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2012–13 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2012–13 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 23rd season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their ninth as the Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte started out this season by getting a close 90–89 win over the Indiana Pacers to end a 23-game losing streak that started at the end of their previous season and finished the season on a three-game winning streak, and the team's 21–61 record was enough to finish fourth in the Southeast division for the eighth time in nine seasons. The Bobcats tripled their win total from the prior lockout-shortened season, and showed signs of genuine improvement.

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

|-bgcolor=#cfc | 1 | October 7 | Washington | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (19) | Byron Mullens (8) | Ramon Sessions (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>6,213 | 1–0 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 2 | October 9 | @ New Orleans | | Ben Gordon (15) | DeSagana Diop (8) | Ramon Sessions (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>9,264 | 1–1 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | October 11 | New Orleans | | Ben Gordon,<br>Byron Mullens (15) | Brendan Haywood,<br>Byron Mullens (5) | Gerald Henderson Jr.,<br>Ramon Sessions (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>6,596 | 1–2 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | October 16 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ben Gordon (21) | Bismack Biyombo (6) | Ramon Sessions (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 1–3 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | October 20 | @ Detroit | | Kemba Walker (15) | Tyrus Thomas (16) | Ramon Sessions (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>9,923 | 1–4 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | October 23 | Miami | | Ramon Sessions,<br>Kemba Walker (24) | Kemba Walker (6) | Gerald Henderson Jr.,<br>Kemba Walker (4) | PNC Arena<br>17,924 | 1–5 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 7 | October 25 | Milwaukee | | Kemba Walker (20) | Brendan Haywood (13) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,077 | 1–6 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 8 | October 26 | @ Dallas | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (17) | Byron Mullens (19) | Ramon Sessions (4) | American Airlines Center<br>19,239 | 1–7

Regular season

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2 || Indiana | | Kemba Walker (30) | Brendan Haywood (9) | Ramon Sessions (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,124 | 1–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 3 || @ Dallas | | Ramon Sessions (22) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Sessions & Walker (5) | American Airlines Center<br>19,490 | 1–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 7 || Phoenix | | Byron Mullens (24) | Kidd-Gilchrist & Mullens (8) | Ramon Sessions (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,905 | 1–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 9 || @ New Orleans | | Ben Gordon (34) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kemba Walker (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,668 | 1–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 10 || Dallas | | Kemba Walker (26) | Byron Mullens (14) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,763 | 2–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 13 || Washington | | Ramon Sessions (21) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Mullens & Taylor (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>11,139 | 3–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 14 || @ Minnesota | | Kemba Walker (22) | Byron Mullens (15) | Kemba Walker (5) | Target Center<br>13,272 | 4–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 17 || Memphis | | Byron Mullens (18) | Byron Mullens (9) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,541 | 4–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 19 || Milwaukee | | Ramon Sessions (23) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Kidd-Gilchrist, Sessions,<br>Taylor & Walker (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>11,248 | 5–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 21 || Toronto | | Kemba Walker (19) | Biyombo & Mullens (8) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,240 | 6–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 23 || Atlanta | | Ramon Sessions (22) | Byron Mullens (8) | Kemba Walker (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>17,868 | 6–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 24 || @ Washington | | Byron Mullens (8) | Kidd-Gilchrist & Mullens (8) | Kemba Walker (8) | Verizon Center<br>13,077 | 7–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 26 || @ Oklahoma City | | Jeffery Taylor (10) | DeSagana Diop (9) | Cory Higgins (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 7–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 28 || @ Atlanta | | Ben Gordon (26) | Brendan Haywood (11) | Ramon Sessions (8) | Philips Arena<br>10,162 | 7–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 30 || Philadelphia | | Ben Gordon (19) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (8) | Kemba Walker (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,202 | 7–8

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || December 3 || Portland | | Ben Gordon (29) | Byron Mullens (12) | Ramon Sessions (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>12,640 | 7–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 5 || New York | | Kemba Walker (25) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Kemba Walker (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,097 | 7–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 7 || @ Milwaukee | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (19) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (11) | Kemba Walker (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>13,371 | 7–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 8 || San Antonio | | Kemba Walker (23) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>17,321 | 7–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 10 || Golden State | | Kemba Walker (24) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Sessions & Walker (24) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,169 | 7–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 12 || L.A. Clippers | | Byron Mullens (19) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,786 | 7–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 13 || @ Atlanta | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (17) | Biyombo & Kidd-Gilchrist (6) | Kemba Walker (6) | Philips Arena<br>13,090 | 7–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 15 || Orlando | | Kemba Walker (32) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,217 | 7–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 18 || @ L.A. Lakers | | Kemba Walker (28) | Byron Mullens (17) | Kemba Walker (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 7–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 19 || @ Phoenix | | Kemba Walker (27) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (12) | Kemba Walker (6) | US Airways Center<br>13,308 | 7–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 21 || @ Golden State | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (23) | Bismack Biyombo (14) | Kemba Walker (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 7–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 22 || @ Denver | | Ramon Sessions (23) | Byron Mullens (14) | Mullens & Walker (4) | Pepsi Center<br>17,555 | 7–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 26 || Miami | | Kemba Walker (27) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,602 | 7–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || December 28 || @ Brooklyn | | Hakim Warrick (13) | Brendan Haywood (8) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (4) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 7–22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || December 29 || New Orleans | | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (22) | Hakim Warrick (10) | Kemba Walker (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,110 | 7–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 31 || @ Chicago | | Kemba Walker (18) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (6) | United Center<br>21,986 | 8–23

|-bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || January 4 || Cleveland | | Ben Gordon (27) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,576 | 8–24 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || January 6 || @ Detroit | | Kemba Walker (20) | Bismack Biyombo (17) | Kemba Walker (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,963 | 9–24 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 9 || Utah | | Ben Gordon (20) | Kidd-Gilchrist & Warrick (8) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,347 | 9–25 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 11 || @ Toronto | | Gordon, Kidd-Gilchrist<br>& Walker (12) | Jeff Adrien (9) | Sessions & Williams (3) | Air Canada Centre<br>14,373 | 9–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 12 || @ Indiana | | Ben Gordon (21) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (8) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,656 | 9–27 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 14 || @ Boston | | Sessions & Warrick (16) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (8) | Kemba Walker (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 9–28 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 15 || Indiana | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (15) | Adrien & Biyombo (6) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>12,996 | 9–29 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 18 || @ Orlando | | Kemba Walker (25) | Kemba Walker (8) | Ramon Sessions (7) | Amway Center<br>17,598 | 10–29 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 19 || Sacramento | | Ramon Sessions (16) | Brendan Haywood (7) | Kemba Walker (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>17,012 | 10–30 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 21 || Houston | | Kemba Walker (35) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,108 | 10–31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 23 || Atlanta | | Ramon Sessions (27) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Sessions & Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>12,534 | 10–32 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 26 || Minnesota | | Kemba Walker (25) | Bismack Biyombo (13) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,397 | 11–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 28 || @ Chicago | | Gordon & Walker (18) | Jeff Adrien (10) | Kemba Walker (6) | United Center<br>21,308 | 11–33 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || January 30 || @ San Antonio | | Ramon Sessions (20) | Adrien & Walker (6) | Taylor & Walker (4) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 11–34

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 2 || @ Houston | | Kemba Walker (24) | Jeff Adrien (7) | Ramon Sessions (6) | Toyota Center<br>15,494 | 11–35 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 4 || @ Miami | | Ramon Sessions (18) | Biyombo & Mullens (9) | Ben Gordon (4) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 11–36 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 6 || @ Cleveland | | Byron Mullens (15) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Kemba Walker (4) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>13,264 | 11–37 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 8 || L.A. Lakers | | Henderson & Mullens (20) | Byron Mullens (12) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,624 | 11–38 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 9 || @ Philadelphia | | Ramon Sessions (20) | Biyombo & Haywood (7) | Sessions & Walker (4) | Wells Fargo Center<br>15,048 | 11–39 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 11 || Boston | | Byron Mullens (25) | Byron Mullens (18) | Kemba Walker (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,709 | 12–39 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 13 || @ Indiana | | Byron Mullens (19) | Bismack Biyombo (16) | Kemba Walker (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,707 | 12–40 |-align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 19 || @ Orlando | | Henderson & Walker (24) | Byron Mullens (12) | Kemba Walker (7) | Amway Center<br>17,037 | 13–40 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || February 20 || Detroit | | Kemba Walker (24) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Ramon Sessions (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,112 | 13–41 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 22 || Chicago | | Kemba Walker (27) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Byron Mullens (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>17,870 | 13–42 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || February 23 || Denver | | Kemba Walker (24) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kemba Walker (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,481 | 13–43 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 26 || @ L.A. Clippers | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (24) | Byron Mullens (8) | Kemba Walker (5) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 13–44

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || March 1 || @ Utah | | Byron Mullens (12) | Byron Mullens (7) | Kemba Walker (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,691 | 13–45 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 3 || @ Sacramento | | Byron Mullens (12) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (6) | Kemba Walker (6) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>14,555 | 13–46 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 4 || @ Portland | | Ramon Sessions (18) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (10) | Kemba Walker (11) | Rose Garden<br>18,330 | 13–47 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 6 || Brooklyn | | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (17) | Josh McRoberts (6) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,382 | 13–48 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 8 || Oklahoma City | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (21) | Jeff Adrien (6) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,870 | 13–49 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 9 || @ Washington | | Kemba Walker (29) | Bismack Biyombo (7) | Kemba Walker (6) | Verizon Center<br>16,357 | 13–50 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 12 || Boston | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (35) | Josh McRoberts (10) | Kemba Walker (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,006 | 14–50 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 15 || @ Toronto | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (22) | Josh McRoberts (9) | Kemba Walker (4) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,514 | 14–51 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 16 || @ Boston | | Jannero Pargo (18) | Josh McRoberts (10) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 14–52 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 18 || Washington | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (27) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (7) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>10,141 | 15–52 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 20 || Toronto | | Byron Mullens (25) | Josh McRoberts (12) | Kemba Walker (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>12,872 | 16–52 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 23 || Detroit | | Kemba Walker (25) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Kemba Walker <br> Jannero Pargo (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>16,375 | 16–53 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 24 || @ Miami | | Kemba Walker (20) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,350 | 16–54 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 27 || Orlando | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (34) | Josh McRoberts (8) | Kemba Walker (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>11,839 | 17–54 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 29 || @ New York | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (35) | Bismack Biyombo (9) | Kemba Walker (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 17–55 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || March 30 || @ Philadelphia | | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (21) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (9) | Kemba Walker (9) | Wells Fargo Center<br>16,764 | 17–56

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || April 1 || @ Milwaukee | | Kemba Walker (27) | Josh McRoberts (10) | Kemba Walker (6) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>15,315 | 17–57 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 3 || Philadelphia | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (24) | Josh McRoberts (16) | Kemba Walker (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,097 | 18–57 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || April 5 || Miami | | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (18) | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) | Kemba Walker (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,568 | 18–58 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 6 || @ Brooklyn | | Ben Gordon (27) | Bismack Biyombo (10) | Gerald Henderson Jr. (5) | Barclays Center<br>17,444 | 18–59 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 9 || @ Memphis | | Kemba Walker (19) | Bismack Biyombo (12) | Kemba Walker (3) | FedExForum<br>16,591 | 18–60 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 12 || @ Detroit | | Kemba Walker (28) | Bismack Biyombo (8) | Kemba Walker (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>19,501 | 18–61 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 13 || Milwaukee | | Kemba Walker (21) | Bismack Biyombo (17) | Josh McRoberts (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>14,680 | 19–61 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 15 || New York | | Gerald Henderson Jr. (27) | Bismack Biyombo (11) | Kemba Walker (13) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,238 | 20–61 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 17 || Cleveland | | Kemba Walker (24) | Kidd-Gilchrist & McRoberts (8) | Kemba Walker (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,487 | 21–61

Standings

Player statistics

Ragular season

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

See also

References