2012–13 Houston Rockets season

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

2012–13 Houston Rockets season
Head coachKevin McHale
General managerDaryl Morey
Owner(s)Leslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Thunder 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Houston[1]
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2011–12 2013–14 >

The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade. Along with Harden, the team brought in point guard Jeremy Lin after a magical season with the New York Knicks the prior year and center Omer Asik.

Despite a stellar season from new team captains Harden and Lin, the Rockets only managed to play mediocre basketball all season finishing with a 45–37 record, clinching the number 8 seed in the West. The Rockets season ended with a first round loss to Harden's former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in six games. As Houston hosted the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Harden was the only representative.

Key dates

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Draft picks

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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

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2012–13 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 5 Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–03–25 Oklahoma State
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey
G 12 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas
G 0 Brooks, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1985–01–14 Oregon
G/F 10 Delfino, Carlos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982–08–29 Argentina
G/F 32 García, Francisco 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1981–12–31 Dominican Republic
G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
F 6 Jones, Terrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky
G 7 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard
F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania
F/C 14 Ohlbrecht, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1988–08–30 Germany
F 25 Parsons, Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–10–25 Florida
F 41 Robinson, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–17 Kansas
F/C 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–01–08 Fresno State
F 30 White, Royce (DL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1991–04–10 Iowa State
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: 2013–03–30

Regular season

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Game log

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2012–13 game log
Total: 45–37 (home: 29–12; road: 16–25)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 31 @ Detroit W 105–96 James Harden (37) Ömer Aşık (9) James Harden (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,646
1–0
November : 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 November 2 @ Atlanta W 109–102 James Harden (45) Ömer Aşık (19) Jeremy Lin (7) Philips Arena
18,238
2–0
3 November 3 Portland L 85–95 James Harden (24) Ömer Aşık (15) Jeremy Lin (7) Toyota Center
18,140
2–1
4 November 7 Denver L 87–93 Carlos Delfino (19) Ömer Aşık (13) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
13,372
2–2
5 November 9 @ Memphis L 85–93 Chandler Parsons (19) Ömer Aşık (13) Patterson & Harden (4) FedExForum
16,087
2–3
6 November 10 Detroit W 96–82 James Harden (20) Aşık & Morris (8) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
15,037
3–3
7 November 12 Miami L 110–113 Chandler Parsons (25) Ömer Aşık (14) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
18,041
3–4
8 November 14 New Orleans W 100–96 James Harden (30) Ömer Aşık (12) Lin, Harden & Delfino (4) Toyota Center
14,535
4–4
9 November 16 @ Portland L 117–119 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (16) Jeremy Lin (11) Rose Garden
20,382
4–5
10 November 18 @ L. A. Lakers L 108–119 Chandler Parsons (24) Ömer Aşık (9) Jeremy Lin (10) Staples Center
18,997
4–6
11 November 19 @ Utah L 91–102 Patrick Patterson (19) Chandler Parsons (10) Chandler Parsons (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,197
4–7
12 November 21 Chicago W 93–89 James Harden (28) Chandler Parsons (13) Lin & Harden (3) Toyota Center
15,950
5–7
13 November 23 New York W 131–103 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (14) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,038
6–7
14 November 27 Toronto W 117–101 James Harden (24) Ömer Aşık (18) James Harden (12) Toyota Center
12,907
7–7
15 November 28 @ Oklahoma City L 98–120 Patrick Patterson (27) Ömer Aşık (12) Jeremy Lin (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
7–8
December : 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
16 December 1 Utah W 124–116 Patrick Patterson (20) Ömer Aşık (12) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
14,432
8–8
17 December 4 L. A. Lakers W 107–105 Toney Douglas (22) James Harden (10) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,052
9–8
18 December 7 @ San Antonio L 92–114 James Harden (29) Jeremy Lin (6) Patterson & Harden (5) AT&T Center
18,581
9–9
19 December 8 Dallas L 109–116 James Harden (39) Chandler Parsons (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
15,726
9–10
20 December 10 San Antonio L 126–134 (OT) Jeremy Lin (38) Ömer Aşık (10) Jeremy Lin (7) Toyota Center
13,959
9–11
21 December 12 Washington W 99–93 James Harden (31) Ömer Aşık (16) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
13,351
10–11
22 December 14 Boston W 101–89 James Harden (21) Ömer Aşık (10) Chandler Parsons (8) Toyota Center
15,679
11–11
23 December 16 @ Toronto L 96–103 James Harden (28) Ömer Aşık (13) Harden & Parsons (4) Air Canada Centre
17,863
11–12
24 December 17 @ New York W 109–96 James Harden (28) James Harden (10) Jeremy Lin (8) Madison Square Garden
19,033
12–12
25 December 19 Philadelphia W 125–103 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (15) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
15,266
13–12
26 December 22 Memphis W 121–96 James Harden (31) Ömer Aşık (12) Jeremy Lin (11) Toyota Center
18,029
14–12
27 December 25 @ Chicago W 120–97 James Harden (26) Ömer Aşık (18) Jeremy Lin (11) United Center
22,310
15–12
28 December 26 @ Minnesota W 87–84 James Harden (30) Ömer Aşık (17) Chandler Parsons (5) Target Center
20,340
16–12
29 December 28 @ San Antonio L 116–122 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (10) Jeremy Lin (8) AT&T Center
18,581
16–13
30 December 29 Oklahoma City L 94–124 James Harden (25) Aşık & Smith (8) Jeremy Lin (7) Toyota Center
18,460
16–14
31 December 31 Atlanta W 123–104 James Harden (28) Ömer Aşık (17) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
18,160
17–14
January : 8–9 (home: 3–2; road: 5–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
32 January 2 New Orleans W 104–92 James Harden (31) Patterson & Parsons (10) Lin & Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,198
18–14
33 January 4 @ Milwaukee W 115–101 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (8) Lin, Harden & Parsons (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,867
19–14
34 January 5 @ Cleveland W 112–104 James Harden (29) Greg Smith (11) Jeremy Lin (5) Quicken Loans Arena
16,866
20–14
35 January 8 L. A. Lakers W 125–112 James Harden (31) Lin, Harden & Delfino (6) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,135
21–14
36 January 9 @ New Orleans L 79–88 James Harden (25) Patrick Patterson (10) Jeremy Lin (5) New Orleans Arena
11,453
21–15
37 January 11 @ Boston L 91–103 James Harden (24) Ömer Aşık (11) Jeremy Lin (6) TD Garden
18,624
21–16
38 January 12 @ Philadelphia L 100–107 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (10) James Harden (6) Wells Fargo Center
17,329
21–17
39 January 15 L. A. Clippers L 109–117 James Harden (23) Ömer Aşık (9) Jeremy Lin (10) Toyota Center
16,823
21–18
40 January 16 @ Dallas L 100–105 James Harden (20) Ömer Aşık (15) Jeremy Lin (7) American Airlines Center
20,147
21–19
41 January 18 @ Indiana L 95–105 Ömer Aşık (22) Ömer Aşık (12) James Harden (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,902
21–20
42 January 19 @ Minnesota L 79–92 James Harden (18) Greg Smith (8) James Harden (5) Target Center
16,799
21–21
43 January 21 @ Charlotte W 100–94 James Harden (29) Aşık & Morris (8) James Harden (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,108
22–21
44 January 23 Denver L 95–105 James Harden (23) Ömer Aşık (13) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
16,867
22–22
45 January 25 @ New Orleans W 100–82 James Harden (30) Patrick Patterson (13) Lin & Harden (8) New Orleans Arena
15,302
23–22
46 January 26 Brooklyn W 119–106 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (16) Chandler Parsons (11) Toyota Center
18,236
24–22
47 January 28 @ Utah W 125–80 James Harden (25) Ömer Aşık (19) Jeremy Lin (7) EnergySolutions Arena
18,387
25–22
48 January 30 @ Denver L 110–118 Jeremy Lin (22) Ömer Aşık (18) Jeremy Lin (5) Pepsi Center
17,399
25–23
February : 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 2 Charlotte W 109–95 Patterson & Parsons (24) Ömer Aşık (15) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
15,494
26–23
50 February 5 Golden State W 140–109 Jeremy Lin (28) Ömer Aşık (15) Jeremy Lin (9) Toyota Center
15,453
27–23
51 February 6 @ Miami L 108–114 James Harden (36) Ömer Aşık (14) James Harden (7) American Airlines Arena
19,693
27–24
52 February 8 Portland W 118–103 James Harden (35) Ömer Aşık (13) James Harden (11) Toyota Center
15,655
28–24
53 February 10 @ Sacramento L 111–117 James Harden (30) Ömer Aşık (12) Patrick Beverley (8) Power Balance Pavilion
15,526
28–25
54 February 12 @ Golden State W 116–107 James Harden (27) Ömer Aşık (15) Jeremy Lin (10) Oracle Arena
19,596
29–25
55 February 13 @ L. A. Clippers L 96–106 Chandler Parsons (17) Ömer Aşık (7) Jeremy Lin (7) Staples Center
19,251
29–26
All-Star Break
56 February 20 Oklahoma City W 122–119 James Harden (46) Ömer Aşık (10) Jeremy Lin (8) Toyota Center
18,224
30–26
57 February 22 @ Brooklyn W 106–96 Carlos Delfino (22) Ömer Aşık (11) Jeremy Lin (6) Barclays Center
17,732
31–26
58 February 23 @ Washington L 103–105 James Harden (27) Ömer Aşık (10) James Harden (6) Verizon Center
20,308
31–27
59 February 27 Milwaukee L 107–110 James Harden (25) Ömer Aşık (22) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
15,463
31–28
March : 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
60 March 1 @ Orlando W 118–110 James Harden (24) Ömer Aşık (12) James Harden (8) Amway Center
16,677
32–28
61 March 3 Dallas W 136–103 Chandler Parsons (32) Ömer Aşık (10) Jeremy Lin (9) Toyota Center
18,123
33–28
62 March 6 @ Dallas L 108–112 James Harden (28) Ömer Aşık (15) James Harden (9) American Airlines Center
20,344
33–29
63 March 8 @ Golden State W 94–88 Chandler Parsons (26) Ömer Aşık (17) James Harden (11) Oracle Arena
19,596
34–29
64 March 9 @ Phoenix L 105–107 James Harden (38) Ömer Aşık (16) James Harden (8) US Airways Center
16,734
34–30
65 March 13 Phoenix W 111–81 Donatas Motiejūnas (19) Greg Smith (12) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
18,132
35–30
66 March 15 Minnesota W 108–100 James Harden (37) Ömer Aşık (11) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,046
36–30
67 March 17 Golden State L 78–108 James Harden (21) Ömer Aşık (11) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,219
36–31
68 March 20 Utah W 100–93 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (12) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
15,739
37–31
69 March 22 Cleveland W 116–78 James Harden (20) Greg Smith (13) Jeremy Lin (6) Toyota Center
15,694
38–31
70 March 24 San Antonio W 96–95 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (14) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,245
39–31
71 March 27 Indiana L 91–100 James Harden (22) Greg Smith (19) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,134
39–32
72 March 29 @ Memphis L 94–103 Chandler Parsons (16) Greg Smith (9) James Harden &
James Anderson (4)
FedExForum
18,119
39–33
73 March 30 L. A. Clippers W 98–81 Chandler Parsons
Jeremy Lin &
Francisco García (15)
Ömer Aşık (12) Chandler Parsons (4) Toyota Center
18,303
40–33
April : 5–4 (home: 3–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
74 April 1 Orlando W 111–103 Ömer Aşık (28) Ömer Aşık (18) Jeremy Lin (11) Toyota Center
16,273
41–33
75 April 3 @ Sacramento W 112–102 Chandler Parsons (29) Terrence Jones (12) Jeremy Lin (10) Sleep Train Arena
12,377
42–33
76 April 5 @ Portland W 116–98 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (11) Jeremy Lin (8) Rose Garden
20,400
43–33
77 April 6 @ Denver L 114–132 Jeremy Lin (23) Ömer Aşık (9) Patrick Beverley (9) Pepsi Center
19,155
43–34
78 April 9 Phoenix W 101–98 James Harden (33) Ömer Aşık (22) Harden & Lin (6) Toyota Center
16,673
44–34
79 April 12 Memphis L 78–82 James Harden (30) Terrence Jones (12) James Harden (6) Toyota Center
18,163
44–35
80 April 14 Sacramento W 121–100 James Harden (29) Ömer Aşık (12) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
18,138
45–35
81 April 15 @ Phoenix L 112–119 Chandler Parsons (24) Ömer Aşık (7) Chandler Parsons (7) US Airways Center
17,135
45–36
82 April 17 @ L. A. Lakers L 95–99 (OT) James Harden (30) Ömer Aşık (12) Jeremy Lin (8) Staples Center
18,997
45–37
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

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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
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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

Playoffs

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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 21 @ Oklahoma City L 91–120 James Harden (20) Terrence Jones (8) Lin, Beverley (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
0–1
2 April 24 @ Oklahoma City L 102–105 James Harden (36) Ömer Aşık (14) Harden, Beverley (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
0–2
3 April 27 Oklahoma City L 101–104 James Harden (30) Aşık, Harden (8) Chandler Parsons (7) Toyota Center
18,163
0–3
4 April 29 Oklahoma City W 105–103 Chandler Parsons (27) Ömer Aşık (14) Chandler Parsons (8) Toyota Center
18,081
1–3
5 May 1 @ Oklahoma City W 107–100 James Harden (31) Ömer Aşık (11) Chandler Parsons (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
2–3
6 May 3 Oklahoma City L 94–103 James Harden (26) Ömer Aşık (13) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
18,357
2–4
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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

Regular season

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Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jeremy Lin 82 82 32.2 .441 .339 .785 3.0 6.1 1.6 .4 13.4
Ömer Aşık 82 82 30.0 .541 .000 .562 11.7 .9 .6 1.1 10.1
James Harden 78 78 38.3 .438 .368 .851 4.9 5.8 1.8 .5 25.9
Chandler Parsons 76 76 36.3 .486 .385 .729 5.3 3.5 1.0 .4 15.5
Greg Smith 70 10 15.9 .620 .000 .623 4.6 .4 .3 .6 6.0
Carlos Delfino 67 5 25.2 .405 .375 .857 3.3 2.0 1.0 .1 10.6
Marcus Morris Sr. 54 17 21.4 .428 .381 .653 4.1 .9 .5 .3 8.6
Toney Douglas 49 0 18.6 .395 .377 .882 1.8 1.9 .8 .0 8.1
Patrick Patterson 47 38 25.9 .519 .365 .755 4.7 1.1 .4 .6 11.6
Donatas Motiejūnas 44 14 12.2 .455 .289 .627 2.1 .7 .2 .2 5.7
Patrick Beverley 41 0 17.4 .418 .375 .829 2.7 2.9 .9 .5 5.6
Cole Aldrich 30 0 7.1 .535 .444 1.9 .2 .1 .3 1.7
James Anderson 29 2 10.6 .406 .327 .895 2.0 1.1 .4 .1 4.0
Terrence Jones 19 0 14.5 .457 .263 .765 3.4 .8 .6 1.0 5.5
Thomas Robinson 19 0 13.0 .449 .000 .421 4.1 .5 .8 .3 4.5
Francisco García 18 5 17.7 .432 .386 .857 1.3 1.1 .8 .4 6.4
Daequan Cook 16 1 10.3 .356 .367 .667 1.1 .6 .4 .1 3.4
Aaron Brooks 7 0 5.4 .308 .286 .3 .9 .1 .4 1.4
Scott Machado 6 0 3.5 .500 .000 1.000 .2 1.0 .3 .0 1.3
Tim Ohlbrecht 3 0 4.0 .333 1.000 .3 .3 .3 .0 1.0

Playoffs

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Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Harden 6 6 40.5 .391 .341 .803 6.7 4.5 2.0 1.0 26.3
Chandler Parsons 6 6 39.7 .452 .400 .643 6.5 3.7 .2 .3 18.2
Ömer Aşık 6 6 34.7 .564 .638 11.2 .5 .5 1.7 12.3
Patrick Beverley 6 5 33.3 .431 .333 1.000 5.5 2.8 1.2 .7 11.8
Francisco García 6 3 27.3 .440 .459 .600 3.3 1.5 .7 .8 10.7
Aaron Brooks 6 0 11.2 .382 .111 .600 1.5 1.8 .2 .2 5.0
Greg Smith 5 1 11.8 .667 .500 2.6 .0 .4 .4 3.6
Carlos Delfino 5 0 24.0 .375 .355 1.000 2.4 2.0 .6 .2 9.0
Jeremy Lin 4 3 21.0 .250 .167 1.000 2.0 2.0 .5 .3 4.0
Terrence Jones 2 0 17.5 .400 .000 .000 7.5 .5 .0 .5 4.0
James Anderson 2 0 9.0 .200 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Donatas Motiejūnas 1 0 5.0 1.000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 5.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Rockets only.

References

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  1. ^ 2012-13 Houston Rockets Schedule, NBA.com, Retrieved October 13, 2012