The 2012âÂÂ13 New Orleans Hornets season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the final season the New Orleans franchise played with the Hornets name; the team would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans shortly after the conclusion of the regular season.
The Hornets entered the draft with two first-round selections and one second-round selection. The first overall pick is their original selection, while the rest were acquired through previous trades.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 7 | Orlando | | Brian Roberts (17) | Davis & Anderson (8) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Mexico City Arena<br>18,133 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 9 | Charlotte | | Anthony Davis (22) | Robin Lopez (13) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>9,264 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 11 | @ Charlotte | | Brian Roberts (16) | Anthony Davis (9) | Brian Roberts (8) | North Charleston Coliseum<br>- | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 12 | @ Houston | | Al Farouq Aminu (15) | Lopez & Thomas (8) | Greivis Vásquez (5) | Toyota Center<br>10,718 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | October 18 | @ Atlanta | | Anthony Davis (19) | Davis & Anderson (7) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Philips Arena<br>8,563 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | October 22 | @ Dallas | | Lopez & Anderson (14) | Anthony Davis (17) | Greivis Vásquez (5) | American Airlines Center<br>16,982 | 3-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 24 | Houston | | Ryan Anderson (23) | Davis, Lopez & Anderson (8) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>9,278 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 26 | @ Miami | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 4-4
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 31 | San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (21) | Robin Lopez (9) | Greivis Vásquez (13) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,358 | 0âÂÂ1
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 2 | Utah | | Anderson & Lopez (19) | Al Farouq Aminu (8) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,147 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 3 | @ Chicago | | Greivis Vásquez (18) | Ryan Anderson (13) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | United Center<br>21,758 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 7 | Philadelphia | | Al Farouq Aminu (10) | Al Farouq Aminu (16) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,988 | 2-2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 9 | Charlotte | | Ryan Anderson (25) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,668 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 14 | @ Houston | | Greivis Vásquez (24) | Ryan Anderson (12) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Toyota Center<br>14,535 | 3-3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 16 | Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (15) | Anthony Davis (11) | Roberts & Vasquez (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,458 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 17 | @ Milwaukee | | Anthony Davis (28) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>14,731 | 3âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 20 | New York | | Ryan Anderson (15) | Ryan Anderson (8) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,705 | 3âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 21 | @ Indiana | | Robin Lopez (21) | Robin Lopez (13) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,633 | 3âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 23 | @ Phoenix | | Ryan Anderson (34) | Ryan Anderson (11) | Greivis Vásquez (14) | US Airways Center<br>14,020 | 3âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 25 | @ Denver | | Brian Roberts (17) | Darius Miller (8) | Rivers & Vasquez (6) | Pepsi Center<br>15,402 | 3âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Greivis Vásquez (25) | Aminu & Anderson (9) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 4âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 28 | Utah | | Lopez & Vasquez (18) | Jason Smith (9) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>10,693 | 4âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | December 1 | Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Ryan Anderson (10) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,547 | 4âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 3 | Milwaukee | | Ryan Anderson (22) | Ryan Anderson (7) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,321 | 5âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | December 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Ryan Anderson (31) | Al Farouq Aminu (10) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>18,449 | 5âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 7 | Memphis | | Anderson, Rivers & Roberts (15) | Jason Smith (5) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,698 | 5âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 8 | @ Miami | | Ryan Anderson (24) | Robin Lopez (8) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,600 | 5âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 11 | Washington | | Ryan Anderson (17) | Ryan Anderson (11) | Greivis Vásquez (5) | New Orleans Arena<br>10,076 | 5âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 12 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (14) | Robin Lopez (8) | Anderson & Vásquez (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 5âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 14 | Minnesota | | Austin Rivers (27) | Al Farouq Aminu (8) | Greivis Vásquez (17) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,671 | 5âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 16 | @ Portland | | Ryan Anderson (26) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | Rose Garden<br>18,772 | 5âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 18 | @ Golden State | | Ryan Anderson (28) | Anthony Davis (16) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 5âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Robin Lopez (22) | Robin Lopez (9) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | Staples Center<br>19,188 | 5-20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 21 | @ San Antonio | | Anthony Davis (18) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (4) | AT&T Center<br>17,943 | 5-21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 22 | Indiana | | Robin Lopez (24) | Robin Lopez (11) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,042 | 5-22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 26 | @ Orlando | | Robin Lopez (29) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Amway Center<br>18,846 | 6-22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 28 | Toronto | | Anthony Davis (25) | Ryan Anderson (12) | Greivis Vásquez (14) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,968 | 6-23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 29 | @ Charlotte | | Eric Gordon (24) | Anthony Davis (10) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,110 | 7âÂÂ23
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | January 1 | Atlanta | | Ryan Anderson (23) | Anthony Davis (13) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,712 | 7-24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 2 | @ Houston | | Ryan Anderson (18) | Aminu & Lopez (8) | Greivis Vásquez (14) | Toyota Center<br>18,198 | 7-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 5 | @ Dallas | | Greivis Vásquez (25) | Al Farouq Aminu (13) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | American Airlines Center<br>20,338 | 8-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 7 | San Antonio | | Eric Gordon (24) | Al Farouq Aminu (10) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,599 | 9-25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 9 | Houston | | Mason Jr., Smith,<br>& Vásquez (17) | Aminu & Smith (10) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,453 | 10âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 11 | Minnesota | | Greivis Vásquez (18) | Al-Farouq Aminu (13) | Greivis Vásquez (13) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,538 | 11âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 13 | @ New York | | Eric Gordon (22) | Al-Farouq Aminu (11) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 11âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Greivis Vásquez (23) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Wells Fargo Center<br>17,304 | 12âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 16 | @ Boston | | Al-Farouq Aminu (18) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | Greivis Vásquez (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 13âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 19 | Golden State | | Eric Gordon (23) | Anthony Davis (12) | Greivis Vásquez (15) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,472 | 13âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 21 | Sacramento | | Ryan Anderson (27) | Al-Farouq Aminu (11) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>10,880 | 14âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 23 | @ San Antonio | | Eric Gordon (17) | Al-Farouq Aminu (12) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | AT&T Center<br>17,511 | 14âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 25 | Houston | | Eric Gordon (20) | Anthony Davis (7) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,302 | 14âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 27 | @ Memphis | | Ryan Anderson (22) | Al-Farouq Aminu (12) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | FedExForum<br>16,277 | 15âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 29 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (25) | Robin Lopez (9) | Greivis Vásquez (15) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 15âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 30 | @ Utah | | Greivis Vásquez (17) | Al-Farouq Aminu (13) | Greivis Vásquez (13) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>17,490 | 15âÂÂ31
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 1 | @ Denver | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Anthony Davis (10) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Pepsi Center<br>17,221 | 15âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | February 2 | @ Minnesota | | Anthony Davis (18) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Target Center<br>16,289 | 15âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 6 | Phoenix | | Greivis Vásquez (19) | Al-Farouq Aminu (11) | Greivis Vásquez (12) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,148 | 16âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 8 | @ Atlanta | | Eric Gordon (27) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | Greivis Vásquez (12) | Philips Arena<br>14,022 | 17âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 10 | @ Toronto | | Robin Lopez (19) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>17,177 | 17âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 11 | @ Detroit | | Ryan Anderson (31) | Al-Farouq Aminu (14) | Greivis Vásquez (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>10,177 | 18âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 13 | Portland | | Anthony Davis (21) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,656 | 19âÂÂ34 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 19 | Chicago | | Eric Gordon (20) | Anthony Davis (10) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena<br>13,612 | 19âÂÂ35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 20 | @ Cleveland | | Brian Roberts (17) | Al-Farouq Aminu (10) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>16,103 | 19âÂÂ36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 22 | Dallas | | Eric Gordon (23) | Ryan Anderson (12) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,538 | 19âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 24 | Sacramento | | Anthony Davis (20) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Greivis Vásquez (13) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,788 | 20âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 26 | Brooklyn | | Greivis Vásquez (20) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | New Orleans Arena<br>12,651 | 20âÂÂ38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | February 27 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ryan Anderson (14) | Al-Farouq Aminu (7) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 20âÂÂ39
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 1 | Detroit | | Greivis Vásquez (25) | Al-Farouq Aminu (14) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,189 | 21âÂÂ39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 4 | Orlando | | Anthony Davis (17) | Anthony Davis (15) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,050 | 21âÂÂ40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (18) | Al-Farouq Aminu (16) | Greivis Vásquez (12) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,019 | 21âÂÂ41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 9 | @ Memphis | | Anthony Davis (20) | Anthony Davis (18) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | FedEx Forum<br>17,501 | 21âÂÂ42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 10 | Portland | | Greivis Vásquez (20) | Ryan Anderson (13) | Brian Roberts (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,036 | 22âÂÂ42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 12 | @ Brooklyn | | Eric Gordon (24) | Anthony Davis (11) | Greivis Vásquez (14) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 22âÂÂ43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 15 | @ Washington | | Eric Gordon (20) | Al-Farouq Aminu (8) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Verizon Center<br>14,942 | 22âÂÂ44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 17 | @ Minnesota | | Greivis Vásquez (24) | Robin Lopez (11) | Greivis Vásquez (5) | Target Center<br>14,246 | 22âÂÂ45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 18 | Golden State | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,844 | 22âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 20 | Boston | | Ryan Anderson (21) | Al-Farouq Aminu (9) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,740 | 23âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 22 | Memphis | | Robin Lopez (23) | Anthony Davis (15) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>16,494 | 24âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 25 | Denver | | Ryan Anderson (23) | Ryan Anderson (9) | Brian Roberts (18) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,185 | 25âÂÂ46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 27 | L.A. Clippers | | Eric Gordon (24) | Anthony Davis (9) | Greivis Vásquez (4) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,128 | 25âÂÂ47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | March 29 | Miami | | Ryan Anderson (20) | Al-Farouq Aminu (16) | Brian Roberts (5) | New Orleans Arena<br>18,647 | 25âÂÂ48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | Cleveland | | Greivis Vásquez (25) | Anthony Davis (13) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena<br>11,008 | 26âÂÂ48
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 3 | @ Golden State | | Eric Gordon (21) | Anthony Davis (9) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 26âÂÂ49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 5 | @ Utah | | Anthony Davis (24) | Anthony Davis (12) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>18,023 | 26âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 7 | @ Phoenix | | Anthony Davis (20) | Aminu & Anderson (10) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | US Airways Center<br>16,780 | 27âÂÂ50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Eric Gordon (22) | Anthony Davis (14) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 27âÂÂ51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 10 | @ Sacramento | | Eric Gordon (23) | Anthony Davis (10) | Eric Gordon (7) | Sleep Train Arena<br>14,275 | 27âÂÂ52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 12 | L.A. Clippers | | Eric Gordon (25) | Robin Lopez (12) | Brian Roberts (11) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,206 | 27âÂÂ53 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 14 | Dallas | | Ryan Anderson (20) | Robin Lopez (13) | Brian Roberts (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>17,246 | 27âÂÂ54 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 17 | @ Dallas | | Aminu & Gordon (16) | Al-Farouq Aminu (20) | Brian Roberts (6) | American Airlines Center<br>19,973 | 27âÂÂ55