2012–13 Houston Rockets season

2012–13 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Kevin McHale
General manager	Daryl Morey
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	44–34 (.564)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in First Round (OKC beat HOU 4-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN Houston
Radio	Sportstalk 790
< 2011–12	2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Houston Rockets season is the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd based in Houston.

Key dates

• June 26: The Rockets trade forward Chase Budinger and their rights to Lior Eliyahu to the Minnesota Timberwolves for their 18th draft pick.
• June 27: Houston trades center Samuel Dalembert and their 14th draft pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for shooting guard Shaun Livingston, small forward Jon Brockman, power forward Jon Leuer, and their 12th draft pick.
• June 28: The 2012 NBA Draft takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• July 1: Free agency has begun.
• July 11: Teams can now sign, trade, and even amnesty players to their liking.
• July 13: Houston uses their amnesty clause on Luis Scola. His rights were received by the Phoenix Suns two days later.
• July 18: Houston officially signs point guard Jeremy Lin, after the New York Knicks decline on matching their offer.
• July 25: Houston officially signs center Ömer Aşık, after the Chicago Bulls decline on matching their offer.
• October 27: Houston trades SG Kevin Martin, SG Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and one second-round pick in 2013 to Oklahoma City Thunder for Sixth Man of the Year and Olympic Gold Medalist shooting guard James Harden, shooting guard Daequan Cook, center Cole Aldrich, and small forward Lazar Hayward.
• February 21: Houston trades F Patrick Patterson, Toney Douglas, and Cole Aldrich to Sacramento Kings for Thomas Robinson, Francisco García, and Tyler Honeycutt. Houston also traded Marcus Morris to the Phoenix Suns for a 2nd round draft pick.
• March 5: Houston sign 09-10 NBA Most Improved Player Award and former Sacramento Kings point guard Aaron Brooks. In addition, Houston waive F Tyler Honeycutt in order to make room for Aaron Brooks.

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	12	Jeremy Lamb	SG	United States	Connecticut
1	16	Royce White	PF	United States	Iowa State
1	18	Terrence Jones	PF	United States	Kentucky

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From 2.5 !G/F 5 Anderson, James 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–03–25 Oklahoma State 6.0 !C 3 Aşık, Ömer 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey 1.5 !G 12 Beverley, Patrick 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas 1.5 !G 0 Brooks, Aaron 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1985–01–14 Oregon 2.5 !G/F 10 Delfino, Carlos 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982–08–29 Argentina 2.5 !G/F 32 García, Francisco 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1981–12–31 Dominican Republic 1.5 !G 13 Harden, James (C) 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State 4.0 !F 6 Jones, Terrence 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky 1.5 !G 7 Lin, Jeremy (C) 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard 5.5 !F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania 5.5 !F/C 14 Ohlbrecht, Tim 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988–08–30 Germany 4.0 !F 25 Parsons, Chandler (C) 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida 4.0 !F 41 Robinson, Thomas 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–17 Kansas 5.5 !F/C 4 Smith, Greg 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–01–08 Fresno State 4.0 !F 30 White, Royce 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1991–04–10 Iowa State	Head coach Kevin McHale Assistant coach(es) Kelvin Sampson J. B. Bickerstaff Chris Finch Greg Buckner Dean Cooper Jesse Mermuys Athletic trainer(s) Keith Jones Jason Biles Strength and conditioning coach(es) Darryl Eto David Macha 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: 2013–03–30

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	35–6	23–18	12–4	82
x-Memphis Grizzlies	56	26	.683	2	32–9	24–17	10–6	82
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	29–12	16–25	6–10	82
Dallas Mavericks	41	41	.500	17	24–17	17–24	6–9	82
New Orleans Hornets	27	55	.329	31	16–25	11–30	5–10	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	82
3	x-Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	3	82
4	y-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	4	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	56	26	.683	4	82
6	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13	82
7	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	15	82
8	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	15	82
9	Utah Jazz	43	39	.524	17	82
10	Dallas Mavericks	41	41	.500	19	82
11	Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	27	82
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	29	82
13	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	32	82
14	New Orleans Hornets	27	55	.329	33	82
15	Phoenix Suns	25	57	.305	35	82

External links

• Official website