2012–13 Boston Celtics season

The 2012–13 Boston Celtics season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 41–40 won-loss record, which was the 3rd best in the Atlantic division, bringing an end to the 5-year run as Atlantic Champs and 7th best in the East. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 7 and 6 games respectively. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 18.6 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (7.8 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.1 despite only playing 38 games due to ACL injury. The Celtics only played 81 games as their April 16 game against the Indiana Pacers was cancelled in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and was not rescheduled because it would not have changed any part of the final Eastern Conference standings anyway. The Celtics would go on to lose in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Knicks in six games, marking the first time the Celtics were eliminated in the First Round of the playoffs since the 2004–05 season.

2012–13 Boston Celtics season
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersWycliffe Grousbeck
Stephen Pagliuca
H. Irving Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record41–40 (.506)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Knicks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN New England
RadioWEEI-FM

This season would mark the end of the Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett era in Boston as they were traded to the Brooklyn Nets during the 2013 off-season.

Key dates
  • June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
  • October 30: The regular season begins with a 120–107 loss to the Miami Heat in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs.
  • January 25: Rajon Rondo suffered a partially torn ACL injury in his right knee after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks and will miss the remainder of the season but is expected to be back by training camp for the 2013/14 season.
  • February 1: Jared Sullinger underwent lumbar disc surgery in his back and will also miss the remainder of the season.
  • February 11: Leandro Barbosa suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, along with a sprained MCL. He will be out for the rest of the season.
  • April 3: Clinched a Playoffs berth with a win over the Detroit Pistons.

Pre-season

Game Log
2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2)
2012–13 season schedule

Draft picks
Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 21 Jared Sullinger PF  United States Ohio State
1 22 Fab Melo (pick traded from the L.A. Clippers via Oklahoma City Thunder) C  Brazil Syracuse
2 51 Kris Joseph SF  Canada Syracuse

Future draft picks

Credits

2014 second round draft pick from Brooklyn

Brooklyn's own 2014 2nd round pick to Boston. [Boston – Brooklyn, 6/23/2011]

2015 second round draft pick from Sacramento

Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2015 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston – Sacramento, 2/17/2009]

2017 second round draft pick from Sacramento

Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2017 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston – Sacramento, 2/24/2011]

Debits

2013 second round draft pick to Portland

Boston's own 2013 2nd round pick to Portland. [Boston-Houston-Portland, 7/20/2012]

Roster
Roster listing
2012-13 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
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Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-04-30 LSU
PG 0 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-11-26 Texas
SG 27 Crawford, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–10–23 Xavier
PF 5 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1976-05-19 Farragut HS (IL)
SF 8 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
SG 11 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
C 13 Melo, Fab 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–06–20 Syracuse
SF 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977-10-13 Kansas
PF 42 Randolph, Shavlik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1983–11–24 Duke
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
PF 7 Sullinger, Jared 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1992-03-04 Ohio State
PG 4 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
PF 12 White, D.J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–08–31 Indiana
PF 44 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982–09–03 Maryland
SG 55 Williams, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–06–28 Louisville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Game log

Note: the Boston Celtics only played 81 games instead of 82 due to the cancellation of the scheduled April 16, 2013 game vs The Indiana Pacers after the Boston Marathon bombing.

2012–13 game log
Total: 41–40 (Home: 27–13; Road: 14–27)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 9–6 (Home: 5–4; Road: 4–2)
December : 5–9 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–8)
January : 8–7 (Home: 6–4; Road: 2–3)
February : 8–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–4)
March : 8–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–6)
April : 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2012–13 season schedule

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-New York Knicks5428.659–31–1023–1810–682
x-Brooklyn Nets4933.598526–1523–1811–582
x-Boston Celtics4140.50612.527–1314–277–981
Philadelphia 76ers3448.4152023–1811–307–982
Toronto Raptors3448.4152021–2013–285–1182
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Miami Heat * 66 16 .805 – 82
2 y-New York Knicks * 54 28 .659 12.0 82
3 y-Indiana Pacers * 49 32 .605 16.5 81
4 x-Brooklyn Nets 49 33 .598 17.0 82
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 21.0 82
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 22.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 41 40 .506 24.5 81
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 28.0 82
9 Philadelphia 76ers 34 48 .415 32.0 82
10 Toronto Raptors 34 48 .415 32.0 82
11 Detroit Pistons 29 53 .354 37.0 82
12 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 37.0 82
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58 .293 42.0 82
14 Charlotte Bobcats 21 61 .256 45.0 82
15 Orlando Magic 20 62 .244 46.0 82

Playoffs

Game log
2013 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2013 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Retired/Waived

Trades
July 20, 2012 To Boston Celtics
Courtney Lee (sign and trade)		 To Houston Rockets
JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, 2013 second round draft pick, Draft rights to Jon Diebler (from Portland)		 To Portland Trail Blazers
Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade), Two 2013 second-round picks, Cash considerations
February 21, 2013 To Boston Celtics
Jordan Crawford		 To Washington Wizards
Jason Collins, Leandro Barbosa

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Leandro Barbosa October 18 Indiana Pacers
Brandon Bass July 14 Resign
Jason Collins July 31 Atlanta Hawks
Dionte Christmas July 31 Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Greece)
Micah Downs September 28 Bàsquet Manresa (Spain)
Kevin Garnett July 14 Resign
Jeff Green August 22 Resign
Rob Kurz September 28 SLUC Nancy Basket (France)
Courtney Lee July 20 Houston Rockets
Darko Miličić September 28 Minnesota Timberwolves
Shavlik Randolph March 1 Foshan Dralions (China)
Jamar Smith July 31 BK Prostějov (Czech Republic)
Jason Terry July 18 Dallas Mavericks
Chris Wilcox July 14 Resign
D. J. White February 28 Shanghai Sharks (China)
Terrence Williams February 20 Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Ray Allen July 11 Miami Heat
Marquis Daniels September 25 Milwaukee Bucks
Ryan Hollins July 23 Los Angeles Clippers
Sasha Pavlović July 20 Portland Trail Blazers
Mickaël Piétrus November 30 Toronto Raptors
Greg Stiemsma August 2 Minnesota Timberwolves
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References
  1. "Boston Celtics cancel game because of Marathon tragedy". USA Today. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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