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NBA professional basketball team season
The 2012–13 Houston Rockets season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd based in Houston .
The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade. Along with Harden, the team brought in point guard Jeremy Lin after a magical season with the New York Knicks the prior year and center Omer Asik .
Despite a stellar season from new team captains Harden and Lin, the Rockets only managed to play mediocre basketball all season finishing with a 45–37 record, clinching the number 8 seed in the West. The Rockets season ended with a first round loss to Harden's former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder , in six games. As Houston hosted the 2013 NBA All-Star Game , Harden was the only representative.
2012–13 Houston Rockets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
5
Anderson, James
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1989–03–25
Oklahoma State
C
3
Aşık, Ömer
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1986–07–04
Turkey
G
12
Beverley, Patrick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1988–07–12
Arkansas
G
0
Brooks, Aaron
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
1985–01–14
Oregon
G/F
10
Delfino, Carlos
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1982–08–29
Argentina
G/F
32
García, Francisco
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1981–12–31
Dominican Republic
G
13
Harden, James
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1989–08–26
Arizona State
F
6
Jones, Terrence
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
1992–01–09
Kentucky
G
7
Lin, Jeremy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1988–08–23
Harvard
F/C
20
Motiejūnas, Donatas
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
1990–09–20
Lithuania
F/C
14
Ohlbrecht, Tim
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1988–08–30
Germany
F
25
Parsons, Chandler
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
1988–10–25
Florida
F
41
Robinson, Thomas
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1991–03–17
Kansas
F/C
4
Smith, Greg
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1991–01–08
Fresno State
F
30
White, Royce (DL)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1991–04–10
Iowa State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2013–03–30
2012–13 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 29–12; road: 16–25)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
November
: 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 2
@ Atlanta
W 109–102
James Harden (45)
Ömer Aşık (19)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Philips Arena 18,238
2–0
3
November 3
Portland
L 85–95
James Harden (24)
Ömer Aşık (15)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Toyota Center 18,140
2–1
4
November 7
Denver
L 87–93
Carlos Delfino (19)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 13,372
2–2
5
November 9
@ Memphis
L 85–93
Chandler Parsons (19)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Patterson & Harden (4)
FedExForum 16,087
2–3
6
November 10
Detroit
W 96–82
James Harden (20)
Aşık & Morris (8)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Toyota Center 15,037
3–3
7
November 12
Miami
L 110–113
Chandler Parsons (25)
Ömer Aşık (14)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 18,041
3–4
8
November 14
New Orleans
W 100–96
James Harden (30)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Lin , Harden & Delfino (4)
Toyota Center 14,535
4–4
9
November 16
@ Portland
L 117–119
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (16)
Jeremy Lin (11)
Rose Garden 20,382
4–5
10
November 18
@ L. A. Lakers
L 108–119
Chandler Parsons (24)
Ömer Aşık (9)
Jeremy Lin (10)
Staples Center 18,997
4–6
11
November 19
@ Utah
L 91–102
Patrick Patterson (19)
Chandler Parsons (10)
Chandler Parsons (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,197
4–7
12
November 21
Chicago
W 93–89
James Harden (28)
Chandler Parsons (13)
Lin & Harden (3)
Toyota Center 15,950
5–7
13
November 23
New York
W 131–103
James Harden (33)
Ömer Aşık (14)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,038
6–7
14
November 27
Toronto
W 117–101
James Harden (24)
Ömer Aşık (18)
James Harden (12)
Toyota Center 12,907
7–7
15
November 28
@ Oklahoma City
L 98–120
Patrick Patterson (27)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7–8
December
: 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 1
Utah
W 124–116
Patrick Patterson (20)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Toyota Center 14,432
8–8
17
December 4
L. A. Lakers
W 107–105
Toney Douglas (22)
James Harden (10)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,052
9–8
18
December 7
@ San Antonio
L 92–114
James Harden (29)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Patterson & Harden (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
9–9
19
December 8
Dallas
L 109–116
James Harden (39)
Chandler Parsons (10)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 15,726
9–10
20
December 10
San Antonio
L 126–134 (OT)
Jeremy Lin (38)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Toyota Center 13,959
9–11
21
December 12
Washington
W 99–93
James Harden (31)
Ömer Aşık (16)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 13,351
10–11
22
December 14
Boston
W 101–89
James Harden (21)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Chandler Parsons (8)
Toyota Center 15,679
11–11
23
December 16
@ Toronto
L 96–103
James Harden (28)
Ömer Aşık (13)
Harden & Parsons (4)
Air Canada Centre 17,863
11–12
24
December 17
@ New York
W 109–96
James Harden (28)
James Harden (10)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
12–12
25
December 19
Philadelphia
W 125–103
James Harden (33)
Ömer Aşık (15)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 15,266
13–12
26
December 22
Memphis
W 121–96
James Harden (31)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Jeremy Lin (11)
Toyota Center 18,029
14–12
27
December 25
@ Chicago
W 120–97
James Harden (26)
Ömer Aşık (18)
Jeremy Lin (11)
United Center 22,310
15–12
28
December 26
@ Minnesota
W 87–84
James Harden (30)
Ömer Aşık (17)
Chandler Parsons (5)
Target Center 20,340
16–12
29
December 28
@ San Antonio
L 116–122
James Harden (33)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Jeremy Lin (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
16–13
30
December 29
Oklahoma City
L 94–124
James Harden (25)
Aşık & Smith (8)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Toyota Center 18,460
16–14
31
December 31
Atlanta
W 123–104
James Harden (28)
Ömer Aşık (17)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Toyota Center 18,160
17–14
January
: 8–9 (home: 3–2; road: 5–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
32
January 2
New Orleans
W 104–92
James Harden (31)
Patterson & Parsons (10)
Lin & Harden (7)
Toyota Center 18,198
18–14
33
January 4
@ Milwaukee
W 115–101
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (8)
Lin , Harden & Parsons (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,867
19–14
34
January 5
@ Cleveland
W 112–104
James Harden (29)
Greg Smith (11)
Jeremy Lin (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 16,866
20–14
35
January 8
L. A. Lakers
W 125–112
James Harden (31)
Lin , Harden & Delfino (6)
James Harden (9)
Toyota Center 18,135
21–14
36
January 9
@ New Orleans
L 79–88
James Harden (25)
Patrick Patterson (10)
Jeremy Lin (5)
New Orleans Arena 11,453
21–15
37
January 11
@ Boston
L 91–103
James Harden (24)
Ömer Aşık (11)
Jeremy Lin (6)
TD Garden 18,624
21–16
38
January 12
@ Philadelphia
L 100–107
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (10)
James Harden (6)
Wells Fargo Center 17,329
21–17
39
January 15
L. A. Clippers
L 109–117
James Harden (23)
Ömer Aşık (9)
Jeremy Lin (10)
Toyota Center 16,823
21–18
40
January 16
@ Dallas
L 100–105
James Harden (20)
Ömer Aşık (15)
Jeremy Lin (7)
American Airlines Center 20,147
21–19
41
January 18
@ Indiana
L 95–105
Ömer Aşık (22)
Ömer Aşık (12)
James Harden (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,902
21–20
42
January 19
@ Minnesota
L 79–92
James Harden (18)
Greg Smith (8)
James Harden (5)
Target Center 16,799
21–21
43
January 21
@ Charlotte
W 100–94
James Harden (29)
Aşık & Morris (8)
James Harden (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,108
22–21
44
January 23
Denver
L 95–105
James Harden (23)
Ömer Aşık (13)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 16,867
22–22
45
January 25
@ New Orleans
W 100–82
James Harden (30)
Patrick Patterson (13)
Lin & Harden (8)
New Orleans Arena 15,302
23–22
46
January 26
Brooklyn
W 119–106
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (16)
Chandler Parsons (11)
Toyota Center 18,236
24–22
47
January 28
@ Utah
W 125–80
James Harden (25)
Ömer Aşık (19)
Jeremy Lin (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,387
25–22
48
January 30
@ Denver
L 110–118
Jeremy Lin (22)
Ömer Aşık (18)
Jeremy Lin (5)
Pepsi Center 17,399
25–23
February
: 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
Charlotte
W 109–95
Patterson & Parsons (24)
Ömer Aşık (15)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 15,494
26–23
50
February 5
Golden State
W 140–109
Jeremy Lin (28)
Ömer Aşık (15)
Jeremy Lin (9)
Toyota Center 15,453
27–23
51
February 6
@ Miami
L 108–114
James Harden (36)
Ömer Aşık (14)
James Harden (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,693
27–24
52
February 8
Portland
W 118–103
James Harden (35)
Ömer Aşık (13)
James Harden (11)
Toyota Center 15,655
28–24
53
February 10
@ Sacramento
L 111–117
James Harden (30)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Patrick Beverley (8)
Power Balance Pavilion 15,526
28–25
54
February 12
@ Golden State
W 116–107
James Harden (27)
Ömer Aşık (15)
Jeremy Lin (10)
Oracle Arena 19,596
29–25
55
February 13
@ L. A. Clippers
L 96–106
Chandler Parsons (17)
Ömer Aşık (7)
Jeremy Lin (7)
Staples Center 19,251
29–26
All-Star Break
56
February 20
Oklahoma City
W 122–119
James Harden (46)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Jeremy Lin (8)
Toyota Center 18,224
30–26
57
February 22
@ Brooklyn
W 106–96
Carlos Delfino (22)
Ömer Aşık (11)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
31–26
58
February 23
@ Washington
L 103–105
James Harden (27)
Ömer Aşık (10)
James Harden (6)
Verizon Center 20,308
31–27
59
February 27
Milwaukee
L 107–110
James Harden (25)
Ömer Aşık (22)
James Harden (7)
Toyota Center 15,463
31–28
March
: 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
@ Orlando
W 118–110
James Harden (24)
Ömer Aşık (12)
James Harden (8)
Amway Center 16,677
32–28
61
March 3
Dallas
W 136–103
Chandler Parsons (32)
Ömer Aşık (10)
Jeremy Lin (9)
Toyota Center 18,123
33–28
62
March 6
@ Dallas
L 108–112
James Harden (28)
Ömer Aşık (15)
James Harden (9)
American Airlines Center 20,344
33–29
63
March 8
@ Golden State
W 94–88
Chandler Parsons (26)
Ömer Aşık (17)
James Harden (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
34–29
64
March 9
@ Phoenix
L 105–107
James Harden (38)
Ömer Aşık (16)
James Harden (8)
US Airways Center 16,734
34–30
65
March 13
Phoenix
W 111–81
Donatas Motiejūnas (19)
Greg Smith (12)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 18,132
35–30
66
March 15
Minnesota
W 108–100
James Harden (37)
Ömer Aşık (11)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,046
36–30
67
March 17
Golden State
L 78–108
James Harden (21)
Ömer Aşık (11)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,219
36–31
68
March 20
Utah
W 100–93
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 15,739
37–31
69
March 22
Cleveland
W 116–78
James Harden (20)
Greg Smith (13)
Jeremy Lin (6)
Toyota Center 15,694
38–31
70
March 24
San Antonio
W 96–95
James Harden (29)
Ömer Aşık (14)
James Harden (6)
Toyota Center 18,245
39–31
71
March 27
Indiana
L 91–100
James Harden (22)
Greg Smith (19)
James Harden (8)
Toyota Center 18,134
39–32
72
March 29
@ Memphis
L 94–103
Chandler Parsons (16)
Greg Smith (9)
James Harden & James Anderson (4)
FedExForum 18,119
39–33
73
March 30
L. A. Clippers
W 98–81
Chandler Parsons Jeremy Lin & Francisco García (15)
Ömer Aşık (12)
Chandler Parsons (4)
Toyota Center 18,303
40–33
April
: 5–4 (home: 3–1; road: 2–3)
2012–13 season schedule
2013 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
2013 schedule
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Rockets only.
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