2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season

2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season
Division champions
Head coach Vinny Del Negro
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 56–26 (.683)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Grizzlies 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket
Radio KFWB

The 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 35th season in Southern California, and their 29th season in Los Angeles. During the offseason, the Clippers signed seven-time all-star Grant Hill and re-acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks. They improved on their 40–26 record from the previous season to finish 56–26, and they won their first Pacific Division title in franchise history. The title was clinched after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 7, which also completed a season sweep of their crosstown rivals, 4–0. The franchise had not swept the Lakers since 1974–75, when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves.[1] It was also the first time in 20 years since 1992–93 that the Clippers won the season series against the Lakers.[2] Although this was enough to net them home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, they lost their first-round series to the Memphis Grizzlies in six games. Following the season, Hill and Odom both retired and Chauncey Billups re-signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, where he would spend his last season in.

Key dates

  • June 28, 2012: The 2012 NBA draft takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
  • December 30, 2012: With a 107-96 victory over the Utah Jazz the Clippers complete only the third 16-0 month in NBA history, after the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers and the 1995–96 San Antonio Spurs.
  • April 3, 2013: With a 126-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers notch the first 50-win season in franchise history.
  • April 7, 2013: The Clippers clinch their first division title in franchise history (in Buffalo, San Diego or Los Angeles) with a 109-95 victory over the Lakers. It also guarantees them home-court advantage in the first round for only the second time ever (since the division champions are guaranteed no worse than the fourth seed).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
2 53 Furkan Aldemir PF  Turkey Turkey

Future draft picks

Credits

2016 second-round draft pick from Brooklyn The L.A. Clippers had the right to swap their own 2016 second-round pick with Brooklyn's 2016 second-round pick provided the Clippers' second-round pick was 31–55. If the Clippers' pick was 56–60, Brooklyn's obligations to the Clippers shall be extinguished. (Brooklyn-L.A. Clippers, 7/11/2012)

Debits

2013 second-round draft pick to Detroit The L.A. Clippers' own 2013 second-round pick to Detroit (top-55 protected in the 2013 Draft). If the Clippers' own 2013 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Detroit shall be extinguished. [Detroit – L.A. Clippers, February 16, 2009]

2014 second-round draft pick to San Antonio The L.A. Clippers' own 2014 second-round pick to San Antonio via New Orleans (top-55 protected in the 2014 draft). If the L.A. Clippers' own 2014 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the L.A. Clippers' obligations to San Antonio via New Orleans shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 1/26/2010 and then New Orleans – San Antonio, October 18, 2010]

2015 second-round draft pick to Houston The L.A. Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick to Houston via Toronto (if pick is 51–55). If the Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick was not among the 51st through 55th picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Houston shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – Toronto, 1/7/2009 and then Houston – Toronto, July 28, 2010]

2015 second-round draft pick to Denver The Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick to Denver (top-55 protected in the 2015 draft). If the Clippers' own 2015 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to Denver shall be extinguished. [Denver – L.A. Clippers, 1/5/2009]

2016 second-round draft pick to New Orleans The Clippers' own 2016 second-round pick to New Orleans (top-55 protected in the 2016 Draft). If the Clippers' own 2016 second-round pick was in the top 55 picks, then the Clippers' obligations to New Orleans shall be extinguished. [L.A. Clippers – New Orleans, 8/12/2009]

Roster

2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 22 United States Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) UCLA
PG 1 United States Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Colorado
PG 12 United States Bledsoe, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Kentucky
SF 5 United States Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Connecticut
SG 11 United States Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan
PG 34 United States Green, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Detroit
PF 32 United States Griffin, Blake (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Oklahoma
SF 33 United States Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
C 15 United States Hollins, Ryan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
C 6 United States Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas A&M
SF 7 United States Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island
PG 3 United States Paul, Chris (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest
SF 35 United States Summers, DaJuan  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
PF 21 France Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga
PG 2 United States Wayns, Maalik 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster notes

  • Forward Lamar Odom becomes the 18th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. This also marks his second tour of duty with the Clippers. He played for the team from 1999–2003
  • Forward Matt Barnes becomes the 19th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He also makes his second tour of duty with the Clippers. He played for the team in 2004.
  • Forward/Center Ronny Turiaf becomes the 20th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–3 (Home: 3–2; Road: 2–1)
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2012–13 game log
Total: 56–26 (Home: 32–9; Road: 24–17)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
December : 16–0 (Home: 9–0; Road: 7–0)
January : 9–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–5)
February : 8–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–4)
March : 7–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–5)
April : 7–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–0)
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2014 playoff game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2013 playoff schedule

Standings

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
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

Injuries and surgeries

Player Injury Date Injury Type
Trey Thompkins October 31, 2012 Bone bruise on left knee (out for the season)

Transactions

Trades

June 29, 2012
 To Los Angeles Clippers

Lamar Odom (from Dallas)

 To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević (from Utah)

Cash considerations (from Houston)

To Utah Jazz

Mo Williams (from Los Angeles)

 To Houston Rockets

Draft rights to Furkan Aldemir (from Los Angeles)

July 11, 2012
 To Los Angeles Clippers

Two 2016 second-round draft picks

 To Brooklyn Nets

Reggie Evans

July 30, 2012
 To Los Angeles Clippers

Willie Green

 To Atlanta Hawks

Draft rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract
Blake Griffin July 11, 2012 5-year contract extension
Reggie Evans July 11, 2012 3-year deal (Sign & trade with Nets)
Chauncey Billups July 13, 2012 One-year deal

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Jamal Crawford July 11, 2012 Portland Trail Blazers
Grant Hill July 17, 2012 Phoenix Suns
Ryan Hollins July 21, 2012 Boston Celtics
Ronny Turiaf July 27, 2012 Miami Heat
Matt Barnes September 14, 2012 Los Angeles Lakers
Maalik Wayns March 9, 2013 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBDL)
DaJuan Summers March 15, 2013 Maine Red Claws (NBDL)

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Bobby Simmons Free agency, July 1, 2012 Ball Hogs (BIG3)
Nick Young Free agency, July 12, 2012 Philadelphia 76ers
Ryan Gomes Waived, July 17, 2012 Artland Dragons (BBL)
Randy Foye Free agency, July 25, 2012 Utah Jazz
Travis Leslie Waived, October 30, 2012 Santa Cruz Warriors (NBDL)
Kenyon Martin Free agency, February 21, 2013 New York Knicks
Trey Thompkins Waived, March 14, 2013 BC Nizhny Novgorod (VTB United League)

References

  1. ↑ "Clippers rout Lakers to clinch first division title in franchise history". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 7, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bresnahan, Mike (February 14, 2013). "Clippers dominate Lakers, 125-101, to win season series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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