Full NBA season
2012-13
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2012-13 NBA season.
1315indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
Twenty-seven straight, then one impossible rebound
Miami chased history all season, San Antonio came within seconds of ending the repeat, and Game 6 changed both teams' legacies.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | 105.7 | 96.5 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 103.0 | 96.6 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 106.1 | 101.1 |
| 5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 93.4 | 89.3 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 101.1 | 94.6 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 101.2 | 100.3 |
| 8 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 106.0 | 102.5 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 102.2 | 101.0 |
| — | Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 98.0 | 98.1 |
| — | Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 101.1 | 101.7 |
| — | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 97.5 | 100.7 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 95.7 | 98.1 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 100.2 | 105.1 |
| — | New Orleans Pelicans | 27 | 55 | .329 | 94.1 | 97.9 |
| — | Phoenix Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 95.2 | 101.6 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Heat | 66 | 16 | .805 | 102.9 | 95.0 |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | 100.0 | 95.7 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 96.9 | 95.1 |
| 4 | Indiana Pacers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 93.6 | 89.6 |
| 6 | Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 93.2 | 92.9 |
| 5 | Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 98.0 | 97.5 |
| 7 | Boston Celtics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 95.3 | 95.6 |
| 8 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 98.9 | 100.4 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 93.2 | 96.5 |
| — | Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 97.2 | 98.7 |
| — | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 94.9 | 98.8 |
| — | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 93.2 | 95.8 |
| — | Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 96.5 | 101.2 |
| — | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 93.4 | 102.7 |
| — | Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 94.1 | 101.1 |
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