2012–13 Golden State Warriors season

The 2012–13 Golden State Warriors season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st anniversary of their time in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2012–13 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachMark Jackson
General managerBob Myers
OwnersPeter Guber
Joe Lacob
ArenaOracle Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The team finished with a record of 47-35 (.573), and finished the season as the number-six seed, clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2007. The team had a winning record for the first time since 2008. This season included the first playoff series victory for the first time since 2007, as most of the squad experienced postseason play for the first time. The season began a streak of 7 straight winning records.

The Warriors had four draft picks in the 2012 NBA Draft, a decisive draft year that was vital for a potential future for the team. The picks included Harrison Barnes with the 7th pick, Festus Ezeli with the 30th pick, Draymond Green with the 35th pick, and Ognjen Kuzmic with the 52nd pick. With Brandon Rush and his season-ending injury, Barnes was placed in the starting lineup and became crucial in bringing the team back to the playoffs for the first time in six years. Another injury mid-season from Andrew Bogut also affected the team with the lack of a true center for a majority of the season.

Notable highlights from the season included Stephen Curry breaking the record for three-point field goals made in a single season with 272, thus eclipsing Ray Allen's then-seven-year-old record of 269 made, and Curry and Klay Thompson's rise to NBA dominance as one of the greatest three-point-shooting duos in history, coining the term "Splash Brothers" for their abilities to shoot beyond the arc in record-breaking numbers. A seven-game Eastern Conference road trip featured a 6-1 record, including a close win against the defending champion Miami Heat. David Lee was named as an All-Star in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston, and thus became the first Warrior since Latrell Sprewell in 1997 to be named an All-Star. Lee also led the league in double-doubles. The Warriors returned to the playoffs for the first time in six years; for most players the first time experiencing postseason play except Bogut. After a 4-2 series win against the number-three seed Denver Nuggets in the first round, the Warriors won a playoff series for the first time since 2007. In the Conference Semifinal, the Warriors faced the number two-seed San Antonio Spurs. Curry scored 44 points in a double-overtime loss in Game 1, but the team pulled off a 100-91 Game 2 win, which was the first Warriors victory, playoff or regular season, in San Antonio since February 1997, to tie the series at one game apiece. However, despite the willingness to fight, the inexperience and youth of the Warrior squad resulted in defeat as the Warriors lost to the eventual Western Conference Champion Spurs in six games.

Draft
Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 7 Harrison Barnes[1][2] SF  United States North Carolina
1 30 Festus Ezeli[1][3] C  Nigeria Vanderbilt
2 35 Draymond Green[1] PF  United States Michigan State
2 52 Ognjen Kuzmić[1][4] C  Bosnia and Herzegovina Clinicas Rincón

Pre-season
2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2)
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Los Angeles Clippers5626.683–32–924–1711–582
x-Golden State Warriors4735.573928–1319–229–782
x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.5491129–1216–258–882
Sacramento Kings2854.3412820–218–337–982
Phoenix Suns2557.3053117–248–335–1182

Conference
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: 47–35 (Home: 28–13; Road: 19–22)
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
November : 8–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–4)
December : 12–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–2)
January : 8–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–5)
February : 4–8 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–7)
March : 9–7 (Home: 7–4; Road: 2–3)
April : 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log
2013 playoff game log
Total: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4)
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2013 playoff schedule

Roster
Roster listing
2012–13 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
G 20 Bazemore, Kent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1989–07–01 Old Dominion
C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1986–04–02 Latvia
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G 2 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1983–10–28 Georgia Tech
F 44 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona
F/C 27 Jones, Dwayne 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983–06–09 Saint Joseph's
F 7 Landry, Carl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1983–09–19 Purdue
F/C 10 Lee, David (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983–04–29 Florida
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
G/F 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
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: 2013-04-28

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

Trades
July 11, 2012
 To Golden State Warriors
Jarrett Jack[5] (from New Orleans)		 To New Orleans Pelicans
Draft rights to Edin Bavčić (from Philadelphia)		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Daryl Watkins (from New Orleans)
Dorell Wright (from Golden State)

Re-signed
Player Signed
Brandon Rush[6] 2-year contract worth $8 million
Stephen Curry[7] 4-year contract extension worth $44 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Kent Bazemore[8] 2-year contract worth $1.2 million Old Dominion University
Carl Landry[9] 2-year contract worth $8 million New Orleans Pelicans
Dwayne Jones[10] Texas Legends
Scott Machado[11][12] Santa Cruz Warriors

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Nate Robinson[13] 1-year contract worth $1.1 million Chicago Bulls
Mickell Gladness[14] — Miami Heat
Dominic McGuire[15] — Toronto Raptors
Chris Wright — Toronto Raptors
Keith Benson — Atlanta Hawks
Mikki Moore — Philadelphia 76ers

References
  1. "Warriors select Barnes, Ezeli, Green and Kuzmic in 2012 NBA draft". nba.com/warriors. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. "Warriors sign Harrison Barnes to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. "Warriors sign Festus Ezeli to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  4. "Warriors sign 2012 second round pick Ognjen Kuzmic to contract". nba.com/warriors. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  5. "Hornets trade Jack to Golden State". nba.com/pelicans. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  6. "Warriors re-sign restricted free agent Brandon Rush". nba.com/warriors. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  7. "Warriors sign Stephen Curry to multi-year extension". nba.com/warriors. October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  8. "Warriors sign rookie free agent Kent Bazemore". nba.com/warriors. July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  9. "Warriors sign free agent forward Carl Landry". nba.com/warriors. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  10. "Warriors sign free agent forward/center Dwayne Jones". nba.com/warriors. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  11. "Warriors sign Scott Machado to 10-day contract". nba.com/warriors. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  12. "Warriors sign Scott Machado for remainder of season". nba.com/warriors. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  13. "Bulls sign free agent guard Nate Robinson". nba.com/bulls. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  14. "Heat sign Varnado and Gladness". nba.com/heat. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  15. "Raptors sign Dominic McGuire". nba.com/raptors. September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
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