2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season

Key dates

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

Draft picks

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

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

Roster

• Byron Scott
• Paul Pressey
• Jamahl Mosley
• Joe Prunty
• Nate Tibbetts

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 8 | Montepaschi Siena | | Samardo Samuels (14) | Anderson Varejão (8) | Four players (3) | Quicken Loans Arena 12,468 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 9 | Milwaukee | | C. J. Miles (18) | Tristan Thompson (7) | Jeremy Pargo (5) | Canton Memorial Civic Center 3,942 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 12 | @ Chicago | | Dion Waiters (18) | Anderson Varejão (10) | Daniel Gibson (4) | Assembly Hall 8,678 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 13 | Washington | | Tristan Thompson (18) | Three players (10) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Quicken Loans Arena 10,140 | 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 15 | Orlando | | Kyrie Irving (22) | Anderson Varejão (8) | Daniel Gibson, Jeremy Pargo (5) | US Bank Arena 5,219 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 17 | @ Philadelphia | | Kyrie Irving (23) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Alonzo Gee, Jeremy Pargo (4) | Wells Fargo Center 8,170 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 23 | Indiana | | Kyrie Irving (20) | Anderson Varejão, Tyler Zeller (7) | Alonzo Gee (3) | Quicken Loans Arena 10,040 | 3–4

Regular season

Game log

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

Standings

Injuries

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

Player statistics

Regular season

• † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2012–13 NBA season transactions

Overview

: Waived before the start of the regular season.

Trades

Free agents

References

References

1. (2012-03-15). "Cavaliers Acquire 2012 First Round Pick, Kapono, Walton And Right To Swap 2013 First Round Picks From Lakers". Nba.com.
2. (2012-06-28). "Cavaliers Select Waiters And Acquire Draft Rights To Zeller From Dallas in the 2012 NBA Draft". Nba.com.
3. Associated Press (July 16, 2012). [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8167467/cleveland-cavaliers-guard-kyrie-irving-breaks-right-hand-las-vegas-practice Kyrie Irving breaks right hand], ''[[ESPN.com]]''. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
4. Withers, Tom (July 18, 2012). [https://sports.yahoo.com/news/cavs-irving-surgery-broken-hand-202322778--nba.html Cavs' Irving has surgery on broken hand], ''[[Yahoo! Sports]]''. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
5. Associated Press (October 1, 2012). [https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8449368/cleveland-cavaliers-kyrie-irving-ready-go-breaking-hand Kyrie Irving's broken hand healed], ''[[ESPN.com]]''. Retrieved October 20, 2012.