2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Gregg Popovich |
General manager | R. C. Buford |
President | Gregg Popovich |
Owner(s) | Peter Holt |
Arena | AT&T Center |
Results | |
Record | 58–24 (.707) |
Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Heat 3–4) |
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The 2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season was the 46th season of the franchise, 40th in San Antonio and 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Spurs finished the regular season with a 58–24 record as the 2nd seed in the Western Conference.
In the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round in four games, defeated the Golden State Warriors in the semifinals in six games, and swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference finals in four games, advancing to the NBA Finals for the fifth time in franchise history and the first time since 2007. In the end they would come short of winning a fifth title, losing to the Miami Heat in a tough seven-game series, marking their first and only defeat in the NBA Finals.
Key dates
- June 28, 2012: The 2012 NBA draft takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
- November 21, 2012: The Spurs signed James Anderson.
- December 20, 2012: The Spurs waived James Anderson.
- January 22, 2013: The Spurs signed Aron Baynes.
- March 14, 2013: With a 92-91 defeat of rival Dallas Mavericks the Spurs extended their NBA record to 14 consecutive 50+ win seasons, also clinching a playoff spot, their 16th straight postseason appearance, their 33rd overall.
- April 6, 2013: With a 99-97 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks, the Spurs won the Southwest Division for the sixth time (the fourth in five years), the 19th overall division title in 37 years of play in the NBA.
- April 12, 2013: The Spurs waived Stephen Jackson.
- April 17, 2013: The Spurs signed Tracy McGrady.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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2 | 59 | Marcus Denmon | Guard | American | Missouri |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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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 |
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# | 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
Playoffs
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First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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James Anderson | 10 | 0 | 9.4 | .440 | .455 | .778 | 1.4 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 3.4 |
Aron Baynes | 16 | 0 | 8.8 | .500 | .000 | .583 | 2.0 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 2.7 |
DeJuan Blair | 61 | 16 | 14.0 | .524 | .000 | .629 | 3.8 | .7 | .6 | .2 | 5.4 |
Matt Bonner | 68 | 4 | 13.4 | .487 | .442 | .733 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 4.2 |
Nando De Colo | 72 | 6 | 12.8 | .436 | .378 | .795 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 3.8 |
Boris Diaw | 75 | 20 | 22.8 | .539 | .385 | .723 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 5.8 |
Tim Duncan | 69 | 69 | 30.1 | .502 | .286 | .817 | 9.9 | 2.7 | .7 | 2.7 | 17.8 |
Manu Ginóbili | 60 | 0 | 23.2 | .425 | .353 | .796 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 11.8 |
Danny Green | 80 | 80 | 27.5 | .448 | .429 | .848 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .7 | 10.5 |
Stephen Jackson | 55 | 6 | 19.5 | .373 | .271 | .700 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 6.2 |
Cory Joseph | 28 | 9 | 13.9 | .464 | .286 | .857 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 |
Kawhi Leonard | 58 | 57 | 31.2 | .494 | .374 | .825 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .6 | 11.9 |
Patty Mills | 58 | 2 | 11.3 | .469 | .400 | .842 | .9 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
Gary Neal | 68 | 17 | 21.8 | .412 | .355 | .865 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .0 | 9.5 |
Tony Parker | 66 | 66 | 32.9 | .522 | .353 | .845 | 3.0 | 7.6 | .8 | .1 | 20.3 |
Tiago Splitter | 81 | 58 | 24.7 | .560 | .000 | .730 | 6.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .8 | 10.3 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Aron Baynes | 4 | 1 | 5.8 | .571 | . | . | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
DeJuan Blair | 12 | 0 | 6.3 | .618 | . | .556 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
Matt Bonner | 20 | 1 | 13.4 | .475 | .469 | .833 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 4.1 |
Nando De Colo | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
Boris Diaw | 16 | 1 | 17.1 | .444 | .385 | .857 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | 4.1 |
Tim Duncan | 21 | 21 | 35.0 | .470 | .000 | .806 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .9 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
Manu Ginóbili | 21 | 3 | 26.7 | .399 | .302 | .738 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.5 |
Danny Green | 21 | 21 | 31.9 | .446 | .482 | .800 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
Cory Joseph | 20 | 0 | 9.6 | .464 | .182 | .455 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
Kawhi Leonard | 21 | 21 | 36.9 | .545 | .390 | .633 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .5 | 13.5 |
Tracy McGrady | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .000 | .000 | . | 1.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .5 | .0 |
Patty Mills | 9 | 0 | 3.4 | .500 | .286 | . | .3 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Gary Neal | 21 | 0 | 18.6 | .385 | .348 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 6.8 |
Tony Parker | 21 | 21 | 36.4 | .458 | .355 | .777 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 20.6 |
Tiago Splitter | 19 | 15 | 20.4 | .536 | .000 | .788 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .8 | .7 | 6.1 |