| 2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season | |||
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| Head coach | Lionel Hollins | ||
| General manager | Chris Wallace | ||
| Owners | Robert Pera | ||
| Arena | FedExForum | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 56–26 (.683) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | Western Conference Finals (lost toSpurs 0–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
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| Television | |||
| Radio | WRBO | ||
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The2012–13Memphis Grizzlies season was the 18th season of the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), and the 12th for the franchise inMemphis.
The season saw the Grizzlies make the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. Prior to making the conference finals, the Grizzlies defeated theLos Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, and defeated the top-seeded defending runner-upOklahoma City Thunder in five games in the semifinals. However, a four-game sweep to the experiencedSan Antonio Spurs ended the Grizzlies' season and playoff run. Head coach Lionel Hollins was fired at the conclusion of the season.
Led byMarc Gasol, theDefensive Player of the Year, the 2013 Grizzlies held opponents to 89.3 points per game. This is the last time a team allowed under 90 points per game in an NBA season.[1]
As of 2024, this is the closest the Grizzlies were to the finals.
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| 1 | 25 | Tony Wroten | SG |  United States | Washington |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| y-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 35–6 | 23–18 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 | 32–9 | 24–17 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 7–9 | 82 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31 | 16–25 | 11–30 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Oklahoma City Thunder * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Los Angeles Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Dallas Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 14 | New Orleans Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Phoenix Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Marc Gasol | C | 80 | 80 | 2,796 | 622 | 318 | 80 | 139 | 1,127 | 35.0 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 80 | 80 | 2,757 | 225 | 487 | 174 | 24 | 1,168 | 34.5 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.2 | .3 | 14.6 |
| Jerryd Bayless | PG | 80 | 4 | 1,765 | 176 | 264 | 59 | 17 | 693 | 22.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .7 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 79 | 79 | 2,109 | 363 | 98 | 119 | 44 | 705 | 26.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .6 | 8.9 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 76 | 75 | 2,607 | 854 | 108 | 61 | 31 | 1,169 | 34.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 15.4 |
| Darrell Arthur | PF | 59 | 3 | 970 | 169 | 33 | 24 | 33 | 362 | 16.4 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 6.1 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 59 | 1 | 1,243 | 132 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 375 | 21.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 |
| Rudy Gay† | SF | 42 | 42 | 1,541 | 249 | 108 | 56 | 31 | 723 | 36.7 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .7 | 17.2 |
| Wayne Ellington† | SG | 40 | 4 | 676 | 52 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 218 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 5.5 |
| Marreese Speights† | C | 40 | 2 | 579 | 189 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 262 | 14.5 | 4.7 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 6.6 |
| Tayshaun Prince† | SF | 37 | 36 | 1,174 | 155 | 85 | 27 | 12 | 325 | 31.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Ed Davis† | PF | 36 | 4 | 544 | 160 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 185 | 15.1 | 4.4 | .2 | .4 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Tony Wroten | SG | 35 | 0 | 272 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 91 | 7.8 | .8 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Austin Daye† | SF | 31 | 0 | 328 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 125 | 10.6 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 4.0 |
| Jon Leuer† | PF | 19 | 0 | 96 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Hamed Haddadi† | C | 13 | 0 | 87 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 6.7 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 1.2 |
| Josh Selby | PG | 10 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5.9 | .5 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Chris Johnson | SF | 8 | 0 | 102 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 12.8 | 1.4 | .3 | .5 | .0 | 3.6 |
| Keyon Dooling | PG | 7 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11.7 | .1 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | 4.4 |
| Dexter Pittman† | C | 7 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Marc Gasol | C | 15 | 15 | 609 | 127 | 48 | 13 | 33 | 258 | 40.6 | 8.5 | 3.2 | .9 | 2.2 | 17.2 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | PG | 15 | 15 | 575 | 71 | 107 | 26 | 5 | 255 | 38.3 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.7 | .3 | 17.0 |
| Zach Randolph | PF | 15 | 15 | 554 | 150 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 261 | 36.9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | .7 | .5 | 17.4 |
| Tayshaun Prince | SF | 15 | 15 | 454 | 57 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 105 | 30.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .5 | .3 | 7.0 |
| Tony Allen | SG | 15 | 15 | 422 | 91 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 154 | 28.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .3 | 10.3 |
| Quincy Pondexter | SF | 15 | 0 | 357 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 133 | 23.8 | 2.5 | .7 | .7 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Jerryd Bayless | PG | 15 | 0 | 320 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | 9.3 |
| Darrell Arthur | PF | 15 | 0 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 11.7 | 2.5 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Keyon Dooling | PG | 14 | 0 | 114 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8.1 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Ed Davis | PF | 8 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Tony Wroten | SG | 6 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Jon Leuer | PF | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.2 | .6 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .4 |
| Austin Daye | SF | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.8 |
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