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Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team 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 .
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
Draft picks
Roster
2012–13 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
7
Anthony, Carmelo (C)
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 (C)
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 (C)
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
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2013–04–17
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Pre-season
Regular season
2012–13 game log Total: 54–28 (home: 31–10; road: 23–18)
November: 11–4 (home: 6–0; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
November 2
Miami
W 104–84
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Raymond Felton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
1–0
2
November 4
Philadelphia
W 100–84
Carmelo Anthony (27)
J.R. Smith (9)
Jason Kidd (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
2–0
3
November 5
@
Philadelphia
W 110–88
Carmelo Anthony (21)
Ronnie Brewer (10)
Raymond Felton (8)
Wells Fargo Center 15,783
3–0
4
November 9
Dallas
W 104–94
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
4–0
5
November 13
@
Orlando
W 99–89
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Raymond Felton (5)
Amway Center 18,846
5–0
6
November 15
@
San Antonio
W 104–100
Raymond Felton (25)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
Raymond Felton (7)
AT&T Center 18,581
6–0
7
November 16
@
Memphis
L 95–105
Carmelo Anthony (20)
Chandler &
Smith (7)
Raymond Felton (5)
FedEx Forum 17,516
6–1
8
November 18
Indiana
W 88–76
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Anthony &
Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
7–1
9
November 20
@
New Orleans
W 102–80
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Raymond Felton (6)
New Orleans Arena 13,705
8–1
10
November 21
@
Dallas
L 111–114
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Raymond Felton (11)
American Airlines Center 20,157
8–2
11
November 23
@
Houston
L 103–131
Carmelo Anthony (37)
Tyson Chandler (7)
Raymond Felton (8)
Toyota Center 18,038
8–3
12
November 25
Detroit
W 121–100
Carmelo Anthony (29)
J.R. Smith (10)
Raymond Felton (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
9–3
13
November 26
@
Brooklyn
L 89–96 (OT)
Carmelo Anthony (35)
Carmelo Anthony (13)
Raymond Felton (5)
Barclays Center 17,732
9–4
14
November 28
@
Milwaukee
W 102–88
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Anthony &
Chandler (8)
Felton &
Prigioni (7)
Bradley Center 11,439
10–4
15
November 30
Washington
W 108–87
Anthony &
Smith (20)
Tyson Chandler (10)
J.R. Smith (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
11–4
December: 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 2
Phoenix
W 106–99
Carmelo Anthony (34)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Raymond Felton (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
12–4
17
December 5
@
Charlotte
W 100–98
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Tyson Chandler (17)
Raymond Felton (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,097
13–4
18
December 6
@
Miami
W 112–92
Raymond Felton (27)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,740
14–4
19
December 8
@
Chicago
L 85–93
Raymond Felton (27)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Raymond Felton (5)
United Center 21,852
14–5
20
December 9
Denver
W 112–106
Carmelo Anthony (34)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
15–5
21
December 11
@
Brooklyn
W 100–97
Carmelo Anthony (45)
Tyson Chandler (7)
Raymond Felton (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
16–5
22
December 13
L. A. Lakers
W 116–107
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Jason Kidd (9)
Raymond Felton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
17–5
23
December 15
Cleveland
W 103–102
Raymond Felton (25)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
18–5
24
December 17
Houston
L 96–109
Chris Copeland (29)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
18–6
25
December 19
Brooklyn
W 100–86
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
19–6
26
December 21
Chicago
L 106–110
Carmelo Anthony (29)
J.R. Smith (10)
Kidd ,
Felton &
Prigioni (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
19–7
27
December 23
Minnesota
W 94–91
Carmelo Anthony (33)
Tyson Chandler (9)
J.R. Smith (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
20–7
28
December 25
@
L. A. Lakers
L 94–100
Carmelo Anthony (34)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Staples Center 18,997
20–8
29
December 26
@
Phoenix
W 99–97
J.R. Smith (27)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
US Airways Center 15,153
21–8
30
December 28
@
Sacramento
L 105–106
J.R. Smith (28)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Pablo Prigioni (9)
Sleep Train Arena 16,407
21–9
January: 7–6 (home: 4–4; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
31
January 1
Portland
L 100–105
Carmelo Anthony (45)
J.R. Smith (11)
J.R. Smith (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
21–10
32
January 3
San Antonio
W 100–83
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Tyson Chandler (14)
Pablo Prigioni (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
22–10
33
January 5
@
Orlando
W 114–106
Carmelo Anthony (40)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Jason Kidd (7)
Amway Center 19,171
23-10
34
January 7
Boston
L 96–102
J.R. Smith (24)
Tyson Chandler (17)
Jason Kidd (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
23-11
35
January 10
@
Indiana
L 76–81
J.R. Smith (25)
Tyson Chandler (15)
J.R. Smith (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,568
23-12
36
January 11
Chicago
L 101–108
Carmelo Anthony (39)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Pablo Prigioni (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
23–13
37
January 13
New Orleans
W 100–87
Carmelo Anthony (27)
Tyson Chandler (18)
Jason Kidd (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
24–13
38
January 17
@
Detroit
W 102–87
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Tyson Chandler (14)
Anthony ,
Kidd , &
Smith (4)
The O2 Arena, London 18,689
25-13
39
January 21
Brooklyn
L 85–88
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
25-14
40
January 24
@
Boston
W 89–86
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Anthony &
Stoudemire (9)
Pablo Prigioni (4)
TD Garden 18,624
26-14
41
January 26
@
Philadelphia
L 80–97
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Tyson Chandler (10)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,540
26-15
42
January 27
Atlanta
W 106–104
Carmelo Anthony (42)
Amar'e Stoudemire (8)
Raymond Felton (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
27-15
43
January 30
Orlando
W 113–97
Tyson Chandler (21)
Anthony &
Chandler (7)
Raymond Felton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
28-15
February: 6–5 (home: 5–2; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
44
February 1
Milwaukee
W 96–86
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Tyson Chandler (20)
Raymond Felton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
29–15
45
February 2
Sacramento
W 120–81
J.R. Smith (25)
Tyson Chandler (20)
Raymond Felton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
30–15
46
February 4
Detroit
W 99–85
Carmelo Anthony (27)
Tyson Chandler (20)
Raymond Felton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
31–15
47
February 6
@
Washington
L 96–106
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Tyson Chandler (13)
Raymond Felton (4)
Verizon Center 18,263
31–16
48
February 8
@
Minnesota
W 100–94
Carmelo Anthony (36)
Carmelo Anthony (9)
Kidd ,
Prigioni &
Smith (4)
Target Center 16,542
32–16
49
February 10
L. A. Clippers
L 88–102
Carmelo Anthony (42)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Raymond Felton (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
32–17
50
February 13
Toronto
L 88–92
J.R. Smith (26)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
Raymond Felton (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
32–18
All-Star Break
51
February 20
@
Indiana
L 91–125
Tyson Chandler (19)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Pablo Prigioni (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,123
32–19
52
February 22
@
Toronto
L 98–100
Carmelo Anthony (32)
Chandler &
Kidd (7)
Anthony ,
Kidd , &
Smith (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
32–20
53
February 24
Philadelphia
W 99–93
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Tyson Chandler (12)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
33–20
54
February 27
Golden State
W 109–105
Carmelo Anthony (35)
Tyson Chandler (28)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
34–20
March: 12–6 (home: 6–2; road: 6–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
55
March 1
@
Washington
W 96–88
Carmelo Anthony (30)
J.R. Smith (12)
Jason Kidd (5)
Verizon Center 20,308
35–20
56
March 3
Miami
L 93–99
Carmelo Anthony (32)
J.R. Smith (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
35–21
57
March 4
@
Cleveland
W 102–97
Amar'e Stoudemire (22)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,784
36–21
58
March 6
@
Detroit
W 87–77
Raymond Felton (26)
Tyson Chandler (11)
Jason Kidd (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,181
37–21
59
March 7
Oklahoma City
L 94–95
J.R. Smith (36)
Kidd ,
Chandler (10)
Felton ,
Kidd , &
Smith (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
37–22
60
March 9
Utah
W 113–84
J.R. Smith (24)
Tyson Chandler (9)
Raymond Felton (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
38–22
61
March 11
@
Golden State
L 63–92
Chris Copeland (15)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Raymond Felton (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
38–23
62
March 13
@
Denver
L 94–117
Iman Shumpert (20)
Chris Copeland (6)
J.R. Smith (8)
Pepsi Center 19,155
38–24
63
March 14
@
Portland
L 90–105
J.R. Smith (33)
Marcus Camby (10)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
Rose Garden 20,636
38–25
64
March 17
@
L. A. Clippers
L 80–93
J.R. Smith (17)
Kenyon Martin (9)
Raymond Felton (9)
Staples Center 19,412
38–26
65
March 18
@
Utah
W 90–83
J.R. Smith (20)
Kenyon Martin (9)
Jason Kidd (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,494
39–26
66
March 20
Orlando
W 106–94
J.R. Smith (22)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
40–26
67
March 22
@
Toronto
W 99–94
Carmelo Anthony (37)
Kenyon Martin (11)
Felton ,
Kidd ,
Shumpert , &
Smith (3)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
41–26
68
March 23
Toronto
W 110–84
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Pablo Prigioni (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
42–26
69
March 26
@
Boston
W 100–85
J.R. Smith (32)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
TD Garden 18,624
43–26
70
March 27
Memphis
W 108–101
J.R. Smith (35)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Raymond Felton (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
44–26
71
March 29
Charlotte
W 111–102
J.R. Smith (37)
Carmelo Anthony (11)
Iman Shumpert (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
45–26
72
March 31
Boston
W 108–89
Carmelo Anthony (24)
J.R. Smith (12)
Pablo Prigioni (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
46–26
April: 8–2 (home: 4–0; road: 4–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
73
April 2
@
Miami
W 102–90
Carmelo Anthony (50)
Kenyon Martin (6)
Raymond Felton (9)
American Airlines Arena 20,300
47–26
74
April 3
@
Atlanta
W 95–82
Carmelo Anthony (40)
Kenyon Martin (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Philips Arena 17,404
48–26
75
April 5
Milwaukee
W 101–83
Carmelo Anthony (41)
Carmelo Anthony (14)
Felton &
Prigioni (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
49–26
76
April 7
@
Oklahoma City
W 125–120
Carmelo Anthony (36)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
Raymond Felton (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
50–26
77
April 9
Washington
W 120–99
Carmelo Anthony (36)
Chris Copeland (9)
Raymond Felton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
51–26
78
April 11
@
Chicago
L 111–118 (OT)
Carmelo Anthony (36)
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Raymond Felton (6)
United Center 22,464
51–27
79
April 12
@
Cleveland
W 101–91
Anthony &
Smith (31)
Carmelo Anthony (14)
Pablo Prigioni (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,430
52–27
80
April 14
Indiana
W 90–80
Carmelo Anthony (25)
J.R. Smith (8)
Jason Kidd (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
53–27
81
April 15
@
Charlotte
L 95–106
Chris Copeland (32)
Copeland ,
Novak , &
White (7)
Pablo Prigioni (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,238
53–28
82
April 17
Atlanta
W 98–92
Chris Copeland (33)
Earl Barron (18)
Iman Shumpert (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
54–28
2012–13 season schedule
Playoffs
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
[2]
Awards, records, and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
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
Records
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
On February 8, 2013
Jason Kidd broke the 12,000 career assist mark against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
[13]
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via free agency
Via trade
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Free Agency
[14]
Trades
See also
Notes
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.
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