2012–13 Boston Celtics season

2012–13 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
Owner(s)	Wycliffe Grousbeck Stephen Pagliuca H. Irving Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	41–40 (.506)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in the Eastern round 1 to the New York Knicks (2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN New England
Radio	WEEI
< 2011–12	2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Boston Celtics season is the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

• June 28: The 2012 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• October 30: The regular season begins with a 120–107 loss to the Miami Heat in a rematch from the previous season's playoffs.
• January 25: Rajon Rondo suffered a partially torn ACL injury in his right knee after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks and will miss the remainder of the season but is expected to be back by training camp for the 2013/14 season.
• February 1: Jared Sullinger underwent lumbar disc surgery in his back and will also miss the remainder of the season.
• February 11: Leandro Barbosa suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, along with a sprained MCL. He will be out for the rest of the season.
• April 3: Clinched a Playoffs berth with a win over the Detroit Pistons.

Pre-season

Game Log

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 @ Fenerbahçe Ülker L 91–97 Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger (16) Jared Sullinger (8) Rajon Rondo (9) Ülker Sports Arena 12,191 0–1 2 October 8 @ EA7 Emporio Armani Milano W 105–75 Jeff Green, Rajon Rondo (17) Darko Miličić (9) Rajon Rondo (6) Mediolanum Forum 1–1 3 October 13 New York Knicks L 95–98 Jared Sullinger (14) Micah Downs, Rajon Rondo, Jared Sullinger (7) Rajon Rondo, Jason Terry (4) XL Center 1–2 4 October 15 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 75–107 Paul Pierce (16) Brandon Bass, Paul Pierce (6) Rajon Rondo (6) Wells Fargo Center 1–3 5 October 16 Brooklyn Nets L 95–96 Paul Pierce (29) Jared Sullinger (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden 1–4 6 October 18 @ Brooklyn Nets W 115–85 Courtney Lee, Paul Pierce (18) Jeff Green, Jared Sullinger (6) Rajon Rondo (9) Barclays Center 2–4 7 October 20 New York Knicks W 109–98 Jeff Green (25) Jared Sullinger (8) Rajon Rondo (11) Times Union Center 3–4 8 October 21 Philadelphia 76ers L 79–88 Jeff Green, Rajon Rondo (12) Jeff Green (10) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden 3–5
2012–13 season schedule

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	21	Jared Sullinger	PF	United States	Ohio State
1	22	Fab Melo (pick traded from the L.A. Clippers via Oklahoma City Thunder)	C	Brazil	Syracuse
2	51	Kris Joseph	SF	Canada	Syracuse

Future draft picks

Credits

2014 second round draft pick from Brooklyn

Brooklyn's own 2014 2nd round pick to Boston. [Boston - Brooklyn, 6/23/2011]

2015 second round draft pick from Sacramento

Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2015 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2015 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston - Sacramento, 2/17/2009]

2017 second round draft pick from Sacramento

Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick to Boston (top 55 protected in the 2017 Draft). If Sacramento's own 2017 2nd round pick is in the top 55 picks, then Sacramento's obligations to Boston shall be extinguished. [Boston - Sacramento, 2/24/2011]

Debits

2013 second round draft pick to Portland

Boston's own 2013 2nd round pick to Portland. [Boston-Houston-Portland, 7/20/2012]

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From 4.0 !F 30 Bass, Brandon 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–04–30 LSU 1.5 !G 0 Bradley, Avery 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–11–26 Texas 1.5 !G 27 Crawford, Jordan 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–10–23 Xavier 5.5 !F/C 5 Garnett, Kevin 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1976–05–19 Farragut HS (IL) 4.0 !F 8 Green, Jeff 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown 2.5 !G/F 11 Lee, Courtney 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky 6.0 !C 13 Melo, Fab 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–06–20 Syracuse 4.0 !F 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas 4.0 !F 42 Randolph, Shavlik 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1983–11–24 Duke 1.5 !G 9 Rondo, Rajon  73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–22 Kentucky 4.0 !F 7 Sullinger, Jared  81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1992–03–04 Ohio State 1.5 !G 4 Terry, Jason 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona 4.0 !F 12 White, D. J. 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–08–31 Indiana 5.5 !F/C 44 Wilcox, Chris 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982–09–03 Maryland 2.5 !G/F 55 Williams, Terrence 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–06–28 Louisville	Head coach Doc Rivers Assistant coach(es) Kevin Eastman Armond Hill Jay Larranaga Mike Longabardi Tyronn Lue Jamie Young Athletic trainer(s) Ed Lacerte Strength and conditioning coach(es) Bryan Doo Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2013–03–01

Regular season

Game log

Note: the Boston Celtics only played 81 games instead of 82 due to the cancellation of the scheduled April 16, 2013 game vs The Indiana Pacers after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-New York Knicks	54	28	.659	–	31–10	23–18	10–6	82
x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	5	26–15	23–18	11–5	82
x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	12.5	27–13	14–27	7–8	81
Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	20	23–18	11–30	7–9	82
Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	20	21–20	13–28	4–11	82

#	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	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28	82
9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	82

Playoffs

Game log

2013 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 @ New York L 78–85 Jeff Green (26) Brandon Bass (10) Paul Pierce (7) Madison Square Garden 19,033 0–1 2 April 23 @ New York L 71–87 Paul Pierce (18) Kevin Garnett (11) Paul Pierce (6) Madison Square Garden 19,033 0–2 3 April 26 New York L 76–90 Jeff Green (21) Kevin Garnett (17) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden 18,624 0–3 4 April 28 New York W 97–90 Paul Pierce (29) Kevin Garnett (17) Garnett & Pierce (6) TD Garden 18,624 1–3 5 May 1 @ New York W 92–86 Jeff Green (18) Kevin Garnett (18) Kevin Garnett (5) Madison Square Garden 19,033 2–3 6 May 3 New York L 80–88 Jeff Green (21) Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden 18,624 2–4
2013 playoff schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Kris Joseph Fab Melo Jared Sullinger Via free agency Leandro Barbosa Brandon Bass Jason Collins Kevin Garnett Jeff Green Darko Miličić Jason Terry Chris Wilcox Via trade Courtney Lee

Players Lost Via trade JaJuan Johnson E'Twaun Moore Sasha Pavlović Sean Williams Via free agency Ray Allen Marquis Daniels Ryan Hollins Mickaël Piétrus Greg Stiemsma Retired/Waived Keyon Dooling

Trades

July 20, 2012

To Boston Celtics Courtney Lee (sign and trade)

To Houston Rockets JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, 2013 second round draft pick, Draft rights to Jon Diebler (from Portland)

To Portland Trail Blazers Sasha Pavlović (sign and trade), Two 2013 second-round picks, Cash considerations

February 21, 2013

To Boston Celtics Jordan Crawford

To Washington Wizards Jason Collins, Leandro Barbosa

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Leandro Barbosa	October 18	Indiana Pacers
Brandon Bass	July 14	Resign
Jason Collins	July 31	Atlanta Hawks
Dionte Christmas	July 31	Rethymno Aegean B.C. (Greece)
Micah Downs	September 28	Bàsquet Manresa (Spain)
Kevin Garnett	July 14	Resign
Jeff Green	August 22	Resign
Rob Kurz	September 28	SLUC Nancy Basket (France)
Courtney Lee	July 20	Houston Rockets
Darko Miličić	September 28	Minnesota Timberwolves
Shavlik Randolph	March 1	Foshan Dralions (China)
Jamar Smith	July 31	BK Prostějov (Czech Republic)
Jason Terry	July 18	Dallas Mavericks
Chris Wilcox	July 14	Resign
D. J. White	February 28	Shanghai Sharks (China)
Terrence Williams	February 20	Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Ray Allen	July 11	Miami Heat
Marquis Daniels	September 25	Milwaukee Bucks
Ryan Hollins	July 23	Los Angeles Clippers
Sasha Pavlović	July 20	Portland Trail Blazers
Mickaël Piétrus	November 30	Toronto Raptors
Greg Stiemsma	August 2	Minnesota Timberwolves

References

• Picture of 3 February 2013 game vs. LA. Clippers final score: File:2-3-13 Celtics vs. Clippers final.jpg

External Links

• 2012–13 Boston Celtics season Official Site
• 2012–13 Boston Celtics season at ESPN