# 2012–13 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2012–13 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.

## Key dates

* May 30: The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The New Orleans Hornets won the 1st and 10th overall picks in the draft.
* June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Team |
| 1 | 1 | Anthony Davis | PF/C | United States | Kentucky |
| 1 | 10 | Austin Rivers | PG/SG | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 46 | Darius Miller | SF | United States | Kentucky |

## Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 2–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
Orlando
W 85–80
Brian Roberts (17)
Davis & Anderson (8)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
Mexico City Arena 18,133
1–0
2
October 9
Charlotte
W 97–82
Anthony Davis (22)
Robin Lopez (13)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 9,264
2–0
3
October 11
@ Charlotte
W 90–87
Brian Roberts (16)
Anthony Davis (9)
Brian Roberts (8)
North Charleston Coliseum -
3–0
4
October 12
@ Houston
L 75–95
Al Farouq Aminu (15)
Lopez & Thomas (8)
Greivis Vásquez (5)
Toyota Center 10,718
3–1
5
October 18
@ Atlanta
L 68–97
Anthony Davis (19)
Davis & Anderson (7)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
Philips Arena 8,563
3–2
6
October 22
@ Dallas
L 74–87
Lopez & Anderson (14)
Anthony Davis (17)
Greivis Vásquez (5)
American Airlines Center 16,982
3-3
7
October 24
Houston
L 90–97
Ryan Anderson (23)
Davis, Lopez & Anderson (8)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 9,278
3–4
8
October 26
@ Miami
W 96–89
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4-4 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 27–55 (Home: 16–25; Road: 11–30) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
San Antonio
L 95–99
Anthony Davis (21)
Robin Lopez (9)
Greivis Vásquez (13)
New Orleans Arena 15,358
0–1 :
November
: 4–9 (home: 2–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 2
Utah
W 88–86
Anderson & Lopez (19)
Al Farouq Aminu (8)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
New Orleans Arena 14,147
1-1
3
November 3
@ Chicago
W 89–82
Greivis Vásquez (18)
Ryan Anderson (13)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
United Center 21,758
2–1
4
November 7
Philadelphia
L 62–77
Al Farouq Aminu (10)
Al Farouq Aminu (16)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
New Orleans Arena 12,988
2-2
5
November 9
Charlotte
W 107–99
Ryan Anderson (25)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 12,668
3–2
6
November 14
@ Houston
L 96–100
Greivis Vásquez (24)
Ryan Anderson (12)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Toyota Center 14,535
3-3
7
November 16
Oklahoma City
L 95–110
Ryan Anderson (15)
Anthony Davis (11)
Roberts & Vasquez (7)
New Orleans Arena 15,458
3–4
8
November 17
@ Milwaukee
L 113–117
Anthony Davis (28)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,731
3–5
9
November 20
New York
L 80–102
Ryan Anderson (15)
Ryan Anderson (8)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
New Orleans Arena 13,705
3–6
10
November 21
@ Indiana
L 107–115
Robin Lopez (21)
Robin Lopez (13)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,633
3–7
11
November 23
@ Phoenix
L 108–111
Ryan Anderson (34)
Ryan Anderson (11)
Greivis Vásquez (14)
US Airways Center 14,020
3–8
12
November 25
@ Denver
L 84–102
Brian Roberts (17)
Darius Miller (8)
Rivers & Vasquez (6)
Pepsi Center 15,402
3–9
13
November 26
@ L.A. Clippers
W 105–98
Greivis Vásquez (25)
Aminu & Anderson (9)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
Staples Center 19,060
4–9
14
November 28
Utah
W 96–84
Lopez & Vasquez (18)
Jason Smith (9)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 10,693
4–10 :
December
: 3–13 (home: 1–7; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 1
Oklahoma City
L 79–100
Ryan Anderson (21)
Ryan Anderson (10)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
New Orleans Arena 14,547
4–11
16
December 3
Milwaukee
W 102–81
Ryan Anderson (22)
Ryan Anderson (7)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 12,321
5–11
17
December 5
L.A. Lakers
L 87–103
Ryan Anderson (31)
Al Farouq Aminu (10)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 18,449
5–12
18
December 7
Memphis
L 89–96
Anderson, Rivers & Roberts (15)
Jason Smith (5)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 13,698
5–13
19
December 8
@ Miami
L 90–106
Ryan Anderson (24)
Robin Lopez (8)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
5–14
20
December 11
Washington
L 70–77
Ryan Anderson (17)
Ryan Anderson (11)
Greivis Vásquez (5)
New Orleans Arena 10,076
5–15
21
December 12
@ Oklahoma City
L 88–92
Ryan Anderson (14)
Robin Lopez (8)
Anderson & Vásquez (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–16
22
December 14
Minnesota
L 102–113
Austin Rivers (27)
Al Farouq Aminu (8)
Greivis Vásquez (17)
New Orleans Arena 14,671
5–17
23
December 16
@ Portland
L 94–95
Ryan Anderson (26)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
Rose Garden 18,772
5–18
24
December 18
@ Golden State
L 96–103
Ryan Anderson (28)
Anthony Davis (16)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
Oracle Arena 19,596
5–19
25
December 19
@ L.A. Clippers
L 77–93
Robin Lopez (22)
Robin Lopez (9)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
Staples Center 19,188
5-20
26
December 21
@ San Antonio
L 94–99
Anthony Davis (18)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (4)
AT&T Center 17,943
5-21
27
December 22
Indiana
L 75–81
Robin Lopez (24)
Robin Lopez (11)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 15,042
5-22
28
December 26
@ Orlando
W 97–94
Robin Lopez (29)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Amway Center 18,846
6-22
29
December 28
Toronto
L 97–104
Anthony Davis (25)
Ryan Anderson (12)
Greivis Vásquez (14)
New Orleans Arena 13,968
6-23
30
December 29
@ Charlotte
W 98–95
Eric Gordon (24)
Anthony Davis (10)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,110
7–23 :
January
: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 1
Atlanta
L 86–95
Ryan Anderson (23)
Anthony Davis (13)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
New Orleans Arena 12,712
7-24
32
January 2
@ Houston
L 92–104
Ryan Anderson (18)
Aminu & Lopez (8)
Greivis Vásquez (14)
Toyota Center 18,198
7-25
33
January 5
@ Dallas
W 99–96
Greivis Vásquez (25)
Al Farouq Aminu (13)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
American Airlines Center 20,338
8-25
34
January 7
San Antonio
W 95–88
Eric Gordon (24)
Al Farouq Aminu (10)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 11,599
9-25
35
January 9
Houston
W 88–79
Mason Jr., Smith, & Vásquez (17)
Aminu & Smith (10)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 11,453
10–25
36
January 11
Minnesota
W 104–92
Greivis Vásquez (18)
Al-Farouq Aminu (13)
Greivis Vásquez (13)
New Orleans Arena 13,538
11–25
37
January 13
@ New York
L 87–100
Eric Gordon (22)
Al-Farouq Aminu (11)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
11–26
38
January 15
@ Philadelphia
W 111–99
Greivis Vásquez (23)
Ryan Anderson (9)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Wells Fargo Center 17,304
12–26
39
January 16
@ Boston
W 90–78
Al-Farouq Aminu (18)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
Greivis Vásquez (4)
TD Garden 18,624
13–26
40
January 19
Golden State
L 112–116
Eric Gordon (23)
Anthony Davis (12)
Greivis Vásquez (15)
New Orleans Arena 15,472
13–27
41
January 21
Sacramento
W 114–105
Ryan Anderson (27)
Al-Farouq Aminu (11)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 10,880
14–27
42
January 23
@ San Antonio
L 102–106
Eric Gordon (17)
Al-Farouq Aminu (12)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
AT&T Center 17,511
14–28
43
January 25
Houston
L 82–100
Eric Gordon (20)
Anthony Davis (7)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
New Orleans Arena 15,302
14–29
44
January 27
@ Memphis
W 91–83
Ryan Anderson (22)
Al-Farouq Aminu (12)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
FedExForum 16,277
15–29
45
January 29
@ L.A. Lakers
L 106–111
Eric Gordon (25)
Robin Lopez (9)
Greivis Vásquez (15)
Staples Center 18,997
15–30
46
January 30
@ Utah
L 99–104
Greivis Vásquez (17)
Al-Farouq Aminu (13)
Greivis Vásquez (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,490
15–31 :
February
: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ Denver
L 98–113
Ryan Anderson (21)
Anthony Davis (10)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Pepsi Center 17,221
15–32
48
February 2
@ Minnesota
L 86–115
Anthony Davis (18)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
Target Center 16,289
15–33
49
February 6
Phoenix
W 93–84
Greivis Vásquez (19)
Al-Farouq Aminu (11)
Greivis Vásquez (12)
New Orleans Arena 12,148
16–33
50
February 8
@ Atlanta
W 111–100
Eric Gordon (27)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
Greivis Vásquez (12)
Philips Arena 14,022
17–33
51
February 10
@ Toronto
L 89–102
Robin Lopez (19)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
Air Canada Centre 17,177
17–34
52
February 11
@ Detroit
W 105–86
Ryan Anderson (31)
Al-Farouq Aminu (14)
Greivis Vásquez (13)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,177
18–34
53
February 13
Portland
W 99–63
Anthony Davis (21)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 11,656
19–34
All-Star Break
54
February 19
Chicago
L 87–96
Eric Gordon (20)
Anthony Davis (10)
Greivis Vásquez (10)
New Orleans Arena 13,612
19–35
55
February 20
@ Cleveland
L 100–105
Brian Roberts (17)
Al-Farouq Aminu (10)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 16,103
19–36
56
February 22
Dallas
L 100–104
Eric Gordon (23)
Ryan Anderson (12)
Greivis Vásquez (11)
New Orleans Arena 16,538
19–37
57
February 24
Sacramento
W 110–95
Anthony Davis (20)
Ryan Anderson (9)
Greivis Vásquez (13)
New Orleans Arena 12,788
20–37
58
February 26
Brooklyn
L 97–101
Greivis Vásquez (20)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
New Orleans Arena 12,651
20–38
59
February 27
@ Oklahoma City
L 74–119
Ryan Anderson (14)
Al-Farouq Aminu (7)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
20–39 :
March
: 6–9 (home: 6–5; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
Detroit
W 100–95
Greivis Vásquez (25)
Al-Farouq Aminu (14)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 14,189
21–39
61
March 4
Orlando
L 102–105
Anthony Davis (17)
Anthony Davis (15)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
New Orleans Arena 11,050
21–40
62
March 6
L.A. Lakers
L 102–108
Eric Gordon (18)
Al-Farouq Aminu (16)
Greivis Vásquez (12)
New Orleans Arena 16,019
21–41
63
March 9
@ Memphis
L 85–96
Anthony Davis (20)
Anthony Davis (18)
Greivis Vásquez (8)
FedEx Forum 17,501
21–42
64
March 10
Portland
W 98–96
Greivis Vásquez (20)
Ryan Anderson (13)
Brian Roberts (9)
New Orleans Arena 15,036
22–42
65
March 12
@ Brooklyn
L 98–108
Eric Gordon (24)
Anthony Davis (11)
Greivis Vásquez (14)
Barclays Center 17,732
22–43
66
March 15
@ Washington
L 87–96
Eric Gordon (20)
Al-Farouq Aminu (8)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Verizon Center 14,942
22–44
67
March 17
@ Minnesota
L 95–97
Greivis Vásquez (24)
Robin Lopez (11)
Greivis Vásquez (5)
Target Center 14,246
22–45
68
March 18
Golden State
L 72–93
Ryan Anderson (21)
Ryan Anderson (9)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 11,844
22–46
69
March 20
Boston
W 87–86
Ryan Anderson (21)
Al-Farouq Aminu (9)
Greivis Vásquez (6)
New Orleans Arena 14,740
23–46
70
March 22
Memphis
W 90–83
Robin Lopez (23)
Anthony Davis (15)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 16,494
24–46
71
March 25
Denver
W 110–86
Ryan Anderson (23)
Ryan Anderson (9)
Brian Roberts (18)
New Orleans Arena 11,185
25–46
72
March 27
L.A. Clippers
L 91–105
Eric Gordon (24)
Anthony Davis (9)
Greivis Vásquez (4)
New Orleans Arena 15,128
25–47
73
March 29
Miami
L 89–108
Ryan Anderson (20)
Al-Farouq Aminu (16)
Brian Roberts (5)
New Orleans Arena 18,647
25–48
74
March 31
Cleveland
W 112–92
Greivis Vásquez (25)
Anthony Davis (13)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
New Orleans Arena 11,008
26–48 :
April
: 1–7 (home: 0–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 3
@ Golden State
L 88–98
Eric Gordon (21)
Anthony Davis (9)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
26–49
76
April 5
@ Utah
L 83–95
Anthony Davis (24)
Anthony Davis (12)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,023
26–50
77
April 7
@ Phoenix
W 95–92
Anthony Davis (20)
Aminu & Anderson (10)
Greivis Vásquez (7)
US Airways Center 16,780
27–50
78
April 9
@ L.A. Lakers
L 96–104
Eric Gordon (22)
Anthony Davis (14)
Greivis Vásquez (9)
Staples Center 18,997
27–51
79
April 10
@ Sacramento
L 110–121
Eric Gordon (23)
Anthony Davis (10)
Eric Gordon (7)
Sleep Train Arena 14,275
27–52
80
April 12
L.A. Clippers
L 93–96
Eric Gordon (25)
Robin Lopez (12)
Brian Roberts (11)
New Orleans Arena 15,206
27–53
81
April 14
Dallas
L 89–107
Ryan Anderson (20)
Robin Lopez (13)
Brian Roberts (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,246
27–54
82
April 17
@ Dallas
L 87–99
Aminu & Gordon (16)
Al-Farouq Aminu (20)
Brian Roberts (6)
American Airlines Center 19,973
27–55 :
2012–13 season schedule :

### Standings

| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| 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 :
| # | 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 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Robin Lopez | 82 | 82 | 26.0 | .534 | | .778 | 5.6 | .8 | .4 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| Ryan Anderson | 81 | 22 | 30.9 | .423 | .382 | .844 | 6.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .4 | 16.2 |
| Greivis Vásquez | 78 | 78 | 34.4 | .433 | .342 | .805 | 4.3 | 9.0 | .8 | .1 | 13.9 |
| Brian Roberts | 78 | 5 | 17.0 | .417 | .386 | .909 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .5 | .0 | 7.1 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 76 | 71 | 27.2 | .475 | .211 | .737 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 7.3 |
| Roger Mason Jr. | 69 | 13 | 17.7 | .433 | .415 | .907 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 5.3 |
| Anthony Davis | 64 | 60 | 28.8 | .516 | .000 | .751 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| Austin Rivers | 61 | 26 | 23.2 | .372 | .326 | .546 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Lance Thomas | 59 | 9 | 10.9 | .500 | | .729 | 1.9 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Darius Miller | 52 | 2 | 13.3 | .407 | .393 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| Jason Smith | 51 | 0 | 17.2 | .490 | .000 | .843 | 3.6 | .7 | .3 | .9 | 8.2 |
| Xavier Henry | 50 | 2 | 12.5 | .410 | .364 | .630 | 1.8 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Eric Gordon | 42 | 40 | 30.1 | .402 | .324 | .842 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 17.0 |
| Lou Amundson$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 11.6 | .429 | | .500 | 3.2 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 2.4 |
| Terrel Harris$^†$ | 13 | 0 | 8.3 | .105 | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .4 |
| Dominic McGuire$^†$ | 9 | 0 | 16.1 | .429 | | .500 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .9 | .3 | 2.1 |
| Donald Sloan$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | | | | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Henry Sims | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .667 | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Hakim Warrick$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

## Transactions
### Trades

June :
| June 20 | To Washington Wizards Trevor Ariza Emeka Okafor | To New Orleans Pelicans Rashard Lewis 2012 46th pick |
July :
| July 8 | To Orlando Magic Gustavo Ayon | To New Orleans Pelicans Ryan Anderson |
July :
| July 13 | To Minnesota Timberwolves 2017 Pelicans Protected 2nd Round Pick | To New Orleans Pelicans Brad Miller (retired) 2013 Brooklyn Nets 2nd Round Pick 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves 2nd Round Pick |
July :
| July 27 | To Phoenix Suns Jerome Dyson Brad Miller Wesley Johnson Conditional Minnesota Timberwolves 1st Round Pick | To Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 Brooklyn Nets 2nd Round Pick 2014 Los Angeles Lakers 2nd Round Pick 2016 Minnesota Timberwolves 2nd Round Pick | To New Orleans Pelicans Robin Lopez Hakim Warrick Cash Considerations |

### Free agents

| Player | Date Signed | Former Team |
| Eric Gordon | July 14 | New Orleans Hornets |
| Roger Mason | August 4 | Washington Wizards |