W5Memphis4W5Memphis0Western ConferenceW2San Antonio 4W3Denver2W6Golden State4W6Golden State2W2San Antonio 4W2San Antonio 4W7LA Lakers0 Division winnerBold Series winneritalics Team with home court advantage This bracket viewtalkeditStatistics leaders EditIndividual statistic leaders Edit Category Player Team StatisticsPoints per game Carmelo Anthony New York Knicks 28 7Rebounds per game Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers 12 4Assists per game Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 11 1Steals per game Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 2 41Blocks per game Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder 3 03Fouls per game Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers 3 8Turnovers per game Jrue Holiday Philadelphia 76ers 3 8Minutes per game Luol Deng Chicago Bulls 38 7Efficiency per game LeBron James Miami Heat 31 6FG 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 56Triple Doubles Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 5Individual game highs Edit Category Player Team StatisticsPoints Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 54Rebounds Nikola Vucevic Orlando Magic 29Assists Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 20Steals Kemba Walker Charlotte Bobcats 8Ricky Rubio Minnesota TimberwolvesBlocks Roy Hibbert Indiana Pacers 11Joakim Noah Chicago BullsThree Pointers Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 11Deron Williams Brooklyn NetsTeam statistic leaders Edit Category Team StatisticsPoints per game Denver Nuggets 106 1Rebounds per game Indiana Pacers 45 9Assists per game San Antonio Spurs 25 1Steals per game Los Angeles Clippers 9 6Blocks per game Oklahoma City Thunder 7 6Turnovers per game Houston Rockets 16 4Fouls per game Toronto Raptors 22 4FG Miami Heat 49 6 FT Oklahoma City Thunder 82 8 3FG Golden State Warriors 40 3 Oklahoma City Thunder 9 2Awards EditYearly awards Edit Most Valuable Player LeBron James Miami Heat 13 Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies 14 Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers 15 Sixth Man of the Year J R Smith New York Knicks 16 Most Improved Player Paul George Indiana Pacers 17 Coach of the Year George Karl Denver Nuggets 18 Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri Denver Nuggets 19 Sportsmanship Award Jason Kidd New York Knicks 20 J Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets 21 Twyman Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Chauncey Billups Los Angeles Clippers 22 All NBA First Team 23 F Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder F LeBron James Miami Heat C Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs G Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers G Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers All NBA Second Team F Carmelo Anthony New York Knicks F Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers C Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies G Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder G Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs All NBA Third Team F Paul George Indiana Pacers F David Lee Golden State Warriors C Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers G James Harden Houston Rockets G Dwyane Wade Miami Heat NBA All Defensive First Team 24 F LeBron James Miami Heat F Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City Thunder C Joakim Noah Chicago Bulls C Tyson Chandler New York Knicks G Tony Allen Memphis Grizzlies G Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers NBA All Defensive Second Team F Paul George Indiana Pacers F Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs C Marc Gasol Memphis Grizzlies G Avery Bradley Boston Celtics G Mike Conley Memphis Grizzlies NBA All Rookie First Team 25 Damian Lillard Portland Trail Blazers Bradley Beal Washington Wizards Anthony Davis New Orleans Hornets Dion Waiters Cleveland Cavaliers Harrison Barnes Golden State Warriors NBA All Rookie Second Team Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons Jonas Valanciunas Toronto Raptors Michael Kidd Gilchrist Charlotte Bobcats Kyle Singler Detroit Pistons Tyler Zeller Cleveland Cavaliers Players of the week Edit 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 Vasquez 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 Pekovic 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 Edit 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 Edit 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 Valanciunas 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 Edit 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 Notable occurrences EditThe New Jersey Nets moved to Brooklyn and became the Brooklyn Nets returning to the state the team played in when it first joined the NBA from the ABA back in 1976 The Nets now play at the Barclays Center The first game there would have pitted the Nets against the New York Knicks on November 1 but due to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy it was postponed to November 26 Instead the Nets opened the new season in Brooklyn against the Toronto Raptors on November 3 winning the game by a score of 107 100 The Sacramento Kings home arena the Power Balance Pavilion was renamed the Sleep Train Arena on November 1 The arena s naming rights were acquired by The Sleep Train mattress company in the wake of Power Balance s legal issues and eventual bankruptcy The center position in the All Star Game player balloting was eliminated beginning with the 2013 game citing a more perimeter oriented game and increased use of smaller faster lineups Fans can now selected three generic frontcourt players in addition to any two guards 67 The Orlando Magic traded franchise star center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers The Lakers then sent Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers who in turn sent Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets Another trade also netted the Lakers franchise star point guard Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns who in turn sent them four total draft picks In the last trade before entering the regular season the Oklahoma City Thunder sent Sixth Man of the Year James Harden Daequan Cook Lazar Hayward and Cole Aldrich to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Kevin Martin Jeremy Lamb and three future draft picks On November 30 2012 the San Antonio Spurs were fined 250 000 for sitting out Tim Duncan Tony Parker Manu Ginobili and Danny Green prior to a nationally televised Thursday game against the Miami Heat citing as an act detrimental to fan interest and to the league On December 5 2012 Kobe Bryant became the 5th player Kareem Abdul Jabbar Karl Malone Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain all time and the fourth Laker Chamberlain Abdul Jabbar and Malone to score 30 000 career points in NBA history finishing the game with 29 points against the New Orleans Hornets in a 103 87 win His teammate Metta World Peace also became the 6th player Gary Payton Reggie Miller Jason Kidd Paul Pierce and Bryant all to record 12 000 points 4 000 rebounds 1 500 steals and 1 000 3 pointers made On December 21 2012 the Denver Nuggets shot a record low 0 22 from the three point area in a 101 93 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers who originally held that record by going 0 20 a week prior 68 On January 8 2013 Steve Nash became the fifth player to reach 10 000 career assists 69 On January 12 2013 the Phoenix Suns became the fourth fastest NBA team tenth team overall to gain 2 000 total victories in the regular season with the only faster teams being the Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia 76ers with a 97 81 road victory against the Chicago Bulls 70 On January 16 2013 LeBron James became the youngest player to reach 20 000 career points 71 while also reaching 5 000 assists in the same game On January 27 2013 Dirk Nowitzki passed Allen Iverson for 18th place on the NBA s all time scoring list in a 110 95 victory over the Phoenix Suns Shawn Marion also played his 1 000th game in the NBA against the team that first drafted him back in 1999 which was a pick that ironically was first owned by Dallas On January 30 2013 the Memphis Grizzlies participated in a three way trade that sent their leading scorer Rudy Gay and Hamed Haddadi to the Toronto Raptors with Toronto trading Jose Calderon to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Memphis gaining Toronto s Ed Davis Detroit s Austin Daye and Detroit s Tayshaun Prince On February 18 2013 Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died at age 80 at 5 55 a m after being hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center with an undisclosed form of cancer His immediate cause of death was listed as kidney failure 72 73 74 After the All star break vs the Boston Celtics the Lakers debut their uniforms with the Patch of the initials JB in honor of Buss On February 27 2013 Tim Duncan became the 15th player to reach 13 000 career rebounds in a 105 101 overtime loss to the Phoenix Suns The Suns would also end an 18 game home winning streak favoring the San Antonio Spurs On February 27 2013 Stephen Curry scored 54 points but his Warriors lost to the Knicks 109 105 He shot 18 for 28 from the field making a Warriors franchise record 11 three pointers on 11 of 13 shooting from 3 point range 75 The 54 points Curry had was the third highest total by a Knicks opponent in the current Madison Square Garden trailing Kobe Bryant s 61 points on February 2 2009 and Michael Jordan s 55 points on March 28 1995 His 54 points were the most anyone recorded in the 2012 13 season The 11 3 pointers were good for second most all time in a game 1 behind the record 12 made by Bryant 1 7 03 and Donyell Marshall 3 13 05 76 On February 28 2013 Vince Carter moved to 23rd on the all time scoring list In a March 12 2013 game against his former team the Orlando Magic Los Angeles Laker Dwight Howard tied his own NBA record of 39 free throw attempts He made 25 of the 39 attempts He had previously set the league mark with 39 free throw attempts in a game while playing for the Orlando Magic vs the Golden State Warriors on January 12 2012 77 78 On March 22 2013 Gregg Popovich became the second head coach in NBA history besides Jerry Sloan to win 900 games with one team as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz Tim Duncan would also surpass Shaquille O Neal to become the 13th all time rebounding leader On March 27 2013 the Chicago Bulls ended Miami Heat s 27 game winning streak which began on February 3 when the Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 100 85 The Bulls won the game 101 97 It was second longest in NBA history only surpassed by the Lakers 33 game winning streak in the 1971 72 season until the Golden State Warriors 28 game winning streak in 2015 On March 30 2013 Kobe Bryant moved to 4th on the all time scoring list passing Wilt Chamberlain in a 103 98 victory against the Sacramento Kings 79 On April 6 2013 Rick Adelman became the eighth head coach in NBA history to win 1 000 games as a head coach This came as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Detroit Pistons 107 101 On April 17 2013 in the Warriors regular season finale against the Portland Trail Blazers Stephen Curry broke the NBA single season record for most 3 pointers with his 270th of the season The previous record was held by Ray Allen who had 269 in 2005 2006 with the Seattle SuperSonics Curry added 2 more 3 pointers to finish the season with 272 in 600 attempts 53 less than Allen attempted to set his record 80 Curry and teammate Klay Thompson set the record for most 3 pointers by a duo with 483 48 more than the previous record 81 82 The Dallas Mavericks are eliminated from making the playoffs for the first time since 2000 ending their 12 year streak They lost to the Phoenix Suns 102 91 and were eliminated a few hours later when the Los Angeles Lakers won against the Portland Trail Blazers 113 106 The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing led to the cancellation of the game between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics which was originally scheduled for April 16 83 As both teams playoff positions were already set the game was not rescheduled instead they will force to have a bye Both teams finished the season with only 81 regular season games 83 making it the first time in 58 seasons that some teams played more regular season games than others 84 Dwight Howard led the league in defensive rebounds for the sixth consecutive season and sixth season overall in his career both league records He led the NBA in defensive rebounds every season starting with the 2007 08 season In the cover story of the May 6 2013 issue of Sports Illustrated written by Jason Collins himself and posted on the magazine s website on April 29 2013 he came out as gay becoming the first active male athlete from 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