The 2012âÂÂ13 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 24th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team missed the playoffs for the 9th straight season, but won at least 30 games for the first time since Kevin Garnett was traded.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 10 | Indiana | | Budinger & Pekovià(14) | Kevin Love (8) | Barea & Shved (4) | Fargodome<br>9,163 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 12 | @ Indiana | | Derrick Williams (25) | Kevin Love (9) | Will Conroy (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,794 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 13 | Chicago | | Nikola Pekovià(16) | Nikola Pekovià(17) | Brandon Roy (4) | Target Center<br>12,251 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 16 | Maccabi Haifa | | Kevin Love (24) | Nikola Pekovià(9) | José Juan Barea (7) | Target Center<br>11,192 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 19 | @ Chicago | | Cunningham, Kirilenko (12) | Greg Stiemsma (7) | Roy, Amundson & Conroy (3) | United Center<br>21,418 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 24 | Detroit | | Chase Budinger (21) | Dante Cunningham (14) | José Juan Barea (7) | MTS Centre<br>12,163 | 4âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | October 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Chase Budinger (20) | Andrei Kirilenko (10) | Alexey Shved (8) | Resch Center<br>4,165 | 5âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2 || Sacramento | | José Juan Barea (21) | Dante Cunningham (9) | Brandon Roy (6) | Target Center<br>19,356 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4 || @ Toronto | | Andrei Kirilenko (17) | Derrick Williams (8) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>16,754 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 5 || @ Brooklyn | | Nikola Pekovià(21) | Dante Cunningham (11) | Brandon Roy (7) | Barclays Center<br>14,017 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 7 || Orlando | | Luke Ridnour (19) | Derrick Williams (6) | Brandon Roy (9) | Target Center<br>17,121 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || November 9 || Indiana | | Chase Budinger (18) | Nikola Pekovià(8) | Alexey Shved (7) | Target Center<br>18,222 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 10 || @ Chicago | | Nikola Pekovià(18) | Andrei Kirilenko (12) | Andrei Kirilenko (7) | United Center<br>21,974 | 4âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 12 || @ Dallas | | Nikola Pekovià(20) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Luke Ridnour (7) | American Airlines Center<br>19,322 | 5âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 14 || Charlotte | | Andrei Kirilenko (26) | Andrei Kirilenko (12) | Luke Ridnour (10) | Target Center<br>13,272 | 5âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 16 || Golden State | | Derrick Williams (23) | Derrick Williams (7) | Alexey Shved (7) | Target Center<br>16,013 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 21 || Denver | | Kevin Love (34) | Kevin Love (14) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center<br>16,879 | 5-5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 23 || @ Portland | | Kevin Love (24) | Kevin Love (13) | Andrei Kirilenko (5) | Rose Garden<br>20,555 | 5âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 24 || @ Golden State | | Nikola Pekovià(17) | Kevin Love (15) | José Juan Barea (10) | Oracle Arena<br>19,084 | 5âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 27 || @ Sacramento | | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (24) | José Juan Barea (6) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>10,741 | 6âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 28 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (12) | Luke Ridnour (7) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 6âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 30 || Milwaukee | | Ridnour & Shved (16) | Nikola Pekovià(16) | Barea & Shved (5) | Target Center<br>16,418 | 7âÂÂ8
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || December 4 || @ Philadelphia | | Alexey Shved (17) | Howard & Love (10) | José Juan Barea (10) | Wells Fargo Center<br>13,986 | 8-8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 5 || @ Boston | | Kevin Love (19) | Kevin Love (13) | Luke Ridnour (5) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 8âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || December 7 || Cleveland | | Kevin Love (36) | Kevin Love (13) | Luke Ridnour (7) | Target Center<br>16,623 | 9-9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 12 || Denver | | Nikola Pekovià(22) | Kevin Love (14) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center<br>16,444 | 10âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || December 14 || @ New Orleans | | Nikola Pekovià(31) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Luke Ridnour (10) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,671 | 11âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 15 || Dallas | | Nikola Pekovià(21) | Andrei Kirilenko (10) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center<br>18,173 | 12âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 17 || @ Orlando | | Kevin Love (23) | Kevin Love (15) | Barea & Kirilenko (6) | Amway Center<br>16,992 | 12âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 18 || @ Miami | | Andrei Kirilenko (22) | Kevin Love (18) | Alexey Shved (8) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,862 | 12âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 20 || Oklahoma City | | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (11) | Alexey Shved (12) | Target Center<br>17,114 | 13âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 23 || @ New York | | Nikola Pekovià(21) | Nikola Pekovià(17) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 13âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 26 || Houston | | José Juan Barea (18) | Kevin Love (12) | Luke Ridnour (4) | Target Center<br>20,340 | 13-13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 29 || Phoenix | | Nikola Pekovià(28) | Kevin Love (18) | Alexey Shved (10) | Target Center<br>19,356 | 14âÂÂ13
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || January 2 || @ Utah | | Love & Shved (13) | Kevin Love (10) | José Juan Barea (4) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,120 | 14-14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || January 3 || @ Denver | | Barea & Shved (17) | Kevin Love (17) | Barea & Shved (5) | Pepsi Center<br>16,921 | 15âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 5 || Portland | | Nikola Pekovià(21) | Nikola Pekovià(15) | Barea & Shved (7) | Target Center<br>16,220 | 15-15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || January 8 || Atlanta | | Nikola Pekovià(25) | Nikola Pekovià(18) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center<br>15,988 | 16âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 9 || @ Oklahoma City | | Alexey Shved (18) | Derrick Williams (11) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 16-16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 11 || @ New Orleans | | Luke Ridnour (20) | Dante Cunningham (9) | Alexey Shved (7) | New Orleans Arena<br> 13,538 | 16âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 13 || @ San Antonio | | José Juan Barea (4) | Andrei Kirilenko (22) | Barea & Ridnour (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,144 | 16âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || January 14 || @ Dallas | | José Juan Barea (21) | Nikola Pekovià(12) | Ricky Rubio (6) | American Airlines Center<br>19,486 | 16âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || January 17 || L. A. Clippers | | Luke Ridnour (21) | Nikola Pekovià(9) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center<br>16,198 | 16âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || January 19 || Houston | | Andrei Kirilenko (21) | Andrei Kirilenko (11) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center<br>16,799 | 17âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 21 || @ Atlanta | | Derrick Williams (17) | Andrei Kirilenko (6) | José Juan Barea (7) | Philips Arena<br>13,808 | 17âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 23 || Brooklyn | | Andrei Kirilenko (15) | Johnson, Kirilenko<br>& Williams (6) | José Juan Barea (8) | Target Center<br>15,785 | 17âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 25 || @ Washington | | Derrick Williams (18) | Derrick Williams (11) | Rubio & Stiemsma (6) | Verizon Center<br>14,095 | 17âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 26 || @ Charlotte | | Luke Ridnour (22) | Ridnour & Stiemsma (7) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,397 | 17âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || January 30 || L. A. Clippers | | Nikola Pekovià(17) | Nikola Pekovià(12) | Barea, Kirilenko,<br>& Rubio (4) | Target Center<br>15,312 | 17âÂÂ25
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || February 1 || L. A. Lakers | | Alexey Shved (18) | Pekovic & Williams (9) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center<br>18,547 | 17âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || February 2 || New Orleans | | Dante Cunningham (18) | Nikola Pekovià(7) | Alexey Shved (8) | Target Center<br>16,289 | 18âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 4 || Portland | | Dante Cunningham (23) | Nikola Pekovià(11) | Ricky Rubio (14) | Target Center<br>13,446 | 18âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || February 6 || San Antonio | | Nikola Pekovià(21) | Derrick Williams (12) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center<br>15,224 | 18âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 8 || New York | | Luke Ridnour (20) | Nikola Pekovià(11) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center<br>16,502 | 18âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || February 10 || @ Memphis | | Ridnour & Rubio (17) | Pekovic & Williams (6) | Alexey Shved (9) | FedExForum<br>16,023 | 18âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 11 || @ Cleveland | | Luke Ridnour (21) | Nikola Pekovià(10) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>11,556 | 19âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || February 13 || Utah | | Derrick Williams (24) | Derrick Williams (16) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center<br>13,117 | 19âÂÂ31 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 20 || Philadelphia | | Nikola Pekovià(27) | Nikola Pekovià(18) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center<br>14,439 | 20âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 22 || @ Oklahoma City | | Alexey Shved (17) | Greg Stiemsma (6) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 20âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || February 24 || Golden State | | Derrick Williams (23) | Derrick Williams (12) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center<br>18,033 | 20âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || February 26 || @ Phoenix | | Derrick Williams (21) | Derrick Williams (11) | Ricky Rubio (10) | US Airways Center<br>14,973 | 20âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 28 || @ L. A. Lakers | | José Juan Barea (23) | Derrick Williams (8) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 20âÂÂ35
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || March 2 || @ Portland | | Derrick Williams (23) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Rose Garden<br>20,390 | 20âÂÂ36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || March 4 || Miami | | Derrick Williams (25) | Dante Cunningham (11) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center<br>18,391 | 20âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || March 6 || Washington | | Derrick Williams (16) | Derrick Williams (8) | Ricky Rubio (11) | Target Center<br>13,233 | 21âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 9 || @ Denver | | Mickaël Gelabale (19) | Chris Johnson (8) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Pepsi Center<br>18,823 | 21âÂÂ38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 10 || Dallas | | Derrick Williams (18) | Derrick Williams (9) | Luke Ridnour (5) | Target Center<br>15,209 | 21âÂÂ39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || March 12 || San Antonio | | Ricky Rubio (21) | Ricky Rubio (13) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center<br>14,219 | 22âÂÂ39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || March 13 || @ Indiana | | Ricky Rubio (21) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,187 | 22âÂÂ40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 15 || @ Houston | | Derrick Williams (19) | Mickaël Gelabale (7) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Toyota Center<br>18,046 | 22âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 17 || New Orleans | | Derrick Williams (28) | Derrick Williams (7) | Luke Ridnour (6) | Target Center<br>14,246 | 23âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 18 || @ Memphis | | Alexey Shved (12) | Mickaël Gelabale (7) | Luke Ridnour (3) | FedExForum<br>16,378 | 23âÂÂ42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 21 || @ Sacramento | | Nikola Pekovià(18) | Nikola Pekovià(12) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Power Balance Pavilion<br>12,176 | 23âÂÂ43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 22 || @ Phoenix | | Andrei Kirilenko (20) | Greg Stiemsma (10) | Ricky Rubio (8) | US Airways Center<br>16,155 | 24âÂÂ43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 24 || Chicago | | Derrick Williams (28) | Nikola Pekovià(8) | Ricky Rubio (8) | Target Center<br>17,330 | 24âÂÂ44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 26 || @ Detroit | | José Juan Barea (21) | Nikola Pekovià(11) | Ricky Rubio (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,877 | 25âÂÂ44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 27 || L. A. Lakers | | Nikola Pekovià(19) | Nikola Pekovià(16) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center<br>18,029 | 25âÂÂ45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 29 || Oklahoma City | | Nikola Pekovià(22) | Nikola Pekovià(15) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Target Center<br>18,121 | 26âÂÂ45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 30 || Memphis | | Ricky Rubio (23) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Ricky Rubio (9) | Target Center<br>13,680 | 26âÂÂ46
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || April 1 || Boston | | Nikola Pekovià(29) | Andrei Kirilenko (9) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center<br>14,546 | 27âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || April 3 || @ Milwaukee | | Nikola Pekovià(27) | Nikola Pekovià(8) | Ricky Rubio (12) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>15,386 | 28âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || April 5 || Toronto | | Nikola Pekovià(24) | Nikola Pekovià(8) | Ricky Rubio (12) | Target Center<br>16,661 | 28âÂÂ47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 6 || Detroit | | Nikola Pekovià(20) | Nikola Pekovià(13) | Ricky Rubio (6) | Target Center<br>15,311 | 29âÂÂ47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 9 || @ Golden State | | Chase Budinger (17) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Alexey Shved (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 29âÂÂ48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 10 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Nikola Pekovià(20) | Derrick Williams (10) | Ricky Rubio (7) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 29âÂÂ49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 12 || @ Utah | | José Juan Barea (23) | Greg Stiemsma (7) | Alexey Shved (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,609 | 29âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 13 || Phoenix | | Ricky Rubio (24) | Dante Cunningham (8) | Ricky Rubio (10) | Target Center<br>16,701 | 30âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || April 15 || Utah | | Derrick Williams (18) | Greg Stiemsma (8) | José Juan Barea (5) | Target Center<br>17,009 | 30âÂÂ51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || April 17 || @ San Antonio | | Derrick Williams (21) | Greg Stiemsma (9) | Luke Ridnour (6) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 31âÂÂ51
Kevin Love suffered a fracture in his right hand during a team workout midway through the pre-season. He was expected to be sidelined between six and eight weeks.