basketball 2013 season2012–13 NBA season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 2012–13 NBA season League National Basketball Association Sport Basketball Duration October 30, 2012 – April 17, 2013 April 20, 2013 – May or June 2013 (Playoffs) June 2013 (Finals) Number of teams 30 TV partner(s) ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV Draft Top draft pick Anthony Davis Picked by New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Season MVP TBA Top scorer TBA Playoffs Eastern champions TBA Western champions TBA Finals Finals champions TBA Runners-up TBA NBA seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 → The 2012–13 NBA season is the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat started the season by hosting the Boston Celtics. The 2013 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 17, 2013, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, and the playoffs will start on Saturday, April 20, 2013.[1] Contents 1 Transactions 1.1 Free agency 1.2 Coaching changes 1.2.1 Offseason 1.2.2 Regular season 2 Preseason 3 Regular season 3.1 Standings 3.1.1 By division 3.1.2 By conference 4 Statistics leaders 4.1 Individual statistic leaders 4.2 Individual Game Highs 5 Awards 5.1 Players of the week 5.2 Players of the month 5.3 Rookies of the month 5.4 Coaches of the month 6 Postseason 7 Notable occurrences 8 References 9 External links Transactions Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions Free agency Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the July moratorium ended. Coaching changes Coaching changes Offseason Team 2011–12 coach 2012–13 coach Charlotte Bobcats Paul Silas Mike Dunlap Orlando Magic Stan Van Gundy Jacque Vaughn Portland Trail Blazers Kaleb Canales (interim) Terry Stotts In-season Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach Los Angeles Lakers Mike Brown Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) Bernie Bickerstaff (interim) Mike D'Antoni Brooklyn Nets Avery Johnson P. J. Carlesimo (interim) Milwaukee Bucks Scott Skiles Jim Boylan (interim) Offseason On April 30, 2012, the Charlotte Bobcats released Paul Silas from his coaching contract.[2] On June 20, the Charlotte Bobcats hired Mike Dunlap as head coach.[3] On May 21, 2012, the Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy.[4] On July 28, the Orlando Magic hired Jacque Vaughn as head coach.[5] On August 8, 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach, and demoted Kaleb Canales back to assistant head coach.[6] Regular season On November 9, 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Mike Brown after starting the season 1–4 and named Bernie Bickerstaff as interim head coach.[7] It is one of the earliest regular season head coach firings in NBA history.[8] On November 12, 2012, the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni as official head coach and demoted Bickerstaff back to an assistant head coach.[9] On December 27, 2012, the Brooklyn Nets fired Avery Johnson after losing 10 out of 13 games in December. The team promoted assistant P. J. Carlesimo as interim head coach.[10] On January 8, 2013, Scott Skiles mutually agreed to resign from the Milwaukee Bucks after starting the season with a 16-16 record. The team promoted assistant Jim Boylan as interim head coach. Preseason The preseason started on Friday, October 5, 2012, and ended on Friday, October 26, 2012. NBA Europe Live 2012 was played October 5 – 7 and 9, 2012 featuring the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and teams from Europe (Fenerbahçe Ülker, Alba Berlin, Olimpia Milano and Regal FC Barcelona). The Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at the sixth annual NBA China Games on October 11 in Beijing. A second game took place on October 14 in Shanghai. On October 7, the NBA Mexico Games 2012 were played between the New Orleans Hornets and Orlando Magic. Finally, the NBA Canada Series was played on October 19 between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks in Montreal, and on October 24 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons in Winnipeg. Regular season The regular season started on Tuesday October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 120–107. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The entire schedule was released on Thursday night July 26 at 7PM ET on NBA TV. For the first time since 2008, the NBA did not schedule any Thanksgiving games. The NBA's annual Christmas games will feature, in chronological order, the Boston Celtics at the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks at the Los Angeles Lakers, the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Miami Heat, the Houston Rockets at the Chicago Bulls, and the Denver Nuggets at the Los Angeles Clippers (thus the Staples Center will be in the rare situation of hosting two NBA games on the same day). A regular season game is also scheduled at the O2 Arena in London, England between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks on January 17, 2013. Standings By division Eastern Conference Atlantic Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP New York Knicks 23 13 .639 1.0 13–5 10–8 4–2 36 Brooklyn Nets 21 15 .583 3.0 13–7 8–8 7–3 36 Boston Celtics 19 17 .528 5.0 12–6 7–11 4–4 36 Philadelphia 76ers 16 22 .421 9.0 10–8 6–14 4–6 38 Toronto Raptors 14 22 .389 10.0 10–7 4–15 1–5 36 Central Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Indiana Pacers 23 14 .622 1.5 15–3 8–11 5–2 37 Chicago Bulls 20 15 .571 3.5 10–10 10–5 5–3 35 Milwaukee Bucks 18 17 .514 5.5 10–9 8–8 6–5 35 Detroit Pistons 14 24 .368 11.0 10–9 4–15 4–2 38 Cleveland Cavaliers 9 29 .237 16.0 4–12 5–17 1–9 38 Southeast Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Miami Heat 23 11 .676 – 16–3 7–8 6–1 34 Atlanta Hawks 21 15 .583 3.0 12–6 9–9 8–3 36 Orlando Magic 13 23 .361 11.0 7–12 6–11 2–4 36 Charlotte Bobcats 9 27 .250 15.0 5–14 4–13 2–5 36 Washington Wizards 6 28 .176 17.0 5–13 1–15 3–8 34 Western Conference Northwest Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Oklahoma City Thunder 28 8 .778 – 18–3 10–5 3–1 36 Denver Nuggets 22 16 .579 7.0 13–2 9–14 3–4 38 Portland Trail Blazers 20 16 .556 8.0 13–4 7–12 3–1 36 Utah Jazz 20 19 .513 9.5 11–4 9–15 2–3 39 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 17 .485 10.5 10–5 6–12 3–5 33 Pacific Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Los Angeles Clippers 28 9 .757 – 18–4 10–5 7–2 37 Golden State Warriors 23 12 .657 4.0 12–5 11–7 3–5 35 Los Angeles Lakers 15 21 .417 12.5 10–9 5–12 4–3 36 Sacramento Kings 13 23 .361 14.5 10–9 3–14 3–4 36 Phoenix Suns 13 26 .333 16.0 10–9 3–17 1–4 39 Southwest Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP San Antonio Spurs 28 11 .718 – 15–2 13–9 8–2 39 Memphis Grizzlies 24 10 .706 1.5 14–4 10–6 4–2 34 Houston Rockets 21 17 .553 6.5 14–6 7–11 3–6 38 Dallas Mavericks 14 23 .378 13.0 8–7 6–16 1–4 37 New Orleans Hornets 11 25 .306 15.5 6–13 5–12 3–5 36 By conference Eastern Conference v t e # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Miami Heat * 23 11 .676 – 34 2 New York Knicks * 23 13 .639 1.0 36 3 Indiana Pacers * 23 14 .622 1.5 37 4 Brooklyn Nets 21 15 .583 3.0 36 5 Atlanta Hawks 21 15 .583 3.0 36 6 Chicago Bulls 20 15 .571 3.5 35 7 Boston Celtics 19 17 .528 5.0 36 8 Milwaukee Bucks 18 17 .514 5.5 35 9 Philadelphia 76ers 16 22 .421 9.0 38 10 Toronto Raptors 14 22 .389 10.0 36 11 Detroit Pistons 14 24 .368 11.0 38 12 Orlando Magic 13 23 .361 11.0 36 13 Charlotte Bobcats 9 27 .250 15.0 36 14 Cleveland Cavaliers 9 29 .237 16.0 38 15 Washington Wizards 6 28 .176 17.0 34 Western Conference v t e # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Oklahoma City Thunder * 28 8 .778 – 36 2 Los Angeles Clippers * 28 9 .757 0.5 37 3 San Antonio Spurs * 28 11 .718 1.5 39 4 Memphis Grizzlies 24 10 .706 3.0 34 5 Golden State Warriors 23 12 .657 4.5 35 6 Denver Nuggets 22 16 .579 7.0 38 7 Portland Trail Blazers 20 16 .556 8.0 36 8 Houston Rockets 21 17 .553 8.0 38 9 Utah Jazz 20 19 .513 9.5 39 10 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 17 .485 10.5 33 11 Los Angeles Lakers 15 21 .417 13.0 36 12 Dallas Mavericks 14 23 .378 14.5 37 13 Sacramento Kings 13 23 .361 15.0 36 14 Phoenix Suns 13 26 .333 16.5 39 15 New Orleans Hornets 11 25 .306 17.0 36 Notes z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home court advantage for at least the conference playoffs x – Clinched playoff spot y – Clinched division title Statistics leaders Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistics Points per game Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 30.0 Rebounds per game Anderson Varejão Cleveland Cavaliers 14.4 Assists per game Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 11.1 Steals per game Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 2.58 Blocks per game Larry Sanders Milwaukee Bucks 3.27 Turnovers per game Jrue Holiday Philadelphia 76ers 3.8 Minutes per game Luol Deng Chicago Bulls 40.2 Fouls per game Larry Sanders Dwight Howard Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers 3.7 Technical Fouls Matt Barnes Los Angeles Clippers 9 Flagrant Fouls (Total Points) Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers 4 Efficiency per game Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 30.7 FG% Tyson Chandler New York Knicks 0.694 FT% Kevin Martin Houston Rockets 0.932 3FG% Matt Bonner San Antonio Spurs 0.474 Double-Doubles Zach Randolph Memphis Grizzlies 24 Triple-Doubles José Calderón Rajon Rondo Toronto Raptors Boston Celtics 2 Individual Game Highs Category Player Team Statistics Points James Harden Carmelo Anthony Houston Rockets New York Knicks 45 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic Orlando Magic 29 Assists Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 20 Awards Players of the week The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week. Week Eastern Conference Western Conference Ref. Oct. 30 – Nov. 4 Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (1/2) [11] Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/3) Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) [12] Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/3) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2) [13] Nov. 19 – Nov. 25 Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) [14] Nov. 26 – Dec. 2 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (1/2) Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2) [15] Dec. 3 – Dec. 9 Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [16] Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 Paul George (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) David Lee (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) [17] Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/3) Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1) [18] Dec. 24 – Dec. 30 Monta Ellis (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) Greivis Vásquez (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) [19] Dec. 31 – Jan. 6 Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (2/2) James Harden (Houston Rockets) (2/2) [20]

2012–13 NBA season

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2012–13 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 30, 2012 – April 17, 2013 April 20, 2013 – May or June 2013 (Playoffs) June 2013 (Finals)
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV
Draft
Top draft pick	Anthony Davis
Picked by	New Orleans Hornets
Regular Season
Season MVP	TBA
Top scorer	TBA
Playoffs
Eastern champions	TBA
Western champions	TBA
Finals
Finals champions	TBA
Runners-up	TBA
NBA seasons
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 NBA season is the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat started the season by hosting the Boston Celtics. The 2013 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 17, 2013, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, and the playoffs will start on Saturday, April 20, 2013.^[1]

Contents 1 Transactions 1.1 Free agency 1.2 Coaching changes 1.2.1 Offseason 1.2.2 Regular season 2 Preseason 3 Regular season 3.1 Standings 3.1.1 By division 3.1.2 By conference 4 Statistics leaders 4.1 Individual statistic leaders 4.2 Individual Game Highs 5 Awards 5.1 Players of the week 5.2 Players of the month 5.3 Rookies of the month 5.4 Coaches of the month 6 Postseason 7 Notable occurrences 8 References 9 External links

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Free agency

Free agency negotiation started on July 1, 2012, with players being able to sign starting July 11, after the July moratorium ended.

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Offseason
Team	2011–12 coach	2012–13 coach
Charlotte Bobcats	Paul Silas	Mike Dunlap
Orlando Magic	Stan Van Gundy	Jacque Vaughn
Portland Trail Blazers	Kaleb Canales (interim)	Terry Stotts
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach
Los Angeles Lakers	Mike Brown	Bernie Bickerstaff (interim)
	Bernie Bickerstaff (interim)	Mike D'Antoni
Brooklyn Nets	Avery Johnson	P. J. Carlesimo (interim)
Milwaukee Bucks	Scott Skiles	Jim Boylan (interim)

Offseason

• On April 30, 2012, the Charlotte Bobcats released Paul Silas from his coaching contract.^[2] On June 20, the Charlotte Bobcats hired Mike Dunlap as head coach.^[3]

• On May 21, 2012, the Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy.^[4] On July 28, the Orlando Magic hired Jacque Vaughn as head coach.^[5]

• On August 8, 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach, and demoted Kaleb Canales back to assistant head coach.^[6]

Regular season

• On November 9, 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Mike Brown after starting the season 1–4 and named Bernie Bickerstaff as interim head coach.^[7] It is one of the earliest regular season head coach firings in NBA history.^[8] On November 12, 2012, the Lakers hired Mike D'Antoni as official head coach and demoted Bickerstaff back to an assistant head coach.^[9]
• On December 27, 2012, the Brooklyn Nets fired Avery Johnson after losing 10 out of 13 games in December. The team promoted assistant P. J. Carlesimo as interim head coach.^[10]
• On January 8, 2013, Scott Skiles mutually agreed to resign from the Milwaukee Bucks after starting the season with a 16-16 record. The team promoted assistant Jim Boylan as interim head coach.

Preseason

The preseason started on Friday, October 5, 2012, and ended on Friday, October 26, 2012.
NBA Europe Live 2012 was played October 5 – 7 and 9, 2012 featuring the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and teams from Europe (Fenerbahçe Ülker, Alba Berlin, Olimpia Milano and Regal FC Barcelona). The Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at the sixth annual NBA China Games on October 11 in Beijing. A second game took place on October 14 in Shanghai. On October 7, the NBA Mexico Games 2012 were played between the New Orleans Hornets and Orlando Magic. Finally, the NBA Canada Series was played on October 19 between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks in Montreal, and on October 24 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons in Winnipeg.

Regular season

The regular season started on Tuesday October 30, 2012, when the 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 120–107. The regular season will end on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The entire schedule was released on Thursday night July 26 at 7PM ET on NBA TV.
For the first time since 2008, the NBA did not schedule any Thanksgiving games. The NBA's annual Christmas games will feature, in chronological order, the Boston Celtics at the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks at the Los Angeles Lakers, the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Miami Heat, the Houston Rockets at the Chicago Bulls, and the Denver Nuggets at the Los Angeles Clippers (thus the Staples Center will be in the rare situation of hosting two NBA games on the same day).
A regular season game is also scheduled at the O2 Arena in London, England between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks on January 17, 2013.

Standings

By division

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP New York Knicks 23 13 .639 1.0 13–5 10–8 4–2 36 Brooklyn Nets 21 15 .583 3.0 13–7 8–8 7–3 36 Boston Celtics 19 17 .528 5.0 12–6 7–11 4–4 36 Philadelphia 76ers 16 22 .421 9.0 10–8 6–14 4–6 38 Toronto Raptors 14 22 .389 10.0 10–7 4–15 1–5 36 Central Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Indiana Pacers 23 14 .622 1.5 15–3 8–11 5–2 37 Chicago Bulls 20 15 .571 3.5 10–10 10–5 5–3 35 Milwaukee Bucks 18 17 .514 5.5 10–9 8–8 6–5 35 Detroit Pistons 14 24 .368 11.0 10–9 4–15 4–2 38 Cleveland Cavaliers 9 29 .237 16.0 4–12 5–17 1–9 38 Southeast Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Miami Heat 23 11 .676 – 16–3 7–8 6–1 34 Atlanta Hawks 21 15 .583 3.0 12–6 9–9 8–3 36 Orlando Magic 13 23 .361 11.0 7–12 6–11 2–4 36 Charlotte Bobcats 9 27 .250 15.0 5–14 4–13 2–5 36 Washington Wizards 6 28 .176 17.0 5–13 1–15 3–8 34

Western Conference Northwest Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Oklahoma City Thunder 28 8 .778 – 18–3 10–5 3–1 36 Denver Nuggets 22 16 .579 7.0 13–2 9–14 3–4 38 Portland Trail Blazers 20 16 .556 8.0 13–4 7–12 3–1 36 Utah Jazz 20 19 .513 9.5 11–4 9–15 2–3 39 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 17 .485 10.5 10–5 6–12 3–5 33 Pacific Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP Los Angeles Clippers 28 9 .757 – 18–4 10–5 7–2 37 Golden State Warriors 23 12 .657 4.0 12–5 11–7 3–5 35 Los Angeles Lakers 15 21 .417 12.5 10–9 5–12 4–3 36 Sacramento Kings 13 23 .361 14.5 10–9 3–14 3–4 36 Phoenix Suns 13 26 .333 16.0 10–9 3–17 1–4 39 Southwest Division v t e W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP San Antonio Spurs 28 11 .718 – 15–2 13–9 8–2 39 Memphis Grizzlies 24 10 .706 1.5 14–4 10–6 4–2 34 Houston Rockets 21 17 .553 6.5 14–6 7–11 3–6 38 Dallas Mavericks 14 23 .378 13.0 8–7 6–16 1–4 37 New Orleans Hornets 11 25 .306 15.5 6–13 5–12 3–5 36

By conference

Eastern Conference v t e # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Miami Heat * 23 11 .676 – 34 2 New York Knicks * 23 13 .639 1.0 36 3 Indiana Pacers * 23 14 .622 1.5 37 4 Brooklyn Nets 21 15 .583 3.0 36 5 Atlanta Hawks 21 15 .583 3.0 36 6 Chicago Bulls 20 15 .571 3.5 35 7 Boston Celtics 19 17 .528 5.0 36 8 Milwaukee Bucks 18 17 .514 5.5 35 9 Philadelphia 76ers 16 22 .421 9.0 38 10 Toronto Raptors 14 22 .389 10.0 36 11 Detroit Pistons 14 24 .368 11.0 38 12 Orlando Magic 13 23 .361 11.0 36 13 Charlotte Bobcats 9 27 .250 15.0 36 14 Cleveland Cavaliers 9 29 .237 16.0 38 15 Washington Wizards 6 28 .176 17.0 34

Western Conference v t e # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 Oklahoma City Thunder * 28 8 .778 – 36 2 Los Angeles Clippers * 28 9 .757 0.5 37 3 San Antonio Spurs * 28 11 .718 1.5 39 4 Memphis Grizzlies 24 10 .706 3.0 34 5 Golden State Warriors 23 12 .657 4.5 35 6 Denver Nuggets 22 16 .579 7.0 38 7 Portland Trail Blazers 20 16 .556 8.0 36 8 Houston Rockets 21 17 .553 8.0 38 9 Utah Jazz 20 19 .513 9.5 39 10 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 17 .485 10.5 33 11 Los Angeles Lakers 15 21 .417 13.0 36 12 Dallas Mavericks 14 23 .378 14.5 37 13 Sacramento Kings 13 23 .361 15.0 36 14 Phoenix Suns 13 26 .333 16.5 39 15 New Orleans Hornets 11 25 .306 17.0 36

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• c – Clinched home court advantage for at least the conference playoffs
• x – Clinched playoff spot
• y – Clinched division title

Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points per game	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	30.0
Rebounds per game	Anderson Varejão	Cleveland Cavaliers	14.4
Assists per game	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics	11.1
Steals per game	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	2.58
Blocks per game	Larry Sanders	Milwaukee Bucks	3.27
Turnovers per game	Jrue Holiday	Philadelphia 76ers	3.8
Minutes per game	Luol Deng	Chicago Bulls	40.2
Fouls per game	Larry Sanders Dwight Howard	Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers	3.7
Technical Fouls	Matt Barnes	Los Angeles Clippers	9
Flagrant Fouls (Total Points)	Dwight Howard	Los Angeles Lakers	4
Efficiency per game	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	30.7
FG%	Tyson Chandler	New York Knicks	0.694
FT%	Kevin Martin	Houston Rockets	0.932
3FG%	Matt Bonner	San Antonio Spurs	0.474
Double-Doubles	Zach Randolph	Memphis Grizzlies	24
Triple-Doubles	José Calderón Rajon Rondo	Toronto Raptors Boston Celtics	2

Individual Game Highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points	James Harden Carmelo Anthony	Houston Rockets New York Knicks	45
Rebounds	Nikola Vucevic	Orlando Magic	29
Assists	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics	20

Awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.

Week	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
Oct. 30 – Nov. 4	Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1)	James Harden (Houston Rockets) (1/2)	[11]
Nov. 5 – Nov. 11	LeBron James (Miami Heat) (1/3)	Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)	[12]
Nov. 12 – Nov. 18	LeBron James (Miami Heat) (2/3)	Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (1/2)	[13]
Nov. 19 – Nov. 25	Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)	Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)	[14]
Nov. 26 – Dec. 2	Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (1/2)	Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) (2/2)	[15]
Dec. 3 – Dec. 9	Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)	Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1)	[16]
Dec. 10 – Dec. 16	Paul George (Indiana Pacers) (1/1)	David Lee (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)	[17]
Dec. 17 – Dec. 23	LeBron James (Miami Heat) (3/3)	Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers) (1/1)	[18]
Dec. 24 – Dec. 30	Monta Ellis (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1)	Greivis Vásquez (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1)	[19]
Dec. 31 – Jan. 6	Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) (2/2)	James Harden (Houston Rockets) (2/2)	[20]