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.

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 Semi-final, 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[]

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

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2012–13 Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 (C) 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 Mark Jackson Assistant coach(es) Michael Malone Pete Myers Darren Erman Bob Beyer Jerry DeGregorio (player development) Kyle Barbour (strength and conditioning) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: April 28, 2013

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