2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachByron Scott
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM

Key dates

Draft picks
Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 4 Dion Waiters SG  United States Syracuse
1 24 Jared Cunningham [a] [b] SG  United States Oregon State
2 33 Bernard James [b] PF  United States Florida State
2 34 Jae Crowder [b] SF  United States Marquette
  • a Pick obtained from the Los Angeles Lakers the previous season.[1]
  • b Rights to Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft day for right to Tyler Zeller.[2]

Roster
Roster listing
2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 36 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel
G 21 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina
F 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama
G 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–27 Texas
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke
F 5 Jones, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989–08–25 West Virginia
G 14 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-09-11 Peoria Central (IL)
G/F 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline High School (TX)
G 32 Selby, Josh (DL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–27 Kansas
F/C 15 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
F 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
F/C 17 Varejão, Anderson  (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
G 3 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–01 Syracuse
F 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–03–28 Arizona
C 40 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina
Head coach
  • Byron Scott
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: 2013–01–22

Pre-season
2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 8 Montepaschi Siena W 91–85 Samardo Samuels (14) Anderson Varejão (8) Four players (3) Quicken Loans Arena
12,468		 1–0
2 October 9 Milwaukee L 80–97 C. J. Miles (18) Tristan Thompson (7) Jeremy Pargo (5) Canton Memorial Civic Center
3,942		 1–1
3 October 12 @ Chicago W 86–83 Dion Waiters (18) Anderson Varejão (10) Daniel Gibson (4) Assembly Hall
8,678		 2–1
4 October 13 Washington L 95–99 Tristan Thompson (18) Three players (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena
10,140		 2–2
5 October 15 Orlando W 114–111 (OT) Kyrie Irving (22) Anderson Varejão (8) Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Pargo (5) US Bank Arena
5,219		 3–2
6 October 17 @ Philadelphia L 99–113 Kyrie Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (10) Alonzo Gee, Jeremy Pargo (4) Wells Fargo Center
8,170		 3–3
7 October 23 Indiana L 82–100 Kyrie Irving (20) Anderson Varejão, Tyler Zeller (7) Alonzo Gee (3) Quicken Loans Arena
10,040		 3–4
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log
2012–13 game log
Total: 24–58 (Home: 14–27; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 3–12 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–9)
December : 3–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–6)
January : 6–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–5)
February : 7–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–2)
March : 2–12 (Home: 2–7; Road: 0–5)
April: 2–8 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
73April 1, 2013@ Atlanta L 94–102 Marreese Speights (23) Alonzo Gee (8) Shaun Livingston (6) Philips Arena
13,026		 22-51
74April 3Brooklyn L 95–113 Kyrie Irving (16) Marreese Speights (10) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
14,863		 22-52
75April 5@ Boston W 97–91 Tristan Thompson (29) Tristan Thompson (17) Kyrie Irving (8) TD Garden
18,624		 23-52
76April 7Orlando W 91–85 Alonzo Gee (19) Tristan Thompson (16) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena
16,341		 24-52
77April 9@ Indiana L 94–99 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (7) Kyrie Irving (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,279		 24-53
78April 10Detroit L 104–111 Kyrie Irving (27) Marreese Speights (9) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena
13,844		 24-54
79April 12New York L 91–101 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
19,430		 24-55
80April 14@ Philadelphia L 77–91 Thompson, Speights & Ellington (12) Tristan Thompson (12) Daniel Gibson (5) Wells Fargo Center
18,764		 24-56
81April 15Miami L 95–96 Kyrie Irving (16) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
19,091		 24-57
82April 17@ Charlotte L 98–105 Kyrie Irving (24) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,487		 24-58
2012–13 season schedule

Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Indiana Pacers4932.605–30–1119–2113–381
x-Chicago Bulls4537.5494.524–1721–209–782
x-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46311.521–2017–247–982
Detroit Pistons2953.35420.518–2311–308–882
Cleveland Cavaliers2458.29325.514–2710–313–1382
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Miami Heat * 66 16 .805 – 82
2 y-New York Knicks * 54 28 .659 12.0 82
3 y-Indiana Pacers * 49 32 .605 16.5 81
4 x-Brooklyn Nets 49 33 .598 17.0 82
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 21.0 82
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 22.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 41 40 .506 24.5 81
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 28.0 82
9 Philadelphia 76ers 34 48 .415 32.0 82
10 Toronto Raptors 34 48 .415 32.0 82
11 Detroit Pistons 29 53 .354 37.0 82
12 Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 37.0 82
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 24 58 .293 42.0 82
14 Charlotte Bobcats 21 61 .256 45.0 82
15 Orlando Magic 20 62 .244 46.0 82

Injuries
  • Starting point guard Kyrie Irving broke his right hand on July 14, 2012 during a Cavaliers training session[3] and underwent surgery a few days later.[4] Irving returned to the Cavaliers line-up in time for the start of the pre-season.[5]

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

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

a Waived before the start of the regular season.

Trades
June 28, 2012
(Draft day)		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Tyler Zeller
Kelenna Azubuike		 To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Jared Cunningham
Draft rights to Bernard James
Draft rights to Jae Crowder
July 25, 2012 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Jeremy Pargo
2014 second round pick
Cash considerations		 To Memphis Grizzlies
D. J. Kennedy
January 22, 2013 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Wayne Ellington
Josh Selby
Marreese Speights
future first round pick		 To Memphis Grizzlies
Jon Leuer

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Luke Harangody July 11 Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)
Jon Leuer July 20 Houston Rockets
C. J. Miles August 8 Utah Jazz
Micheal Eric August 10 Temple University
(Undrafted in 2012)
Alonzo Gee September 10 Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)
Kevin Jones September 28 West Virginia University
(Undrafted in 2012)
Kevin Anderson September 28 Strasbourg IG (France)
Jeremy Pargo September 28 Memphis Grizzlies
Justin Holiday October 1 Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium)
Subtractions
Player Reason Left New team
Antawn Jamison Free Agency Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Holiday Waived Portland Trail Blazers
Manny Harris Waived BC Azovmash (Ukraine)

References
  1. "Cavaliers Acquire 2012 First Round Pick, Kapono, Walton And Right To Swap 2013 First Round Picks From Lakers". Nba.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. "Cavaliers Select Waiters And Acquire Draft Rights To Zeller From Dallas In The 2012 NBA Draft". Nba.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. Associated Press (July 16, 2012). Kyrie Irving breaks right hand, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. Withers, Tom (July 18, 2012). Cavs' Irving has surgery on broken hand, Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  5. Associated Press (October 1, 2012). Kyrie Irving's broken hand healed, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
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