# 2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season

The 2012–13 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 5th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 47th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After their trip to the NBA Finals, despite losing the Finals to the Miami Heat in five games, the Thunder improved on last season's output, winning 60 games, earning them the top seed in the Western Conference and second overall. The first round pitted the Thunder against the eight-seeded Houston Rockets, led by James Harden, a former Thunder player. Despite a season-ending injury to Russell Westbrook in Game 2, the Thunder still managed to breeze past the Rockets in six games, to advance to the next round, where they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. The absence of Westbrook, however, affected the Thunder and they would end up losing to the Grizzlies in five games.

## Previous season

The Thunder finished the 2011–12 season 47–19 in the lockout shortened season to finish in first place in the Northwest Division, second in the Western Conference and qualified for the playoffs. The Thunder made it to the 2012 NBA Finals but were defeated 4–1 against the Miami Heat. Last season featured Kevin Durant's third consecutive scoring title, Durant being named the MVP of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star appearances for Durant and Russell Westbrook, James Harden being awarded the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award and an All-Defensive First-Team selection for Serge Ibaka.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club team |
| 1 | 28 | Perry Jones | SF | United States | Baylor |
The Thunder had only their own first-round pick entering the draft. The Thunder traded their 2012 second-round pick in the Robert Vaden trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2011. The Thunder ended 2012 NBA draft night with Baylor forward Perry Jones.

### Trades

On October 27, the Thunder traded reigning sixth man of the year James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, a 2013 first-round pick, a 2013 second-round pick and a 2014 first-round pick. Harden was set to hit restricted free agency following the 2012-13 season and was unable to work out an extension. The Thunder offered a four-year, $55 million extension which was $4.5 million less than the max contract that Harden coveted. Due to the NBA's luxury tax, the Thunder were unwilling to offer a max extension to Harden in order to avoid paying hefty taxes.
   We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved. Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers. We were unable to reach a mutual agreement, and therefore executed a trade that capitalized on the opportunity to bring in a player of Kevin's caliber, a young talent like Jeremy and draft picks, which will be important to our organizational goal of a sustainable team. We appreciate James, Cole, Daequan and Lazar’s contributions to the Thunder organization and this community and wish them the best in the future.
Two years later, Harden reiterated the point that he would still be with the Thunder had money not been an issue.
   I felt like I already made a sacrifice coming off the bench and doing whatever it takes to help the team, and they weren’t willing to help me,
In exchange for Harden, the Thunder received Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb. Martin came off the 2011-12 season as the leading scorer for the Rockets, averaging 17.1 points. Martin, who since been a starter since 2006, became the Thunder's new sixth man. Lamb, a rookie out of UConn was also sent to the Thunder. Lamb was originally selected 12th overall in the 2012 NBA draft coming off two seasons with the Huskies with career averages of 14.1 points.

### Free agency

For this offseason, free agency began on July 1, 2012, while the July moratorium ended on July 11. Derek Fisher, Royal Ivey and Nazr Mohammed were set to hit unrestricted free agency. On July 27, Royal Ivey and Nazr Mohammed signed with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls respectively. On November 28, Derek Fisher signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
On July 11, Hasheem Thabeet signed a contract with the Thunder. Thabeet was originally selected 2nd overall in the 2009 NBA draft that saw James Harden go 3rd overall. Thabeet spent the 2011-12 season with the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. On September 12, DeAndre Liggins signed a contract with the Thunder. Liggins was originally selected 53rd overall in the 2011 NBA draft spending only one season with the Orlando Magic last year. On October 31, Daniel Orton signed a contract with the Thunder. Orton, who also spent last season with the Orlando Magic, was originally selected 29th overall in the 2010 NBA draft.
On August 18, Serge Ibaka agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension to stay with the Thunder.

### Front office and coaching changes

On October 12, the Thunder announced Mike Wilks as a pro scout. Wilks joins the Thunder after playing seven seasons in the league, including a stint with the Thunder during the 2008-09 season.

## Game log
### Preseason

2012 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
@ Houston
L 105–107
Russell Westbrook (19)
Cole Aldrich (11)
Reggie Jackson (5)
Toyota Center 5,198
0–1
2
October 12
@ Utah
L 81–97
Perry Jones III (14)
Cole Aldrich (10)
Eric Maynor (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,786
0–2
3
October 16
Charlotte
W 120–98
Andy Rautins (20)
Serge Ibaka (10)
Kevin Durant, Eric Maynor (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–2
4
October 19
Phoenix
W 107–97
Kevin Durant (22)
Serge Ibaka (8)
Russell Westbrook (12)
BOK Center 18,233
2–2
5
October 21
Denver
W 108–101
Three players (16)
Cole Aldrich (7)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
3–2
6
October 23
@ Chicago
L 89–94
Serge Ibaka (24)
Hasheem Thabeet (10)
James Harden (7)
United Center 21,532
3–3
7
October 24
Dallas
W 88–76
Kevin Durant (18)
Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka (7)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Intrust Bank Arena 15,004
4–3 :
2012–13 season schedule :

### Regular season

2012–13 game log Total: 60–22 (home: 34–7; road: 26–15) :
November: 13–4 (home: 9–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1November 1@ San Antonio
L 84–86
Kevin Durant (23)
Kevin Durant (14)
Durant, Westbrook & Martin (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
0–1
2November 2Portland
W 106–92
Russell Westbrook (32)
Kevin Durant (17)
Kevin Durant (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–1
3November 4Atlanta
L 95–104
Kevin Martin (28)
Kevin Durant (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–2
4November 6Toronto
W 108–88
Russell Westbrook (19)
Kendrick Perkins (9)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–2
5November 8@ Chicago
W 97–91
Kevin Durant (24)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Russell Westbrook (12)
United Center 21,737
3–2
6November 9Detroit
W 105–94
Durant & Ibaka (24)
Kevin Durant (13)
Westbrook & Perkins (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
4–2
7November 11Cleveland
W 106–91
Russell Westbrook (27)
Kevin Durant (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–2
8November 12@ Detroit
W 92–90
Russell Westbrook (33)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Russell Westbrook (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,784
6–2
9November 14Memphis
L 97–107
Kevin Durant (34)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
6–3
10November 16@ New Orleans
W 110–95
Durant & Martin (27)
Durant & Thabeet (9)
Russell Westbrook (12)
New Orleans Arena 15,458
7–3
11November 18Golden State
W 119–109
Russell Westbrook (30)
Kevin Durant (13)
Kevin Durant (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
8–3
12November 21L. A. Clippers
W 117–111
Kevin Durant (35)
Serge Ibaka (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
9–3
13November 23@ Boston
L 100–108
Kevin Durant (29)
Serge Ibaka (13)
Russell Westbrook (8)
TD Garden 18,624
9–4
14November 24@ Philadelphia
W 116–109
Kevin Durant (37)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Wells Fargo Center 19,611
10–4
15November 26Charlotte
W 114–69
Kevin Durant (18)
Hasheem Thabeet (10)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
11–4
16November 28Houston
W 120–98
Kevin Durant (37)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
12–4
17November 30Utah
W 106–94
Kevin Durant (25)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–4 :
December
: 11–2 (home: 7–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18December 1@ New Orleans
W 100–79
Kevin Durant (20)
Kevin Durant (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
New Orleans Arena 14,547
14–4
19December 4@ Brooklyn
W 117–111
Kevin Durant (32)
Kendrick Perkins (7)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Barclays Center 17,732
15–4
20December 7L. A. Lakers
W 114–108
Kevin Durant (36)
Kevin Durant (9)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
16–4
21December 9Indiana
W 104–93
Kevin Durant (27)
Ibaka & Perkins (9)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
17–4
22December 12New Orleans
W 92–88
Kevin Durant (35)
Kevin Durant (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
18–4
23December 14Sacramento
W 113–103
Kevin Durant (31)
Serge Ibaka (11)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
19–4
24December 17San Antonio
W 107–93
Serge Ibaka (25)
Serge Ibaka (17)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
20–4
25December 19@ Atlanta
W 100–92
Kevin Durant (41)
Serge Ibaka (14)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Philips Arena 16,284
21–4
26December 20@ Minnesota
L 93–99
Kevin Durant (33)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Target Center 17,114
21–5
27December 25@ Miami
L 97–103
Kevin Durant (33)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Durant & Westbrook (3)
American Airlines Arena 20,300
21–6
28December 27Dallas
W 111–105
Kevin Durant (40)
Serge Ibaka (17)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
22–6
29December 29@ Houston
W 124–94
Russell Westbrook (28)
Ibaka & Collison (10)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Toyota Center 18,460
23–6
30December 31Phoenix
W 114–96
Kevin Durant (30)
Nick Collison (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
24–6 :
January
: 11–5 (home: 4–1; road: 7–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31January 2Brooklyn
L 93–110
Kevin Durant (27)
Kendrick Perkins (11)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
24–7
32January 4Philadelphia
W 109–85
Russell Westbrook (27)
Serge Ibaka (10)
Russell Westbrook (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
25–7
33January 6@ Toronto
W 104–92
Russell Westbrook (23)
Ibaka & Collison (8)
Durant & Westbrook (7)
Air Canada Centre 17,634
26–7
34January 7@ Washington
L 99–101
Kevin Durant (29)
Ibaka & Perkins (11)
Durant & Westbrook (8)
Verizon Center 16,917
26–8
35January 9Minnesota
W 106–84
Kevin Durant (26)
Durant & Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
27–8
36January 11@ L. A. Lakers
W 116–101
Kevin Durant (42)
Perkins & Collison (9)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Staples Center 18,997
28–8
37January 13@ Portland
W 87–83
Kevin Durant (33)
Kendrick Perkins (12)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Rose Garden 20,423
29–8
38January 14@ Phoenix
W 102–90
Kevin Durant (41)
Kendrick Perkins (13)
Russell Westbrook (5)
US Airways Center 14,951
30–8
39January 16Denver
W 117–97
Russell Westbrook (32)
Ibaka & Jackson (6)
Reggie Jackson (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
31–8
40January 18@ Dallas
W 117–114 (OT)
Kevin Durant (52)
Serge Ibaka (14)
Russell Westbrook (6)
American Airlines Center 20,434
32–8
41January 20@ Denver
L 118–121 (OT)
Kevin Durant (37)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Pepsi Center 19,155
32–9
42January 22@ L. A. Clippers
W 109–97
Kevin Durant (32)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Kevin Durant (7)
Staples Center 19,451
33–9
43January 23@ Golden State
L 99–104
Kevin Durant (33)
Kendrick Perkins (6)
Kevin Durant (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
33–10
44January 25@ Sacramento
W 105–95
Durant & Martin (24)
Kevin Durant (11)
Russell Westbrook (14)
Sleep Train Arena 15,022
34–10
45January 27@ L. A. Lakers
L 96–105
Kevin Durant (35)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Staples Center 18,997
34–11
46January 31Memphis
W 106–89
Kevin Durant (27)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Durant & Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
35–11 :
February
: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47February 2@ Cleveland
L 110–115
Kevin Durant (32)
Serge Ibaka (12)
Westbrook & Perkins (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
35–12
48February 4Dallas
W 112–91
Russell Westbrook (24)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
36–12
49February 6Golden State
W 119–98
Kevin Durant (25)
Kendrick Perkins (11)
Reggie Jackson (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
37–12
50February 8Phoenix
W 127–96
Kevin Durant (21)
Kendrick Perkins (9)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
38–12
51February 10@ Phoenix
W 97–69
Russell Westbrook (24)
Durant & Jackson (7)
Russell Westbrook (6)
US Airways Center 16,773
39–12
52February 12@ Utah
L 94–109
Kevin Durant (33)
Kevin Durant (6)
Durant & Westbrook (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 18,552
39–13
53February 14Miami
L 100–110
Kevin Durant (40)
Kevin Durant (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
39–14
All-Star Break
54February 20@ Houston
L 119–122
Westbrook & Sefolosha (28)
Kevin Durant (12)
Kevin Durant (11)
Toyota Center 18,224
39–15
55February 22Minnesota
W 127–111
Russell Westbrook (37)
Durant, Ibaka, Perkins & Westbrook (7)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
40–15
56February 24Chicago
W 102–72
Russell Westbrook (23)
Kevin Durant (16)
Kevin Durant (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
41–15
57February 27New Orleans
W 119–74
Russell Westbrook (29)
Kevin Durant (11)
Kevin Durant (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
42–15 :
March
: 12–5 (home: 6–1; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
58March 1@ Denver
L 103–105
Russell Westbrook (38)
Kevin Durant (14)
Thabo Sefolosha (5)
Pepsi Center 19,521
42–16
59March 3@ L. A. Clippers
W 108–104
Kevin Durant (35)
Kevin Durant (9)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Staples Center 19,371
43–16
60March 5L. A. Lakers
W 122–105
Russell Westbrook (37)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Durant, Martin, & Westbrook (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
44–16
61March 7@ New York
W 95–94
Kevin Durant (34)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Kevin Durant (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
45–16
62March 8@ Charlotte
W 116–94
Kevin Durant (19)
Hasheem Thabeet (8)
Kevin Durant (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,870
46–16
63March 10Boston
W 91–79
Kevin Durant (23)
Kevin Durant (11)
Kendrick Perkins (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
47–16
64March 11@ San Antonio
L 93–105
Kevin Durant (26)
Serge Ibaka (16)
Russell Westbrook (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
47–17
65March 13Utah
W 110–87
Kevin Durant (23)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
48–17
66March 15Orlando
W 117–104
Kevin Durant (26)
Kendrick Perkins (12)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,046
49–17
67March 17@ Dallas
W 107–101
Russell Westbrook (35)
Serge Ibaka (16)
Russell Westbrook (6)
American Airlines Center 20,284
50–17
68March 19Denver
L 104–114
Kevin Durant (34)
Kendrick Perkins (11)
Russell Westbrook (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
50–18
69March 20@ Memphis
L 89–90 (OT)
Kevin Durant (32)
Kendrick Perkins (16)
Durant & Westbrook (4)
FedExForum 18,119
50–19
70March 22@ Orlando
W 97–89
Kevin Durant (25)
Serge Ibaka (13)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Amway Center 17,429
51–19
71March 24Portland
W 103–83
Kevin Durant (24)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
52–19
72March 27Washington
W 103–80
Russell Westbrook (21)
Kendrick Perkins (11)
Kevin Durant (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
53–19
73March 29@ Minnesota
L 93–101
Kevin Durant (36)
Serge Ibaka (11)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Target Center 18,121
53–20
74March 30@ Milwaukee
W 109–99
Kevin Durant (30)
Russell Westbrook (13)
Russell Westbrook (10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,578
54–20 :
April
: 6–2 (home: 2–2; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75April 4San Antonio
W 100–88
Russell Westbrook (27)
Serge Ibaka (11)
Russell Westbrook (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
55–20
76April 5@ Indiana
W 97–75
Kevin Durant (34)
Kevin Durant (9)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
56–20
77April 7New York
L 120–125
Russell Westbrook (37)
Russell Westbrook (11)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
56–21
78April 9@ Utah
W 90–80
Russell Westbrook (25)
Kevin Durant (12)
Kevin Durant (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,610
57–21
79April 11@ Golden State
W 116–97
Kevin Durant (31)
Kevin Durant (10)
Russell Westbrook (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
58–21
80April 12@ Portland
W 106–90
Russell Westbrook (33)
Ronnie Brewer (7)
Kevin Durant (6)
Rose Garden 20,577
59–21
81April 15Sacramento
W 104–95
Kevin Durant (29)
Ronnie Brewer (13)
Durant & Westbrook (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
60–21
82April 17Milwaukee
L 89–95
Reggie Jackson (23)
Perry Jones III (9)
Reggie Jackson (5)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
60–22 :
2012–13 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2013 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
Houston
W 120–91
Kevin Durant (24)
Russell Westbrook (8)
Russell Westbrook (10)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–0
2
April 24
Houston
W 105–102
Durant & Westbrook (29)
Serge Ibaka (11)
Kevin Durant (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–0
3
April 27
@ Houston
W 104–101
Kevin Durant (41)
Kevin Durant (11)
Kevin Durant (4)
Toyota Center 18,163
3–0
4
April 29
@ Houston
L 103–105
Kevin Durant (38)
Kevin Durant (8)
Kevin Durant (6)
Toyota Center 18,081
3–1
5
May 1
Houston
L 100–107
Kevin Durant (36)
Serge Ibaka (9)
Kevin Durant (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
3–2
6
May 3
@ Houston
W 103–94
Kevin Durant (27)
Nick Collison (9)
Reggie Jackson (8)
Toyota Center 18,357
4–2 :
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5
Memphis
W 93–91
Kevin Durant (35)
Kevin Durant (15)
Kevin Durant (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–0
2
May 7
Memphis
L 93–99
Kevin Durant (36)
Kevin Durant (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (9)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–1
3
May 11
@ Memphis
L 81–87
Kevin Durant (25)
Kevin Durant (11)
Mike Conley Jr. (6)
FedExForum 18,119
1–2
4
May 13
@ Memphis
L 97–103 (OT)
Kevin Durant (27)
Serge Ibaka (14)
Reggie Jackson (8)
FedExForum 18,119
1–3
5
May 15
Memphis
L 84–88
Zach Randolph (28)
Zach Randolph (14)
Mike Conley Jr. (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
1–4 :
2013 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ronnie Brewer $^≠$ | 14 | 0 | 10.1 | 26.1% | 20.0% | - | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Nick Collison | 81 | 2 | 19.5 | 59.5% | 0.0% | 76.9% | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Kevin Durant | 81 | 81 | 38.5 | 51.0% | 41.6% | 90.5% | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 28.1 |
| Derek Fisher $^≠$ | 24 | 0 | 14.4 | 33.3% | 35.1% | 93.3% | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Serge Ibaka | 80 | 80 | 31.1 | 57.3% | 35.1% | 74.9% | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 13.2 |
| Reggie Jackson | 70 | 0 | 14.2 | 45.8% | 23.1% | 83.9% | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Perry Jones | 38 | 1 | 7.4 | 39.4% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 23 | 0 | 6.4 | 35.3% | 30.0% | 100% | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 39 | 1 | 7.4 | 44.7% | 36.8% | 50.0% | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Kevin Martin | 77 | 0 | 27.7 | 45.0% | 42.6% | 89.0% | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 14.0 |
| Eric Maynor $^†$ | 37 | 0 | 10.6 | 31.3% | 32.6% | 81.0% | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Daniel Orton | 13 | 0 | 8.0 | 46.2% | - | 52.9% | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 78 | 78 | 25.1 | 45.7% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 81 | 81 | 27.5 | 48.1% | 41.9% | 82.6% | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 7.6 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 66 | 4 | 11.7 | 60.4% | - | 60.4% | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 82 | 82 | 34.9 | 43.8% | 32.3% | 80.0% | 5.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 23.2 |
    Led team in statistic
After all games. $^‡$ Waived during the season $^†$ Traded during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Playoffs

Oklahoma City Thunder statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ronnie Brewer | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Collison | 11 | 0 | 16.2 | 46.8% | - | 91.7% | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Kevin Durant | 11 | 11 | 44.1 | 45.5% | 31.4% | 83.0% | 9.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 30.8 |
| Derek Fisher | 11 | 0 | 23.7 | 45.7% | 47.1% | 66.7% | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Serge Ibaka | 11 | 11 | 33.3 | 43.7% | 44.4% | 79.2% | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.8 |
| Reggie Jackson | 11 | 9 | 33.5 | 47.9% | 30.2% | 89.7% | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13.9 |
| Perry Jones | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0% | - | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 8 | 0 | 8.5 | 33.3% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Kevin Martin | 11 | 0 | 29.4 | 38.0% | 37.0% | 90.7% | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 11 | 11 | 19.1 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 100% | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 11 | 11 | 27.3 | 34.4% | 31.6% | 81.8% | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | 50.0% | - | - | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2 | 2 | 34.0 | 41.5% | 22.2% | 85.7% | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 |
    Led team in statistic
After all games.

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Points | Kevin Durant | 52 vs Mavericks on January 18, 2013 |
| Rebounds | Kevin Durant Serge Ibaka Serge Ibaka | 17 vs Trail Blazers on November 2, 2012 17 vs Spurs on December 17, 2012 17 vs Mavericks on December 27, 2012 |
| Assists | Russell Westbrook | 14 vs Kings on January 25, 2013 |
| Steals | Russell Westbrook | 7 vs Jazz on November 30, 2012 |
| Blocks | Serge Ibaka | 8 vs Bucks on March 30, 2013 |
| Minutes | Kevin Durant | 49:40 vs Mavericks on January 18, 2013 |
| Category | Player | Statistic |
| Field Goals Made | Kevin Durant | 16 vs Lakers on January 11, 2013 |
| Threes Made | Kevin Martin Kevin Martin Thabo Sefolosha | 6 vs Hawks on November 4, 2012 6 vs Hornets on November 16, 2012 6 vs Rockets on February 20, 2013 |
| Free Throws Made | Kevin Durant | 21 vs Mavericks on January 18, 2013 |
| Double-Doubles | Russell Westbrook | 23 |
| Triple-Doubles | Kevin Durant | 3 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Date | Player | Award |
| November 19, 2012 | Kevin Durant (1/4) | November 12–18 Player of the Week |
| December 3, 2012 | Kevin Durant (2/4) | November 26-December 2 Player of the Week |
| December 6, 2012 | Kevin Durant (1/2) | October/November Player of the Month |
| January 14, 2013 | Kevin Durant (3/4) | January 7–13 Player of the Week |
| January 21, 2013 | Kevin Durant (4/4) | January 14–20 Player of the Week |
| February 11, 2013 | Russell Westbrook (1/1) | February 4–10 Player of the Week |
| April 5, 2013 | Kevin Durant (2/2) | March Player of the Month |
| May 13, 2013 | Serge Ibaka | All-Defensive First Team |
| May 23, 2013 | Kevin Durant | All-NBA First Team |
| May 23, 2013 | Russell Westbrook | All-NBA Second Team |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Perry Jones Via trade Jeremy Lamb Kevin Martin Via free agency Daniel Orton Hasheem Thabeet | Players Lost Via trade Cole Aldrich Daequan Cook James Harden Lazar Hayward Via free agency Derek Fisher Royal Ivey Nazr Mohammed |

### Trades

| October 27, 2012 | To Oklahoma City ThunderJeremy Lamb Kevin Martin 2013 first-round pick 2013 second-round pick 2014 first-round pick | To Houston RocketsCole Aldrich Daequan Cook James Harden Lazar Hayward |
| February 21, 2013 | To Oklahoma City ThunderRonnie Brewer | To New York Knicks2014 second-round pick Cash considerations |
| February 21, 2013 | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Georgios Printezis | To Portland Trail BlazersEric Maynor |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract |
| August 18, 2012 | Serge Ibaka | Multi-Year Extension |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract | Former team |
| July 11, 2012 | Hasheem Thabeet | Standard | Portland Trail Blazers |
| September 12, 2012 | DeAndre Liggins | Standard | Orlando Magic |
| October 31, 2012 | Daniel Orton | Standard | Orlando Magic |
| In-Season Additions ||||
| February 25, 2012 | Derek Fisher | Standard | Dallas Mavericks |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| July 27, 2012 | Royal Ivey | Free Agent | Philadelphia 76ers |
| July 27, 2012 | Nazr Mohammed | Free Agent | Chicago Bulls |
| November 28, 2012 | Derek Fisher | Free Agent | Dallas Mavericks |