2012–13 Boston Celtics season
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersBoston Basketball Partners
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record4140 (.506)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Knicks 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN New England
RadioWEEI-FM

The 2012–13 Boston Celtics season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the regular season with a 41–40 won-loss record, which was the 3rd best in the Atlantic division, bringing an end to the 5-year run as Atlantic Champs and 7th best in the East. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 7 and 6 games respectively. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 18.6 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (7.8 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.1 despite only playing 38 games due to ACL injury. The Celtics only played 81 games as their April 16 game against the Indiana Pacers was cancelled in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and was not rescheduled because it would not have changed any part of the final Eastern Conference standings anyway. The Celtics would go on to lose in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Knicks in six games, marking the first time the Celtics were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs since the 2004–05 season.

For the first time since 2006–07, Ray Allen was not on the roster as he was traded to the Miami Heat where he won his second title. This season would mark the end of the Pierce and Garnett era in Boston as they, along with Jason Terry, were traded to the Brooklyn Nets during the 2013 off-season.

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
2012–13 season schedule

Draft picks

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

2012-13 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 30 Bass, Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-04-30 LSU
PG 0 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-11-26 Texas
SG 27 Crawford, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–10–23 Xavier
PF 5 Garnett, Kevin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1976-05-19 Farragut Academy (IL)
SF 8 Green, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–08–28 Georgetown
SG 11 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
C 13 Melo, Fab 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1990–06–20 Syracuse
SF 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977-10-13 Kansas
PF 42 Randolph, Shavlik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1983–11–24 Duke
PG 9 Rondo, Rajon Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986-02-22 Kentucky
PF 7 Sullinger, Jared Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1992-03-04 Ohio State
PG 4 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
PF 12 White, D.J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1986–08–31 Indiana
PF 44 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982–09–03 Maryland
SG 55 Williams, Terrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–06–28 Louisville
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

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 bombing.

2012–13 game log
Total: 41–40 (home: 27–13; road: 14–27)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 30 @ Miami L 107–120 Paul Pierce (23) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (13) American Airlines Arena
20,296
0–1
November : 9–6 (home: 5–4; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2 November 2 Milwaukee L 88–99 Kevin Garnett (15) Jared Sullinger (7) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
0–2
3 November 3 @ Washington W 89–86 Paul Pierce (27) Garnett, Pierce
& Sullinger (7)
Rajon Rondo (12) Verizon Center
20,308
1–2
4 November 7 Washington W 100–94 Kevin Garnett (20) Kevin Garnett (13) Rajon Rondo (14) TD Garden
18,624
2–2
5 November 9 Philadelphia L 100–106 Paul Pierce (24) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (20) TD Garden
18,624
2–3
6 November 10 @ Milwaukee W 96–92 Paul Pierce (25) Paul Pierce (9) Rajon Rondo (11) Bradley Center
14,589
3–3
7 November 12 @ Chicago W 101–95 Rajon Rondo (20) Rajon Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (10) United Center
21,712
4–3
8 November 14 Utah W 98–93 Paul Pierce (23) Kevin Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624
5–3
9 November 15 @ Brooklyn L 97–102 Paul Pierce (22) Courtney Lee (9) Jason Terry (6) Barclays Center
17,732
5–4
10 November 17 Toronto W 107–89 Jason Terry (20) Jared Sullinger (11) Rajon Rondo (20) TD Garden
18,624
6–4
11 November 18 @ Detroit L 83–103 Jared Sullinger (16) Sullinger & Wilcox (5) Rajon Rondo (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
12,214
6–5
12 November 21 San Antonio L 100–112 Rajon Rondo (22) Jared Sullinger (7) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624
6–6
13 November 23 Oklahoma City W 108–100 Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (9) Rajon Rondo (16) TD Garden
18,624
7–6
14 November 25 @ Orlando W 116–110 Kevin Garnett (24) Brandon Bass (12) Rajon Rondo (16) Amway Center
17,037
8–6
15 November 28 Brooklyn L 83–95 Bass & Garnett (16) Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624
8–7
16 November 30 Portland W 96–78 Jeff Green (19) Pierce & Sullinger (8) Lee & Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624
9–7
December : 5–9 (home: 4–1; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17 December 1 @ Milwaukee L 88–91 Paul Pierce (19) Brandon Bass (8) Jason Terry (11) Bradley Center
16,581
9–8
18 December 5 Minnesota W 104–94 Garnett & Pierce (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
10–8
19 December 7 @ Philadelphia L 94–95 Paul Pierce (27) Rajon Rondo (13) Rajon Rondo (14) Wells Fargo Center
17,921
10–9
20 December 8 Philadelphia W 92–79 Kevin Garnett (19) Rondo & Sullinger (9) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
11–9
21 December 12 Dallas W 117–115 Paul Pierce (34) Rajon Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624
12–9
22 December 14 @ Houston L 89–101 Paul Pierce (18) Green & Pierce (7) Rajon Rondo (13) Toyota Center
15,679
12–10
23 December 15 @ San Antonio L 88–103 Pierce & Terry (18) Jared Sullinger (7) Rajon Rondo (9) AT&T Center
18,759
12–11
24 December 18 @ Chicago L 88–100 Rajon Rondo (26) Bass & Garnett (8) Rajon Rondo (8) United Center
21,825
12–12
25 December 19 Cleveland W 103–91 Paul Pierce (40) Paul Pierce (8) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624
13–12
26 December 21 Milwaukee L 94–99 Paul Pierce (35) Paul Pierce (12) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
13–13
27 December 25 @ Brooklyn W 93–76 Rajon Rondo (19) Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (10) Barclays Center
17,732
14–13
28 December 27 @ L. A. Clippers L 77–106 Kevin Garnett (16) Brandon Bass (9) Rajon Rondo (6) Staples Center
19,552
14–14
29 December 29 @ Golden State L 83–101 Courtney Lee (18) Jeff Green (9) Kevin Garnett (4) Oracle Arena
19,596
14–15
30 December 30 @ Sacramento L 96–118 Pierce & Terry (20) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (10) Sleep Train Arena
15,305
14–16
January : 8–7 (home: 6–4; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
31 January 2 Memphis L 83–93 Paul Pierce (17) Garnett & Pierce (7) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624
14–17
32 January 4 Indiana W 94–75 Garnett & Rondo (18) Jared Sullinger (10) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624
15–17
33 January 5 @ Atlanta W 89–81 Paul Pierce (26) Rajon Rondo (11) Rajon Rondo (10) Philips Arena
19,159
16–17
34 January 7 @ New York W 102–96 Paul Pierce (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Paul Pierce (6) Madison Square Garden
19,033
17–17
35 January 9 Phoenix W 87–79 Jeff Green (14) Jared Sullinger (16) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624
18–17
36 January 11 Houston W 103–91 Paul Pierce (23) Jared Sullinger (11) Rajon Rondo (8) TD Garden
18,624
19–17
37 January 14 Charlotte W 100–89 Paul Pierce (19) Garnett & Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (12) TD Garden
18,624
20–17
38 January 16 New Orleans L 78–90 Kevin Garnett (15) Paul Pierce (10) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
20–18
39 January 18 Chicago L 99–100 (OT) Rajon Rondo (30) Jared Sullinger (15) Rajon Rondo (7) TD Garden
18,624
20–19
40 January 20 @ Detroit L 88–103 Garnett & Lee (16) Rajon Rondo (9) Rajon Rondo (15) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,575
20–20
41 January 22 @ Cleveland L 90–95 Rajon Rondo (17) Rajon Rondo (13) Rajon Rondo (8) Quicken Loans Arena
14,192
20–21
42 January 24 New York L 86–89 Rajon Rondo (23) Kevin Garnett (12) Rajon Rondo (11) TD Garden
18,624
20–22
43 January 25 @ Atlanta L 111–123 (2OT) Kevin Garnett (24) Garnett & Rondo (10) Rajon Rondo (11) Philips Arena
15,595
20–23
44 January 27 Miami W 100–98 (2OT) Kevin Garnett (24) Paul Pierce (13) Paul Pierce (10) TD Garden
18,624
21–23
45 January 30 Sacramento W 99–81 Paul Pierce (16) Paul Pierce (10) Kevin Garnett (5) TD Garden
18,624
22–23
February : 8–4 (home: 5–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
46 February 1 Orlando W 97–84 Jeff Green (17) Paul Pierce (11) Paul Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624
23–23
47 February 3 L. A. Clippers W 106–104 Paul Pierce (22) Brandon Bass (8) Jason Terry (6) TD Garden
18,624
24–23
48 February 6 @ Toronto W 99–95 Kevin Garnett (27) Paul Pierce (11) Paul Pierce (6) Air Canada Centre
17,163
25–23
49 February 7 L. A. Lakers W 116–95 Paul Pierce (24) Chris Wilcox (9) Paul Pierce (6) TD Garden
18,624
26–23
50 February 10 Denver W 118–114 (3OT) Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (18) Paul Pierce (14) TD Garden
18,624
27–23
51 February 11 @ Charlotte L 91–94 Jeff Green (18) Kevin Garnett (13) Paul Pierce (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,709
27–24
52 February 13 Chicago W 71–69 Brandon Bass (14) Kevin Garnett (11) Paul Pierce (6) TD Garden
18,624
28–24
All-Star Break
53 February 19 @ Denver L 90–96 Jeff Green (20) Garnett & Bass (9) Paul Pierce (6) Pepsi Center
19,155
28–25
54 February 20 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–113 Paul Pierce (26) Jeff Green (7) Paul Pierce (5) Staples Center
18,997
28–26
55 February 22 @ Phoenix W 113–88 Jeff Green (31) Chris Wilcox (8) Williams & Green (4) US Airways Center
18,422
29–26
56 February 24 @ Portland L 86–92 Paul Pierce (23) Kevin Garnett (9) Paul Pierce (8) Rose Garden
20,484
29–27
57 February 25 @ Utah W 110–107 Paul Pierce (26) Kevin Garnett (8) Paul Pierce (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
30–27
March : 8–8 (home: 5–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
58 March 1 Golden State W 94–86 Paul Pierce (26) Kevin Garnett (13) Pierce & Terry (4) TD Garden
18,624
31–27
59 March 5 @ Philadelphia W 109–101 Avery Bradley (22) Kevin Garnett (11) Paul Pierce (7) Wells Fargo Center
16,189
32–27
60 March 6 @ Indiana W 83–81 Kevin Garnett (18) Kevin Garnett (10) Pierce, Terry, Green, & Bradley (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,833
33–27
61 March 8 Atlanta W 107–102 (OT) Paul Pierce (27) Kevin Garnett (8) Paul Pierce (7) TD Garden
18,624
34–27
62 March 10 @ Oklahoma City L 79–91 Paul Pierce (20) Brandon Bass (13) Paul Pierce (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
34–28
63 March 12 @ Charlotte L 74–100 Jeff Green (14) Brandon Bass (7) Lee & Terry (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,006
34–29
64 March 13 Toronto W 112–88 Jeff Green (20) Kevin Garnett (7) Lee & Pierce (4) TD Garden
18,624
35–29
65 March 16 Charlotte W 105–88 Jason Terry (15) Shavlik Randolph (8) Paul Pierce (8) TD Garden
18,624
36–29
66 March 18 Miami L 103–105 Jeff Green (43) Paul Pierce (8) Paul Pierce (8) TD Garden
18,624
36–30
67 March 20 @ New Orleans L 86–87 Paul Pierce (28) Bass & Garnett (6) Paul Pierce (5) New Orleans Arena
14,740
36–31
68 March 22 @ Dallas L 94–104 Paul Pierce (16) Kevin Garnett (12) Kevin Garnett (5) American Airlines Center
20,387
36–32
69 March 23 @ Memphis L 106–110 Paul Pierce (26) Bass & Pierce (6) Green & Paul Pierce (4) FedExForum
18,119
36–33
70 March 26 New York L 85–100 Jeff Green (19) Jeff Green (10) Crawford, Green, & Pierce (6) TD Garden
18,624
36–34
71 March 27 @ Cleveland W 93–92 Brandon Bass (22) Paul Pierce (10) Paul Pierce (8) Quicken Loans Arena
14,192
37–34
72 March 29 Atlanta W 118–107 Jeff Green (27) Shavlik Randolph (13) Paul Pierce (10) TD Garden
18,624
38–34
73 March 31 @ New York L 89–108 Jeff Green (27) Paul Pierce (15) Paul Pierce (5) Madison Square Garden
19,033
38–35
April : 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
74 April 1 @ Minnesota L 100–110 Avery Bradley (19) Jeff Green (7) Jeff Green (5) Target Center
14,546
38–36
75 April 3 Detroit W 98–93 Jeff Green (34) Brandon Bass (7) Paul Pierce (5) TD Garden
18,624
39–36
76 April 5 Cleveland L 91–97 Jeff Green (23) Jeff Green (9) Jordan Crawford (5) TD Garden
18,624
39–37
77 April 7 Washington W 107–96 Brandon Bass (20) Shavlik Randolph (7) Lee, Pierce, & Terry (5) TD Garden
18,624
40–37
78 April 10 Brooklyn L 93–101 Paul Pierce (23) Shavlik Randolph (9) Crawford & Garnett (4) TD Garden
18,624
40–38
79 April 12 @ Miami L 101–109 Jeff Green (25) Brandon Bass (9) Jason Terry (3) American Airlines Arena
19,990
40–39
80 April 13 @ Orlando W 120–88 Courtney Lee (20) Kevin Garnett (9) Paul Pierce (8) Amway Center
17,422
41–39
April 16 Indiana Game canceled due to the Boston Marathon bombing.[1]
81 April 17 @ Toronto L 90–114 Jordan Crawford (16) Crawford & Green (6) Crawford & Williams (5) Air Canada Centre
17,690
41–40
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-New York Knicks5428.65931–1023–1810–682
x-Brooklyn Nets4933.598526–1523–1811–582
x-Boston Celtics4140.50612.527–1314–277–981†
Philadelphia 76ers3448.4152023–1811–307–982
Toronto Raptors3448.4152021–2013–285–1182
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Miami Heat *6616.80582
2y-New York Knicks *5428.65912.082
3y-Indiana Pacers *4932.60516.581
4x-Brooklyn Nets4933.59817.082
5x-Chicago Bulls4537.54921.082
6x-Atlanta Hawks4438.53722.082
7x-Boston Celtics4140.50624.581
8x-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46328.082
9Philadelphia 76ers3448.41532.082
10Toronto Raptors3448.41532.082
11Detroit Pistons2953.35437.082
12Washington Wizards2953.35437.082
13Cleveland Cavaliers2458.29342.082
14Charlotte Bobcats2161.25645.082
15Orlando Magic2062.24446.082

Playoffs

Game log

2013 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 (OT) 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

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Retired/Waived

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

  1. "Boston Celtics cancel game because of Marathon tragedy". USA Today. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
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