2012–13 Denver Nuggets season

The 2012–13 Denver Nuggets season was the 46th season of the franchise, and its 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 57 wins and 25 losses, the franchise's best record since joining the NBA in 1977. The Nuggets, however, were unable to defeat the 6th seeded Golden State Warriors in a six-game first round series.

2012–13 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachGeorge Karl
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
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The team was able to acquire Andre Iguodala in the off-season. It was his only season in a Nuggets uniform before being sent to the Warriors at the end of the season.

Following the season, George Karl was fired as Nuggets head coach despite winning Coach of the Year.

The Nuggets would not make the playoffs again until 2019.

Key dates
  • June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
  • November 25: Before their 102–84 win over the New Orleans Hornets, the team honored the participants of the 2012 Olympics who live in the Denver area.*January 3: Andre Miller reached 15,000 career points.
  • March 19: With a 114–104 win on the road over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets set a team record for consecutive wins with 13 in a row.
  • March 25: Losing on the road 86–110 to the New Orleans Hornets, the Denver Nuggets ended a team record of 15 consecutive wins in a row.
  • April 10: With their 96-86 home victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the Nuggets set a team record of with 21 straight home wins and tie a record of 36 overall home wins and 54 total wins.
  • April 14: With a 118–109 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Nuggets set a franchise record with 55 total wins.
  • May 2: The Nuggets were eliminated from the 2013 NBA Playoffs by the Golden State Warriors 4–2 with an 88–92 loss on the road.

Draft
Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Evan Fournier SG  France Poitiers Basket 86
2 38 Quincy Miller [1] PF  United States Baylor University
2 50 İzzet Türkyılmaz PF  Turkey Banvit B.K.

Roster

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Roster listing
2012–13 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976-03-19 Utah
PG 10 Stone, Julyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-12-07 UTEP
SF 1 Hamilton, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-10-06 Texas
PG 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987–11–03 North Carolina
C 34 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1988–01–19 Nevada
SF 13 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
SG 9 Iguodala, Andre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1984-01-28 Arizona
C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–02–24 Ohio State
PF 35 Faried, Kenneth 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–18–11 Morehead State
PF 15 Randolph, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1989-07-15 LSU
PF 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-05-10 DePaul
PF 30 Miller, Quincy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-11-18 Baylor
SG 94 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France
SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–08 Italy
C 25 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–07–16 Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season
2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 6 @ L. A. Clippers W 106–104 Kenneth Faried (18) Kosta Koufos (8) Anthony Carter (8) Mandalay Bay Events Center
6,748		 1–0
2 October 12 @ San Antonio W 97–91 Corey Brewer (24) Kosta Koufos (11) Anthony Carter, Ty Lawson (4) AT&T Center
17,948		 2–0
3 October 15 Golden State W 104–98 Danilo Gallinari (18) Kosta Koufos (13) Andre Iguodala (7) Pepsi Center
11,621		 3–0
4 October 17 @ Portland L 80–97 Kenneth Faried (17) Kenneth Faried (11) Anthony Carter, Andre Miller (4) Rose Garden
17,856		 3–1
5 October 21 @ Oklahoma City L 101–108 Danilo Gallinari (26) Andre Iguodala (10) Ty Lawson (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 3–2
6 October 25 L. A. Clippers L 94–106 Corey Brewer (15) Kenneth Faried, Kosta Koufos (10) Andre Iguodala (7) Pepsi Center
13,406		 3–3
7 October 26 @ Phoenix L 72–88 Jordan Hamilton (15) Jordan Hamilton (10) Andre Miller (9) US Airways Center
11,976		 3–4
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log
2012–13 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 38–3; Road: 19–22)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 8–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–7)
December : 9–6 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–6)
January : 11–3 (Home: 9–2; Road: 2–1)
February : 8–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–4)
March : 13–2 (Home: 9–0; Road: 4–2)
April : 7–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–1)
2012–13 season schedule

Standings
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder6022.732–34–726–1510–682
x-Denver Nuggets5725.695338–319–2211–582
Utah Jazz4339.5241730–1113–289–782
Portland Trail Blazers3349.4022722–1911–306–1082
Minnesota Timberwolves3151.3782920–2111–304–1282
Western Conference
# 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

Playoffs
2013 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 Golden State W 97–95 Andre Miller (28) Wilson Chandler (13) Andre Iguodala (8) Pepsi Center
19,155		 1-0
2 April 23 Golden State L 117–131 Corey Brewer
Ty Lawson (19)		 Wilson Chandler (6) Ty Lawson (12) Pepsi Center
19,155		 1-1
3 April 26 @ Golden State L 108–110 Ty Lawson (35) Wilson Chandler (9) Ty Lawson (10) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1-2
4 April 28 @ Golden State L 101–115 Ty Lawson (26) Kenneth Faried (12) Ty Lawson (6) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1-3
5 April 30 Golden State W 107–100 Andre Iguodala (25) Andre Iguodala (12) Ty Lawson (10) Pepsi Center
19,155		 2-3
6 May 2 @ Golden State L 88–92 Andre Iguodala (24) Kenneth Faried (11) Andre Iguodala
Ty Lawson (6)		 Oracle Arena
 2-4
2013 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Regular season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corey Brewer 82224.4.425.296.6902.91.51.44.2812.1
Wilson Chandler 43825.1.462.413.7935.11.31.05.2813.0
Kenneth Faried 808028.1.552.000.6139.21.01.011.0411.5
Evan Fournier 38411.3.493.407.769.91.2.5.035.3
Danilo Gallinari 717132.5.418.373.8225.22.5.9.5116.2
Jordan Hamilton 4019.9.418.370.5002.4.6.38.25.2
Andre Iguodala 808034.7.451.317.5745.35.41.74.6513.0
Kosta Koufos 818122.4.581.000.5586.9.4.541.278.0
Ty Lawson 737134.4.461.366.7562.76.91.47.1116.7
JaVale McGee 79018.1.5751.000.5914.8.3.381.999.1
Andre Miller 821126.2.479.266.8402.95.9.89.139.6
Quincy Miller 703.7.333.000.500.3.4.14.001.3
Timofey Mozgov 4118.9.506.000.7692.6.2.15.442.6
Anthony Randolph 3908.4.491.000.6892.4.3.49.543.7
Julyan Stone 407.01.000.000.750.8.5.25.001.8

a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Playoffs
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corey Brewer 6024.3.309.250.6701.81.21.00.1710.8
Wilson Chandler 6634.2.355.310.7505.51.31.33.5012.0
Kenneth Faried 5429.0.625.000.7308.40.21.00.2010.2
Evan Fournier 4413.3.353.000.880.001.0.5.004.8
Jordan Hamilton 102.0.000.000.000.00.00.00.000.0
Andre Iguodala 6640.5.500.483.7208.05.32.00.3318.0
Kosta Koufos 6216.7.3681.000.8303.5.5.50.673.3
Ty Lawson 6639.3.440.190.8503.38.01.67.0021.3
JaVale McGee 6218.7.581.000.3905.2.00.671.007.2
Andre Miller 6025.7.420.455.7803.33.8.33.0014.0
Anthony Randolph 506.0.818.000.7301.2.00.40.005.2
Julyan Stone 206.5.000.0001.000.00.5.00.001.0

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

  • [a] Cut from the roster during training camp.

Trades
August 10, 2012
(4-team trade)		 To Denver Nuggets
Andre Iguodala		 To Orlando Magic
Arron Afflalo
Al Harrington
2013 second round pick
2014 first round pick (from Denver or New York)

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Andre Miller July 11 Denver Nuggets (re-signed)
JaVale McGee July 18 Denver Nuggets (re-signed)
Anthony Randolph July 20 Minnesota Timberwolves
Anthony Carter October 1 Toronto Raptors
Ben Uzoh October 1 Toronto Raptors
Subtractions
Player Date left New team
Rudy Fernández July 4 Real Madrid (Spain)
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References
  1. "2012-13 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". basketball-reference. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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