2012–13 New York Knicks season

The 2012–13 New York Knicks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They clinched a playoff berth on March 22, 2013, with a win over the Toronto Raptors,[1] and clinched the Atlantic division title on April 9 against the Washington Wizards.

2012–13 New York Knicks season
Division champions
Head coachMike Woodson
General managerGlen Grunwald
OwnersMadison Square Garden, Inc.
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Pacers 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR
RadioESPN
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

In the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in six games in the first round, before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals in six games.

This was the Knicks' first Atlantic division title since the 1993–94 season, their highest win total since the 1996–97 season, their first 50-win season as well as the only time they advanced past the first round since the 1999–2000 season.

After this season, the Knicks would not return to the playoffs until the 2020–21 season. Moreover, they would not win 50 games, nor finish second in the East, until the 2023–24 season.

Key dates

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Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / College
2 48 Kostas Papanikolaou F   Greece Olympiacos B.C.

Roster

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2012–13 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 7 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
F/C 42 Barron, Earl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–08–14 Memphis
C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1974–03–22 UMass
C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–10–02 Dominguez HS (CA)
F 14 Copeland, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–03–17 Colorado
G 2 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1984–06–26 North Carolina
G 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 3 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977-12-30 Cincinnati
F 16 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1983–06–13 Marquette
G 9 Prigioni, Pablo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–05–17 Argentina
F 55 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–04–13 DePaul
G/F 21 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G 8 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1982–11–16 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
F/C 36 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–9–17 North Carolina
G/F 4 White, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–10–21 Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last transaction: 2013–04–17

Standings

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Division

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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 7–9 81†
Philadelphia 76ers 34 48 .415 20 23–18 11–30 7–9 82
Toronto Raptors 34 48 .415 20 21–20 13–28 5–11 82

Conference

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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

Game log

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Pre-season

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2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 0–0; road: 3–3)
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

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2012–13 game log
Total: 54–28 (home: 31–10; road: 23–18)
November: 11–4 (home: 6–0; road: 5–4)
December: 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
January: 7–6 (home: 4–4; road: 3–2)
February: 6–5 (home: 5–2; road: 1–3)
March: 12–6 (home: 6–2; road: 6–4)
April: 8–2 (home: 4–0; road: 4–2)
2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

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2013 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
2013 playoff schedule

Player statistics

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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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 67 67 37.0 .451 .384 .830 6.9 2.6 0.77 0.48 28.7
Marcus Camby 24 4 10.4 .321 .000 .421 3.3 0.6 0.29 0.58 1.8
Tyson Chandler 66 66 32.8 .637 .000 .694 10.7 0.9 0.64 1.14 10.4
Chris Copeland 56 13 15.4 .478 .425 .778 1.4 2 0.4 0.16 7.4
Raymond Felton 68 68 34.0 .425 .353 .789 2.8 5.5 1.42 0.18 14.0
Jason Kidd 76 48 26.9 .379 .358 .833 4.2 3.30 1.67 0.33 6.2
Kenyon Martin 18 11 23.9 .602 .000 .425 3.3 0.4 0.89 0.94 7.2
Steve Novak 81 1 20.3 .414 .424 .938 2.0 0.4 0.37 0.10 6.6
Pablo Prigioni 78 18 16.2 .440 .376 .909 1.8 3.0 0.90 0.01 3.3
Iman Shumpert 45 45 22.1 .378 .411 .686 2.6 1.4 1.03 0.12 6.1
J. R. Smith 80 0 33.5 .415 .352 .785 5.1 2.7 1.27 0.31 17.7
Amar'e Stoudemire 29 0 23.5 .577 .000 .808 5.0 0.4 0.34 0.72 14.2
Kurt Thomas 39 17 10.1 .542 1.000 .462 2.3 0.5 0.26 0.41 2.5
Rasheed Wallace 21 0 14.1 .388 .324 .700 4.2 0.3 0.65 0.75 7.2
James White 57 16 7.6 .420 .345 .429 0.7 0.4 0.18 0.06 1.8

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Awards, records, and milestones

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Awards

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Week/Month

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  • On December 3, 2012 Carmelo Anthony was named the Eastern Conference Player of the week for November 26 to December 2.[3]
  • On April 1, 2013 J.R. Smith was named the Eastern Conference Player of the week for March 25 to April 1.[4]
  • On April 8, 2013 Carmelo Anthony was named the Eastern Conference Player of the week for April 1 to April 7.[5]
  • On April 15, 2013 Carmelo Anthony was named the Eastern Conference Player of the week for April 8 to April 14, his second consecutive (3rd overall) week winning the award.[6]

All-Star

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Records

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  • Carmelo Anthony set a franchise record of 31 consecutive games played with 20+ points, lasting from November 16 against the Grizzlies and ending on February 2 against the Kings.[8]
  • Tyson Chandler tied the franchise record (previously set by Willis Reed in 1969) of 3 consecutive games played with 20+ rebounds against the Bucks, Kings, and Pistons in games played on February 1 through February 4.[9]
  • Carmelo Anthony tied the franchise record of 5 consecutive games played with 35+ points (previously set by Bernard King in 1985) in games played April 2 through April 9.[10]
  • The Knicks tied the franchise record of 20 3-point shots made in a game on April 9 against the Washington Wizards.[11]
  • After the Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 7, coach Mike Woodson improved to 68–32 as Knicks head coach, the best 100 game mark in franchise history.[12]
  • The Knicks set new NBA records of 891 3-point shots made and 2371 3-point shots attempted in a season.

Milestones

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  • On February 8, 2013 Jason Kidd broke the 12,000 career assist mark against the Minnesota Timberwolves.[13]

Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Free Agency

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Additions
Player Date Signed Former team
Jason Kidd July 11 Dallas Mavericks
James White July 11 Scavolini Pesaro
Steve Novak July 11 Re-signed
J. R. Smith July 11 Re-signed
Pablo Prigioni July 24 Saski Baskonia
Ronnie Brewer July 25 Chicago Bulls
Rasheed Wallace September 28 Boston Celtics
Kenyon Martin February 23 Los Angeles Clippers
Solomon Jones April 12 Liaoning Hengye Jaguars
Quentin Richardson April 15 Orlando Magic
Earl Barron April 17 Washington Wizards
Subtractions
Player Date New Team Type
Landry Fields July 14 Toronto Raptors RFA | Offer Sheet
Jeremy Lin July 18 Houston Rockets RFA | Offer Sheet
Ronnie Brewer February 21 Oklahoma City Thunder Traded
Kurt Thomas April 12 - Waived
Solomon Jones April 15 - Waived
Rasheed Wallace April 17 - Retired/Waived

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Trades

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July 11, 2012 To New York Knicks
Marcus Camby (sign and trade)
To Houston Rockets
Toney Douglas
Josh Harrellson
Jerome Jordan
2014 second round pick
2015 second round pick
July 14, 2012 To New York Knicks
Raymond Felton (sign and trade)
Kurt Thomas
To Portland Trail Blazers
Jared Jeffries (sign and trade)
Dan Gadzuric
Kostas Papanikolaou
Draft rights to Georgios Printezis
2016 second round pick
February 21, 2013 To New York Knicks
2014 second round pick
Cash Considerations
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Ronnie Brewer

See also

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Notes

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  • The Knicks started off 6–0, their best start since the 1993–94 season.[15]
  • The Knicks went 11–4 in November, the first time they won 11 games in a month since March 2000.
  • The Knicks went 12–6 in March, the first time they won 12 games in a month since March 1994.[16]
  • The Knicks won 50 games for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.
  • The Knicks won the Atlantic Division title for the first time since the 1993–94 season.
  • The Knicks had a 13-game winning streak from March 18 to April 9, the third longest in franchise history, and the longest since the 1993–94 season had a 15-game winning streak.

References

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  1. ^ "Carmelo Anthony drops 37 as Knicks clinch playoff berth". USA Today. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "New York Knicks Statistics". NBA.com.
  3. ^ "Anthony, Durant named conference Players of the Week". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "J.R. Smith, Jefferson named conference Players of Week". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Anthony, Pekovic named conference Players of Week". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "Knicks' Anthony, Lakers' Bryant named Players of the Week". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "All-Star 2013 Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Raymond Felton injures pinkie in Knicks' win over Bucks". Newsday. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  9. ^ Taylor, Nate (February 5, 2013). "Knicks' Chandler on Cusp of a Team Rebound Mark". New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "NY Knicks clinch Atlantic Division title as Carmelo Anthony continues historic tear, but Kenyon Martin injured in win". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "Small ball fuels franchise-record 20 3s". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  12. ^ "Mike Woodson: NY Knicks are 'in desperate times right now to win a title'". New York: nydailynews.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  13. ^ "Jason Kidd records 12,000th Assist". NBA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  14. ^ "Transactions: 2012–13 Season". NBA.com. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  15. ^ "Knicks over Magic 99–89". NBA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  16. ^ "Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks – Recap – March 31, 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.