# 2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season was the 33rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

## Key dates

* June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
* July 1: Free agency starts and players are allowed to sign contracts with new or their old teams.
* July 26: Schedule announced for new season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 17 | Tyler Zeller (traded to Cleveland) | C | United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 55 | Darius Johnson-Odom (traded to the LA Lakers) | SG | United States | Marquette |
On draft night, the Mavericks sent Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike to Cleveland for their 24th, 33rd and 34th picks, Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder. Darius Johnson-Odom was sent to Los Angeles for cash considerations.

## Offseason

The Mavericks had several players coming into the free agency. Brandan Wright's option for another year was exercised on June 23. On July 1, 2012, the Mavs exercised the option on Vince Carter to sign him for the season.
Their main target was signing Deron Williams, who was under contract with Brooklyn until last year. They met with Williams on July 2, but he signed a five-year extension later with Brooklyn.
Jason Terry signed a three-year deal worth $15 million with Boston, while Jason Kidd agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks.
On July 11, Chris Kaman signed a one-year deal with the Mavs. It was also announced that they would amnesty Brendan Haywood. Ian Mahinmi was sent to Indiana in a sign and trade for Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones.
The Mavericks won the bidding process for Elton Brand on July 13 with $2.1 million.
The Mavs signed O. J. Mayo on July 16.
The Mavs signed their draft picks Jae Crowder on July 20, and Jared Cunningham a day later.
On July 24, Delonte West agreed to re-sign with the Mavericks.
Bernard James, their third draft pick, was signed to a contract on July 25.
Eddy Curry was claimed off waivers on October 25, 2012.

## Season recap
### Preseason

The Mavericks played in the 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour. On October 6 they faced German club Alba Berlin and three days later they played against FC Barcelona. They wrapped up the European tour with a record of 1–1. Against the Houston Rockets the Mavs won, thanks to a 20–0 run at the beginning of the third quarter, 123–104. They lost against the Phoenix Suns and the record fell to 2–2. The Mavs ended their preseason with a record of 4–4 after a win over the Charlotte Bobcats.

### Regular season

The Mavs started their regular season at the Los Angeles Lakers and their new formed team. They took the lead in the second quarter and never looked back, at the end it was a 99–91 victory and the season started off the right foot. Despite leading by eight at the break, the Mavericks fell in their first back-to-back this season to the Jazz 94–113. In their home opener against the Charlotte Bobcats, the Mavericks blew them out by 27 with O. J. Mayo scoring 30 and the team going 16 of 25 from behind the arc. Mayo added another 30+ game and Darren Collison got his second straight double-double in a blowout win against Portland. Without Elton Brand, who was with his wife for the birth of his child, the Mavs won against the Toronto Raptors 109–104 with Chris Kaman starting for the first time and scoring 22, the same point amount that Mayo had. The Mavs fell, with Brand and Beaubois, to the New York Knicks who improved to a league-best 4–0 record. On the next night, the Mavs lost to Charlotte who defeated the Mavericks for the first time in 17 tries. The Mavs lost their first game at home and third straight game to the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Against the winless Washington Wizards the Mavs took care of business and won by six, while putting up 40 points in the second quarter. Their next back-to-back started at the Indiana Pacers, who played without Danny Granger, but got the win in blowout fashion by 20. On the second night they took on the Cleveland Cavaliers and squeezed out a win by eight, 103–95. The Golden State Warriors came to town and defeated the Mavs after Overtime 105–101. Two days later, Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler returned to Dallas with the New York Knicks. In a high scoring affair the Mavs closed it out and won by three, 114–111. The Lakers were next up to the Mavs on their home floor and got out there with a big win by 27. After a two-point loss against the Philadelphia 76ers the Mavs fell, for the first time this season, under .500. Without Collison the Mavericks failed on the second night of a back-to-back by losing to the Chicago Bulls. In the first game of Derek Fisher, which he started, the Mavs defeated the Detroit Pistons comfortably 92–77. When facing the Los Angeles Clippers, the Mavs got blown out by 22, the same number of turnovers they had for the game. On the next night, they won at the Phoenix Suns by three, after O. J. Mayo put them ahead late in the game. The Mavericks took on the Houston Rockets and it was a duel between James Harden and Mayo, who scored 39 and 40 points respectively. Mayo had the better on his side as the Mavs won by seven. Next up, the Mavs took care of the Sacramento Kings and blew them out 119–96. In the first game against ex-Maverick Jason Terry and his Boston Celtics the Mavs fell after double overtime. The Mavs moved to Canada to take on Toronto and got blown out badly. It also ended the streak of at least one three pointer in a game after 1,108 games, last time it happened was in 1999. On the next night they faced Minnesota and lost by eight after overtime, which moved their overtime record to 0–3. After being back on their home floor, the Mavs won against the 76ers, and split the season series against them. Without Fisher, Brand and Brandan Wright the Mavs lost by 15 to the Miami Heat. With Wright back, the Mavs fell to the Memphis Grizzlies by ten. Dirk Nowitzki returned against the San Antonio Spurs, but the Mavs still lost by 38. The game at the Oklahoma City Thunder went into overtime, and the Mavs again fell short, this time by six. In Nowitzki's home debut, the Mavericks lost to the Denver Nuggets by 21. In the last game in 2012, Vince Carter made his starting debut for the season, but could not prevent the Mavs from losing to the Spurs by 25. On New Year's Day the Mavs took on Washington and were able to win by nine, after being down by as much as 14 in the second quarter. In yet another overtime game, the Mavs fell to Miami by 10, which leads the Mavericks still winless in overtime games this season (0–6). Nowitzki made his first start in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, which marked the 15th different starting lineup this year for the Mavs. The Hornets meanwhile got out with a win in Overtime with Eric Gordon scoring eight points in the extra period, which marked the tenth consecutive loss for the Mavs in overtime. Back on the road, the Mavs lost to the Utah Jazz, which marked their 12th loss in the last 14 games. At LA, against the Clippers the Mavs failed to convert a 5-point lead going into the fourth quarter, to lose by six. Against the Kings, in the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavs won after overtime by five. The Mavs blew Memphis out back on their homecourt, by 21. Against Minnesota, who were without Kevin Love and coach Rick Adelman, the Mavs were able ton their third straight game, this time by 15. In another must-win game against Houston, the Mavs escaped with a five-point victory after being up by 11 in the fourth quarter. In yet another Overtime game against Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 52 points (21 from the line) to help the Thunder win it. Mayo made a three to tie the game in regulation but Carter missed a chance to send it to double-overtime. At Orlando the Mavs had several double-digit leads before winning it by five in the end. Against the Sours, their third meeting, it looked like another 25+ loss, but the Mavs were able to cut it down late, to lose by six. Bernard James made his first career-start against Phoenix, with both Brand and Kaman coming off the bench. The Mavs were able to win comfortably by 15, in a game where Nowitzki moved past Allen Iverson in the all-time scoring list, now placed at 18th. In a rematch of Game 4 of the 2011 playoffs between Dallas and Portland, the Trail Blazers erased a 21-point deficit and won at the buzzer after a LaMarcus Aldridge shot. Without Nowitzki, against Golden State the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by three at the end. The Mavs were able to turn a fourth quarter in their favour and defeating the Suns for the third time this season. The Mavs lost their league-"best" ninth game by 20+ points against Oklahoma. Back home, the Mavs faced a must-win five-game homestand. They rallied back from 10+ points and won the game against Portland by 6 by just allowing 38 points in the second half after giving up 61 before the break. The Mavericks avoided being swept by Golden State in the season series by beating them by 25 points. Against the Atlanta Hawks the Mavs lost by four, which shrunk their playoff hopes to a minimum. The last game before the all-star break was successful against Sacramento. Carter scored 17 points in the third quarter, surpassing Larry Bird on the all-time scoring leader list and made his 1,600 three pointer of his career. The Mavs started the post all-star season with a win against Orlando. At New Orleans, the Mavericks needed two late threes by Mike James and Carter to escape with a four-point victory. On a marquee matchup with playoff intense, the Mavs lost to the LA Lakers by four. On a back-2-back, the Mavs lost at home to Milwaukee and at Memphis, shrinking their playoff hopes to a minimum. After three straight losses the Mavericks won at Brooklyn by 8, after being up by 20 in the fourth quarter. At Houston, the Mavericks got blown out badly, 103–136. Three days later, in the second straight game against Houston, this time at home, the Mavericks squeezed out a win. At Detroit, the Mavericks were able to win by three, after being up by 15 in the third quarter. Their third straight win came at Minnesota, where they won easily by 23. At Milwaukee, the Mavs were able to extend their winning streak to four. At San Antonio, the Mavericks had a chance to win the game but Carter missed a three at the buzzer. Back home and having eight of their next nine games at home, the Mavs defeated Cleveland by ten, after being down by double digits midway through the third quarter. In their last season matchup against OKC, the Mavs lost another nailbiter, by six at the end. This game marked the return of Brand into the starting lineup. At Atlanta, the Mavs wrapped up their last road game against an eastern conference team with a victory, 127–113. When Brooklyn came to town, the Mavs were unable to contain a ten-point lead from the first quarter. They lost eventually by 17 at the end. When Jason Terry returned to Dallas, he received a standing ovation by his first check-in into the game. However, the Mavs defeated Boston by ten. In another pivotal matchup, against Utah this time, the Mavs were able to win by five in the end, with the fourth quarter being safely in their hands. The Mavericks stretched their winning streak to three after an overtime victory over the Clippers. With a chance to get back to .500, the Mavs got blown out by Indiana. The Mavs ended their homestand with a hard-fought victory against the Bulls. They were down double-digits multiple times but Nowitzki managed to carry them when he hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 2.9 seconds to go. At the Lakers the Mavericks were not able to hang with them and lost by 20. At Denver, where the Nuggets held a 33–3 record, the Mavericks felt short by one when Andre Iguodala made a game winning layup with 2.8 seconds to go. At Sacramento, the Mavericks scored 41 points in the second quarter en route to a victory. At Portland, the Mavericks got a victory which put them one game under .500. After a home loss to Phoenix, the Mavericks were eliminated for the playoffs for the first time since 2000. The Mavs won an overtime game against Denver 108–105. After winning New Orleans, the Mavs reached the .500 mark for the first time since December 12 (121 days) and were able to shave their beards with Nowitzki scoring the 25,000th point during his career. Against Memphis, the Mavericks lost by six. Their last game of the season, against New Orleans, was won, so the Mavs ended the season at .500 (41–41).

## Pre-season

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
@ Alba Berlin
W 89–84
three players (14)
Shawn Marion (11)
Darren Collison (9)
O2 World 14,504
1–0
2
October 9
@ FC Barcelona
L 85–99
Chris Kaman (15)
Chris Kaman (10)
Darren Collison (4)
Palau Blaugrana 16,236
1–1
3
October 15
Houston
W 123–104
O. J. Mayo Jae Crowder (20)
Chris Kaman (11)
Darren Collison (8)
American Airlines Center 17,245
2–1
4
October 17
Phoenix
L 94–100
Chris Kaman (16)
Vince Carter (7)
Darren Collison (6)
American Airlines Center 17,049
2–2
5
October 20
@ Atlanta
L 94–110
Jae Crowder (15)
Elton Brand (10)
Darren Collison (5)
Philips Arena 9,935
2–3
6
October 22
New Orleans
W 87–74
O. J. Mayo (13)
Shawn Marion (12)
Darren Collison (7)
American Airlines Center 16,982
3–3
7
October 24
Oklahoma City
L 76–88
Jae Crowder (21)
Jae Crowder (9)
Dominique Jones (4)
Intrust Bank Arena 15,004
3–4
8
October 26
Charlotte
W 99–82
Shawn Marion (24)
Shawn Marion (12)
O. J. Mayo (9)
American Airlines Center 19,239
4–4 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Regular season
### 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 |

### Schedule

2012–13 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 24–17; Road: 17–24) :
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
@ LA Lakers
W 99–91
Darren Collison (17)
Elton Brand (11)
Rodrigue Beaubois (5)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
October 31
@ Utah
L 94–113
Darren Collison (17)
Shawn Marion (11)
Darren Collison (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,634
1–1 :
November
: 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 3
Charlotte
W 126–99
O. J. Mayo (30)
Shawn Marion (9)
Darren Collison (10)
American Airlines Center 19,490
2–1
4
November 5
Portland
W 114–91
O. J. Mayo (32)
Shawn Marion (7)
Darren Collison (13)
American Airlines Center 19,521
3–1
5
November 7
Toronto
W 109–104
Chris Kaman O. J. Mayo (22)
Bernard James (9)
O. J. Mayo (6)
American Airlines Center 19,763
4–1
6
November 9
@ New York
L 94–104
O. J. Mayo (23)
four players (7)
Darren Collison (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
4–2
7
November 10
@ Charlotte
L 97–101
O. J. Mayo (22)
Brandan Wright (8)
Darren Collison (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,763
4–3
8
November 12
Minnesota
L 82–90
Darren Collison (21)
three players (5)
Rodrigue Beaubois (7)
American Airlines Center 19,322
4–4
9
November 14
Washington
W 107–101
O. J. Mayo (25)
Elton Brand (12)
Darren Collison (5)
American Airlines Center 19,560
5–4
10
November 16
@ Indiana
L 83–103
O. J. Mayo (19)
Chris Kaman (12)
Darren Collison (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,110
5–5
11
November 17
@ Cleveland
W 103–95
O. J. Mayo (19)
Shawn Marion (10)
Darren Collison (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,633
6–5
12
November 19
Golden State
L 101–105
O. J. Mayo (27)
Chris Kaman (17)
Vince Carter Darren Collison (5)
American Airlines Center 20,034
6–6
13
November 21
New York
W 114–111
O. J. Mayo (27)
Elton Brand (8)
Darren Collison (7)
American Airlines Center 20,157
7–6
14
November 24
LA Lakers
L 89–115
Vince Carter (16)
Shawn Marion (8)
Rodrigue Beaubois (6)
American Airlines Center 20,423
7–7
15
November 27
@ Philadelphia
L 98–100
Chris Kaman (20)
Elton Brand Shawn Marion (8)
O. J. Mayo (7)
Wells Fargo Center 15,107
7–8
16
November 28
@ Chicago
L 78–101
Shawn Marion (18)
Elton Brand (6)
Dominique Jones (5)
United Center 21,575
7–9 :
December
: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
Detroit
W 92–77
O. J. Mayo (27)
Elton Brand (12)
Darren Collison (8)
American Airlines Center 20,285
8–9
18
December 5
@ LA Clippers
L 90–112
Vince Carter (16)
Elton Brand (9)
O. J. Mayo (7)
Staples Center 19,060
8–10
19
December 6
@ Phoenix
W 97–94
O. J. Mayo (23)
Elton Brand Chris Kaman (7)
O. J. Mayo (5)
US Airways Center 17,517
9–10
20
December 8
@ Houston
W 116–109
O. J. Mayo (40)
O. J. Mayo (8)
Darren Collison Derek Fisher (5)
Toyota Center 15,726
10–10
21
December 10
Sacramento
W 119–96
O. J. Mayo (19)
O. J. Mayo (7)
Derek Fisher (6)
American Airlines Center 19,737
11–10
22
December 12
@ Boston
L 115–117
O. J. Mayo (24)
Shawn Marion (11)
Shawn Marion (7)
TD Garden 18,624
11–11
23
December 14
@ Toronto
L 74–95
Chris Kaman (15)
Shawn Marion (13)
Derek Fisher (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,624
11–12
24
December 15
@ Minnesota
L 106–114
Derek Fisher O. J. Mayo (20)
Shawn Marion (10)
O. J. Mayo (6)
Target Center 18,173
11–13
25
December 18
Philadelphia
W 107–100
O. J. Mayo (26)
Shawn Marion (9)
O. J. Mayo (8)
American Airlines Center 20,162
12–13
26
December 20
Miami
L 95–110
Jae Crowder (15)
Bernard James Shawn Marion (9)
Dominique Jones (7)
American Airlines Center 20,160
12–14
27
December 21
@ Memphis
L 82–92
Vince Carter Shawn Marion (14)
Shawn Marion (11)
Dominique Jones (7)
FedExForum 17,677
12–15
28
December 23
@ San Antonio
L 91–129
Darren Collison (15)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
O. J. Mayo (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
12–16
29
December 27
@ Oklahoma City
L 105–111
Darren Collison (32)
Shawn Marion (9)
Shawn Marion (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
12–17
30
December 28
Denver
L 85–106
O. J. Mayo (15)
Chris Kaman (8)
Darren Collison (4)
American Airlines Center 20,439
12–18
31
December 30
San Antonio
L 86–111
Darren Collison (18)
Elton Brand (10)
Darren Collison (8)
American Airlines Center 19,928
12–19 :
January
: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 1
@ Washington
W 103–94
Vince Carter (23)
Shawn Marion (14)
Darren Collison (8)
Verizon Center 14,456
13–19
33
January 2
@ Miami
L 109–119
O. J. Mayo (30)
Chris Kaman (10)
O. J. Mayo (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,102
13–20
34
January 5
New Orleans
L 96–99
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Shawn Marion (9)
Dirk Nowitzki O. J. Mayo (5)
American Airlines Center 18,600
13–21
35
January 7
@ Utah
L 94–100
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
three players (9)
Darren Collison (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 20,338
13–22
36
January 9
@ LA Clippers
L 93–99
Darren Collison (22)
Shawn Marion (7)
Darren Collison (6)
Staples Center 19,362
13–23
37
January 10
@ Sacramento
W 117–112
O. J. Mayo (24)
Shawn Marion O. J. Mayo (10)
Jae Crowder O. J. Mayo (5)
New Sacramento arena 14,011
14–23
38
January 12
Memphis
W 104–83
Shawn Marion (20)
Elton Brand (9)
Darren Collison (6)
American Airlines Center 19,984
15–23
39
January 14
Minnesota
W 113–98
Darren Collison (23)
Shawn Marion (8)
Darren Collison O. J. Mayo (9)
American Airlines Center 19,486
16–23
40
January 16
Houston
W 105–100
Dirk Nowitzki (19)
Elton Brand (10)
O. J. Mayo (8)
American Airlines Center 20,147
17–23
41
January 18
Oklahoma City
L 114–117
Vince Carter (29)
Elton Brand (13)
O. J. Mayo (7)
American Airlines Center 20,434
17–24
42
January 20
@ Orlando
W 111–105
Shawn Marion (20)
Shawn Marion (10)
Darren Collison (9)
Amway Center 18,192
18–24
43
January 25
San Antonio
L 107–113
Rodrigue Beaubois (19)
Elton Brand (13)
O. J. Mayo (7)
American Airlines Center 19,884
18–25
44
January 27
Phoenix
W 110–95
Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (18)
Shawn Marion (9)
O. J. Mayo (6)
American Airlines Center 20,305
19–25
45
January 29
@ Portland
L 104–106
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Shawn Marion (9)
Darren Collison O. J. Mayo (9)
Rose Garden 18,888
19–26
46
January 31
@ Golden State
L 97–100
O. J. Mayo (25)
Shawn Marion (17)
Darren Collison (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
19–27 :
February
: 6–5 (home: 4–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ Phoenix
W 109–99
O. J. Mayo (20)
Shawn Marion (11)
Darren Collison (6)
US Airways Center 16,304
20–27
48
February 4
@ Oklahoma City
L 91–112
Shawn Marion (23)
Elton Brand Brandan Wright (7)
O. J. Mayo (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
20–28
49
February 6
Portland
W 105–99
O. J. Mayo (28)
Elton Brand Shawn Marion (10)
Darren Collison (7)
American Airlines Center 19,746
21–28
50
February 9
Golden State
W 116–91
Shawn Marion (26)
Elton Brand Shawn Marion (11)
O. J. Mayo (9)
American Airlines Center 20,355
22–28
51
February 11
Atlanta
L 101–105
Dirk Nowitzki (24)
Dirk Nowitzki (7)
Darren Collison (10)
American Airlines Center 19,654
22–29
52
February 13
Sacramento
W 123–100
Vince Carter (26)
Shawn Marion (9)
Darren Collison (9)
American Airlines Center 19,892
23–29
All-Star Break
53
February 20
Orlando
W 111–96
Elton Brand Shawn Marion (17)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Darren Collison (9)
American Airlines Center 19,965
24–29
54
February 22
@ New Orleans
W 104–100
Dirk Nowitzki (25)
Vince Carter (9)
O. J. Mayo (9)
New Orleans Arena 16,538
25–29
55
February 24
LA Lakers
L 99–103
Dirk Nowitzki (30)
Dirk Nowitzki (13)
Darren Collison Mike James (4)
American Airlines Center 20,440
25–30
56
February 26
Milwaukee
L 90–95
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Darren Collison (8)
American Airlines Center 19,870
25–31
57
February 27
@ Memphis
L 84–90
Shawn Marion (16)
Shawn Marion (8)
Darren Collison (6)
FedExForum 16,017
25–32 :
March
: 11–5 (home: 6–3; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58
March 1
@ Brooklyn
W 98–90
Vince Carter Dirk Nowitzki (20)
Dirk Nowitzki (8)
three players (3)
Barclays Center 17,732
26–32
59
March 3
@ Houston
L 103–136
O. J. Mayo (18)
Shawn Marion (8)
O. J. Mayo Dirk Nowitzki (4)
Toyota Center 18,123
26–33
60
March 6
Houston
W 112–108
Shawn Marion Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Vince Carter (7)
O. J. Mayo (12)
American Airlines Center 20,344
27–33
61
March 8
@ Detroit
W 102–99
O. J. Mayo (22)
Dirk Nowitzki Vince Carter (7)
Darren Collison (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,504
28–33
62
March 10
@ Minnesota
W 100–77
Vince Carter (22)
Elton Brand (12)
Darren Collison (8)
Target Center 15,209
29–33
63
March 12
@ Milwaukee
W 115–108
Vince Carter (23)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Mike James (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,154
30–33
64
March 14
@ San Antonio
L 91–92
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Dirk Nowitzki (11)
Mike James (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
30–34
65
March 15
Cleveland
W 96–86
Rodrigue Beaubois (18)
Jae Crowder (14)
Rodrigue Beaubois Darren Collison (5)
American Airlines Center 20,482
31–34
66
March 17
Oklahoma City
L 101–107
Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Jae Crowder Brandan Wright (7)
Mike James (4)
American Airlines Center 20,284
31–35
67
March 18
@ Atlanta
W 127–113
Darren Collison (24)
Brandan Wright (8)
Darren Collison Dirk Nowitzki (5)
Philips Arena 14,505
32–35
68
March 20
Brooklyn
L 96–113
Dirk Nowitzki (16)
Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Mike James (7)
American Airlines Center 19,962
32–36
69
March 22
Boston
W 104–94
Brandan Wright (23)
Shawn Marion (13)
O. J. Mayo (9)
American Airlines Center 20,387
33–36
70
March 24
Utah
W 113–108
Mike James (19)
Dirk Nowitzki Shawn Marion (6)
Darren Collison Mike James (9)
American Airlines Center 19,821
34–36
71
March 26
LA Clippers
W 109–102
Dirk Nowitzki (33)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
Mike James (6)
American Airlines Center 20,291
35–36
72
March 28
Indiana
L 78–103
Dirk Nowitzki (21)
Elton Brand (8)
Darren Collison (8)
American Airlines Center 20,037
35–37
73
March 30
Chicago
W 100–98
Dirk Nowitzki (35)
Brandan Wright (13)
Mike James (7)
American Airlines Center 20,502
36–37 :
April
: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74
April 2
@ LA Lakers
L 81–101
Chris Kaman (14)
Shawn Marion (7)
Darren Collison Dirk Nowitzki (6)
Staples Center 18,997
36–38
75
April 4
@ Denver
L 94–95
Brandan Wright (16)
Chris Kaman (9)
Vince Carter O. J. Mayo (6)
Pepsi Center 19,155
36–39
76
April 5
@ Sacramento
W 117–108
Shawn Marion (25)
Shawn Marion (12)
Vince Carter Darren Collison (8)
New Sacramento arena 13,903
37–39
77
April 7
@ Portland
W 96–91
Chris Kaman (26)
Chris Kaman (11)
Darren Collison (8)
Rose Garden 20,228
38–39
78
April 10
Phoenix
L 91–102
Shawn Marion (22)
Shawn Marion (9)
O. J. Mayo (6)
American Airlines Center 19,725
38–40
79
April 12
Denver
W 108–105
Vince Carter Dirk Nowitzki (22)
Vince Carter (12)
Vince Carter (7)
American Airlines Center 20,368
39–40
80
April 14
@ New Orleans
W 107–89
Shawn Marion (21)
three players (7)
Shawn Marion (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,246
40–40
81
April 15
Memphis
L 97–103
Dirk Nowitzki (26)
Shawn Marion (8)
Vince Carter Darren Collison (4)
American Airlines Center 19,833
40–41
82
April 17
New Orleans
W 99–87
Darren Collison (25)
Dirk Nowitzki (9)
three players (4)
American Airlines Center 19,833
41–41 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| O. J. Mayo | SG | 82 | 82 | 2,913 | 291 | 361 | 93 | 23 | 1,255 | 35.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 15.3 |
| Darren Collison | PG | 81 | 47 | 2,372 | 219 | 415 | 100 | 8 | 972 | 29.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 12.0 |
| Vince Carter | SF | 81 | 3 | 2,093 | 334 | 194 | 74 | 44 | 1,088 | 25.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 13.4 |
| Jae Crowder | SF | 78 | 16 | 1,353 | 187 | 94 | 63 | 17 | 392 | 17.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Elton Brand | C | 72 | 18 | 1,527 | 430 | 70 | 50 | 90 | 518 | 21.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| Shawn Marion | PF | 67 | 67 | 2,010 | 525 | 163 | 75 | 47 | 812 | 30.0 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.1 |
| Chris Kaman | C | 66 | 52 | 1,363 | 372 | 51 | 29 | 52 | 693 | 20.7 | 5.6 | .8 | .4 | .8 | 10.5 |
| Brandan Wright | C | 64 | 16 | 1,149 | 260 | 38 | 26 | 76 | 541 | 18.0 | 4.1 | .6 | .4 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | PF | 53 | 47 | 1,661 | 363 | 132 | 38 | 37 | 917 | 31.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | .7 | .7 | 17.3 |
| Dahntay Jones$^†$ | SF | 50 | 15 | 635 | 70 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 174 | 12.7 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Bernard James | C | 46 | 11 | 457 | 131 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 131 | 9.9 | 2.8 | .1 | .3 | .8 | 2.8 |
| Mike James | PG | 45 | 23 | 862 | 72 | 139 | 26 | 3 | 273 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .6 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | PG | 45 | 0 | 549 | 57 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 181 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Dominique Jones | PG | 29 | 3 | 338 | 45 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 116 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .5 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Anthony Morrow$^†$ | SG | 17 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4.8 | .2 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Troy Murphy | PF | 14 | 1 | 256 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 18.3 | 3.5 | .5 | .7 | .4 | 4.6 |
| Derek Fisher$^†$ | PG | 9 | 9 | 229 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 25.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .6 | .2 | 8.6 |
| Jared Cunningham | SG | 8 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3.3 | .4 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | SG | 6 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10.5 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.8 |
| Josh Akognon | PG | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Chris Wright | SG | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Eddy Curry | C | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12.5 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 |
| Justin Dentmon | PG | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

## Injuries

During the first preseason game at Berlin, Rodrigue Beaubois injured his left foot. Dirk Nowitzki sat out the second game of the preseason because of a right knee effusion. Both missed the next two preseason games against Houston and Phoenix.
On October 19, 2012, it was announced that Nowitzki underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and missed games until late December.
Chris Kaman had a strained calf and missed the preseason games against Atlanta, the New Orleans and the rest of preseason action. He was also out the first two games of the regular season.
Brandan Wright was out against Charlotte due to a twisted ankle.
Beaubois missed the games against Charlotte, Portland and Toronto because he twisted his left ankle during practice.
Shawn Marion suffered a sprained MCL in the game against Portland in his left knee and missed the next three games.
Troy Murphy started the game against New York but was unable to play in the second half due to an illness.
Darren Collison had a sprained right middle finger and missed the game against Chicago.
Marion missed the game at Houston due to a strained groin and Sacramento.
Dominique Jones was ill and was not able to play against Sacramento.
Elton Brand was out against Philadelphia due to a sore groin.
Derek Fisher left the game against Philadelphia after five minutes with a right patellar tendon strain and missed the games against Miami, Memphis and San Antonio.
Brand (groin) and Wright (ankle) missed the game against Miami. Brand also missed the game against Memphis, while Wright was back.
Kaman missed the games against Portland, Golden State and Phoenix.
Nowitzki was out against Golden State and Phoenix.
Marion was out late in the year and missed some games due to a calf injury.
Beaubois fractured the second metacarpal in his left hand during a game against Oklahoma. He successfully underwent surgery on 20 March and will miss the remainder of the season.
Brand missed three games late in the season and Nowitzki sat out the fourth quarter at Portland.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 28, 2012 | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Jared Cunningham (from Cavaliers) Draft rights to Bernard James(from Cavaliers) Draft rights to Jae Crowder (from Cavaliers) | To Cleveland CavaliersKelenna Azubuike Draft rights to Tyler Zeller (from Mavericks) |
| June 29, 2012 | To Dallas MavericksCash considerations | To Los Angeles ClippersLamar Odom |
| July 11, 2012 | To Dallas MavericksDarren Collison Dahntay Jones | To Indiana PacersIan Mahinmi |
| February 21, 2013 | To Dallas MavericksAnthony Morrow | To Atlanta HawksDahntay Jones |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Chris Kaman | Signed 1-year contract worth $8 million | New Orleans Hornets |
| Elton Brand | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.1 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
| O. J. Mayo | Signed 2-year contract worth $8 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Delonte West | Signed 1-year contract | Dallas Mavericks |
| Eddy Curry | Signed 1-year contract | Miami Heat |
| Troy Murphy | Signed 1-year contract | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Derek Fisher | | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | | Texas Legends |
| Mike James | Signed 1-year contract | Texas Legends |
| Chris Wright | Signed 10-day contract | Iowa Energy |
| Justin Dentmon | Signed 10-day contract | Texas Legends |
| Josh Akognon | Signed 1-year contract | Liaoning Dinosaurs |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Jason Kidd | Signed 3-year contract worth $9 Million | New York Knicks |
| Jason Terry | Signed 3-year contract worth $15 Million | Boston Celtics |
| Brendan Haywood | Amnestied | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Delonte West | Waived | |
| Eddy Curry | Waived | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| Troy Murphy | Waived | |
| Derek Fisher | Released | |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | Waived | |
| Dominique Jones | Waived | |

### Milestones

* On December 27, Shawn Marion appeared in his 1,000th career regular-season game against the Phoenix Suns.
* On February 13, Vince Carter recorded his 1,600th made three-pointer during a game against the Sacramento Kings.
* On March 6, Shawn Marion moved to 25th place on the NBA's all-time steals list during a game against the Houston Rockets.
* On March 18, Vince Carter recorded his 22,000th point during a game against the Atlanta Hawks.
* On March 20, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 9,000th rebound during a game against the Brooklyn Nets.
* On April 14, Dirk Nowitzki recorded his 25,000th point during a game against the New Orleans Hornets.
* On April 15, Vince Carter moved to 27th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.