2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season

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2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachTerry Stotts
General managerNeil Olshey
OwnersPaul Allen
ArenaRose Garden
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Northwest
KGW
RadioKEX
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The offseason saw the team draft a pair of first round draft picks, future All-Star Damian Lillard was taken 6th overall and Meyers Leonard was taken 11th overall. Despite the team finishing off 11th place in the western conference with a mediocre 33–49 record including a 13-game losing streak to finish, Lillard enjoyed a stellar rookie season, winning Rookie of the Year honors for his efforts.

Key dates[]

  • June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[1]
  • July 1: Free agency started and players were allowed to negotiate contracts with new or their old teams.
  • July 11: Ten-day moratorium ended; players were allowed to sign contracts with new or their old teams and teams were allowed to resume making trades.

Draft[]

Main article: 2012 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School
1 6 Damian Lillard PG  United States Weber State
1 11 Meyers Leonard C  United States Illinois
2 40 Will Barton SG  United States Memphis
2 41 Tyshawn Taylor (traded to Brooklyn) PG  United States Kansas

Roster[]

2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 12 Aldridge, LaMarcus (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–07–19 Texas
F 8 Babbitt, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-06-20 Nevada
G 5 Barton, Will 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–01–06 Memphis
G/F 88 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
F 18 Claver, Víctor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1988–08–30 Spain
F/C 19 Freeland, Joel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1987–02–07 United Kingdom
F/C 21 Hickson, J. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1988–09–04 North Carolina State
F/C 1 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–11–25 Indiana
C 11 Leonard, Meyers 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–02–27 Illinois
G 0 Lillard, Damian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–07–15 Weber State
G/F 2 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette
G 6 Maynor, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–06–11 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 3 Pavlović, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–11–15 Yugoslavia
G 4 Smith, Nolan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–25 Duke
G 9 Williams, Elliot Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–06–20 Memphis
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–09–01

Pre-season[]

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 10 @ L. A. Lakers W 93–75 LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard (14) LaMarcus Aldridge (8) Damian Lillard (7) Citizens Business Bank Arena
10,500 		1–0
2 October 12 @ Phoenix L 93–104 Damian Lillard (15) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Damian Lillard (5) US Airways Center
10,698 		1–1
3 October 15 @ Sacramento L 100–117 Damian Lillard (20) LaMarcus Aldridge, J. J. Hickson (7) Nicolas Batum (5) Power Balance Pavilion
9,328 		1–2
4 October 17 Denver W 97–80 Wesley Matthews (19) Joel Freeland (8) Nolan Smith (8) Rose Garden
17,856 		2–2
5 October 19 Golden State L 97–101 LaMarcus Aldridge (18) Meyers Leonard (6) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
19,109 		2–3
6 October 22 Utah W 120–114 Nicolas Batum (27) J. J. Hickson (8) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
19,150 		3–3
7 October 25 @ Utah L 91–97 Wesley Matthews (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Damian Lillard (5) EnergySolutions Arena
18,247 		3–4
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Northwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Oklahoma City Thunder 60 22 .732 – 34–7 26–15 10–6 82
x-Denver Nuggets 57 25 .695 3 38–3 19–22 11–5 82
Utah Jazz 43 39 .524 17 30–11 13–28 9–7 82
Portland Trail Blazers 33 49 .402 27 22–19 11–30 6–10 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 29 20–21 11–30 4–12 82


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: 33–49 (Home: 22–19; Road: 11–30)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 31 L. A. Lakers W 116–106 Nicolas Batum (26) J. J. Hickson (10) Damian Lillard (11) Rose Garden
20,401 		1–0
November : 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 2 @ Oklahoma City L 92–106 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) LaMarcus Aldridge (15) Damian Lillard (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		1–1
3 November 3 @ Houston W 95–85 LaMarcus Aldridge (27) J. J. Hickson (12) Damian Lillard (9) Toyota Center
18,140 		2–1
4 November 5 @ Dallas L 91–114 Aldridge & Matthews (20) J. J. Hickson (11) Damian Lillard (5) American Airlines Center
19,521 		2–2
5 November 8 L. A. Clippers L 90–103 Nicolas Batum (23) Nicolas Batum (9) Batum & Aldridge (5) Rose Garden
20,425 		2–3
6 November 10 San Antonio L 109–112 Nicolas Batum (35) J. J. Hickson (14) LaMarcus Aldridge (7) Rose Garden
20,447 		2–4
7 November 12 Atlanta L 87–95 Batum & Hickson (19) J. J. Hickson (18) LaMarcus Aldridge (8) Rose Garden
19,095 		2–5
8 November 13 @ Sacramento W 103–86 Damian Lillard (22) J. J. Hickson (13) Damian Lillard (9) Sleep Train Arena
10,153 		3–5
9 November 16 Houston W 119–117 Nicolas Batum (35) Meyers Leonard (8) Lillard & Matthews (5) Rose Garden
20,382 		4-5
10 November 18 Chicago W 102–94 Batum & Matthews (21) LaMarcus Aldridge (13) Ronnie Price (5) Rose Garden
20,242 		5–5
11 November 21 @ Phoenix L 87–114 Damian Lillard (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (7) Nicolas Batum (4) US Airways Center
14,263 		5–6
12 November 23 Minnesota W 103–95 Wesley Matthews (30) J. J. Hickson (13) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
20,555 		6-6
13 November 25 @ Brooklyn L 85–98 Wesley Matthews (20) J. J. Hickson (10) Damian Lillard (7) Barclays Center
16,542 		6-7
14 November 26 @ Detroit L 101–108 LaMarcus Aldridge (32) Batum & Aldridge (10) Damian Lillard (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,212 		6-8
15 November 28 @ Washington L 82–84 Batum & Lillard (20) J. J. Hickson (19) Damian Lillard (5) Verizon Center
14,114 		6-9
16 November 30 @ Boston L 78–96 LaMarcus Aldridge (23) LaMarcus Aldridge (8) Will Barton (4) TD Garden
18,624 		6-10
December : 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 1 @ Cleveland W 118–117 Damian Lillard (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (9) Damian Lillard (11) Quicken Loans Arena
16,624 		7-10
18 December 3 @ Charlotte W 118–112 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) Batum & Aldridge (13) Damian Lillard (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,640 		8-10
19 December 5 @ Indiana L 92–99 Damian Lillard (23) J. J. Hickson (12) Damian Lillard (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,569 		8-11
20 December 8 Sacramento L 80–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (17) J. J. Hickson (15) Damian Lillard (9) Rose Garden
19,454 		8-12
21 December 10 Toronto W 92–74 LaMarcus Aldridge (30) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Damian Lillard (6) Rose Garden
16,863 		9-12
22 December 13 San Antonio W 98–90 Damian Lillard (29) J. J. Hickson (12) Nicolas Batum (8) Rose Garden
19,118 		10-12
23 December 16 New Orleans W 95–94 J. J. Hickson (24) J. J. Hickson (16) Nicolas Batum (10) Rose Garden
18,772 		11-12
24 December 20 Denver W 101–93 Nicolas Batum (22) J. J. Hickson (18) Damian Lillard (10) Rose Garden
19,982 		12-12
25 December 22 Phoenix W 96–93 Damian Lillard (25) J. J. Hickson (15) Nicolas Batum (8) Rose Garden
19,746 		13-12
26 December 23 @ Sacramento L 96–108 LaMarcus Aldridge (22) Hickson & Aldridge (11) Nicolas Batum (8) Sleep Train Arena
13,244 		13-13
27 December 26 Sacramento W 109–91 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) J. J. Hickson (14) Damian Lillard (11) Rose Garden
20,545 		14-13
28 December 28 @ L. A. Lakers L 87–104 LaMarcus Aldridge (26) J. J. Hickson (8) Nicolas Batum (8) Staples Center
18,997 		14-14
29 December 29 Philadelphia W 89–85 Nicolas Batum (22) J. J. Hickson (13) Nicolas Batum (8) Rose Garden
20,569 		15-14
January : 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 1 @ New York W 105–100 Nicolas Batum (26) LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Batum & Lillard (6) Madison Square Garden
19,033 		16-14
31 January 2 @ Toronto L 79–102 Damian Lillard (18) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Damian Lillard (7) Air Canada Centre
18,117 		16-15
32 January 4 @ Memphis W 86–84 Wesley Matthews (21) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Damian Lillard (8) FedExForum
15,823 		17-15
33 January 5 @ Minnesota W 102–97 Batum & Matthews (26) J. J. Hickson (11) Aldridge & Lillard (6) Target Center
16,220 		18-15
34 January 7 Orlando W 125–119 LaMarcus Aldridge (27) J. J. Hickson (15) Batum & Lillard (10) Rose Garden
19,560 		19-15
35 January 10 Miami W 92–90 Nicolas Batum (28) LaMarcus Aldridge (15) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
20,536 		20-15
36 January 11 @ Golden State L 97–103 Damian Lillard (37) J. J. Hickson (12) LaMarcus Aldridge (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		20-16
37 January 13 Oklahoma City L 83–87 LaMarcus Aldridge (33) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Damian Lillard (9) Rose Garden
20,423 		20-17
38 January 15 @ Denver L 111–115 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) J. J. Hickson (13) Nicolas Batum (7) Pepsi Center
15,521 		20-18
39 January 16 Cleveland L 88–93 Nicolas Batum (23) Nicolas Batum (12) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
18,880 		20-19
40 January 19 Milwaukee L 104–110 Damian Lillard (26) LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Damian Lillard (10) Rose Garden
20,487 		20-20
41 January 21 Washington L 95–98 Damian Lillard (18) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Nicolas Batum (11) Rose Garden
17,366 		20-21
42 January 23 Indiana W 100–80 LaMarcus Aldridge (27) J. J. Hickson (13) Batum & Lillard (8) Rose Garden
18,934 		21-21
43 January 26 L. A. Clippers W 101–100 Batum & Lillard (20) Nicolas Batum (10) Nicolas Batum (12) Rose Garden
20,672 		22-21
44 January 27 @ L. A. Clippers L 83–96 LaMarcus Aldridge (21) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Batum & Matthews (8) Staples Center
19,060 		22-22
45 January 29 Dallas W 106–104 LaMarcus Aldridge (29) J. J. Hickson (15) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
18,888 		23-22
February : 3–9 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 1 @ Utah L 77–86 Damian Lillard (26) LaMarcus Aldridge (10) Damian Lillard (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,512 		23-23
47 February 2 Utah W 105–99 Damian Lillard (23) Aldridge & Hickson (11) Nicolas Batum (9) Rose Garden
20,376 		24-23
48 February 4 @ Minnesota W 100–98 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) LaMarcus Aldridge (13) Damian Lillard (6) Target Center
13,446 		25-23
49 February 6 @ Dallas L 99–105 LaMarcus Aldridge (27) Aldridge & Hickson (10) Batum & Lillard (6) American Airlines Center
19,746 		25-24
50 February 8 @ Houston L 103–118 LaMarcus Aldridge (31) LaMarcus Aldridge (11) Damian Lillard (6) Toyota Center
15,655 		25-25
51 February 10 @ Orlando L 102–110 LaMarcus Aldridge (25) Nicolas Batum (8) Damian Lillard (12) Amway Center
17,966 		25-26
52 February 12 @ Miami L 104–117 Damian Lillard (33) Wesley Matthews (6) Nicolas Batum (4) American Airlines Arena
20,032 		25-27
53 February 13 @ New Orleans L 63–99 Damian Lillard (12) Víctor Claver (6) Nicolas Batum (6) New Orleans Arena
11,656 		25-28
All-Star Break
54 February 19 Phoenix L 98–102 J. J. Hickson (25) J. J. Hickson (16) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
20,499 		25-29
55 February 22 @ L. A. Lakers L 107–111 Nicolas Batum & J. J. Hickson (22) J. J. Hickson (11) Wesley Matthews (8) Staples Center
18,997 		25-30
56 February 24 Boston W 92–86 Wesley Matthews (24) J. J. Hickson (11) Damian Lillard (6) Rose Garden
20,484 		26-30
57 February 27 Denver L 109–111 Damian Lillard (26) J. J. Hickson (14) Nicolas Batum (9) Rose Garden
20,077 		26-31
March : 7–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
58 March 2 Minnesota W 109–94 Damian Lillard (24) J. J. Hickson (16) Eric Maynor (12) Rose Garden
20,390 		27-31
59 March 4 Charlotte W 122–105 LaMarcus Aldridge (23) LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
18,330 		28-31
60 March 6 @ Memphis L 85–91 Damian Lillard (20) J. J. Hickson (13) LaMarcus Aldridge (6) FedExForum
16,214 		28-32
61 March 8 @ San Antonio W 136–106 Damian Lillard (35) J. J. Hickson (11) Damian Lillard (9) AT&T Center
18,581 		29-32
62 March 10 @ New Orleans L 96–98 Wesley Matthews (24) J. J. Hickson (14) Damian Lillard (8) New Orleans Arena
15,036 		29-33
63 March 12 Memphis L 97–102 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) Nicolas Batum (10) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
18,754 		29-34
64 March 14 New York W 105–90 Damian Lillard (26) J. J. Hickson (16) Damian Lillard (10) Rose Garden
20,636 		30-34
65 March 16 Detroit W 112–101 LaMarcus Aldridge (31) J. J. Hickson (15) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
20,161 		31-34
66 March 18 @ Philadelphia L 100–101 LaMarcus Aldridge (32) LaMarcus Aldridge (14) Damian Lillard (7) Wells Fargo Center
15,623 		31-35
67 March 19 @ Milwaukee L 95–102 Wesley Matthews (24) LaMarcus Aldridge (15) Damian Lillard (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,397 		31-36
68 March 21 @ Chicago W 99–89 LaMarcus Aldridge (28) J. J. Hickson (21) Damian Lillard (7) United Center
21,946 		32-36
69 March 22 @ Atlanta W 104–93 Wesley Matthews (28) LaMarcus Aldridge (13) Nicolas Batum (7) Philips Arena
16,348 		33-36
70 March 24 @ Oklahoma City L 83–103 Damian Lillard (19) LaMarcus Aldridge (12) Nicolas Batum (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		33-37
71 March 27 Brooklyn L 93–111 LaMarcus Aldridge (24) Meyers Leonard (9) Nicolas Batum (6) Rose Garden
20,127 		33-38
72 March 29 Utah L 95–105 Damian Lillard (24) J. J. Hickson (14) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
19,527 		33-39
73 March 30 @ Golden State L 98–125 Meyers Leonard (22) J. J. Hickson (10) Nicolas Batum (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		33-40
April : 0–9 (Home: 0–6; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 1 @ Utah L 102–112 Wesley Matthews (23) J. J. Hickson (7) Eric Maynor (8) EnergySolutions Arena
18,336 		33–41
75 April 3 Memphis L 76–94 J. J. Hickson (17) J. J. Hickson (9) Eric Maynor (10) Rose Garden
19,275 		33–42
76 April 5 Houston L 98–116 LaMarcus Aldridge (32) LaMarcus Aldridge (13) Damian Lillard (7) Rose Garden
20,400 		33–43
77 April 7 Dallas L 91–96 Will Barton (22) Will Barton (13) Maynor & Barton (6) Rose Garden
20,228 		33–44
78 April 10 L. A. Lakers L 106–113 Damian Lillard (38) LaMarcus Aldridge (16) Damian Lillard (9) Rose Garden
20,598 		33–45
79 April 12 Oklahoma City L 90–106 Will Barton (18) J. J. Hickson (7) Damian Lillard (8) Rose Garden
20,577 		33–46
80 April 14 @ Denver L 109–118 Damian Lillard (30) Hickson & Barton (9) Hickson & Lillard (6) Pepsi Center
19,155 		33–47
81 April 16 @ L. A. Clippers L 77–93 Will Barton (17) Hickson, Barton & Freeland (6) Damian Lillard (8) Staples Center
19,183 		33–48
82 April 17 Golden State L 88–99 LaMarcus Aldridge (30) LaMarcus Aldridge (21) Eric Maynor (6) Rose Garden
20,261 		33–49
2012–13 season schedule

Awards and records[]

On December 5, 2012, Damian Lillard was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, making him the third rookie in Blazers history to earn the honor, following Arvydas Sabonis (1994) and Brandon Roy (2007). When asked about the honor, Lillard stated "I’m happy that I can get it, but I think all that it says is that I played good for one month. My mind has been focused on being consistent for the whole season, so ... it's a big deal to win the award, but it's not a big deal for the season. I’ll be happy about it and then it’ll be gone. It's a new month already."[2]

Injuries[]

Reserve guard Elliot Williams tore his left Achilles tendon during a team workout on September 9. He was out for the season.[3]

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

  • a Waived during the pre-season.

Trades[]

June 28, 2012
(draft day) 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Cash considerations[4] 		To Brooklyn Nets
Draft rights to Tyshawn Taylor[4]
July 16, 2012 To Portland Trail Blazers
Jared Jeffries (sign and trade)
Dan Gadzuric
Draft rights to Kostas Papanikolaou
Draft rights to Georgios Printezis
Future second-round pick 		To New York Knicks
Raymond Felton (sign and trade)
Kurt Thomas
July 20, 2012
(three-team trade) 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade from Boston)
Two 2013 second-round picks (from Boston)
Cash considerations (from Boston) 		To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Jon Diebler

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
J. J. Hickson July 13 Portland Trail Blazers
(re-signed)
Nicolas Batum July 18 Portland Trail Blazers
(re-signed)
Ronnie Price July 18 Phoenix Suns
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Jamal Crawford July 11 Los Angeles Clippers
Hasheem Thabeet July 11 Oklahoma City Thunder
Joel Przybilla August 9 Milwaukee Bucks
Craig Smith August 11 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
Jonny Flynn October 1 Detroit Pistons

References[]

  1. ^ "NBA Draft Info". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2012/12/as_expected_blazers_damian_lillard_wins_western_co.html
  3. ^ Golliver, Ben (September 11, 2012). Blazers G Elliot Williams tears Achilles during team workout, CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Rapid Reaction: Nets trade for Taylor". ESPN.com. June 28, 2012.
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