NBA 2012/13
National Basketball Association | |||
◄ previous | 2012/13 season | next ► | |
Duration | October 30, 2012 - April 17, 2013 | ||
Season games per team | 82 | ||
Number of teams | 30th | ||
Regular season | |||
Best record | Miami Heat | ||
Season MVP | LeBron James | ||
Top scorer | Carmelo Anthony | ||
Playoffs | |||
Eastern - Champion | Miami Heat | ||
Runner-up team | Indiana Pacers | ||
Western - Champion | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Runner-up team | Memphis grizzlies | ||
Finals | |||
NBA champions | Miami Heat | ||
Runner-up | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Finals MVP | LeBron James |
The 2012–13 NBA season marked the National Basketball Association's 67th season . The Miami Heat was able to defend its title.
Before the start of the season
New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn
Back in 2004, when the New Jersey Nets team was sold to Bruce Ratner , he announced a move to Brooklyn in New York City . After the 2011/12 season, 35 years after the founding of the Nets, they finally left East Rutherford in New Jersey and from the new season play as the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center , a multifunctional hall in Brooklyn.
Important club changes
- After eight years in Phoenix, Steve Nash joined the Los Angeles Lakers via a sign-and-trade deal. In exchange, the Phoenix Suns received a total of four draft picks.
- For five players and a draft pick Joe Johnson was transferred from the Atlanta Hawks to the Brooklyn Nets .
- The most successful 3-point shooter in NBA history, Ray Allen , left the Boston Celtics after five years and joined their rival, the reigning champions Miami Heat .
- The Boston Celtics strengthened themselves with the "sixth man" and best 3-point thrower of the Dallas Mavericks , Jason Terry .
- At the Dallas Mavericks, however, there was a union of the two German national players Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman , who came from the New Orleans Hornets . Also strengthen Elton Brand (Philadelphia 76ers) and OJ Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies) the Mavericks.
- Jason Kidd moved from the Mavericks to the New York Knicks .
- Jeremy Lin , last season's discovery, left the New York Knicks to sign with the Houston Rockets .
- The Minnesota Timberwolves signed two Russians from PBK CSKA Moscow , the MVP of the Euroleague and Andrei Kirilenko, who is returning to the NBA, and the NBA rookie Alexei Schwed .
- Brandon Roy also signed a contract with the Timberwolves . The former star player of the Portland Trail Blazers had actually declared his career over due to injuries the year before.
- The largest trade of the summer took place between four clubs with twelve players and five draft picks. So left Andrew Bynum , the Los Angeles Lakers and moved to the Philadelphia 76ers , whose star player Andre Iguodala , however, left the club and joined the Denver Nuggets on. At the Lakers, however, Dwight Howard landed in this megatrade, three times NBA Defensive Player of the Year and previously a player at Orlando Magic .
- Just before the start of the season, there was another spectacular change: in a 9-player trade, the best sixth man of the last season, James Harden , was transferred from Oklahoma City Thunder to the Houston Rockets . In return, Kevin Martin landed at Oklahoma City , among others .
NBA draft
The 2012 NBA Draft was conducted on June 28, 2012 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey . In two draft rounds, the 30 NBA teams were able to secure the rights to 60 young players from the NCAA college league and abroad.
During the season
Important club changes
- On November 29, the five-time champion Derek Fisher signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks, which reacted to the move from Jason Kidd and a bad start to the season caused by a knee injury to Dirk Nowitzki.
- Since the Memphis Grizzlies had to cut their salaries (luxury tax), Rudy Gay , top scorer of the Grizzlies, was transferred to the Toronto Raptors, whose point guard José Calderón, however, now plays for the Detroit Pistons. On the other hand, Tayshaun Prince had to leave Detroit after 11 years and now plays for Memphis. Another three players were involved in the trade.
- On February 26th, Tim Ohlbrecht signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets and became the third German to play in the NBA after Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman. By the end of the season he had three short assignments.
All-Star Game
The All-Star Game took place on February 17, 2013 as part of the All-Star Weekend at the Toyota Center , home of the Houston Rockets . After 1989 and 2006, it was the third time that the All-Star Game took place in Houston. The West selection won the game against the East with 143: 138. Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers became the MVP elected the party.
Milestones
- Stephen Curry scored 272 three-point throws during the regular season. He improved Ray Allen's seven-year-old record by three three-point throws.
Final results
S = victories, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of victory, P = deficit on the division leaders in victories
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The winner of a division is guaranteed at least fourth place on the seeding list that is decisive for the play-offs , even if more than three teams have achieved a higher number of wins.
Honors
- Most Valuable Player : LeBron James , Miami Heat
- Defensive Player of the Year : Marc Gasol , Memphis Grizzlies
- Rookie of the Year : Damian Lillard , Portland Trail Blazers
- Sixth Man of the Year : JR Smith , New York Knicks
- Most Improved Player : Paul George , Indiana Pacers
- Coach of the Year : George Karl , Denver Nuggets
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All-NBA First Team :
- 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
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All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Blake Griffin , Los Angeles Clippers
- F - Carmelo Anthony , New York Knicks
- C - Marc Gasol , Memphis Grizzlies
- G - Russell Westbrook , Oklahoma City Thunder
- G - Tony Parker , San Antonio Spurs
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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
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NBA All-Defensive First Team :
- F - LeBron James , Miami Heat
- F - Serge Ibaka , Oklahoma City Thunder
- C - Tyson Chandler (*), New York Knicks
- C - Joakim Noah (*), Chicago Bulls
- G - Tony Allen , Memphis Grizzlies
- G - Chris Paul , Los Angeles Clippers
(*) = Tie
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NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
- F - Tim Duncan , San Antonio Spurs
- F - Paul George , Indiana Pacers
- C - Marc Gasol , Memphis Grizzlies
- G - Avery Bradley , Boston Celtics
- G - Mike Conley , Memphis Grizzlies
- All-NBA Rookie First Team :
- All-NBA Rookie Second Team:
Play-offs
All play-off rounds are played in best-of-seven mode.
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Miami | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Milwaukee | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Brooklyn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | new York | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | new York | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma City | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Houston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Memphis | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
4th | LA Clippers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Memphis | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Memphis | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Golden State | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Golden State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
7th | LA Lakers | 0 |
NBA Finals 2013
game | date | Home team | Away team | Result | was standing |
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1 | 6th of June | Miami | San Antonio | 88:92 | 0: 1 |
2 | June 9th | Miami | San Antonio | 103: 84 | 1: 1 |
3 | June 11th | San Antonio | Miami | 113: 77 | 2: 1 |
4th | June 13th | San Antonio | Miami | 93: 109 | 2: 2 |
5 | June 16 | San Antonio | Miami | 114: 104 | 3: 2 |
6th | 18th of June | Miami | San Antonio | 103: 100 | 3: 3 |
7th | 20th June | Miami | San Antonio | 95:88 | 4: 3 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nash prefers LA Lakers to Dallas. (No longer available online.) Yahoo.com, July 5, 2012, archived from the original on July 11, 2012 ; Retrieved April 25, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Allen changes from Boston to Miami ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Celtics hold veteran Garnett
- ↑ New teammate for Nowitzki - Dallas gets Kaman ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dallas Mavericks get Elton Brand ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ New player for Nowitzki
- ↑ Jason Kidd switches to the Knicks ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Jeremy Lin moves to the Houston Rockets
- ↑ T-Wolves bring Kirilenko back to the NBA
- ↑ Roy wants to know again
- ↑ Perfect! Star-Center Howard on the Lakers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Harden moves to Houston
- ↑ Mavericks get Veteran Fisher ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ring exchange: Gay to Toronto, Calderón to Detroit
- ↑ Ohlbrecht made it into the NBA!
- ↑ Nowitzki ends season with victory - Lakers buy the ticket
- ↑ Explosion in Boston: NBA and NHL cancel games ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ LeBron James is MVP again. SPOX.com, May 6, 2013, accessed May 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Marc Gasol is Defensive Player of the Year. SPOX.com, April 25, 2013, accessed April 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Lillard was unanimously voted Rookie of the Year. SPOX.com, May 2, 2013, accessed May 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Smith is Sixth Man of the Year. SPOX.com, April 23, 2013, accessed April 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Paul George voted Most Improved Player. SPOX.com, April 23, 2013, accessed April 24, 2013 .
- ^ Nuggets Coach Karl Trainer of the Year. SPOX.com, May 8, 2013, accessed on 10 May 2013 .
- ↑ a b c James, Durant, Duncan lead 2012-13 All-NBA first team. NBA.com, May 23, 2013, accessed May 24, 2013 .
- ^ A b Allen, James headline 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team. (No longer available online.) NBA.com, May 13, 2013, archived from the original on May 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Lillard headlines 2012-13 All-Rookie Team. (No longer available online.) NBA.com, May 14, 2013, archived from the original on May 16, 2013 ; accessed on May 15, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.