2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Byron Scott
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM

Key dates

• June 28 – The 2012 NBA draft took place in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	4	Dion Waiters	SG	United States	Syracuse
1	24	Jared Cunningham ^[a] ^[b]	SG	United States	Oregon State
2	33	Bernard James ^[b]	PF	United States	Florida State
2	34	Jae Crowder ^[b]	SF	United States	Marquette

• ^a Pick obtained from the Los Angeles Lakers the previous season.[1]
• ^b Rights to Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft day for right to Tyler Zeller.[2]

Roster

Roster listing

2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F 36 Casspi, Omri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel G 21 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina F 33 Gee, Alonzo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama G 1 Gibson, Daniel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–27 Texas G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke F 5 Jones, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989–08–25 West Virginia G 14 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-09-11 Peoria Central (IL) G/F 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline High School (TX) G 32 Selby, Josh (DL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–27 Kansas F/C 15 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida F 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas F/C 17 Varejão, Anderson  (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil G 3 Waiters, Dion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–01 Syracuse F 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–03–28 Arizona C 40 Zeller, Tyler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina	Head coach Byron Scott Assistant coach(es) Paul Pressey Jamahl Mosley Joe Prunty Nate Tibbetts Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2013–01–22

Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Montepaschi Siena W 91–85 Samardo Samuels (14) Anderson Varejão (8) Four players (3) Quicken Loans Arena 12,468 1–0 2 October 9 Milwaukee L 80–97 C. J. Miles (18) Tristan Thompson (7) Jeremy Pargo (5) Canton Memorial Civic Center 3,942 1–1 3 October 12 @ Chicago W 86–83 Dion Waiters (18) Anderson Varejão (10) Daniel Gibson (4) Assembly Hall 8,678 2–1 4 October 13 Washington L 95–99 Tristan Thompson (18) Three players (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 10,140 2–2 5 October 15 Orlando W 114–111 (OT) Kyrie Irving (22) Anderson Varejão (8) Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Pargo (5) US Bank Arena 5,219 3–2 6 October 17 @ Philadelphia L 99–113 Kyrie Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (10) Alonzo Gee, Jeremy Pargo (4) Wells Fargo Center 8,170 3–3 7 October 23 Indiana L 82–100 Kyrie Irving (20) Anderson Varejão, Tyler Zeller (7) Alonzo Gee (3) Quicken Loans Arena 10,040 3–4
2012–13 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 14–27; Road: 10–31)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Washington W 94–84 Kyrie Irving (29) Anderson Varejão (23) Anderson Varejão (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0
November : 3–12 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 2 Chicago L 86–115 Kyrie Irving (15) Samuels, Thompson, & Varejão(5) Donald Sloan (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–1 3 November 3 @ Milwaukee L 102–105 Kyrie Irving (27) Anderson Varejão (17) Kyrie Irving (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,086 1–2 4 November 5 @ L. A. Clippers W 108–101 Dion Waiters (28) Anderson Varejão (15) Kyrie Irving (10) Staples Center 19,060 2-2 5 November 7 @ Golden State L 96–106 Kyrie Irving (28) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Oracle Arena 18,124 2-3 6 November 9 @ Phoenix L 105–107 Dion Waiters (23) Anderson Varejão (10) Kyrie Irving (8) US Airways Center 15,236 2-4 7 November 11 @ Oklahoma City L 91–106 Kyrie Irving (20) Thompson & Varejão (8) Anderson Varejão (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 2-5 8 November 13 @ Brooklyn L 101–114 Anderson Varejão (35) Anderson Varejão (18) Kyrie Irving (8) Barclays Center 17,032 2-6 9 November 17 Dallas L 95–103 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (12) Daniel Gibson (5) Quicken Loans Arena 18,633 2-7 10 November 18 @ Philadelphia L 79–86 Alonzo Gee (17) Anderson Varejão (15) Kyrie Irving (4) Wells Fargo Center 15,021 2-8 11 November 21 Philadelphia W 92–83 Jeremy Pargo (28) Anderson Varejão (19) Dion Waiters (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,743 3-8 12 November 23 @ Orlando L 104–108 Dion Waiters (25) Anderson Varejão (17) Daniel Gibson (6) Amway Center 17,334 3-9 13 November 24 @ Miami L 108–110 Pargo & Waiters (16) Anderson Varejão (15) Jeremy Pargo (7) American Airlines Arena 20,064 3-10 14 November 26 @ Memphis L 78–84 Varejão & Waiters (15) Anderson Varejão (22) Pargo, Varejão, & Waiters (3) FedExForum 13,485 3-11 15 November 27 Phoenix L 78–91 Anderson Varejão (20) Anderson Varejão (18) Dion Waiters (7) Quicken Loans Arena 13,687 3-12 16 November 30, 2012 @ Atlanta W 113–111 Jeremy Pargo (22) Anderson Varejão (18) Dion Waiters (7) Philips Arena 13,094 4-12
December : 3–13 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 Portland L 117–118 Alonzo Gee (22) Anderson Varejão (17) Jeremy Pargo (8) Quicken Loans Arena 16,624 4-13 18 December 3 @ Detroit L 79–89 Anderson Varejão (17) Anderson Varejão (18) Jeremy Pargo (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,352 4-14 19 December 5 Chicago L 85–95 Donald Sloan (14) Anderson Varejão (15) Jeremy Pargo (4) Quicken Loans Arena 17,893 4-15 20 December 7 @ Minnesota L 73–91 Alonzo Gee (16) Anderson Varejão (14) Daniel Gibson (4) Quicken Loans Arena 16,623 4-16 21 December 8 Detroit L 97–104 Jeremy Pargo (24) Anderson Varejão (13) Daniel Gibson (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,062 4-17 22 December 11 L. A. Lakers W 100–94 Irving & Miles (28) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena 19,172 5-17 23 December 12 @ Indiana L 81–96 C. J. Miles (28) Anderson Varejão (12) Gee & Irving (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,595 5-18 24 December 14 Milwaukee L 86–90 Kyrie Irving (26) Anderson Varejão (18) Alonzo Gee (5) Quicken Loans Arena 14,146 5-19 25 December 15 @ New York L 102–103 Kyrie Irving (41) Miles & Varejão (8) Irving & Varejão (5) Madison Square Garden 19,033 5-20 26 December 18 Toronto L 99–113 Kyrie Irving (23) Anderson Varejão (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 13,233 5-21 27 December 19 @ Boston L 91–103 Kyrie Irving (22) Tristan Thompson (12) Dion Waiters (4) TD Garden 18,624 5-22 28 December 21 Indiana L 89–99 Kyrie Irving (17) Tristan Thompson (13) Dion Waiters (7) Quicken Loans Arena 14,105 5-23 29 December 22 @ Milwaukee W 94–82 Dion Waiters (18) Tristan Thompson (14) Irving & Walton (4) BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,176 6-23 30 December 26 @ Washington W 87–84 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (8) Verizon Center 13,846 7-23 31 December 28, 2012 Atlanta L 94–102 Kyrie Irving (28) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena 19,443 7-24 32 December 29 @ Brooklyn L 100–103 C. J. Miles (33) Tristan Thompson (15) Kyrie Irving (7) Barclays Center 17,732 7-25
January : 6–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Sacramento L 94–97 Kyrie Irving (22) Tristan Thompson (13) Gee & Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 12,331 7-26 34 January 4 @ Charlotte W 106–104 Kyrie Irving (33) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,576 8-26 35 January 5 Houston L 104–112 Kyrie Irving (30) Tristan Thompson (16) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 16,866 8-27 36 January 7 @ Chicago L 92–118 Dion Waiters (18) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (6) United Center 21,355 8-28 37 January 9, 2013 Atlanta W 99–83 Kyrie Irving (33) Tristan Thompson (14) Shaun Livingston (5) Quicken Loans Arena 13,149 9-28 38 January 11 @ Denver L 91–98 Kyrie Irving (28) Tyler Zeller (8) Kyrie Irving (7) Pepsi Center 16,445 9-29 39 January 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 93–113 Irving & Waiters (15) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (7) Staples Center 18,997 9-30 40 January 14 @ Sacramento L 118–124 Dion Waiters (33) Tristan Thompson (15) Dion Waiters (5) Sleep Train Arena 12,194 9-31 41 January 16 @ Portland W 93–88 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (5) Rose Garden 18,880 10-31 42 January 19 @ Utah L 98–109 Dion Waiters (23) Tyler Zeller (14) Kyrie Irving (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 10-32 43 January 22 Boston W 95–90 Kyrie Irving (40) Tyler Zeller (10) Luke Walton (7) Quicken Loans Arena 14,192 11-32 44 January 25 Milwaukee W 113–108 Kyrie Irving (35) Alonzo Gee (8) Luke Walton (7) Quicken Loans Arena 15,098 12-32 45 January 26 @ Toronto W 99–98 Kyrie Irving (32) Tyler Zeller (12) Kyrie Irving (5) Air Canada Centre 18,820 13-32 46 January 29 Golden State L 95–108 Thompson & Waiters (18) Tristan Thompson (11) Dion Waiters (7) Quicken Loans Arena 13,939 13-33
February : 7–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1 @ Detroit L 99–117 Tristan Thompson (19) Tristan Thompson (9) Shaun Livingston (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,693 13-34 48 February 2 Oklahoma City W 115–110 Kyrie Irving (35) Tristan Thompson (12) Livingston & Waiters (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 14-34 49 February 6 Charlotte W 122–95 Kyrie Irving (22) Marreese Speights (10) Shaun Livingston (6) Quicken Loans Arena 13,264 15-34 50 February 8 Orlando W 119–108 Kyrie Irving (24) Kyrie Irving (6) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 14,073 16-34 51 February 9 Denver L 103–111 Kyrie Irving (26) Irving & Zeller (6) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 16-35 52 February 11 Minnesota L 92–100 Kyrie Irving (20) Tristan Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 11,556 16-36 53 February 13 San Antonio L 95–96 Dion Waiters (20) Speights & Zeller (9) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 12,162 16-37 All-Star Break 54 February 20 New Orleans W 105–100 Kyrie Irving (35) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 16,103 17-37 55 February 23 @ Orlando W 118–94 Marreese Speights (18) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (9) Amway Center 17,171 18-37 56 February 24 @ Miami L 105–109 Dion Waiters (26) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (5) American Airlines Arena 20,006 18-38 57 February 26 @ Chicago W 101–98 Dion Waiters (25) Tristan Thompson (8) Luke Walton (5) United Center 21,501 19-38 58 February 27 Toronto W 103–92 Dion Waiters (23) Marreese Speights (9) Luke Walton (7) Quicken Loans Arena 13,368 20-38
March : 2–12 (Home: 2–7; Road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 L. A. Clippers L 89–105 Dion Waiters (17) Tristan Thompson (12) Dion Waiters (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 20-39 60 March 4 New York L 97–102 Marreese Speights (23) Tristan Thompson (8) Luke Walton (12) Quicken Loans Arena 19,784 20-40 61 March 6 Utah W 104–101 Kyrie Irving (20) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 12,124 21-40 62 March 8 Memphis L 92–103 Kyrie Irving (24) Tristan Thompson (10) Luke Walton (5) Quicken Loans Arena 17,032 21-41 63 March 10 @ Toronto L 96–100 Dion Waiters (21) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (4) Air Canada Centre 19,800 21-42 64 March 12 Washington W 95–90 Dion Waiters (20) Tristan Thompson (14) Shaun Livingston (6) Quicken Loans Arena 14,689 22-42 65 March 15 @ Dallas L 86–96 Dion Waiters (21) Tyler Zeller (10) Shaun Livingston (6) American Airlines Center 20,482 22-43 66 March 16 @ San Antonio L 113–119 Wayne Ellington (21) Tristan Thompson (8) Luke Walton (7) AT&T Center 18,581 22-44 67 March 18 Indiana L 90–111 C. J. Miles (21) Tristan Thompson (11) Tyler Zeller (4) Quicken Loans Arena 13,016 22-45 68 March 20 Miami L 95–98 Wayne Ellington (20) Tyler Zeller (11) Shaun Livingston (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 22-46 69 March 22 @ Houston L 78–116 Shaun Livingston (14) Tristan Thompson (8) Shaun Livingston (2) Toyota Center 15,694 22-47 70 March 27 Boston L 92–93 Wayne Ellington (16) Tristan Thompson (9) Daniel Gibson (6) Quicken Loans Arena 17,130 22-48 71 March 29 Philadelphia L 87–97 C. J. Miles (19) Tyler Zeller (10) Luke Walton (7) Quicken Loans Arena 17,324 22-49 72 March 31 @ New Orleans L 92–112 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (6) New Orleans Arena 11,008 22-50
April: 2–8 (Home: 1–4; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 73 April 1, 2013 @ Atlanta L 94–102 Marreese Speights (23) Alonzo Gee (8) Shaun Livingston (6) Philips Arena 13,026 22-51 74 April 3 Brooklyn L 95–113 Kyrie Irving (16) Marreese Speights (10) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 14,863 22-52 75 April 5 @ Boston W 97–91 Tristan Thompson (29) Tristan Thompson (17) Kyrie Irving (8) TD Garden 18,624 23-52 76 April 7 Orlando W 91–85 Alonzo Gee (19) Tristan Thompson (16) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 16,341 24-52 77 April 9 @ Indiana L 94–99 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (7) Kyrie Irving (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,279 24-53 78 April 10 Detroit L 104–111 Kyrie Irving (27) Marreese Speights (9) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 13,844 24-54 79 April 12 New York L 91–101 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena 19,430 24-55 80 April 14 @ Philadelphia L 77–91 Thompson, Speights & Ellington (12) Tristan Thompson (12) Daniel Gibson (5) Wells Fargo Center 18,764 24-56 81 April 15 Miami L 95–96 Kyrie Irving (16) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 19,091 24-57 82 April 17 @ Charlotte L 98–105 Kyrie Irving (24) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (10) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,487 24-58
2012–13 season schedule

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	–	30–11	19–21	13–3	81
x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	4.5	24–17	21–20	9–7	82
x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	11.5	21–20	17–24	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	20.5	18–23	11–30	8–8	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	25.5	14–27	10–31	3–13	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Miami Heat *	66	16	.805	–	82
2	y-New York Knicks *	54	28	.659	12.0	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers *	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17.0	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21.0	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28.0	82
9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32.0	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37.0	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42.0	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45.0	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46.0	82

Injuries

• Starting point guard Kyrie Irving broke his right hand on July 14, 2012 during a Cavaliers training session[3] and underwent surgery a few days later.[4] Irving returned to the Cavaliers line-up in time for the start of the pre-season.[5]

Transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Dion Waiters Via free agency Kevin Anderson ^[a] Micheal Eric Justin Holiday ^[a] Kevin Jones Jon Leuer C. J. Miles Via trade Kelenna Azubuike ^[a] Jeremy Pargo Tyler Zeller

Players Lost Via trade D. J. Kennedy Via free agency Antawn Jamison Waived Manny Harris

^a Waived before the start of the regular season.

Trades

June 28, 2012 (Draft day)	To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Tyler Zeller Kelenna Azubuike	To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Jared Cunningham Draft rights to Bernard James Draft rights to Jae Crowder
July 25, 2012	To Cleveland Cavaliers Jeremy Pargo 2014 second round pick Cash considerations	To Memphis Grizzlies D. J. Kennedy
January 22, 2013	To Cleveland Cavaliers Wayne Ellington Josh Selby Marreese Speights future first round pick	To Memphis Grizzlies Jon Leuer

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Luke Harangody	July 11	Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)
Jon Leuer	July 20	Houston Rockets
C. J. Miles	August 8	Utah Jazz
Micheal Eric	August 10	Temple University (Undrafted in 2012)
Alonzo Gee	September 10	Cleveland Cavaliers (re-signed)
Kevin Jones	September 28	West Virginia University (Undrafted in 2012)
Kevin Anderson	September 28	Strasbourg IG (France)
Jeremy Pargo	September 28	Memphis Grizzlies
Justin Holiday	October 1	Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium)

Subtractions
Player	Reason Left	New team
Antawn Jamison	Free Agency	Los Angeles Lakers
Justin Holiday	Waived	Portland Trail Blazers
Manny Harris	Waived	BC Azovmash (Ukraine)

References

1. "Cavaliers Acquire 2012 First Round Pick, Kapono, Walton And Right To Swap 2013 First Round Picks From Lakers". Nba.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
2. "Cavaliers Select Waiters And Acquire Draft Rights To Zeller From Dallas In The 2012 NBA Draft". Nba.com. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
3. Associated Press (July 16, 2012). Kyrie Irving breaks right hand, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
4. Withers, Tom (July 18, 2012). Cavs' Irving has surgery on broken hand, Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
5. Associated Press (October 1, 2012). Kyrie Irving's broken hand healed, ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.

External links

• Media related to 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season at Wikimedia Commons