2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season

2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
General manager	R.C. Buford
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 @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FS Southwest KENS KMYS
Radio	WOAI KCOR (in Spanish)

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 advanced to the NBA Finals for the fifth time in franchise history, 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
2	59	Marcus Denmon	Guard	American	Missouri

Roster

2012–13 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
5.5 !F/C	16	Baynes, Aron	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1986–12–09	Washington State
5.5 !F/C	45	Blair, DeJuan	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1989–04–22	Pittsburgh
5.5 !F/C	15	Bonner, Matt	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1980–04–05	Florida
1.5 !G	25	de Colo, Nando	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1987–06–23	France
5.5 !F/C	33	Diaw, Boris	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1982–04–16	France
5.5 !F/C	21	Duncan, Tim (C)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1976–04–25	Wake Forest
1.5 !G	20	Ginóbili, Manu	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1977–07–28	Argentina
2.5 !G/F	4	Green, Danny	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–06–22	North Carolina
1.5 !G	5	Joseph, Cory	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–08–20	Texas
2.5 !G/F	2	Leonard, Kawhi	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1991–06–29	San Diego State
2.5 !G/F	1	McGrady, Tracy	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1979–05–24	Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS)
1.5 !G	8	Mills, Patty	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–08–11	Saint Mary's
1.5 !G	14	Neal, Gary	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1984–10–03	Towson
1.5 !G	9	Parker, Tony	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1982–05–17	France
6.0 !C	22	Splitter, Tiago	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1985–01–01	Brazil

Head coach

Gregg Popovich

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 • Transactions
Last transaction: 2013–06–22

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Reserve	Inactive
C	Tiago Splitter	Matt Bonner	DeJuan Blair	Aron Baynes
PF	Tim Duncan	Boris Diaw
SF	Kawhi Leonard		Tracy McGrady
SG	Danny Green	Manu Ginóbili
PG	Tony Parker	Cory Joseph	Patrick Mills	Nando de Colo

Regular season

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)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
74	April 1	@ Memphis	L 90–92	Tony Parker (25)	Tiago Splitter (11)	Tony Parker & DeJuan Blair (4)	FedExForum 16,642	55-19
75	April 3	Orlando	W 98–84	Danny Green (20)	Tiago Splitter (9)	Nando de Colo (6)	AT&T Center 18,581	56-19
76	April 4	@ Oklahoma City	L 88–100	Duncan & Leonard (24)	Kawhi Leonard (14)	Kawhi Leonard (6)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	56-20
77	April 6	Atlanta	W 99–97	Tim Duncan (31)	Tim Duncan (14)	Kawhi Leonard (4)	AT&T Center 18,581	57-20
78	April 10	@ Denver	L 86–96	Duncan & Neal (17)	Kawhi Leonard (11)	4 Players (4)	Pepsi Center 16,651	57-21
79	April 12	Sacramento	W 108–101	Tony Parker (22)	Tiago Splitter (12)	Tony Parker (10)	AT&T Center 18,581	58-21
80	April 14	@ L. A. Lakers	L 86–91	Tim Duncan (23)	Duncan & Splitter (10)	Tony Parker (8)	Staples Center 18,997	58-22
81	April 15	@ Golden State	L 106–116	Gary Neal (25)	Tiago Splitter (7)	Nando de Colo (9)	Oracle Arena 19,596	58-23
82	April 17	Minnesota	L 95–108	Duncan & Neal (17)	Tim Duncan (14)	Tony Parker (8)	AT&T Center 18,581	58-24

2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
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
#	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

Game log

2013 playoff game log

First round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 21	L. A. Lakers	W 91–79	Tony Parker (18) Manu Ginóbili (18)	Kawhi Leonard (11)	Tony Parker (8)	AT&T Center 18,581	1–0
2	April 24	L. A. Lakers	W 102–91	Tony Parker (28)	Kawhi Leonard (7)	Tony Parker (7) Manu Ginóbili (7)	AT&T Center 18,581	2-0
3	April 26	@ L. A. Lakers	W 120–89	Tim Duncan (26)	Tim Duncan (9)	Tony Parker (7)	Staples Center 18,997	3-0
4	April 28	@ L. A. Lakers	W 103–82	Tony Parker (23)	Kawhi Leonard (7)	Manu Ginóbili (6) Cory Joseph (6)	Staples Center 18,997	4-0

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)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 6	@ Miami	W 92–88	Tony Parker (21)	Tim Duncan (14)	Tony Parker (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,775	1-0
2	June 9	@ Miami	L 84–103	Danny Green (17)	Kawhi Leonard (14)	Tony Parker (5)	American Airlines Arena 19,900	1-1
3	June 11	Miami	W 113–77	Danny Green (27)	Tim Duncan (14)	Tony Parker (8)	AT&T Center 18,581	2-1
4	June 13	Miami	L 93–109	Tim Duncan (20)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Tony Parker (7)	AT&T Center 18,581	2-2
5	June 16	Miami	W 114–104	Tony Parker (26)	Tim Duncan (12)	Manu Ginóbili (10)	AT&T Center 18,581	3-2
6	June 18	@ Miami	L 100–103 (OT)	Tim Duncan (30)	Tim Duncan (17)	Tony Parker (8)	American Airlines Arena 19,900	3-3
7	June 20	@ Miami	L 88–95	Tim Duncan (24)	Kawhi Leonard (16)	Manu Ginóbili (5)	American Airlines Arena 19,900	3-4

2013 playoff schedule

References

External links

Official website

San Antonio Spurs
Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas
Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center
Personnel	Owner Spurs Sports & Entertainment President Gregg Popovich General manager R. C. Buford Head coach Gregg Popovich Current roster
G League affiliate	Austin Spurs
Rivalries	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns
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Culture and lore	The Coyote The Twin Towers The Big Three Memorial Day Miracle

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Franchise: Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–73); Texas Chaparrals (1970–71); San Antonio Spurs (1973–present)

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2012–13 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto
Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee
Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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2012–13 San Antonio Spurs season

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Depth Chart

Regular season

Game log

Standings

Playoffs

Game log

See also

References

External links