The 2012âÂÂ13 Golden State Warriors season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st anniversary of their time in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The team finished with a record of 47âÂÂ35 (.573), and finished the season as the number-six seed, clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2007. The team had a winning record for the first time since 2008. This season included the first playoff series victory for the first time since 2007, as most of the squad experienced postseason play for the first time. The season began a streak of 7 straight winning records.
The Warriors had four draft picks in the 2012 NBA draft, a decisive draft year that was vital for a potential future for the team. The picks included Harrison Barnes with the 7th pick, Festus Ezeli with the 30th pick, Draymond Green with the 35th pick, and Ognjen Kuzmic with the 52nd pick. With Brandon Rush and his season-ending injury, Barnes was placed in the starting lineup and became crucial in bringing the team back to the playoffs for the first time in six years. Another injury mid-season from Andrew Bogut also affected the team with the lack of a true center for a majority of the season.
The season was marked by significant highlights, such as Stephen Curry surpassing the existing record for the most three-point field goals made in a single season; Curry's 272 three-pointers beat the 269 shot by Ray Allen in the 2005âÂÂ06 season. During the 2014-15 season in which what would turn out to be the Warriors' breakout season, Curry and Klay Thompson would ascend to preeminence in the NBA. Ultimately establishing themselves as one of the most prolific duos in NBA history for their exceptional three-point shooting skills, earning the nickname "Splash Brothers" for their remarkable proficiency in shooting from beyond the three-point line in record-breaking numbers. A seven-game Eastern Conference road trip featured a 6âÂÂ1 record, including a close win against the defending champion Miami Heat. David Lee was named as an All-Star in the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston, and thus became the first Warrior since Latrell Sprewell in 1997 to be named an All-Star. Lee also led the league in double-doubles. The Warriors returned to the playoffs for the first time in six years; for most players the first time experiencing postseason play except Bogut. After a 4âÂÂ2 series win against the number-three seed Denver Nuggets in the first round, the Warriors won a playoff series for the first time since 2007. In the conference semi-final, the Warriors faced the number two-seed San Antonio Spurs. Curry scored 44 points in a double-overtime loss in Game 1, but the team pulled off a 100-91 Game 2 win, which was the first Warriors victory, playoff or regular season, in San Antonio since February 1997 and did not occur again until April 10, 2016 (when the same Warriors' team also defeated the same Spurs' team in their only home loss of the 2016 season which tied the 1985âÂÂ86 Boston Celtics home record for most wins at home during the regular season at 40âÂÂ1), to tie the series at one game apiece. However, despite the willingness to fight, the inexperience and youth of the Warrior squad resulted in defeat as the Warriors lost to the eventual Western Conference Champion Spurs in six games.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 7 | @ L. A. Lakers | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (7) | Charles Jenkins (7) | Save Mart Center<br>12,015 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 8 | Utah | | David Lee (19) | David Lee (14) | Stephen Curry (6) | Oracle Arena<br>14,571 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 11 | Maccabi Haifa | | Carl Landry (24) | Ezeli, Landry (8) | Stephen Curry (10) | Oracle Arena<br>8,237 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 15 | @ Denver | | Stephen Curry (25) | Klay Thompson (6) | Jarrett Jack (5) | Pepsi Center<br>11,621 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 17 | @ Sacramento | | Stephen Curry (19) | David Lee (14) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>10,708 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 19 | @ Portland | | David Lee (24) | David Lee (8) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Rose Garden<br>19,109 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 22 | @ L. A. Clippers | | Jarrett Jack (14) | David Lee (9) | Jarrett Jack (5) | Staples Center<br>14,143 | 5âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 23 | Phoenix | | Barnes, Lee (16) | Harrison Barnes (7) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Oracle Arena<br>17,427 | 6âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 31 || @ Phoenix | | Carl Landry (17) | David Lee (9) | Jarrett Jack (7) | US Airways Center<br>15,678 | 1âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || Memphis | | Stephen Curry (26) | David Lee (7) | Stephen Curry (7) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 3 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Curry, Landry (23) | David Lee (12) | Jarrett Jack (7) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 5 || @ Sacramento | | Klay Thompson (22) | Klay Thompson (7) | Stephen Curry (8) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>17,317 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 7 || Cleveland | | David Lee (22) | David Lee (14) | Stephen Curry, Lee (6) | Oracle Arena<br>18,124 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Stephen Curry (18) | David Lee (12) | Stephen Curry (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 10 || Denver | | Klay Thompson (23) | Landry, Lee (9) | Jack, Lee (5) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 14 || Atlanta | | Harrison Barnes (19) | Harrison Barnes (13) | Stephen Curry (7) | Oracle Arena<br>18,107 | 4âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 16 || @ Minnesota | | Barnes, Lee (18) | David Lee (13) | Stephen Curry (6) | Target Center<br>16,013 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 18 || @ Oklahoma City | | Stephen Curry (22) | David Lee (10) | Stephen Curry (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 5âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 19 || @ Dallas | | Stephen Curry (31) | David Lee (19) | Stephen Curry (9) | American Airlines Center<br>20,034 | 6âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 21 || Brooklyn | | Stephen Curry (25) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Oracle Arena<br>18,374 | 7âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 23 || @ Denver | | David Lee (21) | Ezeli, Lee (10) | Jack, Landry (4) | Pepsi Center<br>18,523 | 7âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 24 || Minnesota | | Klay Thompson (24) | Harrison Barnes (11) | Stephen Curry (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,084 | 8âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 29 || Denver | | David Lee (31) | Lee, Thompson (9) | Stephen Curry (10) | Oracle Arena<br>17,627 | 9âÂÂ6
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || December 1 || Indiana | | Klay Thompson (22) | David Lee (12) | Stephen Curry (11) | Oracle Arena<br>18,623 | 10âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 3 || Orlando | | Stephen Curry (25) | Carl Landry (10) | Stephen Curry (11) | Oracle Arena<br>18,117 | 10âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || December 5 || @ Detroit | | Klay Thompson (27) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,128 | 11âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 7 || @ Brooklyn | | David Lee (30) | David Lee (15) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 12âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || December 8 || @ Washington | | David Lee (24) | David Lee (17) | Curry, Thompson (5) | Verizon Center<br>15,176 | 13âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 10 || @ Charlotte | | Stephen Curry (27) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>13,169 | 14âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 12 || @ Miami | | Klay Thompson (27) | David Lee (13) | Stephen Curry (7) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 15âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 14 || @ Orlando | | Stephen Curry (25) | David Lee (15) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Amway Center<br>17,040 | 15âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 15 || @ Atlanta | | David Lee (20) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (11) | Philips Arena<br>15,145 | 16âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || December 18 || New Orleans | | David Lee (26) | David Lee (9) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 17âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 19 || @ Sacramento | | Stephen Curry (32) | David Lee (8) | Lee, Thompson (5) | Sleep Train Arena<br>12,885 | 17âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 21 || Charlotte | | Stephen Curry (27) | David Lee (11) | David Lee (11) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 18âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 22 || L. A. Lakers | | Jarrett Jack (29) | David Lee (11) | Jarrett Jack (11) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 18âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 26 || @ Utah | | Stephen Curry (23) | Andris Biedrià Âà ¡ (12) | Stephen Curry (7) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,404 | 19âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 28 || Philadelphia | | David Lee (25) | David Lee (12) | Curry, Jack (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 20âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 29 || Boston | | Stephen Curry (22) | Harrison Barnes (8) | Stephen Curry (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 21âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || January 2 || L. A. Clippers | | Stephen Curry (31) | David Lee (13) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 22âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 5 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Klay Thompson (14) | Draymond Green (8) | Stephen Curry (5) | Staples Center<br>19,323 | 22âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 9 || Memphis | | Stephen Curry (24) | David Lee (10) | Klay Thompson (7) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 22âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 11 || Portland | | David Lee (24) | David Lee (10) | Stephen Curry (12) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 23âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 13 || @ Denver | | Stephen Curry (29) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,861 | 23âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 16 || Miami | | Jarrett Jack (16) | David Lee (11) | Kent Bazemore (5) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 23âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 18 || @ San Antonio | | David Lee (22) | Harrison Barnes (8) | Jarrett Jack (10) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 23âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 19 || @ New Orleans | | Klay Thompson (29) | Carl Landry (11) | Jarrett Jack (12) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,472 | 24âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 21 || L. A. Clippers | | Stephen Curry (28) | David Lee (11) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 25âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 23 || Oklahoma City | | Stephen Curry (31) | David Lee (12) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 26âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 25 || @ Chicago | | David Lee (23) | Klay Thompson (8) | Jarrett Jack (5) | United Center<br>21,756 | 26âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || January 26 || @ Milwaukee | | Stephen Curry (26) | David Lee (15) | Jarrett Jack (10) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>16,937 | 26âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || January 28 || @ Toronto | | David Lee (21) | David Lee (12) | David Lee (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>15,914 | 27âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || January 29 || @ Cleveland | | Klay Thompson (32) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (12) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>13,939 | 28âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || January 31 || Dallas | | Klay Thompson (27) | David Lee (20) | Jack, Lee (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 29âÂÂ17
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 2 || Phoenix | | Stephen Curry (29) | David Lee (12) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 30âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 5 || @ Houston | | Jarrett Jack (20) | Andrew Bogut (9) | Stephen Curry (9) | Toyota Center<br>15,453 | 30âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 || February 6 || @ Oklahoma City | | Barnes, Thompson (19) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (11) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 30âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 8 || @ Memphis | | Stephen Curry (32) | Harrison Barnes (7) | Stephen Curry (8) | FedExForum<br>16,701 | 30âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || February 9 || @ Dallas | | Stephen Curry (18) | Draymond Green (9) | Stephen Curry (4) | American Airlines Center<br>20,355 | 30âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 12 || Houston | | Stephen Curry (27) | Bogut, Lee (12) | Stephen Curry (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 30âÂÂ22 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 19 || @ Utah | | Stephen Curry (29) | David Lee (9) | Jarrett Jack (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,231 | 30âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 20 || Phoenix | | Klay Thompson (28) | Bogut, Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (11) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 31âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 22 || San Antonio | | Jarrett Jack (30) | David Lee (22) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 32âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 24 || @ Minnesota | | Jarrett Jack (23) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (8) | Target Center<br>18,033 | 33âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 26 || @ Indiana | | Stephen Curry (38) | David Lee (12) | Curry, Jack (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,426 | 33âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 27 || @ New York | | Stephen Curry (54) | Stephen Curry (6) | Stephen Curry (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 33âÂÂ25
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 1 || @ Boston | | Stephen Curry (25) | David Lee (19) | Stephen Curry (6) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 33âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 2 || @ Philadelphia | | Stephen Curry (30) | David Lee (16) | Stephen Curry (8) | Wells Fargo Center<br>17,929 | 33âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 4 || Toronto | | David Lee (29) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (12) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 34âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 6 || Sacramento | | Klay Thompson (20) | David Lee (10) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 35âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 8 || Houston | | Stephen Curry (24) | Andrew Bogut (11) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 35âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 || March 9 || Milwaukee | | Carl Landry (18) | Carl Landry (10) | Stephen Curry (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 35âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || March 11 || New York | | Stephen Curry (26) | Andrew Bogut (11) | David Lee (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 36âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 13 || Detroit | | Stephen Curry (31) | David Lee (15) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 37âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 15 || Chicago | | Jarrett Jack (20) | David Lee (8) | Stephen Curry (4) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 37âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 17 || @ Houston | | Stephen Curry (29) | Andrew Bogut (12) | Stephen Curry (11) | Toyota Center<br>18,219 | 38âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 18 || @ New Orleans | | Stephen Curry (30) | David Lee (11) | Bogut, Jack (5) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,844 | 39âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 20 || @ San Antonio | | Stephen Curry (24) | David Lee (12) | Jarrett Jack (7) | AT&T Center<br>17,751 | 39âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 23 || Washington | | Stephen Curry (35) | David Lee (15) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 40âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || March 25 || L. A. Lakers | | Stephen Curry (25) | David Lee (12) | Stephen Curry (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 41âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || March 27 || Sacramento | | David Lee (20) | David Lee (10) | Stephen Curry (12) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 41âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || March 30 || Portland | | Stephen Curry (39) | Carl Landry (10) | Curry, Jack (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 42âÂÂ32
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 3 || New Orleans | | David Lee (23) | David Lee (16) | Stephen Curry (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 43âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 5 || @ Phoenix | | Klay Thompson (25) | David Lee (14) | Stephen Curry (15) | US Airways Center<br>18,422 | 44âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 7 || Utah | | Stephen Curry (22) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 44âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || April 9 || Minnesota | | Klay Thompson (30) | Andrew Bogut (14) | Stephen Curry (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 45âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 11 || Oklahoma City | | Stephen Curry (22) | David Lee (11) | Stephen Curry (7) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 45âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 12 || @ L. A. Lakers | | Stephen Curry (47) | David Lee (8) | Stephen Curry (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 45âÂÂ35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 15 || San Antonio | | Stephen Curry (35) | Festus Ezeli (13) | Jarrett Jack (12) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 46âÂÂ35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ Portland | | Klay Thompson (24) | Barnes, Lee (10) | Curry, Jack (5) | Rose Garden<br>20,261 | 47âÂÂ35
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || April 20 || @ Denver | | Klay Thompson (28) | David Lee (13) | Jarrett Jack (5) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 23 || @ Denver | | Stephen Curry (30) | Andrew Bogut (8) | Stephen Curry (13) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 26 || Denver | | Stephen Curry (29) | Andrew Bogut (9) | Stephen Curry (11) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 28 || Denver | | Stephen Curry (31) | Draymond Green (6) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || April 30 || @ Denver | | Harrison Barnes (23) | Harrison Barnes (9) | Stephen Curry (8) | Pepsi Center<br>19,155 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || May 2 || Denver | | Stephen Curry (22) | Andrew Bogut (21) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 4âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || May 6 || @ San Antonio | | Stephen Curry (44) | Andrew Bogut (15) | Stephen Curry (11) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || May 8 || @ San Antonio | | Klay Thompson (34) | Klay Thompson (14) | Draymond Green (5) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || May 10 || San Antonio | | Klay Thompson (17) | Andrew Bogut (12) | Stephen Curry (8) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || May 12 || San Antonio | | Harrison Barnes (26) | Andrew Bogut (18) | 3 players tied (4) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || May 14 || @ San Antonio | | Harrison Barnes (25) | Harrison Barnes (7) | Stephen Curry (8) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || May 16 || San Antonio | | Stephen Curry (22) | Bogut, Ezeli (7) | Stephen Curry (6) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 2âÂÂ4