# 2012–13 Utah Jazz season

The 2012–13 Utah Jazz season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 34th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. Despite a 43–39 record, the Jazz missed the playoffs. Had the Jazz been in the weaker eastern conference, they would have been the 7th seed over the 41-40 Boston Celtics and the 38-44 Milwaukee Bucks.

## Key dates

* June 28:The NBA draft took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 47 | Kevin Murphy | SG | United States | Tennessee Tech |

## Preseason

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
@ Golden State
L 80–83
Marvin Williams, Paul Millsap (13)
Enes Kanter (11)
Mo Williams, Jamaal Tinsley (6)
Oracle Arena 14,571
0–1
2
October 12
Oklahoma City
W 97–81
Mo Williams (15)
Enes Kanter (12)
Al Jefferson (3)
Energy Solutions Arena 17,786
1–1
3
October 13
@ L.A Lakers
W 99–86
Marvin Williams, Enes Kanter (14)
Enes Kanter (14)
Mo Williams (7)
Staples Center 18,372
2–1
4
October 16
@ L.A Lakers
W 114–80
Gordon Hayward (14)
Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap (7)
Derrick Favors, DeMarre Carroll (4)
Honda Center 13,896
3–1
5
October 17
@ L.A. Clippers
L 94–96
Randy Foye (17)
Enes Kanter (9)
Jamaal Tinsley (7)
Staples Center 14,617
3–2
6
October 20
L.A. Clippers
W 99–91
Marvin Williams (18)
Paul Millsap (9)
Mo Williams (8)
Energy Solutions Arena 18,741
4–2
7
October 22
@ Portland
L 114–120
Enes Kanter (18)
three players (6)
Mo Williams (7)
Rose Garden 19,150
4–3
8
October 25
Portland
W 97–91
Enes Kanter Derrick Favors (21)
Enes Kanter (12)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,247
5–3 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Northwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c-Oklahoma City Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 26–15 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3 | 38–3 | 19–22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| Utah Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 | 30–11 | 13–28 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27 | 22–19 | 11–30 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 20–21 | 11–30 | 4–12 | 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 |

### Game log

2012–13 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 30–11; Road: 13–28) :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
Dallas
W 113–94
Marvin Williams, Mo Williams (21)
Paul Millsap (15)
Mo Williams (6)
Energy Solutions Arena 17,634
1–0 :
November
: 8–8 (home: 5–0; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 2
@ New Orleans
L 86–88
Randy Foye (20)
Derrick Favors (9)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
New Orleans Arena 14,147
1–1
3
November 3
@ San Antonio
L 100–110
Mo Williams (29)
Paul Millsap (10)
Mo Williams (9)
AT&T Center 18,581
1–2
4
November 5
@ Memphis
L 94–103
Gordon Hayward (19)
Al Jefferson (10)
Mo Williams (8)
FedExForum 17,401
1–3
5
November 7
L. A. Lakers
W 95–86
Al Jefferson (18)
Al Jefferson (10)
Mo Williams (7)
Energy Solutions Arena 19,911
2–3
6
November 9
@ Denver
L 84–104
Gordon Hayward (15)
Favors & Jefferson (11)
Jamaal Tinsley (7)
Pepsi Center 15,523
2–4
7
November 10
Phoenix
W 94–81
Al Jefferson (27)
Al Jefferson (14)
Jamaal Tinsley (14)
Energy Solutions Arena 19,100
3–4
8
November 12
@ Toronto
W 140–133 (3OT)
Paul Millsap (34)
Al Jefferson (17)
Mo Williams (14)
Air Canada Centre 18,230
4-4
9
November 14
@ Boston
L 93–98
Paul Millsap (20)
Al Jefferson (14)
Mo Williams (5)
TD Garden 18,624
4–5
10
November 16
@ Philadelphia
L 93–99
Paul Millsap (22)
Al Jefferson (9)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
Wells Fargo Center 15,851
4–6
11
November 17
@ Washington
W 83–76
Al Jefferson (21)
Al Jefferson (13)
Mo Williams (6)
Verizon Center 16,210
5–6
12
November 19
Houston
W 102–91
Gordon Hayward (15)
Al Jefferson (16)
Jamaal Tinsley (11)
Energy Solutions Arena 19,197
6-6
13
November 23
Sacramento
W 104–102
Gordon Hayward (23)
Derrick Favors (14)
Jamaal Tinsley (12)
Energy Solutions Arena 18,000
7–6
14
November 24
@ Sacramento
L 97–108
Randy Foye (17)
Paul Millsap (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (7)
Sleep Train Arena 12,239
7-7
15
November 26
Denver
W 105–103
Al Jefferson (28)
Derrick Favors (7)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
Energy Solutions Arena 18,776
8–7
16
November 28
@ New Orleans
W 96–84
Al Jefferson (19)
Favors & Millsap (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (5)
New Orleans Arena 10,693
9–7
17
November 30
@ Oklahoma City
L 94–106
Enes Kanter (18)
Al Jefferson (11)
Earl Watson (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
9–8 :
December
: 6–9 (home: 3–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18December 1@ Houston
L 116–124
Gordon Hayward (21)
Paul Millsap (11)
Mo Williams (7)
Toyota Center 14,432
9-9
19December 3L. A. Clippers
L 104–105
Mo Williams (20)
Al Jefferson (10)
Mo Williams (12)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,067
9–10
20December 5Orlando
W 87–81
Al Jefferson (31)
Al Jefferson (15)
Mo Williams (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,078
10-10
21December 7Toronto
W 131–99
Paul Millsap (20)
Paul Millsap (10)
Mo Williams (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,069
11–10
22December 9@ L. A. Lakers
W 117–110
Paul Millsap (24)
Al Jefferson (11)
Mo Williams (9)
Staples Center 18,997
12–10
23December 12San Antonio
W 99–96
Paul Millsap (24)
Paul Millsap (12)
Gordon Hayward (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,710
13–10
24December 14@ Phoenix
L 84–99
Al Jefferson (14)
Al Jefferson (11)
Mo Williams (7)
US Airways Center 14,182
13–11
25December 15Memphis
L 86–99
Al Jefferson (21)
Al Jefferson (8)
Mo Williams (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,183
13–12
26December 18@ Brooklyn
W 92–90
Mo Williams (19)
Al Jefferson (11)
Mo Williams (6)
Barclays Center 15,835
14–12
27December 19@ Indiana
L 84–104
Derrick Favors (16)
Favors, Kanter & Millsap (9)
Earl Watson (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,559
14–13
28December 22@ Miami
L 89–105
Marvin Williams (16)
Al Jefferson (11)
Watson & Mo Williams (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,087
14-14
29December 23@ Orlando
W 97–93
Paul Millsap (18)
Al Jefferson (9)
Earl Watson (8)
Amway Center 17,721
15–14
30December 26Golden State
L 83–94
Al Jefferson (18)
Al Jefferson (10)
Jamaal Tinsley (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,404
15-15
31December 28L. A. Clippers
L 114–116
Randy Foye (28)
Al Jefferson (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
15–16
32December 30@ L. A. Clippers
L 96–107
Al Jefferson (30)
Carroll & Jefferson (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (11)
Staples Center 19,111
15–17 :
January
: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33January 2Minnesota
W 106–84
Gordon Hayward (17)
Enes Kanter (8)
Earl Watson (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,120
16–17
34January 4@ Phoenix
W 87–80
Al Jefferson (21)
Paul Millsap (10)
Earl Watson (8)
US Airways Center 14,874
17-17
35January 5@ Denver
L 91–110
Paul Millsap (15)
Al Jefferson (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (5)
Pepsi Center 19,155
17–18
36January 7Dallas
W 100–94
Gordon Hayward (27)
Al Jefferson (11)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,600
18-18
37January 9@ Charlotte
W 112–102
Al Jefferson (26)
Al Jefferson (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,347
19–18
38January 11@ Atlanta
L 95–103
Randy Foye (25)
Paul Millsap (13)
Jamaal Tinsley (9)
Philips Arena 12,064
19-19
39January 12@ Detroit
W 90–87
Al Jefferson (20)
Al Jefferson (10)
Earl Watson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,441
20–19
40January 14Miami
W 104–97
Al Jefferson (23)
Al Jefferson (11)
Jamaal Tinsley (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
21–19
41January 19Cleveland
W 109–98
Randy Foye (20)
Al Jefferson (11)
Earl Watson (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
22–19
42January 23Washington
W 92–88
Paul Millsap (16)
Paul Millsap (15)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,158
23–19
43January 25@ L. A. Lakers
L 84–102
Derrick Favors (14)
Al Jefferson (7)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
Staples Center 18,997
23–20
44January 26Indiana
W 114–110 (OT)
Al Jefferson (25)
Al Jefferson (6)
Jamaal Tinsley (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,201
24–20
45January 28Houston
L 80–125
Randy Foye (20)
Al Jefferson (6)
Alec Burks (4)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,387
24–21
46January 30New Orleans
W 104–99
Paul Millsap (25)
Paul Millsap (10)
Randy Foye (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,490
25–21 :
February
: 6–6 (home: 5–3; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47February 1Portland
W 86–77
Al Jefferson (21)
Derrick Favors (12)
Earl Watson (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,512
26–21
48February 2@ Portland
L 99–105
Randy Foye (23)
Paul Millsap (8)
Jamaal Tinsley (6)
Rose Garden 20,376
26–22
49February 4Sacramento
W 98–91 (OT)
Randy Foye (20)
Al Jefferson (12)
Randy Foye (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,742
27–22
50February 6Milwaukee
W 100–86
Jefferson & Millsap (19)
Favors & Jefferson (11)
Millsap & Tinsley (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,571
28–22
51February 8Chicago
L 89–93
Al Jefferson (32)
Al Jefferson (13)
Foye & Tinsley (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
28–23
52February 9@ Sacramento
L 109–120
Alec Burks (24)
Favors & Millsap (8)
Tinsley & Watson (5)
Sleep Train Arena 16,193
28–24
53February 12Oklahoma City
W 109–94
Al Jefferson (23)
Paul Millsap (10)
Tinsley & Millsap (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,552
29–24
54February 13@ Minnesota
W 97–93
Paul Millsap (21)
Al Jefferson (11)
Alec Burks (7)
Target Center 13,117
30–24
All-Star Break
55February 19Golden State
W 115–101
Al Jefferson (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Tinsley & Watson (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,231
31–24
56February 23@ L. A. Clippers
L 94–107
Gordon Hayward (23)
Derrick Favors (8)
Earl Watson (8)
Staples Center 19,165
31–25
57February 25Boston
L 107–110 (OT)
Gordon Hayward (26)
Al Jefferson (11)
Paul Millsap (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
31-26
58February 27Atlanta
L 91–102
Al Jefferson (26)
Derrick Favors (15)
Earl Watson (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,267
31–27 :
March
: 7–9 (home: 6–1; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59March 1Charlotte
W 98–68
Enes Kanter (23)
Enes Kanter (22)
Jamaal Tinsley (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,691
32–27
60March 4@ Milwaukee
L 108–109 (OT)
Derrick Favors (23)
Derrick Favors (15)
Gordon Hayward (5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,926
32–28
61March 6@ Cleveland
L 101–104
Gordon Hayward (25)
Derrick Favors (12)
Gordon Hayward (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 12,124
32–29
62March 8@ Chicago
L 88–89
Al Jefferson (23)
Derrick Favors (10)
Jamaal Tinsley (5)
United Center 21,842
32–30
63March 9@ New York
L 84–113
Alec Burks (14)
Marvin Williams (7)
Marvin Williams (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
32–31
64March 11Detroit
W 103–90
Marvin Williams (20)
Al Jefferson (10)
Marvin Williams (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,568
33–31
65March 13@ Oklahoma City
L 87–110
Gordon Hayward (20)
Paul Millsap (7)
Earl Watson (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
33–32
66March 16Memphis
W 90–84
Gordon Hayward (17)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Marvin Williams (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,122
34–32
67March 18New York
L 83–90
Gordon Hayward (17)
Derrick Favors (13)
Marvin Williams (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,494
34–33
68March 20@ Houston
L 93–100
Gordon Hayward (27)
Al Jefferson (11)
Marvin Williams (6)
Toyota Center 15,739
34-34
69March 22@ San Antonio
L 97–104 (OT)
Mo Williams (23)
Al Jefferson (13)
Mo Williams (8)
AT&T Center 18,581
34–35
70March 24@ Dallas
L 108–113
Enes Kanter (17)
Paul Millsap (9)
Mo Williams (8)
American Airlines Center 19,821
34–36
71March 25Philadelphia
W 107–91
Randy Foye (20)
Derrick Favors (13)
Mo Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,336
35–36
72March 27Phoenix
W 103–88
Gordon Hayward (25)
Derrick Favors (13)
Mo Williams (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 16,949
36-36
73March 29@ Portland
W 105–95
Mo Williams (28)
Paul Millsap (10)
Gordon Hayward (8)
Rose Garden 19,527
37–36
74March 30Brooklyn
W 116–107
Randy Foye (26)
Derrick Favors (9)
Paul Millsap (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,008
38–36 :
April
: 5–3 (home: 3–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75April 1Portland
W 112–102
Al Jefferson (24)
Al Jefferson (10)
Mo Williams (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,336
39–36
76April 3Denver
L 96–113
Gordon Hayward (18)
Al Jefferson (9)
Mo Williams (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,654
39–37
77April 5New Orleans
W 95–83
Gordon Hayward (23)
Mo Williams & Favors (10)
Millsap & Tinsley (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,023
40–37
78April 7@ Golden State
W 97–90
Mo Williams (25)
Derrick Favors (13)
Gordon Hayward (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
41–37
79April 9Oklahoma City
L 80–90
Mo Williams (19)
Al Jefferson (11)
Mo Williams (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,610
41–38
80April 12Minnesota
W 107–100
Al Jefferson (40)
Al Jefferson (13)
Al Jefferson (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,609
42–38
81April 15@ Minnesota
W 96–80
Al Jefferson (22)
Millsap & Jefferson (8)
Mo Williams (7)
Target Center 17,009
43–38
82April 17@ Memphis
L 70–86
Al Jefferson (22)
Al Jefferson (16)
Mo Williams & Favors (3)
FedExForum 16,777
43–39 :
2012–13 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Randy Foye | 82 | 72 | 27.4 | .397 | .410 | .819 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 10.8 |
| Al Jefferson | 78 | 78 | 33.1 | .494 | .118 | .770 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 17.8 |
| Paul Millsap | 78 | 78 | 30.4 | .490 | .333 | .742 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Derrick Favors | 77 | 8 | 23.2 | .482 | .000 | .688 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| Marvin Williams | 73 | 51 | 23.7 | .423 | .325 | .778 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 7.2 |
| Gordon Hayward | 72 | 27 | 29.2 | .435 | .415 | .827 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .8 | .5 | 14.1 |
| Enes Kanter Freedom | 70 | 2 | 15.4 | .544 | 1.000 | .795 | 4.3 | .4 | .4 | .5 | 7.2 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 66 | 32 | 18.5 | .368 | .307 | .692 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 3.5 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 66 | 12 | 16.8 | .460 | .286 | .765 | 2.8 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 6.0 |
| Alec Burks | 64 | 0 | 17.8 | .420 | .359 | .713 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .5 | .2 | 7.0 |
| Earl Watson | 48 | 4 | 17.3 | .308 | .179 | .680 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .8 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Mo Williams | 46 | 46 | 30.8 | .430 | .383 | .882 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.9 |
| Jeremy Evans | 37 | 0 | 5.8 | .614 | .000 | .636 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .4 | 2.0 |
| Kevin Murphy | 17 | 0 | 3.1 | .250 | .200 | | .2 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .9 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Kevin Murphy Via trade Marvin Williams Mo Williams Via free agency Randy Foye | Players Lost Via trade Devin Harris Via free agency Blake Ahearn C. J. Miles |

### Trades

| June 29, 2012 (4-team trade) | To Utah JazzMo Williams (from L. A. Clippers) Draft rights to Shan Foster (from Dallas) | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Tadija Dragićević |
| July 11, 2012 | To Utah JazzMarvin Williams | To Atlanta HawksDevin Harris |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Jeremy Evans | July 11 | Utah Jazz (re-signed) |
| Randy Foye | July 25 | Los Angeles Clippers |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date left | New team |
| C. J. Miles | August 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Blake Ahearn | September 6 | Indiana Pacers |