2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season

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.

2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
General managerR.C. Buford
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaAT&T Center
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Heat 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFS Southwest
KENS
KMYS
RadioWOAI
KCOR (in Spanish)

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 since 2007, but came up short of a fifth title, losing to the Miami Heat in a tough seven-game series, who would hand them their very first 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
Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
2 59 Marcus Denmon Guard American Missouri

Roster
Roster listing
2012–13 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 16 Baynes, Aron 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–12–09 Washington State
F/C 45 Blair, DeJuan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1989–04–22 Pittsburgh
F/C 15 Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–04–05 Florida
G 25 de Colo, Nando 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–06–23 France
F/C 33 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982–04–16 France
F/C 21 Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–04–25 Wake Forest
G 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–07–28 Argentina
G/F 4 Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–06–22 North Carolina
G 5 Joseph, Cory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–08–20 Texas
G/F 2 Leonard, Kawhi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991–06–29 San Diego State
G/F 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979–05–24 Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS)
G 8 Mills, Patty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–08–11 Saint Mary's
G 14 Neal, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1984–10–03 Towson
G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 France
C 22 Splitter, Tiago 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–01–01 Brazil
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
Last transaction: 2013–06–22

Regular season

Standings
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-San Antonio Spurs5824.707–35–623–1812–482
x-Memphis Grizzlies5626.683232–924–1710–682
x-Houston Rockets4537.5491329–1216–256–1082
Dallas Mavericks4141.5001724–1717–247–982
New Orleans Hornets2755.3293116–2511–305–1182
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

Game log
2012–13 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 35–6; Road: 23–18)
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
November : 12–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 8–2)
December : 12–4 (Home: 9–0; Road: 3–4)
January : 12–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 4–3)
February : 8–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 7–2)
March : 10–4 (Home: 10–2; Road: 0–2)
April : 3–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–5)
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2013 playoff game log
First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
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  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
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
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See also
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References
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