2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season explained

Team:Memphis Grizzlies
End Year:2013
Wins:56
Losses:26
Division:Southwest
Division Place:2
Conf Place:5
Coach:Lionel Hollins
Gm:Chris Wallace
Owners:Robert Pera
Arena:FedExForum
Playoffs:Western Conference Finals
(lost to Spurs 0–4)
Bbr Team:MEM
Television:
Radio:WRBO

The 2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 18th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 12th for the franchise in Memphis.

The season saw the Grizzlies make the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Prior to making the conference finals, the Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, and defeated the top-seeded defending runner-up Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the semifinals. However, a four-game sweep to the experienced San Antonio Spurs ended the Grizzlies' season and playoff run. Head coach Lionel Hollins was fired at the conclusion of the season.

Led by Marc Gasol, the Defensive Player of the Year, the 2013 Grizzlies held opponents to 89.3 points per game. This is the last time a team allowed under 90 points per game in an NBA season.[1]

As of 2024, this is the closest the Grizzlies were to the finals.

Key dates

Draft picks

See main article: 2012 NBA draft.

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1 || October 31 || @ L. A. Clippers| | Rudy Gay (25)| Zach Randolph (16)| Conley & Gasol (5)| Staples Center
19,060| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || November 2 || @ Golden State| | Conley & Gasol (21)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 5 || Utah| | Marc Gasol (22)| Zach Randolph (18)| Marc Gasol (8)| FedExForum
17,401| 2-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 7 || @ Milwaukee| | Randolph & Speights (18)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (12)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
11,465| 3-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 9 || Houston| | Rudy Gay (21)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (4)| FedExForum
16,087| 4-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 11 || Miami| | Wayne Ellington (25)| Zach Randolph (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| FedExForum
18,119| 5-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 14 || @ Oklahoma City| | Rudy Gay (28)| Zach Randolph (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 6-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 16 || New York| | Marc Gasol (24)| Zach Randolph (15)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| FedExForum
17,516| 7-1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 17 || @ Charlotte| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Zach Randolph (12)| Marc Gasol (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
16,541| 8-1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 19 || Denver| | Rudy Gay (22)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| FedExForum
15,111| 8-2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 23 || L. A. Lakers| | Rudy Gay (21)| Zach Randolph (12)| Marc Gasol (8)| FedExForum
18,119| 9-2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 26 || Cleveland| | Gasol & Randolph (19)| Zach Randolph (8)| Jerryd Bayless (6)| FedExForum
13,485| 10-2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 28 || Toronto| | Marreese Speights (18)| Zach Randolph (13)| Zach Randolph (6)| FedExForum
14,603| 11-2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 30 || Detroit| | Rudy Gay (18)| Marc Gasol (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
16,732| 12-2

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || December 1 || @ San Antonio| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (15)| Mike Conley Jr. (12)| AT&T Center
18,581| 12-3|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || December 4 || Phoenix| | Zach Randolph (38)| Zach Randolph (22)| Marc Gasol (4)| FedExForum
14,481| 13-3|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || December 7 || @ New Orleans| | Rudy Gay (28)| Marc Gasol (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| New Orleans Arena
13,698| 14-3|- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 8 || Atlanta| | Gasol & Randolph (18)| Zach Randolph (13)| Marc Gasol (5)| FedExForum
17,612| 14-4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19 || December 12 || @ Phoenix| | Rudy Gay (21)| Rudy Gay (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| US Airways Center
13,093| 14-5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 14 || @ Denver| | Rudy Gay (21)| Marc Gasol (9)| Jerryd Bayless (11)| Pepsi Center
16,367| 14-6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 15 || @ Utah| | Zach Randolph (25)| Zach Randolph (16)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| EnergySolutions Arena
18,183| 15-6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 17 || Chicago| | Mike Conley Jr. (17)| Zach Randolph (15)| Mike Conley Jr. (4)| FedExForum
17,305| 16-6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 19 || Milwaukee| | Zach Randolph (15)| Zach Randolph (17)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
16,007| 17-6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 21 || Dallas| | Rudy Gay (26)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (11)| FedExForum
17,677| 18-6|- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 22 || @ Houston| | Mike Conley Jr. (16)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Toyota Center
18,029| 18-7|- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 26 || Philadelphia| | Zach Randolph (23)| Zach Randolph (9)| Marc Gasol (8)| FedExForum
16,055| 18-8|- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 29 || Denver| | Rudy Gay (19)| Marreese Speights (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
17,707| 19-8|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 31 || @ Indiana| | Zach Randolph (21)| Zach Randolph (15)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,979| 19-9|- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || January 2 || @ Boston| | Mike Conley Jr. (23)| Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 20-9|- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 4 || Portland| | Marreese Speights (22)| Marreese Speights (13)| Conley & Gasol (3)| FedExForum
15,823| 20-10|- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || January 6 || @ Phoenix| | Zach Randolph (21)| Marc Gasol (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| US Airways Center
13,197| 21-10|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || January 7 || @ Sacramento| | Wayne Ellington (26)| Zach Randolph (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| Sleep Train Arena
11,531| 22-10|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || January 9 || @ Golden State| | Zach Randolph (19)| Zach Randolph (12)| Bayless & Gay (6)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 23-10|- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 11 || San Antonio| | Rudy Gay (23)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
17,685| 24-10|- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 12 || @ Dallas| | Rudy Gay (12)| Darrell Arthur (9)| Jerryd Bayless (5)| American Airlines Center
19,984| 24-11|- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 14 || L. A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (15)| Zach Randolph (12)| Tony Allen (4)| FedExForum
15,837| 24-12|- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 16 || @ San Antonio| | Rudy Gay (17)| Rudy Gay (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (3)| AT&T Center
18,581| 24-13|- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || January 18 || Sacramento| | Mike Conley Jr. (19)| Marc Gasol (10)| Tony Allen (6)| FedExForum
15,910| 25-13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || January 19 || @ Chicago| | Marc Gasol (19)| Zach Randolph (19)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| United Center
22,124| 26-13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || January 21 || Indiana| | Wayne Ellington (17)| Rudy Gay (8)| Jerryd Bayless (5)| FedExForum
17,508| 26-14|- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 23 || L. A. Lakers| | Darrell Arthur (20)| Rudy Gay (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
17,984| 27-14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || January 25 || Brooklyn| | Marc Gasol (20)| Gasol & Randolph (9)| Jerryd Bayless (8)| FedExForum
16,911| 28-14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || January 27 || New Orleans| | Zach Randolph (20)| Zach Randolph (13)| Jerryd Bayless (5)| FedExForum
16,277| 28-15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 28 || @ Philadelphia| | Marc Gasol (27)| Zach Randolph (12)| Jerryd Bayless (9)| Wells Fargo Center
15,448| 29-15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45 || January 31 || @ Oklahoma City| | Jerryd Bayless (23)| Zach Randolph (19)| Jerryd Bayless (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 29-16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46 || February 1 || Washington| | Mike Conley Jr. (18)| Marc Gasol (15)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
15,017| 30-16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 47 || February 5 || Phoenix| | Jerryd Bayless (29)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
14,933| 30-17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 48 || February 6 || @ Atlanta| | Zach Randolph (20)| Marc Gasol (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| Philips Arena
13,198| 30-18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || February 8 || Golden State| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| FedExForum
16,701| 31-18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || February 10 || Minnesota| | Tayshaun Prince (18)| Marc Gasol (9)| Conley & Gasol (8)| FedExForum
16,023| 32-18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || February 12 || Sacramento| | Marc Gasol (24)| Marc Gasol (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
14,722| 33-18|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 19 || @ Detroit| | Mike Conley Jr. (19)| Zach Randolph (10)| Jerryd Bayless (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,481| 34-18|- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 20 || @ Toronto| | Randolph & Conley (17)| Zach Randolph (18)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 35-18|- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 22 || Orlando| | Marc Gasol (19)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
17,669 | 36-18|- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 24 || @ Brooklyn| | Zach Randolph (16)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Barclays Center
17,098 | 37-18|- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 27 || Dallas| | Zach Randolph (22)| Marc Gasol (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
16,017 | 38-18|- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || March 1 || @ Miami| | Marc Gasol (24)| Zach Randolph (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| American Airlines Arena
20,128 | 38-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || March 3 || @ Orlando| | Tayshaun Prince (14)| Ed Davis (10)| Marc Gasol (11)| Amway Center
16,020 | 39-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || March 6 || Portland| | Marc Gasol (23)| Marc Gasol (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
16,214 | 40-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 8 || @ Cleveland| | Marc Gasol (22)| Ed Davis (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
17,032 | 41-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 9 || New Orleans| | Mike Conley Jr. (22)| Ed Davis (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| FedExForum
17,501 | 42-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 12 || @ Portland| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (15)| Rose Garden
18,754| 43-19|- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || March 13 || @ L. A. Clippers| | Marc Gasol (21) | Zach Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (11)| Staples Center
19,316| 44-19|- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 15 || @ Denver| | Zach Randolph (18)| Zach Randolph (18)| Marc Gasol (5)| Pepsi Center
19,408 | 44-20|- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 16 || @ Utah| | Jerryd Bayless (24)| Zach Randolph (9)| Mike Conley Jr. (4)| EnergySolutions Arena
17,122 | 44–21|- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 18 || Minnesota| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Tayshaun Prince (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
16,378 | 45–21|- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 20 || Oklahoma City| | Mike Conley Jr. (24)| Zach Randolph (18)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
18,119 | 46–21|- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 22 || @ New Orleans| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Zach Randolph (9)| Marc Gasol (4)| New Orleans Arena
16,494 | 46–22|- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 23 || Boston| | Jerryd Bayless (30)| Zach Randolph (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| FedExForum
18,119 | 47–22|- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 25 || @ Washington| | Mike Conley Jr. (23)| Zach Randolph (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| Verizon Center
17,868 | 47–23|- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 || March 27 || @ New York| | Mike Conley Jr. (26)| Tony Allen (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,033 | 47–24|- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || March 29 || Houston| | Zach Randolph (21)| Zach Randolph (12)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| FedExForum
18,119 | 48-24|- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 30 || @ Minnesota| | Marc Gasol (21)| Marc Gasol (8)| Jerryd Bayless (7)| Target Center
13,680 | 49–24|- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || April 1 || San Antonio| | Mike Conley Jr. (23)| Zach Randolph (10)| Prince & Gasol (4)| FedExForum
16,642 | 50–24|- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 3 || @ Portland| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Ed Davis (10)| Jerryd Bayless (7)| Rose Garden
19,275 | 51–24|- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || April 5 || @ L. A. Lakers| | Mike Conley Jr. (21)| Marc Gasol (8)| Marc Gasol (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 51–25|- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || April 7 || @ Sacramento| | Mike Conley Jr. (25)| Marc Gasol (10)| Conley & Gasol (4)| Power Balance Pavilion
15,205| 52–25|- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || April 9 || Charlotte| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Zach Randolph (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
16,591| 53–25|- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || April 12 || @ Houston| | Randolph & Gasol (15)| Marc Gasol (12)| Conley & Gasol (5)| Toyota Center
18,163| 54–25|- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 13 || L. A. Clippers| | Marc Gasol (18)| Marc Gasol (15)| Marc Gasol (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 54-26|- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 15 || @ Dallas| | Jerryd Bayless (19)| Ed Davis (11)| Marc Gasol (6)| American Airlines Center
19,833| 55–26|- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 17 || Utah| | Zach Randolph (25)| Zach Randolph (19)| Mike Conley Jr. (5)| FedExForum
16,777| 56–26

Playoffs

Game log

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| April 20| @ L.A. Clippers| | Jerryd Bayless (19)| Ed Davis (6)| Marc Gasol (7)| Staples Center
19,373| 0–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| April 22| @ L.A. Clippers| | Mike Conley Jr. (28)| Tony Allen (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| Staples Center
19,373| 0–2|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| April 25| L.A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (27)| Zach Randolph (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| FedExForum
18,119| 1–2|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| April 27| L.A. Clippers| | Gasol, Randolph (24)| Marc Gasol (13)| Mike Conley Jr. (13)| FedExForum
18,119| 2–2|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| April 30| @ L.A. Clippers| | Zach Randolph (25)| Zach Randolph (11)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| Staples Center
19,384| 3–2|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 6| May 3| L.A. Clippers| | Conley, Randolph (23)| Allen. Gasol (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 4–2

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 5| @ Oklahoma City| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (10)| Three Players (3)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 0–1|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 2| May 7| @ Oklahoma City| | Mike Conley Jr. (26)| Mike Conley Jr. (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (9)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 1–1|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 3| May 11| Oklahoma City| | Marc Gasol (20)| Zach Randolph (10)| Mike Conley Jr. (6)| FedExForum
18,119| 2–1|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 4| May 13| Oklahoma City| | Mike Conley Jr. (24)| Zach Randolph (12)| Conley, Prince (5)| FedExForum
18,119| 3–1|- bgcolor=ccffcc| 5| May 15| @ Oklahoma City| | Zach Randolph (28)| Zach Randolph (14)| Mike Conley Jr. (11)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 4–1

|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 1| May 19| @ San Antonio| | Quincy Pondexter (17)| Gasol, Randolph (7)| Mike Conley Jr. (8)| AT&T Center
18,581| 0–1|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 2| May 21| @ San Antonio| | Bayless, Conley (18)| Zach Randolph (18)| Conley, Gasol (4)| AT&T Center
18,581| 0–2|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 3| May 25| San Antonio| | Mike Conley Jr. (20)| Zach Randolph (15)| Marc Gasol (5)| FedExForum
18,119| 0–3|- bgcolor=ffcccc| 4| May 27| San Antonio| | Quincy Pondexter (22)| Allen, Randolph (8)| Mike Conley Jr. (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 0–4|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
C80 80 2,796 622 318 80 139 1,127 35.0 7.8 4.0 1.0 1.7 14.1
PG80 80 2,757 225 487 174 24 1,168 34.5 2.8 6.1 2.2 .3 14.6
PG80 4 1,765 176 264 59 17 693 22.1 2.2 3.3 .7 .2 8.7
SG79 79 2,109 363 98 119 44 705 26.7 4.6 1.2 1.5 .6 8.9
PF76 75 2,607 854 108 61 31 1,169 34.3 11.2 1.4 .8 .4 15.4
PF59 3 970 169 33 24 33 362 16.4 2.9 .6 .4 .6 6.1
SF59 1 1,243 132 61 35 6 375 21.1 2.2 1.0 .6 .1 6.4
SF42 42 1,541 249 108 56 31 723 36.7 5.9 2.6 1.3 .7 17.2
SG40 4 676 52 42 16 1 218 16.9 1.3 1.1 .4 .0 5.5
C40 2 579 189 18 10 27 262 14.5 4.7 .5 .3 .7 6.6
SF37 36 1,174 155 85 27 12 325 31.7 4.2 2.3 .7 .3 8.8
PF36 4 544 160 8 13 47 185 15.1 4.4 .2 .4 1.3 5.1
SG35 0 272 28 43 8 4 91 7.8 .8 1.2 .2 .1 2.6
SF31 0 328 60 21 9 14 125 10.6 1.9 .7 .3 .5 4.0
PF19 0 96 24 3 4 0 34 5.1 1.3 .2 .2 .0 1.8
C13 0 87 24 4 1 6 15 6.7 1.8 .3 .1 .5 1.2
PG10 0 59 5 4 2 0 20 5.9 .5 .4 .2 .0 2.0
SF8 0 102 11 2 4 0 29 12.8 1.4 .3 .5 .0 3.6
PG7 0 82 1 8 1 0 31 11.7 .1 1.1 .1 .0 4.4
C7 0 20 5 0 0 0 2 2.9 .7 .0 .0 .0 .3

Playoffs

Player
C15 15 609 127 48 13 33 258 40.6 8.5 3.2 .9 2.2 17.2
PG15 15 575 71 107 26 5 255 38.3 4.7 7.1 1.7 .3 17.0
PF15 15 554 150 24 10 7 261 36.9 10.0 1.6 .7 .5 17.4
SF15 15 454 57 29 7 5 105 30.3 3.8 1.9 .5 .3 7.0
SG15 15 422 91 27 30 5 154 28.1 6.1 1.8 2.0 .3 10.3
SF15 0 357 38 11 11 2 133 23.8 2.5 .7 .7 .1 8.9
PG15 0 320 30 32 7 5 139 21.3 2.0 2.1 .5 .3 9.3
PF15 0 175 38 6 2 4 58 11.7 2.5 .4 .1 .3 3.9
PG14 0 114 5 4 1 0 27 8.1 .4 .3 .1 .0 1.9
PF8 0 48 11 0 0 1 13 6.0 1.4 .0 .0 .1 1.6
SG6 0 17 4 2 1 0 8 2.8 .7 .3 .2 .0 1.3
PF5 0 11 3 0 1 1 2 2.2 .6 .0 .2 .2 .4
SF4 0 20 1 0 0 1 7 5.0 .3 .0 .0 .3 1.8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Season Finder.