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 | |
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Head coach | George Karl |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | First Round (Lost to Warriors 2–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment |
Radio | KCKK |
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
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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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. |
- 1 Acquired from the Golden State Warriors.
Roster
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Pre-season
Regular season
Game log
2012–13 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 38–3; Road: 19–22) | |
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October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
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November
: 8–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–7)
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December
: 9–6 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–6)
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January
: 11–3 (Home: 9–2; Road: 2–1)
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February
: 8–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–4)
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March
: 13–2 (Home: 9–0; Road: 4–2)
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April
: 7–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 2–1)
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2012–13 season schedule |
Standings
Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c-Oklahoma City Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 10–6 | 82 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3 | 38–3 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 9–7 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27 | 22–19 | 11–30 | 6–10 | 82 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 4–12 | 82 |
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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 |
Playoffs
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First round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
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2013 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
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
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Corey Brewer | 82 | 2 | 24.4 | .425 | .296 | .690 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.44 | .28 | 12.1 |
Wilson Chandler | 43 | 8 | 25.1 | .462 | .413 | .793 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.05 | .28 | 13.0 |
Kenneth Faried | 80 | 80 | 28.1 | .552 | .000 | .613 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 11.5 |
Evan Fournier | 38 | 4 | 11.3 | .493 | .407 | .769 | .9 | 1.2 | .5 | .03 | 5.3 |
Danilo Gallinari | 71 | 71 | 32.5 | .418 | .373 | .822 | 5.2 | 2.5 | .9 | .51 | 16.2 |
Jordan Hamilton | 40 | 1 | 9.9 | .418 | .370 | .500 | 2.4 | .6 | .38 | .2 | 5.2 |
Andre Iguodala | 80 | 80 | 34.7 | .451 | .317 | .574 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 1.74 | .65 | 13.0 |
Kosta Koufos | 81 | 81 | 22.4 | .581 | .000 | .558 | 6.9 | .4 | .54 | 1.27 | 8.0 |
Ty Lawson | 73 | 71 | 34.4 | .461 | .366 | .756 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.47 | .11 | 16.7 |
JaVale McGee | 79 | 0 | 18.1 | .575 | 1.000 | .591 | 4.8 | .3 | .38 | 1.99 | 9.1 |
Andre Miller | 82 | 11 | 26.2 | .479 | .266 | .840 | 2.9 | 5.9 | .89 | .13 | 9.6 |
Quincy Miller | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .4 | .14 | .00 | 1.3 |
Timofey Mozgov | 41 | 1 | 8.9 | .506 | .000 | .769 | 2.6 | .2 | .15 | .44 | 2.6 |
Anthony Randolph | 39 | 0 | 8.4 | .491 | .000 | .689 | 2.4 | .3 | .49 | .54 | 3.7 |
Julyan Stone | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .750 | .8 | .5 | .25 | .00 | 1.8 |
a Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Corey Brewer | 6 | 0 | 24.3 | .309 | .250 | .670 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.00 | .17 | 10.8 |
Wilson Chandler | 6 | 6 | 34.2 | .355 | .310 | .750 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.33 | .50 | 12.0 |
Kenneth Faried | 5 | 4 | 29.0 | .625 | .000 | .730 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.00 | .20 | 10.2 |
Evan Fournier | 4 | 4 | 13.3 | .353 | .000 | .880 | .00 | 1.0 | .5 | .00 | 4.8 |
Jordan Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 0.0 |
Andre Iguodala | 6 | 6 | 40.5 | .500 | .483 | .720 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 2.00 | .33 | 18.0 |
Kosta Koufos | 6 | 2 | 16.7 | .368 | 1.000 | .830 | 3.5 | .5 | .50 | .67 | 3.3 |
Ty Lawson | 6 | 6 | 39.3 | .440 | .190 | .850 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 1.67 | .00 | 21.3 |
JaVale McGee | 6 | 2 | 18.7 | .581 | .000 | .390 | 5.2 | .00 | .67 | 1.00 | 7.2 |
Andre Miller | 6 | 0 | 25.7 | .420 | .455 | .780 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .33 | .00 | 14.0 |
Anthony Randolph | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .818 | .000 | .730 | 1.2 | .00 | .40 | .00 | 5.2 |
Julyan Stone | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .00 | .5 | .00 | .00 | 1.0 |
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Player | Date left | New team |
Rudy Fernández | July 4 | Real Madrid (Spain) |
References
- "2012-13 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". basketball-reference. Retrieved 26 April 2015.