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2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerDonnie Nelson
OwnersMark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFS Southwest, KTXA
RadioKESN
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Dallas Mavericks failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Tyler Zeller (traded to Cleveland) C  United States North Carolina
2 55 Darius Johnson-Odom (traded to the LA Lakers) SG  United States Marquette

On draft night, the Mavericks sent Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike to Cleveland for their 24th, 33rd and 34th picks, Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder.[3][4][5][6] Darius Johnson-Odom was sent to Los Angeles for cash considerations.[7]

Offseason

The Mavericks had several players coming into the free agency. Brandan Wright's option for another year was exercised on June 23.[8] On July 1, 2012, the Mavs exercised the option on Vince Carter to sign him for the season.[9][10]

Their main target was signing Deron Williams, who was under contract with Brooklyn until last year. They met with Williams on July 2[11] but he signed a five-year extension later with Brooklyn.[12]

Jason Terry signed a three-year deal worth $15 million with Boston,[13] while Jason Kidd agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks.[14]

On July 11, Chris Kaman signed a one-year deal with the Mavs.[15] It was also announced that they would amnesty Brendan Haywood.[16][17] Ian Mahinmi was sent to Indiana in a sign and trade for Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones.[18]

The Mavericks won the bidding process for Elton Brand on July 13 with $2.1 million.[19]

The Mavs signed O. J. Mayo on July 16.[20][21]

The Mavs signed their draft picks Jae Crowder on July 20,[22] and Jared Cunningham a day later.[23]

On July 24, Delonte West agreed to re-sign with the Mavericks.[24][25]

Bernard James, their third draft pick was signed to a contract on July 25.[26]

Eddy Curry was claimed off waivers on October 25, 2012.[27]

Season recap

Preseason

The Mavericks played in the 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour. On October 6 they faced German club Alba Berlin and three days later they played against FC Barcelona.[28] They wrapped up the European tour with a record of 1–1. Against the Houston Rockets the Mavs won, thanks to a 20–0 run at the beginning of the third quarter, 123–104.[29] They lost against the Phoenix Suns and the record fell to 2–2.[30] The Mavs ended their preseason with a record of 4–4 after a win over the Charlotte Bobcats.[31]

Regular season

The Mavs started their regular season at the Los Angeles Lakers and their new formed team. They took the lead in the second quarter and never looked back, at the end it was a 99–91 victory and the season started off the right foot.[32] Despite leading by eight at the break, the Mavericks fell in their first back-to-back this season to the Jazz 94–113.[33] In their home opener against the Charlotte Bobcats the Mavericks blew them out by 27 with O. J. Mayo scoring 30 and the team going 16 of 25 from behind the arc.[34] Mayo added another 30+ game and Darren Collison got his second straight double-double in a blowout win against Portland.[35] Without Elton Brand, who was with his wife for the birth of his child,[36] the Mavs won against the Toronto Raptors 109–104 with Chris Kaman starting for the first time and scoring 22, the same point amount that Mayo had.[37] The Mavs fell, with Brand and Beaubois, to the New York Knicks who improved to a league-best 4–0 record.[38] On the next night, the Mavs lost to Charlotte who defeated the Mavericks for the first time in 17 tries.[39] The Mavs lost their first game at home and third straight game to the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves.[40] Against the winless Washington Wizards the Mavs took care of business and won by six, while putting up 40 points in the second quarter.[41] Their next back-to-back started at the Indiana Pacers, who played without Danny Granger, but got the win in blowout fashion by 20.[42] On the second night they took on the Cleveland Cavaliers and squeezed out a win by eight, 103–95.[43] The Golden State Warriors came to town and defeated the Mavs after Overtime 105–101.[44] Two days later, Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler returned to Dallas with the New York Knicks. In a high scoring affair the Mavs closed it out and won by three, 114–111.[45] The Lakers were next up to the Mavs on their home floor and got out there with a big win by 27.[46] After a two-point loss against the Philadelphia 76ers the Mavs fell, for the first time this season, under .500.[47] Without Collison the Mavericks failed on the second night of a back-to-back by losing to the Chicago Bulls.[48] In the first game of Derek Fisher, which he started, the Mavs defeated the Detroit Pistons comfortably 92–77.[49] When facing the Los Angeles Clippers, the Mavs got blown out by 22, the same number of turnovers they had for the game.[50] On the next night, they won at the Phoenix Suns by three, after O. J. Mayo put them ahead late in the game.[51] The Mavericks took on the Houston Rockets and it was a duel between James Harden and Mayo, who scored 39 and 40 points respectively. Mayo had the better on his side as the Mavs won by seven.[52] Next up, the Mavs took care of the Sacramento Kings and blew them out 119–96.[53] In the first game against ex-Maverick Jason Terry and his Boston Celtics the Mavs fell after double overtime.[54] The Mavs moved to Canada to take on Toronto and got blown out badly. It also ended the streak of at least one three pointer in a game after 1,108 games, last time it happened was in 1999.[55] On the next night they faced Minnesota and lost by eight after overtime, which moved their overtime record to 0–3.[56] After being back on their home floor, the Mavs won against the 76ers, and split the season series against them.[57] Without Fisher,[58] Brand and Brandan Wright[59] the Mavs lost by 15 to the Miami Heat.[60] With Wright back, the Mavs fell to the Memphis Grizzlies by ten.[61] Dirk Nowitzki returned against the San Antonio Spurs[62] but the Mavs still lost by 38.[63] The game at the Oklahoma City Thunder went into overtime, and the Mavs again fell short, this time by six.[64] In Nowitzki's home debut, the Mavericks lost to the Denver Nuggets by 21.[65] On the last game in 2012, Vince Carter made his starting debut for the season but could not prevent the Mavs from losing to the Spurs by 25.[66] On New Year's Day the Mavs took on Washington and were able to win by nine, after being down by as much as 14 in the second quarter.[67] In yet another overtime game, the Mavs fell to Miami by 10, which leads the Mavericks still winless in overtime games this season (0–6).[68] Nowitzki made his first start in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, which marked the 15th different starting lineup this year for the Mavs. The Hornets meanwhile got out with a win in Overtime with Eric Gordon scoring eight points in the extra period, which marked the tenth consecutive loss for the Mavs in overtime.[69] Back on the road, the Mavs lost to the Utah Jazz, which marked their 12th loss in the last 14 games.[70] At LA, against the Clippers the Mavs failed to convert a 5-point lead going into the fourth quarter, to lose by six.[71] Against the Kings, in the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavs won after overtime by five.[72] The Mavs blew Memphis out back on their homecourt, by 21.[73] Against Minnesota, who were without Kevin Love and coach Rick Adelman, the Mavs were able ton their third straight game, this time by 15.[74] In another must-win game against Houston, the Mavs escaped with a five-point victory after being up by 11 in the fourth quarter.[75] In yet another Overtime game against Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 52 points (21 from the line) to help the Thunder win it. Mayo made a three to tie the game in regulation but Carter missed a chance to send it to double-obertime.[76] At Orlando the Mavs had several double-digit leads before winning it by five in the end.[77] Against the Sours, their third meeting, it looked like another 25+ loss but the Mavs were able to cut it down late, to lose by six.[78] Bernard James made his first career-start against Phoenix,[79] with both Brand and Kaman coming off the bench. The Mavs were able to win comfortably by 15,[80] in a game where Nowitzki moved past Allen Iverson in the all-time scoring list, now placed at 18th.[81] In a rematch of Game 4 of the 2011 playoffs between Dallas and Portland, the TrailBlazers erased a 21-point deficit and won at the buzzer after a LaMarcus Aldridge shot.[82] Without Nowitzki,[83] against Golden State the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by three at the end.[84] The Mavs were able to turn a fourth quarter in their favour and defeating the Suns for the third time this season.[85] The Mavs lost their league-"best" ninth game by 20+ points against Oklahoma.[86] Back home, the Mavs faced a must-win five-game homestand. They rallied back from 10+ points and won the game against Portland by 6 by just allowing 38 points in the second half after giving up 61 before the break.[87] The Mavericks avoided being swept by Golden State in the season series by beating them by 25 points.[88] Against the Atlanta Hawks the Mavs lost by four, which shrunk their playoff hopes to a minimum.[89] The last game before the all-star break was successful against Sacramento. Carter scored 17 points in the third quarter, surpassing Larry Bird on the all-time scoring leader list and made his 1,600 three pointer of his career.[90][91] The Mavs started the post all-star season with a win against Orlando.[92] At New Orleans, the Mavericks needed two late threes by Mike James and Carter to escape with a four-point victory.[93] On a marquee matchup with playoff intense, the Mavs lost to the LA Lakers by four.[94] On a back-2-back, the Mavs lost at home to Milwaukee[95] and at Memphis,[96] shrinking their playoff hopes to a minimum. After three straight losses the Mavericks won at Brooklyn by 8, after being up by 20 in the fourth quarter.[97] At Houston, the Mavericks got blown out badly, 103–136.[98] Three days later, in the second straight game against Houston, this time at home, the Mavericks squeezed out a win.[99] At Detroit, the Mavericks were able to win by three, after being up by 15 in the third quarter.[100] Their third straight win came at Minnesota, where they won easily by 23.[101] At Milwaukee, the Mavs were able to extend their winning streak to four.[102] At San Antonio, the Mavericks had a chance to win the game but Carter missed a three at the buzzer.[103] Back home and having eight of their next nine games on their homefloor, the Mavs defeated Cleveland by ten, after being down by double digits midway through the third quarter.[104] In their last season matchup against OKC, the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by six at the end.[105] This game marked the return of Brand into the starting lineup.[106] At Atlanta, the Mavs wrapped up their last road game against an eastern conference team with a victory, 127–113.[107] When Brooklyn came to town, the Mavs were unable to contain a ten-point lead from the first quarter. They lost eventually by 17 at the end.[108] When Jason Terry returned to Dalla, he received a standing ovation by his first check-in into the game. However, the Mavs defeated Boston by ten.[109] In another pivotal matchup, against Utah this time, the Mavs were able to win by five in the end, with the fourth quarter being safely in their hands.[110] The Mavericks stretched their winning streak to three after an overtime victory over the Clippers.[111] With a chance to get back to .500, the Mavs got blown out by Indiana.[112] The Mavs ended their homestand with a hard-fought victory against the Bulls. They were down double-digits multiple times but Nowitzki managed to carry them when he hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 2.9 seconds to go.[113] At the Lakers the Mavericks were not able to hang with them and lost by 20.[114] At Denver, where the Nuggets held a 33–3 record, the Mavericks felt short by one when Andre Iguodala made a game winning layup with 2.8 seconds to go.[115] At Sacramento, the Mavericks scored 41 points in the second quarter en route to a victory.[116] At Portland, the Mavericks got a victory which put them one game under .500.[117] After a home loss to Phoenix, the Mavericks were eliminated for the playoffs for the first time since 2000.[118] The Mavs won an overtime game against Denver 108–105.[119] After winning New Orleans, the Mavs reached the .500 mark for the first time since December 12 (121 days)[120] and were able to shave their beards[121] with Nowitzki scoring the 25,000th point during his career.[122] Against Memphis, the Mavericks lost by six.[123] Their last game of the season, against New Orleans, was won, so the Mavs ended the season at .500 (41–41).[124]

Roster

2012–13 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Akognon, Josh 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–02–10 Cal State Fullerton
G 3 Beaubois, Rodrigue Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–02–24 France
F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke
G/F 25 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina
G 4 Collison, Darren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–08–23 UCLA
F 9 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–04–06 Marquette
G 1 Cunningham, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–05–22 Oregon State
C 5 James, Bernard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1985–02–07 Florida State
G 13 James, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–06–23 Duquesne
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982–04–28 Central Michigan
F 0 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
G 32 Mayo, O. J. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–11–05 USC
G 23 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985–09–27 Georgia Tech
F 41 Nowitzki, Dirk (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
F/C 34 Wright, Brandan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987–10–05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2013–04–04

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 6 @ Alba Berlin W 89–84 three players (14) Shawn Marion (11) Darren Collison (9) O2 World
14,504
1–0
2 October 9 @ FC Barcelona L 85–99 Chris Kaman (15) Chris Kaman (10) Darren Collison (4) Palau Blaugrana
16,236
1–1
3 October 15 Houston W 123–104 O. J. Mayo
Jae Crowder
(20)
Chris Kaman (11) Darren Collison (8) American Airlines Center
17,245
2–1
4 October 17 Phoenix L 94–100 Chris Kaman (16) Vince Carter (7) Darren Collison (6) American Airlines Center
17,049
2–2
5 October 20 @ Atlanta L 94–110 Jae Crowder (15) Elton Brand (10) Darren Collison (5) Philips Arena
9,935
2–3
6 October 22 New Orleans W 87–74 O. J. Mayo (13) Shawn Marion (12) Darren Collison (7) American Airlines Center
16,982
3–3
7 October 24 Oklahoma City L 76–88 Jae Crowder (21) Jae Crowder (9) Dominique Jones (4) Intrust Bank Arena
15,004
3–4
8 October 26 Charlotte W 99–82 Shawn Marion (24) Shawn Marion (12) O. J. Mayo (9) American Airlines Center
19,239
4–4
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

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 7–9 82
New Orleans Hornets 27 55 .329 31 16–25 11–30 5–11 82
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Oklahoma City Thunder *6022.73282
2y-San Antonio Spurs *5824.7072.082
3x-Denver Nuggets *5725.6953.082
4y-Los Angeles Clippers5626.6834.082
5x-Memphis Grizzlies5626.6834.082
6x-Golden State Warriors4735.57313.082
7x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54915.082
8x-Houston Rockets4537.54915.082
9Utah Jazz4339.52417.082
10Dallas Mavericks4141.50019.082
11Portland Trail Blazers3349.40227.082
12Minnesota Timberwolves3151.37829.082
13Sacramento Kings2854.34132.082
14New Orleans Hornets2755.32933.082
15Phoenix Suns2557.30535.082

Schedule

2012–13 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 24–17; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 30 @ LA Lakers W 99–91 Darren Collison (17) Elton Brand (11) Rodrigue Beaubois (5) Staples Center
18,997
1–0
2 October 31 @ Utah L 94–113 Darren Collison (17) Shawn Marion (11) Darren Collison (7) EnergySolutions Arena
17,634
1–1
November : 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 November 3 Charlotte W 126–99 O. J. Mayo (30) Shawn Marion (9) Darren Collison (10) American Airlines Center
19,490
2–1
4 November 5 Portland W 114–91 O. J. Mayo (32) Shawn Marion (7) Darren Collison (13) American Airlines Center
19,521
3–1
5 November 7 Toronto W 109–104 Chris Kaman
O. J. Mayo (22)
Bernard James (9) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Center
19,763
4–1
6 November 9 @ New York L 94–104 O. J. Mayo (23) four players (7) Darren Collison (8) Madison Square Garden
19,033
4–2
7 November 10 @ Charlotte L 97–101 O. J. Mayo (22) Brandan Wright (8) Darren Collison (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,763
4–3
8 November 12 Minnesota L 82–90 Darren Collison (21) three players (5) Rodrigue Beaubois (7) American Airlines Center
19,322
4–4
9 November 14 Washington W 107–101 O. J. Mayo (25) Elton Brand (12) Darren Collison (5) American Airlines Center
19,560
5–4
10 November 16 @ Indiana L 83–103 O. J. Mayo (19) Chris Kaman (12) Darren Collison (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,110
5–5
11 November 17 @ Cleveland W 103–95 O. J. Mayo (19) Shawn Marion (10) Darren Collison (8) Quicken Loans Arena
18,633
6–5
12 November 19 Golden State L 101–105 O. J. Mayo (27) Chris Kaman (17) Vince Carter
Darren Collison (5)
American Airlines Center
20,034
6–6
13 November 21 New York W 114–111 O. J. Mayo (27) Elton Brand (8) Darren Collison (7) American Airlines Center
20,157
7–6
14 November 24 LA Lakers L 89–115 Vince Carter (16) Shawn Marion (8) Rodrigue Beaubois (6) American Airlines Center
20,423
7–7
15 November 27 @ Philadelphia L 98–100 Chris Kaman (20) Elton Brand
Shawn Marion (8)
O. J. Mayo (7) Wells Fargo Center
15,107
7–8
16 November 28 @ Chicago L 78–101 Shawn Marion (18) Elton Brand (6) Dominique Jones (5) United Center
21,575
7–9
December : 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 December 1 Detroit W 92–77 O. J. Mayo (27) Elton Brand (12) Darren Collison (8) American Airlines Center
20,285
8–9
18 December 5 @ LA Clippers L 90–112 Vince Carter (16) Elton Brand (9) O. J. Mayo (7) Staples Center
19,060
8–10
19 December 6 @ Phoenix W 97–94 O. J. Mayo (23) Elton Brand
Chris Kaman (7)
O. J. Mayo (5) US Airways Center
17,517
9–10
20 December 8 @ Houston W 116–109 O. J. Mayo (40) O. J. Mayo (8) Darren Collison
Derek Fisher (5)
Toyota Center
15,726
10–10
21 December 10 Sacramento W 119–96 O. J. Mayo (19) O. J. Mayo (7) Derek Fisher (6) American Airlines Center
19,737
11–10
22 December 12 @ Boston L 115–117 O. J. Mayo (24) Shawn Marion (11) Shawn Marion (7) TD Garden
18,624
11–11
23 December 14 @ Toronto L 74–95 Chris Kaman (15) Shawn Marion (13) Derek Fisher (5) Air Canada Centre
18,624
11–12
24 December 15 @ Minnesota L 106–114 Derek Fisher
O. J. Mayo (20)
Shawn Marion (10) O. J. Mayo (6) Target Center
18,173
11–13
25 December 18 Philadelphia W 107–100 O. J. Mayo (26) Shawn Marion (9) O. J. Mayo (8) American Airlines Center
20,162
12–13
26 December 20 Miami L 95–110 Jae Crowder (15) Bernard James
Shawn Marion (9)
Dominique Jones (7) American Airlines Center
20,160
12–14
27 December 21 @ Memphis L 82–92 Vince Carter
Shawn Marion (14)
Shawn Marion (11) Dominique Jones (7) FedExForum
17,677
12–15
28 December 23 @ San Antonio L 91–129 Darren Collison (15) Dirk Nowitzki (6) O. J. Mayo (6) AT&T Center
18,581
12–16
29 December 27 @ Oklahoma City L 105–111 Darren Collison (32) Shawn Marion (9) Shawn Marion (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
12–17
30 December 28 Denver L 85–106 O. J. Mayo (15) Chris Kaman (8) Darren Collison (4) American Airlines Center
20,439
12–18
31 December 30 San Antonio L 86–111 Darren Collison (18) Elton Brand (10) Darren Collison (8) American Airlines Center
19,928
12–19
January : 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
32 January 1 @ Washington W 103–94 Vince Carter (23) Shawn Marion (14) Darren Collison (8) Verizon Center
14,456
13–19
33 January 2 @ Miami L 109–119 O. J. Mayo (30) Chris Kaman (10) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Arena
20,102
13–20
34 January 5 New Orleans L 96–99 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Shawn Marion (9) Dirk Nowitzki
O. J. Mayo (5)
American Airlines Center
18,600
13–21
35 January 7 @ Utah L 94–100 Dirk Nowitzki (20) three players (9) Darren Collison (5) EnergySolutions Arena
20,338
13–22
36 January 9 @ LA Clippers L 93–99 Darren Collison (22) Shawn Marion (7) Darren Collison (6) Staples Center
19,362
13–23
37 January 10 @ Sacramento W 117–112 O. J. Mayo (24) Shawn Marion
O. J. Mayo (10)
Jae Crowder
O. J. Mayo (5)
New Sacramento arena
14,011
14–23
38 January 12 Memphis W 104–83 Shawn Marion (20) Elton Brand (9) Darren Collison (6) American Airlines Center
19,984
15–23
39 January 14 Minnesota W 113–98 Darren Collison (23) Shawn Marion (8) Darren Collison
O. J. Mayo (9)
American Airlines Center
19,486
16–23
40 January 16 Houston W 105–100 Dirk Nowitzki (19) Elton Brand (10) O. J. Mayo (8) American Airlines Center
20,147
17–23
41 January 18 Oklahoma City L 114–117 Vince Carter (29) Elton Brand (13) O. J. Mayo (7) American Airlines Center
20,434
17–24
42 January 20 @ Orlando W 111–105 Shawn Marion (20) Shawn Marion (10) Darren Collison (9) Amway Center
18,192
18–24
43 January 25 San Antonio L 107–113 Rodrigue Beaubois (19) Elton Brand (13) O. J. Mayo (7) American Airlines Center
19,884
18–25
44 January 27 Phoenix W 110–95 Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Shawn Marion (9) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Center
20,305
19–25
45 January 29 @ Portland L 104–106 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Shawn Marion (9) Darren Collison
O. J. Mayo (9)
Rose Garden
18,888
19–26
46 January 31 @ Golden State L 97–100 O. J. Mayo (25) Shawn Marion (17) Darren Collison (7) Oracle Arena
19,596
19–27
February : 6–5 (home: 4–3; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
47 February 1 @ Phoenix W 109–99 O. J. Mayo (20) Shawn Marion (11) Darren Collison (6) US Airways Center
16,304
20–27
48 February 4 @ Oklahoma City L 91–112 Shawn Marion (23) Elton Brand
Brandan Wright (7)
O. J. Mayo (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
20–28
49 February 6 Portland W 105–99 O. J. Mayo (28) Elton Brand
Shawn Marion (10)
Darren Collison (7) American Airlines Center
19,746
21–28
50 February 9 Golden State W 116–91 Shawn Marion (26) Elton Brand
Shawn Marion (11)
O. J. Mayo (9) American Airlines Center
20,355
22–28
51 February 11 Atlanta L 101–105 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Darren Collison (10) American Airlines Center
19,654
22–29
52 February 13 Sacramento W 123–100 Vince Carter (26) Shawn Marion (9) Darren Collison (9) American Airlines Center
19,892
23–29
All-Star Break
53 February 20 Orlando W 111–96 Elton Brand
Shawn Marion (17)
Dirk Nowitzki (9) Darren Collison (9) American Airlines Center
19,965
24–29
54 February 22 @ New Orleans W 104–100 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Vince Carter (9) O. J. Mayo (9) New Orleans Arena
16,538
25–29
55 February 24 LA Lakers L 99–103 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Darren Collison
Mike James (4)
American Airlines Center
20,440
25–30
56 February 26 Milwaukee L 90–95 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Dirk Nowitzki (20) Darren Collison (8) American Airlines Center
19,870
25–31
57 February 27 @ Memphis L 84–90 Shawn Marion (16) Shawn Marion (8) Darren Collison (6) FedExForum
16,017
25–32
March : 11–5 (home: 6–3; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
58 March 1 @ Brooklyn W 98–90 Vince Carter
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (8) three players (3) Barclays Center
17,732
26–32
59 March 3 @ Houston L 103–136 O. J. Mayo (18) Shawn Marion (8) O. J. Mayo
Dirk Nowitzki (4)
Toyota Center
18,123
26–33
60 March 6 Houston W 112–108 Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Vince Carter (7) O. J. Mayo (12) American Airlines Center
20,344
27–33
61 March 8 @ Detroit W 102–99 O. J. Mayo (22) Dirk Nowitzki
Vince Carter (7)
Darren Collison (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
19,504
28–33
62 March 10 @ Minnesota W 100–77 Vince Carter (22) Elton Brand (12) Darren Collison (8) Target Center
15,209
29–33
63 March 12 @ Milwaukee W 115–108 Vince Carter (23) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Mike James (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center
14,154
30–33
64 March 14 @ San Antonio L 91–92 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Mike James (5) AT&T Center
18,581
30–34
65 March 15 Cleveland W 96–86 Rodrigue Beaubois (18) Jae Crowder (14) Rodrigue Beaubois
Darren Collison (5)
American Airlines Center
20,482
31–34
66 March 17 Oklahoma City L 101–107 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Jae Crowder
Brandan Wright (7)
Mike James (4) American Airlines Center
20,284
31–35
67 March 18 @ Atlanta W 127–113 Darren Collison (24) Brandan Wright (8) Darren Collison
Dirk Nowitzki (5)
Philips Arena
14,505
32–35
68 March 20 Brooklyn L 96–113 Dirk Nowitzki (16) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Mike James (7) American Airlines Center
19,962
32–36
69 March 22 Boston W 104–94 Brandan Wright (23) Shawn Marion (13) O. J. Mayo (9) American Airlines Center
20,387
33–36
70 March 24 Utah W 113–108 Mike James (19) Dirk Nowitzki
Shawn Marion (6)
Darren Collison
Mike James (9)
American Airlines Center
19,821
34–36
71 March 26 LA Clippers W 109–102 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Mike James (6) American Airlines Center
20,291
35–36
72 March 28 Indiana L 78–103 Dirk Nowitzki (21) Elton Brand (8) Darren Collison (8) American Airlines Center
20,037
35–37
73 March 30 Chicago W 100–98 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Brandan Wright (13) Mike James (7) American Airlines Center
20,502
36–37
April : 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
74 April 2 @ LA Lakers L 81–101 Chris Kaman (14) Shawn Marion (7) Darren Collison
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Staples Center
18,997
36–38
75 April 4 @ Denver L 94–95 Brandan Wright (16) Chris Kaman (9) Vince Carter
O. J. Mayo (6)
Pepsi Center
19,155
36–39
76 April 5 @ Sacramento W 117–108 Shawn Marion (25) Shawn Marion (12) Vince Carter
Darren Collison (8)
New Sacramento arena
13,903
37–39
77 April 7 @ Portland W 96–91 Chris Kaman (26) Chris Kaman (11) Darren Collison (8) Rose Garden
20,228
38–39
78 April 10 Phoenix L 91–102 Shawn Marion (22) Shawn Marion (9) O. J. Mayo (6) American Airlines Center
19,725
38–40
79 April 12 Denver W 108–105 Vince Carter
Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Vince Carter (12) Vince Carter (7) American Airlines Center
20,368
39–40
80 April 14 @ New Orleans W 107–89 Shawn Marion (21) three players (7) Shawn Marion (6) New Orleans Arena
17,246
40–40
81 April 15 Memphis L 97–103 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Shawn Marion (8) Vince Carter
Darren Collison (4)
American Airlines Center
19,833
40–41
82 April 17 New Orleans W 99–87 Darren Collison (25) Dirk Nowitzki (9) three players (4) American Airlines Center
19,833
41–41
2012–13 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Josh Akognon 3 0 3.0 .500 .500 .000 .30 .3 .00 .00 1.7
Rodrigue Beaubois 45 0 12.2 .369 .292 .789 1.30 1.9 .42 .09 4.0
Elton Brand 72 18 21.2 .473 .000 .710 6.00 1.0 .69 1.25 7.2
Vince Carter 81 3 25.8 .435 .406 .816 4.10 2.4 .93 .54 13.4
Darren Collison 81 47 29.3 .471 .353 .880 2.70 5.1 1.23 .10 12.0
Jae Crowder 78 16 17.3 .384 .328 .644 2.40 1.2 .81 .22 5.0
Jared Cunningham 8 0 3.3 .429 .667 1.000 .40 .1 .13 .00 2.0
Eddy Curry 2 0 12.5 .500 .000 .250 2.00 .0 .00 .00 4.5
Justin Dentmon 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .00 .0 .00 .00 0.0
Chris Douglas-Roberts 6 0 10.5 .357 .000 .700 .80 .7 .30 .00 2.8
Derek Fisher 9 9 25.4 .354 .435 .913 1.70 3.6 .60 .20 8.6
Bernard James 46 11 9.9 .515 .000 .610 2.80 .1 .26 .83 2.8
Mike James 45 23 19.2 .373 .384 .793 1.60 3.1 .58 .07 6.1
Dahntay Jones 50 15 12.7 .357 .216 .805 1.40 .6 .20 .10 3.5
Dominique Jones 29 3 11.7 .367 .111 .660 1.60 2.9 .50 .10 4.0
Chris Kaman 66 52 20.7 .507 .000 .788 5.60 .8 .45 .77 10.5
Shawn Marion 67 67 30.0 .514 .315 .782 7.80 2.4 1.10 .70 12.0
O. J. Mayo 82 82 35.5 .449 .407 .820 3.50 4.4 1.13 .28 15.3
Anthony Morrow 17 0 4.8 .500 .200 1.000 .20 .2 .06 .00 2.3
Troy Murphy 14 1 18.3 .361 .314 .909 3.50 .50 .70 .40 4.6
Dirk Nowitzki 53 47 31.3 .471 .414 .860 6.80 2.5 .72 .70 17.3
Brandan Wright 64 16 18.0 .597 .000 .615 4.10 .6 .41 1.19 8.5
Chris Wright 3 0 1.3 .500 .000 .000 .00 .0 .00 .00 .7

Injuries

During the first preseason game at Berlin, Rodrigue Beaubois injured his left foot. Dirk Nowitzki sat out the second game of the preseason because of a right knee effusion.[125] Both missed the next two preseason games against Houston[126][127] and Phoenix.[128]

On October 19, 2012 it was announced that Nowitzki underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and missed games until late December.[129]

Chris Kaman had a strained calf and missed the preseason games against Atlanta,[130] the New Orleans[131] and the rest of preseason action. He was also out the first two games of the regular season.[132]

Brandan Wright was out against Charlotte due to a twisted ankle.[133]

Beaubois missed the games against Charlotte, Portland and Toronto because he twisted his left ankle during practice.[134][135][136]

Shawn Marion suffered a sprained MCL in the game against Portland in his left knee and missed the next three games.[137]

Troy Murphy started the game against New York but was unable to play in the second half due to an illness.[138][139]

Darren Collison had a sprained right middle finger and missed the game against Chicago.[140]

Marion missed the game at Houston due to a strained groin[141] and Sacramento.[142]

Dominique Jones was ill and was not able to play against Sacramento.[142]

Elton Brand was out against Philadelphia due to a sore groin.[143]

Derek Fisher left the game against Philadelphia after five minutes with a right patellar tendon strain and missed the games against Miami, Memphis and San Antonio.[58]

Brand (groin) and Wright (ankle) missed the game against Miami.[59] Brand also mised the game against Memphis, while Wright was back.

Kaman missed the games against Portland,[144] Golden State and Phoenix.

Nowitzki was out against Golden State and Phoenix.[83]

Marion was out late in the year and missed some games due to a calf injury.[145][146][147]

Beaubois fractured the second metacarpal in his left hand during a game against Oklahoma.[148] He successfully underwent surgery on 20 March and will miss the remainder of the season.[149]

Brand missed three games late in the season and Nowitzki sat out the fourth quarter at Portland.

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2012
To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Jared Cunningham (from Cavaliers)[150]
Draft rights to Bernard James(from Cavaliers)[4][150]
Draft rights to Jae Crowder (from Cavaliers)[150]
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Kelenna Azubuike[4][150]
Draft rights to Tyler Zeller (from Mavericks)[4][150]
June 29, 2012
To Dallas Mavericks
Cash considerations[151]
To Los Angeles Clippers
Lamar Odom[151]
July 11, 2012
To Dallas Mavericks
Darren Collison[18]
Dahntay Jones[18]
To Indiana Pacers
Ian Mahinmi[18]
February 21, 2013
To Dallas Mavericks
Anthony Morrow[152]
To Atlanta Hawks
Dahntay Jones[152]

Free agents