NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2012–13 Toronto Raptors season was the 18th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the off-season, after failing to obtain Steve Nash in free agency, the Raptors acquired Kyle Lowry from the Houston Rockets for a first round pick. The season also marked the debut of Jonas Valančiūnas , their first pick in the 2011 draft from Lithuania . On January 30, 2013, the Raptors acquired Rudy Gay in a three-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons which sent longtime point guard José Calderón to the Pistons. Despite a winning home record (21-20) the Raptors failed to secure a playoff spot with a 34-48 record. This season also marked the official beginning of the DeRozan /Lowry era in Toronto.
The Raptors would not miss the playoffs again until 2021 .
This was also their last losing season in a full 82 game season until the 2023-24 season .
Key dates
Draft picks
Pre-season
2012 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 6–1 (home: 5–0; road: 1–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 8
Real Madrid
W 102–95
DeMar DeRozan (18)
Ed Davis (10)
José Calderón (8)
Air Canada Centre 10,359
1–0
2
October 10
@ Detroit
L 99–101
DeMar DeRozan (17)
Aaron Gray (7)
Four players (2)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,532
1–1
3
October 12
Detroit
W 82–75
DeMar DeRozan (14)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
John Lucas III (8)
Air Canada Centre 10,167
2–1
4
October 17
Washington
W 104–101
Landry Fields (15)
Ed Davis (9)
José Calderón (8)
Air Canada Centre 11,750
3–1
5
October 19
New York
W 107–88
Andrea Bargnani (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Landry Fields , Kyle Lowry (5)
Bell Centre 22,114
4–1
6
October 22
Milwaukee
W 104–95
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
José Calderón , Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre 11,364
5–1
7
October 26
@ Memphis
W 120–106
Andrea Bargnani (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
José Calderón , Kyle Lowry (7)
FedExForum 10,206
6–1
2012–13 season schedule
Roster
2012–13 Toronto Raptors roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
4
Acy, Quincy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1990–10–06
Baylor
F
6
Anderson, Alan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1982–10–16
Michigan State
F
7
Bargnani, Andrea
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1985–10–26
Italy
G/F
10
DeRozan, DeMar
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
1989–08–07
USC
G/F
2
Fields, Landry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1988–06–27
Stanford
F
22
Gay, Rudy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1986–08–17
Connecticut
C
34
Gray, Aaron
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1984–12–07
Pittsburgh
F/C
15
Johnson, Amir
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1987–05–01
Westchester HS (CA)
F
11
Kleiza, Linas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1985–01–06
Missouri
G
3
Lowry, Kyle
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1986–03–25
Villanova
G
5
Lucas, John
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
1982–11–21
Oklahoma State
F
20
Piétrus, Mickaël
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1982-02-07
Guadeloupe
G/F
31
Ross, Terrence
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1991–02–05
Washington
G
13
Telfair, Sebastian
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1985–06–09
Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)
C
17
Valančiūnas, Jonas
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1992–05–06
Lithuania
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: 2014–03–09
Regular season
Game log
2012–13 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 21–20; Road: 13–28)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
November
: 4–12 (home: 3–3; road: 1–9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 3
@ Brooklyn
L 100–107
Kyle Lowry (28)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
0-2
3
November 4
Minnesota
W 105–86
DeRozan and Lowry (22)
DeRozan , Lowry and Davis (7)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Air Canada Centre 16,754
1–2
4
November 6
@ Oklahoma City
L 88–108
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
Ed Davis (9)
Lowry & Lucas (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–3
5
November 7
@ Dallas
L 104–109
Andrea Bargnani (25)
Amir Johnson (11)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
American Airlines Center 19,763
1–4
6
November 10
Philadelphia
L 83–93
Andrea Bargnani (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
José Calderón (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
1–5
7
November 12
Utah
L 133–140 (3OT)
DeMar DeRozan (37)
Amir Johnson (14)
José Calderón (17)
Air Canada Centre 18,230
1–6
8
November 13
@ Indiana
W 74–72
DeMar DeRozan (15)
José Calderón (10)
José Calderón (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,947
2–6
9
November 17
@ Boston
L 89–107
Bargnani & Lucas (15)
Ed Davis (9)
José Calderón (9)
TD Garden 18,624
2–7
10
November 18
Orlando
W 97–86
DeMar DeRozan (20)
DeMar DeRozan (9)
José Calderón (18)
Air Canada Centre 18,702
3–7
11
November 20
@ Philadelphia
L 98–106
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Jonas Valančiūnas (11)
José Calderón (12)
Wells Fargo Center 13,965
3–8
12
November 21
@ Charlotte
L 97–98
Andrea Bargnani (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,240
3-9
13
November 23
@ Detroit
L 90–91
Andrea Bargnani (34)
Valančiūnas & Lowry (6)
Kyle Lowry (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,778
3-10
14
November 25
San Antonio
L 106–111
DeMar DeRozan (29)
Ed Davis (14)
José Calderón (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
3-11
15
November 27
@ Houston
L 101–117
Andrea Bargnani (21)
Kyle Lowry (8)
José Calderón (7)
Toyota Center 12,907
3-12
16
November 28
@ Memphis
L 82–103
DeMar DeRozan (16)
Ed Davis (6)
Kyle Lowry (4)
FedExForum 14,603
3-13
17
November 30
Phoenix
W 101–97
DeMar DeRozan (23)
DeRozan & Davis (8)
José Calderón (9)
Air Canada Centre 18,246
4-13
December
: 7–7 (home: 4–1; road: 3–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 3
@ Denver
L 110–113
Kyle Lowry (24)
Ed Davis (9)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Pepsi Center 15,221
4-14
19
December 5
@ Sacramento
L 100–107
Kyle Lowry (34)
Ed Davis (11)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Sleep Train Arena 12,476
4-15
20
December 7
@ Utah
L 99–131
Andrea Bargnani (20)
Andrea Bargnani (8)
Kyle Lowry (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,069
4-16
21
December 9
@ L. A. Clippers
L 83–102
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Amir Johnson (8)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Staples Center 19,060
4-17
22
December 10
@ Portland
L 74–92
DeMar DeRozan (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
José Calderón (6)
Rose Garden 16,863
4-18
23
December 12
Brooklyn
L 88–94
Ed Davis (24)
Ed Davis (12)
José Calderón (15)
Air Canada Centre 18,847
4-19
24
December 14
Dallas
W 95–74
Linas Kleiza (20)
Ed Davis (8)
John Lucas III (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,132
5-19
25
December 16
Houston
W 103–96
Alan Anderson (24)
José Calderón (10)
José Calderón (14)
Air Canada Centre 17,863
6-19
26
December 18
@ Cleveland
W 113–99
José Calderón (23)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
José Calderón (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 13,233
7-19
27
December 19
Detroit
W 97–91
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Johnson & Davis (9)
José Calderón (17)
Air Canada Centre 17,062
8-19
28
December 21
Orlando
W 93–90
DeMar DeRozan (17)
DeMar DeRozan (8)
José Calderón (9)
Air Canada Centre 18,391
9-19
29
December 26
@ San Antonio
L 80–100
Johnson & Anderson (12)
Ed Davis (7)
José Calderón (10)
AT&T Center 18,581
9-20
30
December 28
@ New Orleans
W 104–97
DeMar DeRozan (30)
Amir Johnson (8)
Kyle Lowry (8)
New Orleans Arena 13,968
10-20
31
December 29
@ Orlando
W 123–88
DeMar DeRozan (21)
Landry Fields (9)
José Calderón (10)
Amway Center 18,846
11-20
January
: 5–10 (home: 4–6; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 2
Portland
W 102–79
Terrence Ross (26)
Fields , Johnson & Davis (7)
José Calderón (13)
Air Canada Centre 18,117
12-20
33
January 4
Sacramento
L 96–105
Kyle Lowry (24)
Ed Davis (13)
Kyle Lowry (4)
Air Canada Centre 17,824
12-21
34
January 6
Oklahoma City
L 92–104
Alan Anderson (27)
Amir Johnson (9)
José Calderón (11)
Air Canada Centre 17,634
12-22
35
January 9
Philadelphia
W 90–72
DeRozan & Johnson (19)
Amir Johnson (12)
José Calderón (11)
Air Canada Centre 15,629
13-22
36
January 11
Charlotte
W 99–78
Alan Anderson (16)
Landry Fields (11)
Calderón & Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre 14,373
14-22
37
January 13
Milwaukee
L 96–107
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Amir Johnson (14)
José Calderón (8)
Air Canada Centre 17,384
14-23
38
January 15
@ Brooklyn
L 106–113
Kyle Lowry (21)
Landry Fields (11)
Calderón & Fields
Barclays Center 16,236
14-24
39
January 16
Chicago
L 105–107 (OT)
Alan Anderson (27)
Amir Johnson (10)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,674
14-25
40
January 18
@ Philadelphia
L 101–108 (OT)
Anderson , Davis , Ross (18)
Ed Davis (10)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Wells Fargo Center 16,574
14-26
41
January 20
L. A. Lakers
W 108–103
José Calderón (22)
Landry Fields (10)
José Calderón (9)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
15-26
42
January 23
@ Miami
L 116–123 (OT)
Alan Anderson (20)
Amir Johnson (6)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,002
15-27
43
January 24
@ Orlando
W 97–95
DeMar DeRozan (22)
Amir Johnson (10)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
Amway Center 17,145
16-27
44
January 26
Cleveland
L 98–99
Amir Johnson (18)
Amir Johnson (12)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre 18,820
16-28
45
January 28
Golden State
L 102–114
Aaron Gray (22)
Aaron Gray (10)
DeMar DeRozan (9)
Air Canada Centre 15,914
16-29
46
January 30
@ Atlanta
L 92–93
DeMar DeRozan (23)
Amir Johnson (14)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Philips Arena 12,021
16-30
February
: 7–5 (home: 4–4; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
47
February 1
L. A. Clippers
W 98–73
Rudy Gay (20)
Amir Johnson (16)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17-30
48
February 3
Miami
L 85–100
Rudy Gay (29)
Aaron Gray (12)
Anderson , DeRozan & Lowry (3)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17-31
49
February 6
Boston
L 95–99
Rudy Gay (25)
Gay & Johnson (12)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Air Canada Centre 17,163
17-32
50
February 8
@ Indiana
W 100–98 (OT)
Rudy Gay (23)
Amir Johnson (14)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,253
18-32
51
February 10
New Orleans
W 102–89
Rudy Gay (20)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre 17,177
19-32
52
February 12
Denver
W 109–108
DeMar DeRozan (22)
DeRozan & Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre 16,738
20-32
53
February 13
@ New York
W 92–88
Alan Anderson (26)
Landry Fields (10)
Rudy Gay (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
21-32
All-Star Break
54
February 19
@ Washington
W 96–88
DeRozan & Gay (24)
Gay & Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Verizon Center 13,923
22-32
55
February 20
Memphis
L 82–88
Alan Anderson (19)
Rudy Gay (9)
DeMar DeRozan (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22-33
56
February 22
New York
W 100–98
Rudy Gay (32)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
23-33
57
February 25
Washington
L 84–90
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Amir Johnson (13)
Rudy Gay (4)
Air Canada Centre 16,705
23-34
58
February 27
@ Cleveland
L 92–103
DeMar DeRozan (34)
Amir Johnson (9)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 13,368
23-35
March
: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
59
March 1
Indiana
L 81–93
Rudy Gay (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (9)
DeMar DeRozan (3)
Air Canada Centre 18,268
23-36
60
March 2
@ Milwaukee
L 114–122 (OT)
Alan Anderson (21)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Bradley Center 16,165
23-37
61
March 4
@ Golden State
L 118–125
Bargnani & Gay (26)
Amir Johnson (15)
Kyle Lowry (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
23-38
62
March 6
@ Phoenix
W 98–71
DeMar DeRozan (15)
DeRozan & Johnson (6)
Sebastian Telfair (7)
US Airways Center 13,173
24-38
63
March 8
@ L. A. Lakers
L 116–118 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan (28)
Rudy Gay (7)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Staples Center 18,997
24-39
64
March 10
Cleveland
W 100–96
Alan Anderson (18)
Amir Johnson (16)
DeMar DeRozan (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
25-39
65
March 13
@ Boston
L 88–112
Rudy Gay (19)
Rudy Gay (7)
Rudy Gay (4)
TD Garden 18,624
25-40
66
March 15
Charlotte
W 92–78
Rudy Gay (28)
Amir Johnson (21)
Sebastian Telfair (5)
Air Canada Centre 17,514
26-40
67
March 17
Miami
L 91–108
Rudy Gay (27)
Amir Johnson (18)
Rudy Gay (4)
Air Canada Centre 18,564
26-41
68
March 20
@ Charlotte
L 101–107
Rudy Gay (25)
Amir Johnson (10)
Kyle Lowry (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,872
26-42
69
March 22
New York
L 94–99
Alan Anderson (35)
Jonas Valančiūnas (7)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
26-43
70
March 23
@ New York
L 84–110
DeMar DeRozan (17)
Jonas Valančiūnas (8)
Kyle Lowry (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
26-44
71
March 27
Atlanta
L 88–107
Jonas Valančiūnas (19)
Rudy Gay (12)
Kyle Lowry (10)
Air Canada Centre 18,206
26-45
72
March 29
@ Detroit
W 99–82
DeRozan & Gay (21)
Jonas Valančiūnas (13)
Kyle Lowry (11)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,322
27-45
73
March 31
@ Washington
L 92–109
Jonas Valančiūnas (18)
Amir Johnson (12)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Verizon Center 14,360
27-46
April: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
74
April 1
Detroit
L 98–108
Rudy Gay (34)
DeMar DeRozan (7)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Air Canada Centre 17,115
27-47
75
April 3
Washington
W 88–78
DeMar DeRozan (25)
Jonas Valančiūnas (10)
Kyle Lowry (13)
Air Canada Centre 15,783
28-47
76
April 5
@ Minnesota
W 95–93
Rudy Gay (26)
Amir Johnson (8)
Kyle Lowry (7)
Target Center 16,661
29-47
77
April 6
@ Milwaukee
L 83–100
Alan Anderson (14)
Rudy Gay (8)
Sebastian Telfair (7)
Bradley Center 16,746
29-48
78
April 9
@ Chicago
W 101–98
DeMar DeRozan (20)
Amir Johnson (11)
Kyle Lowry (10)
United Center 21,487
30-48
79
April 12
Chicago
W 97–88
Amir Johnson (24)
Acy , Johnson & Lowry (9)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
31-48
80
April 14
Brooklyn
W 93–87
DeMar DeRozan (36)
Rudy Gay (10)
Kyle Lowry (6)
Air Canada Centre 17,617
32-48
81
April 16
@ Atlanta
W 113–96
DeMar DeRozan (30)
Amir Johnson (8)
Kyle Lowry (11)
Philips Arena 15,200
33-48
82
April 17
Boston
W 114–90
DeMar DeRozan (24)
Landry Fields (11)
Kyle Lowry (8)
Air Canada Centre 17,690
34-48
2012–13 season schedule
Standings
References
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