2012–13 Denver Nuggets season

The 2012–13 Denver Nuggets season was the 46th season of the franchise, and its 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 57 wins and 25 losses, the franchise's best record since joining the NBA in 1976. The Nuggets, however, were unable to defeat the 6th seeded Golden State Warriors in a six-game first round series.

The team was able to acquire Andre Iguodala in the off-season. It was his only season in a Nuggets uniform before being sent to the Warriors at the end of the season.

Following the season, George Karl was fired as Nuggets head coach despite winning Coach of the Year.

The Nuggets would not make the playoffs again until 2019.

Key dates

• June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
• November 25: Before their 102–84 win over the New Orleans Hornets, the team honored the participants of the 2012 Olympics who live in the Denver area.
• January 3: Andre Miller reached 15,000 career points.
• March 19: With a 114–104 win on the road over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Denver Nuggets set a team record for consecutive wins with 13 in a row.
• March 25: Losing on the road 86–110 to the New Orleans Hornets, the Denver Nuggets ended a team record of 15 consecutive wins in a row.
• April 10: With their 96–86 home victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the Nuggets set a team record with 21 straight home wins and tie a record of 36 overall home wins and 54 total wins.
• April 14: With a 118–109 home win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Nuggets set a franchise record with 55 total wins.
• May 2: The Nuggets were eliminated from the 2013 NBA Playoffs by the Golden State Warriors 4–2 with an 88–92 loss on the road.

Draft

• Acquired from the Golden State Warriors.

Roster

Pre-season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 6 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Kenneth Faried (18) | Kosta Koufos (8) | Anthony Carter (8) | Mandalay Bay Events Center<br>6,748 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ San Antonio | | Corey Brewer (24) | Kosta Koufos (11) | Anthony Carter, Ty Lawson (4) | AT&T Center<br>17,948 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 15 | Golden State | | Danilo Gallinari (18) | Kosta Koufos (13) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>11,621 | 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 17 | @ Portland | | Kenneth Faried (17) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Anthony Carter, Andre Miller (4) | Rose Garden<br>17,856 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 21 | @ Oklahoma City | | Danilo Gallinari (26) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Ty Lawson (11) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 25 | L. A. Clippers | | Corey Brewer (15) | Kenneth Faried, Kosta Koufos (10) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>13,406 | 3–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 26 | @ Phoenix | | Jordan Hamilton (15) | Jordan Hamilton (10) | Andre Miller (9) | US Airways Center<br>11,976 | 3–4

Regular season

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || October 31 || @ Philadelphia | | Ty Lawson (16) | Kosta Koufos (9) | Ty Lawson (7) | Wells Fargo Center<br>19,101 | 0–1 |- bgcolor=

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || November 2 || @ Orlando | | Danilo Gallinari (23) | Gallinari, Iguodala (8) | Ty Lawson (7) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || November 3 || @ Miami | | Faried & Iguodala (22) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,104 | 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || November 6 || Detroit | | Andre Iguodala (17) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || November 7 || @ Houston | | Ty Lawson (21) | Kenneth Faried (16) | Ty Lawson (8) | Toyota Center<br>13,372 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || November 9 || Utah | | Corey Brewer (20) | Faried & Koufos (10) | Lawson & Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>15,523 | 3-3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || November 10 || @ Golden State | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | Kenneth Faried (17) | Ty Lawson (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || November 12 || @ Phoenix | | Andre Iguodala (17) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (8) | US Airways Center<br>14,060 | 4-4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || November 15 || Miami | | Andre Miller (19) | Kenneth Faried (20) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || November 17 || @ San Antonio | | Danilo Gallinari (15) | JaVale McGee (8) | Ty Lawson (5) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || November 19 || @ Memphis | | Danilo Gallinari (26) | Kenneth Faried (13) | Andre Miller (8) | FedExForum<br>15,111 | 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || November 21 || @ Minnesota | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (9) | Target Center<br>16,879 | 6-6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || November 23 || Golden State | | Andre Iguodala (29) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>18,523 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || November 25 || New Orleans | | Andre Iguodala (23) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>15,402 | 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || November 26 || @ Utah | | Kenneth Faried (21) | Faried & Koufos (9) | Ty Lawson (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,776 | 8–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || November 29 || @ Golden State | | Andre Iguodala (22) | Danilo Gallinari (9) | Ty Lawson (9) | Oracle Arena<br>17,627 | 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || November 30 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Jordan Hamilton (8) | Ty Lawson (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 8–9

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || December 3 || Toronto | | Corey Brewer (19) | Faried & Koufos (10) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,221 | 9-9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || December 5 || @ Atlanta | | Ty Lawson (32) | Timofey Mozgov (13) | Ty Lawson (7) | Philips Arena<br>14,101 | 9–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || December 7 || @ Indiana | | Brewer & McGee (20) | JaVale McGee (8) | Gallinari & Miller (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,289 | 10-10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || December 9 || @ New York | | Ty Lawson (23) | Danilo Gallinari (9) | Ty Lawson (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 10–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || December 11 || @ Detroit | | Ty Lawson (26) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Lawson & Miller (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>10,265 | 11-11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || December 12 || @ Minnesota | | Kenneth Faried (26) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (11) | Target Center<br>16,444 | 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || December 14 || Memphis | | Andre Iguodala (20) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>16,367 | 12-12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || December 16 || @ Sacramento | | JaVale McGee (19) | Faried & Iguodala (8) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>13,327 | 13–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || December 18 || San Antonio | | Danilo Gallinari (28) | Kosta Koufos (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>17,092 | 14–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || December 20 || @ Portland | | Brewer, Iguodala,<br>& Lawson (13) | Brewer, Koufos,<br>& Miller (9) | Ty Lawson (8) | Rose Garden<br>19,982 | 14–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || December 22 || Charlotte | | Kosta Koufos (16) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Iguodala & Miller (8) | Pepsi Center<br>17,555 | 15–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || December 25 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Hamilton & Koufos (16) | Kosta Koufos (10) | Andre Miller (6) | Staples Center<br>19,346 | 15–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || December 26 || L. A. Lakers | | Corey Brewer (27) | Kenneth Faried (15) | Ty Lawson (14) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 16–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || December 28 || @ Dallas | | Danilo Gallinari (39) | Kenneth Faried (19) | Andre Miller (9) | American Airlines Center<br>20,439 | 17–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || December 29 || @ Memphis | | Brewer, Iguodala,<br>& McGee (12) | JaVale McGee (9) | Andre Iguodala (5) | FedExForum<br>17,707 | 17–15

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || January 1 || L. A. Clippers | | Danilo Gallinari (17) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Andre Miller (12) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 18–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || January 3 || Minnesota | | Koufos & Lawson (16) | Iguodala & Koufos (7) | Andre Miller (10) | Pepsi Center<br>16,921 | 18–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || January 5 || Utah | | Danilo Gallinari (26) | Kosta Koufos (13) | Andre Miller (6) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 19–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || January 6 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Ty Lawson (21) | Kosta Koufos (7) | Lawson & Miller (10) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 20–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || January 9 || Orlando | | Faried & Lawson (19) | Kenneth Faried (19) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,084 | 21–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || January 11 || Cleveland | | Danilo Gallinari (23) | Faried & Iguodala (11) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>16,445 | 22–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || January 13 || Golden State | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,861 | 23–16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || January 15 || Portland | | Danilo Gallinari (25) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center<br>15,521 | 24–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || January 16 || @ Oklahoma City | | Kosta Koufos (16) | Kosta Koufos (9) | Andre Miller (10) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 24–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || January 18 || Washington | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kosta Koufos (7) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center<br>16,523 | 24–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 20 || Oklahoma City | | Corey Brewer (26) | Kosta Koufos (11) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center<br>19155 | 25–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || January 23 || @ Houston | | Ty Lawson (21) | Chandler, Faried, Gallinari,<br>Iguodala & Koufos (6) | Ty Lawson (7) | Toyota Center<br>16,867 | 26–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || January 26 || Sacramento | | Ty Lawson (26) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center<br>17,651 | 27–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || January 28 || Indiana | | Danilo Gallinari (27) | Kosta Koufos (11) | Lawson & Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>16,032 | 28–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || January 30 || Houston | | Danilo Gallinari (27) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Andre Iguodala (6) | Pepsi Center<br>17,399 | 29–18

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || February 1 || New Orleans | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (13) | Pepsi Center<br>17,221 | 30–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || February 5 || Milwaukee | | Gallinari & Lawson (22) | Chandler & Faried (10) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center<br>15,272 | 31–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || February 7 || Chicago | | Wilson Chandler (24) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center<br>19,325 | 32–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || February 9 || @ Cleveland | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Gallinari & Koufos (9) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 33–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || February 10 || @ Boston | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (9) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 33–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || February 12 || @ Toronto | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (9) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,738 | 33–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || February 13 || @ Brooklyn | | Ty Lawson (26) | Chandler & Koufos (7) | Andre Miller (10) | Barclays Center<br>17,251 | 33–21 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || February 19 || Boston | | Gallinari & Lawson (26) | Kenneth Faried (16) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 34–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || February 22 || @ Washington | | Ty Lawson (27) | Kosta Koufos (7) | Ty Lawson (12) | Verizon Center<br>16,527 | 34–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || February 23 || @ Charlotte | | Ty Lawson (20) | Kosta Koufos (6) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,481 | 35–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || February 25 || L. A. Lakers | | Wilson Chandler (23) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Iguodala (12) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 36–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || February 27 || @ Portland | | Ty Lawson (30) | Kenneth Faried (8) | Andre Miller (10) | Rose Garden<br>20,077 | 37–22

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || March 1 || Oklahoma City | | Wilson Chandler (35) | Kosta Koufos (13) | Lawson and Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,521 | 38–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || March 4 || Atlanta | | Corey Brewer (22) | Kenneth Faried (13) | Andre Miller (9) | Pepsi Center<br>17,554 | 39–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || March 5 || @ Sacramento | | Ty Lawson (24) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>11,923 | 40–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || March 7 || L. A. Clippers | | Ty Lawson (21) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (11) | Pepsi Center<br>18,857 | 41–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || March 9 || Minnesota | | Ty Lawson (32) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Danilo Gallinari (6) | Pepsi Center<br>18,823 | 42–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || March 11 || @ Phoenix | | Kosta Koufos (22) | Kosta Koufos (10) | Andre Iguodala (7) | US Airways Center<br>15,597 | 43–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || March 13 || New York | | Wilson Chandler (24) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 44–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || March 15 || Memphis | | Kosta Koufos (18) | Kosta Koufos (16) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,408 | 45–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || March 18 || @ Chicago | | Wilson Chandler (35) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Wilson Chandler (4) | United Center<br> 22,138 | 46–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || March 19 || @ Oklahoma City | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (15) | Andre Miller (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 47–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 21 || Philadelphia | | Corey Brewer (29) | Kosta Koufos (8) | Andre Miller (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 48–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || March 23 || Sacramento | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 49–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || March 25 || @ New Orleans | | Danilo Gallinari (24) | Kenneth Faried (7) | Andre Miller (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,185 | 49–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || March 27 || @ San Antonio | | JaVale McGee (21) | JaVale McGee (11) | Andre Miller (8) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 49–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || March 29 || Brooklyn | | Evan Fournier (19) | Kosta Koufos (9) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 50–24

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || April 3 || @ Utah | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | Kosta Koufos (13) | Andre Iguodala (6) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,654 | 51–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || April 4 || Dallas | | Corey Brewer (23) | Kenneth Faried (19) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 52–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || April 6 || Houston | | Corey Brewer (22) | Koufos & Iguodala & Randolph (7) | Andre Iguodala (14) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 53–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 || April 10 || San Antonio | | Wilson Chandler (29) | Andre Iguodala (13) | Andre Iguodala (10) | Pepsi Center<br>16,651 | 54–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || April 12 || @ Dallas | | Chandler, Iguodala & Brewer (18) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Andre Miller (8) | American Airlines Center<br>20,368 | 54–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || April 14 || Portland | | Andre Iguodala (28) | Andre Iguodala (7) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 55–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || April 15 || @ Milwaukee | | Ty Lawson (26) | JaVale McGee (17) | Lawson & Iguodala (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>16,517 | 56–25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || April 17 || Phoenix | | Wilson Chandler (21) | Anthony Randolph (14) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center<br>17,539 | 57–25

Standings

Playoffs

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 20 | Golden State | | Andre Miller (28) | Wilson Chandler (13) | Andre Iguodala (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | April 23 | Golden State | | Corey Brewer<br>Ty Lawson (19) | Wilson Chandler (6) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | April 26 | @ Golden State | | Ty Lawson (35) | Wilson Chandler (9) | Ty Lawson (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | April 28 | @ Golden State | | Ty Lawson (26) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | April 30 | Golden State | | Andre Iguodala (25) | Andre Iguodala (12) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | May 2 | @ Golden State | | Andre Iguodala (24) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Andre Iguodala<br>Ty Lawson (6) | Oracle Arena | 2–4

Player statistics

Regular season

Statistics with the Denver Nuggets.

Playoffs

Transactions

Overview

• Cut from the roster during training camp.

Trades

Free agents

References