2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season
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) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Standings
[edit]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 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Game log
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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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tiago Splitter | PF | 81 | 58 | 1,997 | 515 | 130 | 63 | 64 | 838 | 24.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .8 | 10.3 |
Danny Green | SG | 80 | 80 | 2,201 | 244 | 141 | 92 | 54 | 838 | 27.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .7 | 10.5 |
Boris Diaw | PF | 75 | 20 | 1,709 | 254 | 180 | 52 | 27 | 435 | 22.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 5.8 |
Nando de Colo | SG | 72 | 6 | 920 | 138 | 138 | 41 | 6 | 276 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 3.8 |
Tim Duncan | C | 69 | 69 | 2,078 | 686 | 184 | 50 | 183 | 1,227 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 2.7 | .7 | 2.7 | 17.8 |
Gary Neal | SG | 68 | 17 | 1,484 | 143 | 129 | 30 | 2 | 645 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .0 | 9.5 |
Matt Bonner | PF | 68 | 4 | 909 | 129 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 288 | 13.4 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 4.2 |
Tony Parker | PG | 66 | 66 | 2,174 | 198 | 499 | 54 | 6 | 1,341 | 32.9 | 3.0 | 7.6 | .8 | .1 | 20.3 |
DeJuan Blair | PF | 61 | 16 | 851 | 230 | 45 | 37 | 10 | 328 | 14.0 | 3.8 | .7 | .6 | .2 | 5.4 |
Manu Ginóbili | SG | 60 | 0 | 1,393 | 201 | 274 | 80 | 13 | 705 | 23.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 11.8 |
Kawhi Leonard | SF | 58 | 57 | 1,810 | 346 | 93 | 97 | 32 | 689 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .6 | 11.9 |
Patty Mills | PG | 58 | 2 | 656 | 50 | 62 | 26 | 4 | 294 | 11.3 | .9 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
Stephen Jackson | SF | 55 | 6 | 1,075 | 155 | 80 | 37 | 14 | 341 | 19.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 6.2 |
Cory Joseph | PG | 28 | 9 | 388 | 52 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 4.5 |
Aron Baynes | C | 16 | 0 | 141 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 8.8 | 2.0 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 2.7 |
James Anderson† | SF | 10 | 0 | 94 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 9.4 | 1.4 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 3.4 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kawhi Leonard | SF | 21 | 21 | 775 | 190 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 284 | 36.9 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .5 | 13.5 |
Tony Parker | PG | 21 | 21 | 765 | 68 | 146 | 24 | 3 | 432 | 36.4 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 20.6 |
Tim Duncan | C | 21 | 21 | 735 | 214 | 40 | 18 | 34 | 381 | 35.0 | 10.2 | 1.9 | .9 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
Danny Green | SG | 21 | 21 | 669 | 87 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 233 | 31.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 11.1 |
Manu Ginóbili | SG | 21 | 3 | 560 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.5 |
Gary Neal | SG | 21 | 0 | 390 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 18.6 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 6.8 |
Matt Bonner | PF | 20 | 1 | 267 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 13.4 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 4.1 |
Cory Joseph | PG | 20 | 0 | 192 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
Tiago Splitter | PF | 19 | 15 | 388 | 58 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 116 | 20.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .8 | .7 | 6.1 |
Boris Diaw | PF | 16 | 1 | 273 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 17.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | 4.1 |
DeJuan Blair | PF | 12 | 0 | 76 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 6.3 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
Patty Mills | PG | 9 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.4 | .3 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Tracy McGrady | SF | 6 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .5 | .0 |
Nando de Colo | SG | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 | .8 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
Aron Baynes | C | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |